NFL Player News
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Najee Harris RB | LAC
Steelers' Najee Harris: TD saves quiet game
Harris rushed 12 times for 39 yards and a touchdown while adding 20 yards on five receptions (six targets) in Sunday's 41-37 loss to the Chargers.
Harris struggled to gain traction early in the contest, then fell victim to an unfavorable game script. The 12 carries were his second-lowest total this year, and the 4.0 yards per catch marked a new season low. Harris had to briefly leave the game to be evaluated for a concussion in the fourth quarter, but he was quickly reinstated and finished the contest. Harris will look to bounce back in a crucial AFC North showdown against the Bengals next Sunday.
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Austin Ekeler RB | WAS
Chargers' Austin Ekeler: Four touchdowns in win
Ekeler carried the ball 11 times for 50 yards and also caught six of his seven targets for 65 yards to go along with four total touchdowns in Sunday's 41-37 win over the Steelers.
Ekeler's massive day came courtesy of essentially being the sole focus in the red zone, with each of his four touchdowns coming within 20 yards of paydirt. The dynamic scatback now has an impressive 13 combined touchdowns in just 10 games, just one off his combined touchdown total from each of the past two seasons. While Ekeler has less than 20 combined touches in four of the last five games, the heavy red-zone emphasis has been a major boon for fantasy managers.
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB | KC
Chiefs' Clyde Edwards-Helaire: Scores in return to action
Edwards-Helaire carried the ball 12 times for 63 yards and a touchdown and caught both his targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 19-9 win over the Cowboys.
It was a productive return from a five-game absence for the second-year RB, who reclaimed the starting role from Darrel Williams and scored his first rushing TD of the season on a one-yard plunge in the second quarter. Edwards-Helaire has had a tough season to date, but he still has time to post some big numbers on the other side of Kansas City's Week 12 bye.
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D'Onta Foreman RB | CLE
Titans' D'Onta Foreman: Struggles against Texans
Foreman recorded seven carries for 25 yards in Sunday's 22-13 loss to the Texans. He added one reception for 15 yards
A week after leading the Titans in carries, Foreman slipped behind Adrian Peterson's workload of nine carries. That could have been in part due to Foreman's ineffectiveness, as he managed to average 3.6 yards per carry with his longest rush going for a gain of only nine. Since joining the Titans in Week 9, Foreman has recorded 23 carries for 84 yards across three games.
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Tony Pollard RB | TEN
Cowboys' Tony Pollard: Leading rusher in loss
Pollard carried the ball seven times for 50 yards and caught both his targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 19-9 loss to Kansas City.
He wound up leading the Cowboys in rushing yards and scrimmage yards on the day, seeing extra touches after Ezekiel Elliott briefly left the game due to a knee injury. With a short week before facing the Raiders on Thanksgiving, Pollard could be in line for a bigger workload Thursday, even if Elliott is able to suit up.
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Ezekiel Elliott RB | LAC
Cowboys' Ezekiel Elliott: Aggravates knee injury Sunday
Elliott carried the ball nine times for 32 yards and caught all six of his targets for 36 yards in Sunday's 19-9 loss to Kansas City, but he briefly left the game with a lower-body injury, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.
While he tied for the team lead in receptions, Tony Pollard led the team in rushing yards and Elliott left the game after getting his leg trapped under a tackler along the sidelines in the first half. He was able to return to action, however, and Zeke didn't seem concerned about the injury affecting his availability for a Thanksgiving Day clash with the Raiders, per Machota. "Just the same knee, the same knee injury I've been dealing with. It's feeling better, but I rolled up on it, and kind of hurt it. Overall, it's definitely getting better," Elliott said after the game. With Amari Cooper (COVID-19) already ruled out for Thursday and CeeDee Lamb suffering a concussion in Sunday's loss, Dallas can ill afford to lose their star running back as well.
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Kenyan Drake RB | GB
Raiders' Kenyan Drake: Little usage again Sunday
Drake carried the ball five times for 23 yards and caught one of two targets for six yards in Sunday's 32-13 loss to the Bengals.
For the second straight game, Drake managed only a half-dozen touches and failed to do much with his limited opportunities. He also failed to catch multiple passes for the first time since Week 5, but game script wasn't in his favor Sunday as the Raiders' offense didn't see a lot of the ball and didn't fall behind by more than one score until the fourth quarter. Drake could see more action in a Thanksgiving Day clash with the Cowboys, but he remains a risky fantasy option.
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Josh Jacobs RB | GB
Raiders' Josh Jacobs: Modest numbers in loss
Jacobs carried the ball nine times for 37 yards and caught five of seven targets for 24 yards in Sunday's 32-13 loss to the Bengals.
While he saw his usual touch volume and hauled in at least three passes for the sixth time in the last seven games, Jacobs didn't produce much in the way of yardage and failed to get into the end zone for the third straight contest. Perhaps not coincidentally, the Raiders have lost all three. He'll look to snap that scoring drought in a Thanksgiving Day clash with the Cowboys.
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Joe Mixon RB | HOU
Bengals' Joe Mixon: Big day in Vegas
Mixon carried the ball 30 times for 123 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 32-13 win over the Raiders.
He didn't see a target for only the second time all season, but it was a small price to pay for his first triple-digit rushing performance since Week 1 and his third straight multi-TD game. Mixon has already set new career highs with nine rushing and 11 total touchdowns on the season, and he's gotten into the end zone in seven straight contests -- a streak he'll look to extend in Week 12 against the Steelers.
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Tony Jones RB | ARI
Saints' Tony Jones: Minimal role in return to lineup
Jones rushed three times for two yards during Sunday's 40-29 loss to the Eagles.
In his first game back from an ankle injury, Jones barely saw any work despite the absence of Alvin Kamara (knee). Instead, Mark Ingram (24 combined carries and targets) almost exclusively carried the load. Even if Kamara remains sidelined in Week 12 against Buffalo, Jones does not seem like an advisable fantasy option in any format.