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Summary

Fantasy Focus Football: Week 13 Recap – Big Winners, Duds & Must-Know Takeaways

Podcast: ESPN Fantasy Focus Football
Hosts: Field Yates, Stefania Bell, Daniel Dopp, Mike Clay
Date: December 1, 2025
Episode Theme: In this episode, the Fantasy Focus crew dives deep into all the key fantasy football storylines from Week 13, breaking down the biggest winners, surprise performers, disappointments, injuries, and essential takeaways for fantasy managers heading into the home stretch of the season.

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode is all about making sense of the wild Thanksgiving weekend and Week 13 NFL slate—from game-changing catches and surprising duds to injury updates and evolving depth charts. The crew provides actionable analysis for the fantasy playoffs, spotlighting who to start, who to worry about, and what recent trends actually mean for winners and losers in fantasy football.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Unforgettable Catches: OBJ vs. Traylon Burks

[02:40 - 05:07]

• The show kicks off with an animated debate: Was Traylon Burks' recent one-handed catch better than Odell Beckham Jr's iconic grab?
• Daniel Dopp: "I think that was the best catch I have ever seen in my life. Better than the Odell Beckham."
• Stefania points out Burks made the catch just a week after hand surgery and with a defender draped over him.
• Stefania: "[Burks] had surgery to stabilize a spiral fracture in that finger… and made that catch."
• Field Yates (playful): "I think you guys are nuts. OBJ had to run 40 yards down the field."
• A poll is run for listeners: 78% hadn’t seen Burks’ catch, leading to plenty of laughs and light-hearted ribbing.

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Winners of Week 13

Davante Adams: Goal Line Machine

[05:19 - 06:34]

• Field Yates: "The best goal line running back in the NFL is Davante Adams… Over his last six games, he has 11 receiving touchdowns... none longer than 10 yards."
• Despite modest targets and yards, Adams’ red zone usage makes him impossible to bench.

A.J. Brown: Patience Rewarded

[06:57 - 07:54]

• Stefania: "My winner is a guy we've been calling a loser a lot... that’s AJ Brown, 35.2 fantasy points, season high… Second straight top five finish."
• A “squeaky wheel” situation, Brown is back in top form—if you waited, you're reaping the rewards.

Bijan Robinson: Steady High Floor

[08:10 - 09:02]

• Daniel Dopp: "Third game with 30+ fantasy points this season… Has been a top-15 RB in all but 2 weeks."
• Volume-proof, matchup-proof, and a must-start even in tough games.

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Losers & Duds of the Week

Lamar Jackson: Panic Setting In?

[09:25 - 11:45]

• Field Yates: "Lamar over his last three games has not scored more than 7.22 fantasy points... It has been disappointing, to say the least."
• Stefania expresses deep concern—his running is down, and health is in question: “He has been hesitant to run... I don't know that this gets a lot better.”

JSN (Jaxon Smith-Njigba): Sudden Bust

[12:14 - 13:31]

• Stefania: "Wide receiver 64. That was just awful for him. Prior, he only had one finish outside the top 13 all season."
• The Vikings’ defense and game script contributed, but cause for concern as the playoffs loom.

Rome Odunze: From Breakout to Bust

[14:51 - 16:35]

• Daniel Dopp: "Eight and a half or fewer fantasy points in six of his last eight… feels like a dart throw boomer/bust play."
• Bears offense is “spreading it around,” making trust hard; now a low-end FLEX, not a reliable WR2.

Justin Jefferson: Benchable?

[17:43 - 20:39]

• Field Yates: "Justin Jefferson had 2.4 fantasy points. What the heck was that? …We don't need a star QB, but we need better than the crappiest play in the league."
• Stefania: “You can see the frustration... It's literally nothing he can do.”
• Daniel Dopp: "I'm at the point now where it's win-or-go-home—might have to bench him."

Saquon Barkley: Rock Bottom

[49:28 - 50:47]

• Field Yates: "Season low 5.6 points, one game this year over 20 points, one game over 100 rush yards… On a scale of 1-10 confidence next week? I’m a 2."
• Utter lack of receiving work and bad game script kill his value.

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“What the Heck” Performers

Rashaad Rice: Quietly Elite

[24:17 - 25:29]

• Daniel Dopp: "Not sure there's a WR you want more than Rashi Rice right now... at least 18.5 points in five of six games."
• Exactly as productive as JSN over recent weeks, but with more stability.

Brock Bowers: The Raiders’ Bright Spot

[21:18 - 22:30]

• Stefania Bell: "Scores a TD, it gets blown dead for a timeout, then re-scores with a ridiculous one-handed catch. Continues to amaze, even on a struggling offense."

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Must-Know Takeaways & Strategic Advice

Chuba Hubbard vs. Rico Dowdle: Panthers’ RB Split

[31:02 - 34:32]

• Chuba Hubbard regained lead role; Dowdle still involved, but usage is volatile.
• Stefania: “Hubbard said he came back too early from injury. Now he’s healthy, this split may persist.”

Joe Burrow: Trust Is Restored

[34:32 - 37:06]

• Overcame early rust in return—19+ fantasy points, big passing volume even in a win.
• Stefania: "Looked like a guy coming back from layoff, not foot injury. Protected himself smartly. You should feel good going forward."

DeAndre Swift & Kyle Monangai: Bears RBBC

[42:43 - 43:59]

• Both had 20+ fantasy points; Swift more involved, Monangai now touchdown-dependent.
• It’s a committee, but both are usable (Swift ranked higher).

Chris Godwin & Bucky Irving: Trending Up

[26:00 - 28:27]

• Bucky Irving looked “really good” in limited snaps; Chris Godwin “eye test was really strong.”
• If Godwin is on waivers, grab him.

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Injury Updates

[51:54 - 55:22]

• Amon-Ra St. Brown: Lateral ankle sprain, “could be a one-week injury, but prepare not to have him Thursday.”
• Justin Herbert: Non-throwing hand fracture, surgery expected; could be back in a week if protected.
• Marvin Harrison Jr.: Heel injury, monitored after appendix recovery.
• Drake London: Multi-week injury.
• Aaron Jones: Left with shoulder injury.

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Trending Players, Waiver Targets, Worries

Studs

• Patrick Mahomes: 29.4 fantasy points, found chemistry with Rice.
• Jordan Love: "Awesome," gets the Bears next week.
• Adonai (AD) Mitchell: Emerged as Jets top WR; 24.2 fantasy points.

Duds

• Travis Etienne: 5.1 points, just one target, TD-dependent.
• Khalil Shakir: Super dud; zero production.
• Vikings skill players (Addison, Mason, Mattison): None trustworthy for playoffs.

Tight Ends Not Named Bowers/McBride: Stream, Don’t Hold

[44:12 - 45:34]

• Dalton Schultz, Brenton Strange, and Harold Fan all viable streamers.
• Stefania: "You can still perhaps pick up a Strange or Fan. If you had Mark Andrews, check availability."

