Broncos anticipate RBs Melvin Gordon, Phillip Lindsay 'both playing enough'

Aug 23, 2020

Melvin Gordon and Phillip Lindsay have been dividing the reps with first- and second-team offense during camp.

Coach Vic Fangio said deciding between Gordon and Lindsay as the starter, “will play out. I anticipate them both playing enough to where we really don’t have to designate a starter.”

Fantasy Impact:

Fangio’s point is well taken, the story said. In today’s NFL, having two backs isn’t a luxury as much as it is a requirement to endure the 16-game, 1,000-snap grind. Gordon's teammates called him a "dominant downhill runner" so it's possible he sees more early down action with Lindsay as a third down back. But both players have proven to be three-down backs, so it's possible they split series vs. downs. We have Gordon ranked 20th and Lindsay 37th in our rankings.

yesterday

Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.