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Three RB plays for Week 16

Joique Bell can finish as a top-10 running back this week. Icon SMI

With fantasy football championships on the line this week, the decisions you make have incredibly high stakes. As it turns out, I found three running backs this week who fall into a similar description: They were not drafted as a starting RB (the highest any of them was drafted was No. 26 among backs), and they are all facing teams that will have trouble moving the ball against their team's defense. This latter factor is important, because when a team is trying to run the clock down with a lead in the second half, it often does so with running plays.

Here are three running backs who can help carry you to a title:


Joique Bell is a definite top-12 RB this week and could finish in the top 10

When I looked at the Detroit Lions' backfield options ahead of Week 10, I didn't like anything I was seeing from a fantasy perspective. But here's the thing: When you look at the past four games, Bell has had no less than 19 touches in any game, and he has had two games of 20-plus fantasy points in his past three.