What It Means:

Ryan Mathews will start and should see a sizable workload against an elite Ravens' run defense. Kenjon Barner will be the primary backup and also replace Sproles as Philadelphia's punt returner.

Without accounting for Sproles' absence, our models expect Mathews to rush 11 times for 47 yards and 0.23 touchdowns, while adding 14 yards on 2 catches through the air. Combining the current projected fantasy point totals of the two backs would produce numberFire's RB12 for Week 15.