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Three tough questions later on in the show. Yeah, nicely done, because that's gonna be my only chance to uh to mention Sam Howel today.

past game Adam Feelen and Jonathan Mingo. I have him on the bench, but I'm gonna note quickly Saints are second best against the perimeter, but they're ninth worst against the slot, and we two thelan had himself.

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didn't totaled ninety seven yards. So it's been an OK matchup for the lead back. The Saints still give up match in the pass game twenty two point eight yards per game at pass game to running backs, but similar volume backs. What Cuba was doing last week, what he's done, you know, the twenty ish touch running backs eighty three yards,

ninety yards, ninety one yards, ninety five yards. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets eighty two one hundred yards likelihood of scoring because that's what New Orleans has been allowing recently. So I got a B grade on Chewba Hubbard. On the other side, I got nothing in the pass game. I don't even care if it's car or Winston going. The Panthers are allowing one hundred and ninety one passing yards per game. That's just nothing. Teams are just running on him. They they're just.

in protocol. Chris Alave has been out with an illness but is expected to play. It's a tough match matchup. Winston targeted a Lave forty percent of the time once car went down, and Carr was already targeting him like twenty five to thirty percent of the time. One one fun stat here I got for Chris a Lave. He's averaging over two PPR points per target, not per catch, per target over the last four They're just hyper targeting

him and he's getting fantasy points on those targets. The Panthers, despite holding the pass game down, are bottom eight on deep ball pass rate allowed, which Chris a Lave or Shahida if he does go. But Chris Alave definitely can make Hay with I do have a not very confident a grade on him on the assumption he's going to get ten plus touches. There are ten plus targets. Alvin Kamara, I do have an A grade on because everyone runs on Carolina. We've talked about it a couple of times.

He's averaging twelve PPR points just on pass game work. If he hasn't been very explosive or very efficient in the run game, but this is the matchup for him. Sim Yeah, carolinea allows the fifth highest yards per carry, fourth highest rushing yards, and the most rushing scores.

San Francisco has surrendered just twelve passing touchdowns all season. That's the second fewest with fifteen interceptions, the most in the league. So Gino on the bench for me even if he plays, And for his receivers dk Metcalf, Jack Smith and Jig but Tyler Lockett, I have a C on all of them. These three combined for just eight catches and one hundred and three scoreless yards in that first meeting meeting, meaning they all should have been benched. Really,

but odds are at least one producers here. The forty nine Ers have yielded the third most targets to wide receivers and the fourth most red zone targets, so game script should favor the passing game, even if you know it sits. But I will give this put so I'll put a C on all three wide receivers, and I have a C on Kenneth Walker and Zach Sharbonay, who are both expected to play. Walker will be returning from an oblique injury. Sharbon Nay is dealing with a knee injury.

As a bad matchup, though, you know what, I'm changing my mind. If they both play, they're both on the bench. It's a brutal matchup. If one sits, I will start the other. But if both are, if both are active, they're both on the bench.

at B for Deebo Samuel. He had a good game in that first meeting, seven catches for seventy nine yards. He added fifteen rushing yards with a rushing score in that game, So a B for Samuel just to see. For George Kittle, though, he was quiet in the first meeting three catches for nineteen scoreless yards, and he didn't do much against Seattle in the playoffs last year either,

two catches for thirty seven scoreless yards. The Seahawks have surrendered just two tight end touchdowns, but they are allowing more than five catches and fifty yards per game to the position. That's decent production. So the sea for Kittle, and lastly, just a be on brock party modest two hundred and nine passing yards, had one touchdown in the first meeting. Again, it was a CMC ground game. Hopefully Seattle keeps it a little cliar. Dak Prescott has had

a monster game against Seattle last week. You're not sitting Rockberdy basically, so be on him, you know.

after the catch. So nothing here to deter you from starting I'm on Ross sat round like you normally would. Sam Laporta posted season lows against the Bears in the first matchup, but the Bears have allowed the tenth most points to tight ends this season, kind of middle of the pack. They've allowed five touchdowns on the season to tight ends, including one to TJ. Howkinson last week. Come

in with a B grade on la Porta. We think in totality is probably a lot better than what he showed against the Bears last time, and all the other Detroit wide receivers are on the bench. They cannibalize each other and it's a tricky matchup. Over the past five weeks, Chicago allowing the third fewest yards per game to opposing wide receivers, in no small part because the emergence of

elite cornerback Jalen Johnson just suffocating opponents. To this point, he's giving up two receptions for ten yards in his coverage over the last five weeks. It is nuts. Yeah, so everybody else on the bench, let's go to the runners. There's some reason for caution here. Well, actually, while we're doing the receiving game, let me go to Jared Goff, who comes in with a B grade. In Chicago's pass

defense dramatically improved, as I mentioned. Fortunately, the individual matchups for I'm on, Russaint Brown and Sam Laporte, I think are good enough that GoF remains fairly stable here. Chicago has allowed multiple touchdown passes in three of the past five and I think Goff is in that one to two range for touchdowns, hopefully on the two sides. So given him the B grade. For David Montgomery Jamiir Gibbs, this is a tricky matchup.