Jaguars WRs: Jacoby Myers #1

[41:02 - 42:36]

• "He’s clearly the top Jags WR," even with Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter on roster.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Field Yates: "The best goal line running back in the NFL is Davante Adams… oh, he’s a wide receiver." [05:19]
• Stefania Bell: "My winner is a guy we've been calling a loser... AJ Brown, 35.2 fantasy points." [06:57]
• Daniel Dopp: "I might start a dead horse over a Viking in my fantasy playoffs." [39:10]
• Field Yates: "You know who cares zero about this? The Bears." [17:27]
• Stefania Bell (re: Traylon Burks): "He had surgery to stabilize a spiral fracture in that finger… and made that catch." [03:31]
• Daniel Dopp: "I'm at the point now where it's win-or-go-home—might have to bench [Justin Jefferson]." [20:25]
• Stefania Bell: “Maybe it’s emotional, but I just can’t trust any Vikings in the playoffs after this week.” [39:50]
• Daniel Dopp (on Kyle Monangai): "Matt Forte after that. Just out of respect." [43:42]
• Field Yates: "This may have been the final hurrah for Vidal as a starting option. Wanted to give some love." [38:39]
• Field Yates (on Saquon Barkley): "Season low 5.6 points... On a scale of 1-10 confidence next week? I’m a 2." [49:28]
• Stefania Bell (on Amon-Ra St. Brown): "He escaped something that could have been much more serious..." [52:05]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:40 – Traylon Burks vs. OBJ catch debate
• 05:19 – Winners of the week (Davante Adams, A.J. Brown, Bijan Robinson)
• 09:25 – Lamar Jackson’s struggles and outlook
• 12:14 – Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s bust performance
• 14:51 – Rome Odunze’s decline
• 17:43 – Justin Jefferson: benchable?
• 21:18 – Brock Bowers’ circus-catch sequence
• 24:17 – Rashi Rice’s emergence
• 26:00 – Bucky Irving, Chris Godwin trending up
• 31:02 – Panthers RB dilemma (Hubbard/Dowdle)
• 34:32 – Joe Burrow’s return and health
• 39:50 – Any trustworthy Vikings for playoffs?
• 41:02 – Jaguars WR pecking order
• 42:43 – Bears RBBC (Swift/Monangai)
• 44:12 – Tight end streaming options
• 49:28 – Saquon Barkley’s rock bottom
• 51:54 – Key injury updates
• 55:22 – Trey McBride’s MVP-level impact
• 56:08 – Patrick Mahomes, Love, Packers, and other studs
• 58:39 – Monday Night Football preview
• 62:33 – Listener mailbag: Flex & roster questions

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Mailbag Highlights

• Start Tyrone Tracy (Patriots) or Theo Johnson (Giants) at flex?
  • Consensus: Tracy for volume/upside. [62:33]
• Drop Roma Odunze for Trey Benson?
  • Not unless Benson’s health becomes clear. [63:07]
• Rest-of-season: Juwan Johnson or Brenton Strange at TE?
  • Slight edge to Strange for upside. [64:15]

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Final Notes & Playoff Action

• The hosts agree on several “must-starts” and “must-sit” players.
• Key caution for Vikings skill position starters.
• Injuries could dramatically change fantasy outcomes—follow updates on Amon-Ra, Herbert, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Drake London.
• The episode ends with a MNF preview and quick-hit mailbag—be ready for final playoff pushes!

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Overall Tone:
Expert, conversational, and good-humored—plenty of friendly debates and music/sports trivia mixed in with actionable advice.

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**Want to win your playoff matchups? The full breakdown above should help you avoid landmines like Barkley and Jefferson (if necessary), give proper credit to surging stars (Adams, Rice, Bowers), stream tight ends smartly, and (most importantly) keep having fun with the game!

Transcript

[Daniel Dopp]

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[Field Yates]

Fantasy.

[Daniel Dopp]

Fantasy Focus what's good party people? Welcome into Fantasy Focus Football presented by Wingstop. Did you like the party people today, people?

[Stefania Bell]

I felt like there was music coming up that you know what I'm talking about.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, that was what? I haven't brought out the party people. Thank you. So that's it.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, that was good.

[Daniel Dopp]

I like that.

[Field Yates]

You also always like a little bit.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Get real grovelly for a moment.

[Daniel Dopp]

I try to do a little bit of that, you know, little like radio.

[Stefania Bell]

DJ morning, wake up.

[Daniel Dopp]

You know, I've seen you guys recently. We did a show yesterday. However, we haven't done a podcast since Wednesday. So it feels like it's been a minute since we've done the Fantasy Focus show. Well, for you, for Stefania, obviously. Yeah, for the three of us it has been a minute. So a lot has happened. We are going to dive into everything that was week 13 over the Thanksgiving weekend, including Black Friday and all of the Sunday slate. We got a bunch to be able to get to. First and foremost, our buddy Eric Moody hanging out in chat like he always does. Go hang out with him, follow him on social media. Ricknmoodie and if you're in the YouTube chat, ask him all the questions. Cause he's got all the the answers that you need for that, including what.

[Stefania Bell]

He might be listening to today.

[Daniel Dopp]

You know what? Nothing wrong with a little bit of music right off the top. Stefania. Three Little Birds is always one of my things to start the morning with. You know what that is?

[Stefania Bell]

That is one of my all time favorites.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's one of my all time favorite songs.

[Field Yates]

How I hate that song. I'm kidding. I Like that song. I'm kidding.

[Stefania Bell]

I love that song so much. It reminds me of my time in Miami.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, that's great. I love that. All right, well, other also quick shout out to our friends over at trophy smack. In spite of the fact that Matt is in first place of our league and we don't want to talk about him anymore. Heading over trophy smack dot com. Use the promo code focus10. Not only are they good at football, they're good at bringing together some good stuff for your fantasy league. Whether you need a belt or a trophy or a chain or a toilet seat, head over to trophysmac.com.

[Field Yates]

Let'S do it.

[Daniel Dopp]

One thing before we dive into these football games, my friends. I think that was the best catch I have ever seen in my life. Better than the Odell Beckham.

[Field Yates]

Don't you dare.

[Daniel Dopp]

I do think so.

[Field Yates]

You thought the trail in Burke's catch was better than the obj.

[Daniel Dopp]

You did not see the Sunday night football game.

[Field Yates]

Why?

[Daniel Dopp]

By the way, there was a lot. We went into overtime and used all.

[Stefania Bell]

Of it going to support you on this and I'll tell you why.

[Field Yates]

Oh my God. Yes. You guys are ridiculous.

[Daniel Dopp]

I, I can't. I want to hear Stefania first and then I want your rebuttal.

[Field Yates]

Give me your poor logic.

[Stefania Bell]

Y.

[Field Yates]

Now you're nervous. Yeah, I was going to say, I.

[Stefania Bell]

Just tried to think of the comeback and I I. It's a family friendly show. Anyway, Trailen Burks. Did you see the closeup of his hand?

[Daniel Dopp]

I didn't.

[Stefania Bell]

Did you see that he was wearing something, a supportive thing on his middle finger?

