Andre Williams, Michael Cox, Peyton Hillis' Post-Week 10 Fantasy Reaction

For 45 minutes, the New York Giants looked like they could take down the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The last 15 minutes rendered that thought laughable.

The Seahawks scored the game's final 24 points, including a 21-point run in the fourth quarter to defeat the New York Giants, 38-17, on Sunday. Seattle rushed for a franchise-high 350 yards and five touchdowns, with Marshawn Lynch accounting for four himself.

The Giants' rushing game wasn't quite at the same level. Andre Williams scored a second-quarter touchdown but gained 33 yards on his 13 carries, leading the way for an attack that finished with just 54 yards. Peyton Hillis carried the ball once for four yards, and Michael Cox got in the action twice, gaining six.

"It's hard to believe what you saw in the second half," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said, per Dan Graziano of ESPN.

Cox's status going forward is very much in question. The second-year back left the game early after a low tackle from Jeremy Lane hurt his lower leg. 

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	Carries	Yards	YPC	TD	Receptions	Yards	YPC	Targets
Andre Williams	13	33	2.5	1	2	5	2.5	5
Michael Cox	2	6	3.0	0	2	9	4.5	3
Peyton Hillis	1	4	4.0	0	1	5	5	2

Without Cox, the Giants' running back depth chart looks bleak. Neither Williams nor Hills has been particularly effective this season, with both lacking a downfield burst. Williams, a Heisman candidate last season at Boston College, has been particularly disappointing.

He's averaging a paltry 2.94 yards per carry after Sunday and has averaged four yards per carry—the pseudo-Mendoza line for effective backs—just once all season.

Hillis is, well, Peyton Hillis. He's the dude who was on the cover of Madden for some yet-to-be-explained reason and then vanished from relevance. He's not inspiring anyone from a real-life or fantasy football perspective going forward.

Graziano noted that Cox was in a wheelchair after the game:

The Giants are essentially sitting on their hands waiting for the return of Rashad Jennings. The offseason signee has missed the last four games with a sprained MCL and did not make the trip with the team for Sunday's game. Jennings told reporters this week that he's "getting close" to a return, which could put him back in the lineup as soon as next Sunday's game against San Francisco.

Anyone who owns a Giants back needs to monitor Jennings' status closely. Whenever he comes back, in all likelihood, the rest of the depth chart fades to irrelevancy. Williams has been bad enough that Coughlin won't take any criticism for consigning him to the bench. Hillis, again, is Hillis. Jennings is the only New York running back who has looked close to being effective thus far.

Until he returns, though, Williams remains a reluctant flex play. He's a starting NFL running back, and that has value in this era. Just don't expect a breakout anytime soon.

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