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Summary

Fantasy Focus Football: Must-Start Players & Lineup Locks for Week 11

Date: November 14, 2025
Hosts: Field Yates, Daniel Dopp, Mike Clay
Special Mentions: Stephania Bell (not present), Eric Moody (chat), producer Tyler

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Episode Overview

This episode is a high-energy, insight-packed discussion previewing key fantasy football decisions and must-start players for Week 11 of the NFL season. Field, Daniel, and Mike break down Thursday Night Football, analyze player outlooks amid injuries and lineup changes, provide matchup grades, highlight tricky start/sit calls, debate lineup locks, and introduce a new "wild card" feature to their weekly "Starts of the Week" segment.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Thursday Night Football Recap: Patriots vs. Jets

(03:22 – 09:59)

• Jets Offense Struggles:

  • Breece Hall faced a tough Patriots run defense, finishing with just 8.4 fantasy points. "No running back has reached 59 rushing yards against the Patriots all season because Breece Hall got to 58." - Field Yates (03:55)
  • Mobile QBs like Justin Fields can cap RB upside. Passing game still a mess.

• Patriots Standout:

  • Trayvon Henderson delivered a breakout game: "32.3 fantasy points, hat trick of touchdowns... 19 rushes, five receptions." – Field Yates (04:45)
  • Henderson played 90% of snaps, with Dearness Johnson briefly spelling him.

• Rest-of-Season Outlook:

  • Field sees Henderson as a strong flex or low-end RB2 (ceiling RB25-30) even when Stevenson is back, but projects RB committee.
    "I really do have a part of me that believes Ramondre Stevenson is going to end up playing more snaps... but the good news is Trayvon Henderson's floor has unquestionably grown." – Field Yates (06:28)
  • Mike insists Henderson "needs to be in that 15 touch range. If he's getting ten, people are going to riot." (07:18)
  • They agree to "start him no matter what" next week vs. Bengals. (08:53)

• Stefon Diggs & Drake May Monitor:

  • Diggs continues to be a solid WR1. Drake May's fantasy consistency is noted, with solid floor even if touchdowns go elsewhere.

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2. Featured Week 11 Matchups and Lineup Advice

(10:12 – 13:12, 14:09 – 43:57)

Tight End Focus: Cade Otton (Buccaneers)

• Volume Spikes, but Tough Matchup:
  • Career-high targets and usage due to injuries but facing the Bills—who allow the fewest fantasy points to TEs.
    "Only one tight end has reached 8 points against them. That was the legendary and future hall of famer Travis Kelce..." – Mike Clay (12:03)
  • "Probably not a start this week, unless desperate." (12:18)

Cardinals RB Situation

• Messy, Injury-Related:
  • Bam Knight (injury) vs. Amari DiMercado (high YPC but small sample). If Knight is out, DiMercado is flex-worthy. Otherwise, avoid.
  • "6.9 yards per carry for Amari DiMercado on 108 attempts." – Field Yates (15:37)

Jacoby Brissett Streamer Case

• Delivered top-12 QB weeks for a month; faces 49ers, whose defense quarterbacks have succeeded against lately.
• "Three straight QBs have scored at least 21.5 fantasy points on them, five of the last six over 19.6." – Daniel Dopp (21:36)
• Both Mike and Field rank Brissett as a streamable, low-end QB1 for the week.

Rasheed Shaheed (Seattle WR) Outlook

• Limited Week 10 usage due to game script/blowout, but on a typical pace to be heavily involved. Caution: Seattle is a low passing-volume team.
• "Sam Darnold is averaging just 25.3 pass attempts per game." – Mike Clay (28:24)
• Flex at best in deeper leagues.

Matthew Stafford (Rams QB) Outlook

• On fire last three starts (27+ fantasy points each), but faces a tougher Seattle defense.
• "Feels like tempting fate not to play him. ...I have him eighth." – Mike Clay (33:10)
• Daniel: "There's no way I could play someone over him right now." (33:57)

Brock Purdy (49ers QB) Return

• Coming off injury, low recent usage, but in a strong system. The Cardinals are a good, but not elite, fantasy defense vs. QB.
• "I have Purdy as a fringe top-12 option, maybe not someone you need to start unless desperate." – Field Yates (35:57)
• Mike: "I believe he's better than Mac Jones... he's earned the shot." (36:56)

Washington RBs – "Not Startable"

• Ongoing carousel due to health and unclear roles. With no pass-game usage and low team production, "avoid the lot unless desperate." (40:33)

Khalil Shakir (Bills WR)

• Sneaky flex if active—over last three weeks, leads NFL WRs in catches (20) and is WR21 by PPG since Week 8.
  • "This week, with the way that he's been utilized... and with the matchup... he is a usable flex option." – Daniel Dopp (42:28)

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3. Starts of the Week & Wild Card Innovation

(43:57 – 50:36)

• Wild Card Rule Introduced:
  • Each host can now "plant their flag" on one player per week, inside the top starter threshold (but not top 5), adding strategy and DFS-style stacking.
  • Tracking segment winners/losers—winner can penalize an opponent’s pick.

Starts of the Week: Key Picks

• Daniel Dopp:

  • QB: Tua Tagovailoa
  • Wild Card WR: Jaylen Waddle (stack with Tua vs. Washington)
  • RB: Woody Marks
  • TE: Theo Johnson

• Field Yates:

  • QB: Joe Flacco
  • Wild Card RB: Javonte Williams
  • WR: Jerry Jeudy
  • TE: Cade Otton

• Mike Clay:

  • QB: Tua Tagovailoa
  • Wild Card WR: (Initially Waddle; replaced by Nico Collins)
  • RB: RJ Harvey
  • TE: Zach Ertz

Notable Bans:

• Field makes Mike switch Waddle (since Daniel already picked him) for Nico Collins, "for variance."
• All agree stacking Tua/Waddle as a top combo play.

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4. Injury & Practice Report Updates

(50:36 – 53:11)

• J.K. Dobbins:

  • Trending toward being placed on injured reserve; likely out through at least Week 15.
    "If he’s put on IR tomorrow, you can drop him—he’d be out until Week 16 at the earliest." – Field Yates (51:49)
  • Opens door for RJ Harvey to take RB lead in Denver (but expect a three-back committee).

• Other Key Updates:

  • Khalil Shakir (limited) - watch Friday practice.
  • Sam LaPorta (no practice) - big concern for Lions TEs, watch Brock Wright.
  • Lamar Jackson (back to full) - start confidently.

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5. Memorable Quotes and Fun Moments

• On Trayvon Henderson’s Breakout:

  • “This is Christian McCaffrey 2025. That’s what this looks like.” – Mike Clay (05:07)

• On Cade Otton’s Matchup:

  • “Only one tight end has reached eight points against [the Bills]. That was the legendary future Hall of Famer Travis Kelce…” – Mike Clay (12:03)

• On Amari DiMercado's YPC:

  • “He’s averaging 6.9 yards per carry on those 108 attempts.” – Field Yates (15:37)

• On Khalil Shakir’s Volume:

  • “Over the last three weeks, he leads all wide receivers with 20 receptions since week 8.” – Daniel Dopp (41:21)

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6. Week 11 Slate & Sunday Night Bet

• Games to Watch:

  • Chiefs vs. Broncos, Seahawks vs. Rams, Eagles vs. Lions.
  • "Eagles are favored by 2.5 at home. It's a toss-up, going to be a great slate." – Field Yates (54:54–55:15)

• Daniel and Mike’s Bet:

  • Friendly sushi "nice guy" bet: winner pays, not the loser, for Eagles–Lions SNF.

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Timestamps for Other Notable Segments

• TNF Recap/Impact Players: 03:22 – 09:59
• Start/Sit: Cardinals RBs: 14:27 – 17:57
• Rasheed Shaheed & SEA WRs/Low-Volume Offenses: 26:13 – 29:53
• MATTHEW STAFFORD Deep Dive: 31:12 – 34:45
• Washington RBs Outlook: 38:30 – 40:01
• Khalil Shakir Analysis: 40:57 – 43:46
• Starts of the Week Reveal: 46:19 – 49:02
• J.K. Dobbins/Denver RB Fallout: 50:36 – 53:11
• Eagles–Lions Sushi Bet: 55:03 – 56:18

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Podcast Tone & Style

• Friendly, conversational, and humorous—regular tangents on football fashion, inside jokes about "check this out," production quirks, and gentle ribbing.
• Engages with fantasy community via chat and tags (shoutout to Eric Moody).
• Actionable—provides clear must-start, start/sit, and injury-adjusted recommendations grounded in both stats and gut feeling.

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Bottom Line: Must-Know Takeaways

• Trayvon Henderson and Stefon Diggs are must-starts; watch for Ramondre Stevenson’s return.
• Brissett, Stafford, and Purdy are all solid streamers/QB1 fringe based on matchup and volume.
• Monitor injuries for quick pivots (Dobbins out = Harvey RB2), avoid muddled committees (Washington RBs).
• Look for high-volume flexes like Khalil Shakir and consider WR/TE matchups carefully (avoid Otton, start Laporta if healthy).
• Don’t overthink benching proven producers on hot streaks even if matchup is tough.
• Try fun stacks using the new wild card slot in fantasy lineups.

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This episode arms fantasy managers with sharp Week 11 start/sit calls, advanced matchup notes, injury pivots, and a dash of fun—ensuring you’re ready for a crucial week in the playoff chase!

