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Fantasy Football: Every NFL team's running back situation heading into Week 8

We’ve logged seven fantasy football weeks into the books, and all sorts of messiness and surprises at the running back position. Time for a State of the Backfield address for all 32 teams.

Last year James Connor dined on touchdown deodorant; this year it’s been worse efficiency and less touchdowns. Eno Benjamin works best as a committee back, but he’s probably the best back on this team. Kyler Murray has run more proactively over the last month.

The Falcons run to set up the run, and before you lambaste Arthur Smith for that, every primary ball carrier here is getting 4.