• The Detroit Lions run to victory: Both David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs ran for greater than 85 yards every, constantly transferring the Lions down the sector.
• The Chicago Bears‘ passing sport nearly completes the comeback: The Bears made just one first down within the first half, however D.J. Moore and Keenan Allen mixed for 170 yards and three touchdowns to maintain the early sport shut.
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Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions
Tim Patrick steps up as Detroit’s third extensive receiver: Patrick constantly took the sector for three-receiver units.
Patrick made his debut with the Lions in Week 2, often lining up alongside Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams in three-receiver units. He performed 77% of the snaps in 11 personnel when the complete receiving corps was accessible and noticed that quantity bounce to 92% throughout Williams’ two-game suspension.
The Lions’ fourth extensive receiver, Kalif Raymond, was positioned on injured reserve earlier this week attributable to a foot damage. Typically, when Patrick was off the sector, Raymond crammed his spot in three-receiver units.
With Raymond sidelined, Patrick performed 100% of the snaps in 11 personnel. He additionally rotated into two-receiver units every time somebody wanted a breather. Former Bear Allen Robinson stepped into the fourth extensive receiver function, typically taking snaps from Williams in three-receiver units after Williams made a giant play.
While Patrick’s expanded function solely resulted in a 30-yard reception this previous week, he’s positioned to make a number of catches every sport transferring ahead on this barely elevated capability.
Monitor Roschon Johnson’s well being: Johnson was evaluated for a concussion and later dominated out.
Johnson has been the clear second operating again on the Bears’ depth chart, taking part in a major function on third downs and in some short-yardage conditions. However, on this sport, he solely noticed two offensive snaps on third downs earlier than leaving with an damage.
After Johnson’s departure, Travis Homer stepped into the third-down again function. Homer additionally dealt with snaps in the course of the two-minute drill to shut out the primary half. He had begun the season because the Bears’ third-down again, a job he was aware of throughout his time in Shane Waldron’s offense with the Seattle Seahawks. While Waldron has since moved on, Homer has one other reference to new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, who coached him as each the offensive coordinator and operating backs coach throughout Homer’s three years at Miami University.
If Johnson misses extra time, Homer is prone to fill the function once more, and this transformation ought to have minimal impression on D’Andre Swift’s fantasy manufacturing.
Miscellaneous Notes
- David Montgomery and Amon-Ra St. Brown have been questionable heading into this sport, however each gamers have been lively and performed their regular quantity of snaps.
- Maurice Alexander was signed off the observe squad on Wednesday to take Kalif Raymond’s roster spot. Alexander was used as a returner.
- Bears backup extensive receiver Tyler Scott was a wholesome inactive for a second straight sport.
New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys
- Rico Dowdle: 22 carries, 112 yards, 1 landing, 3 receptions, 11 receiving yards
- Malik Nabers: 8 receptions, 69 yards
Brandin Cooks returns to the Cowboys: The veteran extensive receiver missed the final seven video games attributable to a knee pressure.
Cooks was activated off injured reserve Wednesday. He returned to the Cowboys beginning lineup however didn’t play as a lot as he did earlier than the damage. That’s as a result of Cooks wasn’t the one extensive receiver to play extra this week.
Both Jonathan Mingo and KaVontae Turpin have been taking part in important snaps, ending with extra snaps performed this week than final. Turpin performed extra first-half snaps than another sport since Week 6 with 9, whereas Mingo performed his most first-half snaps since becoming a member of the Cowboys with 9. While they each performed rather a lot within the first half, they weren’t used as a lot within the second half whereas the Cowboys centered extra on operating the ball.
Some of this taking part in time got here at Jalen Tolbert‘s expense. While Tolbert remained the clear second extensive receiver on the depth chart when it comes to taking part in time and routes run, he was rotated out far more than in current weeks. He had performed at the least 89% of Dallas’ offensive snaps in each sport since Cooks was out, ignoring a blowout loss the place backups performed within the fourth quarter. Tolbert was a waiver-wire goal earlier within the season, however given this rotation, he can possible be dropped by anybody holding onto him.
