NFL Box Score Breakdown: Week 7 Snaps, Routes & Personnel Usage

We have minor changes and a slight delay this week, thanks to the Amazon Web Services outage that you may or may not have heard about. Most of the stats I need came back online about a half-hour after I abandoned ship to start on a new format (and new stat providers) for the article, but the one thing I wasn't able to get was season-long route/snap data that includes the Week 7 numbers.

As such, there's one minor change to the tables below: Full-season snap/route shares are for Weeks 1-6 only. This shouldn't really impact anything, but I figured I'd preempt any questions/concerns.

The more obvious thing you'll notice if you're reading Monday afternoon is that I didn't quite get to every game. All of the stats and injuries are listed, per usual, but my notes on some of the late-afternoon games won't be posted until Monday evening (with another update coming Tuesday, after the MNF games).

Stat Table Key

     

Weekly stats (first six columns)

• Snap = % of team snaps that player was on the field for
• Route = route share (routes run / QB dropbacks)
• RUSHING = rushing line
• RECEIVE = receiving line
• Tgt = targets
• AY = Air Yards

           

2025 Season Stats (final five columns)

• Sn'25 = snap share for the season
• Rt'25 = route share for the season
• TPRR = Targets per Route Run
• TS = Percentage of team's targets
• AYS = Percentage of team's air yards

The final five columns of each stat table below (written in italics) show numbers for the entire season. Bold lettering denotes especially strong marks relative to positional standards. Green lettering for the weekly stats denotes considerable increases in playing time and/or usage relative to past weeks. Red lettering denotes the opposite — a decreased role relative to prior games.

If you're looking for target and air-yard shares that only include active games, you can find those updated every Tuesday on RotoWire's advanced receiving stats page. 

Steelers (31) at Bengals (33) 

Steelers Personnel: 11 - 9%  /  12 - 43%  /  13 - 28%  /  6OL - 13%

54 Plays — 35 DBs — 8.7 aDOT — 23-of-34 for 249 yards — 4 TD, 2 INT, 0 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RB Jaylen Warren had a larger share of Pittsburgh's backfield in his second game back from a knee injury, taking exactly four carries in each quarter while playing at least 58% of snaps in every frame.
  • Warren finished with 21 of the 26 RB opportunities (81%) — his second time above 80% this season (83% in Week 3). In Week 6, he got just 13 of 26 opportunities (50%) before the fourth quarter (and 13 of 31 overall).
  • In Thursday's game, Warren took 77% of snaps on first down, 62% on second down and 40% on third down.
• TE Pat Freiermuth rebounded in a big way, following back-to-back games south of 50 percent snap and route share.
  • The Steelers used multi-TE looks even more than usual Thursday, including in most clear passing situations, which helped Freiermuth leap forward to 65% snap share and 77% route share.
    • Jonnu Smith was still slightly ahead of Freiermuth for both snap and route share, and his overall usage remains far more encouraging than Freiermuth's this year, even after Freiermuth's TNF explosion.
    • Freiermuth scored 15.6 PPR points total over his first five games. He scored 28.1 PPR points Thursday night.
• WR Roman Wilson had season highs for snap share (57%) and route share (56%) but finished with just two targets (2-17-0).
  • Nos. 3/4 receivers Scotty Miller and Ben Skowronek combined for 11 snaps.

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Bengals Personnel: 11 - 76%  /  12 - 18%

72 Plays — 49 DBs — 6.9 aDOT — 31-of-47 for 342 yards — 3 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 0 scrambles

• RB Chase Brown ran for 108 yards, more than doubling his previous season high (47), but he took just four more carries than Samaje Perine (37% snap share).
  • Brown did get all four RB targets, despite Perine taking most of the work in clear passing situations, including 71% of third-down snaps.
  • Perine also had some success, gaining 31 yards on his seven carries. Brown had gains of 37 and 27 in the second quarter, later adding runs of 12 and 7 in the fourth quarter. That's progress, especially with Joe Flacco stabilizing the offense, but there's still no sign of Brown matching last year's role (or per-touch efficiency). 
• Receiving Stats in Flacco's Two Starts:
  • Chase: 35 targets (41%), 259 Air Yards (47%), 26-255-2
  • Higgins: 18 targets (21%), 222 Air Yards (40%), 11-158-1
  • Iosivas: 8 targets (9%), 53 Air Yards (10%), 4-54-0
  • Fant: 8 targets (9%), 22 Air Yards (4%), 8-71-1
  • Brown: 6 targets (6%), -15 Air Yards (-3%), 4--1-0
  • Hudson: 5 targets (5%), 18 Air Yards (3%), 4-10-1
• The 41% target share for Chase with Flacco at QB isn't sustainable, but 30% might be, whereas Chase typically has been in the mid-to-high 20s with Joe Burrow under center. 
  • The 21% for Higgins is in line with career-long numbers, and I wouldn't be shocked if we see a little more go toward him in the coming weeks. Flacco is willing to try difficult throws and let his guys make plays, which seemingly fits well with Higgins' expertise at contested catches and jump ball. And we know he'll face favorable looks when Chase is on fire like this.
    • Also note that Higgins got more playing time in this one, while Andrei Iosivas got a bit less (relative to Week 6, that is).

