Fantasy NFL Game by Game Breakdown, Week 11

BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 31: Running back Alex Collins #34 of the Baltimore Ravens dives for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - DECEMBER 31: Running back Alex Collins #34 of the Baltimore Ravens dives for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on December 31, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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We have another 10 game Fantasy NFL slate on our hands this week and there’s a ton of plays that we should be looking at for this week’s DFS slate!

There’s a very fun Fantasy NFL slate waiting for us this week, despite it only being 10 games and at least two teams that I want nothing to do with. Even with some high-powered teams not on the main slate, there’s a ton of options and there’s quite a few players I feel like didn’t get priced accurately. Without any further ado, let’s jump right in!

Fantasy NFL – Bengals at Ravens, N/L as we don’t know starting QB

Bengals Defensive Ranks 

QB – 30th, 24.1    RB – 31st, 26.3     WR – 29th, 27.8    TE – 28th, 9.9 

The Ravens are coming off their bye week and we could have some massive chalk right off the bat. There are reports that Joe Flacco is suffering from a hip injury serious enough to need crutches. If he actually misses this contest, Lamar Jackson is likely going to be the most popular player on the slate. People are dying to play him with the rushing upside and at only $4,700, he’s got a solid chance of paying off his price tag regardless of ownership. It should help Alex Collins a little bit as well since Jackson would be a threat to run on every play. The Bengals are allowing the second most rushing yards per game and the third most fantasy points. I’m not saying that Collins is a smash play but he’s dirt cheap and could see 15 carries and leads the team in red zone opportunities.

The receiving game is little tougher to peg if Jackson is in the lineup. We really don’t have anything to fall back on as far as favorite target, tendencies or anything else. Willie Snead has been the floor play basically every single week and also has the lowest aDOT among receivers of the Ravens corps. I would likely steer clear of John Brown or Michael Crabtree in anything but GPP with Jackson. If Flacco plays, I’m happy to take a shot with Brown in what’s a bounce back spot after a couple very quiet weeks. Deep receivers like him are always going to ride the roller coaster.

Cash Options – Alex Collins, Lamar Jackson if starting, Ravens D/ST

GPP Options – John Brown, Joe Flacco, Willie Snead, Michael Crabtree

Ravens Defensive Ranks 

QB – 10th, 16.4    RB – 2nd, 13.2   WR – 6th, 20.8    TE – 14th, 7.3 

I realistically want nothing to do with this Bengals offense on the road against a good defense with no A.J. Green. Joe Mixon played well this past week in the work he got but the game got so out of hand, his touches were limited. John Ross saw more targets than Tyler Boyd, who only saw a handful of targets but it’s the same story – the game script was so tilted I wouldn’t overreact to anything from last week. This is just a terrible spot for an offense that is far less than full power and everyone is GPP only.

Cash Options – None

GPP Options – Joe Mixon, Tyler Boyd, C.J. Uzomah, John Ross

Fantasy NFL – Panthers at Lions, O/U of 51.0, Panthers -4.0

Panthers Defensive Ranks 

QB – 28th, 20.5    RB – 10th, 15.9    WR – 16th, 23.8    TE – 32nd, 13.6

The Lions offense has really been scuffling these past two weeks but the Panthers defense is also coming off their worst game of the season. Something has to give in this spot. The good thing for the Lions is the Panthers defense is only 21st in the league in sacks. Considering Matthew Stafford has been sacked 16 times the past two weeks, that could bring some relief. The bad news is they could be without receiver Marvin Jones due to a knee injury. If he’s out, Kenny Golladay is going to be close to locked into double-digit targets. Those two players are really the only options in the passing game from the receiver or tight end standpoint.

The running game is a little bit interesting. There’s a lot of good matchups on the board so Kerryon Johnson is not likely to garner a lot of attention. He’s coming off a game where he got 20 touches and was involved in the passing game with six targets. That’s a nice number considering Theo Riddick was active for this game. If Jones is out, both running backs should see a bump in targets. Carolina hasn’t really been vulnerable to running backs and is coming off a game where they contained James Conner of the Steelers so tread carefully if going with a Detroit running back.

