4. Ryan Moats — Little-used and just plain little, Moats was the beneficiary last week when Steve Slaton was sent to the doghouse as punishment for his seventh fumble in eight games. The 5-foot-8 Moats came off the bench to run for 128 yards and three TDs in the Texans' 31-10 win over the Bills. He hadn't had a 100-yard rushing game or a multiple-TD game since December 2005, when he was a rookie with the Eagles. So how will the Texans deploy their running backs this week against the Colts? Head coach Gary Kubiak says he will use all three of his backs (Slaton, Moats and Chris Brown), but he declined to offer precise measurements. Sunday's game against the Colts should offer clues as to whether Moats has any fantasy value going forward or if he's just a one-week wonder.

5. Jamaal Charles — There has been ample speculation that Charles would be more effective as the Chiefs' starting running back than Larry Johnson has been lately, and now Charles gets to audition for the role while L.J. serves a one-game suspension for using a naughty word. Charles has only 90 rushing attempts in 22 career games, but he has gained 5.3 yards per carry and has also proven to be an adept pass catcher. The Chiefs would love for Charles to play exceptionally against the Jaguars this week, because there's little doubt that the team would love to park Johnson on the sideline indefinitely without drawing the stink eye from the NFL Players Association, which tends to frown on teams that bench players for behavioral reasons.

6. Maurice Jones-Drew — As revered as Jones-Drew has become, he has yet to record a 1,000-yard rushing season. That seems destined to change, since MJD is nearly two-thirds of the way there through only seven games. He's also on pace for more than 20 TDs, and the fourth-year veteran is inching closer to a truly remarkable career rate of one TD per game. (Including his two career kick-return TDs, he now has 50 TDs in 54 games. Jones-Drew managed to turn eight rushing attempts into 177 yards and two TDs last week, and this week he'll have the privilege of facing a Chiefs defense that ranks 26th against the run.