Stock ⬆️: QB Joe Flacco + WRs Ja'Marr Chase & Tee Higgins + RB Jaylen Warren

Stock ⬇️: RB Kenneth Gainwell

Rams (35) at Jaguars (7) 

Rams Personnel: 11 - 56%  /  13 - 39%

62 Plays — 34 DBs — 10.7 aDOT — 21-of-33 for 182 yards — 5 TD, 0 INT, 0 sacks, 1 scrambles

• Apart from Davante Adams' goal-line dominance, there was no clear winner from Puka Nacua's absence.
  • WR Jordan Whittington actually saw his snap and route shares fall considerably from Week 6 (when Tutu Atwell was out and Nacua left early). Atwell, however, didn't play much in this one, with the Rams giving Xavier Smith (47% snaps) and Konata Mumpfield (40%) a bunch of playing time in a decidedly unMcVay-esque rotation.
• RB Blake Corum finished with 13 touches, but just two of those came in the first half, while six came in the final 10 minutes.
  • Before the final 10 minutes, Kyren Williams took 70% of snaps and 14 of 21 RB opportunities (67%), which is a bit below his usage level the previous few weeks but still in normal range.
• Rookie TE Terrance Ferguson had a 31-yard TD catch amid a modest increase in snap/route share, while Tyler Higbee surprisingly dropped to just 37% of snaps and 24% route share.
  • Ferguson's 36% route share is nothing impressive, but it was the best among Los Angeles tight ends for Week 7, and he got 43% of snaps before the fourth quarter (Allen took 49%, with Parkinson at 47% and Higbee at 39%).
    • Ferguson is a candidate for the post-bye rookie bump, though it's still difficult to imagine any TE in this offense having 2025 fantasy value — at least not without a longer-term injury to Nacua.

Jaguars Personnel: 11 - 80%  /  6OL - 8%

74 Plays — 57 DBs — 11.2 aDOT — 23-of-48 for 296 yards — 1 TD, 0 INT, 7 sacks, 2 scrambles

• WR Brian Thomas appeared to be fighting through an arm/shoulder/elbow injury, and his snap/route shares were season lows, dropping below 70% after mostly topping 80% in previous games (including Week 6).
  • Dyami Brown nonetheless saw his snaps/routes crater, with Parker Washington replacing him as the regular in three-wide sets (and seeing 10 targets and three carries in the process, with a whopping 202 air yards).
    • Washington isn't particularly good, but Trevor Lawrence seems to like throwing to him when he's on the field. That said, it's difficult to project what Jacksonville's WR usage will look like after a Week 8 bye, given Thomas' injury and some uncertainty between Washington/Brown.
      • Washington played 85% of snaps even before the fourth quarter, ahead of Hunter (83%), Thomas (73%), Tim Patrick (25%) and Brown (22%).
• WR Travis Hunter had career highs for snap and route share for a second straight week, and it finally led to big-time production, albeit fueled by garbage time.
  • Hunter finished with 8-101-1 on a team-high 14 targets, though he had just 30 yards on nine targets before going wild in the fourth quarter (of a blowout).
• RB Travis Etienne took 61% of snaps and eight of 12 RB opportunities before the fourth quarter, reflecting his role from previous weeks. However, he's slowed down after a hot start, and the Jags might look to get Bhayshul Tuten more work after a Week 8 bye (or not, who knows?)

Stock ⬆️: WRs Travis Hunter & Parker Washington + TE Terrance Ferguson

Stock ⬇️: WRs Brian Thomas & Dyami Brown + TE Tyler Higbee

        

 Rams Injuries 🚑: S Kamren Kinchens (toe)    

 Jaguars Injuries 🚑: WR Brian Thomas (shoulder), WR Tim Patrick (leg), S Eric Murray (neck)

Saints (14) at Bears (26) 

Saints Personnel: 11 - 72%  /  12 - 9%

53 Plays — 37 DBs — 11.8 aDOT — 20-of-32 for 233 yards — 2 TD, 3 INT, 4 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RB Kendre Miller suffered an ACL tear, which led to Alvin Kamara playing 84% of snaps and rookie Devin Neal making a cameo.
  • Neal, a sixth-round pick, has plenty of fans in the dynasty/draft world, and only Kamara (a trade candidate?) is standing between the rookie and a lead role.
• WR Chris Olave finished with single-digit targets for just the second time this season but scored his second and third TDs of the year.

