As we head into the semifinals of the playoffs for most Fantasy leagues in Week 16, the biggest thing to monitor are the injuries at running back. And, unfortunately, we have some prominent guys who are hurt.

Oct 27, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller (25) carries the ball in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images If Alvin Kamara’s injury is enough to keep him out this week, Miller will be in for a lot of carries.

Desperate fantasy managers who suffered crushing injuries last week can potentially fill the holes with these players as they pursue a title.

NFL Week 16 waiver wire cheat sheet for all league sizes and formats, with players you need to add, drop and stream in your fantasy football league

An extremely moveable object meets an incredibly stoppable force. The Falcons defense is among the league’s worst, but they should still be able to get the job done against a Giants offense that has surpassed 20 points just once since Week 6 and has allowed multiple sacks and at least one turnover in each game since Week 8.

The running back position was a bit of a dud in the first week of the fantasy playoffs, with Saquon Barkley, Joe Mixon, Jonathan Taylor, Derrick Henry, Isiah Pa

Patrick Taylor Jr.is a fantasy football waiver wire pickup option at running back. Target him as a free agent add off waivers for Week 16 of the 2024 NFL season.

While his next opponent, LA, doesn’t give up as many fantasy points, the Rams still allow the ninth-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. Don’t miss episodes of Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry and Rotoworld Football Show all season long for the latest player news,