🏈 Sunday Rundown
Start/Sits, Sleepers and Deep Dives to win your league. Injury reports, Minshew Mania, and Prediction Strike update.
Good morning and welcome to Week 13. 13!!! Time flies when your entire team is on the IR.
Let’s get into it:
Deep Dives
You pick up a player before everyone wants to grab them off the waiver wire. This column grows in importance late in the season, as pickups can make/break your playoff run.
RB: Mike Boone - Not just an epic name, Boone is now the RB2 in Denver. Boone had a solid training camp but has played only seven offensive snaps this season due to injuries. Boone is a talented RB who never had a shot. Just watch the first play of this game (last time Boone started), where he put up:
WR: Van Jefferson - Crazy how many leagues this talented yr2 WR is available in. Since Week 7, Jefferson edges Cooper Kupp in Air Yards (509 - 472) and Air Yards Share (31.6% - 29.3%). Rams want to use Jefferson in a deep-ball role (14.1 average depth of target), and Stafford can sling it.
RB: Tevin Coleman - Gross, but hear me out. In Week 13 against the Texans, Coleman led the Jets with a 46.8% snap share, 16 rushing attempts, and 70 total yards. The Eagles defense is giving up the 10th-most rushing yards.
TE: Foster Moreau - In Week 7, with Darren Waller sidelined, Moreau played 100% of the snaps, catching all six targets for 60 receiving yards and one touchdown. Waller is out again.
RB: Rex Burkhead - Colts allowing 6.0 yards per carry and five total touchdowns to opposing running backs in their last two. Plus David Johnson (illness, thigh) might sit. But still, it’s Rex Burkhead.
TE: Brevin Jordan - Two Texans? Following Houston’s bye, former start Jordan Akins is a healthy scratch - making room for Jordan to serve as the primary pass-catcher. Colts have surrendered the second-most receptions (77) and yards (844) to the position.
Almost-too-deep options include Wendall Smallwood, Jauan Jennings, Gerald Everett, and Josh Reynolds.
Want more? Corbin Young wrote a great article detailing Week 13 sleepers
Start/Sit Decisions
The Biggest Start/Sit Decisions for Week 13 - by the FantasyFootballers. Including:
Carson Wentz vs Derek Carr = Carr, who faces the worst defense against opposing QBs (Washington)
Van Jefferson vs Elijah Moore = Jefferson, if OBJ sits
Fantasy Football Week 13 Sleepers - by CBS. Including:
Matt Breida - Scored at least 12 PPR points in two of his past three games, Zack Moss was a healthy scratch and the Pats have allowed a running back to score at least 14 PPR points in six of their past seven
Cole Kmet - Should remain a focal point of the passing game and had eight catches for 65 yards on 11 targets in Week 12
Dynasty ADP
Joe Mixon is a top __ RB in the NFL this season? Mixon leads the NFL in rushing attempts without a fumble this season (208), intercepted an interception (video) and rushed for 924 yards (3rd), 694 yards after contact (3rd) and 11 TDs (3rd).
Injuries to monitor
Melvin Gordon has been downgraded to out. Yup, it’s officially Javonte Williams’ SZN.
Boston Scott is a game-time decision - If Scott goes, he’s up against the Jets D giving up the most fantasy points to RBs. Jordan Howard was ruled out, while Miles Sanders will play. Scott out-snapped Sanders 63-58 in the last two weeks.
If Scott sits, Kenneth Gainwell is intriguing. The rookie has four TDs on just 66 touches.
Jalen Hurts is OUT and Gardner Minshew is IN. Minshew Mania time.
Brandin Cooks (illness) is questionable, Phillip Lindsay (ankle) is doubtful and the Red Rifle (Andy Dalton) will start for the Bears in Week 13. Allen Robinson (hamstring) is doubtful.
Darrell Henderson Jr. recorded two DNPs and then a limited session. He is trending in the right direction. Clyde Edwards-Helaire missed practice with a stomach flu but Andy Reid told reporters that CEH "should be fine." The 49ers placed Trey Sermon on IR and DeAndre Hopkins (hamstring) is a game-time decision
Things are rough in NY:
PFF’s NFL Week 13 Injury Report: All 14 games.
Skip Bayless of the Day
The only market not crashing
The only sports stock market where you can buy & sell shares of your favorite athletes, I reached out to Prediction Strike about collaborating this year - wanted to bring this to your attention.
How it works:
You buy a “share” of a player who you think outscores their projections
If the player beats projections, the value of the share goes up
Think of it like your dynasty team having monetary value that changes each week
Prediction Strike was generous and gave you all a discount code (HUDDLE) - click here to check out their iPhone app and get a free share for every $25 deposit (up to $3000!!). Andriod here.
Quick Slants
Gardner Minshew, king sh*t (video)
Ben Roethlisberger privately told former teammates and some within the organization that he expects this to be his final season playing quarterback for the Steelers
In the Super Bowl Era, most rushing yards by a rookie in their first 8 career games:
19) Marshall Faulk (702)
20) Elijah Mitchell (693)
21) Marshawn Lynch (690)
22) Barry Sanders (688)
Kliff Kingsbury won’t commit to DeAndre Hopkins in Chicago: It’s supposed to be freezing w/ an 80% chance of rain and 20-30 mph winds.
Tweet of the Day
Good luck today, and thanks for joining me! After an 0-7 start for the Subscriber Pick’Em, we’re reassessing great ways to get involvement. Picking games is hard. Any ideas?
- Jake
How about a few players to order in expected fantasy points?
Instead of picks, buy player stocks on Prediction Strike. It'd be interesting to vote on Buy/Sell and see the portfolio through the year. Keep up the good work, love the emails!