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Gaskin rushed 10 times for 54 yards and wasn't targeted in Sunday's 31-24 win over the Jets.

Gaskin was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Friday, so he had limited practice reps heading into this game and thus ceded the majority of the workload to Duke Johnson, who rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns on 22 attempts. The strong performance from Johnson could prompt the Colts to keep him in a timeshare with Gaskin, if not the lead role, in Week 16 against the Saints.

Foreman recorded 22 rushes for 108 yards in Sunday's 19-13 loss to Pittsburgh. He added two receptions for 27 yards.

Foreman dominated work out of Tennessee's backfield with Dontrell Hilliard seeing only nine rushes and Jeremy McNichols six. Foreman took advantage of the opportunity, racking up chunk gains of 20 and 12 yards to top 100 rushing yards for the second time in his last three games. While Hillard served as the primary pass catcher out of the backfield, Foreman has also chipped in multiple receptions for the second consecutive contest. The only thing missing from Foreman's effort was a trip to the end zone, though he has also established himself as the team's goal-line back.

Abdullah ran for seven yards on four carries and caught four passes for 48 yards and one touchdown on four targets against Buffalo on Sunday.

While rookie Chuba Hubbard again functioned as Carolina's rushing specialist at running back by taking eight carries for 40 yards, Abdullah was clearly the preferred receiving option out of the backfield Sunday. That workload split might be how the Panthers ride out the rest of their wretched 2021 season, and against Tampa Bay in Week 16, the matchup only figures to get tougher for the Carolina ground attack.

Carter (ankle) rushed eight times for 18 yards and caught one of two targets for two yards in Sunday's 31-24 loss to Miami.

Carter made his return after spending the previous three games on IR and split carries with Tevin Coleman, who gained 50 yards on his eight carries. The rookie looked tentative and tied his Week 1 career low with just 20 scrimmage yards, but Carter should shake off some of the rust in Week 16 against the Jaguars.

Hubbard ran for 40 yards on eight carries against Buffalo on Sunday.

Hubbard's production was mostly driven by a 21-yard carry in the first quarter, with the other seven carries producing just 19 yards. He saw backup runner Ameer Abdullah poach four carries (though for just seven yards) and four targets, all of which were caught for a total of 48 yards and a touchdown. Hubbard might have more ability as a pure runner than Abdullah, but the latter seems to be distinguishing himself as the team's best pass-catching option at running back in the absence of Christian McCaffrey. The Panthers get a difficult matchup against Tampa Bay in Week 16.

Robinson rushed 18 times for 75 yards and a touchdown while catching three of six targets for 13 yards during Sunday's 30-16 loss to the Texans.

Robinson tied his season high with 21 touches and bounced back after totaling a mere 39 yards from scrimmage over the previous two contests. The 23-year-old should continue to see heavy usage going forward, especially with offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell now leading the team following the firing of former head coach Urban Meyer. Robinson will have another attractive matchup in Week 16 as the Jaguars travel to take on the Jets.

The Seahawks placed Homer (undisclosed) on the reserve/COVID-19 list Sunday, John Boyle of the team's official site reports.

With the Seahawks' Week 15 game pushed back from Sunday to Tuesday due to COVID-19 concerns within their opponents, the Rams, Seattle now has an ever growing list as the matchup draws closer. Homer joins position mate Alex Collins (abdomen/illness) on the reserve list, which leaves Rashaad Penny, DeeJay Dallas and practice squad member Adrian Peterson (lower back) as the team's current and likely healthy running backs on the roster.

Barkley rushed 15 times for 50 yards and secured four of eight targets for 24 yards in the Giants' 21-6 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday. He also lost a fumble.

Barkley comfortably paced the Giants' ground attack in carries, but backfield mate Devontae Booker was much more efficient while averaging 9.3 yards per rush. Barkley's reception tally, modest as it was, co-led New York, but he's paying few dividends for fantasy managers relative to draft position, even after the jettisoning of Jason Garrett as offensive coordinator. Barkley has encouragingly logged double-digit carries and recorded multiple receptions in each of the four games Freddie Kitchens has largely taken over play-calling duties, yet he's clocked 4.0 yards per tote or fewer in three of those contests. Barkley's next opportunity to turn around what has been another lackluster season comes in a Week 16 road trip to Philadelphia for a divisional clash against the Eagles.

Reynolds rushed 26 times for 112 yards while catching his only target for five yards during Sunday's 30-12 win over Arizona.

With D'Andre Swift (shoulder) and Jamaal Williams (illness) sidelined again, Reynolds carried the load for Detroit while Jermar Jefferson (five carries for nine yards) spelled him on occasion. The Kutztown product now has 216 total yards over the past week and has quickly shown that the team might have made a mistake in cutting him in favor of Jefferson this fall. While it's possible that Swift and/or Williams could return in Week 16 against Atlanta, it otherwise seems like Reynolds could get a heavy workload against a Falcons defense that ranks 24th in fantasy points allowed to running backs.

Edmonds (ankle) rushed six times for 53 yards and failed to catch his lone target in Sunday's 30-12 loss to Detroit.

Edmonds was productive on a per-touch basis in his first action since Week 9, but neither he nor James Conner (70 scrimmage yards on 10 touches) were fed the ball much as the Cardinals surprisingly spent the entire game fruitlessly attempting to play catch-up. Conner thrived while Edmonds was out and will likely see the majority of touches in Week 16 against the Colts, but don't be too quick to write Edmonds off given his robust 5.9 yards per carry this season.