5 Fantasy Football Splits That Matter for Week 5
Jordan Howard Is More Useful Than You Think
Jordan Howard has quietly played in 57.1% of offensive snaps for the Chicago Bears over the last two weeks. That may not be the 71.2% snap rate he recorded during Week 3 of last season, but it's a slight uptick from the 52.6% share he averaged alongside Tarik Cohen in Weeks 1 and 2.
Cohen, of course, still leads the team in target share and targets (as shown in the chart below).
Leaders in Target Share, Targets, aDOT, and Air Yards for Every Team Through Week 4 (via @friscojosh and https://t.co/k0pe3kAAPc) pic.twitter.com/dhlF98LShw
— John Daigle (@notJDaigle) October 4, 2017
Howard has out-touched Cohen 48-26 over the last two weeks, demonstrating both backs have stand-alone value moving forward.
Chicago also currently owns the league's highest run rate (58%) when within one score of its opponent. That bodes well for Howard in neutral game scripts seeing as how he's the back who's received 61.1% of the Bears' total carries this season.
As for Week 5, note that the Bears' Monday night opponent, the Minnesota Vikings, are the 17th-ranked unit in Adjusted Defensive Passing NEP per play (0.08). Since receiving is clearly Cohen's forte, it could be another week in which both Chicago backs prosper.