Bears Personnel: 11 - 64%  /  12 - 33%

67 Plays — 28 DBs — 7.9 aDOT — 15-of-26 for 172 yards — 0 TD, 1 INT, 1 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RB Kyle Monangai had new highs for snap share (46%) and  route share (41%) while nearly doubling his high-water mark for carries (13) en route to 94 total yards and his first TD.
  • Positive game script definitely helped, but it wasn't the only factor. Monangai took 37% of snaps and seven of 18 RB opportunities in the first half.
  • D'Andre Swift had arguably his best game of the year, all the same, with 138 total yards and a TD despite ceding larger workload shares to Monangai than in past games. 
  • Monangai took four of five RB carries on the final drive. Before that last series, Swift had a 17-9 edge over the rookie in carries. Swift isn't in danger of losing his starting job after back-to-back 100-yard rushing games, but it is possible this becomes a 60/40 situation (rather than the 75/25 type split we've seen much of the year). The good news for Swift there is that Chicago's running game is finally working.
• WR Rome Odunze led the team in targets and air yards, but he hasn't seen dominant usage the past two weeks the same way he did pre-bye. He still needs to be in lineups, but with major doubts about where he falls on the WR1-3 spectrum.
  • Still no sign of a change in playing time with the other WRs. DJ Moore is still getting a lot of snaps but a middling quantity of touches, and Olamide Zaccheaus is still ahead of Luther Burden despite not playing well the past couple weeks.
• One week after dropping into a timeshare, TE Cole Kmet suffered a back injury and missed the final 20:10 of game time.
  • Up to that point, Kmet had played 62% of snaps and seen one target (16 yards), with Loveland taking 56% of snaps and two targets (9 yards).
  • After Kmet left, Colston Loveland handled 91% snap share and got two of Chicago's seven targets, including an eight-yard catch on fourth down to seal the game.
    • It's unclear how much time Kmet will miss, if any, but Loveland is at least worth adding in deep-ish leagues where he's available to see what happens.

Stock ⬆️: RB Kyle Monangai + TE Colston Loveland

Stock ⬇️: WR Rome Odunze

        

 Saints Injuries 🚑: RB Kendre Miller (knee), C Erik McCoy (biceps)    

 Bears Injuries 🚑: TE Cole Kmet (back), CB Tyrique Stevenson (shoulder) 

Panthers (13) at Jets (6) 

Panthers Personnel: 11 - 56%  /  12 - 24%  /  13 - 10%

70 Plays — 36 DBs — 7.6 aDOT — 19-of-32 for 198 yards — 1 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 2 scrambles

• RB Chuba Hubbard got the start and took all five carries (plus a target) on the opening drive, but Rico Dowdle then handled the second series, getting four carries and two targets on seven plays (with the drive ending when Dowdle got stuffed on 4th-and-1.
  • After that, Hubbard and Dowdle continued to rotate drives, only with Dowdle getting the first series after halftime (and Hubbard coming on for the second).
  • Carolina's backfield essentially was a 50/50 split, with Hubbard on the field for a few more pass plays and Dowdle on the field for a few more run plays (although that was partially a product of Dowdle having more success on the ground and thus not leaving the offense with as many passing situations on second/third down).
    • I'm not sure how long the 50/50 split lasts, but it leaves both guys as low-end RB2 types for the time being. One or the other should eventually emerge ahead, at least to some extent.
• QB Bryce Young left with a high-ankle sprain and may now miss multiple games. 
  • That's good news for Carolina's pass catchers, although Young has at least cut down on sacks/scrambles and improved at turning his dropbacks into targets. The issue is that he's averaging just 5.8 YPA, with a 61.6 completion percentage. Dalton can probably manage something like 6.4 YPA and 64% even at his advanced age, and the Carolina coaches may throw a bit more if they're getting better QB play.
• WR Jalen Coker got just 37% snap share, 47% route share and two incomplete targets in his 2025 debut, while WR Xavier Legette exploded for 9-92-1 on 11 targets and 102 air yards (leading the team in all categories).
  • Legette's TD came from a broken play, but he earned most of his production otherwise, taking targets from Tetairoa McMillan while not ceding any routes to Coker. I'm not sure I buy it, given how unimpressive he'd been before Sunday, but Legette shouldn't be completely written off, given his raw traits and draft capital. A stretch with Andy Dalton at QB, instead of Young, should help with the evaluation on Legette.
• TE Ja'Tavion Sanders got just two targets and 38% route share in his return from an ankle injury. Tommy Tremble and Mitchell Evans were also right around 40% route share.

