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Usage Notes: Divisional Round



By Mike Krueger | Updated: 1/19/26

Each week, I’ll look at snaps, usage, touches, target shares and pull out the highlights you need to know from each game.

- All games will be available Monday evening each week.

BUF | CHI | DEN | HOU | LAR | NE | SEA | SF

Buffalo

Offensive Snaps: 78

RB James Cook: 50 snaps (64.1%), 66.7% rush share, 7.7% tgt share
RB Ray Davis: 27 snaps (34.6%), 0.0% rush share, 5.1% tgt share

WR Khalil Shakir: 50 snaps (64.1%), 23.1% tgt share
WR Brandin Cooks: 45 snaps (57.7%), 15.4% tgt share
WR Keon Coleman: 35 snaps (44.9%), 7.7% tgt share
WR Curtis Samuel: 34 snaps (43.6%), 7.7% tgt share
WR Mecole Hardman: 18 snaps (23.1%), 5.1% tgt share

TE Dawson Knox: 50 snaps (64.1%), 12.8% tgt share
TE Dalton Kincaid: 38 snaps (48.7%), 15.4% tgt share
TE Jackson Hawes: 25 snaps (32.1%), 0.0% tgt share

Need to know: RB Ty Johnson was Inactive. The Bills tipped their hand on offense as Ray Davis played 27 snaps but only had 2 touches including zero carries. They were obviously going to throw the ball when he was in the game. James Cook (24-117-0, 2-24-0) had 26 touches. Buffalo was understaffed at receiver. Samuel (3 tgts) and Hardman (2 tgts) played in just six games during the regular season. Khalil Shakir (7-75-0) led the team with 9 targets.

Chicago

Offensive Snaps: 81

RB D'Andre Swift: 50 snaps (61.7%), 48.7% rush share, 0.0% tgt share
RB Kyle Monangai: 30 snaps (37.0%), 33.3% rush share, 9.5% tgt share

WR Rome Odunze: 62 snaps (76.5%), 14.3% tgt share
WR D.J. Moore: 58 snaps (71.6%), 19.0% tgt share
WR Luther Burden III: 43 snaps (53.1%), 16.7% tgt share
WR Olamide Zaccheaus: 16 snaps (19.8%), 4.8% tgt share

TE Cole Kmet: 62 snaps (76.5%), 7.1% tgt share
TE Colston Loveland: 53 snaps (65.4%), 23.8% tgt share
TE Durham Smythe: 27 snaps (33.3%), 2.4% tgt share

Need to know: Caleb Williams (23/42, 257-2-3, 5-40-0) threw 3 INTs in an overtime loss to the Rams. Typical split for Swift (19) and Monangai (17 touches) although we saw an uptick in passing game usage for Monangai (4 tgts). TE Colston Loveland (4-56-0) led the team with 10 targets despite leaving the game in the 4th quarter with a concussion. Odunze (6 tgts) played the most snaps of the wideouts but was third in targets behind Moore (8 tgts) and Burden (7 tgts).

Denver

Offensive Snaps: 72

RB RJ Harvey: 45 snaps (62.5%), 27.3% rush share, 14.3% tgt share
RB Tyler Badie: 14 snaps (19.4%), 0.0% rush share, 4.8% tgt share
RB Jaleel McLaughlin: 10 snaps (13.9%), 18.2% rush share, 2.4% tgt share

WR Courtland Sutton: 61 snaps (84.7%), 21.4% tgt share
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey: 48 snaps (66.7%), 11.9% tgt share
WR Marvin Mims: 47 snaps (65.3%), 19.0% tgt share
WR Troy Franklin: 13 snaps (18.1%), 0.0% tgt share
WR Pat Bryant: 3 snaps (4.2%), 7.1% tgt share

TE Adam Trautman: 40 snaps (55.6%), 4.8% tgt share
TE Evan Engram: 34 snaps (47.2%), 7.1% tgt share
TE Nate Adkins: 30 snaps (41.7%), 2.4% tgt share

Need to know: Bo Nix (26/46, 279-3-1) had 12 carries for 29 yards. He suffered a broken ankle late in overtime and will be out the rest of the playoffs. Pat Bryant (3-32-0) left with a concussion and Troy Franklin (0 tgts) injured his hamstring. Mims (8-93-1) was the fantasy receiving star despite Sutton (4-53-0) leading the team with 9 targets. The Broncos got nothing done in the running game. Harvey and McLaughlin combined for 10 carries and 41 yards.

Houston

Offensive Snaps: 75

RB Woody Marks: 51 snaps (68.0%), 63.6% rush share, 6.7% tgt share
RB Nick Chubb: 22 snaps (29.3%), 18.2% rush share, 2.2% tgt share
RB British Brooks: 2 snaps (2.7%), 0.0% rush share, 0.0% tgt share

WR Jayden Higgins: 66 snaps (88.0%), 22.2% tgt share
WR Xavier Hutchinson: 63 snaps (84.0%), 28.9% tgt share
WR Christian Kirk: 52 snaps (69.3%), 13.3% tgt share
WR Jaylin Noel: 6 snaps (8.0%), 2.2% tgt share
WR Braxton Berrios: 5 snaps (6.7%), 0.0% tgt share

TE Cade Stover: 50 snaps (66.7%), 6.7% tgt share
TE Harrison Bryant: 29 snaps (38.7%), 13.3% tgt share
TE Dalton Schultz: 12 snaps (16.0%), 4.4% tgt share

Need to know: WR Nico Collins and RB Jawhar Jordan were Inactive. Stroud (20/47, 212-1-4) threw 4 INTs as the Texans lost to the Patriots 28-16. TE Dalton Schultz left in the first quarter with a calf injury and never returned. Cade Stover (3 tgts) replaced him. The Houston running game never got going. Marks and Chubb combined for 18 carries and 31 rushing yards. Hutchinson (4-44-0) led the team with 13 targets.

