Clyde Edwards-Helaire Week 11 Outlook - Chiefs at Raiders

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Nov 19th 2020, 9:30am EST

The Chiefs have been having a real issue getting their ground game going, though it's hard to blame Edwards-Helaire, as he's averaged a rock-solid 4.65 yards per carry, which ranks No. 3 among running backs with 100-plus carries, behind only Dalvin Cook and Derrick Henry. For whatever reason, he's been limited to 10 or less carries in four of the last five games. The Chiefs backfield as a whole has averaged just 24.0 touches per game, so lack of volume is a real problem. The Raiders have allowed a rushing touchdown once every 19.7 carries, so volume hasn't been necessary to post solid fantasy numbers against them. Running backs have also been targeted 23.5 percent of the time against the Raiders, which is the highest mark in the league. The bye week is generally when teams decide to make major fundamental changes to their attack moving forward, so it's possible that the Chiefs realize they need to get their ground game working a bit more. Clelin Ferrell has been the best run-stopping edge rusher the Raiders have and he's out for this game after testing positive for COVID. Back in their Week 5 game, Edwards-Helaire totaled 80 yards on just 13 touches, so if he gets more, he should produce like you expected him to when you drafted, but again, the lack of touches is problematic. Unless the Chiefs have changed their ways, he's stuck in middling RB2 territory in what's been a great matchup for running backs. The Chiefs could choose to go back to the way things were pre-Bell, as he's shown he's in the final stages of his career and doesn't have the appeal he once did. He's nothing more than a handcuff to Edwards-Helaire at this point, as he's totaled just 14 touches that netted 41 total yards over the last two games combined.