Fantasy Football Player Notes

Tony Pollard has turned in his two best games of the season over the last two weeks with a 56.3% snap rate, 20 touches, and 135.5 total yards per game. He was the RB2 and RB11 in weekly scoring. Since Week 14, Pollard has churned out a 10.3% explosive run rate and a 15% missed tackle rate. In those two games, he has had a combined two targets and one reception, so don't expect much passing game usage this week. Pollard will need a ton of volume this week to pay off for fantasy against one of the best run defenses in the NFL. Since Week 11, Kansas City has allowed the 11th-lowest explosive run rate, the fifth-lowest missed tackle rate, and the second-fewest yards after contact per attempt.

Since Week 12, Chimere Dike has had two top-20 wide receiver weekly scoring outings. In his last four games, Dike has had a 79.3% route share, a 17.5% target share, 23.3 receiving yards per game, 0.78 yards per route run, and a 23.8% first-read share. Across his last four games, Dike has had six red zone targets and three deep targets. Dike is a flex option best left on the bench this week. Since Week 10, Kansas City has allowed the third-fewest PPR points per target and the ninth-fewest receiving yards per game to slot receivers.