The NFL has entered Week 12. Now that you are stuffed from Thanksgiving, let’s stuff those pockets with some DraftKings cash!
Week 11 of the NFL season has come and past. It ended with a great game between the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos. It was a tough week for fantasy owners with some big names under performing.
The Kansas City Chiefs were the biggest disappointment in the tough loss against the Giants. The weather played a big factor but their entire offense has struggled over the past few weeks.
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The lineup I entered a week ago was centered around the Chiefs offense, so I may be a bit bitter. Here is the lineup from a week ago.
QB- Alex Smith $6700
RB- Jordan Howard $6200
RB- Doug Matrin $4500
WR- Brandin Cooks $6600
WR- Keenan Allen $5900
WR- Jeremy Maclin $4500
TE- Travis Kelce $7300
FLEX- Jamison Crowder $4300
D/ST- Jacksonville Jaguars $4000
This lineup still won despite some stinkers in there. Alex Smith finished with less than ten points, a disappointment for a high-priced quarterback. It was saved by big wide receiver and running back performances. Keenan Allen was the highest scoring player of the week with 43 points. Brandin Coks and Jordan Howard both had over twenty points.
Despite not scoring Travis Kelce has 20 points and it would have been better if he didn’t throw an interception. The Jaguars defense once again proved to be worth the price finishing with 25 points. This was a successful lineup overall but I could not stop thinking about what could have been if Smith was swapped with any other quarterback.
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Week 12 begins with three games on Thanksgiving. This article won’t include players from those games. Those teams include the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Chargers, Wasington Redskins, New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings. Luckily there are no bye weeks so we will still have 11 games to choose from.
Here is the breakdown of every position and value plays for every one.