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Kenyan Drake goes off again in Week 16.

Drake carries 24 times for 166 yards and two touchdowns along with three receptions for 18 yards in the Cardinals’ upset win at Seattle. The first score was an 80-yarder where he received great blocking and made one cut before he was off to the races, and the second score came late in the game to put Arizona up two possessions. Drake is coming off a 137-yard, four-touchdown performance against the Browns in Week 15, and he now has 303 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns in the last two weeks, so he’s probably carrying plenty of fantasy owners to titles. The former Dolphin is clearly comfortable in Kliff Kingsbury’s offense, and it’ll be difficult to keep him out of fantasy lineups next week for those that play in Week 17.

12/23/19 - 08:29 AM ET

Hunter Renfrow hits 100 yards in return for the Raiders.

After missing the previous three games with a rib injury that was expected to potentially keep him out for the rest of the season, Renfrow returned to the lineup with a bang, scoring an early 56-yard touchdown on a catch-and-run slant. Overall, Renfrow had seven receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Chargers, recording his first career 100-yard game. The Clemson product clearly has a lot of trust from Derrick Carr on underneath and intermediate routes, and he’ll likely be in the FLEX mix for Week 17 with some teams resting players.

12/23/19 - 08:26 AM ET

Saquon Barkley goes off in Week 16.

Barkley carried 22 times for 189 yards and a touchdown along with four receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown in the Giants’ overtime victory against the Redskins. The star running back has started to look more like himself in the past two weeks, and his monstrous performances puts him just 89 yards away from 1,000 rushing yards on the season despite missing three games with a high-ankle sprain and having it linger a bit in his return. Barkley’s 279 scrimmage yards in the Week 16 victory were a career-high and a Giants franchise record. Barkley will have a tough task hitting 1,000 rushing yards when he faces the Eagles next week to conclude his second NFL season.

12/23/19 - 08:20 AM ET

Daniel Jones lights it up in return to the lineup.

After missing the previous two games with a high-ankle sprain, Jones returned on-fire versus the Redskins, going 28/42 for 352 yards and five touchdowns while adding three carries for 12 yards on the ground. Jones is the first rookie in NFL history to have three games of at least four touchdowns and no interceptions, and he joins Matthew Stafford as the only rookie since 1950 with at least 300 passing yards and five passing touchdowns in a game. Jones didn’t put up amazing, eye-popping numbers at Duke, but his skills are obviously translating well to the next level despite the crazy criticism surrounding his selection. To conclude his rookie year, Jones will now look to upset the Eagles to potentially kick them out of the playoffs next week.

12/23/19 - 08:16 AM ET

Devonta Freeman scores twice in Falcons’ win.

Freeman carried 13 times for 53 yards and one touchdowns along with nine receptions for 74 yards and one touchdown as the Falcons handled the Jaguars in Week 16. Atlanta’s starting running back did some serious damage early in the game, putting up two first-quarter touchdowns versus a Jacksonville defense that looked really bad. The Jaguars did tighten up on Freeman for the rest of the contest, but fantasy owners that trusted him were rewarded with an excellent performance in championship matchups. Freeman faces a stingier Buccaneers defense to finish up the regular season next week.

12/23/19 - 08:08 AM ET

Marlon Mack scores in Week 16.

Mack carried 16 times for 95 yards and a touchdown along with two receptions for six yards in the Colts’ rout of the Panthers. The dynamic third-year running back crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career in the victory, and he now has 1,014 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns on 232 attempts this season. Mack has a chance to add to that total with an outstanding game on the ground next week in the regular season finale against a struggling Jaguars defense.

12/23/19 - 08:03 AM ET

Christian McCaffrey catches 15 passes in Week 16.

McCaffrey carried 13 times for 54 yards and caught 15 passes for 119 yards in Carolina’s loss to Indianapolis. The superstar running back now has 109 receptions this season, breaking his own single-season mark from last year, and he’s likely carrying many fantasy owners to titles. McCaffrey needs just 67 receiving yards next week to become the third player in NFL history to have a 1,000-1,000 (yards rushing and receiving) season, and he should be a great bet to get it.

12/23/19 - 07:58 AM ET