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Week 9 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: The Bills Are Matt’s Forte

November 5, 2010   ·     ·   Jump to comments

Sometimes doing your best just simply isn't good enough.
And when it comes to Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best, his best as thus far been sub-par.
Despite laying what amounts to fantasy goose eggs the last five games, Best is still a top 15 running back, which speaks to just how great his first two weeks were.
In the first two weeks of the season, Best scored five touchdowns, rushed for 98 yards and picked up another 170 yards through the air. That's some serious production.
In the five games since his huge Week 2, Best has rushed for only 207 yards and added 146 receiving yards. You can do the math, and it's not pretty. That equals 41 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards in subsequent weeks.
Oh, and scored zero touchdowns.
So in terms of fantasy points, Best posted 55 points in Weeks 1 and 2, and just 29 total points thereafter.
Best's toe injury may have have played a large part in his sudden and sustained drop in production. While the toe doe...

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