per game. And if Gibbs and Montgomery have to split sixty four rushing yards, that's not great good No, Now, the good side for more Gibbs than Montgomery is that the Bears do give up the third most targets in the third most reception, so I think that helps Gibbs, and he did put up six catches for fifty nine yards when these teams met a few weeks ago. The other side that I think Brian will appreciate revenge game

for David Montgomery in Chicago. So there's that angle c grades for both Montgomery and Gibbs in a very difficult matchup.

at just sixty one per game. And if you got to split sixty one yards three ways, gross, if I had to pick one and be Foreman, who I think is the most likely to get goal line carries. But I'm keeping them all on the bench. In the passing game, you only care about Justin Fields and Dj Moore, let's start with Justin Fields. He ran for one hundred and four yards in the meeting a few weeks ago. Detroit's only faced one other mobile quarterback. That was Lamar Jackson,

who also ran for a touchdown in his game. Lions are ranked twenty sixth and pass coverage by Pro Football Focus. They've given up at least three passing touchdowns in three their last six games, so Fields has got some passing upside. He's got rushing upside in this one. A grade for justin fields. Let's hope they keep running him man.

of one hundred and fifty three. Fifty eight is perfect.

owner and you need a replacement quarterback. We're here to help you with some waiver wire level players that you can start this week when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Take a chance on me, nine players not normally new starting lineup. We begin at the quarterback position, Scott Fish, Who you got?

in relief of Dak. Those two total seven hundred and eighty four yards and six scores between them. Yeah, Jordan Love, I take a chance on me.

But even if it's DTR, I would I would start him against Jacksonville, who have allowed multiple passing touchdowns in three of their last four games, and six of the last eight quarterbacks Jacksonville has faced have thrown for at least three hundred yards. Jacksonville could also be without starting quarterback Tyson Campbell and free safety free safety Andre Cisco of no relation to Cisco of the thong song. But I love whoever starts a quarterback for the But it's going to be Jill Blacklell.

nine per game, which generally caps his upside. But the Chargers see the fourth most passes thirty seven per game. So if Uss is going to be closer to thirty seven, he feels even that much safer here. He's thrown just one touchdown in three straight games against solid defenses, but he's augmented his fantasy score with rushing touchdowns at back to back games, and he's actually top twenty rushing yards

in seven of the last eight games. So there, you know, he's got a little bit of the old Russell Wilson wheels going right now, which I like as well. Russell Wilson might take a chance at me quarterback, So go to the running back position, Scott, who you got?

rate and the highest miss tackles per attempt. The Jaguars have also yielded the most targets to running backs, so it should be no surprise that they've allowed the most receptions to the position. Love Ford and Hunt both this week.

me with his running last week. Houston's run blocking isn't good. They're twenty sixth then run block win rate. And really, Pierce is a guy that could really you know, he's more of a straight ahead guy who needs a little bit of blocking help that he doesn't always get than still. Jets an elite pass defense and a bad run defense, so teams don't pass against them very much. In fact, the Jets see the most rushes per game thirty three.

You know, if you tell me, Damian Pierce is going to get the you know, the majority of the work, maybe eighteen twenty of the thirty three. I don't know how he doesn't end up with a meaningful box score here, Damian Pierce against the Jets. Scott, who is your taking chance on me? Receiver?

since Week nine, they're the second easiest. Jaden Reid number one or number two in targets on the team each of the last five weeks.

position over their last two games. And with Tank Dell now on ir there's targets to go around in Houston, and I think CJ. Stroud is gonna be looking Brevin Jordan's way a lot when he drops back on Sunday.

tight ends against Jacksonville. Last week, the Bengals anonymous tight ends combined for six catches and fifty five yards. Two weeks ago, Pat Fryarmouth nine receptions, one hundred and twenty yards against Jacksonville Week ten, Dalton Schultz seventy one yards. Week nine, Dalton Kincaid ten catches, eighty one yards. We gave George Kittle nine catches, one hundred and forty nine. I mean, tight ends are just getting it done against Jacksonville.

David and Joku. Next man up. Speaking of tight ends, last segment, when I broke down the Bears, I failed to mention Cole Kamet, So let me just do a quick little add on for Cole Kmet in the chair in the in the Chicago matchup. C grade for him. He's he was way more productive under Tyson. Bagent is not caught a touchdown pass since Week nine. He's gone touchdownless in six of his last seven games. Detroit's middle of the pack and receptions and yards allowed, but they

have allowed six tight end touchdowns. This season, which is more than most anyway, but just three catches in the meeting against Detroit a few weeks ago. And again Fields doesn't go to Comet nearly as much as Bagen didn't, and so you got to be a lot more careful just to see grade on him.

fantasy team, which helps you. Could you could tell by that even the interception for a touch interception he threw at the goal line, he was trying to get it to Moss, so we know he wants to get those Moss points in there running backs with over sixteen touches against the Bengals, and I went to sixteen just to be safe. Even though Moss's touches without j TR twenty two, thirty two, eighteen, twenty five, twenty one, they're way over that.

hundred yards last week. He was targeting the end zone twice. I don't know that it's sustainable. And Josh Downs, he really shows up in great slot matchups. This is the middle of the pack one I have him on the bench. It wouldn't surprise me for one of them to hit. But I have him on the bench. I don't think you can trust him here. C grade on Kylin grantson I'll touch on Granson real quick here two to four catches in every game before his injury. Came back, had

three for seventy two last week. Since he is the second best matchup for tight ends. Even Evan Ingram scored last week against Cincinnati TV.

