Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said his focus is on this week, not on a report that this will be his final season with the team.
The Panthers can’t afford to lose another game they are favored to win. Next Sunday at Tampa Bay is an opportunity that can’t be wasted.
After having just seven carries — all in the first half — Sunday against Pittsburgh, Bengals rookie Joe Mixon expressed frustration on the part of the running back group, pointing to the Steelers’ success handing the ball off to Le’Veon Bell 35 times.
Lewis pointed out that the Bengals did throw two second-half passes to Mixon on Sunday, and one turned into a fumble (which the Bengals recovered).
It’s worse than this. The Browns have lost 32 of their past 34 games dating back into 2015. Hue Jackson is 1-22 as their coach, and he seems to have no idea how to handle his (admittedly brutal) quarterback situation. If you’re Cleveland, all you want to see is progress. But you’re not. Only three of their remaining nine games are at home.
Marqise Lee, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars (41.0 percent): In the past five games, Lee has accumulated 30 targets. He and Allen Hurns are perhaps best described as the co-No. 1 pass-catchers in Jacksonville. I’d prefer Lee, whom I view as a low-end WR4, as the Jaguars wide receiver to add and use in a deeper PPR league.
DeAndre Washington, RB, Oakland Raiders (3.0 percent): With Marshawn Lynch set to sit out this week because of a suspension, someone is due to take over lead back duties in Oakland. Washington and Jalen Richard each had nine carries in Week 7, with Washington finding the end zone.