NFL Reactions: Week 10

-Drew Brees completed 8-of-13 passes for 76 yards and a touchdown before leaving Sunday's win over the 49ers with a rib issue that will require an MRI on Monday. It's not clear whether Taysom Hill would start in the event of a Brees absence, or if Hill and Jameis Winston would rotate similarly to how Brees and Hill do already.

-After a five-week layoff from his MCL injury, Nick Chubb mostly appeared to be himself as he returned to the field against the Texans. Chubb and Kareem Hunt both saw 19 carries, with Hunt producing 104 yards and Chubb generating 126 yards and a touchdown. Chubb would have had another touchdown on his 59-yard carry but, with the entire defense far behind him, he instead went out of bounds so the Browns could kneel the clock out.

-It's tough to tell whether Duke Johnson could have done better than 14 carries for 54 yards against the Browns on Sunday, especially with brutal winds grounding the Texans passing game and allowing Cleveland to sell out against the run. Each of Will Fuller (five catches for 38 yards on eight targets), Brandin Cooks (six catches for 39 yards on eight targets) and Randall Cobb (three catches for 41 yards on five targets) were mostly ineffective as Deshaun Watson struggled (20-of-30 for 163 yards and one touchdown).

-Tom Brady didn't really need any help against the Panthers, but on a day where he completed 28-of-39 attempts for 341 yards and three touchdowns, adding a fourth on the ground, Ronald Jones enjoyed what was arguably his best NFL game to date. That's amazing, because early in the game it looked like Jones' time as starter might have come to an end after he lost a fumble. Jones would go on to score on a 98-yard touchdown run, propelling a final box score of 192 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries. Leonard Fournette (eight carries for 19 yards, two catches for 11 yards on three targets) was a non-factor.

-Teddy Bridgewater left Carolina's loss to Tampa Bay during the fourth quarter due to a knee injury, and mostly struggled up to that point to the tune of 18-of-24 for 136 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while running for a third touchdown. The knee will undergo an MRI on Monday.

-The Rams defense put together a great game against the Seahawks, who previously seemed unstoppable. Russell Wilson finished 22-of-37 for 248 yards and two interceptions, running for a team-leading 60 yards on eight carries as he dealt with six sacks and 12 hits. Jalen Ramsey pretty much shut down DK Metcalf, limiting him to two catches for 28 yards on four targets while Tyler Lockett led the team with five receptions for 66 yards on nine targets.

-The Rams offense got everyone involved against the Seahawks on Sunday, which made it a surprisingly barren landscape for fantasy purposes as names like Malcolm Brown (six carries for 33 yards and two touchdowns) and Josh Reynolds (eight catches for 94 yards on 10 targets) led the way from scrimmage. Darrell Henderson (seven carries for 28 yards and one touchdown) and Cam Akers (10 carries for 38 yards) were also involved at running back.

-There's always some kind of issue with the Eagles, and against the Giants on Sunday their problem was a complete collapse of the passing game. Even against a defense with no pass rushers Carson Wentz withstood 13 hits and ended the game 21-of-37 for 208 yards. Jalen Reagor was the lead target with four catches for 47 yards on seven targets, though he probably should have drawn a defense pass interference call on one of those targets. Travis Fulgham (one eight-yard catch on five targets) really fell off, and Dallas Goedert (four catches for 33 yards on six targets) was outplayed by Richard Rodgers (four catches for 60 yards on five targets).

-Daniel Jones was mostly good against the Eagles, completing 21-of-28 attempts for 244 yards while running for 64 yards and a touchdown on nine carries. Wayne Gallman (18 carries for 53 yards and two touchdowns) was the main player to capitalize on the scoring opportunities provided by Jones' play, while Darius Slayton (five catches for 93 yards on seven targets) led the way at receiver.

-Alex Smith (38-of-55 for 390 yards) couldn't make any threatening throws against the Lions, dependent on checkdown targets, but he made efficient receivers out of Terry McLaurin (seven receptions for 95 yards on nine targets), Isaiah Wright (six catches for 59 yards on six targets), Steven Sims (five catches for 46 yards on six targets) and Cam Sims (four catches for 54 yards on five targets).

Unfortunately, you will almost always lose a football game if a player is as unproductive as JD McKissic, who may have accomplished some sort of record as far as single-game, empty-calorie production goes. McKissic's eight carries went for six yards and one touchdown while his preposterous 15 targets went for just seven receptions for 43 yards. As has been the case all year, Antonio Gibson (13 carries for 45 yards and two touchdowns, four catches for 20 yards on four targets) was better than McKissic. In an overtime field-goal loss, Washington's McKissic usage was plausibly among the most direct causes of the team's loss.

