Fantasy Football: 3 Running Games to Avoid for the Playoffs

Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 14: vs. Minnesota
Week 15: at Houston
Week 16: vs. Tennessee

You don't need to be sitting down for this, but if you were holding out hope that your disappointing asset on the Jacksonville Jaguars could rebound -- whether that be Blake Bortles, Allen Robinson, T.J. Yeldon or anyone -- you can let go now. After making our list as a passing game to avoid for the fantasy postseason, the Jags' rushing attack isn't in a better spot.

The Week 14 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings is about as bad as it gets. The Vikings are second against the run, per our metrics, and they're third against the pass. In all, they've allowed the 10th-fewest fantasy points to running backs.

The Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans aren't terrible matchups, but they're not particularly favorable, either. Houston checks in 4th in Adjusted Defensive NEP per play while our metrics have Tennessee 17th against the run, and the Titans have surrendered the 13th-fewest fantasy points to running backs.

Yeldon and Chris Ivory haven't started well -- both are outside of the top 40 backs in fantasy points per game -- and it doesn't look like they're in a good spot to end the year strongly, either.