Austin Ekeler was pressured from Thursday evening’s sport towards the Inexperienced Packers after struggling a non-contact damage that has been dominated an Achilles’ tendon damage. The Packers led 27-10 with below 4 minutes within the sport when Ekeler went down. He was helped to the sideline after which carted off to the locker room.
Ekeler and the Commanders have been stifled by the Packers protection all night. The veteran operating again had two receptions for 17 yards and eight speeding makes an attempt for 17 extra yards earlier than leaving the sport. If he have been to overlook any time, which appears seemingly at this level, we’d anticipate rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt and passing down again Jeremy McNichols to take over as the highest two operating backs on the crew.
An Achilles’ damage ought to preserve Ekeler out for an prolonged time period. With Ekeler injured, we are going to seemingly see Croskey-Merritt’s fantasy worth rise, as Ekeler was the lead again, taking up 50% of the snaps. Croskey-Merritt ought to share work with McNichols, as he’s extra fitted to passing down work. The dearth of receiving work would cap Croskey-Merritt’s fantasy upside, however regardless of this poor offensive sport for the Commanders, they are going to have higher days forward and JCM is poised to be a fantasy contributor shifting ahead.
