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80 years ago this week, the first woman in North America became a jockey: Anna Lee Wiley. One other throwback fact, the Tennessee Titans attempted to replicate their winning touchdown from the 2000 AFC Wild Card Music City miracle with a play called Home Run Throw Forward. The play was deemed a forward pass and penalized.
A few notes for Week 7
- New Orleans vs. Seattle looks like it could showcase a lot of running.
- Keep an eye on injuries to Nick Chubb/Kareem Hunt, Antonio Gibson, Melvin Gordon III, Alex Collins, and Saquon Barkley.
- My gut feeling tells me Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and New England go run-heavy this week.
- We should see some tandem work with Mike Davis/Cordarrelle Patterson, Chase Edmonds/James Conner, Brandon Bolden/Damien Harris, Jonathan Taylor/Nyheim Hines, and Javonte Williams/Melvin Gordon III.
Derrick Henry (76-yard rush TD)
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Week 7 RB Rankings
Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Notes |
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Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Notes |
1 | Alvin Kamara | NO | @ Sea | Favorable matchup |
2 | Derrick Henry | Ten | vs. KC | Favorable matchup |
4 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | LAR | vs. Det | Touch Matchup |
3 | Jonathan Taylor | Ind | @ SF | Favorable matchup |
5 | Aaron Jones | GB | vs. Was | Most receiving TDs among RBs |
6 | D'Andre Swift | Det | @ LAR | Most receiving yards by a RB this year |
7 | Joe Mixon | Cin | @ Bal | 2nd most rush attempts in NFL this year |
8 | Antonio Gibson | Was | @ GB | Questionable - shin injury |
9 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | vs. Car | Ankle injury is still present |
9 | James Conner | Ari | vs. Hou | 2nd most rush TDs this year |
10 | Chase Edmonds | Ari | vs. Hou | 11th most receiving yards among RB this year |
11 | Leonard Fournette | TB | vs. Chi | 6th most receiving yards among RB this year |
12 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Atl | @ Mia | Favorable matchup |
13 | Josh Jacobs | LV | vs Phi | Back to back TDs coming into this week |
14 | Mike Davis | Atl | @ Mia | Favorable matchup |
15 | Damien Harris | NE | vs. NYJ | Favorable matchup |
16 | Nick Chubb | Cle | vs. Den | Questionable - wrist and knee |
17 | Chuba Hubbard | Car | @ NYG | 100 yards or TD each of the last 2 weeks - I'm aboard the Hubbard train |
18 | Darrel Williams | KC | @ Ten | Two rush TDs last week |
20 | Nyheim Hines | Ind | @ SF | Marlon Mack trade bait is hurting Hines |
19 | Eli Mitchell | SF | vs. Ind | Serious potential here; 65% rostered |
21 | Brandon Bolden | NE | vs. NYJ | Favorable matchup |
22 | Damien Williams | Chi | @ TB | Covid |
23 | Miles Sanders | Phi | @ LV | I'm still fading Miles heavily |
24 | Latavius Murray | Bal | vs. Cin | Questionable - ankle injury |
25 | Demetric Felton | Cle | vs. Den | Touch Matchup - Buy. Buy. Buy. |
26 | Javonte Williams | Den | @ Cle | Touch Matchup |
27 | Tarik Cohen | Chi | @ TB | Returning from PUP list, first week eligible |
28 | Rashaad Penny | Sea | vs. NO | Coming back from calf injury |
29 | Jamaal Williams | Det | @ LAR | Had three straight games of double digit carries until last week |
30 | Melvin Gordon III | Den | @ Cle | Questionable - hip |
30 | Alex Collins | Sea | vs. NO | Questionable - hip |
31 | Sony Michel | LAR | vs. Det | For a backup, he's getting some carries |
32 | Kenyan Drake | LV | vs Phi | 8th most receiving yards among RB this year |
33 | Kenneth Gainwell | Phi | @ LV | Hold and see, Philly is faithful to Miles |
34 | Giovani Bernard | TB | vs. Chi | Pass catching |
35 | Michael Carter | NYJ | @ NE | TDs back to back games |
36 | Mark Ingram II | Hou | @ Ari | In a pinch he'll provide 5 points |
37 | Salvon Ahmed | Mia | vs. Atl | Led team in carries last week |
38 | Myles Gaskin | Mia | vs. Atl | Played the most snaps last week |
39 | AJ Dillon | GB | vs. Was | handcuff |
40 | Jerick McKinnon | KC | @ Ten | Deepest of league options |
41 | J.D. McKissic | Was | @ GB | Watch Gibsons status |
42 | Ty Johnson | NYJ | @ NE | TD dependent |
43 | Malcolm Brown | Mia | vs. Atl | handcuff |
44 | Kyle Juszczyk | SF | vs. Ind | handcuff |
45 | David Johnson | Hou | @ Ari | don't bother |
46 | Jeremy McNichols | Ten | vs. KC | Questionable - ankle injury |