[Daniel Dopp]

I didn't see that. Why?

[Stefania Bell]

Because he had surgery to stabilize a spiral fracture in that finger just I think a week ago.

[Daniel Dopp]

Wow.

[Stefania Bell]

And made that catch.

[Daniel Dopp]

Natalie.

[Stefania Bell]

Did you now? He made that catch, that acrobatic one.

[Daniel Dopp]

Handed catch with Riley Moss draped over top of him. OBJ didn't have a guy draped over top of him. Oh.

[Field Yates]

Instead he only had three fingers.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay, I'm sorry. So it's his fault. It's Treyan's fault because he used his entire hand rather than only using three fingers.

[Field Yates]

I think you guys are nuts.

[Daniel Dopp]

Really?

[Field Yates]

You're nuts.

[Daniel Dopp]

You know what? Then let's ask chat. I would love to know Chat. If you watch the Sunday night football game, do you think the Traylon Burks catch was better than the OBJ catch?

[Field Yates]

If there is even 1% that vote for Traylon Burks, that 1% of people.

[Stefania Bell]

Is why do you hate Traylon Burks?

[Daniel Dopp]

I'm going into the YouTube chat right now against Traylon.

[Field Yates]

He seems like by all accounts a nice young man who I'm happy has found a. A little bit of footing in Washington. But that catch. Come on, OBJ had to run 40 yards down the field. Like I. You guys are nuts.

[Daniel Dopp]

I.

[Field Yates]

Nuts.

[Daniel Dopp]

We're going to disagree. I can't wait to see what chat says if Chad even made it through the whole game because like I said, we went all the way into overtime.

[Stefania Bell]

He had surgery on his hand a week before making it. I'm just saying, extra degree of difficulty.

[Field Yates]

Justin Jefferson's catch against the Bills three years ago was better than that catch.

[Daniel Dopp]

You think so?

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh my gosh.

[Field Yates]

You guys are prisoners of the moment.

[Stefania Bell]

Oh, wow.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's crazy. All right.

[Stefania Bell]

The resident historian.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, you really are.

[Stefania Bell]

He's an old guy.

[Field Yates]

I know things. I know some stuff. Of course it was a.

[Daniel Dopp]

It was a killer throw into the corner of the end zone for Marcus Mariota and it was very. I don't know, I thought it was great.

[Field Yates]

It was great catch. Wasn't better than objs. But we will let chat.

[Daniel Dopp]

Maybe chat will decide.

[Field Yates]

They'll make their pick and we'll.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's all right. Even if you're on field side, it's okay. Let's dive into our Monday morning blitz, the A block of what we're doing today field. I'm going to start with you. We got some winners, some losers and what the heck, players. Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Let's start with our winner of the weekend and the best goal line running back in the entire NFL is Devonte Adams. Oh, he's a wide receiver.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's right.

[Field Yates]

Somehow Devonte Adams, over his last six games has 11 receiving touchdowns. That's absurd. None of them have been more than 10 yards out. There was one yesterday that was like a mile away. It was nine yards out. I was like, what's gotten into him?

[Daniel Dopp]

It's like a long distance call for devontae Adams.

[Field Yates]

There was very few things that I was more certain of during the day yesterday, which was in some ways an unpredictable Sunday. It was an unpredictable week. I mean the first four games the underdogs won outright Thursday and Friday action. But there were very few things that I was more certain of than yesterday. When the Rams had the ball like the two yard line that Matthew Stafford would find devonte Adams for a touchdown. So devonte. Another gigantic day yesterday. Puka relatively held in check. Although Puka's catch yesterday, he made a great.

[Daniel Dopp]

That might have been better than.

[Field Yates]

Fuck.

[Daniel Dopp]

Stop it. You're just a Hater.

[Field Yates]

Now, Rock Bowers catch might have been better than Traylon Burch, but that went.

[Daniel Dopp]

Rock Powers is a good one. Okay, we'll talk about him.

[Field Yates]

Devonte, 21.8 fantasy points. He was awesome once again yesterday. You can't. I mean, even if the volume is just okay and even if the. The yardage is just okay, you can't bench the guy because he is the closest thing to an anytime touchdown bet at wide receiver.

[Stefania Bell]

Right. I mean, there's no reason to think that it's going to change. Everybody knows it's coming. Nobody can stop it.

[Field Yates]

Can't do it. Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

This is one of the. Probably one of the only wide receivers that if you said to me, you know what, he's probably only going to see five or six targets a game the rest of the way, I would say, all right, sure, that works.

[Field Yates]

All he needs.

[Daniel Dopp]

Everyone else, I would want more than that. But with the way that devonte is being utilized at the goal line field, it's. The dude is unbelievable. Who's your winner, Stefan?

[Stefania Bell]

My winner is a guy that we've been calling a loser a lot of the time. That's AJ Brown. 35.2 fantasy points, season high for him. Second straight top five finish after not finishing in the top five since week six. Seven. So not only is he a winner, you're a winner if you stuck with him because, you know, you stuck it out and you'd really. You can't expect anything from A.J. brown. But I feel like that pep talk, the little, the meeting that whatever happened in Philadelphia suddenly turned things around and now exclusively.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

Oh, only for him.

[Field Yates]

Yes. Not for anybody we care about.

[Stefania Bell]

For our fantasy rosters, we have A.J. brown on it. We just care that A.J. brown is now seeing more targets and scoring more points. So the Eagles overall, we. We can have a different conversation about how they look, which is not great. But A.J. brown is definitely. I feel like he. The squeaky wheel got the grease here and I don't see that changing.

[Daniel Dopp]

I think Eagles fans should cherish these big AJ Brown games while they have the chance because pretty soon it feels like he may be on the other side of the field.

[Stefania Bell]

But you know, we're talking about redraft leagues. Daniels fans.

[Daniel Dopp]

You're right. You're right.

[Field Yates]

We.

[Stefania Bell]

We don't care about what happens. Maybe even in week 18.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's right.

[Stefania Bell]

We care about the next few weeks. AJ Brown is playing. AJ Brown's getting targeted. AJ Brown is scoring points.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's not just AJ Brown. BJan Robinson has been awesome as well. Third game with 30 or more fantasy points this season. 23 carries tied a season high 142 yards and a touchdown plus the passing game work five catches for 51 yards for a total of 30.3 fantasy points. Leads all running backs in receiving yards. He's second in scrimmage yards. He's third in receptions. He has been a top 15 running back in all but two weeks this year. He has been unbelievable. One of those weeks he was running back 22 so he didn't even really crush you that week. He has been an unbelievably high floor. Currently averaging over 21 points per game RB4 on the week. Next week he's going to get the Seahawks which is going to be another tougher matchup for him. But honestly with your Bijon Robinson and the way that they utilize him in this offense, Volume two doesn't matter.

[Stefania Bell]

He's like the lone brightsman spot in Atlanta.

[Daniel Dopp]

Ideally Drake London comes back and he can be a bright spot too. But the quarterback situation looks so bad.

