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by Jordan Heck

WAS RB Adrian Peterson - Week 8 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 8 at Minnesota Vikings

Adrian Peterson has been much better under Washington's new coaching staff as he's actually being used. He ran the ball 20 times for 81 yards last week in a rain-soaked game after carrying the ball 23 times for 118 yards the week before. Peterson still has no touchdowns on the season, however, and those are likely to be few and far between. He'll likely struggle in Week 8 against a tough Vikings defense that has only allowed one rushing touchdown to the running back position all season. Expect Peterson to get plenty of touches, but he's not much more than a low-end RB3 or flex play this week.

by Jordan Heck

WAS RB Adrian Peterson - Week 7 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 7 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Adrian Peterson was able to finally do something this season. He had his best game of the season last week, rushing 23 times for 118 yards. He even caught two passes for 18 yards. He missed practice Wednesday with a quad injury, but returned in full on Thursday. He should play, but he could be somewhat limited. And even if he does play, he gets a much tougher matchup this week against the 49ers who are allowing the fewest fantasy points to running backs. Peterson should get touches, but he's not much more than a low-end flex play.

by Jordan Heck

WAS RB Adrian Peterson - Week 6 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 6 at Miami Dolphins

Adrian Peterson has been terrible in 2019, but there are a few reasons to like him this week. The first is Washington fired Jay Gruden and interim coach Bill Callahan has mentioned several times this week he wants to run the ball more. The second reason to like Peterson is the fact he's going up against the Dolphins who are allowing the most fantasy points to opposing running backs. Washington's offensive line is still terrible, so temper expectations, but AP should be a solid flex play this week.

by Jordan Heck

WAS RB Adrian Peterson - Week 5 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 5 vs. New England Patriots

Adrian Peterson can not get anything going on the ground in 2019. He's run the ball 33 times for 90 yards in three games, and is a minimal factor in the passing game. There's really not much else to say about AP. Even worse, he gets a brutal matchup against the Patriots this week who are allowing the second-fewest rushing yards per game (61.3). With Peterson's struggles and New England's great defense, it's hard to envision a scenario where Peterson is successful this week.

by Jordan Heck

WAS RB Adrian Peterson - Week 4 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 4 at New York Giants

Adrian Peterson through the first three games of 2018 had 236 rushing yards. Peterson through the first three games this season has 62 rushing yards. AP has struggled to get anything going behind Washington's offensive line, as he's averaging 2.8 yards per carry. The Redskins have been playing Chris Thompson on more snaps than Peterson as it's easier to gain yards by throwing to a back instead of having him run it. Peterson does get a favorable matchup against the Giants this week, but he's not much more than a flex option.

by Jordan Heck

WAS RB Adrian Peterson - Week 3 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 3 vs. Chicago Bears

Adrian Peterson's 2019 debut didn't go too well. He carried the ball 10 times for 25 yards, although he did find the endzone. He also caught two passes for seven yards. Washington has struggled to run the ball in 2019 with their combined rushers having 30 attempts on the season for 75 yards (2.5 ypc). It's difficult to see those numbers improving too much this week as Peterson gets a brutal matchup against the Bears. Chicago has allowed the fifth-fewest rushing yards to backs, and hasn't allowed a touchdown to the position all season. Peterson is a low-end RB3 at best.

by Jordan Heck

WAS RB Adrian Peterson - Week 2 Fantasy Football Outlook

Week 2 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Adrian Peterson was a healthy scratch in Week 1 as Washington appears to be fully-in on Derrius Guice. The problem now, however, is Guice will be out for several weeks, which means Peterson should take over main rushing duties now. He ran for 1,000 yards as the lead back a year ago, so he should get plenty of opportunities with Guice out of the lineup.

He gets what could be a tough matchup against the Cowboys this week. Dallas has a good defense, but allowed Saquon Barkley to run all over them in Week 1 (11 carries, 120 yards). We like Peterson as a lower-end RB2 option.

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