Fantasy Football Player Notes

Since Week 6, Kimani Vidal has been the RB19 in fantasy points per game with 17.5 touches and 82.6 total yards per game. Among 62 qualifying backs, he ranks sixth in explosive run rate and 20th in yards after contact per attempt. This week, he faces a Pittsburgh run defense that, since Week 5, has allowed the 14th-lowest explosive run rate, the seventh-fewest rushing yards per game, and ranked 17th in missed tackle rate. During the same span, the Steelers have also had the sixth-lowest stuff rate and allowed the tenth-most yards after contact per attempt. They are all over the map with analytical markers, so there's a path for Vidal to have a solid game this week, but behind the Bolts' beat-up offensive line, I don't know if they'll be able to clear the way for him consistently, but I could be wrong.