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Muhammad started all 17 games for the Colts in 2021 and parlayed that into a two-year, $10 million contract with the Bears in the following offseason. The deal ultimately flopped as Muhammad notched just one sack and one TFL across 16 games. He was released at the end of the season. Muhammad will rejoin the Colts also a depth option for the team this time around.

Cousins didn’t need to do much more than pound the intermediate against the Cowboys, his longest completion was a 36-yarder to Darnell Mooney on fourth-and-short where Trevon Diggs was picked and Mooney ran untouched into the end zone. The Falcons probably turtled a bit without Drake London. Regardless, Cousins-reliant managers have to be pleased with the line and should be hungry for more against a fading Saints defense in Week 10. Cousins should easily be in the QB1 conversation for that game.

Lamar Jackson dropped a deep shot in the bucket for a 24-yard grab from Hill in the second quarter. Hill also got a crack at goal line duties in the third quarter but couldn’t punch it in from four yards out. Fullback Patrick Ricard caught a three-yard touchdown on the next play. Hill has made the occasional splash play for Baltimore but doesn’t see the ball enough to escape the RB5 ranks. He will fall off the fantasy radar entirely when Keaton Mitchell returns from injured reserve.

Dobbins had plenty of room with which to operate against a middling Cleveland rush defense that had been exploited in recent weeks. Dobbins scored two short touchdowns, including one in garbage time. Kimani Vidal, meanwhile, had five rushing attempts for just seven yards. Dobbins, with at least 14 rushes in every game but one this season, will be a RB2 with touchdown upside in Week 10 against the Titans.

Since Tolbert’s breakout game against the Steelers in Week 5, he’s been targeted 13 times over three games and managed just 106 yards. The touchdown saved any deep-league or emergency starters, but Tolbert has not shown any signs of being consistently useful for fantasy purposes.

Allen’s three highest pass attempt totals have now come in the three games since the Bills acquired Amari Cooper. He’s also combined for just 12 rushes in that timespan. Cooper, of course, did not play this afternoon as he nursed a wrist injury, but it’s safe to say his arrival signaled a commitment to a more pass-first approach after months of middling returns as a run-based offense. Not that Allen’s running has been completely buried. He had a beautiful 21-yard ground score called back by a phantom holding penalty in the dying moments of the second quarter. It was enough to make a fantasy manager sick, but Allen compensated with boffo second half passing production, including all three of his scores. Allen was forced to target Mack Hollins far too often, while Keon Coleman (arm) joined Cooper on the shelf late. That will be something to monitor closely ahead of Week 10 against the Colts.

The Bengals offense continued its ho-hum ways, with Burrow completing his first 15 passes, nearly all thrown less than 10 yards downfield. With Tee Higgins out, the game plan continues to be screen passes to Ja’Marr Chase with short-yardage tosses to tight ends and running backs and the occasional deep shot. It all clicked against a weak Raiders defense as Burrow threw five touchdowns to four different receivers. His sole interception was in the second half, on a screen play to Chase that Raiders DB Jack Jones returned for a touchdown. A 47-yard touchdown to a wide-open Mike Gesicki inflated Burrow’s yardage totals as fantasy managers can expect tight ends and short throws to be a big part of Burrow’s game while Higgins is out. He will have more chances to throw the ball downfield on a short turnaround Thursday game against a weak Ravens defense.

It was the highest volume of targets Brooks has had since Week 6, where he had six in a blowout loss to the Lions. Brooks also set a season-high with the two catches. We’re very happy for him. He is not a recommended fantasy football play in any format at this point.

Hebert overcame nearly constant pressure — he was sacked six times — to pick apart the Cleveland secondary in an easy victory. It’s the second straight game in which Herbert has thrown for multiple touchdowns in the newly pass-first LA offense. The uptick in drop backs has made Herbert something of a fantasy option as he develops a connection with pass catchers Ladd McConkey and Quentin Johnston. Herbert, who hasn’t thrown an interception since Week 2, has quietly been excellent as the head of a conservative Chargers offense. He’ll be a top-20 fantasy play in Week 10 against the Titans.