FanDuel Running Back Analysis: NFL Divisional Round

Le'Veon Bell did what he does in the Wild Card round, rushing for 167 yards and a pair of scores against the Dolphins, while Lamar Miller saw a whopping 31 carries, but parlayed them into just 73 yards and a score. Jay Ajayi struggled, and was essentially a non-factor once the Steelers jumped out to a big lead (shocking, I know). Zach Zenner posted a solid line, but he was basically the only Lion who produced at all. Let's look ahead to the Divisional Round:

Cash Game Running Backs

Remember all the way back in Week 6, where the Packers looked (on paper) like an elite rush defense prior to meeting Mr. Elliott for the first time? A 30-16 Dallas win was kick-started by a 157-yard (174 total) rushing game by Zeke, and he was much, much lower owned than he should have been. While the low ownership simply isn't going to happen this time around, his workload remains among the best in the NFL, and the NFL's leading rusher will get another crack at this Green Bay defense, this time at home. A price difference of $1,400 between he and Le'Veon Bell, who faces a tough Chiefs defense, has me leaning toward Zeke, who has at least 18.5 FanDuel points in six of his last eight games, and he has at least 100 total yards and/or multiple touchdowns in each of those eight contests. Zeke is a safe play with solid upside in what looks like the game of the week. Certainly you can make the case for Bell ($9,900) in any format, but if the savings mean a lot to you, Zeke makes a lot of sense.