Week 12 Matchups + In-or-Out, All Chewed Up

And people want to know, like one of our biggest start-sick questions on the week is actually Josh Allen in this matchup against a Broncos defense, which gives up 12.8 fantasy points per game on average to the quarterback. That's third best in the league. Versus somebody like Baker Mayfield, which has the smash matchup against Miami. Are you willing to, you know, kind of Josh Allen's monster game rear view window, this is a tough matchup. I'm going to go Baker? Yeah, I'm not.

I don't see Josh Allen as someone you need to bench just because it's a tough matchup. He's been very consistent. You know, if you're in a six-point league, a 20-point score every week. Last week was the first time he finally had a monster output. However, the upside is very limited here. So I don't think you have to bench him. I think Baker has a ceiling this week that Josh Allen doesn't have. Now, his floor, Baker's, is probably lower. He doesn't have the rushing baseline.

But I'm going to take the shot at having the bigger play. So between those two players, I would go Baker. It hasn't really, just thinking about this season, when you've played, when you haven't played a top tier quarterback in a top matchup, it has burned you at times. Lamar Jackson, the New England game, you moved away, it burned you. Kyler Murray last week in San Francisco, I pivoted in one league to Kyle Allen. It burned me big time.

It lost me the week. So there is the train of thought of, look, Josh Allen's got you this far. Like you said, I don't think it's a forced pivot. But when you have that choice, it's a little bit difficult. It's just one of those things that you look at the Denver Broncos on the streamfinder, how they've fared against quarterbacks. Last week, Kirk Cousins got it together in the second half, had a good week. That was the eighth most fantasy points given up to the position. Prior to that week, I mean, through the first.

11 weeks of the season, 10 weeks of season. They had not had a quarterback inside the top 15 all year. So I do think the ceiling is going to be difficult in this matchup. All right. Brandon Allen is completing a sweet 49% of his passes. Is there hope for Cortland Sutton in this game? Is he kind of an auto play the way Devante Parker still had a decent game against these Buffalo Bills last week, which was a little unexpected? Are you playing Sutton?

I'm still going to play him. It's his similar to like everyone in this matchup. I mean, that 38.5 point over under is, it looms heavy on these fantasy players. So you're not looking for ceiling necessarily. But Cortland Sutton is just, he's been far, far too good to bench even in the difficult matchup. So in this game, you've got Corlin Sutton and John Brown, two guys who have been very good this year. Who would you take in this matchup? Because.

I think I lean Sutton here. I lean Sutton as well. I would play John Brown. Yeah. I'd play the home number one dude versus the Brandon Allen-led side. They are back-to-back in my rankings. Okay. Yeah, I think consensus-wise, we have Brown three spots higher as a group. John Brown, the wide receiver 15 on the year, Sutton, the wide receiver 16 on the year, both with Monster Target shares over the last few weeks as well, both with difficult matchups. So it's maybe...

This is the game of not a lot of upside. If a 38 point over under is any indication, you know, Devin Singletary played 74% of snaps. He's playing a lot. Give him the ball. He's not getting as involved. And when he has had opportunities over the last two weeks, he hasn't had that big play that has kind of propelled him up the rankings. Are you okay with him? Yeah, I'm still okay with him. Again, it's a low over under here. And I honestly, I think the under, even at this low of an over under,

could get hit. Like, I just don't see these teams scoring on each other a lot. So the upside for any player here is very limited, but Singletary's still been playing well. 15 carries last week for 75 yards. That's a five-yard of clip. But you don't get a touchdown. He wasn't really involved in the passing game much. So you're disappointed. I'm still rolling Singletary, though, because he has been involved in the passing game before. He just wasn't last week. It's interesting in our consensus rankings.

Three rookies. David Montgomery, Miles Sanders, Devon Singletary are back to back to back this week, right on that edge of RB2 range. Other decisions in this game, Jason really likes Philip Lindsay, start of the week at the running back position, doubled up Royce Freeman and carries last week, has a lot of upside. I think that about covers it. Yeah, I agree. And the trend of Brandon Allen still not throwing to his running backs continues.

and if everything is actually really shifting over to Philip Lindsay like they said it would this past week, then Royce Freeman is, you're just really hoping he falls in the end zone. Right. No, you're not wrong. And that 49% completion percentage might go up if you targeted, like, players. It might. A few yards from the line. But hey, I'm not going to tell Brandon Allen what to do. No, you can't. I'm just going to play the bill's defense. Seems your odds of becoming a professional quarterback are much higher if your last name is Alan.

Because we've got what? Kyle. Kyle Allen, Brandon Allen, Josh Allen. All right, the lions, three, six, and one. Take on the Redskins at one and nine. The lions are three and a half point favorites. It's 41.5 point over under and the matchup of matchups. Jeff Driscoll v. Dwayne Haskins. It's been difficult to watch the cement-showed Dwayne Haskins in the pocket. Doesn't seem to recognize.

what's happening on the defensive side of the ball, coverages. It's been difficult. I'm sorry Redskins fans. It has not looked like he's heading the right direction, which brings up Terry McLaurin and his upside. He's got a large targets there, but they're not a lot of good targets. No, they're not, and they...

