Allgeier (1 touch) was on the injury report with a quad injury
during the week but barely played in this game. That, coupled
with the Falcons getting blown out likely resulted in Allgeier’s
lack of usage.
Mooney (4 tgts) left in third quarter with a hamstring injury
and London (3-61-0) didn’t play his typical number of snaps, though
he did lead the team with 7 targets.
TE Kyle Pitts: 44 snaps (74.6%), 10.3% tgt share
TE Ross Dwelley: 26 snaps (44.1%), 3.4% tgt share
Pitts (1-9-0) was a no-show this week on just 3 targets.
Josh Allen ran the ball 12 times which typically happens
in big games for the Bills. That puts a damper on Cooks’ upside…
even though he scored twice. Johnson and Daivs also played a significant
amount which limited Cook to 14 touches.
Keon Coleman was Inactive. Just 3 targets for Cooper (2-55-0)
who came into the game with a wrist injury. Shakir (8-70-0) led
the group with 12 targets.
TE Dawson Knox: 61 snaps (83.6%), 15.8% tgt share
TE Quintin Morris: 28 snaps (38.4%), 2.6% tgt share
Dalton Kincaid was Inactive. Knox had a respectable 6 targets
but just a 4-40-0 line.
A new offensive coordinator resulted in a role change for
Roschon (10-33-1) who saw 11 touches with an increased snap share.
He can have stand-alone value with this kind of usage. Swift’s
fantasy value will take a hit if this continues.
Brown (27 touches) has one of the best RB roles in the league.
He led all RBs in Week 11 with a 88% rush share. He’s had at least
22 touches in each of the last three weeks. Not other Bengals
running back touched the ball.
Welcome back Tee Higgins (9-148-1). He had his hands on the
Hail Mary from Burrow at the end of the game. Both Higgins and
Chase (7-75-2) had 13 targets as the Bengals got off 82 plays.
TE Mike Gesicki: 51 snaps (62.2%), 4.3% tgt share
TE Drew Sample: 49 snaps (59.8%), 4.3% tgt share
TE Tanner Hudson: 9 snaps (11.0%), 4.3% tgt share
Each Cincinnati tight end had 2 targets. Zero catches for
Gesicki with Higgins back in the lineup.
D’Onta Foreman was Inactive. Ford (9 touches) plays more
when the Browns are behind, something that’s likely to happen
in most games. Neither Ford or Chubb are strong RB plays at the
moment.
This is offense is flowing through the passing game, making
all three receivers viable fantasy options. Each wideout listed
above had at least 8 targets. Jeudy scored on an 89-yard play.
TE David Njoku: 63 snaps (86.3%), 20.0% tgt share
TE Jordan Akins: 16 snaps (21.9%), 8.9% tgt share
Another strong game from Njoku (9-81-0) who’s in the TE1
conversation every week.
Turpin took a slant pass 64 yards for a score. That was the
highlight of the Dallas passing game despite Rush throwing the
ball 55 times. Lamb (8-93-0) led the team in targets with 12.
He’s no longer a top tier fantasy WR. He’s more in the WR2 range
given the state of this offense and team.
Ferguson left early with a concussion. It appears Schoonmaker
(10 tgts) will be the preferred receiving tight end but Spann-Ford
(5 tgts) will limit his upside.
The Broncos are using the hot-hand approach at RB and using
all three running backs. This week, Javonte (9-59-1) got off to
a good start and dominated playing time early. None of these backs
can’t be trusted in fantasy lineups.
Sam LaPorta was Inactive and missed out on the fun. Wright
played the majority of snaps but isn’t going to be a fantasy threat
given the volume of other weapons in this offense.
22 touches for Jacobs (18-76-1, 4-58-0) were outstanding
considering the Packers ran just 46 plays. Wilson and Brooks continue
to share the backup running back role.
Dominant performance by Joe Mixon (20-109-3, 2-44-0) who
scored three times on 22 touches. He belongs in the top tier of
running backs. He now has 11 TDs in eight games played this season.
Nico (4-54-0) was back but didn’t see a full workload. He
was limited from the outset even before the Texans had a big lead.
He took the first play from scrimmage to the house but it was
called back on an illegal man downfield penalty. Nico and Dell
(4-54-0) led the team with 7 targets a piece.
Mitchell (2 tgts) took a backseat with Pittman (8 tgts) back
in the starting lineup. Downs (5-84-1) had five targets but had
the most productive day of the Colts receivers.
Tank Bigsby was Inactive. 15 touches for Etienne. Even if
he remains the lead RB on this team, he’s going to struggle for
Flex value given then poor quality of this offense.
Another weak effort from the Jaguars. Just 48 plays and 138
passing yards from Mac Jones. Gabe Davis injured his knee and
it sounds like he’s going to be out an extended period of time.
If you haven’t already, you can drop him.
Just 14 touches for Hunt (14-60-0), all runs. Only 55 plays
for the Chiefs as the offense sputtered at times and the defense
let Josh Allen convert too many third downs.
Nice to see Worthy (5 tgts) make some plays early in this
game. He did have yet another missed connection on a long pass
from Mahomes where Worthy couldn’t get his feet down along the
sideline.
TE Travis Kelce: 44 snaps (80.0%), 12.9% tgt share
TE Noah Gray: 42 snaps (76.4%), 16.1% tgt share
Kelce (4 tgts) was a non-factor and continues to look slow.
