TEN — Week 8 at CIN, who allow the 29th-most points to RBs — recently Ollie Gordon II put up 14.8 on them (W5), Derrick Henry put up 4.9 on them (W7).
Julius Chestnut projects 0.3 PPR points in week 8 at CIN — the 29th-ranked matchup for RBs. 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 CIN: 116.3 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.75 a carry · 0.8 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 29th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how CIN defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 8): 4% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 5 games): 0% offensive snaps · 0 carries/game (0% of team carries) · 0% of the backfield's touches · 0 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (16 games): 3.9% offensive snaps, 0.7 carries/game (3.1% of team carries), 3.3% of the backfield's touches, 0.1 targets/game, 0.4% target share, 2.5 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 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 | @ CIN | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 29th · tough |
| W10 | vs JAX | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 32nd · tough |
| W11 | @ DAL | Sun, Nov 22 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7th · soft |
| W12 | @ JAX | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 32nd · tough |
| W13 | vs WAS | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 28th · tough |
| W14 | @ DET | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 21st |