The Broncos, Chargers, Commanders, and Dolphins are on a bye. No need to wonder whether to start Keenan Allen or bench Jacory Croskey-Merritt. That leaves pretty much everyone else. Let's try to make sense of *some* of it by walking through the biggest fantasy pressure point for each remaining Week 12 team.
Ravens -- Two years ago, Lamar Jackson's rushing numbers accounted for 34% of his fantasy production. Last year it was 27%. This year it's 20%. His current health is a factor, but I think it goes beyond that.
Jets -- Adonai Mitchell is auditioning for a starting role in 2026. In his Jets debut last week, he flopped on six targets. Who knows how long he'll be a primary receiving option in a depleted corps.
Chiefs -- Patrick Mahomes was the overall QB1 until Kansas City's schedule got tough. It's still tough. Can he rise to the occasion with a wild card berth no longer a near certainty?
Colts -- Alec Pierce has 14+ points in three of his last four contests and is looking like Daniel Jones's favorite target, with 35 looks in his last four games, compared to only 17 in his other four games.
Titans -- Is anyone starting any Tennessee players today? Hard to bet on anyone getting double-digit points, including Cam Ward.
Seahawks -- As of late Friday night, Kenneth Walker is questionable. In the nine games they've played in together, Walker is averaging 14.8 touches compared to Zach Charbonnet's 12.7. Not a huge difference. But Charbonnet's poor running (3.3 yards per carry) is more than a full yard worse than Walker's.
Packers -- Who will be Jordan Love's #1 receiver?
Vikings -- Some of you are holding your breath that Justin Jefferson is still a must-start WR. Another loss paired with another dismal JJ McCarthy outing would mostly dash Minnesota's playoff hopes, and also would raise bigger questions about their QB heading into 2026.
Lions -- A get-right game for Jared Goff, who somehow is only the QB16 in fantasy points per game, just two spots ahead of Justin Fields. Goff has already had five performances with less than 13 fantasy points. Also, with Detroit playing again on Thursday, if this game gets out of hand, we should see more David Montgomery and a lot more Craig Reynolds.
Giants -- Another dose of Jameis Winston. Last week he played pretty conservatively. Let's see if he's forced to open things up (for better or for worse) in Detroit.
Bengals -- As of this writing, Joe Burrow is still questionable. With Ja'Marr Chase suspended, Andrei Iosivas has an opening to continue developing into the next iteration of Tyler Boyd: a #3 WR with stand-alone fantasy value.
Patriots -- Will a returning Rhamondre Stevenson have any impact on TreVeyon Henderson's production, or has that ship sailed?
Bears -- The formerly high-flying Rome Odunze has been nearly invisible in four of his last six contests. Notably, he averaged only five targets in those four games versus 10 in each of the other two (highly productive) games.
Steelers -- DK Metcalf is one of the league's most underutilized #1 WRs, thanks in part to a TE group on pace for 163 combined targets.
Cardinals -- There's no way Michael Wilson can replicate last week's breakout, right? If he does it again, then those rostering Marvin Harrison Jr. are in a bit more trouble.
Jaguars -- Trevor Lawrence's passing numbers are slightly worse than last year's, but he's somehow still fantasy-relevant thanks to a greater dual-threat commitment (4.9 carries per game compared to 2.6 last year).
Raiders -- Last week, Tre Tucker got back on track with his first touchdown and first 8+ target outing since Week 3. Maybe a sign of things to come. Maybe . . .
Browns -- Just like Vegas and Ashton Jeanty, Cleveland is seeing what happens when you invest draft capital in an impact RB without addressing holes at QB and the offensive line. Quinshon Judkins is averaging only 3.2 yards per carry in his last five contests. Although he proved his worth (and more) while crushing Miami, his weekly startability in 2026 remains in doubt until/unless the Browns commit to significant upgrades.
Saints -- Could Chris Olave be a near-elite WR in the fantasy playoffs? Admittedly, I never saw that coming.
Falcons -- Kirk Cousins is back, and of course he's not the same Cousins of 2+ years ago. There's a legitimate chance that only Bijan Robinson will crack 12 points.
Cowboys -- There was some great push-back last week as I questioned whether CeeDee Lamb is still Dallas's clear-cut #1 WR, and also whether he's still elite. The reality is that in their last four games together, Lamb is out-targeting Pickens 37 to 35, and Pickens is outscoring Lamb 70.3 to 69.7.
Eagles -- As usual, can we trust AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith at the same time?
Rams -- In his five games pre-injury, Puka Nacua averaged a 10-118 receiving line on 12.4 targets. Since returning in early November, he's averaging 6-78 on 7.3 targets.
Buccaneers -- Chris Godwin's anticipated return will shake up this receiving corps. It's probably bad news for everyone, including the longtime must-start Godwin.
49ers -- If you trade deadline hasn't passed, Ricky Pearsall's value realistically can't get any lower.
Panthers -- The enigmatic Xavier Legette is averaging 17.9 fantasy points when he scores and 2.5 when he doesn't.
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