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Just in time for the fantasy football playoffs, a team averaging nearly 30 carries per game appears set to designate a featured tailback.

The team is Cincinnati, which has been dividing up the rushing workload between rookie Jeremy Hill and second-year pro Giovani Bernard in recent weeks.

Now, the club is ready to roll with either Hill or Bernard getting a clear majority of the rushing attempts, Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson indicated Wednesday, according to the team website.

However, Jackson didn’t specify who would be the top rusher for 8-4-1 Cincinnati, which plays at Cleveland on Sunday.

“I’m used to having one guy kind of dominate some carries because in order for backs to be really good, they’ve got to get lathered up to play,” Jackson said Wednesday, per Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “You’ve got to get a feel for the game.

“We have two capable guys and they’re different guys and we’ll let it play itself out, but I think we have a pretty good idea which way we’re headed.”

Hill has 39 rushes in the last three games, with Bernard getting 33 attempts for the Bengals, who have a half-game lead in the AFC North.

Hobson — a long-time team observer — notes that the “conventional wisdom” points to Hill being the featured back on the basis of his better production than Bernard on a yards per carry basis. Hill (6-1, 235) has rushed for 729 yards and six TDs on 152 carries this season, with the 5-foot-9, 208-pound Bernard racking up 557 yards and five TDs on 142 totes.

But even if Hill got a larger majority of the carries, Bernard would still contribute on passing downs, preserving a role for both backs. And if Bernard saw an uptick in carries, the Bengals would still figure to use Hill quite a bit. More clarity could come Sunday.

That’s what the fantasy footballers are hoping, at least.