Transcript

[Daniel Dopp]

You're in the 06010 Focus Fantasy. Fantasy Focus. What's good, friends? Welcome in to Fantasy Focus Football, presented by Little Caesars alongside Field Yates and Mike Clay. My name is Daniel Dopp. Excited to bring you another very fun Friday show. How you guys doing?

[Field Yates]

Doing great. I'm.

[Mike Clay]

I'm doing pretty good. I'm just wearing a normal black T shirt, but we can actually put logos, like, through on. Like the graphics. Yes, logos. So a little extra graphic on here today.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, look at that.

[Field Yates]

Did you buy that at the ESPN store?

[Mike Clay]

I did a long time, like, right when I got here. You know, you have all that excitement. I've been working at espn. Buy a bunch of merchandise, stuff for family and everything, which I still have that same excitement.

[Daniel Dopp]

Did you buy it distressed or did you buy it and that was like a full solid red and you've watched it so much.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, it was like this. Okay. Although I have worn it many times because it's good fit.

[Daniel Dopp]

It looks like a good cook.

[Field Yates]

And on top of that, the ESPN store reopened in Bristol maybe what, a month ago? Probably a little bit less than that. And I'm sure you guys are like, wow, that's pretty sweet that you guys got excited about something so boring. But it'd been closed for, like five years. Yes, it had been since the beginning of the pandemic. They shut it down, and it's awesome to have it back. It brings even more vitality to this campus.

[Daniel Dopp]

Agreed.

[Mike Clay]

That's right. I love it. For sure.

[Daniel Dopp]

I love it, too. We love our almost as much as we love having our guy Eric Moody in the chat. Being able to hang out with everybody right now. If you go hang out with Eric Moody, follow him on social media. Rickandmoodie. But if you have any questions in our YouTube chat, he can help you out with that. Also, quick shout out to our friends over at trophy smack. Visit trophy smack.com. use the promo code focus10 for 10% off your order to get a belt or a chain or a number of things, a toilet seat, whatever you want to get into.

[Mike Clay]

We hear about Poem shirts. You know what?

[Field Yates]

We're working on that.

[Daniel Dopp]

We're working on it. We're working on it. Mike Clay. Speaking of, I think I would have rather watched the New England Patriots wear Poem shirts than whatever those uniforms. Uniforms were. I did not. I like the fit.

[Field Yates]

Let's have a conversation.

[Daniel Dopp]

Here's the thing. I'm colorblind. As I've told you guys before, they looked just gray to me. Were they gray uniforms? They were not gray.

[Mike Clay]

They were purple.

[Field Yates]

They were not purple.

[Daniel Dopp]

Wait, are they.

[Field Yates]

I think they were Blizzard blue.

[Mike Clay]

They were nor' Easter uniform.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay, well, it didn't work for Daniel's eyes.

[Field Yates]

All right, so let's do some grading here. Our producer Tyler and I were having this conversation before the show as he knows that I have a great affinity for uni stuff.

[Mike Clay]

You do?

[Field Yates]

By the way. Shout out uni swag. What an incredible run that website had. And just I loved reading it and I'm going to miss it. I liked the Patriots uniforms last night for a specific reason.

[Mike Clay]

Okay.

[Field Yates]

I think the Patriots regular uniforms are kind of average.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay.

[Field Yates]

So the curveball, switching it up, it's like, you know, when the Dolphins change things up, I'm like, I love their uniforms. I don't really want them to change things up. So when the Patriots do it, I think it's actually okay. What do you guys think?

[Mike Clay]

I usually have me a mat.

[Field Yates]

Oh, you like matte?

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Mike Clay]

You bring out the mat. It's hard to not like it. They look pretty sharp, so.

[Daniel Dopp]

Agreed.

[Mike Clay]

I was okay with it. I. Nothing super spectacular. They were fairly plain. It's not like they had anything wild.

[Daniel Dopp]

Going on, so I thought they were fine. I just don't think that I got it because I couldn't officially see everything. So it's like maybe I'm missing out on something, that's all.

[Field Yates]

No, no, you didn't miss out on anything. Remember when the Cardinals were the Desert Storm uniforms and Mike, was it you? One of you was very spirited about that one.

[Mike Clay]

Which one was it?

[Field Yates]

The card where they had on their uniform?

[Mike Clay]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

It looked like they were just dirty, dirty jerseys.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, yeah, we did. Yeah. That was you. We talked about that was you in the. In the text.

[Daniel Dopp]

Didn't love that. Did not love that at all. You know what else I didn't love was watching the New York jets play on Thursday Night Football. Let's dive into this Thursday Night Football game and we can be pretty quick about it. There was one New York Jet I feel like that did some things, and even that wasn't great. But Breece hall, it was tough. I mean, what are you going to say when you're the only player on this offense going up against a difficult matchup in the pitch?

[Field Yates]

I guess the story for the jets is if he had the stones to start Justin Fields, it paid off for you, right? Justin Fields, especially on the opening drive.

[Mike Clay]

This is the recipe for.

[Daniel Dopp]

It doesn't feel good, though.

[Field Yates]

Justin Fields, Breeze hall was limited to 8.4 fantasy points. We gave you the buyer beware warning yesterday. Mike talked about it on the show. This Patriots run defense is excellent once again. We can now update the stat. No running back has reached 59 rushing yards against the Patriots all season because Breeze hall got to 58.

[Mike Clay]

Two in a row. Over 50 though.

[Field Yates]

That's right. So maybe some cracks. Cracks right there in that run defense, but just two catches for six yards. When you have a mobile quarterback, it tends to take away from the rushing upside of your top running back. The jets are a mess in the passing game right now, but Justin Field is actually okay. I don't know how many people were actually starting Justin Fields, but he was fine last night. The story of the game, though, was on the Patriots side of the ball for sure. And Trayon Henderson.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, baby.

[Field Yates]

Well, it's, it happened. Let's at least go that far. Right.

[Mike Clay]

I'm going to say it's happening because I'm going to will it to happen.

[Field Yates]

Okay, good. Trevor Henderson had the game of his very brief NFL life. So far he scores 32.3 fantasy points with a hat trick of touchdowns. How about this? 24 opportunities, 19 rushes and five receptions. One receiving touchdown, two rushing touchdowns. His rushing efficiency was not great. It was like what this was 3.35.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah. This is Christian McCaffrey 2025. That's what this one.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's what this looks like.

[Mike Clay]

I mean, well, two rushing touchdowns. That's a lot for CMC this year. Ready? Because that's the one thing he hasn't. He's what, seven touchdown. It's not like he's on JT's level.

[Daniel Dopp]

Right.

[Mike Clay]

But otherwise, yeah, 3.3 yards per carry on a huge carry. Total of 19. And then five catches, five and five targets for 31 yards and a touchdown. Very CMC like, like that.

[Field Yates]

Which we'll take it, right? I mean, we'll take it. If you started them, you are thrilled about Travion Henderson, who, you know, I, I. So here's. I think that it's great. Let's celebrate this. If you started Trayon Henderson, you're off to a remarkable start in your fantasy matchup this weekend.

[Daniel Dopp]

What did the rest of the backfield look like? Was there anyone that even came close to Dearest?

[Field Yates]

Johnson played a little bit. I think he was like 81.

[Mike Clay]

90% of the snaps for Henderson by Carl Jennings was active, which was a cur. You know, an interesting curveball. Cause we thought if he's healthy enough to go maybe handle some of the carries, but he did not play in this game. It was just Dearness Johnson when Trevian needed a break here or there. But 90% of the snaps.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Field Yates]

So he was. And he was excellent last night. He was very available last night. He was amazing. If you started them, you have a gigantic head start on your opponent to begin the week. I think what we should do now as we spin things forward here is kind of establish, at least in my eyes, what the ceiling and the floor are for him for the final seven weeks of the season and for our purposes, the final six weeks of the season. In fantasy football, I don't think the ceiling unfortunately is playing 80 to 90% of the snaps. Obviously Ramon Dre Stevenson, when he's back, is going to have a role. I think the floor has unquestionably grown over the past three weeks. Right. I don't think if you're the Patriots, you can have games and there was a game not that long ago in which he played 14. Right. This needs to be closer to 50. 50. I still, I really do have a part of me that believes that Ramondra Stevenson is going to end up playing more snaps and handle more carries the rest of the season once he is healthy. But I still think that is how this is going to shake out. But the good news is for, for Trayvon Henderson is that he's at least shown enough to earn more opportunities that I think floor is probably somewhere around like RB 25 to 30, which depending on league size, could get you into the flex conversation.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah, he needs to be in that 15 touch range. If he's getting 10 touches, people are going to riot. Like it's just unacceptable. I mean they're going to, it's going to cost him games. The level he's playing at, especially in the passing game, he's a playmaker. I don't know. So I will be, I will be shocked. I think that I hate to use this comp again yesterday or that I made yesterday, but it should be kind of like the Bucky Irving, Rashad White situation last year. It should flip flop to an extent where you have, you know, you use Rashad in certain spots. He had a role, you know, he scored eight touchdowns last year. But Bucky Irving would became the lead back in that offense. And I feel like that's the direction New England needs to go. This is a team that should have the, you know, if they're the favorites for the one seed in the AFC could win the Super Bowl. I mean they have aspirations. So you got to use your playmakers. I'll. I'LL be shocked if he's not the one A.

