Fantasy Studs And Duds Nfl Week 8: Saquon Barkley, Dallas Goedert Soar For Eagles

Saquon Barkley yet made his imagination shot managers happy aft a fewer quiet weeks fell beneath his lofty standards. 

Barkley, nan reigning Offensive Player of nan Year, dominated during nan Eagles’ rout of nan Giants connected Sunday, but exited early owed to a groin injury. On a affirmative note, Barkley’s wounded whitethorn not beryllium long-term, pinch nan 28-year-old seen opinionated connected nan sideline holding a helmet. He scored 2 touchdowns (one arsenic a rusher and 1 arsenic a receiver) and went complete 20 imagination points for nan first clip this season. 

There astir apt won’t beryllium immoderate affirmative news for Giants rookie moving backmost Cam Skattebo, who sustained a devastating ankle injury against nan Eagles. Skattebo provided a jolt for nan Giants and his imagination managers, and appeared to beryllium a contender for Offensive Rookie of nan Year earlier nan disfigured injury. 

To footwear disconnected Week 8, nan Chargers leaned connected nan violative trio of Justin Herbert, Oronde Gadsden II and Kimani Vidal to cruise by nan Vikings during Thursday Night Football. Hopefully, nary 1 retired location felt nan request to commencement Vikings backmost Carson Wentz this week. 

This communicative will beryllium updated passim nan day. Points from Sleeper PPR modular scoring format.

Here are nan studs and duds from NFL Week 8.

Saquon Barkley, RB, Eagles

Fantasy points: 36.40

Stats: 14 carries, 150 yards, TD; 4 catches, 24 yards, TD

Barkley yet cracked 20 imagination points this play and ended a two-game streak of being held nether 9 digits. Now, Barkley’s imagination managers hold for immoderate bully news connected his groin injury, arsenic nan Eagles person a bye successful Week 9.

Chase Brown, RB, Bengals 

Fantasy points: 25.50

Stats: 12 carries, 73 yards, TD; 3 catches, 32 yards, TD

Brown has recovered a hit aft a sluggish first six weeks of nan season. Brown didn’t apical nan 108 rushing yards he had against nan Steelers past week, but he recovered nan extremity area doubly and contributed arsenic a passer against nan Jets. As a team, nan Bengals rushed for 181 yards. 

James Cook III, RB, Bills

Fantasy points: 38.60

Stats: 19 carries, 216 yards, 2 TDs;

Cook had a monster outing during nan Bills’ dismantling of nan Panthers. The 26-year-old had a profession precocious successful rushing yards and a 64-yard rushing touchdown earlier adding a 21-yard people later successful nan game. 

Oronde Gadsden II, TE, Chargers

Fantasy points: 18.70

Stats: Five catches, 77 yards, TD

Gadsden still can’t ace his dad’s imagination lineup, but that’s a bully point because nan rookie tight extremity said his dad’s determination is solely based connected superstition. So if Gadsden continues to thrust nan bench, that apt intends nan Chargers and his imagination managers will proceed to benefit. The younger Gadsden has averaged 19.9 imagination points nan past 3 games.

Dallas Goedert, TE, Eagles

Fantasy points: 17.80

Stats: Three catches, 28 yards, 2 TD

No A.J. Brown, nary problem for Jalen Hurts, who connected pinch Goedert doubly successful nan extremity zone. Goedert has been a reliable imagination tight extremity this season, scoring astatine slightest 10 points successful six of 7 games. 

Breece Hall, RB, Jets

Fantasy points: 34.86

Stats: 18 carries, 133 yards, 2 TDs; 2 catches, 14 yards

The Jets yet won a crippled this season, and Hall played a immense domiciled successful nan victory. Hall’s 2nd touchdown gave nan Jets caller life, trimming nan Bengals’ lead to six points successful nan 4th quarter. It will beryllium absorbing to spot whether nan Jets determine to waste and acquisition Hall earlier nan Nov. 4 deadline. 

Justin Herbert, QB, Chargers

Fantasy points: 31.28

Stats: 18-of-25, 227 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT; 7 carries, 62 yards

Herbert has been 1 of nan champion imagination quarterbacks this season, particularly successful nan past 2 weeks. He has scored much than 30 points successful consecutive weeks and moreover provided six points from his 7 carries. 

Tua Tagovailoa led nan Dolphins to a 34–10 triumph complete nan Falcons. / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Dolphins 

Fantasy points: 32.20

Stats: 20-of-26, 205 yards, 4 TDs

Tagovailoa had a shocking performance, shaking disconnected a unsmooth fewer weeks. Last week successful nan Dolphins’ nonaccomplishment to nan Browns, Tagovailoa threw 3 interceptions and grounded to registry a azygous imagination point. He was a different backmost against nan Falcons connected Sunday. 

Kimani Vidal, RB, Chargers

Fantasy points: 19.70

Stats: 23 carries, 117 yards, TD; 1 catch, 10 yards

Vidal rewarded nan imagination managers who didn’t waver aft nan second-year moving backmost only produced 7.50 points against nan Colts past week. It took Vidal immoderate clip to get going, but he dominated successful nan 2nd half against nan Vikings. He needs to stay successful starting lineups pinch Omarion Hampton still moving his measurement backmost from injury.  

Duds

Rico Dowdle, RB, Panthers

Fantasy points: 6.56 points

Stats: 8 carries, 54 yards

It mightiness beryllium clip to chair Dowdle aft different sluggish performance. He hasn’t been nan aforesaid since Chuba Hubbard returned to nan section 2 games ago. Hubbard gained much carries pinch 12 and besides scored a three-yard rushing touchdown. 

Quinshon Judkins, RB, Browns

Fantasy points: 4.70

Stats: Nine carries, 19 yards

Judkins had a clunker against nan Patriots and near nan crippled early owed to a enarthrosis injury. The rookie moving backmost has been 1 of nan fewer agleam spots for nan Browns, but it was not his champion outing connected Sunday.

Christian McCaffrey struggled successful San Francisco’s nonaccomplishment to Houston. / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers

Fantasy points: 9.80

Stats: Eight carries, 25 yards; 3 catches, 43 yards

McCaffrey had his worst imagination capacity of nan season, ending his seven-game streak of signaling astatine slightest 22 imagination points. McCaffrey couldn’t get thing going connected nan crushed and grounded to get connected nan aforesaid page pinch Mac Jones during San Francisco’s nonaccomplishment successful Houston. 

Bijan Robinson, RB, Falcons

Fantasy points: 5.80

Stats: Nine carries, 25 yards, 3 catches, 23 yards

Robinson’s unsmooth capacity besides included a fumble. The Falcons’ discourtesy couldn’t get thing going pinch Kirk Cousins, who filled successful for nan injured Michael Penix Jr. It was nan first clip Robinson was held nether 16 points this season. 

Aaron Jones, RB, Vikings 

Fantasy points: 5.00

Stats: Five carries, 15 yards; 2 catches, 15 yards

Jones delivered a dud successful his first crippled backmost since Week 2. Jones, Jordan Mason and Zavier Scott were expected to return advantage of a struggling Chargers’ tally defense, but only generated 34 rushing yards arsenic a team.

Caleb Williams, QB, Bears

Fantasy points: 11.80

Stats: 25-of-38, 285 yards, zero TDs, INT; 3 carries, 24 yards

Williams had a stinker successful what was expected to beryllium an perfect matchup against a mediocre Ravens secondary. Williams’s disfigured interception successful nan 4th fourth killed immoderate dream near of nan Bears getting a triumph successful Baltimore. 

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