Cash Options – Kenny Golladay(if Marvin Jones is out)

GPP Options – Marvin Jones, Golladay if Jones is in, Matthew Stafford, Kerryon Johnson, Theo Riddick as a cheaper DK option

Lions Defensive Ranks 

QB – 21st, 18.8   RB – 25th, 22.8    WR – 18th, 24.6    TE – 16th, 7.9 

Things couldn’t have gone much worse for the Panthers in their last game but this is a nice spot coming off of a mini bye week. Cam Newton had all sorts of heat put on him by the Steelers defense and the Lions are only six sacks behind them on the season. Still, if the Lions can get some pressure on him that might just flush him out of the pocket. The rushing upside is always there for Newton and his price is really attractive.

If we like Newton, now we have to figure out who else we like with him and Christian McCaffrey obviously jumps to mind. CMC had himself a game and the Lions are allowing the fifth most rushing yards per game right now and the Panthers are third in rushing overall(another tick for Newton). The passing game cane be a little volatile but Greg Olsen remains as one of the top targets past McCaffrey. If Darius Slay is out, I would be more interested in Devin Funchess but he’s not a must. No player has over a 22 percent target share so the safest path is Newton and McCaffrey. The other players are better off as GPP options.

Cash Options – Cam Newton, Christian McCaffrey

GPP Options – Devin Funchess, Greg Olsen, D.J. Moore

Fantasy NFL – Titans at Colts, O/U of 48.5, Colts -2.0

Titans Defensive Ranks 

QB – 4th, 15.1    RB – 1st, 13.2    WR – 22nd, 25.3    TE – 1st, 3.28 

I’m not saying that you shouldn’t play Andrew Luck in this spot, but it’s time to realize the Titans defense is tougher than a $2 steak(credit to Jim Ross for that one). The spot that they’ve been very vulnerable to is receivers so I have a ton of interest in a Luck/T.Y Hilton stack since Hilton should see enough of Malcolm Butler to have a big day. I can understand why everyone was upset about Eric Ebron this past week but you can’t bank on three touchdowns on four touches. Even the biggest Ebron fan doesn’t think that Ebron is going to get many more rushing attempts on the goal line. Jack Doyle was over 87 percent of the snaps compared to 38 percent for Ebron so I will continue to stick to Doyle being the best option.

Luck himself is only five touchdowns off the pace set by Patrick Mahomes and the Colts have one fewer game under their belt. Luck is matchup proof, though I wouldn’t utilize him in cash games(I don’t think). The running game took a step backwards last week against the Jaguars and I think Marlon Mack is still usable if you want to have a very low-owned play that could go off, but I wouldn’t get too crazy here. I have respect for this Titans defense and would just want Luck with your weapon of choice.

Cash Options – T.Y. Hilton

GPP Options – Andrew Luck(very close to cash with his price), Jack Doyle, Eric Ebron, Marlon Mack

Colts Defensive Ranks 

QB – 19th, 18.4   RB – 18th, 19.3   WR – 9th, 21.6   TE – 22nd, 8.3 

Don’t look now, but Marcus Mariota is heating up out of the bye week. Perhaps it’s understanding the offense better. Perhaps it’s just being able to feel his hand again, which is a great thing for a quarterback. Either way, Mariota is still very cheap and has plenty of upside at this price with his rushing ability and finally connecting with Corey Davis. The second year receiver put on a show this past week, routinely getting open against Stephon Gilmore. He should have had a touchdown the week before as well and is also a fantastic option. Only DeAndre Hopkins has a higher target share in football than Davis and that makes sense. The Tennessee offense is short on reliable targets. You can take a stab at Jonnu Smith as a cheap tight end flier, as long as you understand he’s seeing very few targets and needs a touchdown to pay off.

I flat refuse to chase the Derrick Henry game. He was thoroughly out-touched and out-snapped by Dion Lewis and it would take more than just one game to make me change my mind on what’s happened the entire season. Dion Lewis should see very close to 20 touches and is still under $5,000 after a mediocre showing last week. You definitely have options to use in this Titans offense even though the Colts defense has played better than most thought.

Cash Options – Marcus Mariota, Dion Lewis, Corey Davis

GPP Options – Jonnu Smith

Fantasy NFL – Cowboys at Falcons, O/U of 48.0, Falcons -3.0

Cowboys Defensive Ranks  

QB – 17th, 17.3    RB – 9th, 15.9.     WR – 3rd, 18.1    TE – 20th, 8.3

It might not be the best matchup but Matt Ryan is at home and is far too cheap for this spot. Somehow his price dropped and he’s averaged 32.0 DK points when he’s got that home cooking going. Dallas corner Byron Jones has been excellent so far but Julio Jones is matchup proof as well. The Falcons wideout is averaging just a bit over 11 targets a game and has scored at least 21.7 DK points in the past four games. I really don’t care about how good the Dallas secondary is despite the fact they’re allowing the ninth fewest passing yards a game. Calvin Ridley and Mohamed Sanu are at almost the exact same target volume and I think I’d rather just pay the extra $600 for Ridley. Going back to Austin Hooper is a little scary because the target volume has been pretty low for most games this season.

