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D’Andre Swift will be back this week. Swift and Kyle Monangai will split up the work. Ben Johnson has stated that he will ride the hot hand, so this is an uneasy situation for Swift and Kyle Monangai regarding who will lead the backfield in touches in Week 10. In Weeks 7 & 8, when both were active, Swift had a 51.2% snap rate with 16.3 touches and 104.5 total yards per game. He had 12 red zone rushing attempts (Monangai had four) while also sporting a 32.4% route share and a 4.7% target share. Among 62 qualifying backs, Swift ranks 15th in explosive run rates and 28th in missed tackle rate. He likely will get the first crack at running away with the backfield volume this week. The Giants are a wonderful matchup for backs this season. Since Week 5, they have allowed the third-most rushing yards per game, the highest missed tackle rate, the eighth-most yards after contact per attempt, and the third-highest explosive run rate.
Kyle Monangai will split work with D’Andre Swift this week. Ben Johnson is leaving the light on for Monangai to lead the backfield in touches this week, stating that he’ll ride the hot hand. I do expect Swift to get the first crack at leading the backfield this week, though. In Weeks 7-8, with Swift and Monangai active, Monangai played 45.7% of the snaps with 11 touches and 59 total yards per game. Swift had the lead in red zone work with 12 carries inside the 20-yard line versus Monangai’s four. In those two games, Monangai also had a 29.4% route share and a 5.1% target share. Among 62 qualifying backs, Monangai ranks 17th in explosive run rate, 29th in missed tackle rate, and 12th in yards after contact per attempt. Monangai is a strong RB2/flex this week. The Giants are a wonderful matchup for backs this season. Since Week 5, they have allowed the third-most rushing yards per game, the highest missed tackle rate, the eighth-most yards after contact per attempt, and the third-highest explosive run rate.
Woody Marks will work in tandem with Nick Chubb again this week. Since Week 7, he has finished as the RB16, RB14, and RB47 in weekly scoring, averaging 12.6 touches and 57.7 total yards. He has a solid 4.5% explosive run rate, but only a 4% missed tackle rate and 2.18 yards after contact per attempt. Marks is a volume play with a bad matchup. Since Week 5, Jacksonville has allowed the eighth-fewest rushing yards per game, the sixth-lowest yards after contact per attempt, and the eighth-lowest explosive run rate.
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