The NFL Week 8 slate was a boring one full of blowouts, however the fantasy soccer ramifications had been vital. Let’s take a deep dive into a number of intriguing storylines from the week.
Rashee Rice could possibly be the WR1 for the remainder of the 12 months
We had excessive expectations for Rice coming off his six-game suspension, however he is nonetheless exceeding them. The Kansas City Chiefs WR caught seven passes for 42 yards and two touchdowns in Week 7 (23.2 PPR factors) and reeled in 9 extra for 93 yards and a landing in Week 8 (25.5 PPR factors). He was additionally a number of ft away from two extra touchdowns final week, because the Chiefs proceed to feed him the ball close to the objective line.
Rice has averaged 24.4 PPR factors since his return. For reference, Puka Nacua is averaging 23.1 this season. Rice may simply be probably the most helpful large receiver in fantasy for the remainder of the 12 months.
Rico Dowdle is about to steal Chuba Hubbard’s job
Hubbard opened the season because the clear-cut RB1 for the Carolina Panthers, however lacking two video games with an damage could have price him his job. In these two video games, Dowdle went off for 473 complete yards and two touchdowns. Since Hubbard returned two weeks in the past, he is recorded 26 carries for simply 65 yards (2.5 yards per carry). Dowdle has 25 carries for 133 yards (5.3 YPC) in that span.