The running game is something that I might stay away from. Tevin Coleman and Ito Smith were both very mediocre last week but that had a lot to do with the game script. Smith dropped below 30 percent of the snaps and that is a legitimate worry. It’s likely not worth taking a shot with him and it’s almost a sure bet that Smith will snipe Coleman in the red zone to tilt you. It is worth noting that Coleman out-touched Smith 6-0 last week in the red zone, which is a stark contrast to the rest of the season’s trend. I believe Ryan and Julio are viable for cash and everything else is a GPP play.

Cash Options – Matt Ryan, Julio Jones

GPP Options – Austin Hooper, Tevin Coleman, Ito Smith, Calvin Ridley, Mohamed Sanu

Falcons Defensive Ranks 

QB – 29th , 23.6    RB – 28th, 24.5   WR – 30th, 29.0    TE – 13th, 7.2 

Even though the Cowboys offense has had their struggles, this is a great spot for them. The passing game actually has a little bit of life back to it and Dak Prescott has thrown for at least 243 yards and accounted for four total touchdowns. Granted, that’s nothing spectacular but baby steps for this team. Amari Cooper is really cheap against a Falcons team that is allowing the third most yards per game, 10th most points and is tied for the third most touchdowns given up to receivers. Cooper has already seen 18 total targets and one-third of those have come in the red zone.

You could conceivably stack Cooper, Prescott and then turn to Ezekiel Elliott and probably corner the market on the Dallas touchdowns. That would be a GPP move only but playing Zeke is one of the safest things you could do this week. Atlanta has given up the most points to running backs and Zeke quietly has 35 receptions through nine games. He’s plenty involved enough to take advantage of the Falcons bleeding receptions to backs. There’s plenty of weeks that Zeke goes a little overlooked but this week shouldn’t be one of them. He’s one of the best options on the board.

Cash Options – Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, Amari Cooper

GPP Options – Michael Gallup, Cole Beasley

Fantasy NFL – Buccaneers at Giants, O/U of 52.0, Giants -1.0

Buccaneers Defensive Ranks 

QB – 31st, 24.1    RB – 24th, 22.3    WR – 31st, 29.2    TE – 31st, 11.1

For the first time all season, Saquon Barkley was held under 20 DK points this past Monday Night in San Francisco. That was wildly impressive for the 49ers defense but I don’t think we get a repeat performance. The Bucs defense has been dreadful this season and has allowed 14 total touchdowns to running backs. For somewhat of a comparison, Christian McCaffrey of the Panthers got to the Bucs defense for over 150 total yards and two touchdowns. Barkley is in that same mold as far as being a massive part of the passing game with a 22 percent target share. Along with Elliott in Dallas, Barkley is one of the safest players you can use this week.

Eli Manning rose from the grave on Sunday night and threw for three touchdowns but only 188 yards. I’m not buying any of that moving forward but there’s no denying that he could ride the coattails of Barkley and Odell Beckham to a good game against the Bucs defense. Beckham gets a monster 30 percent market share and Tampa is giving up the fourth most yards per game in football. In addition, the Bucs have given up the most passing touchdowns in football and the highest passer rating. I’m pretty excited to use Sterling Shepard even though he doesn’t have the highest target volume since Tampa has been destroyed by slot receivers. Shepard is running 66.3 percent of his routes out of the slot. If there was ever a time to trust an Eli Manning-led offense, this could be it.

