D'Andre Swift

Dave Helman reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles' 34-28 victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football. Is the Eagles' defense worrying? Can D'Andre Swift continue this high-level performance for the rest of the season? Can Kirk Cousins, the Minnesota Vikings bounce back after an 0-2 start to the season? Check out everything Helman said here!

Although the five receptions were a new season high, the seven-touch, 19-yard effort capped a dismal sophomore campaign for the 2023 fourth-rounder. In a year where the Bears needed any offensive spark they could get, Johnson never provided one behind struggling lead back D'Andre Swift. He failed to reach three yards per carry, and could not carve out a short-yardage niche, something other backs have had little issue doing alongside Swift. Although Johnson still has two years to go on his rookie deal, there's no guarantee Matt Eberflus' replacement will keep Johnson around on the 53-man roster. 26 days shy of his 24th birthday, Johnson is now a fringe dynasty league hold.

Swift rushed 20 times for 65 yards and a touchdown and failed to bring in either of his two targets in the Bears' 24-22 win over the Packers on Sunday.

Swift was held without a catch for only the third time all year. The lead back for a horribly inefficient offense this season, Swift averaged under four yards per carry while scoring only six touchdowns. Swift's setup was rotten, but NextGenStats charted him as dead last in rush yards over expected per carry. He kept the company of players like Javonte Williams and Kareem Hunt. Awful, though not something that is going to affect Swift's contract status for 2025. The Bears for some reason guaranteed him over $6 million for next season. His going-forward fantasy status depends on whom the Bears hire to replace Matt Eberflus and what kind of reinforcements are made up front along a horrid offensive line. Swift will begin the offseason on the RB2/3 borderline.