Dwayne Haskins needs to throw Terry McLaur in the ball. He did come through three for 69 yards this past week, and the one target they missed on, or I'm sorry, not missed on, but they had a huge connection of 30 to 35 yards or so, but it ended up getting called back, which puts McGlorn at a very solid game, about 100 yards. So I'm still going to play him because...

He's going to get the targets. The matchup is there. The lines are 22nd against fantasy wide receivers. An interesting note. Detroit has allowed a quarterback one performance eight weeks in a row. I think this trend ends this weekend with Dwayne Haskins. I will be shocked.

if he ends up in the top 12 somehow, but I'm still going to play his number one weapon. Yeah, I'm fine. If you're not going to play him here, you're not playing him rest of the season. That's the hard part, right? Yeah. And I think with his speed, you always have, even at the end of a game, and, you know, it's four minutes left. The Redskins are down, and McLaren's had a bad game. You still have hope because he could take anything to the house. That's pretty much what he did last week. I was playing against him. It was like, yeah.

No. So I am fine starting him. The real question on the Redskinned side of the ball is the running back situation between Adrian Peterson and Darius Geis. Word is coming out that Adrian Peterson is a little bit more banged up. He did get banged up last game and then Geis came in and looked good. I think Geis might be a sneaky start here where he has a, I'm more willing now. I've flipped where Geis is a guy that I would be willing to start now.

I don't disagree. The lions are dead last in the league and fancy points given up to the running back position. One of our top start sick questions from the website is actually Darius Geis versus Bo Scarborough, the running back for the Detroit Lions in this matchup. I would start guys over any running back in this entire matchup. I've been a Adrian Peterson apologist, but with the injury...

news where this team is at. I think Geis will have his opportunities. Callahan says Agent Peterson's going to play. Yeah, he will. He will. Get that honorary first few carries. But I have more confidence in Geis than I do Scarborough, McKissick Peterson. Chris Thompson, I think, is practicing again. So both Scarborough is kind of the bigger question mark. I think if you play a Detroit Lions running back this year, you're going to get burned.

Yeah, yeah. Since Carion's been out, they haven't been able to fix it. But Scarborough would be the guy to start. I see those two in this game very, very near even. I would lean with the talent of Darius Geis. I mean Scarborough or Scarborough and Geis? Yes. I would lean with the talent of Geis over Scarborough. But both, I believe, are startable flex options. Draft.

Jeff Driscoll has been the QB 12 and the QB 5 the last two weeks. He also has rushed for 88 rushing guards. How is that possible? It is, and we can't ignore it because it's, you know, you have to look at Ghaladay and Jones through the lens of who's throwing him in the football, and Driscoll has gotten it done. Even though Gawaday had a bad week last week, Jones had a big week. That's not that foreign to what's happened with Matthew Stafford. So Marvin Jones, Kenny Gulladay, they play Washington. Washington is, you know, not a...

a stout defense and both players are going to have opportunities to make plays. They're the wide receiver 10 and 11 on the year. I don't see how you bench these players. No, you've got to have them both in your lineup for the chance of big plays in this matchup. And likewise, I think Jeff Driscoll is a streaming option. There are better. I mean, he's lower. But if you're in a two quarterback league, he's a guy that should be started right now. This is a very winnable matchup and he's been good.

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I haven't. Dude, this is three, man. Look, I was going to say it's three stinks. I was going to say we had to go Broncos bills. Oh, it's got a low over under. I'm a little, you know, upset. I might even hit the under. Let's go to the next matchup. Jeff Driscoll, Dwayne Haskins, Redskins. No, no, it's going to get better, Jay. All right. Well, let's talk about the Mason Rudolph lead Steelers against the Ryan Finley lead Bengals. Blah.

I want to talk some fantasy. None of this is relevant. I mean, Benny Snell, Jalen Samuel, maybe. Did you just not pluralize his name? Galen Samuels. Maybe James Washington. No, I, it's a 38 point overrun to the Steelers are favorite. It's in Cincinnati. I think that this game stinks. And yeah, like Benny Snell, you can take the shot.

But from what I've seen in this backfield, it's as much about competency to, you know, try to protect the passer and just know what's going on. Jalen Samuels, I think is going to, unfortunately, have a very high snap count. And so my confidence in Benny Snell is not very high. He is a dart throw, but it's a low over under on a team that's struggled.

There's just not a lot to get excited about. Tyler Boyd, you can't play him right now. Juju's not in there. And you're right in the sense that if you look at the Bengals on the season, they really appear like their... Do I have to? No, but it looks like a team that can be destroyed on the ground, and much of that was the first five weeks of the season. Since week six, their ranks as far as what they've given up is 14, 14, 14, 18, 19, 23. They're middle of the pack against running backs.