LA Rams

Offensive Snaps: 78

RB Kyren Williams: 49 snaps (62.8%), 67.7% rush share, 12.5% tgt share
RB Blake Corum: 29 snaps (37.2%), 19.4% rush share, 0.0% tgt share

WR Puka Nacua: 70 snaps (89.7%), 25.0% tgt share
WR Davante Adams: 61 snaps (78.2%), 15.0% tgt share
WR Jordan Whittington: 47 snaps (60.3%), 5.0% tgt share
WR Konata Mumpfield: 36 snaps (46.2%), 7.5% tgt share
WR Xavier Smith: 5 snaps (6.4%), 0.0% tgt share

TE Colby Parkinson: 53 snaps (67.9%), 17.5% tgt share
TE Terrance Ferguson: 23 snaps (29.5%), 12.5% tgt share
TE Davis Allen: 9 snaps (11.5%), 0.0% tgt share
TE Tyler Higbee: 8 snaps (10.3%), 5.0% tgt share

Need to know: Zero passing TDs for Stafford (20/42, 258-0-0) but the Rams still beat the Bears 20-17 in overtime. Kyren Williams (21-87-2, 4-30-0) handled 25 touches; just 6 touches for Blake Corum (6-19-0). Puka (5-56-0) led the team with 10 targets. No Rams receiver had more than 56 yards.

New England

Offensive Snaps: 65

RB Rhamondre Stevenson: 40 snaps (61.5%), 50.0% rush share, 15.4% tgt share
RB TreVeyon Henderson: 25 snaps (38.5%), 37.5% rush share, 7.7% tgt share

WR Kayshon Boutte: 54 snaps (83.1%), 19.2% tgt share
WR Stefon Diggs: 36 snaps (55.4%), 23.1% tgt share
WR Kyle Williams: 22 snaps (33.8%), 11.5% tgt share
WR Efton Chism: 22 snaps (33.8%), 0.0% tgt share
WR Demario Douglas: 17 snaps (26.2%), 7.7% tgt share

TE Hunter Henry: 47 snaps (72.3%), 7.7% tgt share
TE Austin Hooper: 22 snaps (33.8%), 7.7% tgt share

Need to know: A Patriots defensive TD (pick-6) put a damper on the offensive output. Stevenson (20 touches) continues to play ahead of Henderson (13 touches) in the playoffs. Diggs (4-40-1) led the team with 6 targets.

Seattle

Offensive Snaps: 53

RB Kenneth Walker: 33 snaps (62.3%), 57.6% rush share, 18.8% tgt share
RB Zach Charbonnet: 8 snaps (15.1%), 15.2% rush share, 0.0% tgt share
RB Velus Jones Jr.: 11 snaps (20.8%), 18.2% rush share, 0.0% tgt share

WR Cooper Kupp: 39 snaps (73.6%), 31.2% tgt share
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba: 38 snaps (71.7%), 25.0% tgt share
WR Rashid Shaheed: 22 snaps (41.5%), 12.5% tgt share
WR Jake Bobo: 13 snaps (24.5%), 6.2% tgt share
WR Dareke Young: 11 snaps (20.8%), 0.0% tgt share

TE AJ Barner: 42 snaps (79.2%), 0.0% tgt share
TE Eric Saubert: 25 snaps (47.2%), 0.0% tgt share
TE Nick Kallerup: 6 snaps (11.3%), 0.0% tgt share

Need to know: Seattle stomped San Francisco 41-6. Shaheed took the opening kickoff back for a TD and the rout was on. Kenneth Walker exploded for a 19-116-3, 3-29-0 line. Darnold (12/17, 124-1-0) and the passing game wasn’t required to do any heavy lifting. JSN had just 4 targets. RB Zach Charbonnet (5-20-0) suffered a knee injury in the 2nd quarter and missed the rest of the game.

San Francisco

Offensive Snaps: 60

RB Kyle Juszczyk: 31 snaps (51.7%), 3.7% rush share, 3.7% tgt share
RB Christian McCaffrey: 31 snaps (51.7%), 40.7% rush share, 22.2% tgt share
RB Brian Robinson Jr.: 15 snaps (25.0%), 11.1% rush share, 3.7% tgt share
RB Jordan James: 14 snaps (23.3%), 22.2% rush share, 3.7% tgt share

WR Jauan Jennings: 47 snaps (78.3%), 18.5% tgt share
WR Ricky Pearsall: 42 snaps (70.0%), 7.4% tgt share
WR Kendrick Bourne: 24 snaps (40.0%), 7.4% tgt share
WR Demarcus Robinson: 24 snaps (40.0%), 3.7% tgt share
WR Skyy Moore: 9 snaps (15.0%), 0.0% tgt share

TE Luke Farrell: 34 snaps (56.7%), 7.4% tgt share
TE Jake Tonges: 29 snaps (48.3%), 22.2% tgt share

Need to know: The 49ers were suffocated by the Seahawks defense. Brock Purdy threw for just 140 yards. Christian McCaffrey (11-35-0, 5-39-0) left for a period of time with a shoulder issue which led to Jordan James (6-28-0, 1-7-0) getting 7 touches. Backup tight end Jake Tonges (5-59-0) injured his foot in the 3rd quarter and never returned.