Jets Personnel: 11 - 73%  /  12 - 15%

60 Plays — 44 DBs — 12 aDOT — 16-of-34 for 172 yards — 0 TD, 2 INT, 6 sacks, 4 scrambles

• RB Breece Hall left with an ankle injury late in the second quarter but returned for the second half. He played 53% of snaps in the first half, with nine of 11 RB carries but just one of the five RB targets (Isaiah Davis got three on the final drive of the half).
  • After halftime, Hall took 55% of snaps, with both RB carries (yes, the Jets ran just twice) and both targets.
    • In other words, there was no real sign of the injury impacting his role, but the Jets did play Isaiah Davis a bit more than usual — he just didn't really get touches besides his three catches in a two-minute drill right before halftime.
  • Davis getting a bit more playing time is the lesser concern here, relative to potential swelling for an ankle sprain. And then there's the problem of the Jets still being pathetic.
• QB Justin Fields was benched for Tyrod Taylor late in the second quarter.
• With Garrett Wilson (knee) inactive for the first time, WR Josh Reynolds got nine targets and 166 air yards but finished with just 3-29-0.
  • Seven of his nine targets came from Taylor.
  • Arian Smith also topped 90% route share, but saw just three targets and caught one for no gain. Allen Lazard was the No. 3 receiver, with 2-16-0 on three targets (55% route share).
• TE Mason Taylor had his normal three-down role but was relatively quiet (3-31-0 on five targets) even with Wilson out.

Stock ⬆️: WR Xavier Legette

Stock ⬇️: QB Justin Fields + TE Ja'Tavion Sanders

        

 Panthers Injuries 🚑: QB Bryce Young (ankle)    

 Jets Injuries 🚑: CB Sauce Gardner (head), DT Jay Tufele (knee) 

Patriots (31) at Titans (13) 

Patriots Personnel: 11 - 55%  /  12 - 13%  /  21 - 27%

64 Plays — 36 DBs — 8.3 aDOT — 22-of-24 for 234 yards — 2 TD, 0 INT, 4 sacks, 8 scrambles

• RB TreVeyon Henderson barely played, with the Patriots leaning on Rhamondre Stevenson heavily and then turning to Terrell Jennings at the very end.
  • Stevenson played 93% of snaps before the fourth quarter, taking 18 of 19 RB opportunities in the process.
  • Jennings got all five of his carries on the final two drives, after Stevenson was done for the day.
  • Rhamondre Stevenson took an odd path to becoming a three-down workhorse, but he is one, at least for now. Henderson, meanwhile, hasn't done well with his limited opportunities, though it's not hard to see how/why he might still get more of a chance later in the year (i.e., I'd wait a couple more weeks before thinking about dropping him).
• WR Stefon Diggs again had a high target rate in a not-quite-full-time role. His 30% TPRR is actually higher than what he had during his prime seasons, but back then he was getting 90 percent route shares in a pass-heavy Buffalo offense. He's in a good offense again, but with the route share lingering closer to 70% most weeks.
• WR Kayshon Boutte scored his third TD in two games but had just one other target.

Titans Personnel: 11 - 78%  /  12 - 14%

51 Plays — 39 DBs — 5.6 aDOT — 25-of-34 for 255 yards — 1 TD, 1 INT, 5 sacks, 0 scrambles

• RB Tony Pollard saved his fantasy day with four catches for 32 yards on  the first four plays of Tennessee's final drive. He otherwise had just one carry and one target after halftime, sharing limited snaps with Tyjae Spears while New England dominated possession.
  • Pollard's six carries were a season low, even worse than his 10 the week before, but his snap/route shares did rebound some after dropping to 42% and 27%, respectively, in a 20-10 loss the week before. Granted, the numbers for Pollard in this one don't look any better without that ridiculous 7.2 PPR points he added at the very end.
• WR Calvin Ridley (hamstring) was inactive after making an early exit the previous week. Snap/route shares shook out the same way in this one, with Chimere Dike as the No. 3 behind Elic Ayomanor and Van Jefferson, though Dike's long TD catch in the first half made him the most productive of the trio.
  • I'm still not sure Dike offers much besides pure speed, but that's something the Titans badly need, especially when Ridley is out.
• TE Gunnar Helm didn't really add snap/route share relative to the past few weeks, but he did put up 4-36-0 on his 36% Route share while Chig Okonkwo had a goose egg (two targets) on 56% route share.
  • It's the least of their problems, but the Titans may soon give the rookie more playing time.

Stock ⬆️: RB Rhamondre Stevenson + TE Gunnar Helm + WR Chimere Dike

Stock ⬇️: RB TreVeyon Henderson + TE Chig Okonkwo

        

 Titans Injuries 🚑: DT Jeffery Simmons (hamstring), CB L'Jarius Sneed (quad) 

Dolphins (6) at Browns (31) 

Dolphins Personnel: 11 - 58%  /  21 - 23%  /  22 - 14%

57 Plays — 36 DBs — 6.3 aDOT — 17-of-31 for 153 yards — 0 TD, 3 INT, 4 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RB De'Von Achane broke off a long run early, but nearly everything else went wrong for Miami, eventually leading to Achane, Tua Tagovailoa and Jaylen Waddle being pulled early in the fourth quarter.
  • Achane took 80% of snaps and nine of 11 RB opportunities in the first half. He scaled back some in the third quarter, and was then pulled midway through the fourth.
    • It was the same deal for Waddle, with playing time right in the normal range until deep into garbage time.
• WR Malik Washington seemingly benefitted from Darren Waller's absence (due to a pectoral injury), drawing a team-high eight targets while ranking second on the team with 80% route share (up from 49% the week before).
  • Nick Westbrook-Ikhine also got more playing time with the Dolphins using 11 personnel more than in the past couple of games.

