Who Should I Start? Nick Chubb or DK Metcalf

Sunday, December 7, 10:39 PM

Houston Texans running back Nick Chubb (rib) suffered a rib injury in the first half of the Sunday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs and has been ruled out for the rest of the contest, according to KPRC 2 Sports' Aaron Wilson. Before getting hurt, Chubb had just one rushing attempt for three yards. The 29-year-old was not targeted in the passing game. Rookie Woody Marks, who had already taken over Houston's backfield in the absence of Joe Mixon (ankle, foot), hasn't been very efficient on the ground against the Chiefs, but he was able to haul in a short touchdown pass in the first quarter. Regardless of whether Chubb is able to return for a Week 15 game against the Arizona Cardinals, Marks should be Houston's RB1 the rest of the season. If Chubb can't make it back next week, Dare Ogunbowale would likely operate as the RB2 for the Texans behind Marks.

Sunday, December 7, 6:53 PM

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf was able to break out of his slump during Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens. Before his big performance in Week 14, Metcalf was held to under 50 receiving yards in each of his last five games. Metcalf took advantage of the Ravens' lackluster secondary in this one, though. He hauled in seven of his 12 targets for a team-high 148 yards in the victory. Metcalf set a new season-high in yardage, as he has been held under 100 receiving yards since Week 4. In recent weeks, the Steelers have been shy to throw it deep to Metcalf. He showed that he's still capable of making plays down the field, so hopefully Metcalf can carry this momentum into next week's plus matchup against the Miami Dolphins.