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Johnson gained just 40 yards on 14 carries and another five yards on one reception in Sunday's game against the Steelers.

Despite earning the starting nod after racking up 347 yards from scrimmage over the last three weeks, Johnson was ineffective against a stout Pittsburgh front Sunday and saw his touches limited once Arizona fell behind. Still, C.J. had the clear advantage in touches out of the Cards' backfield, as Andre Ellington and David Johnson had received just seven combined. It is unclear how the backfield workload will be divided in the long run, but it appears that at least for now, Johnson is the main man. He will try to rebound in Week 7, as the Ravens come to town.

Chargers head coach Mike McCoy said Gordon's two first-half fumbles led to his second-half benching, Michael Gehlken of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

McCoy merely confirmed the obvious, as Gordon didn't get any snaps after fumbling for a second time. He finished with 29 yards on seven carries and didn't account for any of his team's 65 targets. The Chargers mostly used Danny Woodhead in the second half, with Branden Oliver also mixing in. The San Diego offense is much more effective when it abandons the run and primarily uses Woodhead, but the running-game struggles aren't entirely on Gordon's shoulders, as a rash of injuries along the offensive line has made his job quite difficult. Still, the concerns about workload and efficiency are both very real, making Gordon tough to trust for a Week 7 matchup with the Raiders.

Gordon fought through an ankle injury Sunday, finishing with just 29 yards on seven carries. He also had two fumbles (one lost).

Gordon suffered an ankle injury early in the game, but was able to return, although he eventually took a seat on the bench after losing a fumble in the second quarter (he had fumbled earlier too, but San Diego recovered the ball). He still hasn't received more than 16 carries in a game this season, and while he's clearly the team's primary ball carrier, the fumbles are starting to become a problem (three fumbles in the last two weeks). The game script should favor the Chargers and Gordon in Week 7, as they'll play the Raiders at home, so he might be able to post nice numbers, assuming he can hang on to the ball.

Dolphins running back Jonas Gray rushed seven times for 24 yards and caught his only target for 12 more Sunday in a defeat of the Titans.

His eight touches were dwarfed by Lamar Miller's 20. As long as Miller is healthy, Gray won't be a big factor in Miami's offense.

Davis carried the ball for 13 yards on five carries and snagged a 12-yard pass in Sunday's loss to Minnesota.

Davis took a backseat to second-year back Charcandrick West in Jamaal Charles' first game out following a season-ending knee injury. Davis was Charles' primary backup in 2013 and 2014 and has managed to score 12 total touchdowns in a little over two seasons. His career yards-per-rush averaged of 3.39 may be contributing to West's first dibs at opportunities. The backfield situation in Kansas City will be one to monitor given their ball-control tendencies and it will be intersting to see whether Davis'experience and West's late-game fumble put Davis in the driver's seat come Week 7 against Pittsburgh.

Broncos running back C.J. Anderson rushed 13 times for 41 yards and had four catches on four targets for 25 receiving yards Sunday against the Browns.

Anderson was again outplayed by Ronnie Hillman, who rushed 20 times for 111 yards, and the former appears to be one step closer to losing the starting job to the latter. Anderson did get carries on the Broncos' final drive in overtime, though Hillman looks likely to get the first looks in Week 8 against the Packers following the Broncos' Week 7 bye.

Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman rushed 20 times for 111 yards and caught three passes on five targets for four receiving yards Sunday against the Browns.

Hillman has both of the team's 100-yard rushing games this season and finally seemed to pass C.J. Anderson in the pecking order for carries. However, Anderson got most of the attempts in overtime. It appears likely that the two will share touches until one really separates from the other, which won't happen until after the bye.

Zenner (chest) has been ruled out of Sunday's game versus the Bears, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Zenner handled just three carries before leaving in the first half. With Zenner and Joique Bell (ankle) sidelined, Ameer Abdullah and Theo Riddick (groin) will head the Lions' backfield.

Seahawks premier back Marshawn Lynch (hamstring) has been cleared for Sunday against Carolina.

Lynch was able to practice fully both Thursday and Friday, so look for him to head the backfield with Thomas Rawls and Fred Jackson backing up.

Lions running back Zach Zenner suffered a chest injury Sunday against Chicago and is questionable to return, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

With Joique Bell (ankle) inactive, Zenner was among three healthy backs in Detroit, taking three carries for 15 yards before his departure.