Cash Options – Saquon Barkley, Odell Beckham

GPP Options – Sterling Shepard, Eli Manning(I threw up in my mouth a little bit typing it)

Giants Defensive Ranks 

QB – 15th, 17.1    RB – 21st, 20.5     WR – 7th, 21.1    TE – 9th, 6.1 

I won’t even give Peyton Barber a second look at this point of the season no matter how cheap he is so there’s no running game piece to consider. No, I’m not interested at Jaquizz Rodgers either even though he had a rare game that saw him go over 100 yards receiving. Those were both career highs and all that did was take targets away from players like O.J. Howard and Adam Humphries. I think Howard is due for a bounce back game since last week was such an outlier for him. He had been over 50 yards in every other game played this season so far. Trying to decide on the receivers is the harder part. Mike Evans has had the targets these past two weeks with 16 but only has a measly four receptions for 67 yards. You have to think that changes sooner than later with that target volume. Chris Godwin continues to beckon with his talent but he was fifth in snaps between the four receivers and tight end last week. That’s so hard to feel good about this upcoming week. New York has been very tough on receivers so far this season so I think all three of Evans, Godwin and DeSean Jackson are just GPP plays. The Giants are allowing just 244 passing yards a game and when you combine that with Jameis Winston still being on the bench, I’ll pass on Ryan Fitzpatrick this week.

Cash Options – O.J. Howard

GPP Options – Ryan Fitzpatrick, any of the three receivers

Fantasy NFL – Texans at Redskins, O/U of 42.5, Texans -3.0

Texans Defensive Ranks 

QB – 5th, 15.5    RB – 12th, 17.1    WR – 5th, 20.8    TE – 21st, 8.3 

If the Redskins offense can’t get it done against the Buccaneers, I can’t see why they would get it done here. The Bucs are one of the worst defenses in football and the Texans are pretty stout. The real problem is the Washington offensive line is so beat up, it’s hard to see how they block the trio of J.J. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney and Whitney Mercilus. Adrian Peterson is typically the only player that I’m happy to use from the Redskins offense but that won’t be the case this week. Washington might have some of the worst options on this entire slate.

Cash Options – None

GPP Options – Adrian Peterson, Jordan Reed, Maurice Harris

Redskins Defensive Ranks 

QB – 20th, 18.5    RB – 11th, 16.6    WR – 25th, 25.7   TE – 8th, 6.0 

The Texans offense is much more interesting coming out of their bye week and we might get to see more of what Demaryius Thomas is going to bring to this offense. He was featured on the opening drive a couple of weeks ago and then went silent. In reality, both receivers are a major bargain this week with Thomas under $5,000 and DeAndre Hopkins at $7,900. I’m not real certain why Hopkins is so cheap relative to his production but I’m perfectly fine taking advantage of it. Hopkins is leading the NFL in market share at 32 percent of the Houston targets and there’s just no reason to not play him this week. Josh Norman isn’t a corner that scares me when he’s up against a top echelon receiver and the targets will be there for sure.

We’ve talked about when Cam Newton is under $6,000, he needs to be in play. That same rule can be applied for Deshaun Watson, who just so happens to be $5,700 this week. Watson is averaging right about 30 yards rushing a game right now and that’s a very nice bonus to go along with his passing game upside. I’ve always been hesitant to play Watson without Will Fuller but the addition of Thomas helps that and the passing game is a great option this week. I’m not that interested in Lamar Miller after seeing him split carries with Alfred Blue, although he was on the field for a lot more snaps.

Cash Options – Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins, Texans D/ST

GPP Options – Demaryius Thomas, Lamar Miller

Fantasy NFL – Steelers at Jaguars, O/U of 47.5, Steelers -6.0

Steelers Defensive Ranks

QB – 27th, 20.2    RB – 6th, 15.1    WR – 17th, 24.5    TE – 9.6

The Steelers defense has been playing a lot better but it’s awfully hard to get the memories of Leonard Fournette trucking them twice last year. In fairness, Mike Mitchell isn’t there anymore to talk smack and then get freight trained like the knucklehead he was. During the regular season, Fournette got them for 181 yards and a touchdown. It didn’t get any better in the playoffs when he tagged Pittsburgh for 104 yards and three touchdowns rushing. Coming out of the bye, Fournette proved he was healthy and touched the ball 29 times. The Jaguars offense runs through this man and he’s still a very solid option, despite the tough matchup on paper. What helps him is catching five passes this past week and we saw the Steelers struggle with Christian McCaffrey out of the backfield this past week.

The passing game continues to be a dart throw at best. Dede Westbrook and Donte Moncrief are the two highest targeted receivers but part of that is Keenlan Cole has suddenly got just three targets his past two games. If I had to play one, it’s likely Westbrook but it’s very difficult to know for sure. This sets up as a game that Cole will have 10 targets and pay off. Blake Bortles always has upside with rushing yards but also has frightening downside this season. With Fournette back, there’s likely better options to chase even at the low price for Blake “The Snake”.

