With three games on Thursday
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potential than previous weeks for scoring, with the Falcons-Saints game on
Thursday night shaping up to have the most fantasy upside.Playoff time in most
fantasy leagues is looming, which makes this a make-or-break week for many
teams.START: T.Y. Hilton, WR, Colts: Questions about his hamstrings were
emphatically put to rest when he torched the Titans with nine receptions for 138
yards and two scores last week. After recording just 15 targets in a three-game
span, Hilton has 16 in his last two games and faces a Dolphins pass defense that
is 29th in the league in average yards allowed per reception. A dialed-in Andrew
Luck (seven straight games with at least three touchdown passes) will have no
problem finding his featured pass catcher.SIT: Deshaun Watson, QB, Texans: Take
away his five-TD performance against the Dolphins in Week 8, and Watson has just
six touchdown passes in his past five games. That doesn’t bode well against a
Titans defense that still ranks fourth in fewest fantasy points allowed per game
despite being lit up by the Colts last week. Watson no longer offers the bonus
of running the ball, which makes him sideline material for fantasy players this
week.START: Duke Johnson Jr., RB, Browns: He’s once again RB2/flex viable in PPR
formats after catching all 13 of his targets for 109 yards and three touchdowns
in his last two games. Expect the good times to continue for Johnson and his
fantasy owners
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31st in receiving yards allowed and rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield is
improving.SIT: Alex Collins, RB, Ravens: Collins is too touchdown-dependent to
garner much value and has seen his touches decline since getting 19 carries in
Week 6, falling to just seven last week against the Bengals. The unexpected rise
of Gus Edwards makes an already-crowded Baltimore backfield more cramped, which
means Collins will see limited touches against a Raiders defense that is 31st in
rushing yards allowed.START: Carson Wentz, QB, Eagles: Don’t be discouraged by
Wentz’s poor effort in the loss at the Saints. With the Eagles ranked 25th in
rushing and their chances of defending their Super Bowl crown beginning to slip
away, expect Wentz to throw at will against a Giants defense that he lit up for
three touchdowns in Week 6. There’s little chance of Zach Ertz catching just two
passes or Golden Tate being a nonfactor in consecutive weeks, so bank on Wentz
rebounding.SIT: Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Broncos: After consecutive 100-yard games
in Weeks 6 and 7
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away. And with rookie Courtland Sutton starting to see more targets in his
direction, Sanders has fallen from a solid WR2 to a borderline flex. Although
the Steelers are 28th in receiving yards allowed, Sanders’ recent struggles
aren’t encouraging enough to take the gamble.START: Tre’Quan Smith, WR, Saints:
The 13 targets he had in the win over the Eagles was the same number he had in
his previous three games combined. Smith won’t have to wait long to exploit a
vulnerable secondary, as the Falcons defense he’ll see Thanksgiving night is
29th in fantasy points allowed per game to opposing receivers while giving up 21
touchdown passes. He’s a strong flex option who is another good game or two away
from being a legit WR2.SIT: Aaron Jones, RB, Packers: There’s little debate that
Jones is now Green Bay’s lead back. However, he has yet to record more than 15
carries in a game this season and his matchup against the Vikings appears to be
the splash of cold water that stalls him after scoring four times in the last
two games. Minnesota is fourth overall against the run and has allowed only five
touchdowns on the ground, meaning Jones will need to deliver as a pass catcher
to justify having him in the lineup.START: Jordan Reed, TE, Redskins: His
production perked up once Colt McCoy replaced the injured Alex Smith at
quarterback
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although the memory of Ertz pulling in 15 catches for Philadelphia against
Dallas two weeks ago should be a good reason why Reed’s fantasy numbers will
continue to swing upward.SIT: Anthony Miller, WR, Bears: With Mitchell Trubisky
(shoulder) unlikely to play against the Lions on Thanksgiving, Miller’s run of
two straight games with a touchdown catch has a strong chance to end, especially
if Chicago focuses its attention toward Detroit’s 22nd-ranked run defense.START:
Eli Manning, QB, Giants: The Eagles secondary is in worse shape than when
Manning passed for 281 yards against them in the first meeting this season. With
Saquon Barkley and Odell Beckham Jr putting up solid numbers of late, Manning
should have a field day on a Philly defense that is 27th in fantasy points
allowed per game.SIT: LeSean McCoy, RB, Bills: Don’t count on McCoy putting up
110 yards and two scores against the Jaguars, whose run defense is stouter than
the Jets run D that McCoy ripped up in Week 10. Even with a big
workload
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