Fantasy News

Ryan Switzer gets three touches in Week 15.

Switzer caught two passes for nine yards and had one carry for one yard. The carry came when he lined up as a running back alongside Ben Roethlisberger in a shotgun formation. The second-year receiver isn’t a reliable fantasy option at the moment.

12/17/18 - 12:32 PM ET

Tarik Cohen scores against the Packers.

Cohen carried five times for 21 yards and caught five passes for 31 yards and a touchdown in the Week 15 win over the Packers. The score was late in the second quarter on a dump off where Cohen zoomed to the end zone and dove for the pylon for a 12-yarder. The second-year running back has picked it up after he was in a relative lull in middle of the season, and he’s strongly in the FLEX mix for standard leagues in Week 16, with his usual boost in PPR scoring.

12/17/18 - 07:39 AM ET

Stevan Ridley gets three carries against the Patriots.

Ridley gained 16 yards on his three attempts against his former team, as it was again Jaylen Samuels that led the backfield with 21 touches for 172 yards. If James Conner remains out, Ridley might hold on to the goal-line role next week versus New Orleans, but he’s obviously difficult to trust in fantasy lineups with titles on the line.

12/17/18 - 12:31 PM ET

Jordan Howard scores against the Packers.

Howard carried 19 times for 60 yards and a touchdown along with one reception for 15 yards in the Bears’ NFC North-clinching Week 15 victory. Howard wasn’t extremely efficient numbers wise, but it’s good to see Chicago handing their bruising runner the ball late in the season, as he has carry totals of 16, 19, and 19 the last three weeks. This was Howard’s first touchdown since Week 9, and he’ll look to keep it going next week against San Francisco.

12/17/18 - 07:36 AM ET

George Kittle caught three passes for 51 yards in Sunday’s win over the Seahawks.

Kittle should have had another monster day, but Nick Mullens missed him on a couple would-be chunk gains behind the defense, including a probable touchdown. Still, Kittle continues to put up big-time numbers in his second season, and he’s now up to a 72/1,154/4 line with two weeks to go. The 25-year-old should be featured next week as San Francisco looks to upset Chicago, and he remains a no-doubt top-five play.

12/17/18 - 12:31 PM ET

Mitchell Trubisky throws two touchdowns as the Bears clinch the NFC North.

Trubisky was 20/28 for 235 yards and two touchdowns along with three carries for 16 yards in the Week 15 victory against the Packers, helping the Bears clinch their first division title since 2010 while picking up their first home win over Green Bay since that season. The second-year quarterback played well, spreading the ball to his receivers while smoothly operating Matt Nagy’s offense. One touchdown was an absolute laser to Trey Burton in the end zone; and the other score was a checkdown to Tarik Cohen, who zoomed to the end zone for 12 yards. This was more like it after Trubisky struggled last Sunday night against the Rams, and he’ll be in the QB1 mix for fantasy finals next week against the Niners.

12/17/18 - 07:33 AM ET

Jaylen Samuels totals 172 yards in Week 15.

Samuels carried 19 times for 142 yards along with two carries for 30 yards in the Steelers’ win over the Patriots. From the opening drive, Samuels ran the ball really well, and he showed solid vision, patience, and explosiveness throughout the game. The rookie running back has been taking advantage of his opportunity with James Conner (ankle) out of the lineup, and he probably earned a bigger role even with Conner potentially set to return in Week 16. The Saints are a tough matchup, though, so Samuels will be just a FLEX option if Conner is back after missing the last two games. If Conner remains out, Samuels would be more of an RB2 potentially pushing into RB1 range.

12/17/18 - 12:30 PM ET