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Rodgers only received two touches in Sunday's 16-11 win over the Saints, netting zero yards on a pair of rushes.

Despite talk during the week of his role expanding, Rodgers was clearly the odd man out in the Bucs' three-headed backfield Sunday. The returning Charles Sims, who offers many of the same qualities that Rodgers brings to the table, saw seven total touches, while Doug Martin was the clear lead dog, tallying 25 opportunities with the ball. Whether this workload distribution will endure remains an open question, but it could indeed prove difficult for the team to keep all three talented players consistently involved.

Hightower gained 31 yards on six carries and caught one passes for eight yards in Sunday's loss to the Buccaneers.

After being curiously limited to only three touches in Week 13, Hightower returned to splitting carries with Mark Ingram (seven carries, 14 yards) in Tampa Bay. Although Hightower found some running room against a tough Buccaneers run defense, it remains to be difficult to predict how the Saints will divvy up the backfield touches going forward. Hightower will be tough to trust against a solid Arizona defense in Week 15.

Draughn carried seven times for 32 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Jets. He lost five yards while catching his only target.

Draughn had a productive game by his modest standards, totaling a season high in rushing yardage while finding the end zone for the firs time since Week 1. Carlos Hyde continues to serve as the team's early-down workhose, which limits Draughn's effectiveness and puts an extreme cap on his fantasy upside heading into next week's matchup with the Falcons.

Rawls gained 67 yards on 12 carries and caught both of his targets for an additional seven yards in Sunday's 38-10 loss to the Packers.

Rawls gashed the Packers defense at times and averaged a healthy 5.6 yards per carry, but the lopsided nature of the score resulted in limited usage for the explosive back. Despite the poor overall result Sunday, Rawls is now averaging 6.4 yards per carry on 27 totes over the last two weeks and will look to make a larger impact next week against the Rams.

Elliott carried 24 times for 107 yards in Sunday's game against the Giants. He failed to bring in either of his two targets in the 10-7 loss.

Elliott ground out yardage against a stout New York front, managing to top the 100-yard mark for the first time in four games. He uncharacteristically failed to reach the end zone as the Dallas offense struggled, and he was unable to make an impact in the passing game despite making strides in that department in recent weeks. He still managed a productive day despite his team's struggles overall, and Elliott will look to help his team bounce back next week against the Buccaneers.

Sims totaled 17 yards on four rushes and secured three of four targets for 33 yards in Sunday's 16-11 win over the Saints.

Sims looked quick, powerful and decisive in his first game since injuring his knee in Week 4. The third-year back was decidedly behind Doug Martin in touches, but notbaly outpaced backfield mate Jacquizz Rodgers, who received only two carries and did not see any targets. Overall. Sims filled a very familiar role behind Martin, and is probably due for a slight uptick in snaps in the Week 15 tilt against the Cowboys now that he's proven a return to full health. However, it remains to be seen if Rodgers' very modest role Sunday will be the norm going forward, or if he too will see additional opportunities as the Bucs continue their playoff push.

Martin totaled 66 yards and scored a touchdown on 23 rushes while also hauling in both of his targets for 19 yards in Sunday's 16-11 win over the Saints.

Despite the return of Charles Sims from injured reserve and talk throughout the week of getting Jacquizz Rodgers more involved in the offense, Martin was once again the clear lead back Sunday. He responded by scoring a touchdown for the second straight week, a twisting one-yard score in the second quarter that was his third on the season overall. The fifth-year pro also encouragingly recorded a catch for double-digit yardage for the second straight week, and fourth time in the last five games overall. The 23 carries also equaled Martin's second-highest figure in that category this season, particularly notable given that he, Sims and Rodgers were all active. Martin will draw a tough matchup against the Cowboys' stingy run defense in a Week 15 Sunday night battle.

Toussaint ran once for six yards in the Steelers' 27-20 win over the Bills on Sunday.

With Le'Veon Bell rushing 38 times and totaling 298 yards from scrimmage, the Steelers didn't need to call on Toussaint, or just about anyone else, for that matter for most of the game. There is no reason to have Toussaint in your fantasy lineup, or even on your roster, heading in to Week 15.

Vereen (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's contest against the Cowboys.

This is an unfortunate development for Vereen, who was added to the Giants' active roster Saturday after missing nine games with a triceps injury. He took a hard hit on his first touch of Sunday's game against the Cowboys and was immediately taken back to the locker room. Rashad Jennings and Paul Perkins will likely see the bulk of the touches out of the Giants' backfield with Vereen sidelined.

Carey carried the ball one time for two yards Sunday against the Lions.

Carey's had three or fewer touches in each of his last five games, and should continue to be used sparingly unless Jordan Howard misses time.