The Outlook - Week 5 (TB-DAL, PHI-JAC, HOU-TEN, CIN-MIA, LV-NE)

Welcome to Week 5 of The Outlook! This week marks the first of nine weeks (all 32 teams play in Week 12) in which there will be at least two teams on a bye. The first two teams to take a break … the Carolina Panthers and Kansas City Chiefs. With bye weeks comes a bit of an expanded player pool to choose from for fantasy. Just on the Panthers and Chiefs alone, you’re eliminating two quarterbacks, two running backs, four or five wide receivers and at least one tight end, but maybe two if you’re a Darren Waller person. Some are.

We will not judge.

Anyway, just eliminating two teams will make some of the marginal fantasy football players much more relevant in Week 5 and well into the season. Where Roman Wilson was a player you ignored in Week 1 or Week 2,

he now becomes a staple of flex spots across fantasy football. Is Marvin Harrison Jr. gross? Maybe. But he scored a touchdown in Week 4 and now has some utility. Same with Brian Thomas Jr. for Jacksonville. While we can’t go crazy starting everybody who has ever played a snap in the NFL, the player pool only gets wider with four and up to six teams on bye in the coming weeks.

We’ve compiled the groupings of games here to make it easier to find the games you want:

• Block 1: TB-DAL, PHI-JAC, HOU-TEN, CIN-MIA, LV-NE
• Block 2: MIN-NO, CLE-NYJ, IND-PIT, NYG-WAS, CHI-GB
• Block 3: DEN-LAC, DET-ARI, SF-SEA, BAL-ATL, BUF-LAR

“The Outlook” will give you details, stats, angles, recommendations and everything else you need to know to help you make your fantasy football decisions. Every fantasy-relevant player on each team playing will be profiled in this article. We want everybody reading this to bring home championships in your fantasy leagues!

I’m incredibly excited to bring this article to all of you this season and hope you all enjoy the ride. If you have any questions, feel free to find me on Bluesky (@ktompkinsii.bsky.social), tag me in a post to ask me any lineup questions you have and I’ll do my best to get them answered for you.

Let’s get into it!

All game/implied point totals listed were compiled via DraftKings Sportsbook on Tuesday afternoon for TB-DAL and Tuesday night for PHI-JAC, HOU-TEN, CIN-MIA and LV-NE.

Teams on Bye in Week 5: Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys

• Favorite: Cowboys -8.5
• Game Total: 47.5
• Implied Point Total: Cowboys 28, Buccaneers 19.5

Buccaneers Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: None

RB Bucky Irving

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles has openly floated splitting Tampa Bay’s backfield reps three ways, and Sunday gave him plenty of support for the idea. Irving carried 16 times for 61 yards, but Sean Tucker punched in a 2-yard touchdown and Kenny Gainwell scored on a catch, so the short-yardage and receiving work didn’t really get to Irving here. He played 58% of the snaps after 52% the week before, down from a 79% peak in Week 2, and he ran a route on 41% of dropbacks. With undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels making his first NFL start and scrambling for 55 yards on eight carries, it’s possible rushing work for Daniels could also compete with Irving in the interim, which is a new hurdle for Irving while Baker Mayfield is out. Adding multiple players to siphon work from Irving is less than ideal.

Fantasy Advice: The matchup against Dallas is still very good in Week 5, so I’m still firing up Irving as a mid-range RB2. However, there is more downside here with more backs involved, plus Daniels’ rushing ability while he’s in the lineup.

WR Emeka Egbuka

Egbuka, who was on the field for 94% of Tampa Bay’s plays and ran a route on 94% of dropbacks, will always be on the field when healthy. The problem is volume and the secondary issue of depth. Egbuka drew only four targets, a 15% target share, and turned those limited opportunities into two catches for 13 yards. Daniels spent most of his first career start working underneath to Chris Godwin and tight end Cade Otton, who combined for nearly half of the targets. Godwin’s TWO air yards show how shallow the passing game was, with the team combining for just 98 air yards total. Egbuka entered the week as the Buccaneers’ leader in receptions and receiving yards, so a quarterback change that shrinks the field matters for his short-term outlook with Daniels in the lineup. Although the Buccaneers’ offense wasn’t looking so hot with Mayfield in there, either.

Fantasy Advice: Egbuka is a low-end WR3 right now with a backup quarterback and an underperforming offense, despite a good matchup against the Cowboys on Thursday night in Week 5.

