4) Bijan Robinson vs. Saints
The Falcons lost Michael Penix to yet another knee injury last weekend and will turn to Kirk Cousins at QB. Drake London is also nursing a knee injury and most likely will also miss this weekend’s matchup with New Orleans. Atlanta doesn’t have much left outside of Bijan and Tyler Allgeier, so I expect them both to play a lot of snaps in this game. Bijan will be relied on in the passing game, so I can see him having a bunch of games down the stretch like he had in Week 9 at New England (12 carries for 46, 8 catches for 50). The loss of his teammates will make it tougher on the offense overall, but it should lead to a much larger workload for Robinson.
5) Derrick Henry vs. Jets
I love Henry in this matchup this weekend. The Jets are a dead team right now, and the Ravens have everything to play for. Baltimore is going to be able to do whatever they want against this depleted team this Sunday in front of the home faithful. I expect Lamar Jackson to work the ball downfield early in an attempt to try and figure out who Baltimore will use as a field stretcher in tougher matchups later in the season. Rashod Bateman missed last week’s game with an ankle injury and hasn’t been much of a factor all season, while Baltimore has been using multiple tight end sets and D’Andre Hopkins opposite Zay Flowers. The Ravens need a deep threat, and I’m not sure if it exists on this roster. The Jets offense isn’t going to put much pressure on Baltimore to have to throw for the entire game, and I expect Henry to rule the second half. This should be very similar to the game against Miami a few weeks ago; hopefully, King Henry finds the end zone at least once in this one.
6) Saquon Barkley vs. Cowboys
Dallas did look much better last week against the Raiders, completely stifling Ashton Jeanty all night long. This week, it will be interesting to see how they handle the Eagles offense and Saquon Barkley. The Eagles aren’t going to mess around in Dallas and should come out punching to try and get an early lead. If the game goes the way I expect it to, Philadelphia will be leaning heavily on Saquon, and he should get a workload in excess of 20 combined rushes and pass targets.
