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Ezekiel Elliott RB | LAC
Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott: Tops 100 scrimmage yards in loss
Elliott carried the ball 21 times for 86 yards and caught all four of his targets for 40 yards in Sunday's 13-9 loss to the Patriots.
Rain put a damper on both team's offenses, but Elliott was still able to deliver triple-digit scrimmage yards for the sixth time in 11 games. The fourth-year RB is now 81 yards shy of rushing for 1,000 for the third time in his career, a milestone he'll try to reach at home next week against the Bills.
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Jeff Wilson RB | MIA
49ers' Jeff Wilson: Battling illness
Wilson (illness) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against Green Bay, MJ Acosta of NFL Network reports.
Wilson showed no signs of anything bothering him when he rushed for 25 yards on his lone touch of the game thus far, but he's apparently battling an illness that's serious enough to put his status for the remainder of the contest into question.
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Qadree Ollison RB | PIT
Falcons' Qadree Ollison: Scores for second straight week
Ollison registered 20 yards and a touchdown on eight carries, and hauled in his only target for seven yards during Sunday's 35-22 loss to the Buccaneers.
The rookie back out of Pittsburgh has demonstrated a nose for the end zone through the early portion of his professional career, scoring on his very first NFL carry last week against Carolina, and punching in another from a yard out Sunday against Tampa Bay to provide him with two TDs on 12 total rush attempts. With Brian Hill managing only 1.8 yards per carry in his two-game audition as the starter and Devonta Freeman (foot) potentially facing his third straight absence, Ollison could transition into a more prominent role Thanksgiving night when the Falcons take on a Saints defense that contained Christian McCaffrey to fewer than 3.0 YPC in Week 12.
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Derrick Henry RB | BAL
Titans' Derrick Henry: Erupts in win over Jaguars
Henry carried the ball 19 times for 159 yards and two touchdowns in the team's Week 12 win over the Jaguars. He also added one catch for 16 yards.
Henry delivered a trademark 74-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter, shrugging off tackles and outracing defenders down the field. After the Jaguars fumbled the ensuing kickoff, he found the end zone for a second time -- this time dragging defenders to the goal line for a 12-yard score. Henry continues to demolish opponents, as Sunday marked his second consecutive two-touchdown game with more than 150 yards on the ground. He'll draw a matchup against the Colts in Week 13.
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Raheem Mostert RB | LV
49ers' Raheem Mostert: Serving as the No. 2 again
Mostert will serve as the 49ers' No. 2 running back Sunday against the Packers with Matt Breida (ankle) sidelined.
In the five games in which Mostert has received at least 29 percent of the offensive snaps this season, he's racked up 47 carries for 249 yards (5.3 YPC), six catches for 82 yards and one receiving TD. He'll be working behind Tevin Coleman in this contest, but Mostert has proved he doesn't need many touches to do damage both on the ground and through the air. Meanwhile, Jeff Wilson will round out the running backs on the 49ers' game-day roster.
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Matt Breida RB | SF
49ers' Matt Breida: Sidelined again Sunday
Breida (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's game versus the Packers.
As expected, Breida won't be on the 46-man game-day roster for the second consecutive contest, allowing Raheem Mostert and (to a lesser extent) Jeff Wilson to supplement starter Tevin Coleman out of the backfield. Because his initial timeline for a recovery was 1-to-2 weeks, Breida may be reaching the end of the road as he rehabs a low-ankle sprain. First, though, he must make his presence felt at practice.
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Latavius Murray RB | BUF
Saints' Latavius Murray: Breaks off 26-yard TD run
Murray ran for 64 yards and a touchdown on seven rush attempts during Sunday's 34-31 win against the Panthers.
The 29-year-old hammer did most of his damage early on, logging four of his seven carries and 44 of his 64 rushing yards during the first quarter. Of course, much of that production came on a single game-shifting play, as Murray's 26-yard TD run helped the Saints cap a successful seven-play opening drive. While his three-game spree of 17 combined receptions and 121 receiving yards between Weeks 6 and 8 appears to be a facade -- given that he's only compiled four catches for 12 yards in three games since -- Murray continues to churn out scores on the ground. He has four rushing TDs over his past five outings heading into a Week 13 matchup against Atlanta's middling rush defense.
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David Montgomery RB | HOU
Bears' David Montgomery: Disappointing performance
Montgomery rushed 13 times for 22 yards and caught two passes for nine yards in the Bears' 19-14 victory over the Giants on Sunday.
Even though he appeared fully recovered from the ankle injury that limited him last week, he continued to split work fairly equally with Tarik Cohen, and aside from a 13-yard run, Montgomery was unable to generate much yardage after contact. Despite his poor performance, this was the first time in five games that he failed to post at least 50 yards from scrimmage, and he should be considered a low-end starting option for fantasy managers.
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Alvin Kamara RB | NO
Saints' Alvin Kamara: Delivers in passing game
Kamara ran for 54 yards on 11 carries and caught all nine of his targets for 48 yards during Sunday's 34-31 win against the Panthers.
Those who selected Kamara over Christian McCaffrey in fantasy drafts this past summer are still kicking themselves. Though the third-year back hasn't been quite as dominant as his NFC South counterpart through 12 weeks of the 2019 campaign, Kamara continues to churn out excellent fantasy performances by virtue of his pass-catching acumen. Kamara has not exceeded 75 rushing yards in any game since accounting for 97 yards in the season opener against Houston, but he's averaged an amazing eight receptions per game over his past five appearances, after compiling just five catches per game Weeks 1 through 4. He projects to be a top-flight running back option for Week 13, with the Saints taking on a Falcons defense that has conceded 27-plus points in five of its past seven outings.
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Joe Mixon RB | HOU
Bengals' Joe Mixon: Gains 79 rushing yards vs. Steelers
Mixon carried 18 times for 79 yards during Sunday's 16-10 loss to the Steelers.
Mixon's 18 carries were his second most since Oct. 6, and he averaged a respectable 4.4 yards per tote against a solid Pittsburgh front. He curiously wasn't involved in the passing game and finished without a target for the first time this season. Mixon has come to life as a runner over the last four weeks, averaging 86.3 yards per game while carrying at least 15 times in each contest. Consistent production as a pass catcher would benefit his fantasy stock, and he'll look to get more involved in that department next Sunday against the Jets.