Browns Personnel: 11 - 36%  /  12 - 19%  /  6OL - 42%

53 Plays — 23 DBs — 4.3 aDOT — 13-of-18 for 116 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 3 scrambles

• RB Quinshon Judkins ran for three touchdowns, with more than half of his yardage coming from a 46-yard TD run in the second quarter.
  • Judkins was never pulled from the game, taking Cleveland's final two carries with about 5-6 minutes remaining. He finished with 65% snap share, 35% route share and 25 of 32 RB opportunities, again showing an impressive workload ceiling in games where the Browns remain competitive.
• TE Harold Fannin had season high for snap share (83%) and route share (85%) while leading the team in targets (five) and receiving yards (36).
  • The issue for fantasy was Cleveland attempting just 18 passes, thanks to bad weather and extreme positive game script. Fannin's usage sans David Njoku (knee) was otherwise as hoped for.
• WR Isaiah Bond dropped to 44% snap share and 65% route share while finishing without a target.
  • Bond previously had four straight games with at least four targets and 55% snap share. In this one, the Browns used six linemen on nearly half of their snaps, leaving far fewer snaps for the WRs. Bond is probably still the No. 2 wide receiver in Cleveland, at least until Cedric Tillman (hamstring) returns from IR.

Stock ⬆️: RB Quinshon Judkins + WR Malik Washington

Stock ⬇️: QB Tua Tagovailoa + RB De'Von Achane + WR Jaylen Waddle

        

 Dolphins Injuries 🚑: TE Darren Waller (pectoral)    

 Browns Injuries 🚑: S Rayshawn Jenkins (wrist)

Raiders (0) at Chiefs (31) 

Raiders Personnel: 11 - 63%  /  12 - 23%  /  13 - 10%

30 Plays — 20 DBs — 3.2 aDOT — 12-of-18 for 75 yards — 0 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacks, 1 scrambles

• I've been doing this for a while now and don't know if I can recall seeing a team with fewer than 40 plays, much less just barely getting to 30. This was one of the most pathetic performances in NFL history, even if there have been many final scores that were worse.
  • The answer is probably new coaches and new players, but that won't happen
• WR Jack Bech played 21 of 22 snaps in 11 personnel but just one of 13 snaps in other packages (with Jakobi Meyers inactive due to a knee injury).

Chiefs Personnel: 11 - 48%  /  12 - 30%

77 Plays — 40 DBs — 5.5 aDOT — 26-of-35 for 286 yards — 3 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacks, 4 scrambles

• WR Rashee Rice played just 48-53% of snaps in each of the first three quarters, be he was targeted on more than half of his routes, thus finishing with 23.2 PPR points despite sub-50% route share.
  • His playing time likely will grow from here, but it the Chiefs do sometimes limit starters to around the 80% range for snap/route share, not quite letting them go up toward 100% like some teams. That'd be nitpicking, of course, with Rice likely to maintain a high target rate in an offense that's humming.
• WR Hollywood Brown scored a TD, but he was the big loser in terms of snap/route share with Rice back in action. JuJu Smith-Schuster also lost a bit of playing time, while Xavier Worthy was right in his usual range until garbage time.
• RB Brashard Smith got 10 of his 14 carries in the fourth quarter, after Isiah Pacheco was done for the day. However, Smith also had 24% snap share, one carry and four targets before halftime, gaining 30 yards in the process.
  • Pacheco took 61% of snaps and eight of 13 RB carries before halftime (with no targets). He then added 60% snap share, five carries and two targets in the third quarter, with Smith getting four touches on 20% of snaps.
  • Kareem Hunt lost more playing time to Pacheco in Week 6. Pacheco then gave some of that playing time up in Week 7, but to Smith instead of Hunt. Smith's usage/role may or may not continue growing from here, but it's clear Hunt doesn't have much value at this point, even if he still gets goal-line carries.
    • The Chiefs didn't have any carries inside the 5-yard line, instead throwing to Rice from that range. Pacheco's TD came from 7 yards out, i.e., not quite a goal-line tote. Hunt is still a threat there.