Cowboys Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: WR CeeDee Lamb

QB Dak Prescott

In Dallas’ matchup against Houston, the game script pushed Prescott to 45 pass attempts, which produced 335 yards (7.4 yards per attempt) but just one passing touchdown. The target distribution was lopsided, but if you had Lamb at your disposal, you can definitely understand. Lamb caught an unreal 17-of-20 targets for 189 yards, while George Pickens managed two catches for 75 yards, one being a 53-yard completion. Prescott had to rally the Cowboys back with 28 points in the second half. Even with all of that, he was just QB12 on the week with 18.1 fantasy points.

Fantasy Advice: Prescott is an excellent QB1 option for Dallas’ TNF game against the Buccaneers at home.

RB Javonte Williams

Dallas’ trust in Williams at the goal line was the story, as he scored three rushing touchdowns, all in the second half, from 8, 1 and 2 yards out. The yardage (62 rushing, 21 receiving) was modest on 19 carries (3.3 per carry) and five targets, so his fantasy day was almost entirely driven by high-value touches. He racked up six green-zone touches plus five receptions. The volume is the encouraging part, since Dallas gave him 19 carries even with Prescott throwing 45 times and the Cowboys trailing early. Houston’s front clearly wasn’t giving him much room, but Williams converted every short-yardage chance into points. While Williams’ efficiency isn’t the greatest, his role on a good offense is rock solid as one of the most projectable backs in fantasy football.

Fantasy Advice: Continue plugging Williams into the RB2 spot in your fantasy lineup. He’ll have a great matchup against Tampa Bay in Week 5.

WR George Pickens

When Lamb is so utterly dominant and there’s not even enough room for a player like Pickens to carve out at least a half-dozen targets on an afternoon where Prescott had 45 pass attempts, you know the gap between the two is sizable. We know Pickens is good, but perhaps it’s time to rethink how we value him. He’s been plenty valuable and he’s earned seven targets per game in the season’s first four weeks, but he’s also averaged just 56 receiving yards and hasn’t scored a touchdown yet this season. If there was a tailor-made matchup for Pickens to earn a ton of targets alongside Lamb, it was here.

Fantasy Advice: While Pickens is clearly excellent, we have to downgrade him to a high-end WR3 in this matchup against the Buccaneers. Even with the downgrade, he hasn’t lost his massive upside. It’s just that the fantasy floor is much lower than we had anticipated given his utilization last season.

TE Jake Ferguson

Ferguson has been touchdown-or-bust with just 12 receptions, 84 yards and three touchdowns propping up any remaining fantasy value that he had. Even with all the passing volume for the Cowboys, Ferguson could only manage three receptions for 11 yards on a paltry four targets. With Ferguson not even earning targets (12.7% TPRR) and a sub-1.00 YPRR (0.71), he’s making the case to be outright dropped from fantasy rosters, not just being benched.

Fantasy Advice: Ferguson is a streaming tight end against the Buccaneers, but I’m probably still holding on to him if I can help it because of the offense he’s in and some of the contingent value he has in case one of Lamb or Pickens gets hurt.

Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars

• Favorite: Jaguars -7
• Game Total: 42.5
• Implied Point Total: Jaguars 24.75, Eagles 17.75

Eagles Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: None

QB Jalen Hurts

Philadelphia’s offense went 0-for-12 on third down and didn’t score in the second half against the Rams. Hurts had precious few options with DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert out and Saquon Barkley leaving early with a hamstring injury. Hurts ended the day with 93 yards passing on 12 completions and his two touchdown passes, from 18 and 10 yards, both went to Darius Cooper. Even worse, Hurts isn’t even running the ball, averaging a shade under 20 rushing yards per game in his last three contests after a 48-yard game in Week 1. The Eagles’ offense is in shambles right now and Hurts isn’t exactly carrying them right now.

Fantasy Advice: In Jacksonville for their Week 5 matchup against the Jaguars, consider Hurts a low-end QB1 but one with a lot less upside than at the start of the season.

Eagles RBs

Barkley left with a hamstring injury after just two carries for eight yards and his “week-to-week” status for that injury is probably the last thing the Eagles need, especially when Tank Bigsby (core muscle) was placed on injured reserve. Bigsby took over duties from Barkley, adding 55 yards on 14 carries (3.9 per carry), and Will Shipley also chipped in with six carries for 23 yards. Neither back caught a pass and Philadelphia’s inability to convert third downs kept drives short and touches limited. The Eagles will surely elevate at least one back (Dameon Pierce has been already) and/or sign a free agent, so this backfield just got a whole lot murkier.

