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Austin Ekeler RB - LAC  Austin Ekeler RB - LAC at CIN, Sun 4pm EDT |
David Montgomery RB - CHI  David Montgomery RB - CHI at DET, Sun 1pm EDT Active |
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| Rankings | |||
| ECR | # 12 | # 36 | - |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 17 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 17 | # 94 | - |
| Matchup | |||
| Opponent | at CIN | at DET | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 5 star matchup. RBs perform better than their average vs CIN | This is a 5 star matchup. RBs perform better than their average vs DET | - |
| Stats Allowed | |||
| Rush Att | 28.9 | 30.4 | |
| Rush Yds | 148 | 134.9 | |
| Rush TD | 0.8 | 1.7 | |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 111.3 | 210.8 | - |
| Avg Game | 11.1 | 14.1 | - |
| 2019 Average | 11.1 | 14.1 | - |
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Austin Ekeler RB - LAC Austin Ekeler RB - LAC | David Montgomery RB - CHI David Montgomery RB - CHI | |
| 2020 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | at CIN | at DET |
| Week 2 | vs. KC | vs. NYG |
| Week 3 | vs. CAR | at ATL |
| Week 4 | at TB | vs. IND |
| Week 5 | at NO | vs. TB |
| Week 6 | BYE WEEK | at CAR |
| Week 7 | vs. JAC | at LAR |
| Week 8 | at DEN | vs. NO |
| Week 9 | vs. LV | at TEN |
| Week 10 | at MIA | vs. MIN |
| Week 11 | vs. NYJ | BYE WEEK |
| Week 12 | at BUF | at GB |
| Week 13 | vs. NE | vs. DET |
| Week 14 | vs. ATL | vs. HOU |
| Week 15 | at LV | at MIN |
| Week 16 | vs. DEN | at JAC |
| Week 17 | at KC | vs. GB |
Austin Ekeler RB - LAC Austin Ekeler RB - LAC | David Montgomery RB - CHI David Montgomery RB - CHI | |
| 2020 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 8.7 | 7.4 |
| Week 2 | 14.8 | 18.7 |
| Week 3 | 20.3 | 5.4 |
| Week 4 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| Week 5 | ‐ | 11.9 |
| Week 6 | ‐ | 9.7 |
| Week 7 | ‐ | 6.9 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 10.5 |
| Week 9 | ‐ | 2.2 |
| Week 10 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 11 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 12 | 12.9 | 20.3 |
| Week 13 | 6.8 | 23.1 |
| Week 14 | 14.6 | 21.5 |
| Week 15 | 7.9 | 28.2 |
| Week 16 | 12.8 | 18.1 |
| Week 17 | 11.1 | 19.2 |
| Total | 111.3 | 210.8 |
| Average | 11.1 | 14.1 |
Austin Ekeler RB - LAC Austin Ekeler RB - LAC | David Montgomery RB - CHI David Montgomery RB - CHI | |
| 2020 Targets | ||
| Week 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Week 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Week 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Week 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Week 5 | ‐ | 8 |
| Week 6 | ‐ | 5 |
| Week 7 | ‐ | 5 |
| Week 8 | ‐ | 5 |
| Week 9 | ‐ | 3 |
| Week 10 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 11 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Week 12 | 16 | 6 |
| Week 13 | 9 | 4 |
| Week 14 | 9 | 4 |
| Week 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Week 16 | 3 | 2 |
| Week 17 | 7 | 9 |
Austin Ekeler RB - LAC Austin Ekeler RB - LAC at CIN, Sun 4pm EDT |
David Montgomery RB - CHI David Montgomery RB - CHI at DET, Sun 1pm EDT Active |
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| Derek Lofland FantasyPros | The Bengals were just 24th against fantasy running backs last year, Ekeler should have a very good start to the season in a favorable matchup. | Montgomery was able to get back to full health and should be good to go against a bad Lions D. He is a boom / bust RB2 who is risky if the Bears are lying about his workload or he aggravates his injury. |
| Kyle Yates FantasyPros | Montgomery has now logged back to back full practices on Thursday and Friday, which indicates that he should be good to go for Sunday. Based on his assumed volume and the matchup, Montgomery should be a fine RB2 start this week. | |
| Mike Tagliere FantasyPros | The preseason was supposed to help us figure out which of Jackson/Kelley were going to be the No. 2 to Ekeler. Jackson is dealing with some sort of foot issue, so it could be Kelley. Whatever the case, Ekeler is going to be the guy. With Tyrod Taylor under center, this team won't be throwing the ball close to 600 times like they did last year. That hurts someone like Ekeler who got 73.5 percent of his production through the air last year. No other top-20 running back eclipsed 48.5 percent. The injury to Mike Williams helps his potential target share, as the Chargers are lacking pass-catching options behind Keenan Allen and Hunter Henry. The Bengals are a team that were demolished by running backs last year, allowing a massive 4.58 yards per carry and even more importantly, 7.40 yards per target. The acquisition of D.J. Reader in the middle of the defense will surely help, but they do have two new starting linebackers as well, so this unit is far from familiar with one another. Running backs averaged 29.1 touches per game against the Bengals last year, which leaves plenty of room for Ekeler to get 16-plus touches even if Kelley/Jackson are involved. Start him as a low-end RB1/high-end RB2 who should come with a high floor. | |
| Jacob Wayne Lineups | The Bengals allowed the fourth-most rushing yards per game and the seventh-highest yards per carry to running backs last year. With Melvin Gordon now in Denver, Austin Ekeler is a weekly 20+ touch threat and a near-lock for 15+ touches. Mike Williams is banged up, as well, and with the Chargers' lack of depth at the receiver position, Ekeler should be very involved in the passing game. | I'm doing my best to stay away from David Montgomery this week as his injury situation is pretty up in the air. The fact that the Bears didn't bring in any veterans to contribute should be indicative of their belief that Montgomery will be back sooner rather than later. This is a good matchup as the Lions gave up the 6th-most points to running backs last year, but I'm not starting Montgomery in most situations this week. |
| Isaiah Sirois FantasyPros | My matchup-based rankings formula is high on Ekeler this week. The Bengals fielded a poor rushing defense last season, but they since added nose tackle D.J. Reader to compensate up front, but Ekeler's not a traditional through-the-tackles back, Against Cincinnati's beatable linebackers, he should see more than enough receiving-game work to have an impressive day for the Chargers. | |
