Jalen Carter (wrist) won’t be 100% this year

He added one carry for 15 yards. Johnson racked up the bulk of his production on a 73-yard touchdown grab in the first half. The Broncos sent pressure and Patrick Mahomes perfectly lofted the ball to Johnson, who saw nothing but green grass ahead of him. The turf monster nearly took him down at the 10-yard line, but Johnson stayed upright enough and lost one final defender on his way into the end zone. He also picked up a 38-yard catch just before halftime to set up a last-second field goal. Johnson had more than two touches in just one of his previous three games headed into Week 8. Though he’s not going to challenge Kenneth Walker for RB1 duties anytime soon, this breakout performance should earn him a few more touches in Week 9. He will be have some value as a boom/bust FLEX play versus the Jets.

Mahomes posted a strong box score for fantasy managers and took care of the football with zero turnovers. He also took just two sacks, but the second was one that will haunt Chiefs fans for a while. After marching the offense down to the goal line under the two-minute warning, the Chiefs found themselves on fourth-and-goal. They initially got the score via a strike to Rashee Rice, but the play was blown dead via a false start. The Broncos’ pass-rush got to him on the second try, taking Mahomes down for a game-ending sack. On the whole, it was another dink-and-dunk game plan from Mahomes, who failed to get the deep ball going once again. Luckily for him, Emmet Johnson averaged 25.6 yards per catch and turned a short toss into a 73-yard touchdown in the first half. The Chiefs get a bounce-back spot against the Jets next week in a game where Mahomes will be just inside the QB1 ranks.

The more efficient Blake Corum had 11 rushes for 73 yards and did not see a target in a run-heavy Rams offense. Williams led the LA backfield in routes but only had one look from Matthew Stafford. He was stuffed at the line of scrimmage a handful of times in the first half. The rushing volume in the Rams offense of late should make both Williams and Coum fantasy relevant every week, including next week against the Commanders.

Harbaugh is standing by the organization’s biggest offseason hire. The Chargers at least got a little passing production going today, though obviously the results continue to fall short of expectations. The Chargers, now 0-6, face the Texans, 2-5, in Week 9. Houston’s underperforming defense could give the Chargers a chance to improve their standing next week.

Nacua, with Davante Adams (hamstring) sidelined, again dominated targets in the newly run-heavy LA offense. No other Rams pass catcher saw more than four targets on the day. Nacua’s touchdown came on a well-designed screen in the second half at the end of a long drive for the run-first Rams offense. Nacua, who had 41 targets over his prior four games, is among the safest players in fantasy football. He matches up against the Commanders in Week 9.

It was another disappointing outing for Higbee. This one came with Colby Parkinson (ribs) sidelined. Davis Allen had two catchers on two targets for eight yards. Higbee now hasn’t had more than 25 yards receiving in a game since the beginning of October, and has lost opportunities with the Rams going run heavy in recent weeks. Higbee won’t be a fantasy option in Week 9 against the Commanders.

This update comes straight from the Lions’ organization. Campbell was taken to a local hospital shortly after being taken off the field on a stretcher. He is reportedly resting now. The team will provide further updates as it has them. We hope he recovers quickly and completely.

Nailor’s touchdown was his first as a Raider. It went down for all of two yards. In addition to the score, Nailor posted new season highs in yards and receptions, which obviously tells you all you need to know about his WR4 value: He doesn’t have any heading into Week 9 against the 49ers.

This was Mayer’s fourth five-catch outing of the season. Only Brock Bowers caught more passes this afternoon. It could have been a bigger day in fantasy, but Mayer’s unconverted look was an inaccurate goal-line pass he short-armed. Mayer has a reasonable enough PPR TE2 floor, but his spiked week potential remains limited enough that he is not a very exciting streamer.

Kyren Williams led the LA backfield with 16 carries for 56 yards. Corum was much more efficient as a rusher against the Chargers, regularly bursting through the line of scrimmage and shedding tacklers on a couple second half runs. The Rams have been run heavy since Davante Adams went down with a serious hamstring injury a few weeks ago. That’s generated more opportunity for Corum, who last week had 17 rushes. He ranks 44th among running backs in expected fantasy points per game in 2026. That kind of usage should make Corum flex-viable for now. He gets the Commanders in Week 9.