Not so much this week. T Higgins was barely targeted. His game is deeper and the Colts that's what they what they defend the best is deeper and Browning it seems like he's throwing short a lot, so it's really not meant for t Higgins game, so I have him on the bench as well. Tanner Hudson's a little bit of a dart throw. Four plus catches in five straight but thirty to forty five yards in all of them. Feels like a safe seven points. But he doesn't score.

It doesn't have a red zone target, doesn't have an end zone target, and Colts have only allowed one tight end touchdown on the year. So pure dart throw, but I have him on the bench. A grade on Joe Mixon kind of what I say about Chase Brown. Colts are fourth worst against running backs. They allow a ton of running back touches. There should be enough for both of them. But all that stuff I said in the last segment still stands for Joe mix and I have

an A grade here. Hopefully there's enough for Chase Brown. Might take a chance on meat player.

with Jacksonville taking on Cleveland. Brian, we talked a lot about Cleveland already, but let's go to the Jacksonville side. No Christian Kirk and we're not sure who the quarterback is going to be in this one. What do you think?

got him on the bench. I think you should roll with one of our take on quarterbacks over him this week in a bad matchup. And there's gonna be some weather in this game too. It's not a total stopper by any means. It's going to be wet in Cleveland most likely, so I'm playing it safe with Lawrence. He's on the bench. The only other player in the passing game I'm giving a starting grade to is Calvin Ridley.

He gets a CE. Since Week eight, Cleveland has allowed the fourth lowess PPR points per target to boundary wide receivers. That's not good. And again denzil Ward expected back, So temporary expectations for Ridley. I can't fault you if you bench it for someone else, but I will give him a C grade. But again, everyone else on the bench,

including Evan Ingram. The Browns have allowed only three receiving two receiving touchdowns to tight ends all season, and two of those came from Mark Andrews back in Week four, opposing tight ends or averaging just two catches in twenty two yards per game against Cleveland, So Ingram on the bench even in the tight end wasteland. And lastly for

the Jaguars, Travis Etn just to see for him. Etn has not hit eighty rushing yards since Week five, and in fact, he's only breached that mark on the ground twice this season. Etn definitely slumpling, slumping, excuse me slumping, and this isn't exactly a get right game opposing backs or averaging one hundred eleven combo yards per game against Cleveland, who has surrendered only eight total touchdowns to the position

all season. Over at the Cleveland side, we already said out Joe Flacco, as might take a chance on me, quarterback David and Joku is your take a chance on me?

under center. That will likely be the case again this week, meaning Flacco will be under sender and the Jaguars have surrendered the third most wide receiver touchdowns this season and at least one wide receiver touchdown in every game they have played. And lastly to the running game for the Browns. I got to be on Jerome Ford again, a great matchup for both he and Kareem Hunt, whos might take

a chance and be running back. Since week eight, Jacksonville has allowed the second highest explosive run rate and the highest miss tackles per attempt, and they've also allowed the most catches to the running back position.

rushing and receiving yards allowed to runners, respectively. Are going to pull an up set here. It's almost certainly going to go through Kyron Williams with an A grade, and we're a lot more skeptical about the passing game in this one, a lot more. Let's start with Stafford. Brutal matchup for him. The Ravens ranked second in pass coverage by Pro Football Focus. They've only given up multiple passing touchdowns two times all year. Baltimore has more interceptions than

touchdown passes allowed. In his five road games so far, Stafford has seven touchdown passes, and other than his four touchdown blow up a week or two ago, Stafford's really been really like a one touchdown guy, and that's probably where we're sitting here. Puka Nakula comes in with a

C grade, coming off a great game last week. Baltimore plays overwhelmingly man coverage, and since Cooper Cup's return in Week five, Nicoua has led rams wide receivers and receptions against man and has been far more effective than Cup as well. In man coverage. The Ravens get back cornerback Marlon Humphrey from injury working against Nakua. He's very good no receiver. His top two catches or nine yards against Marlon Humphrey since way back in Week five. So a

very tough matchup for Nikua. But I'm still giving him a C grade in this one. And I'm benching Cooper Cup. No, he hasn't top fifty yards fifty Cooper Cup fifty yards in six straight games. He's playing on two hobbled ankles. Safety Kyle Hamilton man's the slot often and he's just a menace. Over the past five weeks, he's allowing two receptions for twelve yards per game on a passer rating of fifty eight. And that's it. So I just I can't advocate starting Cooper Cup here at a game you need.

