Ezekiel Elliott Week 14 Outlook - Chiefs at Patriots

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 5th 2019, 11:47am EST

After starting out the game with over 60 yards in the first 10 minutes of the Thanksgiving game, the Cowboys started to abandon the run. It's fair to say that didn't work. The Bears run defense hasn't been one to fear as of late, allowing 784 yards on 203 carries with nine touchdowns in the eight games without defensive tackle Akiem Hicks. The 3.86 yards per carry isn't massive or anything, but it's worth noting they didn't allow a running back more than 39 yards on the ground with Hicks but have allowed five running backs to hit 80-plus yards without him. It helps that six of the last nine teams have had a running back with at least 17 carries, but that's another plus for Elliott. It's getting tiring waiting around for the top-three performance out of Elliott, but you'll continue to trot him out there as a middling RB1 who does come with a very stable floor. The Bears haven't won a game by more than seven points since back in Week 4, so there's very little gamescript concern in this one.