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Culp did not suit up to play in either of Washington’s past two games. It is not clear why exactly Culp (6'3/255) missed time, but it’s good for the Huskies that they will gain some depth back at the position this week. Culp hardly played in 2019, though partly due to a suspension, so it is tough to gauge how much work he could be due for against Utah.

He added two catches for ... zero yards, managing just seven snaps. It was disappointing that Demercado was a clear backup to Michael Carter, but it’s possible the Cardinals wanted to bring him along slowly in his return from a high-ankle sprain. The Cardinals will never make this easy to understand, so Demercado is still a potential RB3/FLEX play against the Falcons next week despite this dud. We’d feel better starting him if we got some coach quotes about the injury limiting him ahead of next Sunday.

Stevenson started the game well, breaking three tackles on a 13-yard gain. In truth, he ran pretty well and also added 27 receiving yards on three catches. The only issue is that TreVeyon Henderson was electric and ripped off two big rushing touchdowns. Also, Stevenson was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for punching Matt Milano after a tackle, which may not have endeared him to head coach Mike Vrabel. We’d still expect this to be some form of committee next week against the Ravens.

Carter was nearly an every-down running back, playing 49-of-62 snaps after Zonovan Knight’s early exit. Emari Demercado played just seven snaps behind him and didn’t really look himself. Of course, it’s possible that next week Demercado gets a larger share of the load as he — in theory — recovers more from his high-ankle sprain. Whoever totes the head of the Arizona role has some real RB3/FLEX fantasy equity against the Falcons next week, and Carter comes out of this week’s game looking like he’ll have the best shot at the role after Demercado’s disappointing day.

Allen led the Chargers in targets in another run-heavy day for Greg Roman’s offense. Allen saw an uptick in playing time with Quentin Johnston (groin) sidelined. Five catches is the most Allen has had in a game since mid-October, when his playing time began to dwindle. Allen next week against the Cowboys will have some flex viability in larger PPR formats, though he would be somewhat touchdown reliant without much target volume to go around.

Dowdle was clearly in pain after his last play, kneeling down, doubled over as the training staff came out to meet him. Saints DL Jonah Williams dragged Dowdle down by wrapping up both lower legs from the right side. He was able to walk off the field under his own power, which is promising.