Isaiah Crowell, Terrance West's Instant Fantasy Reaction After Week 13

Somewhere, Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West fantasy owners are banging their heads against a wall.

After all, it’s almost playoff time in fantasy football, and running backs are more important than ever. The Cleveland Browns rushing attack did not deliver during Week 13 against the stingy Buffalo Bills defense. Here is a look at their final stats:

	Isaiah Crowell	Terrance West
Rushes	17	7
Yards	29	32
Total TDs	0	0
Catches	1	1
Targets	2	1
Receiving Yards	15	4

Patrick Daugherty of Rotoworld summarized how the day went for the Browns runners, even if the fumble was eventually overturned:

Josh Gordon’s return makes the Cleveland passing attack more dangerous, which could lead to fewer carries moving forward for Crowell and West. While the two running backs combined for 150 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Atlanta in Week 12, that was equally attributable to the Falcons’ porous defense than anything else.

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Fantasy owners shouldn’t give up on West or Crowell, though, because the next two games are against the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals. The Colts are 16th in the league against the run, while the Bengals are an abysmal 27th, so the opportunities will be there for the Cleveland rushing attack in the near future. 

Fantasy owners are certainly hoping West and Crowell take advantage of those chances more than they did against Buffalo on Sunday.