[Stefania Bell]

We'll see. And, and I think that's a multi week thing. So all Bijan all the time.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's the last thing I wanted. I know that we're not talking about Drake London, but Drake London helped me get to basically the playoffs in so many leagues being just dominant. Him being a multi week injury is really tough for a lot of squads.

[Field Yates]

Three games missed already for Drake. We'll see whether he misses again next Sunday against Seattle. My loser of the week as we move to the loser portion of the program is a player that we need to have a conversation about. These are the hardest conversations to have in fantasy football because sometimes where you land is. You just got to keep plugging away here. However, Lamar Jackson now has three straight.

[Stefania Bell]

Don't I know it.

[Field Yates]

Epic proportions. Lamar over his last three games has not scored more than 7.22 fantasy points. As a matter of fact, he had 6.54 fantasy points this past Thursday night. You can throw the caveats out there. There was a Zay Flowers, I thought very questionable offensive pass interference touchdown that was taken off the board and he had 0.6. Yep, he had his total. That's correct for the week. So Zay was a major dud. On top of that there was an Isaiah likely touchdown that was taken off the board because he fumbled. He fumbled. He did the thing that you shouldn't do. He was actually. The ball was dislodged by Jordan Battle. Great, great hustle play there. But you know there's a World in which the mars day looks a lot better against one of just the worst defenses in the NFL in Cincinnati. I don't exactly know where to go other than therapy right now. For those teams that have Lamar Jackson, 7.22 is his maximum fantasy points over the past three weeks. It has been disappointing to say the absolute least.

[Stefania Bell]

You know, the teams that have him, a team that. That was holding a very high spot in a particularly important league, who's now had two consecutive massive duds from Lamar Jackson that are costing me in that league. And I literally went to Jameson Hensley, our writer who covers the Ravens, because I said, you're there all the time. Is it just me? Because I. We know he was hurt. He missed time due to an injury. He's been listed on the injury report with all these different lower extremity body parts. But it feels to me like the running is not there. And when you drafted him at the high capital that you did to get Lamar Jackson, you were counting on the running game in addition to the passing game. And he has been hesitant to run. And it's just they. They see it too, you know, they. They see it too not using his legs in the same way, which all of which leads me to say that I don't know that this gets a lot better and I'm actually nervous about what to do with him going forward.

[Field Yates]

Well, yeah, there are very few people that are in a circumstance where they have Lamar versus other star caliber quarterback in their lineup. But we'll talk about this throughout the week, but it has been. I thought there was a chance for liftoff for Lamar these past coup the games because some of the matchups that he faced and some of the matchups, he will continue to face the Steelers this weekend. Does that defense scare you? Nothing about that team scares me right now. They play the Bengals again the following week. There are opportunities here for Lamar to get on track. It has not taken place though, over the past three weeks. Who's your loser, Stefania?

[Stefania Bell]

My loser. Cover your ears, Daniel. Oh, Jackson, Smith and jig.

[Field Yates]

Oh, my God.

[Stefania Bell]

It was an automatic must start every week. Is he not. He wasn't wide receiver 20 or wide receiver 30 even. Where'd he finish? Do you know?

[Daniel Dopp]

No, I don't even guess.

[Field Yates]

Okay, so we have two teams yet to play tonight. Yeah, and some decent receivers. I mean, Stefan Diggs is probably.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'll say wide. Robinson 37.

[Stefania Bell]

You gotta guess.

[Field Yates]

52.

[Stefania Bell]

52, 64. Wow. Wide receiver 64. And we still have two teams to go. So that was Just awful for him. 4.3 fantasy points. Prior to that yesterday performance, he only had one finish outside the top 13 all season. That was wide receiver, 25 in week four, so 13.9.

[Field Yates]

So you take that every day of the week.

[Stefania Bell]

I know. So I'm going to look at it this way. I'm going to look at it as glass half full that we got this out of the system before you hit the playoffs.

[Daniel Dopp]

This was. This was against the Vikings, Right. Like, this was Brian Flores knowing how to be able to take advantage of.

[Stefania Bell]

McDonald's, trying desperately to, like, do anything they could. Since they couldn't do anything offensively, they were trying to cover. And then the Seahawks figured it out and they got tired.

[Field Yates]

Stefania sort of said, like, cover your ears, because I know you're a fan of jsn.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Field Yates]

As a Lions fan, is there a part of you that's like, I'll take it? You know why? Because Calvin Johnson's receiving record became a little more secure yesterday. Now we can already have a conversation about whether a guy who gets 17 games versus 16 games should even be measured the same way.

[Daniel Dopp]

Sure.

[Field Yates]

But the chances of him breaking Megatron's receiving records definitely went down yesterday.

[Daniel Dopp]

It did. I'm okay with that. I'm okay with records being broken. I love seeing new guys be able to have things happen. However, there is a part of you that you're like, you want your guy to be the guy.

[Field Yates]

Of course you do.

[Daniel Dopp]

You know what I mean? Like, I don't want someone to take it from Calvin Johnson.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

But if there was someone that was going to do it, like, JSN this year, this game basically wiped out the chances. He's going to have to have, like, a monolithic end to the season. I'm not sure that was the proper word to be able to, like, do this at this point.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, I. I get how you feel. Because Mike Evans was potentially on track to break Jerry Rice's record of consecutive thousand.

[Daniel Dopp]

Of course we would have. We were routing for that, rooting for.

[Stefania Bell]

Him, and Jerry Rice was rooting like, we're celebrating it, and now that's not going to happen. So, you know, but then you go, jerry Rice really was the greatest.

[Daniel Dopp]

He really was. He was super good. If they. If the Seahawks didn't get anything from jsn, they must have had a really tight game then, huh?

[Field Yates]

No, no. Actually, their defense scored 28 fantasy points.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah. The loser could have been. Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Any touch. Well, we'll talk about the Vikings offense.

[Stefania Bell]

Maybe a little bit later.

[Field Yates]

Dan, What Was your loser of the week?

[Daniel Dopp]

Was it Roma Dun After I advocated for ro. Did you just come up with a new nickname?

[Stefania Bell]

Put it on the board?

[Field Yates]

Hopefully, like a temporary.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

Oh, yes. Because I. To be clear, Rome was one of my favorite priests. I love Rome.

[Daniel Dopp]

Rome was one of our favorites.

[Field Yates]

My favorite cities to visit. Like, big fan of great restaurants. Scenery is beautiful. Talking about the player now, he had.

[Daniel Dopp]

Two catches for eight yards, 2.8 fantasy points. He only had six targets.

[Stefania Bell]

Seems bad.

[Field Yates]

Well, six targets is fine. Like, it's fine.

[Daniel Dopp]

Sure.

[Field Yates]

It's not great, but if I told you fine, it's fine, you'd be like, all right, I could probably turn six targets into eight to ten fantasy points.

[Daniel Dopp]

Sure. Unless your name's Avante Adams. Then you turn into like 18 to 21 fantasy points, right?

