– Joseph Addai (19 carries, 74 yards, TD) continues to dominate the touches out of the Indy backfield. He looks like an every week start at this point.
– Ladell Betts (4 carries, 5 yards) left the game early with a knee injury and was replaced by Rock Cartwright (20 touches, 140 yards), who suddenly looks like a good pickup.
– Kevin Smith (12 carries, 45 yards) didn’t get a whole lot of work in the running game, but he went for 4-104-1 in the passing game.
– Ryan Grant (21 carries, 129 yards, TD) has been very solid over the last three weeks.
– Marshawn Lynch’s disappointing season continues. He left the game with a shoulder injury after rushing for 18 yards on eight carries. Look for Fred Jackson’s (13 touches, 55 yards) stock to rise with Lynch out.
– Jamaal Charles (17 carries, 58 yards) was decent in the running game, but had a TD catch and a 97-yard kickoff return TD in the first quarter.
– Justin Forsett (eight carries, nine yards, TD) didn’t do a whole lot on the ground, but he caught eight passes for 80 yards in the pasing game.
– Jason Snelling (28 touches, 89 yards, 2 TD) filled in admirably for the injured Michael Turner.
– With Reggie Bush sidelined, Pierre Thomas (14 touches, 103 yards) got the start, but Mike Bell (14 touches, 80 yards, 2 TD) got the goal line work.
– Tim Hightower (16 touches, 125 yards) and Beanie Wells (16 touches, 85 yards, TD) got equal work out of the ARI backfield. Hightower looked impressive on a 50-yard run, but Wells is the better natural runner.
– Laurence Maroney (22 carries, 77 yards, 2 TD) had a big fantasy day. Will he give up touches once Sammy Morris comes back?
– Filling in for Cedric Benson, Bernard Scott (24 touches, 151 yards) had a nice game.
– The Oakland backfield is a mess. Justin Fargas (10 touches, 49 yards), Darren McFadden (9 touches, 35 yards) and Michael Bush (4 carries, 27 yards) all got some work.
– LeSean McCoy (20 carries, 99 yards, TD) played well in place of Brian Westbrook, but he didn’t catch a pass.
– Matt Forte (14 carries, 34 yards) and the Chicago running game continue to struggle.
Check back in a bit for the QB position.
