As we’ll do every week to get you ready for the upcoming game, our X-Factor of the week. Sometimes it’s a player, unit, concept, or scheme. Here’s our X-Factor for Sunday’s home opener against the New England Patriots.
X-FACTOR(S): RB Jaylen Warren
True to his word, Najee Harris is playing in Sunday’s home opener against the New England Patriots. He’ll start, he’ll play, he’ll be the team’s #1 back. But Harris isn’t going to be at 100%, battling foot injuries since literally one of his first carries of training camp. Even before getting his leg bent back 90 degrees against the Cincinnati Bengals, Harris wasn’t playing his usual all-situations amount of snaps, rookie Jaylen Warren picking up eight before taking over post-Harris’ injury.