The Buffalo Bills loss to the Houston Texans 23-19 but running back James Cook and wide receiver Khalil Shakir each cleared 100 yards.
The Buffalo Bills lost some ground in the AFC East race as they fell to the Houston Texans, but James Cook and Khalil Shakir continued to deliver. Cook carried 17 times for 116 yards and a touchdown plus three catches for another 13 yards, while Shakir topped 100 receiving yards for the first time this year and a season high eight receptions.
Cook and Shakir performed up to expectations but they were the only Bills who did, Josh Allen cleared 250 passing yards but threw two interceptions, no other skill player caught more than three passes or had more than 45 yards from scrimmage.
Cook and Shakir are the only safe fantasy options on the Bills roster, besides Allen who’s the best fantasy quarterback, and they delivered despite to the loss and difficult matchup.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
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Buffalo Bills star running back James Cook is back at practice.
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook missed Wednesday’s practice with an ankle injury, but was seen out there on the practice field on Thursday. Sounds like he will be good to go in Week 10 against the Miami Dolphins. He faced this Miami Dolphins team in Week 3, he finished with 108 rushing yards and a score. He is a must start in all formats, so far on the season Cook has rushing having 867 yards on the ground which ranks 2nd among running backs. He also has 7 rushing touchdowns.
Author: Jake Lewis (@Lewylewis5)
Buffalo Bills star running back James Cook was designated Did Not Participate in Wednesday practice.
Bills running back James Cook did not practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury sustained at the end of the win over the Kansas City Chiefs. This would leave Ty Johnson and Ray Davis as the top backs for Buffalo. Ray Davis would likely see the early down work while Johnson would see passing down work.
Cook not practicing would behoove fantasy players to pick up and stash either Ray Davis or Ty Johnson. Ray Davis has the size and athletic profile to be a wonderful bell cow back, but the team clearly trust Johnson over Davis on passing downs. Either back is valuable should Cook not play, it all comes down to which back you prefer.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
The Buffalo Bills running back James Cook had 216 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns in a dominant 40-9 win over the Carolina Panthers.
Coming off of 2 straight losses the Buffalo Bills wanted to return to their dominant selves coming off of the bye. They did just that on the back of RB James Cook and their defense. The reigning MVP in quarterback Josh Allen wasn’t even that big of a factor in the 40-9 win over the hapless Carolina Panthers.
James Cook finished the day as RB2 behind only Jonathan Taylor. The Buffalo Bills were wise to reward Cook with a contract this offseason despite the hold out. Cook is now 2nd in the league in rushing yards and 4th in rushing TDs. Cook is no slouch in the receiving game either. Cook is a top 5 RB for the rest of the season. His buy low window closed after this week, he is a must start for the rest of the season.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
Bills handle Jets with ease as James Cook finds end-zone twice.
After throwing the ball 46 times in a comeback win against the Ravens last week, the Bills game this week vs the Jets was a little easier. The Bills stifled the Jets offense all night and let their recently extended bell-cow take over in James Cook. Cook finished the night with 21 carries for 132 yards and 2 TDs, with one those touchdowns coming on the end of a massive 44 yard run.
Cook was seen as a low-end RB1/high-end RB2 before the season started mainly due to views that he would have some touchdown regression after scoring 18 times last year. Well those touchdowns haven’t stopped as hes already found the End-zone 3 times in two games. This Bills team can get it done both through the air and on the ground, which will continue to provide Cook with plenty of opportunities to continue his touchdown dominance.
Author: Brett Jackson (@Bjackson1189)
Bills star running back James Cook signs a 4-year, $48 million deal to stay in Buffalo.
The Buffalo Bills are keeping their star running back home and happy. James Cook and the Bills have agreed to a 4-year deal worth $48 million. Cook had been ‘holding-in’ with hopes of cashing in on a productive 2024 season.
Cook was 2nd in total running back touchdowns with 18 and 8th in fantasy points per opportunity at 1.09 in 2024. Heading into his age 26 season, this is a huge deal for Cook as running back can be a crushing position as far as longevity is concerned.
The deal keeps Cook in Buffalo where the Super Bowl window is open. Not wanting to diminish the effort towards Buffalo’s first Super Bowl win, the team found a way to keep their star running back happy. In the event the Bills don’t have Cook due to injury, upstart 2nd year back Ray Davis will be ready to take over. Cook’s dynasty value is now safer due to contract certainty while Davis goes back to being a high upside handcuff for fantasy football.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
