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It's no coincidence that Jalen Hurts' back-to-back solid outings coincide with a shift in offensive approach. HC Nick Sirianni, after neglecting the running backs for multiple weeks, went run-heavy the past two weeks against the Chargers and Detroit Lions (a 44-6 win). Consider: In Weeks 1-7, the backs totaled 96 carries (13.7 per game) for 444 yards and three touchdowns. In Weeks 8 and 9, those numbers skyrocketed to 66 carries (33 per game) for 258 yards and six touchdowns.

Related players: Jordan Howard, Boston Scott, Kenneth Gainwell

While Hurts has played better, his fantasy stats have taken a hit with more dependence on the running game. Hurts was accounting for nearly 90% of the Eagles' offense in the early going, the most in the NFL. The past couple of weeks have been easy street in comparison. He has averaged 15.5 pass attempts over the past two games compared to 34.5 attempts per game over the first seven weeks.

Titans WR A.J. Brown (knee) is questionable for Week 9 against the Los Angeles Rams.

Brown continues to play despite light practice weeks. Look for him to play Sunday in a difficult matchup against the Los Angeles Rams.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley (ankle) and WR Sterling Shepard (quad) will miss Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders. RB Gary Brightwell (COVID) and WRs Kenny Golladay (knee) and John Ross (quad) are questionable for Week 9.

Just gross all around. The Giants offense is a mess and the hope is injuries stop being an issue.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley (ankle/COVID) will not play Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders. “A guy who’s been out for several weeks like that, yeah we’d like to see him on the field,” Joe Judge said before practice.

Related Player: Devontae Booker

Barkley could play after the team's bye Week 10. Booker is the unquestioned RB1 for the Giants with Gary Brightwell still on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley (ankle, COVID) and WRs Sterling Shepard (quad), Kenny Golladay (knee), and Dante Pettis (shoulder) sat out Wednesday's practice. WR Kadarius Toney (thumb) was limited.

Gross. Tough to pick a player to roster from this offense until Friday's final injury report is out.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley received a positive COVID-19 test and now needs two consecutive negative tests 24 hours apart to be allowed to play. He is also nursing an ankle injury.

The Giants are dealing with a lot of retesting after a slew of positive tests. This is something to pay attention to as more names of players are released.

Giants WR Sterling Shepard (quad) is expected to miss time, including Week 8 against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Giants have a Week 9 bye.

Related Players: John Ross, Collin Johnson

Injuries continue to plague the Giants skill positions. John Ross and Collin Johnson stand to benefit the most in three-wide sets assuming Shepard, Saquon Barkley, and Kenny Golladay miss Week 8.

After sitting out practice all week this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise and with a bye in the Week 10 horizon there’s a possibility he sits next week too.

Devontae Booker will continue to start in Barkley’s place and see a decent workload with 16 or more touches in the last 3 games.

Eagles RB Miles Sanders (ankle) was placed on IR Friday. He is expected back after the minimum three games missed according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

Related Players: Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott

Gainwell and Scott has set roles for the next few weeks. Sanders's injury looked a lot worse than a three-week injury so a short IR stint is good news.