Cash Options – Leonard Fournette

GPP Options – Blake Bortles, receiver of your choice

Jaguars Defensive Ranks

QB – 7th, 16.1   RB – 7th, 15.6    WR – 1st, 16.9    TE – 27th, 9.9

Now that we can FINALLY move on from Le’Veon Bell, what if I told you last season you could get his production at $7,200 on DK? You probably wouldn’t really care what the matchup was, you would take it and run, right? Well, that’s what we have this week because as long as James Conner is given the all clear from concussion protocol, he’s insanely cheap. Yes, the Jaguars are a tough matchup fantasy wise but the volume and reception upside makes the matchup irrelevant at that price tag. He’s averaging 22.5 touches a game in one of the best offenses in football. Don’t let that red number scare you.

I can see plenty of people being terrified to play Ben Roethlisberger this week as well. They’ll use the crutch of “Big Ben stinks on the road” and that would ignore his four games away from Heinz Field this year. His DK points in four road games this year are 17.0(five turnovers), 28.02, 24.56 and 25.2. The last one came against Baltimore and they’re just as good as the Jags defense this season. Things are a little different now because JuJu Smith-Schuster is a bigger part of the offense but Antonio Brown is a fantastic GPP play. He roasted the Jags last season with lines of 10/157/0 and then 7/132/2 even though he likely was still suffering from a leg injury. Pittsburgh is my personal GPP favorite at this point of the week.

Cash Options – James Conner

GPP Options – Ben Roethlisberger, Antonio Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Vance McDonald, Pittsburgh D/ST

Fantasy NFL – Broncos at Chargers, O/U of 47.0, Chargers -7.0

Broncos Defensive Ranks 

QB – 12th, 16.6   RB – 23rd, 20.8     WR -14th, 23.0    TE – 23rd, 8.6 

This game isn’t the best game to use for the slat in my opinion but there are still players to head to if you want to. I’m never going to talk anyone off playing Melvin Gordon due to his volume and the fact that he’s pretty solid at football. Denver is also allowing the seventh most rushing yards per game so there is plenty of upside in Gordon. The only issue with using him is just the amount of other options in slightly better spots at his price tag.

The passing game is interesting as well. I would assume that Keenan Allen would see a good bit of Chris Harris in the slot which isn’t the most attractive spot. He’s not always shown up against Denver, averaging 39.5 yards per contest but the Denver defense is very different from in the past. Also, Allen is under $7,000 so he’s a nice against the grain play in this game. I won’t be on Philip Rivers personally given the plethora of options this week.

Cash Options – Melvin Gordon, Chargers D/ST

GPP Options – Keenan Allen, Philip Rivers

Chargers Defensive Ranks 

QB – 14th, 17.0    RB – 14th, 17.8    WR – 11th, 21.8    TE – 15th, 7.4 

The status of Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman is something we need to keep a very close eye on. The Chargers defense has suffered greatly in the running game when he’s been off the field and that would make a player like Phillip Lindsay very attractive. Royce Freeman should practice this week but I have a very hard time believing that Lindsay would cede any meaningful work to him at this stage. He’s been more productive at basically every opportunity and should be in line for plenty of work in this game. Also, if the Chargers get ahead, he’s got the much higher floor in the passing game.

I’d rather not try to mess with the Broncos passing game in this one. Case Keenum is cheap but has a very low floor and a limited ceiling. The Chargers are mid-pack against the pass from a passing yards per game perspective but have really controlled receivers so far. I would expect them to focus on Emmanuel Sanders in this spot and dare Courtland Sutton to beat them. I don’t think I trust the rookie to do that quite yet.

Cash Options – Phillip Lindsay(especially if Denzel Perryman is out)

GPP Options – Emmanuel Sanders, Courtland Sutton

Fantasy NFL – Raiders at Cardinals, O/U of 41.0, Cardinals -4.0

Raiders Defensive Ranks 

QB – 23rd, 19.3    RB – 29th, 25.7    WR – 24th, 25.5   TE – 29th, 10.2 

My goodness, the Raiders are bad. They’re so bad I’m actually considering using Josh Rosen as a pivot from a wildly popular Lamar Jackson if he’s playing. Rosen has aired it out under Byron Leftwich and that shouldn’t change this week. What does change is the Raiders are almost incapable of pressuring the quarterback so he might have a pretty solid game. Heck, even Nick Mullens scorched this defense. I will happily go back to the Larry Fitzgerald well since he saw double-digit targets last week and just missed a touchdown early in the Chiefs game. Players like Christian Kirk and especially Ricky Seals-Jones can be sprinkled in as well since the Raiders can’t stop anyone.

