Fantasy News

Travis Benjamin catches three passes against the Cowboys.

Benjamin was hot early on, catching a 46-yard deep ball where he got way behind the defense and would’ve scored if Philip Rivers didn’t need to throw it on the run, leading to an under throw. Overall, he had three receptions for 50 yards and added one carry for six yards on the ground. Facing his former team next week, Benjamin will have some boom potential versus the Browns.

11/23/17 - 08:33 PM ET

Nick O’Leary catches one pass in Bills’ loss.

O’Leary gained eight yards on his lone reception against the Chargers. His role isn’t big enough to be a fantasy option.

11/20/17 - 02:02 PM ET

Austin Ekeler gets nine touches in Week 12.

The undrafted rookie carried six times for 15 yards and added three receptions (on three targets) for 55 yards in the Thanksgiving win at Dallas. The Chargers clearly trust Ekeler, and he’ll continue to mix in for some quality touches behind Melvin Gordon. However, it’s difficult to trust him in fantasy lineups.

11/23/17 - 08:31 PM ET

Rex Burkhead handles nine touches in Week 11 win.

Burkhead rushed five times for 16 yards and caught four passes for 21 yards. He also fumbled once, and although it wasn’t lost, it’s definitely worth noting for a Bill Belichick team. Burkhead was back in the game, but he could carry some extra risk in fantasy lineups next week against Miami.

11/20/17 - 02:01 PM ET

Melvin Gordon gets 24 touches against the Cowboys.

This was Gordon’s second straight game with 20+ carries, and it’s the type of workload that gives him a solid floor each week. Gordon carried 21 times for 65 yards while also adding three receptions (on three targets) for 23 yards in the Thanksgiving afternoon victory. Dallas did a good job against the run early in the game, but Gordon started picking up yardage toward the end—and he probably would’ve had a good chance at a goal line score if the Chargers didn’t kneel it to run out the clock. Gordon will be an obvious RB1 against the Browns next week.

11/23/17 - 08:30 PM ET

Charles Clay catches three passes against the Chargers.

Clay gained 27 yards on his three receptions (four targets) in the Week 11 loss, though he did have a touchdown called back on a pass interference call and then dropped a pass in the end zone. He hasn’t had quite the role he did early in the season when he started great before the knee injury, but Clay is probably working his way back into things. With a tough matchup coming up versus the Chiefs, it might be best to keep Clay out of your lineup for now.

11/20/17 - 02:00 PM ET

Philip Rivers lights up the Cowboys on Thanksgiving.

Rivers was on fire in this one, basically doing whatever he wanted against Dallas’ defense. Overall, he was 27/33 for 434 yards and three touchdowns, putting up what was probably his best performance of the season so far. The first touchdown was on a perfect back-shoulder type of throw to a covered Hunter Henry in the middle of the end zone after he moved to find time in the pocket; the second was to Tyrell Williams on a perfect 27-yard deep ball to the end zone; and the third was to Keenan Allen, who darted through the defense and past defenders, for 42 yards. With a matchup with Cleveland on deck in Week 13, Rivers will be in the QB1 conversation.

11/23/17 - 08:27 PM ET