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Rushing: 10 / 44 / 1
Receiving: 4 / 31 / 1 on 5 targets
Rumors of McGahee's demise are apparently exaggerated. His main workload came within the Red Zone for the Ravens, as he found the end zone twice for Baltimore against Kansas City in Week 1. His touchdown catch was far from designed (it looked like a goal line pass play to Todd Heap) but with Flacco scrambling McGahee found open spaces in the left flat and caught an easy touchdown. McGahee finished the game with a touchdown plunge late to cap a two touchdown afternoon. He will not get many touches behind Ray Rice, but if he gets goal line work his value should skyrocket.
Rushing: 15 / 79 / 2
Receiving: 2 / 10 / 0 on 2 targets
Willis McGahee is experiencing something of a renaissance season. After whispers in the preseason that his role was going to be relegated to bystander or maybe short yardage runner, he instead saw 15 of the 27 running back carries in the game for Baltimore. Perhaps most importantly, he saw the goal line looks as well, and converted both of them into scores. He looked strong on just about every run, and almost never went down on first contact. McGahee proved very adept at finding the holes in the defense, and the blocking up front provided him with plenty of options.
Rushing: 7 / 67 / 2
Receiving: 0 / 0 / 0 on 1 targets
Willis McGahee had only seven carries, but nearly all were high leverage carries inside the red zone. He ran hard through massive holes, then broke tackles by Cleveland defensive backs who seemed disinterested in wrapping him up. He looked as quick as ever to the hole and showed good straight line speed on a long 34 yard run after reaching open space.
Rushing: 5 / 11 / 0
Receiving: 1 / 13 / 1 on 3 targets
McGahee was marginalized in the game plan because the Ravens were trailing, but he salvaged his fantasy day when Pierre Woods fell down trying to cover him in the red zone, and Joe Flacco found him for a TD.
Rushing: 1 / -2 / 0
Receiving: 1 / 4 / 0 on 1 targets
McGahee had only two touches against Cincinnati. The Bengals only allowed the Ravens three snaps inside the red zone, however, which is where McGahee sees most of his playing time.
Rushing: 7 / 3 / 0
McGahee was stuffed every time he touched the ball. He was totally ineffective in this game, and could not seem to get things going. The Ravens gave him the first two carries of the second half and he was stuffed for losses both times. He gave way to Rice after that.
Rushing: 2 / -1 / 0
Receiving: 1 / 4 / 0 on 1 targets
McGahee was involved early in this game, getting his first touch near the end of the first quarter. However, he wasn't very productive with his touches and thus gave way to more of Ray Rice. Whereas Rice was getting to the second level it seemed that McGahee was more tentative and caught behind the line of scrimmage. Coach Harbaugh may have wanted to give Rice a breather, but clearly knew which back had the hot hand --- and it was not Willis McGahee.
Rushing: 13 / 35 / 0
McGahee looked powerful and efficient when he got the carry, but he didn't get significant work until the final drive to run out the clock. His value will increase as the Ravens run the ball more in the second half of the season, but he is still clearly behind Ray Rice on the depth chart, and he'll need a Rice injury to have startable value at any point over the course of the rest of the season.
Rushing: 6 / 25 / 0
Receiving: 1 / 7 / 0 on 1 targets
McGahee is clearly being worked back into the Ravens RB rotation heading into the 2nd half of the season. He touched the ball 7 times for some decent yards, but nothing substantial. He still runs hard and has good vision, but will remain a limited option with Ray Rice hanging around.
Rushing: 5 / 18 / 1
Receiving: 1 / 1 / 0 on 1 targets
McGahee got some work early in this game but was largely ignored after the 2nd quarter. He was targeted with a red zone reception but was dropped inside the 3 yd line. McGahee quickly made up for it with a short yardage TD vulture. He was featured with four straight carries to start the Ravens 2nd quarter drive; however the Steelers held him in check to just 18 yards.
Rushing: 4 / -4 / 1
Receiving: 0 / 0 / 0 on 1 targets
McGahee got a short TD, but otherwise was barely involved in the game plan.
Rushing: 12 / 76 / 2
Receiving: 1 / 2 / 0 on 1 targets
Willis McGahee stepped in for Ray Rice after he was done torching the Lions defense in Week 14, but McGahee continued the onslaught with 76 yards and two scores of his own. McGahee found the end zone twice in the second half as he pounded the ball through the middle against a Detroit team that just could not stop the run all afternoon. McGahee will likely not see this much playing time the rest of the way with Rice getting most of the work, but he does make for a nice handcuff and is a decent desperate fantasy running back in the right matchups.
Rushing: 4 / 9 / 0
Receiving: 3 / 13 / 0 on 5 targets
McGahee got most of his touches in the second half. He didn't show anything too impressive, but he did follow up a bad drop in the passing game with a nice one-handed catch. Joe Flacco was so efficient passing in the Bears end of the field that we never saw McGahee get a shot on a goal to go carry.
Rushing: 2 / 17 / 0
Willis McGahee had just two carries for Baltimore, both coming in the third quarter against Pittsburgh. McGahee lost a 15-yard touchdown due to a holding penalty against WR Kelley Washington on his longest play of the game. With just two carries, McGahee is not seeing the ball enough to warrant any fantasy consideration and with Ray Rice healthy for Week 17 he can be safely dropped in all redraft leagues.
Rushing: 16 / 167 / 3
Willis closed out the regular season with a serious bang in week 17. He started off the game getting his typical red zone carries, cashing in with a goal line TD in the 1st quarter. In the 2nd quarter he made a highlight reel type of play as he cut back at the line of scrimmage and ran into the open field. He then threw a Raiders defender to the ground on his way to pay-dirt. It became the Willis McGahee show in the 4th quarter as he was the Ravens primary ball carrier. This was as good as he has looked all season, finishing the game with a career high 167 yards. McGahee clearly made a statement in this one; he still has a future as a primary NFL RB.
Rushing: 20 / 62 / 1
Receiving: 1 / 13 / 0 on 1 targets
McGahee was the hammer in the red zone, often requiring multiple defenders to bring him down. He also had some strong running to kill the first half clock and keep the Pats from having any momentum going into the locker room. McGahee scored the game-clinching TD and also had a nice catch and run down to the two-yard line to set up the Ravens third TD of the first half.
Rushing: 2 / 7 / 0
Receiving: 1 / 7 / 0 on 1 targets
McGahee took a backseat to Ray Rice big time this week as he saw very limited work. When called upon though, Willis ran very hard with good speed.