Welcome to the final edition of TMB for the month of November! If you keep playing well into December you just might contend for a fantasy football championship. You’ll probably be looking at lots of predictive articles beginning this week, so why spend time here on a recap of what has already taken place? Because unless you understand the recent past, you’ll struggle to predict the future. We’re off and running…

Kansas City @ Oakland

Star of the Game: Latavius Murray. Talk about making the most of four carries (112 yards, 2 TDs). As long as Murray can pass through the leagues’ concussion protocol, Murray should be the focal point of the Oakland offense moving forward. The question: Is focal point in Oakland enough to draw fantasy consideration?

Goat of the Game: Kansas City wide receivers. Eleven games, no touchdowns. I don’t know whether to pin that on Alex Smith or the receiving group. They’re paying Dwayne Bowe a lot for stat lines like this: 3-42-0.

Final thought: Has there ever been a Thursday night game with less fantasy impact than this one? Aside from Charles (who was solid), this game represented a vast wasteland of fantasy potential.

Jacksonville @ Indianapolis

Star of the Game: T.Y. Hilton. Hilton welcomed a daughter into the world and then went out and accounted for 137 total yards and a TD on five touches. Hilton continues to be Indy’s one real “weapon” if you will and Luck isn’t likely to forget about him as we move into December.

Goat of the Game: Reggie Wayne and/or Denard Robinson. It’s unfair to be too tough on Robinson as he’s generally exceeded expectations over the past six weeks. As for Wayne, averaging 3.3 yards per catch isn’t the stuff fantasy-relevant wide receivers are made of.

Final thought: Without Ahmad Bradshaw, the Colts are missing a true red zone threat and may struggle to score TDs in the weeks to come. Adam Vinatieri is going to be kicking a lot of field goals as a result and Andrew Luck’s production could take a hit.

Detroit @ New England

Star of the Game: Pick a Patriot. Tom Brady threw for 349 yards. PPR-leaguers were rewarded with 11 catches for Julian Edelman, 9 for Brandon LaFell, and 8 for Shane Vereen. Even “backups” LeGarrette Blount and Tim Wright had huge days (4 TDs combined).

Goat of the Game: Bill Belichick. Can’t give this distinction to Jonas Gray as you have to actually play in a game to become a Goat. For those counting on Gray Sunday, Belichick’s decision to bench him for an entire game was season-altering for some. Matthew Stafford’s zero touchdown day also warrants some consideration.

Final thought: The Patriot offense is a machine at home. They can pound it down your throat and spread it wide and kill you with precision. It’s just difficult to guess which they’ll attempt to do.

Delanie Walker rewarded his fantasy owners with 155 yards on Sunday... 3rd amongst TEs in Week 12.

Tennessee @ Philadelphia

Star of the Game: Delanie Walker. On a week that saw most tight ends fall silent in the scoring column, Walker’s 5 catches for 155 yards really stood out. LeSean McCoy deserves mention as well for having his best game of the season. Too bad he doesn’t play the Titans every week.

Goat of the Game: Bishop Sankey. Although, if you were counting on him at this point in your season, I feel sorry for you. It means you haven’t worked the waiver wire very hard. Jeremy Maclin also posted substandard stat line for him, but it’s hard to be down on a guy that’s been so good for most of the year.

Final thought: Again, it would be easy to get excited about McCoy after this game, but his remaining matchups and recent history suggest caution is in order.

Tampa Bay @ Chicago

Star of the Game: Matt Forte. Truly one of most underrated backs of his generation, Forte netted 112 yards from scrimmage and scored two TDs. This, despite the passing game never getting off the ground, which brings us to…

Goat of the Game: Jay Cutler/Brandon Marshall. The hot then cold pattern continues for Cutler with Marshall’s production very much coinciding with Jay’s. I would throw Alshon Jeffery in for good measure, but a second-half TD salvaged his day…at least somewhat.

Final thought: The Bucs’ offense is showing signs of life through the air. Having Mike Evans (another TD) and Vincent Jackson (117 yards) helps, but even Louis Murphy is finding his groove with talent flanking him on both sides. Josh McCown is worth rostering for now to be sure.

Green Bay @ Minnesota

Star of the Game: Eddie Lacy. Absolute no-brainer. Lacy’s yardage totals continue to climb with a season-high 125 yards on the ground in this game and he also found the end zone yet again as a receiver. Much like 2013, Lacy may be a key component for many championship runs in December.

Goat of the Game: Green Bay’s wide receivers. No, they weren’t awful, but zero receiving touchdowns and less than 70 yards apiece made for the quietest of days for the superstar duo of Nelson and Cobb.

Final thought: Nice to see Kyle Rudolph back on the field and producing. With impact tight ends few and far between, Rudolph could be just that down the stretch this season as Teddy Bridgewater’s most reliable target.

Cleveland @ Atlanta

Star of the Game: Josh Gordon. Isaiah Crowell probably deserves the distinction given his production (2 TDs), but Gordon’s insertion back into the fantasy world was the bigger story. 8 catches and 120 yards later, Gordon signaled to everyone that he’ll be a factor over the course of the next five weeks. Opponents beware.

Goat of the Game: No one? Nobody really underperformed so to speak as Roddy White caught lots of passes (9), Steven Jackson and Julio Jones scored TDs, and Brian Hoyer and Matt Ryan were productive from the pocket (minus Hoyer’s three INTs). Hard to find fault with anything that took place given the modest expectations carried into the contest.

Final thought: With Gordon back in the fold, the Browns could be a fantasy force on offense moving forward. Gordon stretches the field and makes defenses pay attention. That should mean good numbers for guys like Crowell, Terrance West, and Andrew Hawkins, too.