Stock ⬆️: WR Rashee Rice + RB Brashard Smith

Stock ⬇️: WR Hollywood Brown + RB Kareem Hunt + WR Jack Bech

        

 Raiders Injuries 🚑: DE Maxx Crosby (knee), DT Adam Butler (back)    

 Chiefs Injuries 🚑: G Trey Smith (back), RT Jawaan Taylor (shoulder), DT Omarr Norman-Lott (knee) 

Eagles (28) at Vikings (22) 

Eagles Personnel: 11 - 45%  /  12 - 31%  /  6OL - 18%

49 Plays — 26 DBs — 12.1 aDOT — 19-of-23 for 326 yards — 3 TD, 0 INT, 3 sacks, 0 scrambles

• RB Saquon Barkley was again unable to get anything going on the ground, but his workload dominance was the same as ever, only with more pass-blocking responsibilities against Brian Flores' defense.
• Talk about a get-right game. WR DeVonta Smith dominated the volume and scored a 79-yard TD, with A.J. Brown adding catches of 37 (TD), 26 (TD) and 45 (game-clincher).
  • Workload shares haven't been the problem for either player, but Smith's had been lagging compared to past seasons and look much better after the huge week.
  • Dallas Goedert was quiet, but it's a good sign that he barely did any pass blocking (92% route share) against a defense that often pressures opposing TEs into those responsibilities.

Vikings Personnel: 11 - 64%  /  12 - 27%

67 Plays — 46 DBs — 10.5 aDOT — 26-of-42 for 313 yards — 0 TD, 2 INT, 2 sacks, 2 scrambles

• RB Jordan Mason played a season-high 77% of snaps, including 86% in the fourth quarter with Minnesota trailing. (Zavier Scott's wrist injury seemed to be a factor.)
  • Mason didn't have any targets, but he took 15 of the 19 RB carries and had a 59% route share.
  • Mason played 73% of snaps on first down, 82% on second down and 73% on third down, essentially working ahead of Zavier Scott in all situations (rather than the runner/receiver split we saw the past couple games). FB C.J. Ham also got a few snaps as the lone back in passing situations.
    • Aaron Jones (hamstring) is eligible to returned from injured reserve for Thursday's game against the Chargers, but he wasn't activated Monday. We could see another huge workload for Mason on Thursday.
• TE T.J. Hockenson had one of his better weeks amid a slow season, and it would've been a big fantasy day if not for the TD that was (correctly) overturned. 
  • Hock looks fine to me, but the efficiency for Minnesota's passing game probably isn't good enough this year to support solid numbers for Option C. And his aDOT is just 3.0 over the past three games, largely getting check-down looks rather than threatening the seams.
• Receiving shares the past three games with Wentz and Addison both playing:
  • Jefferson: 32 targets (28%), 390 AY (41%), 22-328-0
  • Addison: 26 targets (22%), 343 AY (36%), 18-283-1
  • Hockenson: 20 targets (17%), 60 AY (6%), 16-120-0
  • Nailor: 12 targets (10%), 97 AY (10%), 6-66-1
  • Scott: 9 targets (8%), 57 AY (6%), 7-45-1
  • Mason: 7 targets (6%), -29 AY (-3%), 6-19-0
  • Oliver: 5 targets (4%), 11 AY (1%), 3-44-1
  • Thielen: 4 targets (3%), 22 AY (2%), 3-21-0

Stock ⬆️: WR Jordan Addison

Stock ⬇️: RB Saquon Barkley

        

 Eagles Injuries 🚑: C Cam Jurgens (knee), DL Moro Ojomo (head), CB Adoree' Jackson (head), OLB Azeez Ojulari (hamstring), LB Jeremiah Trotter (ankle)    

Giants (32) at Broncos (33) 

Giants Personnel: 11 - 38%  /  12 - 54%

69 Plays — 37 DBs — 10.6 aDOT — 15-of-33 for 283 yards — 3 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacks, 0 scrambles

• RB Tyrone Tracy had more of a role in his second game back from injury, after taking four carries and no targets on 30% snap share and 21% route share the week before.
  • Tracy elevated to 37% snap share, 38% route share and a 9-46-1 rushing line, with a 31-yard TD run late in the third quarter.
  • Cam Skattebo's workload was still solid, with 59% snap share, 43% route share and 22 of 33 RB opportunities (66%), including a 3-34-1 receiving line to make his fantasy day. He should settle in somewhere between low-end RB1 and high-end RB2, in part depending on Tracy's role.
• WR Wan'Dale Robinson easily led the team in targets and air yards en route to a 6-95-0 receiving line. He also topped 90% route share for a third straight week, rarely leaving the field now that New York's other main wideouts are injured.
  • Lil'Jordan Humphrey actuallly led the team with 95% route share, but he finished without a catch on two targets, unable to recapture the Week 6 magic.
• The Giants seems to have a decent thing going with Theo Johnson and Daniel Bellinger at tight end, but Sunday's production was rather fluky, with the former scoring a long TD from a deflection and the latter netting a distance score thanks to a broken coverage.
  • Relying on the TEs has been necessary with so many WR injuries, and it's mostly working well, with Johnson showing hope for fantasy value in an every-down role.
• The Giants lost three key defensive starters to injuries: CB Paulson Adebo (leg), OLB Brian Burns (foot) and S Jevon Holland (knee).    

