Woody Marks — Week 9: 18 Carries, 70 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Nov 9
Marks ran 18 times for 70 yards against the Chargers, his most rushing yards this season, and caught 1 of 4 targets for 4 yards, in Houston's 44-22 win in Los Angeles.
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Woody Marks had his most rushing yards of the season against the Chargers: 18 carries for 70 yards and +0.2 expected points added (EPA), what a play was worth given down, distance and field position, plus 1 catch on 4 targets for 4 yards. 7 of his 18 carries, 38.9%, were successful, meaning they gained what the situation asked for. The targets cost -2.2 EPA, three of them incomplete.
His best carry came up 24-9 on the opening drive of the second half. Second and 15 at the Houston 15, after an illegal shift and an incompletion, he ran up the middle for 14 yards, +1.8 EPA; Kayshon Boutte converted the third and 1 on the next snap, and the drive ended in a Nico Collins touchdown. His 12-yard run around the right end late in the first half was his only other double-digit carry. Up 10-3 early in the second quarter, his 1-yard run on third and 2 at the Houston 16 came up short and Houston punted.
Through seven games he had 77 carries for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns, -13.6 EPA, -0.18 a carry and a 33.8% success rate; here it was +0.01 a carry.
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