Cincinnati @ Houston

Star of the Game: Jeremy Hill/A.J. Green. Ever since the debacle two weeks ago vs. the Browns, the Bengals have looked like a new team on offense and these two are the centerpieces. Hill scored another TD on the ground to go with 87 rushing yards. Green caught a dozen passes for 121. It’s a combo that has to stay in lineups in the weeks to come.

Goat of the Game: Pick a Texan. Ryan Mallett’s pregame injury threw the entire offense out of whack and led to poor days from Alfred Blue and DeAndre Hopkins as well as the same old, same old from Andre Johnson.

Final thought: Hill and Giovani Bernard each had 19 touches in this game. Looks like a 50/50 split going forward with Hill getting goal line duties.

St. Louis @ San Diego

Star of the Game: Keenan Allen. Allen has been a huge disappointment this season after such a promising rookie campaign, but Sunday’s stat line looked like the Allen of 2013 (6-104-1). Honorable mention goes to Stedman Bailey for St. Louis. Bailey scored 21.9 points using standard PPR measures. Who saw that coming?

Goat of the Game: Antonio Gates. I guess one man’s success in the San Diego passing game will almost always equal another man’s failure to produce. Is Gates doing the slow fade like he did in 2013? Could be.

Final thought: Ryan Mathews’ whole career can be summed up by what happened on Sunday. He ran for a 32-yard TD, but was hurt on the play and missed time as a result. So much potential, but so risky with injuries lurking around every corner.

Arizona @ Seattle

Star of the Game: Steve Hauschka. Well, who would you have picked? In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. There wasn’t much to write home about offensively in this game. Russell Wilson was decent as the game’s leading rusher (73 yards).

Goat of the Game: Michael Floyd. If the Star/Goat thing was our normal format, it wouldn’t be Floyd’s first designation to be sure. His disappointing season just seems to be compounded every other week with an absolute stinker. As in zero catches.

Final thought: Seattle’s defense played with desperation and intensity. If I was vying for a fantasy championship next month, it’s a defense I would try to avoid.

Miami @ Denver

Star of the Game: C.J. Anderson. In a game full of offensive stars, Anderson’s incredible day on the ground vs. one of the league’s best defenses stands out the most. 195 yards from scrimmage and a TD was just tremendous. Any other week, we’d be locked in on Demaryius Thomas’s 3 TDs or Ryan Tannehill’s great all-around performance. So much to pick from here.

Goat of the Game: Jacob Tamme. So much for a “sneaky good” start with Julius Thomas out. Those who plugged Tamme in hoping for Thomas-like production got soundly burned.

Final thought: As if the amazing rookie WR class of 2014 needed any more dynamic members, Jarvis Landry has joined the fray. Landry has three TDs over the last two weeks and seems to be getting more and more involved in the Dolphins’ offense as time goes by.

Washington @ San Francisco

Star of the Game: Anquan Boldin/Alfred Morris. In a game otherwise void of offensive firepower, both Boldin and Morris delivered. Boldin continues to be the 49ers primary receiving threat while Morris is Washington’s one true fantasy star. The two combined for 267 yards from scrimmage and 2 TDs. That’s pretty salty.

Goat of the Game: Multiple Candidates. From Frank Gore and DeSean Jackson’s disappearing acts to Pierre Garcon and Vernon Davis’ ongoing struggles to the ineptitude of Robert Griffin III, this game had plenty of disappointment to go around.

Final thought: Where would the 49ers offense be this season without Boldin? The Niners are winning ugly and playing very poor offensive football except where Boldin is concerned.

Dallas @ NY Giants

Star of the Game: Odell Beckham Jr. It was difficult picking a single star in most of these games, but in this game, the choice was easy. What a game for Beckham. A catch for the ages, nine additional catches, 146 yards, and 2 TDs. Beckham’s star isn’t just on the rise…it’s rocketing upward. Beckham was so good on Sunday night that Dez Bryant’s outstanding game (7-86-2) got overshadowed.

Goat of the Game: Larry Donnell. Offense was the order of the day in this game with Donnell being the only real exception to that with only 24 yards on 2 catches.

Final thought: Beckham has enough talent to carry Eli Manning to some decent fantasy numbers next month and beyond. Keep that in mind as you look at quarterbacks to start in Weeks 13-16.

NY Jets vs. Buffalo

Star of the Game: Robert Woods. If Woods can produce the way he did last night on a regular basis, Buffalo could be set at the WR position for quite some time with Sammy Watkins also in the fold. Nine catches for 118 yards and a TD sounds like something Watkins would do. But, those were Woods’s numbers last night…

Goat of the Game: Michael Vick. I doubt many (if any) were counting on Vick last night to produce, but it’s becoming clear that his career is just about over. The Jets’ offense is bad and the whole unit needs an overhaul or change in leadership or both.

Final thought: With Fred Jackson back in the mix, Buffalo employed the three-headed monster at running back again this week. It’s a good NFL strategy, but makes fantasy owners cringe from the lack of continuity from week to week.

Baltimore @ New Orleans

Star of the Game: Justin Forsett. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the 2014 season thus far has been Forsett. 190 total yards and 2 TDs cement that status and then some. The transformation of the Ravens running game after an awful 2013 has been shocking to say the least.

Goat of the Game: Mark Ingram. After a month of big performances, Ingram came crashing back to earth on Monday night, totaling only 42 total yards on 13 touches.

Final thought: If the Saints defense is going to look that bad from here on out, expect some ridiculous yardage totals from Drew Brees. 420 yards passing and 3 TDs is vintage Brees from a fantasy standpoint. Too bad his team is so bad on the other side of the ball.

That’s a wrap on the Buzz for this week. Hope you enjoy a terrific Thanksgiving holiday with the people that you love the most. Thank you for making the Buzz a part of your weekly intake of fantasy football information. It’s a pleasure to bring it to you. Until next week…