And then Tyler Higbee doubtful, not expected to play in this game, so don't use him. Let's go to the Baltimore side. I think I'll start with I think I'll

start with the running game here. How about Gus Edwards snapshare decreasing in three straight games, bottoming out at only twenty seven percent rushing share in their last game before last week's by the Rams will allow the seventh fewest total yards to opposing running backs, and more troubling edwards has become totally touchdown dependent, and the Rams only give up half a touchdown to the position per game. That's eighth best. So all you can do is hope for

a touchdown. I can only give you a C grade, and it's on the hope for like two yard touchdown plunge.

not likely to happen here. Since LA's Week ten by no back his top forty eight rushing yards, thirty or thirty three receiving yards or scored against the Rams. So this is a very tough spot Spot just got a C grade on Keaton Mitchell. Let's go to the passing game. I'm gonna start with Isaiah Likely. The Rams are terrible against the tight end, give up the six month yards and the second most scores to the position, So there's a good chance that Lamar's best path to air production

is through Isaiah Likely. And the one full game likely is played without Mark Andrews. He led the Ravens and targets, receptions and receiving yards. So I like Isaiah Likely here and he comes in with a solid B grade and he's in my top five at the position this week as well. Zay Flowers. Great to see him in the end zone last week. It's kind a sight we haven't

seen very often. I'm less optimistic about it here. He runs from all parts of the field and he's got neutral matchups in all three of those spots against all three of the Rams cornerbacks. Importantly, Flowers saw eight targets with Mark Andrews missing last week. That's his first time reaching that mark since Week eight. He's the only receiver with enough volume to warrant starting consideration among the Ravens. He comes in with a C grade and that just

leaves us with Lamar Jackson. Over the past five weeks, Lamar Jackson's Fantasy points, he ranks as quarterback eighteen, with just four total touchdowns, none of them on the ground, which are usually worth more than the passing touchdowns. That doesn't always mean that Lamar Jackson is playing badly, but his fifty rushing yards per game is just not enough to sustain you when he's only averaging two hundred and

sixteen passing yards and one passing touchdown per game. That is a Gardner Minshew level of passing, and the Rams are a pretty good pass defense. They've held nine of twelve opponents to zero or one passing touchdown and only two quarterbacks of top three hundred yards all year. LA is vulnerable on the ground. All four mobile quarterbacks to face LA have scored her top forty seven rushing yards.

So I think you're gonna get another good ground game from Jackson, But like it's been a lot lately, I don't think he's going to chip in much through the air. We've got a B grade on Lamar Jackson. Okay, all right, let's move over to Tampa Bay taking on Atlanta. Scott Baker Mayfield. I think you quietly playing pretty good football, but a lot of tough matchups and it doesn't always materialize to a lot of fantasy points.

that game, so if he's gone, expect better. Thirty three percent target share from Mike Evans over the last month, and we've talked about his end zone targets. He just always scores. It feels like Mike Evans does C grade on Chris Godwin. I don't love it, but held catchless last week, but he did score on a nineteen yard rushing touchdown. The matchup against a completely beat up secondary

is nice. But if all those players or most of those some of those players go, maybe bench Chris Godwin, but I have a C grade on him for now with the matchup. Kate Aughten runs a ton of the routes, but goosag last week. He disappears at times too hard to trust bench for cad Aughten. B grade on Rashad White over the last five why is averaging over twenty touches, four of those being catches. He scored five times in

the last five games. No other Tampa Bay back has had more than five touches in a game since Week six. Falcons are really good against fantasy running backs, but mostly it's because the scores. They've only allowed three total scores and all three were receiving no rushing scores. White total had ninety nine total yards in their first meeting on nineteen touches, nineteen plus touches against guys against the Falcons averaged ninety yards. They averaged ninety one yards. Actually, so

ninety plus yards four plus catches. I can see a B grade here if he gets in the end zone. Even better over to the Atlanta side I have ridden on the bench. Good quarterbacks do well against Tampa. Bad ones do bad. Ridder did two hundred and eighty nine scoreless yards last time I have him on the bench. Sorry, Drake Lennon, I'm giving a C grade too. It's really tough, but five receivers have been over fifty yards against the Bucks in the last three weeks. He's been sea level,

Drake Lennon. That is, has been sea level or worse in almost every single Gay game. But it's the sixth easiest matchup for wide receivers. Twenty three different wide receivers have top fifty yards this season in twelve games. The only other starting grade I have here is B. John Robinson. Bucks have been top ten against running backs this year, but have been bottom ten over the last three weeks, allowing McCaffrey, JT and Chupa Hubbard to blow up on them.

High touch running backs have done really well against them.

than we thought. Concern exists, but I don't think we should be like completely panicking on this.

at this point. Not totally, but it's definitely some level of concern for Mahomes.

been so good there, but not this year. Get a load of this. Mahomes quarterback thirty three in average depth of target at seven point three yards, thirty third. He's twentieth in deep ball completions. He's thirty second in deep ball completion percentage. He's thirty sixth, dead last among qualified quarterbacks in deep ball passer rating. Patrick Mahomes has one

touchdown this year of more than twenty yards. That's it, and so much of what is gigantic explosive box scores have come because of the forty to fifty sixty seventy yard passes. Those have totally dried up. Can you snap your fingers and suddenly get better at deep passing?

safe and go with just wide receiver two. It's not about Jefferson, it's about his quarterback for me.

his best weapons, Justin Jefferson and TJ. Hockinson this season. The quarterback situation obviously not ideal, and that takes him out of the ranks of like Ceedee Lamb aj Brown, Tyreek Hill, and other clear like elite wide receiver ones. But he's really in the next tier of guys, which still puts him into wide receiver one territory where he might come in as like the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleven, twelfth, best wide receiver on the season. That's still wide receiver

one territory. Oh, Scott, let's go to tough question number three. There we go, all right, Tank Dell is out for the year for rest of the season, Nicocollins, Is he a wide receiver one, wide receiver two, flex or bench?

wide receiver one. I'm not even opposed to saying he could get there this week with how much he got targeted. Outside of that, his one game without Dell was four for eighty yards. And he did that up against Marshawn Lattimore. It really would have been nice to see some games with all of these guys healthy, to be honest, that would have been great. But I still have him as a low end wide receiver one going.