[Field Yates]

Okay. So when they first drafted him, my initial take was like, I squatted on this for like four months. Was like, this is going to be this year's Bucky Irving where he begins the season behind Ramandre Stevenson. And then at some point he flips the script and it's the, the Travion Henderson show. Maybe it's because I'm too invested in him to like, to be totally confident and like stick my neck out there and say, here we go, baby. Stefania may have nailed her hot take on Wednesday or Tuesday, which was that he's going to be a top 10 running back the rest of the season. Stock is up. That's where I'll land for right now. Stock is up for Travion.

[Daniel Dopp]

Stock is up after a 32 point game. Back to back games over 28 points. Found the end zone two times in back to back games. And next week he gets the Cincinnati Bengals.

[Mike Clay]

Oh boy.

[Daniel Dopp]

So we're going to see where we're at with Ramondre Stevenson coming back. But after two massive games getting the Bengals like this run might continue into next week even if Ramandre is back with the way that, that Bengals defense.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah, I think we're going to have to start him no matter what next week.

[Field Yates]

I mean, I don't know how. We have to try it, right?

[Mike Clay]

Yeah, no doubt with that matchup we'll probably have him inside the top 20 even with Stevenson. The only other thing I'll mention here is Stefan Diggs. Another good game for him. Eleven targets, nine catches, a buck, oh, five didn't score. But he had a touchdown in three straight before that. He's been a little all over the map. He has 15 plus fantasy points and two straight now. But he was averaging 10.7 the prior four games. So he's kind of been. He had like a couple big games open the season, but now he's been, you know, then he slid for a while, now he's back up, so. But number one target for one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL. We could say that safely. Now Drake May is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, so he's in a good spot moving forward. The only bad thing is I traded him to Dan Graziano and I started Drake May and he started Savon Diggs last night. So I'm at a deficit going into rest of the weekend because he got 19, only got 15. Fifteen and a half. Drake May who kept letting Trevian run it in, which Was not cool. But anyway, I don't know. Is it.

[Field Yates]

Do you think it's a good sign? It hurts in the moment. Is it a good sign for Drake May's fantasy value that you leave with the bitter taste in your mouth when he goes for nearly 15.44 fantasy points?

[Mike Clay]

All about fantasy points. Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's right.

[Mike Clay]

All about fantasy points.

[Field Yates]

Obviously, he's playing great, but Drake May. Yes. The same line that we used a moment ago. But who they play next? The Bengals applies to Drake May.

[Mike Clay]

Sure does. Let's go.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, let's move ahead and talk about the rest of our Week 11 preview, Part 2. In case you missed Part 1, you can go back and listen to yesterday's show. Mike Clay, I'm going to start with you as I started with Field yesterday.

[Field Yates]

So equitable of you.

[Daniel Dopp]

Try to be.

[Mike Clay]

All right, well, my first talk topic is the tight end situation in Tampa Bay. Let's talk about Kate on. Okay. All right. Talk a little bit about Kate Otten. Look, career high 12 targets. Last week actually was a career high for him to hit 12 in that game. That's notable. Season highs and catches with 9 yards with 82 and fantasy points with 17.2. You look at his first four games of the season, he averaged 2.8 targets and 2.4 fantasy points for him. He was completely useless. Got dropped. But then the injury started. Yeah. Bucky Irving.

[Field Yates]

Yep.

[Mike Clay]

Mike Evans.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Mike Clay]

Chris Godwin. Yep. Last five games, guys.

[Daniel Dopp]

Still Jalen McMillan.

[Mike Clay]

Still. No, Jaylen McMillan. 7.4 targets and 12.2 fantasy points per game.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's good.

[Mike Clay]

Remember last week? This isn't the first time we've seen this. We had a month or so last year where Godwin and Evans were out and we saw the same thing from Kate on. And then they got healthy and he sunk right back down. Uh, I know the offense hasn't been as good this season. That was his first top 10 of the season last week. I think as long as the. The guys are injured, you know, Godwin's not back. McMillan's not back. He's going to be in this tight in one conversation. However, guys, this is a brutal matchup.

[Field Yates]

Really.

[Mike Clay]

Are you ready? Check this out.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, I love. Check this out. Check this out.

[Mike Clay]

Check this out.

[Field Yates]

Check this out.

[Daniel Dopp]

Check this out.

[Mike Clay]

Check this out. Check this out.

[Field Yates]

It's time to check.

[Mike Clay]

This.

[Daniel Dopp]

Football gets me every time. I gotta be honest.

[Mike Clay]

It's so good. Elite. I wish we could cut up the other stuff. We film like 100 things.

[Daniel Dopp]

So many things.

[Mike Clay]

Just a few of Them.

[Daniel Dopp]

I love it. I love checking this out. All right, what am I checking out, Mike?

[Mike Clay]

We're checking this out. The Bills, his opponent this week, have allowed the fewest targets, catches, yards, and fantasy points to tight ends this season. Wow. Only one tight end has reached eight points against them. That was the legendary and future hall of Famer Travis Kelce, who got to 12.6.

[Field Yates]

Wow.

[Mike Clay]

So if you figure doing some Buffalo Bills against the tight end math here, you're thinking, all right, Kate Otten's not quite Travis Kelsey. You're probably getting maybe 8, 9 points. If on a good day against them, you start that guy in fantasy. Probably not. Probably not.

[Field Yates]

So I would say Gadsden versus Kate Otten decision, and I think you might.

[Mike Clay]

Have just made it a fully healthy. Yeah, I mean, that makes the decision for me. But yeah. It's funny, when I started writing this about Otten, I'm like, okay, he's, you know, back in tight end one. And then you look at close at the Bills, how they've just dominated that position, and you're just like, I wonder why. This is not the week.

[Field Yates]

It's always one. I always. I'm always curious why teams are so dominant against tight ends for fantasy purposes, because there's so few of them. Is it a schematic thing for the Bills?

[Daniel Dopp]

Like, great question.

[Field Yates]

There are a lot of other areas they are not doing well in.

[Mike Clay]

Right, right. Yeah. But that's enough for me. Enough of a sample where they just. They haven't had allowed a single big game to a tight end. The closest was 12 points. I mean, do you, off the top.

[Daniel Dopp]

Of your head, remember the list of tight ends that they had played to just sort of give us some context around were they good guys or not good guys?

[Field Yates]

Travis Kelsey is one of them. We played Mark Andrews and. Well, not Isaiah like, but a Mark Andrews all the way back in week one. They play, they have played the Patriots. There's Hunter Henry.

[Daniel Dopp]

Hunter Henry played the Dolphins. Dolphins last week, maybe was Waller. But probably, yeah, last week for you.

[Mike Clay]

The Jets, Hunter Henry had seven. Jeremy Ruckert actually caught a five yard touchdown. So he got to eight. So that's one of the exceptions here. That's the only touchdown scored by a tight end against them was Jeremy.

[Daniel Dopp]

Jeremy Ruckert.

[Mike Clay]

Hunter Henry had set seven. Juwan Johnson in week four, when he was playing well, he was doing well. Davian Sanders, 5. Kyle Pitts held the 5. Greg Dulcich. The legendary Greg Dulcich last week had just three points. Martin.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Mike Clay]

You mentioned Mark Andrews and Mason Taylor both had two points, so. Yeah. I mean, it's not like they faced a. Not huge. McBride and Brock Bowers and all these guys, but, you know, there's a couple decent names on there and they've all kind of held them below what they normally do. Yeah. Which is what we're looking for.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, Feel J's. I'm going to let you go.

[Field Yates]

Next start or sit, anybody? Oh, actually, before we move to this, are you going to be bringing up Bucky Irving slash Chris Godwin?

[Daniel Dopp]

I will not. Go ahead.

[Field Yates]

Okay. I don't think either of them is going to.

[Daniel Dopp]

Doesn't feel like it.

[Mike Clay]

Okay. Yeah.

[Field Yates]

But they're at least a week away from either of those guys being back.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, we should point out they are limited at a practice. There's a chance. There's at least a chance.

[Field Yates]

Start or sit. Anybody who plays running back for the.

[Daniel Dopp]

Cardinals this week, probably sit.

[Field Yates]

So let's just work through some of the dynamics in play here. Last week when this team was spanked by the Seahawks, Bam Knight led the backfield with 36 snaps played. He also started the game.

[Mike Clay]

He did.

[Field Yates]

Amari di Mercado played 32 snaps.

[Daniel Dopp]

Not his name.

[Field Yates]

Amari di Mercado at 32 snaps. So not that far behind Bam Knight. Amari Bam Knight is on the injury report right now. He has been limited in back to back days because of an ankle injury. If he does play, I think this makes us kind of a cross off all the way through. It is worth noting though, that if Bam Knight does not play, probably means Amari Di Marcado earns a start. And I wanted to just give a little bit of love to Amari because when you look at his career stats, you're like, oh my gosh, how is this guy not playing more? He has 108 carries in his career. That's a decent sample size. It's not 5,000 or 500, I guess I should say. But how many yards per carry do you think he averages on those 108 attempts?

[Daniel Dopp]

3.2?

[Mike Clay]

4.6.

[Field Yates]

Okay, you guys are both wrong by a lot. He's averaging 6.9 yards per acre.

[Mike Clay]

No, he's not.

[Daniel Dopp]

What?

[Field Yates]

Amari D. Markado is every six.

[Mike Clay]

I need to verify this.

