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  • Colts' Nyheim Hines: Just 22 yards from scrimmage Sunday

    Hines had three carries for three yards and three receptions for 19 yards on four targets in Sunday's win over the Jaguars.

    Hines is Indy's pass-catching back, but he'd been productive on the ground the past two weeks with 125 yards rushing and a 7.8 YPC. However, the Colts struggled with the run Sunday as Marlon Mack averaged just 2.4 yards per carry. Hines played 20 snaps on offense as he's the clear No. 2 running back ahead of Jordan Wilkins, who played just five snaps on offense.

  • Jordan Wilkins RB | CLE

    Colts' Jordan Wilkins: Has 53-yard carry Sunday

    Wilkins had one carry for 53 yards in Sunday's win over the Jaguars. He played just five snaps on offense.

    His 53-yard gain was Indy's longest rushing play of the season. However, he otherwise didn't have much of a role in the offense as he's a distant third-string option after Marlon Mack (33 snaps) and Nyheim Hines (20 snaps).

  • Packers' Jamaal Williams: Minor role Week 10

    Williams had three carries for three yards in Sunday's victory over the Dolphins.

    Fellow running back Aaron Jones had his best game of the season Sunday, which resulted in Williams playing only a bit role. Jones has tallied 41 carries to Williams' 14 since the Packers' Week 7 bye, so it's clear who the man in the Packers backfield is these days. The two backs had been playing relatively even roles earlier in the season, but consider Jones the clear starter at this point, with Williams filling a complementary role.

  • Kenyan Drake RB | GB

    Dolphins' Kenyan Drake: Held to 38 yards on 10 touches

    Drake took eight carries for 27 yards and caught both of his targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 31-12 loss to the Packers.

    Drake played 34 of 68 snaps (50 percent) on offense, marking the ninth straight week in which his snap share landed between 45 and 66 percent. There's little reason to expect a change in roles after a Week 11 bye, considering Frank Gore rumbled for 90 yards on 13 carries during Sunday's ugly loss. Drake did miss some time in the second quarter with a shoulder injury, but his ability to rejoin the contest suggests he should be in decent shape for Week 12 at Indianapolis after the bye.

  • Saints' Dwayne Washington: Effective in mop-up duty

    Washington gained 47 yards on 11 carries in Sunday's win against the Bengals.

    Washington, who signed with the Saints in September, had been playing exclusively on special teams prior to Sunday, and all of his touches in Cincinnati came in the fourth quarter after the Saints had built a huge lead. Washington is third on the team's running back depth chart, but absent an injury to Mark Ingram or Alvin Kamara, he remains off the fantasy radar in most leagues.

  • Corey Clement RB | ARI

    Eagles' Corey Clement: Held to eight yards on 18 snaps

    Clement played just 18 of 62 snaps (29 percent) on offense in Sunday's 27-20 loss to Dallas, taking five carries for 13 yards and catching one of two targets for a loss of five yards, Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

    The snap split was pretty even between Clement, Wendell Smallwood (21) and Josh Adams (19), but only the latter had any success turning his playing time into rushing production. The undrafted Adams took seven carries for 47 yards, while Smallwood caught three passes for 30 yards and added two totes for four yards. Clement hasn't given the Eagles any reason to increase his role ahead of a Week 11 road matchup with the stingy New Orleans run defense.

  • Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott: Runs wild in Philly

    Elliott ran the ball 19 times for 151 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 27-20 win over the Eagles. He added 36 yards and another score on six receptions.

    Elliott tied his season high of 7.9 yards per carry, which is even more impressive considering he was bottled up for just four yards on his first three carries Sunday. The star back had been slumping to the tune of 94 total rushing yards over his last two games, so his fantasy owners certainly welcomed this offensive explosion. This was also the first multi-touchdown performance of the year for Elliott, a feat he accomplished three times by this point in 2017. While his production is down compared to previous dominant years, the 23-year-old remains a fantasy RB1 heading into Week 11's matchup with the Falcons.

  • Buccaneers' Jacquizz Rodgers: Career-high receiving yardage in loss

    Rodgers netted zero yards on his sole rush but hauled in all eight of his targets for 102 yards in the Buccaneers' 16-3 loss to the Redskins on Sunday. However, he also fumbled into the end zone after a catch, which was recovered by Washington.

    This was an ultimate mixed bag for the veteran running back, who generated a career high in receptions and receiving yards. However, Rodgers also had the ball punched out of his grasp after a reception early in the fourth quarter at the Redskins' 19-yard line, leading to a recovery in the end zone by Washington's Zach Brown. It was that type of afternoon for the Buccaneers, which turned the ball over on three occasions in opposing territory. On the bright side, Rodgers continues to enjoy a solid complementary role in the offense, although that could naturally be affected whenever Ronald Jones II returns from a hamstring injury.

  • Doug Martin RB | LV

    Raiders' Doug Martin: Totals 92 yards in loss

    Martin rushed 15 times for 61 yards and caught all three of his targets for 31 more yards in Sunday's 20-6 loss to the Chargers.

    Martin was perhaps the lone bright spot in an otherwise dull day for the Raiders. The yardage total was his best of the year and accompanied a season-high 15 carries. He out-touched Jalen Richard 18 to eight, but with Oakland struggling to find the end zone, touchdowns will be hard to come by for the 29-year-old. While he still has not scored this season, he does at least have an appealing Week 11 matchup at Arizona.

  • Aaron Jones RB | MIN

    Packers' Aaron Jones: Explodes for 172 scrimmage yards

    Jones carried 15 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns Sunday against the Dolphins. He also caught three passes for 27 additional yards in the 31-12 win.

    Jones gashed the opposition all day, finishing with an impressive average of 9.7 yards per carry thanks to his long gain of 67 yards. He scored on touchdown runs of two and 10 yards in the second and third quarters, respectively, giving him his first multi-touchdown effort of the season. Jones was the only running back with more than three carries in this one, the Packers apparently are ready to hand him the workload of a featured back moving forward. He'll look to build on this effort Thursday against the Seahawks.

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