I hope many of you did well yesterday. I'd like to say "all of you," but of course that's not entirely possible (though if all of you won yesterday, that would be an incredible story).
Highlighting a few big takeaways from yesterday before shifting to Monday Night Football. It was a bad day for ankles. First, as we all probably know, Adam Thielen exited early with a high ankle sprain. We'll know more in the next day or so. If he misses games, 2020 fifth-rounder K.J. Osborn would step into the limelight as a WR streamer. Don't chase his Week 13 touchdown. But seven targets (third most on the team) signals he'd be a trusted No. 2. And Tyler Conklin (season-high nine targets) has been one of my favorite under-the-radar TEs for week. He should finally garner more consistent TE1 production if Thielen is forced to sit.
An ankle injury also knocked out Miles Sanders. Too early to know the severity. Kenneth Gainwell finally showed life. If Jordan Howard returns to practice this week, who knows how this will shake out. So I wouldn't over-invest in Gainwell or Boston Scott quite yet.
Kenyan Drake's broken ankle cuts short a season that never panned out the way he, many fantasy managers, or possibly even some Raiders anticipated. He's basically been a glorified RB handcuff. Notably, we saw only one touch from Peyton Barber yesterday. It will be interesting to see if the overrated Barber takes on more work, or if Josh Jacobs will be the biggest winner.
And Logan Thomas apparently tore his ACL and MCL, cutting short a season that barely began. The 30-year-old journyman literally came out of nowhere to shine in 2020. He's signed for three more years, though betting on Thomas as a draftable TE in 2022 seems farfetched at the moment.
Tonight, what a game: Bills vs. Patriots. I'm predicting 20-16 Bills. For those who like point spreads, that means I think the Bills (-2.5) will cover. By the way, I was 8-4 on picking the point spreads Sunday after going 7-4 last Sunday. As shared before, this is something I used to do religiously (though not on this blog). If any of you find this useful, I'll keep doing it through the end of the season.
OK, back to the game. These are the two best pass defenses in the league. Buffalo also has one of the best run defenses. It is truly difficult to figure this one out. Can we trust any RB? I don't seen any of them getting more than 50 years, realistically. Can we trust any receiver? Maybe one big play on broken coverage? Maybe we see the more agile Josh Allen win the day with his legs? Barring something unusual, I'm not expecting much fantasy production. 17+ points from a QB would be a boon. Same for 8+ points from an RB, 14+ from a WR, and 8+ from a TE. My over/under on punts is nine.
As always, if you have a prediction, let us hear it. If your final score is the closest, you'll be mentioned by name (first *and* last name) in tomorrow's column.
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Highlighting a few big takeaways from yesterday before shifting to Monday Night Football. It was a bad day for ankles. First, as we all probably know, Adam Thielen exited early with a high ankle sprain. We'll know more in the next day or so. If he misses games, 2020 fifth-rounder K.J. Osborn would step into the limelight as a WR streamer. Don't chase his Week 13 touchdown. But seven targets (third most on the team) signals he'd be a trusted No. 2. And Tyler Conklin (season-high nine targets) has been one of my favorite under-the-radar TEs for week. He should finally garner more consistent TE1 production if Thielen is forced to sit.
An ankle injury also knocked out Miles Sanders. Too early to know the severity. Kenneth Gainwell finally showed life. If Jordan Howard returns to practice this week, who knows how this will shake out. So I wouldn't over-invest in Gainwell or Boston Scott quite yet.
Kenyan Drake's broken ankle cuts short a season that never panned out the way he, many fantasy managers, or possibly even some Raiders anticipated. He's basically been a glorified RB handcuff. Notably, we saw only one touch from Peyton Barber yesterday. It will be interesting to see if the overrated Barber takes on more work, or if Josh Jacobs will be the biggest winner.
And Logan Thomas apparently tore his ACL and MCL, cutting short a season that barely began. The 30-year-old journyman literally came out of nowhere to shine in 2020. He's signed for three more years, though betting on Thomas as a draftable TE in 2022 seems farfetched at the moment.
Tonight, what a game: Bills vs. Patriots. I'm predicting 20-16 Bills. For those who like point spreads, that means I think the Bills (-2.5) will cover. By the way, I was 8-4 on picking the point spreads Sunday after going 7-4 last Sunday. As shared before, this is something I used to do religiously (though not on this blog). If any of you find this useful, I'll keep doing it through the end of the season.
OK, back to the game. These are the two best pass defenses in the league. Buffalo also has one of the best run defenses. It is truly difficult to figure this one out. Can we trust any RB? I don't seen any of them getting more than 50 years, realistically. Can we trust any receiver? Maybe one big play on broken coverage? Maybe we see the more agile Josh Allen win the day with his legs? Barring something unusual, I'm not expecting much fantasy production. 17+ points from a QB would be a boon. Same for 8+ points from an RB, 14+ from a WR, and 8+ from a TE. My over/under on punts is nine.
As always, if you have a prediction, let us hear it. If your final score is the closest, you'll be mentioned by name (first *and* last name) in tomorrow's column.
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- PFN fantasy site -- www.profootballnetwork.com/fantasy-football/
- PFN fantasy podcast -- podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-mood-for-fantasy-football/id1580114372
- Free fantasy advice newsletter -- www.getrevue.co/profile/pfnfantasy