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

Eight and a half or fewer fantasy points in six of his last eight. Eight games under eight and a half at this point. Now, when I'm looking at this guy, he either has three catches, two catches or no catches in all of those six games that I'm talking about. There's just like, even with potential volume that every once in a while sometimes happens. It just feels like in this Bears offense, consistency has just gone out the window. He feels like a dart throw boomer, bust play. At this point, I don't feel like I can. He's a flex option. He's no longer a wide receiver. Two wide receiver twos are reserved for people that I think give consistent production for your fantasy starting lineup.

[Stefania Bell]

You know who doesn't care?

[Daniel Dopp]

Ben Johnson.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, the Bears.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

And then there's like. If you had told me that when we watched the Bears early in the season, that this would be their record. They're basically running the division. I don't think we would have bet on it. So I think that they're going to continue to do what they do, is my point. And I don't yet. You're going to have to factor that into your fantasy playoff roster.

[Daniel Dopp]

The thing about Rome is, I think we. We wanted to buy the breakout here. In his second year, we saw the first four weeks of the season, it was like, all right, we're going to get even more of this. Caleb and Ben. Yeah, it's just going to keep growing. And then the bye week happened, and it was just like this Bears offense, in spite of the fact that they are absolutely leading the NFC north and one of the best teams in the NFC right now, they just. They spread it around to everyone and utilize the running backs a ton, which I Will talk about later on in the show. But that's. It's tough if you have to trust a Bears wide receiver at this point.

[Field Yates]

It is. And they've got a lot of mouths to feed right now and their quarterback is dead last in completion percentage, so they're winning when they do throw. You know, who cares zero about this? The Bears.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Love the story. Caleb is actually doing a lot of really good things that I think more than offset the poor completion percentage. But this offense is right now not this well oiled passing machine.

[Daniel Dopp]

Really quickly, next three that they get is Green Bay. Cleveland. Green Bay. So it's a really tough three game.

[Field Yates]

Stretch for the Bears coming up. Yep, the Bears definitely have their work cut out for them, especially on the offensive side of the ball. So Roma dunes, they may have been bad, but at least he got more than 2.4 fantasy points.

[Daniel Dopp]

He did.

[Field Yates]

Which is what Justin Jefferson had. And what the heck was that? So we need to have a conversation again about Justin Jefferson. This reminds me of the Lamar Jackson thing. This has nothing to do with Justin Jefferson. Mike, of course, has our projections. And I remember looking at Mike's projection from Max Brosmer, the new Viking starting quarterback for Week 13, and saying to myself, that is a comically low number at nine fantasy points. There's zero chance that Mike is accurate with this projection. It turned out he was inaccurate. You know why? Because he was way too generous.

[Daniel Dopp]

He was very generous.

[Stefania Bell]

You know what? It was his total negative, negative, negative. I thought maybe he wasn't listed on the scoring chart that we have because I couldn't find him. You know, I couldn't find him because he was behind all the guys on Iowa who didn't play, who. Who aren't even starting in the league.

[Daniel Dopp]

Because he had negative point negative 3.06 thanks to four interceptions.

[Field Yates]

Four interceptions yesterday for Max Brosmer. Listen, this guy was playing at New Hampshire two years.

[Stefania Bell]

I felt bad for him.

[Field Yates]

I feel bad for him too. It's. It's an absolute Hornet stash going to Seattle. Tough place to play Mike McDonald, one of the greatest defensive minds in the NFL. All of those. That being said, could we get the ball a little bit more to Justin Jefferson? I mean, I feel awful for him. I was walking over to studio this morning and I saw that the topic bar on get up is should Justin Jefferson ask for a trade this off season? We came into the season. I know, Daniel, you're going to take the ownership on this, but everybody felt this way. Justin Jefferson has proven himself to be quarterback agnostic but we don't need. We need, like, above the crappiest quarterback play in the league for Justin Jefferson to thrive. Man, I tell you, like, remember when Carson Wentz comes in, we're like, maybe he gives him a little bit of life. He did. J.J. mcCarthy comes back and you're like, man, I missed the days of Carson Wentz. After one week of Max Brosmer, you're like, man, I missed J.J. mcCarthy. So I feel awful for Justin Jefferson. We've been having this conversation frequently about who's been the biggest bust in fantasy football. I think there are two obvious candidates. Justin Jefferson and Saquon Barkley. It's a good tug of war back and forth because those two guys consistently have let you down. But it feels nothing to do, really.

[Stefania Bell]

With either of them.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, the players are not.

[Stefania Bell]

It's been the context of who they're playing with, how the line is playing in Saquon's case. And Justin Jefferson, I just. You can see the frustration. You can see that he's trying to contain it, but there's nothing he can do. No, like, there's. It's literally nothing he can do.

[Daniel Dopp]

Do you. Are you at the point where you would consider going a different direction?

[Field Yates]

Yeah, I mean, if. If I drafted the right way or if I picked up the right players off of waivers, for sure. It's not like he. He's not gonna be ranked 42nd of my wide receiver rankings this week, but he'll be lower than you've probably ever seen him before.

[Daniel Dopp]

There is an emotional hedge for me that when I'm looking at a player like Justin Jefferson, it's tough to bench him for anybody that you maybe added off a waivers or doing stuff. But I'm at the point now where I feel like, all right, listen, it's basically win or go home from here on out.

[Field Yates]

I only have him one team. It happens to be, like, probably the crappiest team that I have in all fantasy football this year, in part because I drafted him. Josh Allen and Brock Bowers, my first three picks. But, yeah, I think about it, like, send us your. Send us your Justin Jefferson questions throughout the week, and we'll get to some of them.

[Daniel Dopp]

Should I play Justin Jefferson or that guy also?

[Stefania Bell]

Even if it just feels good for therapy purposes. So you said. Mentioned Brock Bowers as being one of the reasons that you were. Have this team that hasn't performed so well because he was gone for so long. But, boy, when he plays, that guy's insane. And he is my, what the heck? Player for the week with the crazy sequence of events that happened.

[Field Yates]

Better catch than Traylon Burks.

[Stefania Bell]

All right, so he scores a touchdown, right?

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

It gets taken off the board.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

Because there's a Chargers timeout that was missed. So that was the craziest thing to, like, the whole play goes. He makes a beautiful score. And they're like, oh, yeah, this. This timeout that the Chargers called, I was like, that is ridiculous. Like, how could the play go that deep before we recognize that?

[Daniel Dopp]

The second timeout controversy we had this week.

[Stefania Bell]

Second one of many, anyway. And then they go back and he scores the touchdown. But he doesn't just score a touchdown. He outdoes the first touchdown. He scored by this crazy scoop score. Like, you could watch it from every angle. Everybody's prepared to be like, oh, no, there's no way that didn't touch the ground. If you haven't seen it, go back and find the clip. But he's basically falling down and gets one hand underneath where the ball is coming to so that it goes into the cradle of his arm. Never touches the ground. One hands it. Perfect catch. I mean, that guy continues to amaze me. And the fact that he does this on a Raiders team that is struggling so much offensively, and yet when he's out there, for the most part, he's been pretty productive. For you.

