The NFL’s Most Lethal Running Attack to Date IS…. the FALCONS??!!
Michael Turner has been a difference maker for his fantasy owners this season, with 59/366/5 rushing and 2/12/0 receiving to date - he is the best fantasy running back in the NFL entering week 4 (not LaDainian Tomlinson, his old team mate, who has battled a turf toe injury opening the season). Last week, the Falcons blasted Kansas City for 36/186/3 - Turner got all 3 TDs with 23/104/3, while Jerious Norwood threw in a huge assist with 11/75/0 rushing and 1/30/0 receiving - both backs broke through the 100+ yards combined barrier. Norwood has cranked out 31/186/1 rushing and 4/44/0 receiving over 3 games, landing at #30 among all fantasy backs - not too shabby for a part-time player. The Falcons are #1 in the NFL averaging 5.7 yards per carry entering week 4 (pretty outstanding run blocking from the guys up front in Atlanta) - they have arguably the most powerful running game in the land right now. Atlanta leads the league in rushing yardage, and has 124 more yards rushing than #4 Minnesota right now, (609 vs. 485), staking Turner and Norwood’s claim to be the best running back tandem in the NFL (sorry Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor).
As Joe Bryant is fond of saying - pay attention around here - things move fast: this year, that is especially true of the Atlanta Falcon’s RB stable.
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