Winners and losers from Week 8

Michael Carter | 27.7 fantasy points

While Mike White was busy carving up the Bengals through the air, the rookie in Carter was establishing himself as the leader in the backfield. Currently the RB1 heading into Monday night, Carter saw insane usage. He saw 75% of the running back rushes while his 15 targets were good for a 29% target share. It’s the second week in a row he’s seen at least a 69% (nice) rush share and a 20% target share.

Michael Carter vs Bengals

✈️ 171 total yards
✈️ 9 catches
✈️ 1 TD
✈️ 32.1 PPR fantasy points pic.twitter.com/6R7TKZS3qF

— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) October 31, 2021

Boston Scott (18 fantasy points) | Jordan Howard (17.7 fantasy points)

Pain. That’s what this section provides. Nick Sirianni pulled a fast one on us. We’ll give him that. While we all thought Kenny Gainwell would get a lion’s share of the backfield work, Sirianni decided against giving his best running back any semblance of work. Instead, he split the workload evenly between Scott and Howard, both of which scored two rushing touchdowns a piece while rushing for 60 and 57 yards, respectively. Good for the veterans, but this just added more pain to managers trying to sift through the Eagles offense.

tfw you started Gainwell and see Boston Scott got the touchdown pic.twitter.com/HLlza7PRUF

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) October 31, 2021

Melvin Gordon | 17.7 fantasy points

Speaking of split backfields, Gordon isn’t going anywhere. While I fully advocate for buying Javonte Williams and the inevitable takeover, Gordon has done his job of keeping the rookie at bay. This included two total touchdowns and 62 total yards. I expect Williams to take over at some point, but Gordon has done a nice job providing value even if his upside is capped. A trade away from the Broncos would help both players but for now, it seems he’ll provide low-end RB2 value.

Updating Melvin Gordon vs. Javonte Williams

Gordon 88 carries for 397 yards & 3 TD
Williams 78 carries for 355 yards & 1 TD

Gordon 22 targets for 148 yards & 2 TD
Williams 26 targets for 135 yards & 1 TD

— Heath Cummings (@heathcummingssr) November 1, 2021