Fantasy Studs And Duds Nfl Week 9: Bears’ Trio Delivers In Wild Win Over Bengals

Panthers coach Dave Canales did imagination shot managers a favour erstwhile he started nan week by saying that he was ditching nan backfield committee and had plans to force-feed moving backmost Rico Dowdle. 

Canales did not lie, perpetually calling Dowdle’s number during Sunday’s upset successful Green Bay. Those who didn’t suffer religion successful Dowdle were rewarded pinch a brace of rushing touchdowns from Carolina’s caller lead back.

I believed Canales erstwhile he said he was done pinch nan 50-50 divided pinch Chuba Hubbard, but I didn’t for illustration nan matchup against a reliable Packers defense. That was a unspeakable determination by me, but I’ll pat myself connected nan backmost for picking up Bears rookie moving backmost Kyle Monangai successful each of my leagues. 

Dowdle and Monangai are 2 moving backs who made nan studs’ database this week. And, of course, Lamar Jackson will beryllium connected that database aft his stellar return connected Thursday Night Football against nan Dolphins. 

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

Here are nan studs and duds from NFL Week 9.

Rico Dowdle, RB, Panthers

Fantasy points: 28.10

Stats: 25 carries, 130 yards, 2 TDs; 3 targets, 2 catches, 11 yards

Dowdle didn’t miss a hit successful his return arsenic nan featured backmost successful Canales’s offense. He was instrumental successful nan Panthers’ upset triumph successful Green Bay, putting nan crippled distant pinch reliable runs successful nan last minutes. Dowdle out-touched Hubbard 27–5. Canales came done connected his promise. 

Justin Herbert, QB, Chargers

Fantasy points: 31.70

Stats: 19-of-29, 250 yards, 2 TDs, INT; 9 carries, 57 yards, TD

Herbert started nan crippled against nan Titans pinch a pick-six, but quickly made up for it pinch 3 full touchdowns, including a one-yard run. Herbert has been connected a heater, scoring astatine slightest 30 points successful 3 consecutive games.

Tee Higgins, WR, Bengals 

Fantasy points: 34.10

Stats: Nine targets, 7 catches, 121 yards, 2 TDs

Higgins did his champion to bargain nan triumph from nan Bears, producing a fistful of acrobatic catches. Higgins cracked 30 points for nan first clip this play and hasn’t gone nether azygous digits since Week 4. This Bengals discourtesy has taken disconnected since nan presence of Joe Flacco. 

Drake London, WR, Falcons

Fantasy points: 38.80

Stats: 14 targets, 9 catches, 118 yards, 3 TDs

London delivered a chapeau instrumentality during his sensational capacity against nan Patriots. The Falcons kept it adjacent successful New England because London stepped up during a uncommon sluggish capacity from Bijan Robinson. 

Colston Loveland, TE, Bears

Fantasy points: 32.80

Stats: 7 targets, six catches, 118 yards, 2 TDs

Loveland erupted aft a slow commencement to his rookie season. Loveland had a brace of touchdowns, including nan game-winner against nan Bengals. Expect Loveland to beryllium nan astir sought-after subordinate connected nan ligament this upcoming week. Loveland was only started by 12% of Sleeper users. 

Christian McCaffrey scored 2 touchdowns successful nan 49ers' triumph complete nan Giants. / Ed Mulholland-Imagn Images

Christian McCaffrey, RB, 49ers

Fantasy points: 34.30

Stats: 28 carries, 106 yards, TD; six targets, 5 catches, 67 yards, TD

McCaffrey bounced backmost successful a large measurement aft his nine-point dud vs. Houston past week. McCaffrey did it each successful nan triumph complete nan Giants, signaling 173 full yards. The prima moving backmost has now gone complete 20 points successful 8 of 9 games. 

Kyle Monangai, RB, Bears

Fantasy points: 22.80

Stats: 26 carries, 176 yards; 5 targets, 3 catches, 22 yards

The rookie retired of Rutgers mightiness person ignited a moving backmost contention pinch his stellar capacity while filling successful for nan injured D’Andre Swift. Monangai’s beingness runs added different constituent for nan Bears’ discourtesy during nan chaotic crippled against nan Bengals. 

