– Remember when Willis McGahee (3 touches, 3 yards) was eating into Ray Rice’s (28 touches, 108 yards, TD) workload? That’s not happening anymore.
– Knowshon Moreno (12 touches, 35 yards, TD) scored, but Correll Buckhalter (14 touches, 46 yards) got more work in the passing game (6-30).
– LeSean McCoy (13 touches, 92 yards) was quiet most of the day, but busted loose on a 66-yards scamper early in the fourth quarter to put the game away.
– After getting shredded by the Miami running game earlier in the seasons, the Jets shut down both Ronnie Brown (11 carries, 27 yards) and Ricky Williams (8 carries, 27 yards).
– The Jets leaned more on Thomas Jones (27 carries, 102 yards) than expected. Shonn Greene (8 carries, 18 yards) fell back to Earth after a huge Week 7.
– Steven Jackson (25 touches, 166 yards, TD) continues to have a Pro Bowl caliber season for a terrible team.
– Kevin Smith didn’t do much in the running game (16 carries, 45 yards), but was 4-49 in the passing game and is an every-week start in most PPR formats. It should be noted that Maurice Morris had 14 carries as Smith was sidelined with an ankle injury.
– When your running game is struggling, it’s always nice to get a matchup with the Browns. Matt Forte (26 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD) is proof of that.
– Steve Slaton (1 carry, 1 yard) was benched after a fumble, and Ryan Moats (25 touches, 151 yards, 3 TD) went nuts in his place.
– Marshawn Lynch (12 touches, 49 yards) continues to flounder in the Bills’ struggling offense.
– How does a guy (Maurice Jones-Drew), who is averaging 22.1 yards per carry, only get eight totes in a game? MJD went for 177 yards and two TD against a pretty good Titan rush defense.
– Chris Johnson (24 carries, 228 yards, 2 TD) one-upped MJD as Tennessee got its first win.
– LaDainian Tomlinson (18 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD) continues to struggle running the ball (3.4 ypc), but he did find the endzone twice. He averaged 3.1 ypc against the Chiefs last week, so with the Giants and the Eagles coming up, his issues are worrisome.
– Don’t look now, but Justin Fargas (21 touches, 79 yards, TD) is becoming fantasy relevant again.
– Coming into Week 8, the Cardinals had the NFL’s top-ranked rush defense. Then the Panthers racked up 270 yards and 2 TD on the ground. Wow. DeAngelo Williams (23 carries, 158 yards) led in yards, but Jonathan Stewart (17 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD) scored twice.
– The Beanie Wells (8 touches, 47 yards) hype machine went off the rails. Tim Hightower (8 carries, 39 yards, TD) scored a touchdown and went for 8-57 in the passing game.
– Adrian Peterson (25 carries, 97 yards, TD) had a pretty nice day running the ball, but it was his 44-yard reception late in the game that effectively sealed the deal for the Vikings.
Be sure to check back in a bit for the QB position.