Jalen Brooks additionally performed considerably fewer snaps. He was taking part in as many as 56 snaps as lately as Week 9. He was a wholesome inactive in Week 11 however performed 19 snaps final week. While he solely performed one snap within the first half, he performed extra within the second half, probably for his run blocking.
It’s doable Cooks was simply being eased into motion attributable to his damage, but it surely’s additionally doable he doesn’t get again to taking part in 80% of Dallas’ offensive snaps, like he was firstly of the season, to present Mingo and Turpin extra alternatives on offense.
Monitor CeeDee Lamb’s well being: Lamb suffered a shoulder damage and didn’t return.
Lamb left with 5 minutes to go within the fourth quarter. Once he left, the Cowboys primarily went with Jalen Tolbert, Jonathan Mingo and Jalen Brooks at extensive receiver. He left at a time when the Cowboys have been up by two scores and have been principally operating the ball. Early within the fourth quarter, he was noticed on the sideline with out trainers round him. It’s doable the Cowboys merely didn’t wish to threat him given their excessive win likelihood.
Given the Cowboys’ heavy rotation of 5 different receivers, exterior of Lamb, this week, if Lamb has to overlook time, we might see a rotation changing Lamb slightly than only one participant stepping up. That will make it laborious to discover a waiver-wire goal. If anybody steps as much as turn out to be a fantasy-relevant receiver, it could possible be Tolbert or Cooks.
Luke Schoonmaker continues to step up: Jake Ferguson missed his second-straight sport attributable to a concussion.
Ferguson left Week 11 after seven performs, so this was the third sport the place Schoonmaker has performed important snaps. In the primary two video games, he and Brevyn Spann-Ford have been used interchangeably. Schoonmaker led the rotation, however he solely performed 88 snaps in comparison with Spann-Ford’s 75.
This week, the 2 tight ends continued to rotate, however Schoonmaker tended to be on the sector for passing performs, whereas Spann-Ford was in for extra run performs. Schoonmaker did properly in that function, catching 5 passes for 33 yards.
Schoonmaker has performed higher than Ferguson on a per-play foundation this season, though Ferguson’s MCL sprain from early within the season has possible impacted Ferguson’s play. Ferguson ought to return to the beginning lineup as soon as he’s prepared, however there’s an opportunity Schoonmaker will rotate in additional than he was earlier than. This will make it tougher to think about beginning Ferguson in fantasy leagues once more this season.
Devin Singletary begins for the Giants: Tyrone Tracy began in each sport since Week 5 previous to this week.
Tracy fumbled twice in Week 10 and fumbled once more final week. After his most up-to-date fumble, the Giants turned the offense to Devin Singletary and Eric Gray. His punishment for fumbling continued this week, and Singletary obtained the beginning.
Tracy continued to play essentially the most offensive snaps, however he and Singletary almost cut up the carries. Tracy had a transparent lead in passing conditions. In the second half, the Giants have been taking part in from behind, so Tracy performed considerably greater than Singletary in the course of the half. It’s unclear how a lot of that was due to Tracy’s function, or if Tracy was out of the doghouse after not fumbling within the first half.
Luckily, Tracy scored a landing to assist anybody who began him this week, however the resolution to begin him in your fantasy league in future weeks will rely closely on who your different choices are.
Miscellaneous Notes
- Rico Dowdle remained the Cowboys’ clear lead operating again slightly than partaking in a rotation by drive, much like final week. He scored his first dashing landing of the season on this sport.
- Ryan Flournoy was the Cowboys’ third extensive receiver two weeks in the past, however Jalen Brooks returned to the third spot final week. Brandin Cooks‘ return moved Flournoy additional down the depth chart, forcing him to be a wholesome inactive on this sport.
- The Cowboys signed tight finish Princeton Fant to the 53-man roster on Wednesday. He was a observe squad elevation every of the final two weeks.
- Last week, each extensive receiver Jalin Hyatt and tight finish Daniel Bellinger performed greater than traditional for the Giants. This week, they returned to being clear backups.
