– Just a tremendous effort from Cedric Benson (29 touches, 136 yards) who became the first RB to rush for more than 100 yards against the Ravens. He looks like an every-week start.
– Ray Rice (14 carries, 69 yards) ran the ball well and caught seven passes for 74 yards and a TD. Willis McGahee surprisingly only got two touches the entire game.
– Marshawn Lynch (23 touches, 125 yards) seems to be taking over in the Buffalo backfield, but Fred Jackson (15 touches, 47 yards) is still involved.
– Jamal Lewis (31 carries, 117 yards) was questionable all week, but dominated the carries in the Cleveland backfield. Jerome Harrison only had eight carries for 21 yards.
– Jonathan Stewart (11 touches, 45 yards, TD) was healthy enough to eat into DeAngelo Williams’ (20 touches, 59 yards) workload, and it was Stewart who got most of the goal line work.
– Clinton Portis (21 touches, 74 yards, 2 TD) didn’t run the ball all that well, but he scored twice against the Panthers.
– Rashard Mendenhall (17 touches, 93 yards, TD) had another nice game with Willie Parker out, and he should have earned himself some more work even when Parker returns.
– Marion Barber (15 carries, 53 yards) outcarried Tashard Choice, but Choice (8 carries, 92 yards, TD) was far more productive.
– Brandon Jacobs (21 carries, 67 yards) had a crappy game, especially when compared to Ahmad Bradshaw’s (12 touches, 165 yards, 2 TD) performance.
– Michael Bush (13 touches, 43 yards, TD) and Justin Fargas (12 touches, 27 yards) split the work almost equally. Bush looks like the better play (but he’s not a good play, if you get my drift).
– Michael Turner (22 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD) finally had a big game, and it was against a pretty good San Francisco defense.
– Steve Slaton (19 touches, 98 yards) was pretty productive in the passing game, but the Texans are reluctant to give him the goal line duties even with Chris Brown’s struggles in that area of the game.
– Chris Wells (7 carries, 24 yards) had more carries than Tim Hightower (6 carries, 17 yards, TD), but Hightower had five catches for 30 yards, which makes him more valuable in PPR leagues.
– With Fred Taylor sidelined, maybe for the season, Sammy Morris (19 touches, 117 yards) was the clear RB1 for the Patriots. Kevin faulk had seven touches and Laurence Maroney had five.
– Maurice Jones-Drew (17 touches, 56 yards) was a big disappointment, especially in the running game. The Seahawks are not that good defensively.
– Edgerrin James (16 carries, 46 yards) got more work than Julius Jones (12 carries, 34 yards), but Justin Forsett (6 carries, 43 yards) was the most productive Seattle back.
– Chris Johnson (11 touches, 43 yards) had a very disappointing game against a so-so Colts’ rush defense. If not for a stellar 284-yard, three-TD effort against the Texans in Week 2, he’d be a first round bust.
– Joseph Addai (24 touches, 80 yards, TD) was questionable coming into Sunday night’s game, but dominated the touches in the Indy backfield, catching 10 passes for 53 yards in the win. Donald Brown only had eight touches for 35 yards on the night.
