Whether the team has lost faith in James Cook or whether they’re pushing for Allen to win MVP, it’s their QB who is rushing in touchdowns right now. He seems to be developing a yearly habit of rushing more down the stretch when every game gets more crucial, and that’s true again this year. Allen has had double-digit carries in three of the past four weeks, but what really stands out is the scoring. He’s found the endzone for five straight weeks and has scored five rushing touchdowns in the past fortnight.
Cooper is just a week removed from turning 14 targets into six catches for 95 yards, so I'm not overreacting to the zeros across his Week 15 box score. It's actually provided a great buy-low opportunity. This 34.5 receiving yards total is his lowest over the past two seasons, and he’s cleared the benchmark in 18 of 28 games dating back to the beginning of last year. It's a solid matchup against New England, too. The Pats have surrendered the second-highest EPA per dropback and fourth-highest dropback success rate while allowing a healthy 7.37 yards per target to opposing quarterbacks and 8.24 YPA to opposing wide receivers. Cooper cashes in on the bounce-back spot in Week 16.
This is a low total for Bourne. The Pats are a massive underdog, and the Bills haven’t been particularly stingy against the pass. Buffalo has surrendered the second-highest catch percentage to opposing wide receivers for a healthy 8.27 yards per target, and Bourne has 30 or more receiving yards in each of his past five games for an average of 44.8 per while hauling in 18 of 22 targets.
Total Picks NE 216, BUF 490
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