Fantasy’s top three running backs close out the 2013 regular season with three fantastic matchups.
LeSean McCoy draws a Dallas team allowing the most points to running backs. Jamaal Charles gets a San Diego team he scored 30 fantasy points against in Week 12. Matt Forte plays host to a Green Bay team he scored 26 points against in Week 9.
DeMarco Murray has been solid when given the ball, and there’s no reason to think that will stop this week against an Eagles team he did not see in the Week 8 meeting.
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Adrian Peterson stays up there in the rankings this week because he is Adrian Peterson. Health was not an issue in the Week 16 dud — a beatdown by the Bengals was. You would like to think he closes out the year strong the same way he began it — racking up a season-high 32 points against Detroit in Week 1.
2013 NFL Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings — Running Back
Rank | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | LeSean McCoy | PHI | at DAL |
2 | Jamaal Charles | KC | at SD |
3 | Matt Forte | CHI | vs GB |
4 | DeMarco Murray | DAL | vs. PHI |
5 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | vs. DET |
6 | Eddie Lacy | GB | at CHI |
7 | Reggie Bush | DET | at MIN |
8 | Knowshon Moreno | DEN | at OAK |
9 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | vs. STL |
10 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | vs. CLE |
11 | Ryan Mathews | SD | vs. KC |
12 | Zac Stacy | STL | at SEA |
13 | Chris Johnson | TEN | vs. HOU |
14 | Bobby Rainey | TB | at NO |
15 | Alfred Morris | WAS | at NYG |
16 | Fred Jackson | BUF | at NE |
17 | Rashad Jennings | OAK | vs. DEN |
18 | Dennis Johnson | HOU | at TEN |
19 | Maurice Jones-Drew | JAC | at IND |
20 | Danny Woodhead | SD | vs. KC |
21 | Ray Rice | BAL | at CIN |
22 | Joique Bell | DET | at MIN |
23 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | vs. BAL |
24 | DeAngelo Williams | CAR | at ATL |
25 | Frank Gore | SF | at ARI |
26 | Pierre Thomas | NO | vs. TB |
27 | C.J. Spiller | BUF | at NE |
28 | Andre Ellington | ARI | vs. SF |
29 | Donald Brown | IND | vs. JAC |
30 | Steven Jackson | ATL | vs. CAR |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
