Another week of the NFL season is in the books, and there is no shortage of fantasy football news to digest.
Each Tuesday during the season, ESPN fantasy analyst Eric Moody will ask our NFL Nation reporters what to make of the fallout after games are played and the most pressing questions heading into the weekend. Who is primed for a big performance, who is impacted by injuries and what roles might change? Here’s what our crew had to say about some of the biggest storylines after Week 6’s action as we head into Week 7.
If Christian McCaffrey (oblique) and Deebo Samuel (shoulder) are out in for the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7, which players (besides Brandon Aiyuk) will pick up the slack?
The good news for the Niners is that — at least initially — neither injury seems to be a long-term thing. Samuel is day-to-day and coach Kyle Shanahan even offered hope that McCaffrey will be available against the Vikings, too. With that said, if McCaffrey can’t go, expect Elijah Mitchell and Jordan Mason to get the bulk of the carries. Mason has been better and…
