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Derrick Henry RB | BAL
Titans' Derrick Henry: Historic performance against Texans
Henry carried the ball 32 times for 219 yards and two touchdowns and caught his only target for nine yards in Sunday's 17-10 win over the Texans.
No running back in NFL history has dominated a team the way Henry has dominated Houston. In each of Tennessee's last four meetings with its AFC South rivals, the 28-year-old power back has run for at least 200 yards, and he's the first RB in history to run for 150-plus yards and two TDs in four straight games against the same opponent. Henry also became the third back in league history to have six career 200-yard rushing performances, joining O.J. Simpson and Adrian Peterson in a very exclusive club. The Titans star has also reached triple-digit rushing yards in four straight games this season, a streak he'll look to extend in Week 9 against Kansas City.
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Antonio Gibson RB | NE
Commanders' Antonio Gibson: Excels as pass catcher
Gibson recorded seven carries for 19 yards in Sunday's 17-16 win over the Colts. He added seven receptions on seven targets for 58 yards and a touchdown.
Gibson has quickly returned to a significant role in the Commanders' offense, as he out-touched Brian Robinson 14-8. Gibson accomplished little on the ground but had three receptions that went for gains of more than 10 yards and also hauled in a nine-yard receiving score. Combined across the last two games, Gibson has 154 total yards and two touchdowns.
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Jonathan Taylor RB | IND
Colts' Jonathan Taylor: Returns after injury scare
Taylor carried the ball 16 times for 76 yards in Sunday's 17-16 loss to the Commanders.
Taylor was briefly sidelined early in the game by an ankle injury, though he returned to the field to dominate work out of the Colts' backfield. He was held in check for the vast majority of the game, though he did manage a 27-yard rush late in the first quarter to set up the team's first score of the game. Though Taylor appears to have avoided serious injury, Nyheim Hines was used at the goal line early in the fourth quarter -- perhaps an indication that Taylor was not at full strength. Taylor's practice status will be worth monitoring heading into a Week 9 matchup against the Patriots.
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Trestan Ebner RB | CHI
Bears' Trestan Ebner: Negative yardage
Ebner rushed twice but lost five yards in the Bears' 49-29 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday.
Ebener had his opportunities when the game was out of hand. When David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert are healthy, he sees very few snaps when the games are competitive. Unless his role changes, he doesn't see enough work to consistently help most fantasy teams.
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Christian McCaffrey RB | SF
49ers' Christian McCaffrey: Does it all for three scores
McCaffrey rushed 18 times for 94 yards and a touchdown while adding eight receptions on nine targets for 55 yards and another score against the Rams on Sunday. He also completed his lone pass attempt for a 34-yard touchdown in a 31-14 win.
It certainly didn't take long for head coach Kyle Shanahan to fully integrate McCaffrey into the game plan after being forced to operate with a simplified playbook that limited him to 10 touches last week. The versatile star threw his second career passing touchdown on a halfback pass trick play that left Brandon Aiyuk uncovered for an easy score. After the dust settled, McCaffrey combined for nearly 200 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns. The 26-year-old was already having a strong season, but getting traded to a team with an offensive-minded head coach and an actual threat of a passing game should have fantasy managers elated moving forward. Those same managers will have to find a replacement for McCaffrey in Week 9 while the 49ers are on a bye. San Francisco will return to action against the Chargers on Nov. 13.
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Khalil Herbert RB | ATL
Bears' Khalil Herbert: Leads backfield
Herbert carried the ball 16 times for 99 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 49-29 loss to the Cowboys.
Herbert didn't earn a carry until early in the second quarter, though he ended up with one more rushing attempt than David Montgomery. Herbert was also far more efficient with his opportunity, highlighted by a 36-yard gain and 12-yard touchdown run. He has seemingly forced the Bears into a backfield-by-committee approach, and his continued ability to hit for big plays should help him see continued work moving forward.
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David Montgomery RB | HOU
Bears' David Montgomery: Inefficient on ground
Montgomery rushed 15 times for 53 yards and caught three passes for 22 yards in the Bears' 49-29 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday.
Montgomery had one fewer carry than Khalil Herbert against Dallas. Since Week 2, Montgomery has not topped 15 carries in a game, and he's lost his grip on the undisputed lead backfield role in the last two games. He's posted between 62 and 80 scrimmage yards during those two games, so he's still demonstrating a solid scoring floor, but he'll need to hang onto at least a near-even split in work to retain his current level of productivity.
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Miles Sanders RB | DAL
Eagles' Miles Sanders: Efficient in limited touches
Sanders rushed the ball nine times for 78 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 35-13 win over the Steelers.
Sanders had a slow first half, managing only three carries for 10 yards, with A.J. Brown and Jalen Hurts instead accounting for most of the production. However, he managed a few big plays in the final two quarters, including a 21-yard rush and an 11-yard touchdown run to clinch the win. Sanders failed to reach double-digit carries for the first time this season, though he made up for it with one of his most efficient performances. He's now topped 70 rushing yards in five of seven games on the campaign.
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Najee Harris RB | NYG
Steelers' Najee Harris: Six receptions in blowout loss
Harris recorded eight rushes for 32 yards in Sunday's 35-13 loss to the Eagles. He added six receptions on six targets for 26 yards.
Harris failed to reach double-digit rushing attempts for the first time this season, primarily because the Steelers were trailing for nearly the entire game. Instead, Harris did see a season-high six targets -- he caught all of them -- and managed his highest receiving yardage total since Week 2. While Jaylen Warren carried the ball six times, a significant amount of that work came in garbage time, and Harris remains the clear lead back in Pittsburgh. Nevertheless, he has yet to reach 80 rushing or 100 total yards in a game this season.
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Zack Moss RB | CIN
Bills' Zack Moss: Back in the mix Sunday
Moss is active for Sunday night's game against the Packers.
Moss was inactive for the Bills' Week 6 win over Kansas City, but he'll be in uniform versus Green Bay, along with fellow running backs Devin Singletary, James Cook and Taiwan Jones. In that context, Moss isn't a high-percentage fantasy lineup option given that he's logged limited touches in the last two contests he's suited up for.