[Field Yates]

I don't even believe he's at nine in back. I think he's at nine this year and nine last year as well. The sample size is small within each year, but go check it out, Mike, and you are going to be blown away by. What did you say it was 6.9 and 100 yards.

[Mike Clay]

6.9 yards per carry.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's nice.

[Field Yates]

Crazy.

[Mike Clay]

Nine. Nine or higher. The last two, actually. Last year he had 24 carries for 223 yards. This year, so far, he's 26 for 233.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, it's almost the exact same unbelievable explosive player. Would he have your interest at all if Bam Knight was out? Or.

[Daniel Dopp]

Or. Okay, if no Bam Knight?

[Field Yates]

If no Bam Knight.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah, if Bam Night goes, I would still prefer him. He had a little edge in routes and they were even in targets last week. But how'd the. How the Niners do against the run away? They're playing the Niners, right?

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Mike Clay]

How they do against the run?

[Field Yates]

Last week they played against the Rams, right.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, no, wait. I'm looking at the wrong team. Yeah. Wait a minute. Michael.

[Field Yates]

Wow.

[Mike Clay]

Computer broke.

[Field Yates]

There's a bug. America. There's a bug.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, I was looking at the Bills. Darn it. Okay. But yeah, how they do against the run last week, it still works. Not very. 22.4 to Kyron Williams, who they allowed 31 to earlier this season. So, yeah, the Niners, that's what the point I was trying to get to is. The Niners, we're not too afraid of their defense.

[Field Yates]

We're not afraid of that defense. If Amari D starts, I think he moves into flex consideration.

[Daniel Dopp]

Agreed.

[Field Yates]

I think Michael Carter probably would play a role. Maybe a hefty one at that as well. There's a part of me that wonders if part of the reason why Amari never plays a feature role is just that he's doing a lot of other things for them on special teams, and he's the kind of guy that they just want to use in small doses. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I don't know if it's a must win because this team probably is out of the playoff picture either way. But 3 and 6, they really could use a win on Sunday in the division.

[Mike Clay]

And we should mention Trey Benson not designated to return just yet? I believe so.

[Field Yates]

Oh, he has not been.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah. So that means that's a sign that this is not the week. Maybe next week, though. Usually if a guy gets designated to return early in the week, that's a good sign they have a shot to come back and play that week. That is not the case yet. For Benson.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's an if, then statement. For me, if there is no Bam Knight, then play Amari D. If there is Bam night, I'm probably going a different direction. With only two teams on a buy, I think there's a big enough player pool that I could find another player I like more.

[Field Yates]

So we because Bam Knight's been limited in back to back days, my guess is he'll come in as questionable.

[Daniel Dopp]

They're not going to make it easy.

[Field Yates]

We'll probably get the clarity by Friday by Sunday morning.

[Daniel Dopp]

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[Field Yates]

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[Daniel Dopp]

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[Field Yates]

Cheering on your favorite team with friends.

[Daniel Dopp]

The yard is mowed, the lights are strung and the grill is warming up.

[Field Yates]

Whether you need to fill up your.

[Daniel Dopp]

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[Field Yates]

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[Daniel Dopp]

All right. Well, speaking of the Arizona Cardinals, I thought we talked about this a little earlier in the week. Mike wasn't able to be here, so I thought I would bring it back. What is the outlook for Jacoby Brissette against the 49ers last four games? Here's what he's done. 20.7, 19.7, 24.8 and 19.4. Mike, you put out this thing? Yes. Fieldjates.

[Field Yates]

I wanted people to know I dug this up myself. That only one quarterback has finished top 12 over each of the past four weeks. Really?

[Mike Clay]

He must be like Josh Allen or someone like that.

[Field Yates]

But I dug this up. Matthew Staffords.

[Daniel Dopp]

It was only me.

[Field Yates]

Yeah. I am fully responsible for digging this data. Keep guessing.

[Mike Clay]

I'm out of options.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay.

[Field Yates]

Jacoby Pressette what no way.

[Mike Clay]

That's impossible.

[Field Yates]

I worked hard on that.

[Mike Clay]

No way.

[Daniel Dopp]

So every game over the last month of the season, he has been a top 12 quarterback. Now, we already know there's going to be no Marvin Harrison Jr. This week, so we'll dive into that. But what I really wanted to do is look at the matchup. I'm actually really glad you brought a. Check this out, Mike, because it's been a. It's one of my favorite segments you do this year. It's like you bring a lot of creativity and stuff like that. So I decided. I wanted to talk with our producer, Tyler, and we decided to be able to make a segment as well, which was fun because you brought so much creativity. I thought, why not? Why don't we do that? So I. Well, I didn't want to. I don't. I didn't use the word groundbreaking. They. The people working on it used the word groundbreaking when we were doing this segment. I don't know if you ever saw the movie the Matrix back in the 1900s.

[Field Yates]

Never heard of it, but that's sort.

[Daniel Dopp]

Of what I think this segment is going to be for fantasy football with the way that we do that. I showed it to Jimmy and Brooke Magnus. They said more of that. So I would love it if you guys could.

[Mike Clay]

Bob Iger, though.

[Daniel Dopp]

Come on, man, check out this.

[Field Yates]

Check out this. Hey, man, check out this. Hey, yo, check out this. Check out this. It's time to check out this.

[Mike Clay]

That's why you brought all them props. You should have some of the exact same props I used.

[Daniel Dopp]

We did that two days ago when I brought in all the props and Mike saw it and called me on. I was like, oh, we're just going to tape a different segment. However, I want you guys to check out this.

[Mike Clay]

Okay, let's see.

[Daniel Dopp]

Check out this list of quarterbacks that have played the San Francisco 49ers recently. Because when you look at what they have done, it has been great for opposing quarterbacks since Week 5. The last six quarterbacks, Matthew Stafford scored 25 1/2 points, Baker Mayfield 19.6, Michael Penix with the dud 12.2, then C.J. stroud 21.7, Jackson Dart 27.2, and Matthew Stafford 26.9. Three straight quarterbacks have scored at least 21 1/2 fantasy points, and five of the last six have scored 19.6 or more. With the only dude, honestly being a guy that we've seen put up duds this year, which is Michael Penix. So my question to you guys is with the fact that he's been a top 12 quarterback for four straight weeks, going up against a defense that you've seen quarterbacks have done well with. And when you look at no. Marvin Harrison Jr. I just want to throw this out there real fast. Marvin Harrison Jr. We've loved that he's gotten him more involved from a volume perspective. But three of his last four games are 2 for 32, 2 for 58, 2 for. And 3 for 33.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, but that was on 12 targets at 3 for 33.

[Daniel Dopp]

Correct. And he found the end zone in that game, so he had more fantasy points. But it's not like he was all of a sudden like getting, you know, 10 catches from this guy for 100 yards. He was still doing some stuff without it. So against this matchup, is he a startable quarterback for you guys in week 11? I have him as quarterback. I believe 12 after Thursday night.

[Mike Clay]

Here's the problem.

[Field Yates]

You.

[Mike Clay]

What you're not telling people is that you are going on a trip this weekend. I am. You're out. Can I say you're sure?

[Daniel Dopp]

Go ahead.

[Mike Clay]

Dark. You're out on Sunday.

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'm not going to be there on Sunday.

[Mike Clay]

Reason is because you were playing wide receiver for the Cardinals. Somebody better than a darkness retreat, Joe. Yeah, I mean, yeah, because they are very. That's the concern here. You know, as Field would like, would point out, as he said yesterday, Trey McBride might need 20 targets in this one, which might not be a stretch. If you. You're like, yeah, he had 19 targets in this one. We'd be like, yeah, that checks out. That's exactly what we.

[Field Yates]

I don't make those jokes anymore.

[Mike Clay]

You stop.

[Field Yates]

Stop.

[Mike Clay]

Brock Bowers here.

[Field Yates]

Brock Bowers had one catch.

[Mike Clay]

You're not allowed to make them. So that's.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's a concern.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah. But anyway, I, I was making a joke there. I'm still optimistic against his defense. I'm at 11:11. So he's still very much on the fringe of streamable.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, I like it.

[Field Yates]

Can I riff on something here for a second? And related to Brock Chip Kelly, who I think is very, very talented coach. I thought he was one of the great innovators over the last 20 years in football. Truly have enjoyed watching him play for a long time. Our coach for a long time. Sometimes when I read or listen to the quotes, he has to explain some of the stuff going on with their offense right now. It makes me want to pull Daniel's hair out. Not my own hair, because that would be painful.

[Daniel Dopp]

That'd be tough.

[Field Yates]

Yeah. Like on Brock Bowers, like, coming into the season, it was like, yeah, you know, like, you got to make sure you. You don't put too much wear and tear on these guys. Ashton Genti as well. And I'm like, dude, you don't draft the running back 6 overall unless you want to make him an absolute workhorse. Right. Like, the best four years of that guy's career should be the first four. So it's okay to lean heavily into Ashton Jensen. He has largely done that. But it's like the Brock Bowers game, it's like, yeah, you know, we're looking for him, but. And Pete Carroll might have been on this as well. Like, we're trying to get ways. It's not due to lack of effort to get the ball to Brock Bowers. I'm like, I don't think there was very much effort last Thursday night. Anywho, I digress.

[Daniel Dopp]

There aren't very many running backs that have that, you know, the second half of their career is stronger than the beginning of their career. Derrick Henry may have been that just because he had DeMarco Murray in front of him, but it's not because he wasn't good as a running back.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, he had Dion Lewis, too. Remember, they were.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's true.

