Austin Ekeler Week 14 Outlook - Cowboys at Commanders

By Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 9th 2021, 6:02am EST

Ekeler lost a pair of fumbles last week, making the Chargers' 41-22 victory over the Bengals more arduous than it might have been otherwise. But Ekeler had 104 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown in Cincinnati last Sunday, and he had lost only one other fumble all season, so no one will begrudge him for his Week 13 butterfingers. Ekeler has piled up 663 rushing yards, 518 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns this year, making him the RB3 in fantasy points per game behind only Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor. With Taylor on bye this week, Ekeler is the overall RB1 against a Giants defense that's giving up 20.4 fantasy points per game to running backs, the sixth-highest total in the league. Ekeler could be in for a huge workload this week if Chargers WR Keenan Allen and Mike Williams both remain on the COVID-19 list through the weekend. He's a worthy cash-game anchor at $8,300 on DraftKings.