The Bengals defense has been vulnerable to running backs both
on the ground and out of the backfield. They are allowing a league-worst
30.3 FPts/G to the position, including almost 13 points as a pass
receiver. Breece Hall ranks 18th, with 11.5 FPts/G without having
scored a touchdown all season. Cincinnati is allowing 1.4 touchdowns
per game to opposing running backs so this might be the week Hall
reaches the end zone.
Swift is on a roll and the Ravens defense hasn't stopped
anyone this season. He's produced five consecutive double-digit
games and 20+ points over the last two weeks. The Ravens are allowing
29.1 FPts/G so there is enough work for both Swift and up-and-coming
Kyle Monangai.
Dobbins started the season with five consecutive double-digit
games, but has struggled the past two weeks. Facing the 30th-ranked
Dallas run defense (27.2 FPts/G) might just be the elixir to get
him going again. Dobbins is still getting the bulk of the running
workload, while RJ Harvey gets the pass receiving work.
Stevenson has quieted all the TreVeyon Henderson talk with a
couple of productive games, but facing the Browns is a chore,
not a reward. The Browns run defense has allowed just 15.6 FPts/G
and no 100-yard rushers. Only two have cracked 75 rushing yards.
Pollard is 13th in rushing attempts, but just 26th in fantasy
points averaging 11.3 FPts/G. The addition of Tyjae Spears to
the backfield over the past three games has begun to steal part
of Pollards workload. Meanwhile, the Colts are scoring so many
points that teams have, for the most part, had to abandon the
run.
Croskey-Merritt has been overhyped off of one huge game against
the Chargers (29 fantasy points) in Week 5, but his last two games
have shown little productivity. He’s still getting the workload,
30 carries the past two weeks, but just 94 yards and he didn’t
score in either game. The Chiefs rank seventh against opposing
running backs (18.6 FPts/G) and the third fewest rushing attempts
per game (16.9).
