WAS — Week 8 vs PHI, who allow the 15th-most points to RBs — recently Chuba Hubbard put up 18.1 on them (W6), Javonte Williams put up 21.5 on them (W7).
Jeremy McNichols projects 2.9 PPR points in week 8 vs PHI — the 15th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 1.3 over his last three. Start him if that clears your other options at RB — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 8 angle vs PHI: 131 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.21 a carry · 1.3 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 15th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how PHI defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 29.5 rushing yards · 4.5 receiving yards · 20% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 18% offensive snaps · 5 carries/game (29.4% of team carries) · 25% of the backfield's touches · 13 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (16 games): 31.9% offensive snaps, 2.8 carries/game (9.5% of team carries), 19.6% of the backfield's touches, 1.9 targets/game, 7.8% target share, 13.8 rushing and 12.3 receiving yards/game, 1 TD. (2025) TD luck: 1 scored vs 1.2 expected — neutral. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | vs PHI | Sun, Nov 1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 15th |
| W9 | vs LAR | Sun, Nov 8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 22nd |
| W10 | @ NYG | Thu, Nov 12 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 17th |
| W11 | vs CIN | Mon, Nov 23 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 29th · tough |
| W12 | @ ARI | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 9th |
| W13 | @ TEN | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 12th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W6 | SF | 5 car, 13 yd | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |