CIN — Week 9 at ATL, who allow the 7th-most points to RBs — recently Christian McCaffrey put up 16 on them (W7), Bucky Irving put up 21 on them (W8).
Tahj Brooks projects 0.7 PPR points in week 9 at ATL — the 7th-ranked matchup for RBs, averaging 0.6 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 ATL: 118.3 rushing yards a game allowed at 4.34 a carry · 1.1 rushing TDs/gm — all of it adding up to the 7th-most fantasy points allowed to RBs. Receipts and the full profile: how ATL defends RBs, linked under The matchup below.
What Vegas expects (week 9): 4% anytime-TD — de-vigged sportsbook consensus, shown for information; we take no bets.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 5 games): 1.6% offensive snaps · 0.6 carries/game (2.6% of team carries) · 2.3% of the backfield's touches · 1.2 rushing and 0 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. 2025 baseline (12 games): 4.5% offensive snaps, 1.3 carries/game (5.9% of team carries), 5.8% of the backfield's touches, 0.2 targets/game, 0.5% target share, 3.8 rushing and 0.8 receiving yards/game, 0 TD. (2026) 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W9 | @ ATL | Sun, Nov 8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 7th · soft |
| W10 | vs PIT | Sun, Nov 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 27th · tough |
| W11 | @ WAS | Mon, Nov 23 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 26th · tough |
| W12 | vs NO | Sun, Nov 29 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1st · soft |
| W13 | @ CLE | Sun, Dec 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 16th |
| W14 | vs KC | Sun, Dec 13 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 24th |
| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W7 | BAL | 3 car, 6 yd | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |