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🏈 18 Players To Start/Sit for Week 13

Plus, some guys you should temper expectations for

MOVES GLOSSARY

Implied Team Total - projected point totals for each team based on NFL odds, per Eat, Drink, and Sleep Football

Opponent FP/G Allowed - opponent fantasy points per game allowed to the position, per FantasyPoints

Smash Spots - favorable matchups

Landmines - unfavorable matchups

Boost Expectations - player is in most starting lineups and has a good matchup

Temper Expectations - player is in most starting lineups but has a bad matchup

Start - player is in some starting lineups and has a good matchup

Sit - player is in some starting lineups and has a bad matchup

QUARTERBACKS

QUARTERBACKS
🔥 Smash Spots

Boost Expectations for Patrick Mahomes (88% started) vs. Cowboys: Best matchup for QBs, have allowed the 2nd-most passing yards per game (270.3)

Boost Expectations for Lamar Jackson (84% started) vs. Bengals: 2nd-best matchup for QBs, have allowed the most passing touchdowns (26)

Boost Expectations for Drake Maye (74% started) vs. Giants: 3rd-best matchup for QBs, have allowed the most rushing yards to QBs (302)

Start Jacoby Brissett (40% started) vs. Buccaneers: 5th-best matchup for QBs, have allowed the 5th-highest passing yards per attempt (7.69)

Start Bo Nix (43% started) vs. Commanders: 6th-best matchup for QBs, have allowed the highest passer rating (111.7)

QUARTERBACKS
💣 Landmines

Sit Daniel Jones (34% started) vs. Texans: Worst matchup for QBs, have allowed the lowest passer rating (72.2)

Sit Brock Purdy (46% started) vs. Browns: 3rd-worst matchup for QBs, have allowed the 4th-fewest passing yards per game (196.3)

Sit Jared Goff (52% started) vs. Packers: 5th-worst matchup for QBs, have allowed the fewest passing yards per attempt (5.91)

RUNNING BACKS

RUNNING BACKS
🔥 Smash Spots

Boost Expectations for Derrick Henry (98% started) vs. Bengals: Best matchup for RBs, have allowed the 2nd-most rushing yards per game (156.0)

Boost Expectations for TreVeyon Henderson (88% started) vs. Giants: 2nd-best matchup for RBs, have allowed the highest yards per carry to RBs (6.24)

Start Jaylen Warren (68% started) vs. Bills: 3rd-best matchup for RBs, have allowed the most rushing TDs to RBs (14)

Start RJ Harvey (46% started) vs. Commanders: 4th-best matchup for RBs, have surrendered the 2nd-most yards per target to RBs (8.8)

RUNNING BACKS
💣 Landmines

Temper Expectations for Rico Dowdle (77% started) vs. Rams: Worst matchup for RBs, have allowed the t-fewest rushing TDs to RBs (2).

Temper Expectations for Josh Jacobs (58% started) vs. Lions: 3rd-worst matchup for RBs, have allowed the 5th-fewest yards per target to RBs (5.04)

Sit Tyrone Tracy (47% started) vs. Patriots: 2nd-worst matchup for RBs, have allowed the 2nd-fewest yards per carry to RBs (3.57)

Sit Tony Pollard (39% started) vs. Jaguars: 6th-worst matchup for RBs, have allowed the 3rd-fewest yards per carry to RBs (3.69)

WIDE RECEIVERS

WIDE RECEIVERS
🔥 Smash Spots

Boost Expectations for Rashee Rice (86% started) vs. Cowboys: 2nd-best matchup for WRs, have allowed the most receiving TDs to WRs (18)

Boost Expectations for Stefon Diggs (79% started) vs. Giants: 5th-best matchup for WRs, have allowed the 2nd-most receiving yards to WRs (2002)

Start Khalil Shakir (46% started) vs. Steelers: Best matchup for WRs, have allowed the most receptions to WRs (164)

Start Troy Franklin (20% started) vs. Commanders: 3rd-best matchup for WRs, have allowed the highest yards per target to WRs (10.02)

WIDE RECEIVERS
💣 Landmines

Sit Michael Pittman (51% started) vs. Texans: Worst matchup for WRs, have allowed the t-3rd fewest receptions to WRs (109)

Sit Deebo Samuel (35% started) vs. Broncos: 3rd-worst matchup for WRs, have allowed the fewest receiving TDs to WRs (2)

Sit Jauan Jennings (53% started) vs. Browns: 6th-worst matchup for WRs, have allowed the 2nd-fewest receiving yards to WRs (1311)

TIGHT ENDS

TIGHT ENDS
🔥 Smash Spots

Start Mark Andrews (67% started) vs. Bengals: Best matchup for TEs, have allowed the most receiving yards (962) and receiving TDs (13) to TEs

Start Juwan Johnson (45% started) vs. Dolphins: 4th-best matchup for TEs, have allowed the 5th-highest yards per target to TEs (8.74)

TIGHT ENDS
💣 Landmines

Temper Expectations for Brock Bowers (95% started) vs. Chargers: 5th-worst matchup for TEs, have allowed the 3rd-fewest receptions to TEs (41)

Temper Expectations for Tyler Warren (75% started) vs. Texans: 6th-worst matchup for TEs, have allowed the 6th-fewest receiving yards to TEs (443)

Sit Colston Loveland (17% started) vs. Eagles: 2nd-worst matchup for TEs, have allowed the fewest yards per target to TEs (5.39)

Sit Oronde Gadsden (27% started) vs. Raiders: 4th-worst matchup for TEs, have allowed the 4th-fewest receptions to TEs (42)

Thanks for reading! Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck this week.

-Stephen

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