In a week in which we’ve probably defined our rosters once and for all from this point to the end of the season, as in the vast majority of fantasy football leagues, O Deadline for exchanges will be reached next Saturday, defining the best strategies becomes more important than ever.
A win more or less means, if not the classification to the playoffs or obtaining the coveted bye week in week 15, a better or worse place at the end of the first phase.
With that in mind, as has become tradition, the The Playoffs once again brings the hot and cold names when defining our lineups. But, before moving on to the final ones, some clarifications are needed.
Stars like Josh Allen, Jonathan Taylor, Davante Adams and Travis Kelce will not be mentioned as they are pretty obvious choices at this point in the championship.
In addition, it is important to note that the tips are based on the scoring format that left the old “standard” behind, consolidated itself as more popular and is already the standard on all major platforms: the PPR, which is the one that assigns a point per reception.
So let’s go to the thermometer of week 11 in NFL fantasy football!
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hot quarterbacks
Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals @ Las Vegas Raiders) – Coming off the week off, the shirt 9 travels to “City of Sin” with renewed energy to face a defense that has just suffered 5 aerial TDs. The combined score estimated by the bookmakers is generous (49.5) and the Bengals’ favoritism of just 1 point indicates the possibility of leaderboard changes, which is always interesting for fantasy football.
Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans) – With a high-scoring floor after Derrick Henry’s injury, “Tanny” has another good opportunity to maintain his good average from the last few games, as he welcomes the inviting defense of the Texans, who should not offer much resistance to the play action plays that the 17 shirt is quite adept.
Other hot QBs: Mac Jones (NE @ ATL), Tua Tagovailoa (MIA @ NYJ), Derek Carr (LV vs CIN)
cold quarterbacks
Carson Wentz (Indianapolis Colts @ Buffalo Bills) – After a great six-game streak above 15 fantasy points, Wentz surprisingly fell back below 10 against the Jaguars last round. Facing one of the league’s strongest defenses away from home, with the possibility of rain and wind at Highmark Stadium, the chances of another low performance look considerable.
Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars vs San Francisco 49ers) – Still not at the professional level, “Sunshine” remains a very volatile option to say the least. While the freshman doesn’t show clearer signs of adaptation to Urban Meyer’s attack, it’s complicated to trust the 16 shirt in our lineups, even more against a defense that, after a poor performance against the Cardinals led by Colt McCoy, showed signs of life by beating the Rams savagely in the last Monday Night Football.
Other cold QBs: Matt Ryan (ATL vs NE), Tyrod Taylor (HOU @ TEN), Taylor Heinicke (WAS @ CAR)
Running Backs quentes
Myles Gaskin (Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets) – Having once conquered the prominence of the Miami backfield, but still lacking the consistency we would like to see for our game in-game, the 37 shirt has a golden chance to return to the virtual GMs’ graces when facing a defensive unit which has been demonstrating serious problems in containing the running game.
Leonard Fournette (Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New York Giants) – Having missed the last two games, “Leo” has what it takes to, in addition to continuing to have a great volume of touches, find the end zone again in Monday’s primetime game, as the Buccaneers are wide favorites ( 11 points) in a game that has an estimated score of 49.5 by bookmakers.
other hot RBs: Damien Harris e Rhamondre Stevenson (NE @ ATL), D’Onta Foreman (TEN vs HOU), Elijah Mitchell ou Jeff Wilson (SF @ JAX)
Running Backs frios
Jordan Howard (Philadelphia Eagles vs New Orleans Saints) – In addition to the possibility of witnessing the return of the titleholder Miles Sanders, who was designated to leave the list of injured reserve, the Saints’ defense is part of the elite when it comes to containing the land game. Considering that the 24 shirt has not even received a measly target in the three games he has played since his return to the Eagles, it is difficult to predict a good performance for ours. game this week 11.
Zack Moss (Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts) – Even though Matt Breida’s resurgence last Sunday didn’t take many snaps off the shirt 20 – although it did take away opportunities to score touchdowns, because Breida scored 2 – certainly the inclusion of another RB in the committee that also has Devin Singletary is not the best news, especially in a team that is much more focused on passing than running. With that, Moss remains considerably volatile and, despite the opponent not so bad, could disappoint this week.
Other cold RBs: Mike Davis (ATL vs NE), Antonio Gibson (WAS @ CAR), Alex Collins ou Chris Carson (SEA vs ARI)
Wide Receivers quentes
D.J. Moore (Carolina Panthers vs Washington Football Team) – There are already six matches in which the shirt 2 fails to present performances as good as those he had in the first four weeks of the season. Although, apparently, there is no longer such a high ceiling for our game, Cam Newton’s debut and, mainly, the fact that he is facing one of the defenses that gives more points to receivers can make him finish the week above 15 fantasy points again.
Brandin Cooks (Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans) – Coming out of bye week and, hopefully, with a Tyrod Taylor less confused than the one we saw in week 9 against Miami, Cooks has what it takes to continue benefiting from the massive volume of targets he has practically every week.
Other hot WRs: Jamal Agnew (JAX vs SF), Jaylen Waddle (MIA @ NYJ), Hunter Renfrow (LV vs CIN)
Wide Receivers frios
Emmanuel Sanders (Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts) – After a very encouraging start to the year, the veteran has not been able to consistently repeat the excellent scores he had in the first rounds of the season. As we’ve already seen, the weather can be a big factor in the Bills-Colts match, which can also contribute to shirt 1 remaining closer to its floor than its scoring ceiling this round.
Mike Williams (Los Angeles Chargers vs Pittsburgh Steelers) – Speaking of difficulties to repeat the good start of the year, the 81 shirt is perhaps the biggest example of a drop in performance in the first rounds compared to the most recent ones. Still having to deal with swelling in one knee, “Big Mike” faces the Steelers’ very competent defense, yet another factor hampering his squad with the full confidence we had until week 5.
Other cold WRs: Jarvis Landry (CLE vs DET), T.Y. Hilton (IND @ BUF), Tyler Boyd (CIN @ LV)
Hot Tight Ends
Dan Arnold (Jacksonville Jaguars vs San Francisco 49ers) – For some inexplicable reason, the 85 jersey follows in less than 50% of the rosters on top fantasy football platforms. Not only should he be a priority for waivers, but he’s scaled every round as long as he remains Trevor Lawrence’s top target, averaging over 8 targets, 5 catches and 65 yards in the last three games, which is pretty much finding a nugget of gold when it comes to TEs. No reason to think that will change against the Niners at home in week 11.
Dawson Knox (Buffalo Bills vs Indianapolis Colts) – Despite having disappointed in his first game back from injury, Knox has a great opportunity to get back to the good times of the beginning of the year by facing one of the defensive units that award the most points to players in his position. As a bonus, the rib injury that Cole Beasley has been dealing with tends to benefit him: it was 84% of snaps in the last round.
Other hot TEs: Hunter Henry (NE @ ATL), Pat Freiermuth (PIT @ LAC), Tyler Conklin (MIN vs GB)
Tight Ends frios
Gerald Everett (Seattle Seahawks vs Arizona Cardinals) – It is not advisable to think that we will see something similar to what we saw against the Packers for the number 81 in week 11. This is because, with the expectation of Kyler Murray’s return to the Cardinals and without having to deal with the snow and cold of Lambeau Field , the Seattle attack is expected to return to operation through its main pair of wide receivers. To make matters worse, Arizona has been one of the best teams when it comes to limiting the statistical production of TEs, and Everett has experienced a groin injury that has either sidelined or limited him in training.
Austin Hooper (Cleveland Browns vs Detroit Lions) – Difficult to “chase” the TD noted in the last round against the Patriots, as Hooper remains part of a kind of committee of players of his position and the Browns tend to run with the ball until the sun comes up playing at home against the Lions.
Other cold TEs: Mo Alie-Cox (IND @ BUF), C.J. Uzomah (CIN @ LV), Jared Cook (LAC vs PIT)
hot defenses
Miami Dolphins (@ New York Jets) – In the last two games, Brian Flores and company seem to have rediscovered the good performances of 2020. By visiting Joe Flacco and the Jets, the chances are considerable that they will continue in this good tune.
other hot defenses: Tennessee Titans (vs HOU), Cleveland Browns (vs DET), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs NYG)
cold defenses
Arizona Cardinals (@ Seattle Seahawks) – Traveling to Seattle for an estimated high-score divisional clash (48) and facing a bitten Russell Wilson after his offense was limited to zero points for the first time in his professional career, the Cardinals defense has a tough mission to who can deliver fantasy points this week 11.
other cold defenses: Indianapolis Colts (@ BUF), Minnesota Vikings (vs GB), Baltimore Ravens (@ CHI)
hot kickers
Robbie Gould (San Francisco 49ers @ Jacksonville Jaguars) – Showing signs that he is fully recovered from his groin injury, the veteran was perfect in his attempts in the last two games, including a 50-yard shot against the Rams last Monday. With that, it becomes a good choice of squad when facing the Jaguars with your team counting on an interesting favoritism.
other hot kickers: Zane Gonzalez (CAR vs WAS), Randy Bullock (TEN vs HOU), Jason Sanders (MIA @ NYJ)
cold kickers
Michael Badgley (Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills) – In addition to the aforementioned weather aspects, Badgley will likely have to deal with his team’s need to chase the score as well, which is never ideal for a kicker in our in-game game.
other cold kickers: Jake Elliott (PHI vs NO), Greg Joseph (MIN x GB), Graham Gano (NYG @ TB)
