GB — Week 9 at NE, who allow the 25th-most points to RBs — recently D'Andre Swift put up 15 on them (W7), Ollie Gordon II put up 6.9 on them (W8).
0.2 PPR points against CAR on 1 car, 2 yd. The week 9 outlook below reflects it — projections, values and form all rebuilt nightly.
Pierre Strong Jr. projects 0.7 PPR points in week 9 at NE — the 25th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 5.6 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 9 angle vs NE: 92.6 rushing yards a game allowed at 3.84 a carry · 0.8 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 25th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how NE defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 8% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 3 games): 30.3% offensive snaps · 5.7 carries/game (21.8% of team carries) · 31% of the backfield's touches · 3.3 targets/game, 9.3% target share · 12.3 rushing and 16.7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ NE | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 25th · tough |
| W10 | vs MIN | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 22nd |
| W12 | @ LAR | Wed, Nov 25 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 28th · tough |
| W13 | @ NO | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1st · soft |
| W14 | vs BUF | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6th · soft |
| W15 | vs MIA | Sun, Dec 20 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 10th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W8 | CAR | 1 car, 2 yd | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| W6 | DAL | 11 car, 28 yd · 5/6 rec, 39 yd | 6.7 | 9.2 | 11.7 |
| W5 | CHI | 5 car, 7 yd · 3/4 rec, 11 yd | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 |