Kyle Monangai was a star in Week 9 with D'Andre Swift sidelined
by a groin injury. He produced 176 rushing yards and another 22
receiving. Given that production, I expect the Bears to again
be conservative and sit Swift with a tough upcoming stretch (after
this game the Bears face Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia,
Green Bay twice and Cleveland). The Giants have allowed the second-most
rushing yards (121 per game) and 27.4 FPts/G. Go with the rookie
from Rutgers.
TreVeyon Henderson should lead the Patriots running game in Week
10 with Rhamondre Stevenson dealing with a turf toe injury. He
split the rushing workload pretty evenly with Terrell Jennings,
but got a majority of the pass receiving targets. The Bucs are
vulnerable to pass-catching backs, having yielded a league-worst
466 receiving yards to opposing backs on 42 receptions. Henderson
should therefore be solid in PPR leagues.
Jacobs is second in the league in rushing touchdowns (10), has
scored in seven of eight games and five-in-a-row. He'll
face an Eagles defense which isn't as good as last season
and ranked 24th against opposing RBs, allowing 23.6 FPts/G. With
Jordan Love coming off a weak performance versus Carolina, I expect
Jacobs to be the focal point of the Green Bay offense. He produced
21.1 fantasy points against the Eagles in the playoffs last season.
The Jets were shopping Breece Hall right up to the trade deadline,
asking for a third-round pick, but didn't get it and now
he's stuck on the Jets for the rest of the season. That
can't be good for his mental health. Now he faces a Browns
defense ranked No.2 against opposing RBs, allowing just 15.5 fantasy
points. Depending on how he reacts to his "non-trade"
he could run for 30 yards... or 300. I'm betting on
the former.
The Washington offense is a mess and I want no part of it. Jayden
Daniels (elbow) is headed to the IR. Terry McLaurin (quad), Noah
Brown (groin) and Luke McCaffrey (collarbone) are sidelined. With
little to no passing game, the Lions figure to load up to stop
Jacory Croskey-Merritt. Detroit ranks third against opposing RBs
yielding just 17.2 FPts/G. The Commanders have managed just 21
points combined in their last two games and this doesn't
figure to be a spot to snap out of their slump. Again, Detroit
has revenge on their mind.
Ok, I don’t expect you to really sit Christian McCaffrey,
but you should not expect the normal production against the league’s
No.1 defense versus opposing RBs. The Rams have yet to allow a
rushing touchdown to a running back and just one through the air
in eight games (to CMC). They allow an average 74 rushing yards
to running backs. In their first meeting, in Week 5, McCaffrey
rushed for 57 yards on 22 attempts (2.6 ypc), but was saved by
an 8-82-1 receiving day. The 49ers were without Brock Purdy, George
Kittle, Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings that
day, so had little choice but to feed CMC. They are a little bit
healthier this time. Don’t expect much and you won’t
be disappointed.