Fantasy Advice: Nothing is set in stone yet, but it looks like Shipley might be leading this backfield in Week 5 against the Jaguars. We’ll see if the Eagles elevate another back from the practice squad; Jaydon Blue and Carson Steele remain there following Pierce’s promotion, but Shipley is a flex option if this backfield is what it is heading into game time.

Eagles WRs

Smith entered Week 4 with a 32.9% target share, second in the NFL, so his hamstring injury left some major shoes to fill. Cooper, the former undrafted free agent, led Philadelphia with three catches for 33 yards and two touchdowns on seven targets, while Dontayvion Wicks managed three catches for 18 yards on five looks. Rookie Makai Lemon was also expected to see an increased role but only managed to tally 27 yards on three receptions. With Hurts throwing for just 93 yards, there was little volume to go around. Cooper’s two touchdowns were the whole story and the entire group’s value depends on Smith’s availability moving forward.

Fantasy Advice: Continue to slot Smith into your lineups as a high-end WR2 when healthy, but consider Wicks and Lemon flex plays with bye weeks now here and the player pool expanding.

Jaguars Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: None

QB Trevor Lawrence

Lawrence’s Week 4 wasn’t great, as he only had 23 pass attempts in what was a very balanced Jaguars offense. He went 18-of-23 for 227 yards with a 7-yard passing touchdown to Brian Thomas Jr.. After Brenton Strange’s team-leading eight targets, no other Jaguar had more than four. Lawrence spread the ball around a little bit, but there wasn’t too much else in this one from a fantasy perspective. Sometimes, it just goes like that.

Fantasy Advice: Low-end QB1 treatment is the name of the game for Lawrence as he and the Jaguars get to play the Eagles in London in Week 5.

RB Bhayshul Tuten

AW, DUDE.

That reaction really sent me over the edge as two touchdown runs that would have defined Tuten’s day were erased by holding penalties, including a 44-yarder. NOT COOL. Tuten finished with 17 carries for 73 yards and added two catches for 18 yards to close out a day that should have been a lot more fruitful for the Tuten enjoyers, a club I am a member of. Chris Rodriguez Jr. scored on a fourth-quarter run, though. The usage is real and it was spectacular. However, the touchdown luck was not.

Fantasy Advice: Based on what we’ve seen and independent of Rodriguez’s touchdown, Tuten is actually a buy-low on his utilization right now. He’s a solid mid-range RB2 with some excellent underlying metrics.

WR Parker Washington

The team leader through three weeks in receptions (15), receiving yards (221) and touchdowns (two) and fantasy’s WR10, Washington was held to a single catch for seven yards on three targets. Cincinnati took away Lawrence’s primary options for most of the day and the passing volume moved mostly to Strange, who earned eight targets. Washington had run a route on 94% of dropbacks in Week 3 and was on the field constantly in Week 4, with 85% route participation, so his awesome role has not changed.

Fantasy Advice: I did remove Washington from the must-start category just for this week because I wanted to illustrate how the role hasn’t changed. This is likely a weekly blip and I have the utmost confidence in Washington as a high-end fantasy WR2, even with a tough assignment against the Eagles in London.

Jaguars WRs

With Strange seeing the most targets thanks to defensive attention on Washington, Meyers saw just four targets, which actually was second on the team. Thomas caught Lawrence’s only touchdown on the afternoon and had just one other target for two in total. All in all, it’s a crowded room for targets. Even with Strange leading the way with seven receptions for 95 yards, I’m not sure that anything is repeatable here among the non-Washington pass-catchers. At the very least, Meyers’ routes are stable with 80%+ routes per dropback in all four weeks. On the flip side, Thomas has a 74% routes high in Week 2, with two weeks under 55% so far.

Fantasy Advice: The unconcentrated offense doesn’t lend itself to stable week-to-week production, but Meyers is the safest bet to hold for fantasy value as a flex play. I don’t feel comfortable with Strange or Thomas as fantasy assets unless somebody gets hurt and the receiver room thins out. Strange has routes-based upside as a TE2 similar to Cade Otton but with much better upside. Thomas is better left on fantasy benches for the time being and is possibly droppable depending on the depth available.