I got to disagree with Scott a little bit in that we're an agreement that it's a bad matchup against the Jets this week. We're going to break that down momentarily, so I would give him a C. But then tennessee a good matchup, but then they have Cleveland in Week sixteen. That feels like another seed to me and then Tennessee again, and the Tennessee matchups are kind of an A so ca CAA that averages out to a B to me. So I'm at wide receiver, wide receiver two cock cock.

For Collins' average games where he gets six or fewer targets very mundane forty seven yards point two touchdowns per game. But when he gets seven or more targets, Nico Collins explodes up to one hundred and twenty five yards and almost a full touchdown per game. So he's like double or triple the efficacy when he gets seven or more targets. And I think without Dell he's likely to get those

seven targets and virtually every game down the stretch. And if you're wondering how good one hundred and twenty five yards and point eight touchdowns is, that's almost exactly what Tyrik kill is giving his fantasy owners right now. So you're getting the best wide receiver in football in those games or gets seven one targets. Now, it's not always as simple as saying, well, because Tank Dell's gone, that means he's gonna get more targets, but he probably will.

He'll also get better coverage with Tank Dell out because defenses don't have to account for Tank Dell. And Robert Woods is not as good or Noah Brown is not as good. Still, I love the post prospects of him being a high volume player, and I think you could do well here. The matchups do concern me, and I think Brian really hit on a key thing. Jets and Cleveland could be major bombers for you know, any wide receiver.

And because of that, you know, that's that's half of the remaining schedule, Jets Cleveland, So I can only get to wide receiver two. If it were if it were pretty much any other defenses you were facing. I think he'd be wide receiver one for sure.

But Stroud has been excellent this season. I think he can find his way to at least two touchdown passes hopefully, so a C grade for him. Charge Damian Pierce was take a chance on me running back. I like him more than Devin Singletary. As you mentioned in the take on segment, is a great matchup for the running backs on paper, but Pierce trending towards the lead back so he gets the stronger see between the backs for Houston.

for Breese Hall, also a see for Garrett Wilson. The Texans are allowing more than one hundred and sixty yards per game to wide receivers, and Garrett Wilson's target share is pushing thirty percent, which is a lot. So you got to like that volume. Even though we've hated the quarterbacks for the Jets all year since Aaron Rodgers went down so real quickly. Zach Wilson is on the bench obviously, but Tyler Conklin is not. Even with Wilson under center.

I mean, Wilson is an upgrade over Tim Boyle. I guess you you can give him back, but yeah, I gotta see on Conklin. The Texans are allowing more than six and a half catches and sixty receiving yards per game to tight ends, and Houston is one of two teams to yield more than one hundred targets to tight ends so far this season. So I like Conklin here in the wasteland with a sea.

his injury. You may have forgotten just how good Justin Jefferson was average game prior to injury eight catches, one hundred and thirty six yards per game. Not going to do that with Josh Dobbs, but still a very good opportunity here. Over the last five weeks, Las Vegas has allowed the fifth most receptions per game to opposing wide receivers. They've shaken up their secondary. They're now starting former New England cornerback Jack Jones, who was waived outright and they

cut Marcus Peters. This will be the first game with Jones, who was just awful with the Patriots. So there's a great opportunity for Jefferson here. Now opposite Jones is Amik Robertson. They might have him shadow Jefferson, which would make a ton of sense. And even still I mean, Robinson's good, but he's not great, and that's a nice opportunity for Justin Jefferson. A grade on him. A grade on TJ.

Hockinson as well. You know, a reminder, even when Justin Jefferson was going, Hockinson getting tons of looks and that's continued NonStop, and Josh Dubb Dobbs loves his tight ends. Hockinson needed last week's by to get rest at rib injury that was really laboring on him. Las Vegas middle of the pack and all the stats against tight ends doesn't matter. Hockinson A grade for this one, not to

mention it. Josh passing game Jordan Addison. Jefferson siphons off a lot of balls, but he also draws a lot of coverage, so Addison's going to likely see fewer passes, but hopefully better opportunities and maybe one won't clank off his face mask like last game. If the Raiders do decide to put a Meet Robertson on Jefferson, that would put Jack Jones on Addison and that's a great matchup. So there's an opportunity here. Jones allowing an eighty percent

catch rate. High risk hy rewards start C grade. Jordan Addison, and let's talk Josh Dobbs. This is an ultra high risk, high rewards spot for Josh Dobbs. He could be benched if he continues to turn the ball over. That would be your downside scenarios you don't get a full game from him. Or he could be electric. With Justin Jefferson back,

he could run in a score. You know, mostly the Raider secondary has handled middling passers like Dobbs, but with his rushing and the plethora of strong targets here, I think he's a plausible starter for those with the appetite. I give him a C grade. Can't give you a letter grade on this running game again. Alexander Madison on the bench since Week five. He's top fifty two rushing yards one time, and he came against the Broncos and they give up the most rushing yards in the league.