[Mike Clay]

Splitting backfields, actually. That's. That was the variable error. Right. So that was the thing. That was some of the. That was some of the pushback on Trevian Henderson. The people that were the detractors. The off season was. Hey, well, they held back Derrick Henry his first three years and. Well, I don't know. Maybe we're seeing that.

[Daniel Dopp]

We got a quick question from our tag board. People in our YouTube chat wanted to be able to throw this at us. Kyle Lilly wants to know how does this affect Mike Clay's legacy, having a new segment called Check out this.

[Field Yates]

That's a great question, Kyle.

[Mike Clay]

That could have been about me losing start to the week, four weeks in a row.

[Daniel Dopp]

Could have been about a lot.

[Mike Clay]

It could have been about you. It could be a lot of weeks.

[Field Yates]

Oh, wow, Kyle, that's a great point. You raised some really great points there, Kyle. Yeah, it's been tough. Have a legacy anymore?

[Mike Clay]

I don't know. I think. Let me see. Let me check here. I thought I. Yeah, I do. I have a text from Andy Barrons, the president of the FSWA swa. He said they're considering revoking my hall of Fame nod.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, no.

[Mike Clay]

Wow. It's not good.

[Field Yates]

Wow. Nice.

[Mike Clay]

You also have a. Do you have a stat there, too. You want to start like X.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes. The stat is Andy Barrons has only removed one hall of Famer in the history of the fswa. Yes. And it'll be Mike Clay. Why don't you give us your next one, Mike Clay?

[Mike Clay]

All right. I'll try to re. Establish a new legacy.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's right.

[Mike Clay]

With a guy who's trying to. Wait, which one am I on here? I got to go in order. It's important. Yeah. A guy that's starting to.

[Field Yates]

Anything on Kate Otten or.

[Mike Clay]

No, I don't. But I have a guy that's starting his own legacy up in Seattle now. Rasheed Shahid.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike Clay]

I want to talk about his outlook a little bit.

[Daniel Dopp]

Let's talk about it.

[Mike Clay]

Look, just played 18 of 59 snaps in his Seattle debut, so you might think, oh, that's not good at all. But it was a game script issue. They called, count them, 13 pass plays into that game because they were just blowing them out early on. DeMarco DeMarcus Lawrence had the two touchdowns and it was just a blowout from the beginning. So 13 all passes in that game. Here are.

[Daniel Dopp]

Can I ask how many were in the second half?

[Mike Clay]

It went like 8, 2. By quarter. 8, 2, 1 0, something like that. It was. It was our 9, 2, 1 0, something like that.

[Daniel Dopp]

So it's.

[Mike Clay]

I don't think that call passed in the second. In the fourth quarter, it might have been one block.

[Daniel Dopp]

Maybe passed less than like three times in the entire second half. Possibly.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, yeah, it was. It was two to three pass attempts in the entire.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's gross.

[Field Yates]

All right.

[Daniel Dopp]

It was only.

[Mike Clay]

I mean, again, it was only a handful after the first quarter. Not, not joking. If you did. If you unblock me on Twitter, you could.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'll be able to see that. Got it.

[Field Yates]

But anyway, Twitter, we don't call it X Twitter.

[Mike Clay]

It's Twitter. Got it. So anyway, those 13 pass plays that they called here, were their pass routes run?

[Daniel Dopp]

All right.

[Mike Clay]

JSN 11. Okay. Cooper cup nine.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Mike Clay]

Rashid Shahid, eight. So when they were calling pass and the game was competitive, which was for like five minutes. Yeah, he was. He was obviously very involved in the passing game. And if that game script was different, he obviously would have played a substantially larger role in this game. So not too worried about that. What I am worried about is this is a reminder that this is not the Saints offense, the fast moving, lot of play offense. This is a. The lowest volume, extremely run heavy offense. And in fact, Sam Darnold is averaging 25.3 pass attempts per game this season, 25 per game. The Saints while Shahid was there averaged 35.0 per game. This is 10 pass attempts per game difference and that's probably not going to change much going forward. It'll, you know, obviously game script will have a. Will be a variable here but that's just something you have to keep in mind when evaluating Rashid. She also. They're playing the ramp.

[Daniel Dopp]

Is this because they have been ahead so much they haven't had to play as much on offense?

[Mike Clay]

That's part of it. That's going to be a very part of it is scheme. We know they want to run the football.

[Daniel Dopp]

Strength of schedule second half of the season. Is it as easy as it's been for them or is it.

[Mike Clay]

I need to. I don't know but I'll look. Well, let's start.

[Daniel Dopp]

How about. How about.

[Mike Clay]

Let's talk about this matchup because they're playing the Rams so it's not easy. Not a good one here against the Rams. Second fewest fantasy points. Excuse me. Third lowest EPA against the pass. They're top 10 in catches and yards to receivers but only six touchdowns allowed to that position this year. She'd actually played them a couple of weeks ago when he was on the saints he had five for 68. So a decent day. I've been projected for nine and a half points. I have him as a 12 team league unideal flex and on a super unappealing flex. But I think that's where he's going to be going forward. He's going to be kind of on that flex radar and deeper leagues. It's just going to be a. A tough and tough situation in this low volume offense. But maybe they are behind in this one. Maybe this is a rare game where they're trailing and he gets a few extra targets.

[Field Yates]

He's.

[Mike Clay]

But he's going to be boom bust.

[Daniel Dopp]

I think I just want to say it. It took one and a half quarters for me to realize that my dream of Torrey Horton doing things this year has just completely been replaced by Rashid Shahid. So in dynasty and keeper leagues maybe you have something for the future but anything you were hoping for that kid. It just feels like it's going to be the Rashid Shahid show.

[Mike Clay]

He was out. I mean he was out for that one but it's gonna be his traded for Rashid.

[Daniel Dopp]

Incorrect.

[Mike Clay]

I don't think this is a situation where Cooper cup just doesn't play. No, he's going to have. He'll Probably. I think he'll fall behind Shahid in the pecking order.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Mike Clay]

Pretty soon. But I don't know that it's going to matter. Like they might both be useless in fantasy, honestly.

[Field Yates]

I was also talking to some sources out there in Seattle for those that are wondering and they did tell me that because they're now 8 and 2. 8 and 2. 7 and 2. They're 8 and 2. Yeah, they're 8 and 2. Is that obviously with the playoffs on the mind, they're thinking long term. So they're just basically like they're, they're giving Bobo rest right now.

[Daniel Dopp]

That makes sense.

[Field Yates]

They have a long run ahead, so they're going to save him. Like he might be a Week 15 to Super bowl type player.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay.

[Field Yates]

But for now, focus on special teams.

[Daniel Dopp]

Not a fantasy playoffs guy, but maybe like a dfs as they're making a deep run through this.

[Mike Clay]

They're still tricking people.

[Field Yates]

Seven and one with him.

[Mike Clay]

Okay, they are seven and two.

[Daniel Dopp]

Seven and two, but they're seven and.

[Field Yates]

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[Daniel Dopp]

All right, how about the other side of that game? Field Jates.

[Field Yates]

Yes. Matthew Stafford. I think this is maybe the biggest fantasy question mark of the week. Not involving A.J. brown because A.J. brown, it's going to be how does it look? But who's the hottest quarterback in the NFL right now?

[Daniel Dopp]

How do you be?

[Field Yates]

Stafford, probably Matthew Stafford. It's close between him and Jacoby Brissette, but Matthew Stafford over his last three starts, 27.04 fantasy points per game. That's first amongst the quarterbacks I know Mike has been using. Who's the only top 12 quarterback over each of the past four weeks. It would have included Matthew Stafford, but they were on a buy for one.

[Mike Clay]

No, no, no. I'm, I'm, I'm just kind of counting their last four starts. But if you did move that threshold to 13, I believe he would qualify his last four were all top 13.

[Field Yates]

But his last three games, 27.38 fantasy points, 26.84 fantasy points, 26.9 fantasy points. He's quarterback four in terms of points per game this season. The Seahawks defense, though, is a much stiffer CH test than the Jaguars, the Saints and the 49ers who he has faced over those last three games. Three quarterbacks total have reached 19.7 fantasy points against the Seahawks. Technically, only one of them has actually surpassed 20. But it speaks to the point that this is like a low ceiling matchup for most quarterbacks this year. Two weeks ago, Jaden Daniels, before he got hurt, and that was late in the game, had just 153 passing yards. And obviously with Matthew Stafford, were not focused on the running ability.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Field Yates]

C.J. stroud, three games ago, that was that Monday night game where they got it going late when they were down 27:13. They had like a touchdown at the 2:10 mark or something. He had just 229 passing yards. Over the past four games, the Seahawks have allowed five passing touchdowns. That was a lot of stats right there to make the point that this defense is very good. Is Matthew Stafford one of those players that it doesn't matter whether we rank him 1, 15, 100, you're just starting him. Or is there a scenario in which you would bench Matthew Stafford?

[Mike Clay]

I would like to start him. I've met eighth in this one. This is also a situation where, and you have to consider both of these things where the Seahawks have allowed the 14th most fantasy points to quarterbacks, but the third fewest over expected. So they're very, very effective. But teams, that means teams have to throw the ball a lot against them. And you build up counting stats the more pass attempts you're facing. So that could be the situation for Stafford. Maybe he's not as efficient, maybe throws one less touchdown, but maybe he has to attempt 41 passes in this one and still get you there, fantasy wise. So I have him. I have him top eight.

