Malcolm Brown Week 7 Outlook -

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 22nd 2020, 9:47am EDT

It's been pretty apparent who the Rams best running back is but don't go getting overconfident. I know I sound like a broken record, but Sean McVay has said he's modeling his run-game after Kyle Shanahan and that he'll play the hot hand on a game-by-game basis. The Bears have been a team you can run the ball against more than in years past, as running backs have averaged a solid 4.31 yards per carry while scoring five touchdowns through six games. That's been Henderson's primary area of usage, as he's tallied 69 of the Rams 118 carries (58.5 percent) over the last five games. If his usage continues in this game, he should be able to deliver a top-25 performance. The Bears have dominated running backs in the passing game while allowing just 1.12 PPR points per target to them on the year, which is the second-lowest number in the league. It's not a small sample size, either, as they've averaged a solid 6.7 targets per game. Because of all these factors, the Bears have yet to allow a top-15 running back against them. There have been three running backs who've totaled at least 80 yards on the ground, so Henderson is the only one I'd consider startable when you factor in their roles, though he's still just a high-end RB3 with the uncertainty in this backfield. Brown's role typically comes down to passing usage, though he's still yet to total more than 31 yards through the air, and the Bears have yet to allow a running back more than 36 yards through the air, making him a weak RB4. Akers is a wait-and-see bench stash, but not a great one.