NFL Week 16 Fantasy Football Recap: Baltimore Ravens vs. Atlanta Falcons

• Drake London: 7 receptions, 96 yards

• Gus Edwards: 11 carries, 99 yards

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ATL@BAL | DET@CAR | SEA@KC | NO@CLE
HOU@TEN | CIN@NE | NYG@MIN | BUF@CHI
WSH@SF | PHI@DAL | LVR@PIT

Tyler Allgeier takes hold of the Falcons’ backfield: Allgeier was the clear top player in the Falcons' backfield for the first time since Cordarrelle Patterson returned from injury.

• He ran the ball 18 times for 74 yards and added four catches for 43 receiving yards.
• He’s typically been the Falcons' primary receiving back, but this was the first time in months that he also played a majority of snaps on early downs, as well as in short-yardage situations even though they weren’t converted to touchdowns.
• His quality of play has been consistent in recent weeks. He’s averaged 5.8 yards per carry since Week 11.
• The Falcons play the Arizona Cardinals next week. This is a much better matchup, as the Falcons could be playing from ahead, and Arizona has allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to running backs this season.
• The combination of Allgeier’s increased role and the matchup could make Allgeier the top waiver wire option at running back for the week, barring an injury in a later game.
• He’s also done enough to potentially keep the starting job in 2023.

The Ravens play Sammy Watkins: Watkins was added off waivers earlier in the week after the Green Bay Packers released him. He instantly moved to second on the Ravens' depth chart.

• Watkins played for Baltimore in 2021, so it likely wasn’t difficult for him to get up to speed in the offense.
• The Ravens were in need of a wide receiver after Devin Duvernay broke a bone in his foot, which landed him on injured reserve.
• Watkins caught a 40-yard pass on his only target, which was good enough for the second-most receiving yards on the team.
• Demarcus Robinson continued to be the Ravens' top receiver and scored the game's only touchdown.
• Robinson is a potential waiver target in deep leagues for when the Ravens play the Pittsburgh Steelers next week. The Steelers have allowed the fourth-most receiving yards to wide receivers this season.
• It would be a big gamble, as the game script could be similar to this — where Baltimore runs all game.

Table Notes

• Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.

• Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.

• Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.