[Field Yates]

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[Daniel Dopp]

My what the heck player. I'm not sure that there's a wide receiver in fantasy football that you want right now. Even though I love JSN more than Rashi Rice. Yeah, Rashee Rice. Eight catches, 12 targets, 92 yards, two touchdowns, 29.4 fantasy points since Week 7 Field Yates and Stefania Bell. He has 130.6 fantasy points since Week 7. Jackson, Smith and Jigba has 130.6 fantasy points. They are exactly the same. They are tied with each other for neck and neck. We've been talking about how good JSN is non stop and Rashee Rice since he came back from his suspension has as many points as JSN at least 18 and a half fantasy points in five of his six games. 23 or more in four of those six games. And the one dud that he had was a six catch nine target 38 yard game. You still get nine targets in a game and your dud is 9.8 fantasy points. It's unbelievable. He's basically seeing 10 targets a game. This next week is going to be a huge matchup against the Houston Texans.

[Field Yates]

Yes, it.

[Daniel Dopp]

But he has been unbelievable. He was. We talked about if you wait and get Rasheed Rice, we said this coming in, you're going to have to waste a roster spot. But you may get a guy that's a top 10 top 5 wide receiver down the stretch with the way that he's been utilized. That's what you're getting right now.

[Stefania Bell]

Yep.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, let's dive into our big let's do a poll.

[Field Yates]

There we go.

[Daniel Dopp]

We're gonna do a poll here because we asked a question before the show. Was Traylon Brooks catch better than OBJ78?

[Stefania Bell]

How many times did you vote what.

[Field Yates]

We were talking zero times.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, right.

[Field Yates]

Because I have a common sense brain.

[Daniel Dopp]

78% of the people didn't watch the game last night to know what that catch looked like. That's what it was.

[Field Yates]

You guys are ridiculous. All Right, let's get to our takeaways. We got a lot to get to.

[Daniel Dopp]

Stefania, I'm going to start with you. I started with field for the morning blitz. You're going to be our first one for the takeaways.

[Stefania Bell]

Welcome back. Bucky Irving. You know, we thank goodness. Yes, thank goodness. Thank goodness. The Buccaneers are thrilled to have him back, obviously. Fantasy managers thrilled to have him back. We talked about how we didn't know how much he'd be utilized in this first game because we heard early in the week that it would be about the same rate as Chris Godwin, who in his first week back played about 35% of the offensive snaps. Bucky Irving was active when he was out there and he looked really good. Finds the end zone in the third quarter. Would have had two touchdowns, but one was taken off the board due to a holding penalty. In fact, when that happened, I was like, oh, you got to be kidding me. But then they, they got back to him and then he ends up scoring. And it was really cute in the locker room afterwards the way he was talking about why he was so happy to be on a team where he played alongside Chris Godwin and Mike Evans and saw the way they did things and how that really helped him in, like, his motivation to come back and be a part of the team. So to me, stock up on Bucky Irving. Looking really good for the next few weeks ahead.

[Field Yates]

Some numbers touches yet. 19 touches, 17 rushing attempts, no surprise, the most on the entire team. A pair of targets as well, and played 54% of the snaps. So the takeaway is if he can turn 54% of the snaps into 16.1 fantasy points. And this is presumably the smallest workload I'll have going forward.

[Stefania Bell]

Right.

[Field Yates]

As long as he stays healthy, he should be playing way more than 54% of the snaps. Dude, he was in the 80% range early on in the season. Then you may have, by the time we get to the middle of the playoffs, a top eight to 10 running back. Once again, not to be overlooked, in that exact same game, Chris Godwin and the numbers were fine. Three catches, 78 yards, five targets that included a 31 yard catch. The eye test was really strong for Chris Godwin yesterday.

[Stefania Bell]

Much better outing.

[Field Yates]

Yep, just looks a whole lot better here. Godwin was. Was rock solid. Another dud for Mecca Buka. The bloom is off the rose a little bit there. Like he was in over skis for a while. He's kind of settled back into low end wide receiver too. It's not A top five wide receiver in fantasy football. That much I think we all agree on. But Godwin, a player that if you're sitting here saying, you know, day late, dollar short, I feel you. But if he was dropped and you wanted to add him off the waiver wire in a league recently and you did, so you may have a guy that when we get into the playoffs continues to trend upwards. And if you have a very bad matchup for a guy like Roma Dun in your lineup, then you may have an opportunity to push a player like.

[Stefania Bell]

Christian Jefferson or Chris Godwin.

[Field Yates]

I'm not ready to answer those questions.

[Daniel Dopp]

It doesn't feel great. I don't like it. Yeah, I'm gonna talk about something positive. I just. We had a conversation about this Dallas. Well, we mostly are.

[Stefania Bell]

We just were.

[Daniel Dopp]

We talked about the Dallas Cowboys leading into this and we said, I think it was last week. Was it. Does George Pickens officially become the wide receiver one?

[Stefania Bell]

They had that conversation.

[Daniel Dopp]

I just want to say I don't think it matters. They're both wide receiver ones for our.

[Stefania Bell]

Fantasy spot 1A 1B over there.

[Daniel Dopp]

I want to just run through what they've done recently because it's so great. CD Lamb last week, seven catches, nine targets, 112 yards and a touchdown, 24.2 points. George Pickens six catches on 13 targets for 88 yards plus a two point conversion. Huge two point conversion in that game for 16.8 fantasy points. Pickens has nine plus targets in five straight games and nine or more targets in nine of his 12 games.

[Field Yates]

This year.

[Daniel Dopp]

He came over and was not just like a maybe wide receiver too. He turned into the 1B of this offense even with Ceedee Lamb still being there. Since Ceedee Lamb came back in week seven, he is averaging nine and a half targets per game. His worst game over that stretch is four catches for 75 yards. So 11 and a half fantasy points is the lowest floor for any Cowboys wide receiver since week seven. Both him and George Pickens have had at least 11 and a half fantasy points in every game since week seven. And now they get a juicy matchup in week 14. Unfortunately against my reeling Detroit Lions, it is going to be a really good one. We said just because it was a fun conversation. Which one of these is the wide receiver one in Dallas? George Pickens is still getting more volume, but the answer is yes. Just start them both. They're both unbelievable.

[Stefania Bell]

I think the secondary thing there is the Dallas offense is just this high octane offense now that supports so many, many players Javante Williams, Jake Ferguson, strong.

[Daniel Dopp]

Dax, no matter.

[Stefania Bell]

Yes, Dak way up. So it doesn't matter who you seem to start. Like, they are just clicking on the offense.

[Field Yates]

Feel a little bit like, you know, Ferguson's kind of cooled off a little bit here. Still going to be a fringe tight end one.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

But took some of that.

[Field Yates]

It feels like the two wide receivers together eats away a little bit of Ferguson and. But still, like, I mean, in a league in which it's really hard to find tight ends.

[Stefania Bell]

Just gonna say, that's always the caveat. Like, I don't have as much trepidation about starting Jake Ferguson as I do about starting Justin Jefferson.

