Samaje Perine injury fantasy football impact on Bengals' Chase Brown

Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine continues to work his way back from an ankle injury ahead of his team’s Week 13 game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Perine hasn’t been a fantasy football factor this year on his own, but his availability and prowess as a pass-blocker have a heavy influence on the snap counts and impact for starter Chase Brown.

Now practicing in full and wrapping up the recovery from an ankle injury caused by a hip-drop tackle that resulted in a big fine, Perine could again have an impact on Brown.

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Chase Brown fantasy football outlook

Brown has had an up-and-down year from a fantasy perspective, rushing for 626 yards and two scores on a 4.3 average while catching 41 passes for 252 yards and another score.

Perine’s return should mean a reduction in snaps…but there’s a catch:

The Bengals’ offensive line continues to improve by the week.

Case in point, Brown has 100-plus scrimmage yards in five consecutive games. There’s no reason to think he doesn’t hit 15 or more points again with ease for a fifth straight game, especially with Joe Burrow back under center and the Bengals likely running more to protect the quarterback against a strong Ravens defense.

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