Coach Ron Rivera says that Christian McCaffrey's "back is a little sore, but he is doing just fine." He did not practice yesterday, but Rivera said that the "Wednesday off day" is the new norm for McCaffrey.

The new off day for McCaffrey is the new norm because he's carrying the team and he's hurting. He'll need more than soreness to miss time, but with his workload, Reggie Bonnafon should be on fantasy benches.

Christian McCaffrey's day off from practice was labeled as a veteran's day off, but the injury report has him out with a back issue.

It is likely that Christian McCaffrey and his gobs and gobs of fantasy points are ready to go in London this Sunday against Tampa Bay, but a long flight isn't exactly what the doctor would order for a back that is acting up. We should learn more about the extent of the injury before any fantasy decisions need to be made, but keep RB Reggie Bonnafon on your radar or pick him up if you have room.

Christian McCaffrey played every snap for the third time in four games and is playing on 98.3 percent of the snaps this season.

He’s averaging 102.7 yards rushing and 21.5 carries a game. He’s averaging 54.5 yards receiving and 6.25 catches a game. That puts him on pace for a career-best 1,644 yards rushing and a career-best 872 receiving yards. That would leave him short of becoming the third back in NFL history to top 1,000 yards in both categories during the same season, but there are still 12 games left on the schedule.

The Panthers said before the season started they wanted to give McCaffrey less snaps but more touches. So much for that. Perhaps the injury to QB Cam Newton has been a factor in this. McCaffrey's snaps are up from 27.75 per game from last year's 22.6 per game.