[Daniel Dopp]

No, that's fair.

[Stefania Bell]

I'm just gonna keep saying it.

[Daniel Dopp]

At least with Jake, you know that you have. You're starting a tight end. It's the way I used to kind of feel about Sam Laporta, where it's like sometimes it's not going to be a Sam Laporta week, but he's on a high octane offense that scores a lot of points with the quarterback that, you know, likes to throw the football. And so I like that too.

[Stefania Bell]

All right, Stefania, I'm going to talk about these Carolina Panthers.

[Field Yates]

Who are these?

[Stefania Bell]

Who are they? I mean, first they played the 49ers tough at Levi's on Monday Night Football, and then on a short week, they come back and they beat the Rams. The Rams, who everybody thought was running away with the NFC west, they beat them at home on. On this short week. But really what I wanted to talk about within the Panthers is what are we going to do with this backfield? Because now we've got these Panthers who are flying high. But yesterday I felt like we went back to the Chuba Hubbard days where he was the dominant one and you start looking at the numbers. He 58.1% of the snaps compared to 43.5% for Rico Dowdle, who, by the way, in the beginning of the game, I could not find him. So it was all chuba Hubbard early. 19 touches for Hubbard, 20 touches for Dowdle. So actually touched the ball more. But the big difference was on routes being run. Chuba Hubbard running 15 routes and Dowdle running six routes. I think Chuba Hubbard getting this snap edge on third down. Like, you can see where the Panthers feel stronger utilizing him. It was really cute afterwards, Rico Dowdle talking about Chuba Hubbard and saying how excited he was. Like, genuinely. I think if when they have a win like that, it's easy for everybody to be happy in the locker room because earlier we know Rico Dowdle didn't seem like he was super thrilled with the way the plays were being called, etc. But it's, it's a bit of a dilemma for you as a fantasy manager because you don't know exactly how this is going to play out the rest of the way. By the way, they have a buy this week and week 14, so you're not getting either of them. Then they are at New Orleans, so I think you can have good opportunity with both of them. Then home against Tampa Bay and then Seattle.

[Daniel Dopp]

Can I tell you, it doesn't really feel good to start anyone on the Carolina panthers in week three. 13 of or didn't of the regular season. Even though we've seen this split, like I. It kind of felt like Rico Dowdle had cooled off. Even though we hadn't seen the split, but we had cooled off. Now it feels like you're talking about this week. We've got more of a split backfield Tel McMillan. Again, it's not Tet's fault, but it just feels like I have no idea who Bryce Young is going to be when he steps on the field. Sometimes it's the 130 passing yard game. Hello. Sometimes it's three touchdowns in a 285 yard. Like, I have no idea what to think of this Panthers offense because nobody expected.

[Stefania Bell]

I don't think that anybody does. The Rams sure didn't.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, the Rams.

[Stefania Bell]

It was a bit of a conundrum.

[Field Yates]

For our purposes though, we're focusing on the running backs. That's been the talking point throughout the season here. And you know, Dowdle was flirting with like top eight running back status. Right. We were like, wow, this guy is in that Josh Jacobs category of like just insane rushing volume and yardage with occasional passing game utilization as well. Certainly he has taken a big, big step back. Both of these guys going into week 15 are going to have a pretty close.

[Stefania Bell]

I do think one other factor, it's interesting because remember the whole reason this happened is because Chupa Hubbard had a calf injury and was sidelined for a while. And when he came back, he said he was asked about it. I mean, he wasn't saying it like he was making an excuse, but people were asking him how he felt when he was first back and he said, you know, I wanted to be out there so badly. I probably came back a little early. Like I. I definitely didn't feel like I could push off. He needed a little more rest. He didn't feel as explosive. This correlates with him starting to actually really feel better. So if you factor that into it, it does make me think this is going to be more like what we see for the rest of the way.

[Field Yates]

All right, next takeaway. Joe Burrow returned on Thursday night, the final game on Thanksgiving. And even in a night or on a night in which he completed 24 of 46 passes, which is just above 50%, still gave you some confidence there did Joe Burrow. He threw for 261 yards. He threw for two touchdowns. He rushed for eight yards. Mobility is a part of Joe's game, but not Lamar Jackson or one of these elite scrambling quarterbacks. But he's made it through the game seemingly without any issue whatsoever in far as movement wise. Yeah, 19 plus fantasy points for Joe Burrow. And the passing volume is huge. A game in which they controlled it for much of the time. Right. When you win a game by 18 points, oftentimes you're talking about, hey, we, you know, we ran the football for much of the second half. No, the Bengals are a pass aggressive team, which bodes well for Burrow going forward. They go to Buffalo this week in a huge, huge matchup.

[Daniel Dopp]

That Ravens defense had been playing a lot better recently, too.

[Field Yates]

Straight games allowing 15 or fewer fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. Burrow looked good. He wasn't as good as his kicker, Evan McPherson, who had six field goals on the night. Just an insane outing there. But Burrow returned. He gave you some confidence going forward that Burrow's going to be probably close to, if not Inside, our top 10.

[Stefania Bell]

Here's what my, my take on Burrow from the health perspective, it looked more like a guy coming back who hadn't played football than it was any issue with his foot. Like he, the. The movement that he showed, especially in the second half. And it really was a tale of two halves in terms of him getting comfortable again because he was sailing some passes. You know, just things that were like he was a little rusty and he totally owned it. But if you saw him start to settle and in that second half, he was so good, he was much more accurate, but it was the way he moved. And he also did a couple things that I really loved because my concern was if he gets hit and takes like a pile on top of him, that's when the foot's vulnerable. At one point, he did take a sack. He picked his left foot up off the ground right as he went to the ground. I'm like, that is such a pro move because he's protecting his foot. Everything he did was like he was thinking he was being smart about the way he played, but yet it didn't compromise his game. That is the way Joe Burrow, like he's an unbelievable athlete in terms of how he handles his rehab. We've seen him do it before but I thought what he showed really kind of put all of that out there for you that it's not just a guy who goes through the motions. He was clearly had modified the way he approached the game to deal with that, to prove to everyone that they were right to let him go that early coming off that surgery. And I think you could feel really good about him going forward.

[Daniel Dopp]

He is one of my favorite quarterbacks in the NFL. Just period to root for human. And also he's just like low key funny sometimes he's got a little bit of like that Dan Graziano like funny in him. When he was asked about like, well, so give us some of your like Thanksgiving memories. And he's like, oh, just like a lot of kids. Like we'd play Thanksgiving on or football on Thanksgiving and then we go in, we'd have some food. We watch the Lions. Matthew Stafford probably throw for like 300 yards. Calvin Johnson would have 100. They'd still lose the game, but it would be like a fun. It was like, yes, we've been seen. That's exactly what happened. So anyway, you remember that well as well. I love Joe Burrow.

[Field Yates]

Next takeaway.