[Daniel Dopp]

One less touchdown means he only throws three touchdown passes in the game.

[Mike Clay]

I mean, that's kind of my point. Yeah, he might get two or three and throw for 302 yards and you're fine.

[Field Yates]

It's. It feels like tempting fate to not play Matthew Stafford.

[Daniel Dopp]

I don't, I don't, I don't want to start him. I love starting Matthew Stafford this week.

[Field Yates]

Whoa, really?

[Daniel Dopp]

That is where I am at. There's no way that with the run that this guy is on four straight games with four or more touchdowns with the two wide receivers that he has. I get that it's one of these matchups, but with the way Stafford is playing, there's no way I could play someone over him right now in my fantasy quarterback spot.

[Field Yates]

I don't disagree with that. I would just say that what would.

[Daniel Dopp]

Be maybe we're going to temper some expectations.

[Field Yates]

14 fantasy points on Sunday. You guys aren't going to be totally stunned?

[Mike Clay]

No, no. By the way, to put a number on what I just said, the Seahawks have faced the second most to pass attempts, allowed the second most completions, but have allowed the 11th most yards and only 13 passing touchdowns in which is 20th their YPA completion percentage. Both among the best in the NFL. So I mean they've been pretty good against the pass. Not. Not elite but pretty good against the pass. But they just. The volume piles up when you're ahead. So.

[Field Yates]

Yep, agreed.

[Daniel Dopp]

Let's see if he can make it four for four. Four touchdowns and four straight games. How good would that be? All right, I'm going to talk about another quarterback really quickly. We have not seen Brock Purdy in a minute and he is going to get the start.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah. I wrote this on my note to make sure we talk about it.

[Daniel Dopp]

He has only played two games so far this year. 16. Excuse me. The matchup is not great this year. Only two quarterbacks have stopped topped 16.1 fantasy points against them this season. Last three quarterbacks. Jordan Love, Cardinals against Cardinals.

[Mike Clay]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

13.2, 15.4 and 4.9. Those are the last three quarterbacks to play the Arizona Cardinals. Now you get a guy in Brock Purdy who hasn't played since week four, week six, week four. I have it on my note here.

[Field Yates]

I believe only played what, three games?

[Daniel Dopp]

Played two games and it has been not great. So how do you feel about Brock Purdy basically playing his first game in almost six weeks against what is a pretty good defense right now against opposing quarterbacks knowing he doesn't have the full roster at his disposal. Ricky Pierce, how was limited. There is a chance that he may be able to go this week and so there's. It feels like we might have a little bit more. But how are you guys feeling about Brock Purdy? And we haven't seen him in a while.

[Field Yates]

Fringe top 12 option. For me this week the matchup is not ideal. That being said, the offensive system is great. Right. Max Jones has. Mac Jones has experienced this incredible resurgence because of the system he plays in in San Francisco. Obviously him playing very well as well has contributed to that, but it's a very fantasy friendly system as far as throwing is concerned. I will be interested to see if Brock adds anything with his legs. I mean off of this toe injury. He's never been this super elite runner, but he's one of those guys kind of like where JJ McCarthy has been so far this season where it's like he could definitely get you 25 rushing yards in a game which might be enough to account for the difference between being quarterback 15 and maybe quarterback 11 or 12. He has four interceptions in two starts this season and a fumble he has to turnovers, four or five turnovers already this season. So he has not even reached 19 fantasy points in either of those two starts. But this is a good player, an established player in a good offense. Mike, I think he's close to being.

[Mike Clay]

A startable quarterback by efficient efficiency metrics. He's been the best quarterback in the NFL essentially the last two years. I mean he's just off the charts in basically every category. So yeah, I mean I've said this all season long. I believe he's better than Mac Jones and I would have been surprised if they didn't go back. At least give Purdy a shot now for a few games. Look, if he comes back and he plays like he did those first two games and is turning it over, not playing at that level, then they have an opportunity to make the change and go back. They have an excuse to do it and say, look, we're going to go with Mac Jones for now. But you know, if, if it's one versus one and they're both healthy, I'm giving it to Brock Purdy. He's earned that. I mean there's a reason they paid him so much. So I'm optimistic about him for himself, his fantasy sock. I think he'll be back in the QB1 conversation and certainly for the skill guys around him.

[Field Yates]

I want to correct something because sometimes when I don't know what topics are coming, I use memory to try to recall where a player was ranked. I have Brock Purdy inside my top 10.

[Mike Clay]

Not oh nice, I'm at 10, I'm at 10.

[Daniel Dopp]

I believe I've got him at quarterback 12.

[Field Yates]

According to the graphic up there, I've.

[Daniel Dopp]

Got him at either 13 or 14 right now.

[Field Yates]

Maybe after removing Drake May last May.

[Daniel Dopp]

He may have moved up one. But there is a part of me that's still just like you haven't played quarterback in the NFL since Week 4. I know it's not like you forgot how to do it, but I would like to see it because it is a tough matchup.

[Mike Clay]

I mean you probably don't need to start in.

[Daniel Dopp]

You don't need to.

[Mike Clay]

You haven't been using him for a long time. So the odds that you need him especially with a bunch of streaming options too. Like we mentioned Brissette and TUA this week.

[Field Yates]

I mean Rogers. Yeah.

[Mike Clay]

There's only two teams on a buy like you.

[Field Yates]

He.

[Mike Clay]

It's ideally he's on your bench for this week against Arizona.

[Daniel Dopp]

Probably don't need Brock Purdy. But I do need you to tell me your next player. Mike.

[Mike Clay]

My next one is we're gonna talk about the Washington running back situation because that'll do. It seemed like a little bit. Yeah, that's it. No one. But let's talk about it just briefly here because there's been so much to Corey Crosby merit hype and we keep it's like onto the next week. Don't bench him. Don't start them this week.

[Daniel Dopp]

But you know, maybe next week, maybe.

[Mike Clay]

At some point he'll break out. But we saw a little bit of a change from Washington last week. Although then we saw another change in the second half. So let's talk about it. He left last week's game in the third quarter with the shoulder injury. But if you look at the beginning of the game, he played seven of the first offensive seven of the first nine offensive snaps. Jerry McNichols actually played the other two before JCM even saw the field. So it was the 10th snap of the game where JCM was even on the field. In total, Rodriguez played 17 of 25 first half snaps. Then they come out in the second half. JCM played eight straight snaps to open the second half. Then Rodriguez came in for his first snap and got injured and he was gone with the shoulder injury. He is full in practice. We expect him to go this week if he is somehow out. JCM play 10 snaps to nine for Jeremy McNichols. The three running backs total in that game had 14 and a half fantasy points. None cleared 30 yards. Cross key merit has been under six fantasy points in six straight games. Now you're the only reason that there's some hint of maybe optimism here is they're playing Miami fourth most yards, 4.9 yards per carry to running backs. But guys, there's no clarity here. This one the bloom is off the.

[Field Yates]

Rose for Bill Kraus.

[Mike Clay]

And by the way, even if, let's just say Rodriguez is that guy and he comes out, you know, I know the second half was a little Different. But let's say he is the lead back and he's playing 60 some percent of the snaps. All he does is carry the ball. I don't think he's a single target this whole season. They just. He's never been involved in the passing game. So best case scenario, you Maybe you get 14 carries, a rushing touchdown and maybe one target from him. So. And that's him at the lead back role. So this is a situation to avoid. I don't think any of these guys need to be rostered. Maybe Rodriguez on the end of your bench, but that's it. I mean, it's. It's a rough go there.

[Field Yates]

They've been so remarkably unlucky with health this year. I wonder what kind of season Austin Eckler would be having if he was still available for them right now as Bill has not done anything to take this job and make it entirely his own. Eckler could be a top 12 running back right now if he was on the field.

[Mike Clay]

You know, they could use too.

[Daniel Dopp]

Brian Robinson Jr. Yeah, tell me about it.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep. All right. You want to go next field?

[Field Yates]

I'm done.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, you're done.

[Daniel Dopp]

You're all set.

[Field Yates]

All right. Starts the week.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, let's do this. No, I got one more.

[Mike Clay]

Oh, all right, let's hear it.

[Daniel Dopp]

I think Khalil Shakir is a solid flex play this week.

[Mike Clay]

All right.

[Daniel Dopp]

If he plays limited practice on Wednesday and Thursday with an ankle and a rib injury, he has definitely been dealing with some stuff. So we're hoping to see a full practice on Friday. If he doesn't go, obviously, then we're going to go a different direct. But a couple things to note just in case he does play over the last three weeks, he leads all wide receivers with 20 receptions.

[Field Yates]

Wow.

[Daniel Dopp]

Since week eight, which is unbelievable to me. Only wide receiver, 21 in fantasy points per game, 14.97. He doesn't always do a lot with it, but he is a trusted target within this offense. And Tampa, big Tampa Bay. I've said this before, they just give up so many fantasy points to wide receivers. I wanted you guys to look at the last four teams that have played them. New England Patriots, three players, Stefan Diggs, Matt Collins and Kyle Williams all had 14 fantasy points against him. The Saints, both Chris Olave and Rashid Shahid had over 14 fantasy points against him. Amon Ra St. Brown had over 20 fantasy points and Kendrick Bourne had 19.2 fantasy points. So in these offenses where you've only got one guy, which in that Detroit Lions offense It really was just Amon Ra. They weren't using Jamo at that point. And with the 49ers game with Kendrick Bourne, he was the only wide receiver there. Other than that they've been spreading it around against that like this. This secondary can absolutely be taken advantage of. So Khalil Shakir, I feel like often falls in that, like, boy, I don't feel good to use him in the flex radar for me, more often than not. But this week, with the way that he's been utilized over the last month of the season and with the matchup that he has, I think that he is a usable flex option if you need him in week 11.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah, I'm at 25 playing Tampa.