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans

• Favorite: Texans -7.5
• Game Total: 37.5 (lowest game total on slate)
• Implied Point Total: Texans 22.5, Titans 15 (Titans have the lowest implied point total on slate)

Texans Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: WR Nico Collins

QB C.J. Stroud

Collins’ return changed the entire calculus for Stroud, who went 21-of-31 for 347 yards and two touchdown passes to Collins. Jaylin Noel actually got on the field and added 85 yards on three catches, including a 52-yarder, and Xavier Hutchinson, whose routes cratered to 31% from 65%, had 46 yards on 3-of-5 targets. Stroud’s best game of the season came with the passing game finally having Collins back. Who knew?

Fantasy Advice: Stroud’s first top-12 fantasy finish this season came with Collins returning to the lineup. The Texans get a good matchup against the Titans in Nashville. While Stroud isn’t a starting-caliber option, he is a solid streaming option for fantasy managers with Bryce Young or Patrick Mahomes on bye or just looking for a quarterback to start.

Texans RBs

Fourteen carries, 18 yards in Week 2. Sixteen carries, 48 yards and a touchdown. Sixteen carries, 46 yards and a touchdown. Those are the combined weekly stat lines since Week 1 for David Montgomery and Woody Marks. That’s 2.4 YPC, folks. And Marks also scored both touchdowns. Week 4 marks the third straight game without more than 75 rushing yards for the team. No matter what, I think we have to see it before we believe it with this running back room before being able to trust them in fantasy lineups.

Fantasy Advice: Montgomery is getting more touches and volume than Marks, but he’s been woefully inefficient. Marks is averaging 8.3 touches per game but has scored both touchdowns. With player pools expanding a bit, you can play either as a flex, but both Montgomery and Marks are low-floor fantasy options.

TE Dalton Schultz

Schultz had his 12-catch, 140-yard outburst against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 2, but since then, he’s combined for just six targets, five receptions and 39 yards. Two receptions and just nine yards came in Week 4 as the Texans decided to also get Foster Moreau, Cade Stover and Brevin Jordan involved in the offense. Those other three tight ends combined for three targets, three catches and 34 yards as Collins saw the vast majority of the work in the passing game. We know Schultz is good, but he’s clearly not worthy of starting right now after not being able to build on his Week 2.

Fantasy Advice: With Schultz not being able to capitalize on his Week 2, you’ve got to send him to the TE2 realm, where he’s a matchup play at best.

Titans Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: None

Titans RBs

Four consecutive rushes from the Ravens’ 8-yard line produced absolutely nothing for Tony Pollard and that should tell you everything you need to know about this Titans backfield. Pollard did score and put up 48 yards rushing plus a couple of receptions too, but this backfield is as low-floor, low-ceiling as it gets. Tyjae Spears remains the clear second back and touched the ball just three times for six yards. Pollard is the subject of a possible move at the trade deadline, so we’ll see what comes of that. That said, this backfield isn’t one to target or start unless you have to.

Fantasy Advice: Pollard is a low-end flex play at best because his 13 fantasy points this week, which saw him finish as RB24 this week, might just be the ceiling. Spears remains a low-end handcuff but one that could prove somewhat useful if Pollard is shipped out of Tennessee.

WR Carnell Tate

When in doubt, just fire a billion targets at your first-round pick and see what happens. Things certainly did happen for Tate in Week 4. Tate had a breakthrough game with 9-145-0 on 12 targets, with 155 air yards and a 53% first-read target share. That’s making an alpha right there. That said, this IS the Titans offense we’re talking about here, so while we know that Tate CAN bring it, it’s no lock for Tate to come close to this each week or even to get targeted to that degree. It’s just nice to know that the potential exists!

Fantasy Advice: If you’ve been holding Tate and not starting him, that was a gut punch. I don’t blame you if you want to start Tate as a flex play, but with the volatility that is the Titans’ offense, it could be many more valleys before Cam Ward can get Tate back to the mountaintop.

Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins

• Favorite: Bengals -7
• Game Total: 42.5
• Implied Point Total: Bengals 24.75, Dolphins 17.75

Bengals Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: WR Ja’Marr Chase (when healthy)

QB Joe Burrow

Burrow, the patron saint of pass rate over expected (highest in the NFL entering Week 5), piled up volume with 54 pass attempts against the Jaguars. Despite losing Chase in the second quarter with a concussion and Tee Higgins exiting late with an adductor injury, Burrow still ended the day with 428 yards passing, a touchdown and two interceptions while tacking on a rushing score to boot. Burrow had to rely on Chase Brown, who caught all 11 targets for 71 yards and former CFL star (and Week 4 Kevin Tompkins DFS hero) Dohnte Meyers, who earned a whopping nine targets and a 7-82 line. The Bengals also brought back old friend Mitchell Tinsley off the Texans’ practice squad to immediately jump into 57% of routes and put up 3-49 on seven targets. The offense just keeps chugging with or without Chase and/or Higgins.

