RB James Cook finished as the RB3 in Week 6. He ran 22 times for 96 yards and a TD and caught all 3 targets for 58 yards. He played 45 of 68 snaps (66%), with Ty Johnson (12) and Ray Davis (9) mixing in sparingly. Cook also did not fumble in this game after criticism from HC Joe Brady coming into the week.
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Cook handled 22 of Buffalo’s 29 carries (76%), with Johnson and Davis getting one each. He averaged 4.4 yards per carry and 19.3 yards per catch. He ran 19 of the team’s 35 routes, while Johnson ran 7 routes and turned 2 catches into 24 yards. Allen’s quiet rushing day (5 carries for 1 yard) also left more of the ground game to Cook.
This was Cook’s second straight top-four finish after he ran 25 times for 111 yards and 2 TDs as the RB4 in Week 5. He has 47 carries for 207 yards and 3 TDs over the last two games. The workload is as secure as any in the league.
Buffalo is on bye in Week 7. Baltimore allows the fifth-fewest adjusted PPR points to RBs and ranked 11th in our run defense power rankings heading into Week 6. Minnesota allows the fewest points to RBs in Week 9 and ranked third in run defense power (-26.1 rush DVOA). The matchups are tough, but Cook’s volume keeps him an RB1.
