RUNNING BACKS
Start: TreVeyon Henderson (NE @ CIN): Henderson has turned 100 carries into 492 yards at 4.9 per tote with five scores and now gets the Bengals run defense that is literally the best matchup on the board, allowing over 28 fantasy points per game to running backs and ranking dead last at the position. In a game where New England is favored and the total sits at 49.5, you bet on volume, red zone work, and a tired defense that has already checked out, then you hit submit and walk away – even with Stevenson set to return.
Start: Derrick Henry (BAL vs. NYJ): Henry is still a volume monster with 166 carries for 807 yards and seven touchdowns, and he now gets a Jets defense that sits in the bottom third against fantasy running backs while walking into Baltimore as a double-digit road dog. A 44.5 total with the Ravens favored by 13 screams second-half closer, which means thirty carries and a soul-crushing afternoon where Henry turns a good fantasy week into a week-winning one by halftime. No Quinnen Williams = fantasy goodness against.
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Sit: Chase Brown (CIN vs. NE): Brown has respectable volume with 126 carries for 519 yards, but he has only two scores and now has to run into a New England front that ranks second-best in fantasy points allowed to running backs at just over 11.0 per contest. In a game where the Bengals are significant home underdogs and could be in negative script early, you are praying for a fluky touchdown while the Patriots defense is busy erasing your floor.
Sit: Ashton Jeanty (LV vs. CLE): Jeanty is slogging along at 3.7 yards per carry, and now he runs into a Browns defense that sits in the top four toughest against fantasy running backs, while the Raiders offense just managed twenty-seven total rushing yards on Monday night. With a 36.5 total and two broken offenses, touchdown equity is a joke, and you are basically starting him just to watch him run into the back of his guard for three quarters.
