![]() ![]() Its been rough, but this is a chance to give him one more shot in a potential get right spot. I know Pierce has struggled, but this is sort of matchup that if you are sitting him you have to question why he is on your roster anymore. Pierce has dominated inside carries for the Texans this season, seeing 77% of them on the season. The Browns have especially struggled on inside carries allowing the fourth most yards and fifth most touchdowns on those. Cleveland has allowed the second most fantasy PPG to RBs this season (29.2). But his schedule luck, or lack thereof, changes this week against Cleveland, making it a week to give Pierce one more chance. In his last five games he faced three teams in the bottom 10 in fantasy points allowed to RBs. You can easily make the case that Pierce has had the toughest schedule amongst any RB over the last month. Its also been two straight games in tough matchups for Pierce. It is now two straight games with fewer than five fantasy points for the rookie. He rushed just five times for eight yards, while catching three of six targets for eight yards. Montgomery is in play as an RB2 or flex option in this great matchup. Look for the Bears to exploit the Packers run defense struggles and feed Montgomery, especially if Fields can’t suit up. They have allowed 31.4 fantasy PPG to RBs in the past month, the third most in that span. ![]() Either way, he is in play this week this week against the Packers who have been ran all over as of late. It’s not necessarily a bad thing for him if Fields plays next week, as it forces the defense to pay attention to someone else, but if he sits it likely means more touches for Montgomery. He has been dominating the workload out of the Bears backfield since Khalil Herbert landed on the IR and that should continue moving forward. That was without Justin Fields, which only led to more running opportunities for Montgomery in a tough matchup against the Jets. He finished with 14.3 fantasy points, which was enough for him the RB21 on the week. Montgomery played 68% of the snaps with 14 carries and four targets, finishing with 113 total yards in Week 12. He is a must start option moving forward. Expect the Pats to try and grind the clock out against Josh Allen and the Bills, which means a lot of Stevenson. In the past month the Bills have allowed 26.1 fantasy PPG to backs, which falls inside the top 10. ![]() Plus, this week he gets the Bills who have been ran all over against as of late. Now with Damien Harris banged up again there is even more opportunities for Stevenson. He has topped 12 fantasy points in every game since Week 3, but the ceiling has been much higher with him routinely topping 20 fantasy points. He is no worse than second among RBs in targets, catches and receiving yards in that span. Stevenson leads RBs with a 25% target share. He has done so because of how much involvement he has seen in the passing game. That is the sign of an elite fantasy asset. Stevenson topped 20 fantasy points without a touchdown last week - it was his third time scoring at least 19.5 fantasy points without finding pay dirt. But we will move on with Stevenson, who it is easy to feel good about right now. That, or the back is too obvious to include, like Nick Chubb. Full disclosure, this was a hard week to find some Start 'Em RBs, as pretty much every backfield is dealing with injuries at this point of the season. As mentioned above with Aaron Jones, this was originally going to be Najee Harris, but then he suffered an injury in Week 12. ![]()
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