Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery rushed 14 times for 48 yards and caught 5 passes (5 targets) for 21 yards in a 24-10, Week 7 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.
Montgomery continues to dominate the Bears' backfield work as he is averaging 19.7 touches over the last three games and is tied with Alvin Kamara for 10th-most (121) in the entire league. He's also tied for drawing the fifth-most targets (33) among all running backs. Volume certainly isn't the problem, but Montgomery has just one game with 100-plus yards from scrimmage and he's averaging the fifth-fewest yards per touch (4.4) among anyone with at least 100 touches. Expect another high-volume, low-efficieny performance from Montgomery in Week 8 versus the New Orleans Saints.
Montgomery scored 9.4 FanDuel points on Monday night. He's been held under 12.0 FanDuel points in five-of-seven games this season. numberFire's models expect Montgomery to score 12.3 FanDuel points in Week 8 with a salary of $5,800 and he is the RB15 in our weekly fantasy rankings. The Saints have the No. 13 rush defense in our advanced team rankings.