What It Means:

McCaffrey wasn't expected to play this week after injuring his shoulder last Sunday in his first game back from an ankle issue. He reportedly could return as soon as Week 11, depending on how cautious the Panthers want to be. Mike Davis averaged 86.5 yards from scrimmage on 19.6 opportunities (13.8 carries plus 5.8 targets) over six games and scored 4 touchdowns while McCaffrey was sidelined before. He will step back into workhorse duties for Sunday's divisional matchup. Davis racked up 8 catches and 74 receiving yards in essentially one quarter against the Buccaneers in Week 2.

Davis is the RB12 in numberFire's Week 10 fantasy rankings. numberFire's models project him for 13.0 FanDuel points and he only has a salary of $5,400. The Buccaneers are allowing the sixth-most receptions (6.6) and eighth-most receiving yards (46.3) per game to the running back position. Davis posted 19.1 FanDuel or more points three times while having 10.5 points or fewer in the other three games without McCaffrey this season.