[Daniel Dopp]

There we go.

[Mike Clay]

And the only thing is you're just not going to get touchdowns. Rarely will you get touchdowns. Rarely. They just don't use them in that area.

[Daniel Dopp]

When you do, it's a.

[Mike Clay]

We know Jackson Hawes getting in the end zone.

[Field Yates]

Let's go. I am not saying this because it dramatically varies the value here of Khalil Shakir. Apparently we have a little bit of weather watch up there in Buffalo this weekend. Be rainy and windy. By the way, it is now week 11 Buffalo. We are basically on weather watch for every home game.

[Daniel Dopp]

The rest. Yeah. Here on out. No Dalton Kincaid in that one. Which we already knew. That's why you took Jackson Hawes as your long shot. Another tight end. I just want to mention really quickly, Sam Laporta has not practiced yet this week.

[Mike Clay]

Watch that today.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's going to be a big one. So Brock Wright might be the next man up in that tight end. He would be.

[Mike Clay]

I had him last week.

[Field Yates]

Never mind that. I take that back. We're trying to not make the same selection twice.

[Mike Clay]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

At least not like in back to back weeks. We want to give a little bit of space in between there. But no Brock Power. Excuse me, no Sam Laporta through Wednesday and Thursday. Friday is going to be a big one. Anyone else on the practice report? There wasn't as many guys missing practice this week that it felt like we needed to mention as we have in previous weeks.

[Field Yates]

Big question marks. Lamar Jackson returned to practice in full yesterday. He is good to go there. So off top my dome.

[Mike Clay]

So like Isaiah Pacheco's not going. He's not going to play? No.

[Field Yates]

You mentioned back to back days without a hamstring or without participating in practice because of a hamstring. I think he still has his hamstring. DJ Moore says he is. When asked if he's going to play. He said duh. So he will play on.

[Daniel Dopp]

There you go. All right. All right. Let's dive into our starts of the week. As a reminder, we've got some new rules and we have Field gets to do a punishment here. I'm going to start with the punishment first. First and foremost, the punishment is because field came in first place, Mike came in last place. Field gets to replace one of Mike's. Do you get to replace it with the player you choose or you just make him replace it?

[Field Yates]

I get to say, hey, Mike, you can't actually use that wider field, so.

[Daniel Dopp]

You'Re going to axe one of your players and you're going to have to pick someone else.

[Field Yates]

He came to the table with, I believe, at least player at each position. The other new rule this week, and Zrek is the brains behind this rule, is we have a wild card player that can use once a week. This player cannot be top five at any position, but he can be inside the thresholds that we have previously established. So for quarterbacks, you could be quarterback six through 10. You can't be one through five. For wide receivers six through 30, running back six through 20, tight end six through 10. You can use your wild card a total of twice at each position.

[Mike Clay]

Correct.

[Field Yates]

For the rest of the year. Because we have eight weeks left, including this week. I am not going to make Mike repick his wild card. Okay. Yeah. All right, Let him.

[Mike Clay]

So you can if you want, but I would. You can pick whatever you want.

[Field Yates]

All right, well, then never mind.

[Mike Clay]

I have a backup. I have a backup wild card, too, so whatever.

[Field Yates]

Really? That's in the business.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's so weird.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah, that was a real punishment, was that I had to prepare more. It's not just picking one twice the prep.

[Daniel Dopp]

But yeah.

[Mike Clay]

Anyway, we. The wild card idea was like, instead of us just picking guys that are near these thresholds every week, we can shake it up a little bit and we each can pick a, you know, a wild card at the different positions. Because sometimes there's those guys where you're like, oh, man, they have a really good matchup, but they're like wide receiver 27 or something. And you're like, I've been talking about him all week on the show. I really want him. And then we can't pick him for start of the week. It kind of defeats the purpose of start of the week. So having that wild card makes it fun. I also like.

[Daniel Dopp]

I like the idea of, like, we're mostly trying to pick flex plays for you guys. Guys Outside the normal, you know, starting. Right. But I like the idea of us being able to plant a flag on a player that we say we think is going to do well. This.

[Mike Clay]

That's the spirit of this. It's not just pick quarterback six every.

[Daniel Dopp]

Don't just pick CMC or JT every week.

[Mike Clay]

That'll be the case sometimes when the matchup's great. We want that guy. But there's strategy to win.

[Daniel Dopp]

Absolutely.

[Mike Clay]

Wild card at each position.

[Field Yates]

After we do this, I thought of a bonus topic we should address involving an injury.

[Daniel Dopp]

Perfect.

[Field Yates]

Yep.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right. You want me to start?

[Field Yates]

Yep, you start.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right. I am going to go with my quarterback as I often do because I'm a man of the people. We are going with two as the real deal player of the week. That it's going to be my quarterback as well. Living with the people. And I'm just going to skip right to my wild card because I'm going to stack TUA with Jalen Waddell this week.

[Field Yates]

Wow.

[Daniel Dopp]

I am pumped about the stack taken on the. I'm sorry, what was the. Oh, the commanders.

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

Do they even have a secondary in week 11?

[Field Yates]

Dores.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's.

[Field Yates]

They're playing in Barcelona this week. Madrid.

[Mike Clay]

They are.

[Daniel Dopp]

Madrid. Madrid. That's right. At the running back spot. I am going to go and I feel like this was a chalky situation, but Woody Marks taking on the Tennessee Titans in a really good spot. And I am going to live and die by famous Jamis with my tight end position, Theo Johnson sign me up. So I got a couple of Dolphins, Woody Marks and Theo Johnson as my starts of the week.

[Field Yates]

Feel Jates okay. Well, I'm not going to lie to you guys. I feel a little bit better, a little bit worse about my picks based off some of the things that have been said on the show today. But I like to show respect to greatness, to future hall of Famers. Let's start with Joe Flacco at quarterback outside the top. He of course plays the Steelers. The last time these two teams played, he went nuts. Aaron Rodgers went nuts as well in that game. My wild card pick is at running back this week. It's Javante Williams. They face the Raiders on Monday Night Football. That game is in Vegas. We know that Raiders defense has really, really struggled pretty much in every way all season. I am not stacking these players, but I would have been stacking them if this was eight weeks ago when they were still teammates. My wide receiver pick, Jerry Judy. Mike sky back on track. Here they play the Ravens this weekend of note, Ravens. No. Marlon Humphrey, one of their top corners. I don't know how much Judy he would have seen, but a little bit of shuffling of the deck at corner. Last but not least, but perhaps least, given Mike's thoughts earlier, my tight end is Kate Otten.

[Mike Clay]

All right. Ready?

[Daniel Dopp]

He was really excited about his Kate Otten pick for, like, the first 80% of your analysis.

[Mike Clay]

Maybe I'll be the first one to have a good game, maybe against the Bills. We'll see. See.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, reminder. We get to rep or field gets to replace one of these. So let's see what your starts of the week are.

[Mike Clay]

So my quarterback is Tua Tongue of Viola Washington.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay.

[Mike Clay]

And I will skip ahead to my wild card because it's a stacking opportunity with Jalen Waddle. We're on the same page. I was getting nervous that we were gonna have all the same guys. My running back is different, though. I'm going RJ Harvey. Jay Harvey at running back against the Kansas City Chiefs. They've been good against running backs, but Harvey should be busy in this one.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Mike Clay]

And then tight end is good old Zach Ertz. And the other side of that Miami Washington game at tight end.

[Field Yates]

So I would like to make you repick your wild card because I want some variants between you two.

[Daniel Dopp]

I love that we added the wild card element so we could pick players and we choose the exact same guy.

[Mike Clay]

No doubt about it. So it's funny. Theo Johnson was my backup at tight end. Yeah. My. I'll tell you, my backups were for all of them. And I'll say I'll save the wild card for last, but Brock Purdy would have been my quarterback.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay. Like that.

[Mike Clay]

Woody Marks. So we were very close to having the exact same lineup.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Wow.

[Mike Clay]

Woody Marks is my backup at running back, but my backup wild card is a pretty good one. It is. I have ranked a couple spots lower than Waddle, so this fits with you punishing me in a way. I'm going, but he's still good. Nico Collins. Oh. Playing the Titans. I mean, great matchup this week for Nico Collins. So, yeah, I considered. You know, that's the fun thing about the strategy is because I was thinking about going Jalen Warren with the wild card, but I wanted to put the stack together with tua. Which you did. It's kind of a little DFS element to it, but. No, I'm sorry. I'm good with Nico. I'll take Nico all day. Let's go.

[Daniel Dopp]

Nico looked great last week, too, with.

[Field Yates]

50 targets last week I do have to ask one question. In a world in which you guys did pick the exact same players, it would have been basically me versus the two of you.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Field Yates]

If I then went on to win starts to the week.

[Mike Clay]

Do you guys both. Yeah, I think so. I think that's what we should do. Yeah, we both spin the wheel.

