Better third-down offense plus more running plays equal...

Oct 06, 2011

Better third-down offense plus more running plays equals fewer pass rushers landing on top of Buffalo Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.

That’s one of the formulas the Buffalo Bills will have to master if they are going to pull an upset of the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

The Eagles enter the game ranked 30th in the NFL in rushing yards allowed and first in the NFL in sacking the quarterback. The Bills rank fifth in rushing yards. All the Bills need to do to win is run the ball, right? Not so fast.

The Bills acknowledged they need to have success on the ground Wednesday, but they won’t have the chance to do it if they don’t keep their drives alive by improving their performance on third downs.

Fantasy Impact:

We're expecting another big game from Fred Jackson, who should thrive against one of the league's worst rush defenses. Per our schedule-adjusted fantasy points allowed tool, the Eagles have given up the most points to opposing RBs this season.

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.