- The Giants claimed tight finish Greg Dulcich off waivers after the Denver Broncos launched him earlier within the week. Given his brief time with the workforce, he was a wholesome inactive.
Miami Dolphins @ Green Bay Packers
- Josh Jacobs: 19 carries, 43 yards, 1 landing, 4 receptions, 74 receiving yards
- De’Von Achane: 7 carries, 14 yards, 8 receptions, 56 receiving yards, 1 receiving landing
Christian Watson steps up with out Romeo Doubs: Doubs was inactive for this sport attributable to a concussion.
Typically, Doubs performs 78%-83% of the Packers’ offensive snaps, whereas Watson performs 57%-63%. An enormous purpose they don’t usually play extra is that Dontayvion Wicks is there to log 39%-51% of snaps. Jayden Reed constantly performs in three-receiver units and never two-receiver units, so Reed’s taking part in time has been unrelated to these three.
With Doubs out, Wicks took over one of many two beginning roles. That additionally meant Watson now not rotated with Wicks, so he additionally performed a a lot increased proportion of offensive snaps than traditional.
The Packers have been profitable and have been usually discovering success within the passing sport in the midst of the sector, however that didn’t cease Watson from main the workforce in receiving yards for many of the sport thanks to 2 huge catches. Wicks made a number of performs and completed with 4 receptions for 30 yards.
Once Doubs is wholesome, everybody will possible return to their traditional taking part in time. The Packers play once more subsequent Thursday, so Doubs doesn’t have the standard quantity of relaxation time after taking part in on a Thursday. Given that Watson has outperformed Wicks over the previous few video games, Watson might begin seeing extra taking part in time. If that occurs, he can be value significantly contemplating for fantasy beginning lineups down the stretch.
Raheem Mostert sees extra alternatives: The Dolphins turned to Mostert within the second half as their major ball service.
In current weeks, De’Von Achane has been the Dolphins’ major again, Jaylen Wright has been the backup on early downs and Mostert has been the receiving-down again. This is precisely how the backs have been used within the first half, with Achane seeing extra taking part in time than traditional. He was on the sector for 26 of 31 performs. The Dolphins have been principally passing the ball as a result of they fell behind early. Achane ran six instances within the first half, however two have been known as again attributable to penalties.
Achane made a number of performs as a receiver however was consistently ineffective within the run sport, largely as a result of he stored getting stuffed within the backfield. Typically, when groups are down by a number of scores within the second half, the third-down again finally ends up getting much more taking part in time. The Dolphins gave Mostert extra snaps within the third quarter, in addition to 4 carries in comparison with none for Achane. In the fourth quarter, the Dolphins went again to Achane by no means leaving the sector.
Miami doesn’t play one other workforce with pretty much as good of a file because the Packers this season. The sport scripts needs to be higher for the Dolphins transferring ahead, permitting them to proceed their heavy use of Achane. Given how a lot Achane performed early on this sport, there’s a probability he might see even increased shares of touches in future weeks. Mostert shouldn’t be a waiver wire goal regardless of main the workforce in dashing yards.
Miscellaneous Notes
- Packers operating again Chris Brooks has slowly earned extra taking part in time, whereas Emanuel Wilson has obtained much less. That development continued this week, though it might have been partially attributable to Brooks taking part in his former workforce.
- Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill performed a better proportion of offensive snaps than regular. While a part of this was sport script-related, they mixed for just one snap off the sector within the Dolphins’ first 14 performs.
- The Dolphins activated quarterback Tyler Huntley off injured reserve, however he was inactive for this sport.
- Dolphins operating again Jeff Wilson Jr. has usually been inactive when the opposite three operating backs are wholesome. However, Miami determined to have 4 lively operating backs for this sport.
Table Notes
- Snaps embrace performs known as again attributable to penalties, together with offensive holding or defensive go interference. The different three stats have these performs eliminated.
- Targets could differ from official NFL sources. The almost certainly discrepancy can be from a transparent thrown-away go, the place the NFL could give the goal to the closest receiver, whereas this knowledge is not going to.
- Carries are solely on designed performs. Quarterback scrambles gained’t rely for the whole variety of carries within the sport.