[Field Yates]

You guys take an ice bath together. Only dance.

[Daniel Dopp]

Only dance on Sunday morning, guys. I'll tell you. Oh, you're right.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah. But yeah, I think we, we would both spin the wheel. I think if we.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah. If two people tie for the worst score that you are both loser punishment eligible.

[Field Yates]

Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

I think that's the way it should work.

[Mike Clay]

No doubt about it.

[Daniel Dopp]

Let's dive into the J.K. dobbins RJ Harvey conversation.

[Field Yates]

So first let's dive into the news that we have maybe don't have on J.K. dobbins. He has yet to practice this week. There was a report, I believe in the Denver Post earlier in the week that injured reserve was at least a possibility. Yeah.

[Mike Clay]

And once I saw that, I removed them from the projection. That's an indication he's out this week.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, I think he's going to be out this week as well. The Broncos placed two separate players on IR earlier this week. Neither of them, of course was J.K. dobbins. They have a buy next week. So this might be sort of like the Patrick certain situation who was not placed on ir. But because of the fact he's going to miss most likely on Sunday and the buy next week, he will still be out for four weeks and maybe he returns in week 13. We shall see. Dobbins has not practiced either day. We don't expect him to play today. As of right now, I don't have a feel like if you told me he was back in week 13, I might be surprised. But it's possible. Maybe he's back in week 14. But obviously a very telling day tomorrow because if he is placed on ninja reserve tomorrow, that would mean that he is out 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. You could basically drop J.K. dobbins because he would be out until week 16 at the earliest.

[Mike Clay]

You absolutely can because he's also a guy we're ranking like 25th every week.

[Field Yates]

Right.

[Mike Clay]

So it's not like you're missing out on RB1. He's an uninvolved in the passing game.

[Daniel Dopp]

And this is why you have just continued to hold on the rookie running back that is RJ Harvey when he's shown you flashes throughout the season in case a role materialized in the second half and now we're in a spot where it feels like not just this week, but we may have RJ Harvey down the playoff stretch beginning being able to give us life that he didn't give us in the regular season.

[Mike Clay]

The only thing here is I do expect him to be the lead back as I picked him for starts, so I'm optimistic he's their biggest back now among the three. But I will say this, I do expect the other two running backs to play when they're in obvious passing situations. Tyler Bidet will play and we know that because he already has. Even with J.K. dobbins there and Julian McLaughlin, he'll be up as well and they have at times leaned on him in past years. Small running back, so his ceilings limited, but they'll find ways to get the ball in his hands and allow him to make splashy plays. So expect three guys to play but Harvey, again biggest back, should get goal line work, you would think. And he's a skilled pass catcher, so there's all. He can do it all. So I'm optimistic about him. But again, this is. I don't think it's going to be Trevion Henderson where there's no one else and it's just 90% of the snaps, but maybe 65% totally possible.

[Daniel Dopp]

Where do you have RJ Harvey with J.K. dobbins? Let's say J.K. dobbins officially is ruled out.

[Mike Clay]

I'm at. I'm at 23, but they're playing the Chiefs too. That's another thing.

[Daniel Dopp]

Tough matchup.

[Mike Clay]

Very tough matchup. But going forward, he's an RB2. As long as Dobbins is out, I like it.

[Field Yates]

What a slate of games we have this Sunday.

[Mike Clay]

By the way, I'm in line with.

[Field Yates]

Mike, by the way, in terms of how he has those backs ranked. I don't have a great feel for the exact percentage of carries that RJ Harvey will handle, but if he's not the leader in carries on Sunday, we have some serious issues. What a slate we have. Let's just talk about some of the games that we have on tap. We have Chiefs versus Broncos, which begins at 425, which comes 20 minutes after the kickoff to the Seahawks and the Rams game. Yes, they have yet to play this season. To play again. Both of those games are the first of two upcoming matchups there. Sunday Night Football, your two teams. We need to figure out a wager right now. Eagles. There has to be some sort of friendly banter or wager on this game. Game going into Sunday night, we can figure this out. Could be.

[Mike Clay]

We like to go out for sushi.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, we like to do that.

[Mike Clay]

Sushi dinner.

[Daniel Dopp]

I like that. I like to do it, though. Like where. I mean, do you like doing the bet where the loser has to pay? I like the winner pain so that the loser gets something because you like.

[Field Yates]

Oh, really?

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Mike Clay]

Wow, that's interesting.

[Daniel Dopp]

I guess I'm a nice guy.

[Field Yates]

It's a nice guy. Man. We have never even thought about nice people all over this.

[Daniel Dopp]

I don't know. Because. Well, because, like, you already got the loss because your team wasn't good. So it's like. Then you get, you know.

[Mike Clay]

Yeah. All right, so if the Eagles win, you buy me dinner. And if the Lions win, you can just buy me dinner.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'll buy you dinner.

[Mike Clay]

You're the nice guy. You're the nice guy in this scenario. It's okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

We're in Philly. Do you know what the line is, by any chance?

[Mike Clay]

What is the line? Is it three and a half?

[Daniel Dopp]

That's a great question. While Field is looking that up, I would like to say this. The slate of games that you have mentioned is this week makes me again feel like we should have a bunch of primetime games. Just like put Chiefs, Broncos in a primetime slot. Put the Rams and Seahawks in. Yeah, like give them another. Those are all. These are all prime time games right now with how these teams are playing.

[Field Yates]

Eagles are favored by two and a half, which by the way, the books typically afford the home team a point and a half. So the books think the Eagles on balance are a slightly better team than the Lions.

[Mike Clay]

I've noticed home teams a little bit more of an edge over this year than they have the last couple of years. So maybe a little home field advantage building up a little bit more. Just a random side note, but do.

[Daniel Dopp]

You want to take it straight up then? 2 and a half isn't a whole lot. Let's just do straight up.

[Mike Clay]

I think it's a. I. Yeah, I think it's a complete toss up. I was thinking about it today because you're like, you have two. Defense is playing very well and then the Lions offense is out playing the Eagles. But the Lions have also just had random duds this season as well where they just disappeared. So I think it's a toss up. I really do.

[Daniel Dopp]

They did that before they made the play calling change to Dan Campbell. And in Dan Campbell, I trust. Just so you know. So I say that the Detroit Lions beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night football.

[Mike Clay]

I say the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Detroit Lions on Sunday night Football. Ball.

[Daniel Dopp]

Put it on the board. All right.

[Field Yates]

Loser and I get dinner from both of you.

[Daniel Dopp]

If they tie, you come out to sushi with both of us. No matter what. We're good to go either way.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, they tie.

[Mike Clay]

No, they tie. Winter ties. Winner pays. Is that what we're doing?

[Daniel Dopp]

I think so, yeah. Winner pays. Winner pays.

[Mike Clay]

Okay, I'm down.

[Daniel Dopp]

I like that. We'll switch it up a little bit. Maybe like a nice bet, a nice guy bet. You know what I mean? So anything else we want to dive into really quickly before we get out here on a. I mean, it's week 11. I can't believe that we are already here. The playoffs are going to be on our doorstep in a matter of weeks.

[Mike Clay]

I have one thing. I'm not going to see you till Wednesday. Now.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's true. Because I'm not going to be doing.

[Mike Clay]

Happy birthday.

[Daniel Dopp]

Thank you very much.

[Field Yates]

I appreciate it.

[Daniel Dopp]

Again, Monday. Technically, it is on Monday, but Mike will not be here on Monday. I'm taking the Sunday show off. My beautiful wife, Rosie has said, daniel, why don't you try to get Sunday off? I want to do some stuff with you this weekend. And so I decided to take. Take the day off.

[Mike Clay]

Week 11 by say we're going yet or.

[Daniel Dopp]

No, I don't know where I'm going.

[Field Yates]

Okay.

[Mike Clay]

That's fun.

[Field Yates]

Do you have. Do you have to pack?

[Daniel Dopp]

I do not have to pack.

[Mike Clay]

Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

No.

[Field Yates]

So you don't know. Okay. No packing. So it's something local.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's something local, but it is just something. It's very difficult, as you guys know, like, having anything come up in the middle of the football season consistently. Like my birthday being in November is like every. And it's also right after Veterans Day. It's. And it's right before Thanksgiving, so it's a really tough, like, window. So we don't usually do a lot of stuff for it, but this week, or. Excuse me, this year, Rosie was just like, I want to do something for it. So we're doing a thing.

[Field Yates]

Everybody wish Daniel happy.

[Daniel Dopp]

Thanks, guys. I appreciate it. Yes, that's. I'll take. I'll take it. Thank you.

[Field Yates]

I appreciate that full exuberance about you as young as when we have your Veterans Day photo.

[Mike Clay]

Dude. Still quite young.

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

I feel like that's AI at this point. Like, that does not even me at this point. A big shout out to our buddy Eric Moody, who's been hanging out in chat. Make sure you continue to follow him on social media at Eric and Moody. And we're going to be back on Sunday morning. Except for me. You'll be with these two beautiful people, so make sure you come watch them on fantasy football now. But today's show is presented by Little Caesars. Don't forget to love each other. Be kind to yourself. You deserve it. And we'll see you guys, most of us, on Sunday.

[Field Yates]

Happy birthday, Daniel.

[Mike Clay]

See you guys.

[Daniel Dopp]

Have a great weekend.

[Mike Clay]

Sam.