He doesn’t have the ability to shake tackles any more. Gray (5
tgts) scored twice.
Haskins has a goaline role which is annoying for Dobbins.
Dobbins (11-56-2, 1-3-0) was having a mediocre game until his
29-yard TD late in the 4th quarter.
19 of 27 targets went to Puka and Kupp. They both went over
100 yards receiving and combined for 3 TDs.
TE Davis Allen: 34 snaps (65.4%), 0.0% tgt share
TE Colby Parkinson: 19 snaps (36.5%), 3.7% tgt share
TE Hunter Long: 18 snaps (34.6%), 0.0% tgt share
Allen was a popular DFS punt play this week but finished
with zero targets while Parkinson found the endzone on his lone
reception. None of these guys are worst rostering in 12-team leagues.
With Bowers the focus of the passing game, the receivers
were left to twiddle their thumbs. Meyers had 6 targets and is
the only wideout in this offense worth considering.
TE Brock Bowers: 62 snaps (95.4%), 41.0% tgt share
TE Michael Mayer: 34 snaps (52.3%), 7.7% tgt share
Mayer is back after last playing in Week 3. That did not
affect Bowers (13-126-1) who continues to dominate. His 16 targets
led all tight ends in Week 11.
Waddle (2-37-0) has one 100-yard game and 1 TD this season.
He’s waaaaay overpaid for this kind of usage. Tyreek (7-61-1)
led the wideouts with 8 targets.
TE Jonnu Smith: 55 snaps (80.9%), 22.9% tgt share
TE Julian Hill: 38 snaps (55.9%), 8.6% tgt share
One of the big reasons why Hill and Waddle have underperformed
this season is the tight end is now involved in the passing game.
Jonnu (6-101-2) has seen at least 6 targets in five out of his
last six games.
Jones (15-39-0, 1-4-0) lost some work to Akers (10-25-0,
2-11-1) this week. Jones is quickly becoming a low-end RB2 option
while Akers is worth a roster stash.
Jefferson has had at least 8 targets in every game but two
this season, however he hasn’t scored since Week 7. Addison finished
with a 3-61-1 line on 8 targets.
TE Josh Oliver: 41 snaps (56.2%), 10.0% tgt share
TE T.J. Hockenson: 35 snaps (47.9%), 10.0% tgt share
TE Johnny Mundt: 19 snaps (26.0%), 3.3% tgt share
Hockenson (2-13-0) continues to remain limited in his snap
share. He saw just 3 targets this week.
Douglas (5-59-0) led the wideouts with 7 targets while Boutte
continues be on the field the most but he can’t be started until
he earns a more consistent target share.
TE Hunter Henry: 67 snaps (88.2%), 23.7% tgt share
TE Jaheim Bell: 4 snaps (5.3%), 2.6% tgt share
TE Austin Hooper: 39 snaps (51.3%), 10.5% tgt share
Henry led the team with 9 targets and is the most consistent
pass catcher in this offense.
The Saints WR group combined for 7 targets! MVS scored for
the third time in two games. He will come back down to earth shortly
and the rest of the guys aren’t worth considering.
TE Taysom Hill: 33 snaps (55.0%), 25.0% rush share, 35.7% tgt
share
TE Foster Moreau: 51 snaps (85.0%), 14.3% tgt share
TE Juwan Johnson: 34 snaps (56.7%), 10.7% tgt share
Taysom was the star of the week. His rushing line was absolutely
incredible: 7-138-3. He also had 10 targets for 8-50-0 in the
receiving game. He completed a pass for 18 yards, threw an INT
and fumbled.
The Jets are now 3-8. They continue to be plagued by a slow
offensive pace and the inability to sustain drives. 23 touches
for Breece (16-78-1, 7-43-1) who was the offensive star for New
York.
Just Adams (7 tgts) and Wilson (8 tgts) are fantasy worthy
in this WR room. However, this was a poor showing from Wilson
who caught just half of his targets for 18 yards.
Barkley (26-146-2) was having a ho-hum game until he busted
off two big TD runs (23 yds, 39 yds) in the 4th quarter. He’s
in play for the overall RB1 each week.
Low pass volume once again for the Eagles as both teams struggled
to score points until the 4th quarter. Brown and Smith combined
for 14 of 25 targets. Brown continues to be the more consistent
fantasy producer of the two.
We expected Pickens (8-89-0) to dominate the receiving work
in this game and that’s what we got. He led the team with 12 targets.
No other WR or TE had more than 4.
JSN (10-110-0) led the Seattle wideouts with 11 targets followed
by Metcalf (7-70-0) with 9. No passing TDs from Geno this week.
Just 3 targets for Lockett who is clearly third in the pecking
order.
TE AJ Barner: 51 snaps (85.0%), 12.9% tgt share
TE Pharaoh Brown: 22 snaps (36.7%), 0.0% tgt share
Barner (4 tgts) is the clear starting TE when Fant is out,
but he’s not fantasy worthy.
Strong role and usage once again for Jennings (10-91-1) who
led the team with 11 targets. He led all WRs in Week 11 with a
39.3% target share.He’s easily in the WR2 conversation every week.
The Commanders had trouble generating offense against the
Eagles. Robinson (16-63-1) had mild success on the ground and
Ekeler (9 tgts) had good success through the air (8-89-0). With
Robinson on the field, Ekeler’s value resides mainly in PPR leagues.
