LAR · Out — Calf — Week 3 at DEN, who allow the 4th-most points to RBs — recently Kenneth Walker put up 31.1 on them (W1), Bhayshul Tuten put up 12.2 on them (W2).
Ronnie Rivers projects 0.2 PPR points in week 3 at DEN — the 4th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 3.4 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 3 angle vs DEN: 157.5 rushing yards a game allowed at 5.08 a carry · 1.5 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 4th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how DEN defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 2): 3% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 13% offensive snaps · 5 carries/game (17.2% of team carries) · 20% of the backfield's touches · 1 targets/game, 3.7% target share · 19 rushing and 5 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (6 games): 2.5% offensive snaps, 1.5 carries/game (5.1% of team carries), 4.9% of the backfield's touches, 7.7 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. (2025) TD luck: 0 scored vs 0 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W3 | @ DEN | Sun, Sep 27 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4th · soft |
| W4 | @ PHI | Sun, Oct 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 16th |
| W5 | vs BUF | Mon, Oct 12 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5th · soft |
| W6 | vs ARI | Sun, Oct 18 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 24th |
| W7 | @ LV | Sun, Oct 25 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 18th |
| W8 | vs LAC | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 20th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | SF | 5 car, 19 yd · 1/1 rec, 5 yd | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 |