Fantasy Advice: Burrow is a solid QB1 against most opponents, but they face the Dolphins, where he’s an easy top-five play at quarterback for fantasy this week.

RB Chase Brown

The ground game didn’t exist for Cincinnati with just 12 carries for 17 yards combined for Chase Brown and Samaje Perine, but Brown made up for it and then some with 11 receptions for 72 yards through the air against the Jaguars. Brown entered Week 4 averaging 65.6 rushing yards per game and his rushing floor took a bit of a hit, but Brown is so involved with the passing game as an outlet for Burrow that it almost doesn’t even matter.

Fantasy Advice: Keep Brown locked in as a low-end RB1 against the Miami Dolphins, where he could make up for Week 4’s rushing floor with a huge game in Week 5 against an inferior opponent.

WR Tee Higgins

With Chase in the concussion protocol after the second quarter, Cincinnati’s offense ran through Higgins, who drew a team-high 16 targets and caught 11 passes for 157 yards, both season highs. Higgins went down late and missed the final drive. Entering the week, Higgins already led Chase in first-read target rate and yards per route run, which is the entire thesis of why if you can’t get Chase, get Higgins in drafts. Higgins’ health and Chase’s concussion status are now the biggest questions for Cincinnati’s passing game entering Week 5.

Fantasy Advice: As long as Higgins is healthy, he’ll be a mainstay in fantasy lineups, just like every week, as a high-end WR2.

Dolphins Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: None

Dolphins RBs

The torn ACL that ended De’Von Achane’s 2026 season last week left the Dolphins’ backfield to Jaylen Wright and Ollie Gordon II, who made the most of it in an incredibly efficient way. Wright started and ran five times for seven yards, but Gordon broke a 53-yard run to start the second half, scored a 12-yard short touchdown at the end of the third quarter and finished with nine carries for 100 yards on 56% of snaps and 11 touches – good for RB16 on the week and 18 fantasy points in PPR. Gordon looked very much like a back that should get the bulk of the opportunities moving forward. In the Miami offense, however, touchdown equity looks to be very scarce.

Fantasy Advice: Wright seems like the handcuff right now, but Gordon has mid-range RB2 potential and is plenty startable as a flex through these bye weeks.

Dolphins WRs

Miami’s receivers were limited by an offense where quarterback Malik Willis attempted just 17 passes. Malik Washington led the pass-catching group with five catches for 67 yards on 29% of the targets while playing 87% of the snaps to lead the team. Chris Bell saw his best utilization of the season, with an 82% snap share, an 85% route share and a 41% share of the air yards, yet he finished with three targets and caught none of them. Bell had a gift-wrapped 68-yard touchdown, but an illegal touching penalty was called because he stepped out of bounds, so it was brought back. So much for fun around these parts, because Bell looks the part of a fantasy stash.

Fantasy Advice: Washington has been flex-worthy for a few weeks, so keep inserting him into your lineups there. Bell is a nice stash for fantasy, as he passes the so-called “eye test.”

Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots

• Favorite: Patriots -3.5
• Game Total: 45.5
• Implied Point Total: Patriots 24.5, Raiders 21

Raiders Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: RB Ashton Jeanty, TE Brock Bowers

QB Kirk Cousins

Look, sometimes you’ve just got to hand it to the old man. As it stands right now, Cousins is the QB7 in fantasy football. Maybe you expected a “2” in front of that “7” as I did, but facts are facts. Cousins is dealing right now and averaging 22.3 fantasy points per game in his last three contests. He has been a top-12 fantasy quarterback in each of those three starts. Las Vegas threw 52 times against the Chiefs in Week 4 and Cousins turned that volume into 365 yards and two touchdowns without being sacked, with his lone interception coming on the final play. The notable trend is where the ball goes; in Week 4, Cousins targeted his tight ends 22 times out of 47 total targets (46.8%) and on the season, a league-leading 36.8% of the time, spreading it among Bowers, Michael Mayer and Ian Thomas. Cousins is also tied for the NFL lead with 11 touchdown passes.

