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Samaje Perine's Updated Fantasy Outlook With Joe Mixon Out for Bengals vs. Titans

Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine could steal the fantasy football spotlight for the second straight week after being elevated to a starting role for Sunday's road game against the Tennessee Titans.

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor announced Friday that starting rusher Joe Mixon will miss the contest because of a concussion.

Mixon suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday's 37-30 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Perine was already in the midst of a terrific performance.

The 27-year-old former University of Oklahoma standout—he set the FBS record with 427 rushing yards in a 2014 game with the Sooners—finished the victory over the Steelers with 82 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns.