Week 12 of the season is falling on Thanksgiving Week which means lots of exciting football games and lots of high-scoring games. There are always some memorable and noteworthy performances on the days associated with holidays. So, we hope that week 12 will be the same. In week 11 we saw some amazing performances including Jonathan’s Tylers 50+ points with 4 rushing TDs and one through the air. In another high-profile performance, Austin Ekeler of the Chargers scored 41.5 points. Ekeler has been a stellar performer as a duel thread RB and he will also be good to watch on the Thankgiving day football matchup against the Broncos. In today’s article, we will do a recap of week 11 and also shed light on the best fantasy matchups on Thanksgiving day weekend’s games.
1. QUARTERBACK RANKINGS AFTER WEEK 11 FANTASY FOOTBALL
Rank Name Team Points
1 Justin Herbert LAC 35.28
2 Aaron Rodgers GB 33.50
3 Jalen Hurts PHI 30.78
4 Trevor Siemian NO 26.16
4 Cam Newton CAR 26.16
Key Takeaways
Jalen Hurts has been the most consistent QB so far. Every week he is either in the top 5 or top 10. If he isn’t making plays with his arm he is doing with his feet but he is always racking up those fantasy points. Trevor Siemian is another name that popped up. He has been playing very well for a backup. But the biggest news of week 11 was starting of Cam Newton and as a result, Netwon delivered a decent performance. In the upcoming Thanksgiving week, we have Jalen Hurts, Justin Herbert, Josh Allen, Tom Brady, and Lamar Jackson in the top 5.
Quarterback Rankings For Week 12 (Thanksgiving Week)
1 Lamar Jackson BAL
2 Josh Allen BUF
3 Tom Brady TB
4 Jalen Hurts PHI
5 Justin Herbert LAC
2. RUNNING BACKS RANKINGS IN WEEK 10 FANTASY FOOTBALL (PPR)
Rank Name Team Points
1 Jonathan Taylor IND 53.4
2 Austin Ekeler LAC 41.5
3 Christian McCaffrey CAR 24.9
4 Joe Mixon CIN 24.3
5 D’Andre Swift DET 22.6
Takeaways After Week 11
As described earlier Jonathan Taylor’s performance of a total of 5 touchdowns in week 11 is one of the best performances at any position in this season. Taylor’s performance also somewhat overshadowed other performances. Christian McCaffrey was also good and should play well in the Thanksgiving week games. Jonathan Taylor and Austin Ekeler are also in the top 5 for next week. D’Andre Swift is a new entry in the top 5. Just like Jalen Hurts is doing at the QB position, Swift is doing the same at the RB position and that is quietly putting up a good number every week.
These are the must starts RBs for week 12.
Week 11 Must Start RBs (PPR)
1 Christian McCaffrey CAR
2 Jonathan Taylor IND
3 Austin Ekeler LAC
4 Dalvin Cook MIN
5 D’Andre Swift DET
3. BEST WIDE RECEIVERS IN WEEK 11 (PPR)
Rank Name Team Points
1 Justin Jefferson MIN 37.2
2 Davante Adams GB 30.5
3 Elijah Moore NYJ 29.6
4 Darnell Mooney CHI 23.1
5 Diontae Johnson PIT 23.0
Takeaways
Justin Jefferson topped the leader board among wide receivers in week 11. He was amazing in his matchup scoring 37.2 points in PPR format. The whole offense of the Vikings actually performed really well. Kirk Cousins, Adam Thielen, and Dalvin Cook all were great. Justin was of course best among them. Davante Adams and Elijah Moore also played well scoring 30.5 and 29.6 points respectively. However, the biggest surprise is Darnell Mooney who was available in over 70% of the leagues just a week ago. Mooney has been performing consistently. Hopefully, you got to pick him because with ongoing injuries to wideouts it’s really hard to have quality wide receivers.
In the upcoming Thanksgiving week, we expect Cooper Kupp, Davante Adams, Steffon Diggs, Deebo Samuel, and Justin Jefferson to perform well. This is the list for the upcoming week.
Week 12 WR Rankings
1 Cooper Kupp LAR
2 Davante Adams GB
3 Stefon Diggs BUF
4 Deebo Samuel SF
5 Justin Jefferson MIN
4. BEST TIGHT ENDS IN WEEK 11 (PPR)
Rank Name Team Points
1 Zach Ertz ARI 28.8
2 Travis Kelce KC 18.8
3 Darren Waller LV 18.6
4 Adam Trautman NO 16.8
5 Mark Andrews BAL 15.3
Takeaways
In Arizona Colt McCoy started instead of regular QB Kyler Murray and threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns. Zach Ertz was the biggest beneficiary of all tight ends. Ertz scored 28.8 points. Although he is TE1 in Arizona, it would be tough for Ertz to repeat this performance. In other performances, Travis Kelece, Darren Waller, and Mark Andrews performed as they should have been. Adam Trautman also got the most from another backup QB Trevor Siemian.
WEEK 12 (Thanksgiving Football Week) Best Starting TE Rankings (PPR)
1 Darren Waller LV
2 Mark Andrews BAL
3 George Kittle SF
4 T.J Hockenson DET
5 Kyle Pitts ATL
5. PLACE KICKERS
Rank Name Team Points
1 Evan McPherson CIN 21.0
2 Jake Elliott PHI 19.0
3 Nick Folk NE 16.0
4 Chris Boswell PIT 14.0
4 Robbie Gould SF 14.0
Key Takeaways After Week 11
Evan McPherson topped all the placekickers with 21.0 points. Nick Folk -who has been a very consistent kicker also did well scoring 16.0 points. Jake Elliot, Chris Boswell, and Gould also played well. In the upcoming week expect Folk to give another good performance and the rest of the placekickers have been listed below.
Week 12 Must Start Place Kickers
1 Nick Folk NE
2 Justin Tucker BAL
3 Evan Mcpherson CIN
4 Greg Zuerlein DAL
5 Matt Gay LAR
6. DSTs
Rank Team Name Points
1 New England Patriots 28.0
2 Houston Texans 16.0
3 Kansas City Chiefs 15.0
4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12.0
5 San Francisco 49ers 11.0
Takeaways
New England Patriots gave a very strong performance with 28.0 points. These are QB and RB points. This also was the start of the week on Thursday night football so those who started the Patriots as their DST ended up having quite a good headstart. Patriots performance was so good that others looked pale in comparison. On Thanksgiving Day week New England’s DST is at top of our chart and the rest of the DSTs are as follows.
Best Defense Teams Rankings For Week 12 DSTs
1 New England Patriots
2 Buffalo Bills
3 Chicago Bears
4 Philadelphia Eagles
5 Dallas Cowboys
By Giovanni Maggio