Caleb Williams, QB, Bears

Fantasy points: 45.70

Stats: 20-of-34, 280 yards, 3 TDs; 5 carries, 53 yards; 2 catches, 22 yards, TD

Williams went disconnected during nan Bears’ chaotic triumph complete nan Bengals. He scored a receiving touchdown and deed nan game-winning touchdown walk to Loveland successful 1 of nan astir bonkers games of nan season. Maybe Williams and coach Ben Johnson person yet recovered a rhythm, particularly pinch nan instrumentality plays. 

Lamar Jackson, QB, Ravens

Fantasy points: 33.56

Stats: 18-of-23, 204 yards, 4 TDs; 5 carries, 14 yards

Jackson returned successful a large measurement for his imagination owners, dropping dimes and spreading nan shot astir against nan Dolphins. The two-time MVP mightiness not beryllium afloat patient because he only ran 5 times, but his passing was connected constituent successful his first crippled successful a month. Expect Jackson to put up much large points, pinch upcoming games against nan Vikings, Browns, Jets and Bengals.

Mark Andrews, TE, Ravens

Fantasy points: 16.60

Stats: Three targets, 2 catches, 22 yards, 2 TDs

Andrews only had 2 catches against Miami, but he made them count pinch some being touchdown passes from Jackson. This was Andrews’s first double-digit capacity since Week 4 against nan Chiefs. 

Duds

J.K. Dobbins, RB, Broncos 

Fantasy points: 6.90

Stats: 15 carries, 61 yards; 1 catch, -2 yards

Dobbins didn’t make overmuch of an effect successful nan Broncos’ triumph against nan Texans. He’s still nan team’s No. 1 moving back, but rookie RJ Harvey continues to impressment by uncovering nan extremity area successful 3 consecutive games. 

Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Lions

Fantasy points: 5.80

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

Gibbs was a astonishment dud against nan Vikings. He didn’t make overmuch of an impact, but it’s unusual that he only saw 9 carries arsenic a runner. David Montgomery had nan amended crippled pinch nan lone rushing touchdown. 

Daniel Jones struggled successful nan Colts’ astonishment nonaccomplishment to nan Steelers. / Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

Daniel Jones, QB, Colts

Fantasy points: 16.08

Stats: 31-of-50, 342 yards, TD, 3 INTs; 3 carries, 4 yards, TD

Jones didn’t present a full stinker, but his 3 turnovers weren’t expected against nan struggling Steelers defense. The Colts’ QB snapped his four-game streak pinch astatine slightest 20 points. 

Jordan Love, QB, Packers

Fantasy points: 9.02

Stats: 26-of-37, 273 yards, INT; 1 carry, 1 yard

Surprisingly, Love didn’t present overmuch contempt hitting nan heavy shot a fewer times against nan Panthers. Love had his worst imagination capacity of nan play aft lighting up nan Steelers past week. It was nan first clip he was held nether 10 points this season. 

Jonathan Taylor, RB, Colts

Fantasy points: 7.70

Stats: 14 carries, 45 yards; 2 catches, 12 yards

Taylor cooled disconnected successful a large measurement during nan Colts’ dud against nan Steelers. The prima moving backmost didn’t ace 10 points for nan first clip this season, and it was nan first clip he didn’t people a touchdown since Week 4 against nan Rams.

Tyrone Tracy Jr., Giants, RB

Fantasy points: 6.70

Stats: Five carries, 18 yards; 4 targets, 3 catches, 19 yards

Many imagination managers spent a beautiful penny to onshore Tracy connected nan ligament this week. But Tracy wasn’t nan featured backmost during nan Giants’ first crippled without Cam Skattebo. Tracy only had 5 carries compared to nan 8 that went toward Devin Singletary. 

Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Dolphins 

Fantasy points: 8.54

Stats: 25-of-40, 261 yards, INT

Tagovailoa’s four-touchdown capacity against nan Falcons was a one-week mirage. The Dolphins’ QB reverted to his aged ways, producing a stinker against a Ravens defense that had issues defending nan pass. It wouldn’t beryllium a astonishment if Tagovailoa loses his starting occupation successful nan coming weeks.  

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