Madison has seen ten or fewer carries in four of the last eight games unshackled from Josh McDaniels. The Raiders are much better run defense. They're giving up just seventy six rushing yards per game and three point eight yards per carry over the past five weeks without Josh McDaniels, So bench grade on Alexander Madison in this one. Let's go to the Las Vegas side. You really only care about a couple of guys. We'll hit on them now. Josh Jacobs B grade. Since Aidan O'Connell took over in

Week nine, Jacob's getting a lot of work. Twenty four touches, one hundred total yards and point eight scores per game. Vikings, though very good run defense as they have been most of the season, they allowed the third fewest touchdowns per game to opposing running backs, only point four per game. The Vikings allow the fifth fewest total yards per game to opposing running backs as well. All that, you know, all the it's one hundred and three per game total.

All that should go to Jacobs, who's seen at least seventy five percent of the snaps in five straight weeks. So true workhorse back in Josh Jacobs. So even in a tough matchup is a good run defense, he comes in with a B grade. You care about. DeVante Adams hasn't been the game breaker we're used to, but still providing a solid floor. With Aidan O'Connell at the he home averaging six catches eighty four yards while scoring once

in the last three games. The Vikings secondary gives up over fourteen receptions per game to wideouts, that is fourth most well giving up the tenth most yards per game to the position. So I still think Adams is a very safe start here. Vikings don't give up a lot of scores to wideouts, just half a touchdown per game since September. Solid, but probably not an explosive game coming for DeVonta Adams, who comes in with a B grade.

C grade for him. Ain't no Caddle's on the bench. I don't know that you'd be replacing anybody for him anyway. Here Vikings have allowed zero or one touchdown pass in eight of the last nine games. Let's go to Denver taking on the Chargers. Scott, I already told you I like Russell Wilson to take a chance on me a quarterback. What do you think of his receiving options in this game?

can't start them. You can only start Davonte. He's getting a B grade, averaging over twenty touches for eighty three yards since returning to the lead back role, is getting a few catches a game as well. He's only I scored twice in those six weeks. But the Chargers, they're eleventh Thesiast against runners seventeen plus touch backs like Javonte Williams is are averaging about ninety five total yards. I'm

giving him a B here. Over to the Chargers side, I have a C grade on Justin Herbert, who, like Minshew, almost seems like you have to pick your spots this weird year, which is really weird for Justin Herbert. But Broncos were terrible against the past to start the year, only one multi passing pass only one multi passing touchdown game.

But over the last five weeks and over the last five weeks, they held Mahomes to two hundred and forty one scory list yards, Josh Allen one hundred and seventy seven yards and one passing touchdown, Stroud to one hundred and seventy four and one. This matchup's really tough. I just don't see Herbert having a good day here. Yeah, so I have a C grade on Justin Herbert in the passing game. I'm still giving Alan the A though. Over the past month, Broncos have allowed the second fewest

fantasy points to wide receivers. But Cirtan, we just saw him give up a ton to Nico Collins, when hyper targeted, and that's what happens with Allen. Not to mention, Sirtan does not shadow into the slot very much, where Keenan Allen does forty percent of his snaps, So nine plus targets every game for Keenan Allen, He's gonna get his I trust him to still get you that A grade. I do have the other guys on the bench, though. If Palmer is his practice windows open. If he does

come back, he just muddies the water even more. Quentin Johnson showed up last week, but he'll be on the outside a lot, and when Keenan Allen's in the slot, he might get sartin. So I got him on the bench. Donald Parum, I can't trust he gets a lot of in zone targets, but that's pretty ballsy. Gerald Everett, however, C grade leads all tight ends in separation. The Broncos are the easiest matchup for tight ends. Eleven tight ends eleven of them in twelve games have fifty yards and or a score.

lowest of bees. If only there was something I could say, they could designate exactly how I feel. On paper, this is like the best matchup he's going to get. Second worst against runners. A quarter of that was the Dolphins game. I get that, but they've been hit by a ton of runners. The Houston backs went well, went really well against them. The Cleveland running backs did both of them. The Vikings duo, the Buffalo backs, all of them over the last month have done awesome against the Broncos. Here

that gets almost all the touches. He only has two games over seventy five total yards, though, since returning from that ankle injury, hasn't scored in three straight. This is the get right game. If he's going to have a get right game, by.

to Goddard. I will mention real quick. These teams did meet in Week nine Philly one, twenty eight, twenty three. We'll reference that a few times here, sticking with the passing game and going to the wide receivers in aj Brown a B for AJB. Tough matchup on paper. The Cowboys are allowing less than eleven catches, one hundred and thirty yards and a touchdown per game to opposing wide receivers.

