Devonta Freeman could be in for his biggest game of 2016 so far when the Atlanta Falcons face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 9: Devonta Freeman is must-start vs. Bucs
Expect Devonta Freeman to explode in Week 9.
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For the first time this season, Freeman will be getting the bulk of the touches against a porous run defense. Tevin Coleman (hamstring) has been ruled out, so Freeman is surely licking his chops after a so-so game against the Green Bay Packers last week.
Freeman finished that game with just 58 total yards, but did manage to reach the end zone twice against the No. 1 fantasy defense versus running backs. Now, Freeman gets to face a Tampa Bay defense allowing the seventh-most points to running backs this season.
Even while splitting touches with Coleman for most of the season, Freeman still enters Week 9 as the eighth-leading fantasy scorer among running backs.
Fantasy Impact: Yahoo! ranks Freeman as the fourth-best running back in Week 9. With Coleman out, Freeman is going to get a big workload against a terrible run defense, which is why he’s a must-start in all leagues this week.
