Week 9 was a bit of a weird week for our running back rankings, with only three backs topping 20 fantasy points for the week. Christian McCaffrey returned to his rightful spot atop the position in fantasy thanks to another game of being force-fed the ball with 28 rush attempts, along with 6 pass targets. He has miraculously stayed healthy, and his owners are going to continue to enjoy this magical ride as long as he can stay on the field.

The other two top-scoring backs were Rico Dowdle of Carolina and Kyle Monangai of the Bears. What's interesting about these two backs is that they illustrate how we can sometimes fall into the trap of thinking a player's ability is the main factor in their fantasy success, when it's clearly more about opportunity and team context. Dowdle burst onto the s

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