Broncos Personnel: 11 - 79%  /  12 - 8%

76 Plays — 53 DBs — 8.4 aDOT — 27-of-50 for 279 yards — 2 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RJ Harvey scored a two-yard TD through the air but didn't see meaningful role growth. Tyler Badie, meanwhile, was back in the gameplan as the passing-down specialist. 
• WR Marvin Mims got more playing time in negative game script, at the expense of Pat Bryant and the blocking TEs, but Mims was still only at 60% route share on a big day statistically (98 total yards).
  • Troy Franklin, meanwhile, finished with 3-19-1 from 10 targets and 107 air yards. He somehow still leads the team's WRs in target rate (23%), but production has been largely absent besides the one blow-up game against Indianapolis.
  • TE Evan Engram took on larger snap/route shares in negative game script, but his receiving line was the same 5-42-0 as in Week 6 (a perfectly Engram-esque line at that).
• A big fourth quarter doesn't eras the concern about Bo Nix. He's faced an easy schedule so far and is averaging just 6.1 YPA. He can get away with a low-ish YPA when he's rarely taking sacks (eight in seven games) and adding a bunch of rushing value, but 6.1 YPA (and a 62.5 percent completion rate) still doesn't cut it.
  • Add him to the surprisingly long list of rookie QBs in recent years who regressed between Years 1 and 2 in recent years. Baker Mayfield. Mac Jones. C.J. Stroud. Bo Nix. Jayden Daniels?

Stock ⬆️: WR Wan'Dale Robinson + TE Theo Johnson

Stock ⬇️: WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey

        

 Giants Injuries 🚑: CB Paulson Adebo (leg), OLB Brian Burns (foot), S Jevon Holland (knee)     

Colts (38) at Chargers (24) 

Colts Personnel: 11 - 64%  /  12 - 16%  /  13 - 19%

58 Plays — 36 DBs — 11 aDOT — 23-of-34 for 288 yards — 2 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacks, 1 scrambles

• RB Jonathan Taylor scored three more TDs and dominated Indy's backfield workload again, including a bunch of carries when the 
  • A bad day for De'Von Achane and Miami solidified Taylor, McCaffrey and Bijan as the Holy Trinity at RB, each averaging 24-27 PPR points per game.
• Anthony Gould was the No. 3 receiver ahead of Adonai Mitchell in the absence of Josh Downs (head) and Ashton Dulin (chest).
  • Alec Pierce saw a team-high 10 targets and league-high 248 air yards, perhaps hinting at serious fantasy potential if injuries were to force Pittman/Warren/Downs to miss prolonged time.

Chargers Personnel: 11 - 81%  /  21 - 5%

74 Plays — 61 DBs — 8.9 aDOT — 37-of-55 for 420 yards — 3 TD, 2 INT, 3 sacks, 3 scrambles

• RB Kimani Vidal led the way again, taking 65% of snaps and 14 of 17 RB opportunities, but he didn't find any room to run and then fell victim to game script.
• TE Oronde Gadsden built on a strong Week 6 with a massive Week 7, putting up 7-164-1 on nine targets while topping 70 percent snap and route shares for a second straight week.
  • Will Dissly played just 4% of snaps, down from 42% the week before.
  • Gadsden's 21% target rate for the year is nothing special, at first glance, but he's earning those looks in an offense with good WRs and converting the opportunities into serious yardage. He very much looks like the real deal, and having him on the field more pushes Los Angeles even further in the pass-heavy direction, largely playing with a sub-250-pound TE.
• WR Quentin Johnston scored a TD but was otherwise quiet in his first game back from a hamstring injury. With Keenan Allen and Ladd McConkey combining for 29 targets, both are now well ahead of Johnston for per-route target rate. All three remain solid starts for fantasy.

Stock ⬆️: TE Oronde Gadsden + WR Alec Pierce

Stock ⬇️: RB Kimani Vidal + WR Adonai Mitchell

        

 Colts Injuries 🚑: DE Tyquan Lewis (groin), DE Samson Ebukam (knee)    

 Chargers Injuries 🚑: DL Otito Ogbonnia (elbow) 

Packers (27) at Cardinals (23) 

Packers Personnel: 11 - 42%  /  12 - 51%

53 Plays — 33 DBs — 7.2 aDOT — 19-of-29 for 179 yards — 1 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacks, 3 scrambles

• RB Josh Jacobs (calf/illness) played after reports called him a game-time decision. Emanuel Wilson got three of the first four carries, but Jacobs took over as the game progressed, albeit not to his usual level of workload dominance.
  • Jacobs finished with 55% snap share, 47% route share and 14 of 21 RB opportunities (67%) in a close game. He'd normally be closer to 70% of snaps and 80% of the backfield touches in a close game.
• WR Romeo Doubs and TE Tucker Kraft both had strong games. The passing game has consolidated around them in recent weeks, allowing Kraft to thrive and Doubs to maintain a better target rate than in past years, although there are still some variables that could change things, like Christian Watson (knee) and Jayden Reed (shoulder) coming back from injuries and/or Matthew Golden continuing his growth.
• WR Dontayvion Wicks suffered a calf injury and played just two snaps in the second half. He took 54% before halftime, functioning as the No. 3 receiver behind Doubs (92% snaps) and Golden (71%), with Malik Heath (25%) mixing in some.
  • After halftime, Heath bumped up to 53% snap share, but without getting a target.

