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Joe Mixon RB | HOU
Bengals' Joe Mixon: Posts 108 combined yards
Mixon had 65 rushing yards on 16 carries along another 43 receiving yards on seven catches in Saturday's win over the Patriots.
The Bengals made it a priority to establish Mixon, who received the lion's share of backfield snaps. He had a touchdown taken away in the first half on a holding penalty against Devin Asiasi, which otherwise would have given him a really productive fantasy day. Mixon has not found the end zone since his monster five-touchdown outing in Week 9.
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Najee Harris RB | NYG
Steelers' Najee Harris: Racks up six catches
Harris rushed the ball 16 times for 53 yards in Saturday's 13-10 win over the Raiders. He added six receptions for 42 yards.
Harris paced the Pittsburgh backfield, accounting for 16 of the 24 rushing attempts by skill-position players. However, he was largely stymied as a rusher and was held below 50 yards on the ground for the third time in the last five games. He still managed to salvage his performance with his most productive game of the season as a receiver, regularly serving as a dumpoff option for Kenny Pickett. Overall, Harris has at least 90 total yards in four of his last seven games, and he also has five touchdowns in that span.
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Josh Jacobs RB | GB
Raiders' Josh Jacobs: Musters 50 yards from scrimmage
Jacobs tallied 15 carries for 44 yards and caught his only target for six yards during Saturday's 13-10 loss at Pittsburgh.
In a game in which Jacobs surpassed 1,500 yards on the ground for the season on his second carry, he ultimately finished with his second-lowest rushing total of the campaign (previously, he had 43 yards Week 8 in New Orleans). He nearly salvaged his day overall with a 36-yard catch-and-run late in the third quarter, but the play was called back by a Foster Moreau facemask penalty. Jacobs also didn't score a touchdown for the second consecutive contest and eighth time in 15 appearances. He may have a tough time bouncing back Week 17 against the 49ers' top-ranked run defense.
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Brian Robinson Jr. RB | ATL
Commanders' Brian Robinson: Bottled up in tough matchup
Robinson ran for 58 yards on 22 carries and failed to haul in his lone target in Saturday's 37-20 loss to the 49ers.
Robinson was met with brick walls on seemingly every one of his 22 carries (second-highest total this year) against San Francisco's stout front seven Saturday. Backup Antonio Gibson managed just 10 rushing yards on five carries, so the pecking order in Washington's backfield should remain unchanged after an overall down performance from the group. Robinson will attempt to resume his strong rookie campaign against the Browns' porous rushing defense next Sunday (134.3 rushing yards allowed per game).
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Christian McCaffrey RB | SF
49ers' Christian McCaffrey: Punches in seventh rushing TD
McCaffrey rushed 15 times for 46 yards and a touchdown while chipping in two receptions for 12 yards in Saturday's 37-20 win over Washington.
McCaffrey struggled to find running room against a stout Washington defense that welcomed back star defensive lineman Chase Young on Saturday. The dual-threat back salvaged what would have been a lackluster fantasy day by punching in a one-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter to ice the win for his club. Perhaps the lowered usage was by design after the oft-injured back carried the offense against Seattle with 32 combined touches in Week 15. A well-rested McCaffrey could be primed to go off against a generous Raiders defense next Sunday.
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Ezekiel Elliott RB | LAC
Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott: Another touchdown in Week 16 win
Elliott rushed 16 times for 58 yards and a touchdown and brought in his only target for six yards in the Cowboys' 40-34 win over the Eagles on Saturday.
Elliott outpaced Tony Pollard by seven carries and also cashed in on a red-zone opportunity with a one-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. Elliott continues to frequently be the beneficiary of short-range scoring opportunities after Pollard gets Dallas close to the goal line, as was the case Saturday when the latter gained the preceding 17 yards on a nine-yard pass and eight-yard run. The veteran Elliott now has 10 rushing touchdowns in the last eight games, making him an extremely valuable fantasy asset going into a Week 17 road battle versus the Titans on Thursday night.
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Tony Pollard RB | TEN
Cowboys' Tony Pollard: Busy day through air Saturday
Pollard rushed nine times for 19 yards and secured six of eight targets for 61 yards in the Cowboys' 40-34 win over the Eagles on Saturday.
Pollard made up for his ragged day on the ground with a productive effort through the air, checking in second in receptions, receiving yards and targets. Pollard's reception total tied his season high and his yardage tally served as his second highest of the campaign, although he left some production on the table by dropping what would have been a walk-in touchdown in the fourth quarter. The versatile back split the workload as usual with Ezekiel Elliott, who recorded 17 touches to Pollard's 15, and it remains to be seen if he will return to double-digit carries in a Week 17 road matchup against the Titans on Thursday night.
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Miles Sanders RB | DAL
Eagles' Miles Sanders: Meager output Saturday
Sanders churned out 65 yards on 21 carries, reeled in his only target for six yards and lost a fumble during Saturday's 40-34 defeat at Dallas.
Sanders' fumble with 2:19 remaining in the fourth quarter was a costly one, as the Eagles were forced to call two of their three timeouts to preserve time for a comeback effort. But he wasn't having much success on the ground prior to the foible and averaged just 3.1 yards per carry for the game. While Sanders has gone for 140-plus rushing yards twice in the last five contests, he's combined for 131 yards on 41 rushes (3.2 YPC) in the other three. Which Sanders shows up Week 17 against the Saints remains to be seen, but it should be noted the Eagles offense was directed by backup QB Gardner Minshew on Saturday with Jalen Hurts (shoulder) sidelined.
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Dare Ogunbowale RB | LV
Texans' Dare Ogunbowale: Totals 28 yards in win
Ogunbowale rushed the ball eight times for 28 yards in Saturday's 19-14 win over the Titans.
Ogunbowale served as the change-of-pace back behind Royce Freeman in Houston's backfield. He wasn't able to muster much production, as his longest rush of the day went for only eight yards. Notably, Ogunbowale also wasn't targeted for the second consecutive game, a dent to his already minimal utility for fantasy purposes.
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Dalvin Cook RB | DAL
Vikings' Dalvin Cook: Can't get going in win
Cook carried the ball 14 times for 64 yards and caught three of four targets for 13 yards in Saturday's 27-24 win over the Giants.
New York held the running back relatively in check, keeping Cook out of the end zone for the first time since Week 12, but he still reached 70 scrimmage yards for the 11th time in 15 games. The 27-year-old is 113 scrimmage yards short of 1,500 for the season, a figure he'll look to reach in Week 17 against the Packers.