It's the final week in the regular season for a lot of leagues out there and we've got a start them and sit them column for you guys. Just a preface to this, remember always start your normal studs.
So here we go, here's a few guys who you may have been on the fence about starting and sitting.
Quarterbacks:
Starts
Starts
Ryan Fitzpatrick: Coming off a 4 touchdown performance Fitzpatrick is going up against a New York Giants defense which gives up the second most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season. With Brandon Marshall playing like a top five receiver right now Fitzpatrick is a must start in Week 13.
Ryan Tannehill: Another Ryan worth starting this week is Ryan Tannehill. He's had an up and down season and hasn't been the breakout candidate a lot of analysts thought he would be. Last week he was 33/58 for 3 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. It wasn't a great day for the Dolphins, but for Tannehill owners he got you 31 points in standard leagues. He's facing the Baltimore Ravens who have given up the fifth most fantasy production to quarterbacks this season. Tannehill should be able to have a great fantasy day off sheer volume alone.
Jay Cutler: Jay Cutler looked cool, calm and in full control last week in the upset victory over the Packers on Thursday night. He was 19/31 for 200 and 1 TD last week. The key stat being 0 interceptions. Cutler has been making better decisions this season which has led to a season with a lot fewer turnovers, only throwing 6 interceptions this season. Cutler and the Bears are going up against a San Francisco defense that's given up the 7th most points to fantasy quarterbacks this season. With Alshon Jeffery looking to be fully healthy Cutler should be a solid start in week 13.
Sits
Philip Rivers: I know he just threw four touchdowns, but hear me out. One, it was against a Jacksonville defense that hasn't been able to stop much this season. Two, Rivers is going against a much tougher match up with the Denver Broncos coming to town. Denver has given up the fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. Although the rag tag group of receiving corp of Antonio Gates, Stevie Johnson and Dontrelle Inman found success against the Jaguars, it's hard to see them produce that level of production against the top secondary in football.
Drew Brees: Brees just cannot find success outside of the Superdome and with the Carolina Panthers coming to town it looks like he won't be finding success in the Superdome either. Brees missed the Saints' first matchup with the current undefeated Panthers in week 3. The Panthers have been dominant the last two weeks. In the last two weeks they've averaged 3.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. With Brees's inconsistent play this season, I'd avoid him this week.
Running Back:
Javorius Allen: The rookie running back from USC didn't get as many touches as we expected in his starting debut but he still made an impact totaling 84 yards with a touchdown catch. Allen has a good chance to replicate that same production as he faces a weak run defense in the Miami Dolphins in week 13. If the Ravens are going to win this game it certainly won't be through Matt Schaub but through the young Buck Allen.
CJ Anderson and Ronnie Hillman: Both of the Broncos backfield can be looked to for some solid flex contributions at the minimum. They're facing a San Diego D that's given the 3rd most points to running backs this season. Hillman will be getting the start, but we've seen in this Broncos timeshare both guys get enough touches to make an impact. With Osweiler at the helm, the Broncos run game looks to continue to flourish and both backs could find the end zone this week.
Sits
DeMarco Murray: It's been a rough season for Murray and the Eagles and it only looks to be getting rougher as they face a motivated New England team that just got handed their first loss of the season. This game has all the looks of a possible blowout and we saw last week Murray wasn't efficient at all and couldn't even manage garbage time number. Murray has managed only one 100 yard rushing day all season and another one doesn't look to be happening in the near future going against New England who's given up the 9th fewest fantasy points against running backs.
Latavius Murray: Another Murray to sit this week. Latavius has also struggled all season and things don't look to be changing facing a fierce Kansas City run defense. I'll keep it simple. Sit Latavius.
Wide Receivers:
Starts
T.Y. Hilton: Hilton did it. Last week he showed that he's capable of putting up big games with Matt Hasselbeck as his quarterback. One thing owners has always loved about Hilton was his big play potential. He's a guy who can easily redeem his fantasy day with one play. What I really liked seeing was his 12 targets. Hilton's facing the Pittsburgh secondary that's been leaky all season, with Doug Baldwin and friends lighting them up last week. With Indy's run game struggling they'll be looking for T.Y. and his buddies for success. I'm staying at the Hilton this weekend.
Danny Amendola: Amendola missed last week with a knee injury, but the last two games he played Brady looked his way a lot. With Edelman out Amendola has stepped up in that possession type role that the Patriots heavily desire. Coming off their first loss of the season Tom Brady and the Patriots will look to take out their anger on someone and it looks to be the Eagles this week. With Gronk also out Amendola looks to be only prime weapon for Brady to use which makes him a must start this week.