That also means we almost have to love David Johnson. He’s been involved heavily since Leftwich took this offense over and is coming off a monster game last week. Considering what Melvin Gordon did to this defense, there’s no reason to think Johnson couldn’t have another big game in this spot. His routes and targets have both gone up and Johnson is way too talented not to score some points in this spot. It may not be the usage we were all hoping for but it’s still a huge workload every week. It’s a little hard to trust the Cardinals to any major extant but the Raiders truly are that poor.

Cash Options – David Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Josh Rosen, Cardinals D/ST

GPP Options – Christian Kirk, Ricky Seals-Jones

Cardinals Defensive Ranks 

QB – 3rd, 14.6    RB – 30th, 25.7    WR – 10th, 21.7    TE – 5th, 5.5 

As bad as the Raiders are, there is some value in their running backs. I will not go anywhere near Derek Carr or any other passing game weapon but both Doug Martin and Jalen Richard are solid salary savers this week. I don’t think the Cards will blow the Raiders out so Martin should be pretty heavily utilized. Martin has gotten at least 12 touches in every game since taking over for Marshawn Lynch and that’s been the Achille’s heel to the Cardinals defense – the run game. Martin has also had some poor touchdown luck as his red zone work has been there with seven total chances in his last three games. He should be a solid floor play while the same can be said for Jalen Richard. He’s yet to find the end zone but has been in the double digits in DK points in six of nine games so far. That’s not terrible for someone who is so cheap and has to score sooner or later.

Cash Options – Doug Martin, Jalen Richard as cheaper punts

GPP Options – None

Fantasy NFL – Eagles at Saints, O/U of 55.0, Saints -9.0

Eagles Defensive Ranks 

QB – 24th, 19.3    RB – 5th, 14.5    WR – 27th, 26.8    TE – 3rd, 4.9 

One of the worst times to play a game with a banged up secondary is going into New Orleans to face Drew Brees and the Saints. The Eagles were already allowing the tenth most pass yards in football as it was. The Eagles find themselves in that exact spot this week as they just lost Ronald Darby to a torn ACL and have Jalen Mills still hurting as well. Brees and Michael Thomas should be able to have a field day in this game and I’m willing to pay the high price for both players.

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Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram split the work last week but some of that may have been due to the scoreboard. Neither back saw a snap percentage over 50 percent but that’s something that we saw last season with this team. When the running game is going well, they can both smash in limited opportunities(compared to other teams). It’s important to note that Kamara not only carries the higher upside but also out-chanced Ingram in the red zone by a 6-1 clip. Ingram being so cheap is tempting but I’m not sure he’s got the shot at a monster game like Kamara does.

Cash Options – Drew Brees, Michael Thomas, Alvin Kamara

Saints Defensive Ranks 

QB – 32nd, 24.5    RB – 4th, 14.2    WR – 32nd, 34.4   TE – 4th, 5.1 

If I had to bet over or under 45 passing attempts for Carson Wentz in this game, I’m pretty certain I would go over. The Eagles are 22nd in rushing yards per game on the year and the Saints are allowing the fewest rush yards per game. Even though I want to be interested in Josh Adams at just $3,300 with Doug Pederson saying he’s going to be more involved, I just can’t do it. The matchup is so bad I can’t even punt. Instead, I might load up on Wentz and the passing game weapons here.

Zach Ertz might seem expensive but he’s so far and away the best tight end option, I find myself wanting to set him and forget it. It appears $6,600 is expensive for a tight end but he’s not a tight end. He’s a receiver who happens to possess the seventh highest target share in the NFL. That price tag is a bargain, not a hinderance. He’s coming off a mammoth game(it was big regardless of some garbage time points). If I think Wentz is going to have to throw, give me his favorite target at a discounted rate compared to other receivers. Golden Tate is also a great GPP play because he should see more than the 29 percent snap share he got last week. Another week in the offense, it’s shaping up to be a high volume passing attack and he gets P.J. Williams in the slot. I can’t trust it in cash game settings but $5,500 could look awfully foolish if Tate breaks out here. Alshon Jeffery is alway sin play in GPP but he has a low floor with a high ceiling combo.

Cash Options – Carson Wentz, Zach Ertz

GPP Options – Golden Tate, Alshon Jeffery

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