But of course you're not sitting Brown, who had seven catches, sixty six yards and a touchdown in the first meeting, and dk Metcalf also went off against the Cowboys last week six catches, one hundred and thirty four yards and three touchdowns. Brown could do the same. I'm not predicting that, but you're not benching him. So a B for Brown. You're not benching Devonte Smith either, Gonna give him a C. Pretty much the same story for Smith that we have

with Brown. Not a great matchup, but he's tough to sit. Smith had three catches, fifty one yards and a touchdown in the Week nine game against the Cowboys, so he is certainly startable here, as is Jalen Hurts. He gets a B in that Week nine game. Hurts at two hundred and seven passing yards with two touchdowns while adding

another thirty six yards and a rushing score. So a safe B for Hurts against the Cowboys, who are ranked six sixth in pass coverage by Pro Football Focus, but they've surrendered three hundred plus passing yards end or multiple

passing touchdowns in four of their last five games. And lastly for Philly, a sea for DeAndre Swift, who fell flat against Dallas in the first meeting, was seventy four scoreless combo yards on twenty touches, and in fact, since Week three, Swift has topped one hundred combo yards just once. But the volume should be there against the Cowboys, But just a C four Swift and over to the Dallas side and their running back Tony Pollard gets to see he's picked up the pace recently, at least in terms

of touchdowns. He's now scored in three straight games. But not a great matchup for Pollard. Philly is allowing just one hundred convo yards per game to running backs and they've surrendered just three total scores to the position all year, So a soft seed for Pollard. A very hard a though for Ced Lamb. Lamb did not score in the first meeting, but his eleven catches for one hundred and

ninety one yards certainly made up for that. The Eagles are allowing nearly two hundred yards and two touchdown per game to opposing wideouts, so you know what, not a hard ay. He gets the fantasy Fonsie a CD Lamb, So you gotta like Brandon Cooks as well, Denniss Henry. Brandon Cooks gets a B. He only had one catch for seven scoreless yards in the first meeting, but Cooks has been surging since then, scoring a touchdown in three

of his last four games. The only game, the only game Cooks failed to score a touchdown during that span was a blowout win against the Panthers, a team that no one throws on, so that is certainly excusable. Michael Gallup, I was close to giving a sea, but he's more of a DFS dart throw. He's on the bench for me, but Jake Ferguson is not.

Brian is at b t x JA. As mentioned, heading into the break, Buffalo taking on Kansas City in a wild game. Get there. These are two teams that, despite not being in the same division over the last three years, have played each other five times, which is pretty staggering for non divisional teams, and there's been a ton of points scored typically in these games. Let's start in the Buffalo bill side. Josh Allen comes in with an A grade and so does step On Digs but for Diggs,

it's a little bit trickier. He is in gonna be in a dog fight with the elite cornerback Lagerius Sneak, who usually gets deployed against the opposing top wide receiver, which is clearly Stephan Diggs. Get this. Since Week six, Lagerius Sneed's average game against him two catches for twenty three scoreless yards in his coverage. Just two or three weeks ago, he did the lockdown treatment on AJ Brown and held him to one catch for nine yards. So

this Lagarious Snead thing is legit. But we've seen Diggs get this kind of treatment in the past and be able to beat it. So I'm still got a low A grade on Stefan Diggs, but just know there's some sneaky downside on him if it comes to that. Now this brings Gabe Davis into play. He's, as you guys all know, he's the ultimate hit or miss player. I lean towards hit in this one.

I think he's looking at the big game. So I've got a B grade on him. You know who goes to the bench, Dalton kN Caid far riskier proposition because Dawson Knock is gonna play in this one, and Kinkaid had five or fewer receptions in every game with Dawson Knox. He had five or more with every game with Knox, so there's some danger here. Kansas City's allowed the fourth fewest yards to tight ends, the fourth fewest receptions to tight ends, and no tight end is top thirty seven

yards in two months against Kansas City. So Kaid, for as great as this was, this run was without Dawson Knox with the matchup of knocks back. He's on the bench. That leaves James Cook. His rushing output in yards per carry have dropped in three straight games, but targets, receptions, are receiving yards of all increase. The last five opposing starting running backs against the Chiefs have averaged one hundred total yards per game, with four of the five scoring.

The Chiefs have the fifth worst run defense grade by Pro Football Focus and the worst run stop win rate in the entire league. So I kind of like him here. Cook facing six or more defenders in the box on a league low eight percent of his rushing attempts. That's it. So there's some nice opportunity for James Cook in this one. I know we've many people have been burned on James Cook.

the end zone, so maybe some more touchdowns coming. I worry a little bit about Travis kelcey maybe being held in check. We'll talk about him in a second. And the rest of the wide receivers for Mahomes are total wild cards. As always, Buffalo's secondary missing Tredavius White and Kite ear E limit cornerback, but they've been okay without them. Buffalo allowing the fewest yards per pass at just six point five yards per pass, and so I don't think

