Fantasy Football Player Notes

Buffalo really shook up their backfield on Thursday night. Devin Singletary's role was reduced dramatically to a 44% snap share even though his final rushing line looks okay: 13-51-1.

Rookie James Cook played a season-high 43% snap share and posted career numbers across the board. 14 for 64 as a rusher and a perfect 6-for-6 as a receiver for 41 yards - 40% target rate per route run - while running more routes than Singletary (41% vs 35%).

The increased receiving role for Cook was already happening based on his usage from Week 12, but the boosted snaps and carries suggest that Cook is on the cusp of de-throning Singletary atop the Bills depth chart. First time he dominated the opportunity share (51%) with 20 total touches.
Cook has been targeted on 46% of his routes the last two weeks.

With 10 days between this game and the Bills' next one, I'd bet the Bills boost Cook's role even more. Singletary's role as a receiver might be totally gone by Week 14, considering he dropped two passes vs the Patriots and ranks 7th-worst in yards per route run this season. Cook ranks second-best (2.16).

Nyheim Hines also played his largest role to date as a Bill: 31% snap share and 3 touches.