Amari Cooper & Michael Crabtree: Both the Oakland Raiders wide receivers could be due for big games against a leaky Chiefs secondary that just let Sammy Watkins run all over them. With Justin Houston out for the Chiefs that pass rush becomes a lot less scary for Derek Carr. Oakland's offensive line has protected Carr all season and he's been the least sacked quarterback this season. Given protection and time Carr is going to find his two best weapons on offense and makes them both solid WR 2 at the minimum.
Sit:
Mike Evans: Evans is facing a tough match up against the Falcons who have given up the fewest points to opposing wide receivers this season. Evans was contained in his first meeting with the Falcons and week 13 looks to be the same, I would avoid Evans if possible.
Sammy Watkins: Watkins just came off a huge day against the Chiefs weak secondary, but could have a tough outing against the Texans. The Texans D has been playing lights out the past four weeks since their game against the Titans. That pass rush can fluster a quarterback (just ask Drew Brees last week) and that'll take its toll on young Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor. With Taylor struggling to get Watkins the ball, it'll be hard for him to have a good game.
Tight End
Starts:
Kyle Rudolph: I'll let you in on a little known secret, Seattle hasn't defended the tight end all too well this season. Seattle has allowed the 4th most points to tight ends this season. Kyle Rudolph has been around for a while, a perennial 1/1/1 stat-line candidate. But over the last two weeks he's grown to be one of Bridgewater's favorite targets. He's gotten 9 and 10 targets the last two weeks respectively. Rudolph could be a sneaky start this week at tight end only being owned in 53% of leagues.
Cameron Brate: Atlanta gives up the 8th most points to the tight end position. Cameron Brate is a tight end on a touchdown streak. Whenever the Bucs get into the red zone, Winston looks for him. Brate is my top contender for the 1/20/1 stat-line this week.
Julius Thomas: With Allen Hurns out more targets should be going Thomas' way. Julius Thomas had his best week as a Jaguar last week and the momentum looks to continue as the Jags face the Titans again.
Those are our starts and sits of week 13. If you have any questions about your line up feel free to leave a message on the blog or email us at footbrosfantasypod@gmail.com. You could also tweet us your question @footbrosff. You can also listen to us talk about fantasy football every Tuesday and Thursday on our Footbros Fantasy Football Podcast. Thanks for reading and good luck this week!
- Andrew Yang
Ryan Tannehill: Another Ryan worth starting this week is Ryan Tannehill. He's had an up and down season and hasn't been the breakout candidate a lot of analysts thought he would be. Last week he was 33/58 for 3 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. It wasn't a great day for the Dolphins, but for Tannehill owners he got you 31 points in standard leagues. He's facing the Baltimore Ravens who have given up the fifth most fantasy production to quarterbacks this season. Tannehill should be able to have a great fantasy day off sheer volume alone.
Jay Cutler: Jay Cutler looked cool, calm and in full control last week in the upset victory over the Packers on Thursday night. He was 19/31 for 200 and 1 TD last week. The key stat being 0 interceptions. Cutler has been making better decisions this season which has led to a season with a lot fewer turnovers, only throwing 6 interceptions this season. Cutler and the Bears are going up against a San Francisco defense that's given up the 7th most points to fantasy quarterbacks this season. With Alshon Jeffery looking to be fully healthy Cutler should be a solid start in week 13.
Sits
Philip Rivers: I know he just threw four touchdowns, but hear me out. One, it was against a Jacksonville defense that hasn't been able to stop much this season. Two, Rivers is going against a much tougher match up with the Denver Broncos coming to town. Denver has given up the fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. Although the rag tag group of receiving corp of Antonio Gates, Stevie Johnson and Dontrelle Inman found success against the Jaguars, it's hard to see them produce that level of production against the top secondary in football.
Drew Brees: Brees just cannot find success outside of the Superdome and with the Carolina Panthers coming to town it looks like he won't be finding success in the Superdome either. Brees missed the Saints' first matchup with the current undefeated Panthers in week 3. The Panthers have been dominant the last two weeks. In the last two weeks they've averaged 3.5 sacks and 2 interceptions. With Brees's inconsistent play this season, I'd avoid him this week.
Running Back:
Doug Martin: The Muscle Hamster had put 97 yards on just 14 carries last week, granted a majority of those yards came off a 56 yard run in the third. Martin also a TD run called back which would've made his fantasy day spectacular, but that's enough of dwelling on the past. A loss last week put set Tampa Back a bit in their playoff push, but a win against the Falcons could put them right back into playoff consideration. If Tampa wants any shot of making the playoffs they need to rely on Martin going into week 13. Atlanta has given up the most points to running backs this season. In their first meeting Martin only managed 71 yards on 23 carries, but this time at home it should be different and Martin is a must start in week 13.
