Kenneth Walker had the week Thomas needed.

Thomas spent the last few weeks as the manager who could not make a trade, and then Kenneth Walker went out and scored 29.9. Thomas is at 101.62. Morgan is at 76.22, with Chris Olave the only starter he has left, and Olave would need 25.4 to flip the matchup. In a league that pays for yards and touchdowns instead of catches, that is a career night, not an ordinary Monday.

The rest of Thomas’s card did enough to make the freeze feel smaller. Josh Allen had 18.5 and Malik Nabers had 17.2. Jacory Croskey-Merritt had 5 in London, which counts and still isn’t a plan. Kyle Monangai scored 27 on the bench, and the Giants defense had 16 back there while the Bills defense managed a single point in the lineup. None of those what-ifs change the lead. He is up 25, Achane is still on IR with the knee, and the window is still shut. Walker was the addition he was not allowed to go get.