Fantasy Advice: As long as Cousins is dealing, you can start him as a low-end QB1, including this week against the Patriots in Foxborough. Here’s hoping the other shoe doesn’t drop.

WR Tre Tucker

Targets for wide receivers have been scarce in Las Vegas, as the Raiders’ wide receivers have the lowest target distribution in the NFL at the position. Tucker was the main beneficiary of what little there was, catching four passes for 44 yards on eight targets, including a 23-yard gain late. He had one catch for 14 yards at halftime. Head coach Klint Kubiak’s scheme is built around getting the tight ends open, which caps the wideout volume. Tucker is the most-used receiver of the group, but that role does not carry much fantasy weight.

Fantasy Advice: Tucker is a decent flex in most weeks, but the offense will never be Tucker-centric on purpose.

TE Michael Mayer

While Bowers played (and STILL crushed it) through an illness, Mayer set the tone underneath, catching eight passes for 82 yards on nine targets on a 5.1-yard aDOT, including five catches for 51 yards in the first half. The Raiders’ tight ends combined for 16 catches, 200 yards and two touchdowns across Bowers, Mayer and Thomas, whose 27-yard score came on a play Kubiak schemed wide open to get the veteran Thomas downfield along the sideline. Both Bowers and Mayer combined for 20 targets and Mayer was TE7 in his own right in Week 4. With Cousins leaning on his tight ends 36.8% of the time and Bowers having played only two of the Raiders’ four games, Mayer has real PPR value regardless of Bowers’ status.

Fantasy Advice: I think the jig is up here with some saying Mayer is not fantasy-relevant just because Bowers is also playing. With such a large target distribution to tight ends and Mayer looking excellent as well, Mayer is a sneaky startable option during bye weeks as long as the offense is running well.

Patriots Fantasy Notes

Must-Start Players: None

QB Drake Maye

The legs of Maye gave him a rushing floor that’s eluded him thus far in 2026, as he ran eight times for a team-high 54 yards – including a 26-yard scramble – on top of 22-of-37 passing for 269 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw an interception and lost a fumble. We’re nitpicking for the most part, as Maye’s game put him as the top-scoring fantasy quarterback in Week 4. This game is hopefully something he can build off and with A.J. Brown hopefully returning in the next couple of weeks, Maye should be able to string these kinds of performances together to vault back up to being a must-start fantasy quarterback.

Fantasy Advice: Week 4 was a good start toward getting back in fantasy managers’ good graces and Maye should be able to put up a nice follow-up performance against the Raiders. Start him as a low-end QB1 this week.

Patriots RBs

New England’s backfield was a true two-man split, despite Rhamondre Stevenson being on the field for a whopping 85% of snaps and 60% of routes. Stevenson carried the ball 13 times for 47 yards, scoring a 1-yard touchdown, while adding 27 receiving yards and converting the two-point attempt that put the Patriots ahead. Stevenson was busy in Week 4, but TreVeyon Henderson saw solid volume too, as he ran 14 times for 42 yards. Together, the duo produced 116 scrimmage yards on the afternoon. Stevenson has the goal-line and pass-catching edge and Henderson sees plenty of carries between the tackles waiting to spring a long run. Maye’s 54 rushing yards also stretched Buffalo’s defense, which helped both backs find lanes. Neither is a clear lead option right now, which limits their weekly fantasy ceilings.

Fantasy Advice: Stevenson is a solid RB2 who has the fantasy edge with a much safer floor while still maintaining a volume- and touchdown-based ceiling, while Henderson is a solid flex option based on his potential for a huge touchdown run.

Patriots WRs

All five wide receivers earned a target in Week 4 against the Bills, with Romeo Doubs earning a team-high eight targets and a 6-58-2 line to help redeem his poor start to the season. Doubs ran the most routes, only at 69%, though, which is a bit concerning. Hunter Henry was the only other Patriot to run over 50% of routes, so it was just a lot of managing here for the Patriots. With players running 50% of routes or fewer, it doesn’t make anybody else relevant, though Efton Chism III had a killer one-handed catch for the go-ahead score. Not bad for a practice squad player, right?

Fantasy Advice: Only Doubs is relevant here for fantasy until Brown returns to the Patriots’ lineup, but Doubs did well to shake off the early-season malaise. Consider him a mid-range flex play in Week 5 against the Raiders.

This article originally appeared on The Huddle: The Outlook - Week 5 (TB-DAL, PHI-JAC, HOU-TEN, CIN-MIA, LV-NE)