In Week 3, the Cincinnati Bengals will face the Washington Commanders as part of a Monday Night Football doubleheader. Which Bengals running backs should be in your fantasy football team’s starting lineup? Let’s break down Cincinnati’s backfield.
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Zack Moss Fantasy Outlook
For a player on a 0-2 team without 110 scrimmage yards this season, I’m oddly optimistic about Moss’ outlook moving forward. He has tripled the the carry count of Chase Brown in both games this season and earned four targets in the season-opening loss to the Patriots.
Moss’ snap share:
- Week 1: 64.6%
- Week 2: 82%
With the Commanders on the slate to round out this week and a date with the Panthers next Sunday, your opportunity to invest in Moss is likely running short. He’s an average RB2 for me who I’m playing over a featured back in a similarly positive matchup like Jerome Ford.
Chase Brown Fantasy Outlook
We entered the season with the knowledge that Moss would likely handle the valuable fantasy role, but that Brown would have a path not only to touches but potentially lead this backfield in total opportunities.
Two weeks in, it feels fair to punt on that idea. Brown has seven carries on his 2024 résumé and wasn’t targeted a single time in the last-second loss to the Chiefs.
If you have the roster space to hold, I would, simply because the waiver wire options are limited, but there’s no reason to spin Brown’s profile in an optimistic manner based on what we’ve seen thus far.