Is Chase Brown Injured or Playing In Week 6? Should I Start Zack Moss For Fantasy Football?

Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown has seen a major uptick in usage over the past two games, finding the end zone three times and making a major dent in Zack Moss's usage.

But Brown was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday with a quad issue, putting questions around his availability for Week 6 against the New York Giants.

Is  Brown playing in Week 6? Should fantasy managers start Moss in fantasy if Brown is out?

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Is Chase Brown Playing In Week 6?

Earlier in the week, Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown was limited in practice with a quad injury, but head coach Zac Taylor said Friday that Brown is good to go for this Week's game against the Giants.

Bengals RB Chase Brown and RB Zack Moss are good to go for Sunday’s game against the Giants, Zac Taylor said.

Brown’s quad injury was very minor. Taylor not even sure what occurred yesterday.

— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) October 11, 2024

While Brown began the year as the backup, he's taken a larger chunk of the usage over the last two games. In Week 4, both backs had 15 carries. Brown turned those into 80 yards and two touchdowns, while Moss turned his into 51 yards.

Then, in Week 5, Brown had 12 carries while Moss had nine. This is essentially a split backfield, but Brown's recent performance makes him an RB2 play.

Should I Start Zack Moss for Fantasy Football Week 6?

If Brown was going to miss Week 6, Zack Moss would have rated as an RB2 play, but with Brown set to play, Moss takes a major dip in the fantasy rankings.

Zack Moss was balling out for the Colts late last season. In his four games as the primary ball carrier, he rushed the ball 69 times for 331 yards (4.7 yards per carry) and one touchdown.

He also had 9 rushes over 10 yards during that stretch: pic.twitter.com/nLAuI5LXvj

— Zach Hicks (@ZachHicks2) January 29, 2023

Considering the nature of this backfield right now, Moss rates as just a low-end RB3 play ahead of his meeting with the Giants. Most fantasy managers will likely have better options to play in Week 6 than Moss.

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