Mahomes is gonna get much going downfield. The best I can get you is a B grade on Patrick Mahomes. I'm sticking with an A grade on Travis kelce because of the absolute domination he's had against Buffalo in the five matchups he's had since twenty twenty. His per game averages are ten targets, eight catches, ninety yards, and one point two touchdowns per game. Gigantic tight end numbers. Buffalo has been a very good tight end defense this year,

though nobody his top fifty one yards. They've allowed just forty yards per game to the position, which is excellent. I considered giving Kelsey a B grade here, but I can't get myself to do her. Guys yet, it's still Travis Kelcey. I can't do it. Staying with the passing game, how about ra she Rice, who has now established himself as the clear wide receiver one on the Chiefs with a second straight week of at least sixty seven percent

of the snaps and nine targets. His eight and eight receptions the past two games are the first time at Kansas City receiver has done that in over one year. Rice's twelve red zone targets are tied for eighth in the league. I mean that puts him in the conversation with guys like Stefan Diggs and AJ Brown, So you know, those fourteen red zone targets are excellent. The Bills allow about one touchdown per game to wide receivers, and they've

given up six in the past five games. So if there's a touchdown to be had for a wide receiver, I like Rashi to be that guy, and I've got a B grade on him. The running game is unfortunately a mess in turmult here. Yeah, no, Isaiah Pacheco has been ruled out for this game. Clyde Edwards Hilaire is your starter. Pacheco is not going. As I mentioned, there's some opportunity for Clyde Edwards Ailaire, and I've got a

C grade on him. The Bill's allowing one hundred and thirty five total yards per game to opposing running backs, that's ninth worst, and the Bills allow four point six yards per carry, that's fourth worst. Edwards Hilaire, he's fresh after being lightly used all season, and he's playing for an offseason contract. By the way, he's coming up on free agency, so there's a little extra motivation there. C grade for him and a C grade for Jeric McKinnon

startable in PPR leagues. Buffalo allows the fourth most running back receptions, fourth most running back receiving yards, and Buffalo's allowed a running back receiving touchdown in two of the last three games. So McKinnon expected to be healthy to this for this game. And somebody you can use go to Green Bay taking on the Giants. Scott Jordan Love has been really very good over the last three games.

on them. But it took seven plus targets, and I think he gets there. If Christian Watson doesn't go, who hasn't practiced all week. I don't think he goes Christian Watson. If he does go, I have a B grade on a guy that's over the last five weeks. Only the Giants are giving up more passing yards to receivers than the Giants. Christian Watson scored four times the last three weeks, but if he doesn't go, I'm giving Dobbs the see Darth throw here in Dantavian Wicks he had four plus catches.

He had six catches for eighty five yards in a score in the two weeks that Watson was out. That's total like three for forty plus each game. He's an interesting Darth throw. If Watson doesn't go, bench grade for Tucker Craft, Luke Musgrave can't return, so he won't be back. But Ben Simms did steal the score last week. Giants have only allowed two tight ends scores all year, their fourth best against tight ends. I'm gonna leave him on

the bench for this one. Aj Dillon, I got a C grade on seventeen plus touches and three straight is great, but it's amounted to sixty to eighty five scoreless yards. I know Stevenson went over one hundred on the Giants and Zeke added fifty. You know teams have tagged the Giants a little bit more recently. If he was more effective, or more of a pass catcher or more of a scoring threat. AJ Dillon might get a B. But you love the inside the five stats, I got one for you,

and tell me if you love this charge. We saw Ben Sims score the one yarder so I had last week, so I had to check AJ Dillon. His last attempt inside the five was Week eight. Geez, he's not he's not getting those so useless and he's hurt. Yeah, over to the giant side. I have the entire passing game on the bench. Packers allowing the eighth fewest yards and fourth fewest touchdowns to quarterbacks and their top ten in both those categories as well against wide receivers. You wouldn't

even know which one to start. Darren Waller's likely out another week as well, so it's only Saquon Barkley with the B grade. Over the last month, both Pittsburgh Backs torched the Packers. Both Detroit packs to torch the Packers Pacheco at one hundred plus.

So a see for Henry and we love him here, but for those reasons.

for the Titans passing game. Again, so a sea for Hopkins, but he's the only one I'm starting for the Titans passing game. Traylon Burks is back, but he is on the bench. Chicko Konquo is on the bench. Will Levis is on the bench. I think we might see Ryan Tannehill come in relief in a revenge game scenario against his old team in this one. So it doesn't know, yeah both, yeah, why not both? He'll throw it to himself. You might lead the team in both categories over the

Dolphins side. Ob A for Tyreek Hill. I have to mention this stat really quick. Tyreek is averaging more than at least forty yards in the first, second, and third quarters of games this year, but like four in the fourth because they're not using he should be averaging like nearly two hundred yards per game. So an easy a for Hill on a record setting pace. A for two Tungo Viola, Jalen Waddle is basically an automatic B world

whenever he's healthy. He doesn't have the upside of hill, but he certainly can offer you some upside with the safe floor. And we're not going to Durham's smythe unfortunately at the tight end position for the Dolphins. But we definitely have to talk about Devin h Chan and Raheem Moster. Unfortunately just a C for both because they're gonna eat

each other's lunch yet again. A Chan returned last week, played sixty one percent of the snaps, handled twenty touches for one hundred and three combo yards, so he was technically the lead back. Raheem Moster took a back seat, but Mostart got the short touchdown run finished with fifty

plus conbo yards. So certainly both are viable against the Titans, who have yielded the seventh most red zone touches to running back to this season and over the last five games, Tennessee is allowing one hundred and twenty plus conboy yards per game to the running back position.