-Matthew Stafford rarely struggles against sub-.500 teams, and he made it look easy against a Washington team that will obviously fall well short of that mark. Even without Kenny Golladay, Stafford landed 24-of-33 attempts for 276 yards and three touchdowns. D'Andre Swift was arguably the Lions' best player, running for 81 yards on 16 carries while catching all five of his targets for 68 yards and one touchdown, but Marvin Jones (eight catches for 96 yards and one touchdown on 10 targets) really stepped up, as well.

-Much of the game was ugly for the Packers offense in their 24-20 home win over the Jaguars, but despite nasty winds and a dud ground game Aaron Rodgers was able to carry the Packers over the finish line, completing 24-of-34 passes for 325 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while running for a third touchdown. Although Davante Adams had some trouble (eight catches for 66 yards and one touchdown on 12 targets), Marquez Valdes-Scantling picked up the slack with four catches for 149 yards and one touchdown on six targets.

-James Robinson ran well again for the Jaguars, turning 23 carries into 109 yards against Green Bay, but he wasn't working well with Jake Luton as a receiver (two catches for three yards on five targets). Robinson was effective as a receiver prior to Luton, so it seems more related to the quarterback. Luton did a good job of working with his two lead receivers, though, in DJ Chark (four catches for 56 yards on five targets) and Keelan Cole (five catches for 47 yards and one touchdown on seven targets).

-Justin Herbert struggled on the road against the Dolphins on Sunday, but it could have gone worse for his fantasy investors. Indeed, it's a testament to Herbert's unique fantasy upside that he can complete 20-of-32 passes for 187 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while running for a third touchdown and have it described as a bad day.

-Josh Jacobs and Devontae Booker did nearly all the work for the Raiders offense against the Broncos, as a harmless Denver offense gave the Raiders the all-clear to sit on the ball most of the game. Jacobs turned 21 carries into 112 yards and two touchdowns, while Booker accumulated 16 carries for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Normally there's only room for Jacobs, but at least it's clear that Booker isn't going anywhere as Jacobs' handcuff.

-Drew Lock was a wreck against a bad Raiders defense, completing just 23-of-47 attempts for 257 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. Tim Patrick was the only efficient Broncos target (four catches for 61 yards on six targets), while Jerry Jeudy (four catches for 68 yards on eight targets) and especially KJ Hamler (four catches for 50 yards on 10 targets) struggled a bit. It was also a disappointing day for Noah Fant, who caught only three of seven targets for 18 yards.

-Perhaps he could have done better, but Josh Allen was probably good enough to win against the Cardinals on Sunday. Mixed as his passing results were (32-of-49 for 284 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions), Allen had better passing numbers than Kyler Murray after a 21-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs with 34 seconds left in the game, giving Buffalo a 30-26 lead at the time. Diggs finished with 10 catches for 93 yards and a score on 11 targets, yet Cole Beasley was the leading Bills receiver with a mammoth 11-catch effort that yielded 109 yards and a touchdown on 13 targets. Dawson Knox (two catches for 16 yards on three targets) might be taking up space that previously went to Gabriel Davis (zero catches on three targets).

-Kyler Murray (22-of-32 for 245 yards, one touchdown and one interception) and DeAndre Hopkins (seven receptions for 127 yards and one touchdown on 12 targets) largely salvaged their days on a game-winning 43-yard hail mary touchdown pass, though Murray was otherwise exceptional on the ground with 61 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Chase Edmonds was good (eight carries for 56 yards, three catches for 21 yards on three targets) but Kenyan Drake (16 carries for 100 yards) isn't going anywhere.

-Ben Roethlisberger landed a lot of jabs in a blowout victory over the Bengals on Sunday, completing 27-of-46 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns, leaving James Conner (13 carries for 36 yards) with very little despite Pittsburgh scoring 36 points. Diontae Johnson was the team's most efficient pass catcher (six receptions for 116 yards and one touchdown on 11 targets), but JuJu Smith-Schuster (nine catches for 77 yards and one touchdown on 13 targets) and Chase Claypool (four catches for 56 yards and two touchdowns on 10 targets) both saw double-digit targets as well. Claypool somehow has nine touchdowns this year.

-Although it was a bleak game for the Bengals, Tee Higgins once again looked like a star, catching seven of nine targets for 115 yards and a touchdown. Higgins has 603 yards and four touchdowns in his last eight games, catching 40 of 61 targets (65.6 percent completed, 9.9 YPT).