4 years agoPittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner got off to a hot start this season, scoring a touchdown in five of his first seven games. He has since cooled off, as he takes a three-game scoreless drought into his Sunday night matchup against the Buffalo Bills. Conner is expected to play after missing the past two games while on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Buffalo represents a good matchup for running backs as they rank 18th in run-defense DVOA and are allowing the 11th-most fantasy points per game to the position. That being said, the Steelers have been extremely pass-heavy of late, so Conner is unlikely to be in line for a big workload. Even if he starts and sees the majority of the running back snaps, Conner is best treated as an RB3/flex option for his first game back.--Matt T - RotoBaller
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