If you deployed LeGarrette Blount in your lineups this past weekend, you've likely soured on the aspects of throwing him back out there again in the first week of the playoffs -- he's been dropped from a ton of starting lineups, down to 66.3% on ESPN. While I understand the hesitancy -- he posted only 54 yards in a what should have been a prime matchup -- there's reason to believe he can bounce back this week.

Primed for a heavy workload in a game the Patriots were expected to win handily, Blount was the victim of a game script that got out of hand. With many having already anointed James White as the running back to own, it should be noted that at halftime Blount had already recorded 10 carries for 43 rushing yards. Due to the Patriots' deficit, we saw the bruising running back record only three carries for the remainder of the game.

Tasked with taking on a Houston Texans' rush defense that can certainly be exploited -- they rank 23rd in terms of our Adjusted Defensive Rushing NEP per play metric -- Blount deserves consideration in lineups this week once again.