A lot of favorable matchups going into week 12. Let’s take a lot at which fantasy players to start and who to stay away from
With the Steelers and Ravens game being flexed to Tuesday we only got to see two games on Thanksgiving. Antonio Gibson started off the fantasy week shattering the Cowboys defense, going for 3 touchdowns. Deshaun Watson had four of his own, two going to Will Fuller. Unfortunately, Covid-19 is taking over Week 12 as there are more and more guys are being put on the Covid-19/reserve list. Guys like James Conner, Lamar Jackson, and Johnathan Taylor won’t be playing this week due to Covid-19.
Aside from Covid, there are a lot of guys to stay away from. With Joe Burrow going down with a torn ACL, I don’t love any Bengals WR’s this week. Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins have been one of the best wide receiver duos so far this season. Brandon Allen will be under center this week for the Bengals and he hasn’t had the best career. He started three games for the Denver Broncos in 2019 and only completed 46% of his passes. The Giants are also becoming healthier on defense as they are getting back Xavier McKinney. I’d stay away from Boyd and Higgins this week. I’m not saying sit them the rest of the year but look to see who Allen favors come Sunday.
Looking at the rest of the schedule, there are a lot of questions in the Steelers vs Ravens game. As of now, they are scheduled to play Tuesday night but we could see more positive tests tomorrow and Monday. I’d recommend waiting till the last possible minute if you are looking to start any players in this game. We’re still waiting on more information about this game and it could be flexed again creating a Week 18.