Team of the Week
QB: Josh Allen, BUF
The Bills being without Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) and Keon Coleman (healthy inactive) created a bit of uncertainty for Allen, but he came through with his best fantasy performance of the season—going for 42.68 points in the 44-32 win over Tampa Bay. The six total touchdowns were a new career-high, and Allen is now the No. 1 fantasy quarterback through 11 weeks.
RB: Sean Tucker, TB
Bucky Irving (shoulder/toe) was out again for the Bucs, but Tucker stepped up in a major way with 19 carries for 106 yards and two touchdowns with another 34 yards and a touchdown on two receptions. Even with Irving nearing a return, Tucker has certainly shown enough to make it a three-man backfield and has put himself firmly on the fantasy radar.
RB: Christian McCaffrey, SF
The dominant fantasy campaign for McCaffrey continued yesterday with 121 total yards and three total touchdowns—giving him 32.6 fantasy points as the 49ers got back on track in Brock Purdy’s return to the lineup. Unmatched involvement as a pass-catcher gives McCaffrey an insane floor, and the ceiling has increased in recent weeks with 31.8+ fantasy points in three of the past five games.
WR: Tetairoa McMillan, CAR
McMillan had a difficult draw versus the Falcons this week, but it didn’t matter at all as he went for an 8/130/2 line on 12 targets. The biggest difference seemed to be increased usage in the slot (something we have been clamoring for since McMillan was drafted), and the No. 8 overall pick is suddenly a low-end WR1 on the season.
WR: Michael Wilson, ARI
The Cardinals were in passing mode all game in a blowout loss to the Niners, and Wilson took full advantage by catching 15-of-18 targets for 185 yards on his way to a career-best 26.0 fantasy points. Marvin Harrison Jr. (illness) being questionable again could keep Wilson in play as an upside FLEX (with a high floor) next week versus Jacksonville.
TE: Trey McBride, ARI
McBride also benefitted from the slanted loss to San Francisco yesterday, as he caught 10 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown to again lead all tight ends in fantasy points (22.5). In five outings with Jacoby Brissett as the starters, McBride has gone for lines of 8/72/1, 10/74/2, 5/55/1, 9/127/1, and 10/115/1.
FLEX: TreVeyon Henderson, NE
Week 11 got started with Henderson going off on Thursday night—totaling three touchdowns as his second-half breakout continued. Overall, the second-round runner turned 24 touches into 93 yards and the three scores, and he’s paid off in a huge way as one of the top buy-low candidates of the year.
D/ST: Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers were lit up by Joe Flacco and the Bengals last month, but they came to play in the rematch—holding Cincinnati to 12 points and getting two defensive touchdowns to put up a season-high 22.0 fantasy points. We’ll see if they can keep it going next week versus Caleb Williams and the Bears.
K: Wil Lutz, DEN
Lutz had been held to single-digit fantasy points in every game this season, but he exploded in the win over Kansas City—nailing all five field goals, including the game-winner from 35 yards out. The 54-yard bomb was also clutch, and Lutz should be a more confident play when Denver returns from a Week 12 bye.
Surprise of the Week: Michael Wilson
Wilson was going to be counted on more with Harrison out, but no one expected him to go off with more receptions (15), targets (18), and receiving yards (185) than last year’s No. 4 overall pick has had in any career game. The eventual return of Harrison shouldn’t take Wilson out of FLEX consideration with 5.4+ fantasy points in all five starts for Jacoby Brissett (compared to more than 3.0 fantasy points in just one game with Kyler Murray under center).
Disappointment of the Week: Lamar Jackson
Unlike last week, Sunday was filled with disappointments—most notably at wide receiver where a bunch of top options struggled. But the low score for Jackson (4.72 fantasy points) was arguably the most frustrating, as he lit up the Browns for four touchdown passes in the first meeting, which was followed up by 193 passing yards and two interceptions in the rematch. Still, we can probably expect a monster game back at home versus the Jets in Week 12.
Rookie of the Week: Tetairoa McMillan
TreVeyon Henderson obviously made a strong case on Thursday night, but McMillan narrowly gets the edge with 29.0 fantasy points to help get the Panthers to 6-5. The connection with Bryce Young (who had a career performance with 448 yards and three touchdowns through the air) and a matchup versus a San Francisco defense that struggled versus Michael Wilson should make McMillan a definite start in Week 12.
Week 11 MVP: Josh Allen
The game from Jonathan Taylor last week (48.1 fantasy points) probably won’t be topped this year, but Allen gave it a run with 42.68 fantasy points—and he’s started to again be a force near scoring territory with seven rushing touchdowns in four games since the bye. While a matchup versus Houston in a few days will be tougher, Allen was in the zone extending plays and hitting downfield shots yesterday.