Javorius Allen: The rookie running back from USC didn't get as many touches as we expected in his starting debut but he still made an impact totaling 84 yards with a touchdown catch. Allen has a good chance to replicate that same production as he faces a weak run defense in the Miami Dolphins in week 13. If the Ravens are going to win this game it certainly won't be through Matt Schaub but through the young Buck Allen.
CJ Anderson and Ronnie Hillman: Both of the Broncos backfield can be looked to for some solid flex contributions at the minimum. They're facing a San Diego D that's given the 3rd most points to running backs this season. Hillman will be getting the start, but we've seen in this Broncos timeshare both guys get enough touches to make an impact. With Osweiler at the helm, the Broncos run game looks to continue to flourish and both backs could find the end zone this week.
Sits
DeMarco Murray: It's been a rough season for Murray and the Eagles and it only looks to be getting rougher as they face a motivated New England team that just got handed their first loss of the season. This game has all the looks of a possible blowout and we saw last week Murray wasn't efficient at all and couldn't even manage garbage time number. Murray has managed only one 100 yard rushing day all season and another one doesn't look to be happening in the near future going against New England who's given up the 9th fewest fantasy points against running backs.
Latavius Murray: Another Murray to sit this week. Latavius has also struggled all season and things don't look to be changing facing a fierce Kansas City run defense. I'll keep it simple. Sit Latavius.
Wide Receivers:
Starts
T.Y. Hilton: Hilton did it. Last week he showed that he's capable of putting up big games with Matt Hasselbeck as his quarterback. One thing owners has always loved about Hilton was his big play potential. He's a guy who can easily redeem his fantasy day with one play. What I really liked seeing was his 12 targets. Hilton's facing the Pittsburgh secondary that's been leaky all season, with Doug Baldwin and friends lighting them up last week. With Indy's run game struggling they'll be looking for T.Y. and his buddies for success. I'm staying at the Hilton this weekend.
Danny Amendola: Amendola missed last week with a knee injury, but the last two games he played Brady looked his way a lot. With Edelman out Amendola has stepped up in that possession type role that the Patriots heavily desire. Coming off their first loss of the season Tom Brady and the Patriots will look to take out their anger on someone and it looks to be the Eagles this week. With Gronk also out Amendola looks to be only prime weapon for Brady to use which makes him a must start this week.
Amari Cooper & Michael Crabtree: Both the Oakland Raiders wide receivers could be due for big games against a leaky Chiefs secondary that just let Sammy Watkins run all over them. With Justin Houston out for the Chiefs that pass rush becomes a lot less scary for Derek Carr. Oakland's offensive line has protected Carr all season and he's been the least sacked quarterback this season. Given protection and time Carr is going to find his two best weapons on offense and makes them both solid WR 2 at the minimum.
Sit:
Mike Evans: Evans is facing a tough match up against the Falcons who have given up the fewest points to opposing wide receivers this season. Evans was contained in his first meeting with the Falcons and week 13 looks to be the same, I would avoid Evans if possible.
Sammy Watkins: Watkins just came off a huge day against the Chiefs weak secondary, but could have a tough outing against the Texans. The Texans D has been playing lights out the past four weeks since their game against the Titans. That pass rush can fluster a quarterback (just ask Drew Brees last week) and that'll take its toll on young Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor. With Taylor struggling to get Watkins the ball, it'll be hard for him to have a good game.
Tight End
Starts:
Kyle Rudolph: I'll let you in on a little known secret, Seattle hasn't defended the tight end all too well this season. Seattle has allowed the 4th most points to tight ends this season. Kyle Rudolph has been around for a while, a perennial 1/1/1 stat-line candidate. But over the last two weeks he's grown to be one of Bridgewater's favorite targets. He's gotten 9 and 10 targets the last two weeks respectively. Rudolph could be a sneaky start this week at tight end only being owned in 53% of leagues.
Cameron Brate: Atlanta gives up the 8th most points to the tight end position. Cameron Brate is a tight end on a touchdown streak. Whenever the Bucs get into the red zone, Winston looks for him. Brate is my top contender for the 1/20/1 stat-line this week.
Julius Thomas: With Allen Hurns out more targets should be going Thomas' way. Julius Thomas had his best week as a Jaguar last week and the momentum looks to continue as the Jags face the Titans again.
Those are our starts and sits of week 13. If you have any questions about your line up feel free to leave a message on the blog or email us at footbrosfantasypod@gmail.com. You could also tweet us your question @footbrosff. You can also listen to us talk about fantasy football every Tuesday and Thursday on our Footbros Fantasy Football Podcast. Thanks for reading and good luck this week!
- Andrew Yang
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