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Saquon Barkley was active for Week 9 despite dealing with hamstring and back injuries that only allowed him to be a limited participant for the Friday practice leading up to it. He ended Sunday Night Football with 30 yards and a TD on a team-high 13 carries while adding a 24-yard reception on his lone target. Barkley finished with 12.4 PPR points to rank as an RB2 pending Monday Night Football.

CeeDee Lamb hauled in a team-high target volume for the third straight week, hauling in seven of 11 targets for 58 yards. While his 39.3% target share on Sunday was his third-highest mark this season, his 12.8 PPR points were his second-fewest and ranked as the WR23 in Week 8 pending Sunday- and Monday Night Football.

In Williams’ most inefficient game thus far, he handled 24 rush attempts for 56 yards while adding just one receiving yard on a reception and 2 targets. His 2.3 yards per carry and 0.5 yards per reception were both season-lows for the sixth-year RB. Williams ranks as an RB3 pending Sunday- and Monday Night Football.

Trey McBride hauled in seven of eight targets for 72 yards and a TD in the Cardinals' shocking late-game come-from-behind win over the Cowboys. He finished with 20.2 PPR points to finish as the TE3 pending Sunday- and Monday Night Football. It’s McBride’s sixth TE1 performance through the first eight weeks.

Dotson caught 2 of 5 targets for 95 yards, finishing as the WR26. A 76-yard catch made up most of his day and 61% of Michael Penix Jr.’s passing yards. Drake London caught just 1 of 6 targets for 8 yards. Dotson was the only Falcon to make a big play through the air.

Robinson ran 19 times for 76 yards and didn’t catch his only target, finishing as the RB27. He averaged 4.0 yards per carry with a long of 26. With Penix struggling to complete passes in the weather, Robinson’s receiving role disappeared. Khalil Herbert added 4 carries for 12 yards.

Penix completed just 8 of 24 passes for 125 yards, no TDs and 4 INTs in a 16-0 loss, finishing as the QB23. He added 5 carries for 11 yards. The weather made throwing nearly impossible for both teams, but the interceptions were costly in a game Tampa Bay won without completing a pass. His passer rating was 12.0. It’s a game to mostly ignore going forward.

Gainwell ran 25 times for 140 yards, finishing as the RB14. He averaged 5.6 yards per carry with a long of 28, but he didn’t score and didn’t catch his only target. This was by far his biggest workload of the season. He got there despite a hip injury that kept him out of practice Wednesday before he was upgraded to full Friday.

Irving ran 27 times for 170 yards and a TD, finishing as the RB9. He averaged 6.3 yards per carry with a long of 46. He didn’t draw a target in a game where Tampa Bay barely threw, and he lost a fumble. Kenneth Gainwell added 25 carries for 140 yards.

Mayfield went 0 for 3 passing in Tampa Bay’s 16-0 win over Atlanta and finished as the QB25. He added 4 carries for 14 yards. The weather shut down both passing games, and the Bucs became the first team since the 1974 Bills to win without completing a pass. This should be thrown out when evaluating Mayfield going forward.

Boston caught 6 of 11 targets for 37 yards and finished as the WR30. Concepcion caught 3 passes for 37 yards, including a 24-yarder, and finished as the WR43. Both played 58 snaps, but neither made a major fantasy impact.

Sampson caught 6 passes for 62 yards and ran once for 7 yards, finishing as the RB17. He led Cleveland’s backfield with 39 snaps to Quinshon Judkins’ 27. Judkins played a season-low 39% of snaps and ran 11 times for just 25 yards (2.3 yards per carry). Cleveland trailed for most of a 27-6 loss.

Fannin caught 10 of 12 targets for 154 yards and finished as the TE2. He led the Browns in both targets and receiving yards, with a long of 37. Deshaun Watson threw for 324 yards but no TDs in a 27-6 loss. Fannin also lost a fumble.

Bernard caught all 5 targets for 30 yards and finished as the WR36, while DK Metcalf caught just 1 of 6 targets for 4 yards and finished as the WR69. Aaron Rodgers went 13 for 25 for 172 yards, no TDs and an INT (QB21). With Pittsburgh running the ball 33 times, there wasn’t much passing volume to go around.

Dowdle ran 15 times for 56 yards and a TD, finishing as the RB22. He averaged 3.7 yards per carry and didn’t draw a target. He played 28 snaps to Jaylen Warren’s 34. The Steelers’ 33 carries gave both backs plenty of volume with a big lead.

Michael Wilson played ‘hero’ in the Cardinals come-from-behind win over the Cowboys, catching the game-tying TD with six seconds left. He finished with 8 receptions on a team-high 15 targets for 111 yards and a TD while adding a 17-yard rush, finishing with 26.8 PPR points and a WR1 finish in Week 8.

Warren ran 17 times for 143 yards and a TD in Pittsburgh’s 27-6 win over Cleveland, good for an RB10 finish. He averaged 8.4 yards per carry, boosted by a 51-yard run, and caught 1 of 2 targets for no yards. Rico Dowdle also found the end zone as the Steelers leaned on the run, piling up 33 carries to Aaron Rodgers’ 25 pass attempts.

Chargers WR Ladd McConkey caught four balls for a season-high 86 yards in Sunday's loss to the Rams. His 6 targets marked a team high but accounted for just 20% of Justin Herbert's targeted passes. Coming off the Week 7 bye probably gave us the healthiest version of McConkey we've gotten all season, though.

Tyler Allgeier helped spark and eventually pull off a shocking win over the Cowboys. He ran for 147 yards and a TD on 11 carries while adding 5 receptions for 44 more yards and TD. His season-high 36.1 PPR points lands him an RB1 ranking ahead of Sunday- and Monday Night Football.

Chargers RB Omarion Hampton logged just 9 carries for 20 yards in Sunday's return from the Week 7 bye. He added 2 catches for 7 yards among 3 targets. Kimani Vidal carried eight times for 23 yards, adding 2 catches for 7 yards on 2 targets. Keaton Mitchell rushed four times for 6 yards and led the trio with 3 catches for 17 yards on 3 targets.