The NFL Week 8 slate was a boring one stuffed with blowouts, however the fantasy soccer ramifications have been important. Let’s take a deep dive into a couple of intriguing storylines from the week.
Rashee Rice might be the WR1 for the remainder of the yr
We had excessive expectations for Rice coming off his six-game suspension, however he is nonetheless exceeding them. The Kansas City Chiefs WR caught seven passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns in Week 7 (23.2 PPR factors) and reeled in 9 extra for 93 yards and a landing in Week 8 (25.5 PPR factors). He was additionally a couple of ft away from two extra touchdowns final week, because the Chiefs proceed to feed him the ball close to the aim line.
Rice has averaged 24.4 PPR factors since his return. For reference, Puka Nacua is averaging 23.1 this season. Rice may simply be essentially the most helpful large receiver in fantasy for the remainder of the yr.
Rico Dowdle is about to steal Chuba Hubbard’s job
Hubbard opened the season because the clear-cut RB1 for the Carolina Panthers, however lacking two video games with an harm could have price him his job. In these two video games, Dowdle went off for 473 complete yards and two touchdowns. Since Hubbard returned two weeks in the past, he is recorded 26 carries for simply 65 yards (2.5 yards per carry). Dowdle has 25 carries for 133 yards (5.3 YPC) in that span.