Cardinals Personnel: 11 - 51%  /  12 - 25%  /  6OL - 17%

69 Plays — 46 DBs — 8.2 aDOT — 25-of-36 for 279 yards — 2 TD, 0 INT, 6 sacks, 4 scrambles

• RB Michael Carter's role shrunk for a second straight week, with Bam Knight getting most of the carries and D'Ernest Johnson stepping into the passing-down role.
  • Snap shares weren't doo much different from the previous game, but Knight got 18 of 28 RB opportunities (64%), after just 13 of 29 (45%) in Week 6.
• TE Trey McBride has three TDs in Jacoby Brissett's two starts, while Marvin Harrison has shown no real sign of getting anything going.
  • If anything, No. 3 receiver Zay Jones seems to have the best chemistry with Brissett.
    • It's another poor sign for Harrison, long term, that Brissett's presence is helping McBride but not the young wideout. Kyler Murray may be mediocre, but that's hardly been the biggest problem for Harrison to this point in his career.

Stock ⬆️: TE Tucker Kraft + WR Romeo Doubs

Stock ⬇️: WR Michael Carter

        

 Packers Injuries 🚑: WR Dontayvion Wicks (calf)

Commanders (22) at Cowboys (44) 

Commanders Personnel: 11 - 55%  /  12 - 36%

64 Plays — 40 DBs — 9.6 aDOT — 16-of-32 for 219 yards — 1 TD, 1 INT, 4 sacks, 4 scrambles

• QB Jayden Daniels left the game in the third quarter and was scheduled for an MRI on his hamstring Monday morning. He missed time earlier this year with a knee sprain.
• WR Luke McCaffrey had some fantasy hype late last week but ended up getting just 50% route share and two targets, finishing well behind Chris Moore and Jaylin Lane in terms of playing time, usage and production.
  • With Deebo and McLaurin both out, TE Zach Ertz unsurprisingly led the Washington pass catchers in routes, targets and fantasy points.
  • The solid showing from Lane could be a step toward earning the No. 3 WR role once McLaurin and Samuel return.
• RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt got some work in garbage time, but his usage definitely declined once the Commanders fell behind by three scores and Daniels left the game midway through the third quarter.
  • When Daniels was in the game, JCM took 58% of snaps and 13 of 16 RB opportunities, essentially reflecting his role from Weeks 5-6.
  • Chris Rodriguez got his first two carries on Marcus Mariota's first drive, after seeing just one snap and no touches up to that point (midway through Q3). Rodriguez would later punch in a two-yard TD on 3rd-and-1, at the end of a drive on which Croskey-Merritt took most of the snaps.
    • Long story short... Croskey-Merritt hasn't had much success the past two weeks, but his role has stayed about the same as when he put up 150 yards and two TDs in his Week 5 breakout at Los Angeles.

Cowboys Personnel: 11 - 69%  /  12 - 18%

62 Plays — 33 DBs — 6.9 aDOT — 21-of-30 for 264 yards — 3 TD, 0 INT, 1 sacks, 2 scrambles

• WR CeeDee Lamb led the team in routes, targets and receiving yards in his first game back from injury.
  • With Lamb and KaVontae Turpin back, Ryan Flournoy was merely the No. 5 receiver (13% route share).
• RB Jaydon Blue got five of his seven carries in the fourth quarter of the blowout.
  • RB Javonte Williams took 77% of snaps and 19 of 22 RB opportunities before the fourth quarter, again dominating the non-garbage-time work.

Stock ⬆️: QB Marcus Mariota + WR Jaylin Lane 

Stock ⬇️: QB Jayden Daniels + WR Luke McCaffrey + WR Ryan Flournoy

        

 Commanders Injuries 🚑: QB Jayden Daniels (hamstring), DE Dorance Armstrong (knee)    

 Cowboys Injuries 🚑: DT Kenny Clark (elbow) 

Falcons (10) at 49ers (20) 

Falcons Personnel: 11 - 50%  /  12 - 38%  /  21 - 12%

60 Plays — 42 DBs — 9.9 aDOT — 21-of-38 for 241 yards — 1 TD, 0 INT, 2 sacks, 2 scrambles