[Daniel Dopp]

Are you got any more Kamani Vidal surprise smash start. I did not think this was going to be a thing. So Stefania, I do want to ask you. I was feeling like it. It seemed like Amari and Hampton was going to get some run.

[Stefania Bell]

He's close. I think that you might see him as early as next week. Now coming off a fracture, had to get the, you know, get the rest off, get back in. He said he feels quite good. I think they wanted to give him another week but obviously with the 21 day window opening. Yes, we're nearing the end of that. I do think you see him in the Monday night game.

[Daniel Dopp]

This was an awesome game by Kimani Vidal though. For what it's worth, 25 carries, 126 yards and a touchdown plus a catch for 11 yards, 20.7 points. It was his second best game of the season. Fourth game over 17 and a half fantasy points to taking over. Since taking over for Amari and Hampton, I feel like even when his role comes back, he's probably not going to have enough juice to be like usable. This is going to be Like a one back backfield.

[Field Yates]

It seems like this is the salute emoji for the last six or 10 weeks. Whatever it's been. How many weeks it been? Six weeks, eight weeks.

[Daniel Dopp]

I just want you to read whatever it's been the final thing on my page there. What does it say at the very last line?

[Field Yates]

Very last line. This may have been the final hurrah for Vidal as a starting option. Wanted to give some love.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's literally what we both just said. This is like. You know what? You probably aren't going to see him again in your fantasy lineup. But he gave you four really good weeks for your squad if you had to use them. So like congratulations to Kymani Vidal for being a useful fantasy piece for us.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, I'm sure the Chargers feel the same way.

[Daniel Dopp]

Absolutely.

[Stefania Bell]

Not to be negative or beat a dead horse, but I'm going to do both those things. Who is going to trust any Vikings in their fantasy playoffs? This is my real. This is my real question is looking at the entire offense. I know we've talked about the Justin Jefferson thing.

[Daniel Dopp]

I might start a dead horse over a liking in fantasy football.

[Stefania Bell]

Let me just point out the fantasy points across the board for people you might have considered Yesterday. Jordan Mason 5.8. Aaron Jones 4.5 and left injured. I think might have aggravated the shoulder injury he had before. Jordan Addison 8.6. Okay. But not good.

[Daniel Dopp]

That comes off. Off of a dud. Didn't he have zero last week or was I making. Was it.

[Field Yates]

He had zero.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

So you know it's not. Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

800% improvement.

[Daniel Dopp]

Whatever.

[Stefania Bell]

Max Prosper.

[Daniel Dopp]

I love math. Math can make anything be good.

[Stefania Bell]

TJ Hawkinson was the only viable starter with double digit points at 11.5.

[Daniel Dopp]

Just first time getting to double digit points since JJ McCarthy became the starter.

[Stefania Bell]

My point is that I come away from this. My takeaway was the question that I'm going to ask myself which is is there any Vikings player that I can count on to start in my fantasy playoffs?

[Field Yates]

No, of course. No. Definitely not. No way. The Vikings 100% miscalculated what their team was going to be this year. Think about some of the moves they made this off season. They signed two defensive linemen over the age of 30 years old to huge money. They traded for Adam Thielen just before the season began. Right. Another 30 plus year old veteran. Right. They did a lot of things this offseason that suggested they could be a team that would compete for super bowl this year. Were they miscalculated? Was their faith in JJ McCarthy to get them there, and maybe JJ goes on to become a great, great quarterback. But there's no two ways around it. This offense is nowhere near the progress check mark they expected to be at going into 2025. And this is a lost season for the Vikings. There is no Viking. I want to start in week 14 if I can avoid doing so.

[Stefania Bell]

Pay attention because tomorrow we're going to be talking about who's left, who you need to go find if you were holding on to those players.

[Daniel Dopp]

Doesn't feel great. All right field. You got another one here, my friend.

[Field Yates]

Yeah. So if we're doing a game the rest of the season and there's one Jaguars wide receiver start. Yeah, baby. Obvious answer. It hasn't taken long, but it's clearly, and I mean clearly, Jacoby Myers.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Brian Thomas Jr. Returned yesterday and you're saying to yourself, okay, BTJ is back. What does that mean for Jacobe Myers? Not much.

[Stefania Bell]

Nothing.

[Daniel Dopp]

Doesn't change.

[Field Yates]

84% of the snap for Jacobe Myers. He had a 24% target share. He had the most catches, he had the most yards. He had a touchdown as well. There was a rapport when they traded for him. GM James Gladstone said that Jacoby Myers superpower is not dropping the football. It's very obvious that for a team who had really, and I mean really lacked reliability amongst the pass catchers prior to the Jacoby Myers trade, that part of the reason why they traded for him was to just like go the complete opposite direction and have a no frills, no maintenance wide receiver play all the time. Here he is. Jacoby Myers is clearly the number one Jaguars wide receiver that is such.

[Daniel Dopp]

This is. This is just the Jaguars comment that is such a tough thing for an offense that just drafted Brian Thomas Jr. And Travis Hunter to be like, we need to trade for someone because we have any consistency.

[Field Yates]

GM says Fs and picks like they were.

[Daniel Dopp]

No, no, you're right. You're right.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

But Kobe Myers, I've been pumping him. Like I've been talking about, like, can he be a useful flex option in this offense as he continues to grow with Trevor Lawrence.

[Field Yates]

Totally. He's my start of the week last week, so. Dude worked out well. I actually have to figure out.

[Daniel Dopp]

We'll see how the rest of it goes.

[Field Yates]

My running back. I forget who it was.

[Daniel Dopp]

Great week, though. 21. What'd you say it was? 21.4, 21.3 fantasy points this week. I think he went from unstartable in Vegas with the way he started out. Being a starting wide receiver and then quarterback play matters.

[Field Yates]

Geno Smith. Another dreadful day for Vegas. Different conversation for a different time. How about you, Daniel? What do you got next?

[Daniel Dopp]

I think we've got an RBBC officially happening in Chicago right now.

[Field Yates]

We do, yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Kalamanangai and DeAndre Swift, they both crushed this game. If you started either one, like you're in a really good spot. Swift 18 carries for 125 yards and a touchdown plus a catch for 13 yards. 20.8 fantasy points. Kyle Manungai, 22 carries for 130 yards and a touchdown for 19 fantasy points. All the fantasy points that we were hoping would go to one of the pass catchers that we started. Instead they went to both of the running backs. It was a huge bounce back game for DeAndre Swift. Third game over 20 fantasy points. He has 18 or more touches in three of his last four games. Does DeAndre Swift. So he's still getting the ball a ton. Kyle Monongai has a touchdown in four straight games and at least 10 and a half fantasy points in four of his last five games. Only one game over 13 touches in that stretch though. So it does feel like this is still more Swift's party but has become a committee with Kyle Menungai playing as well as he has on the ground.

[Field Yates]

So you're going to rank them, I'm guessing DeAndre Swift. Swift ahead of Kyle Manga behind him. Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

And then Matt Forte after that.

[Stefania Bell]

Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

Just out of respect as long as.

[Stefania Bell]

Both players on the committee are producing.

[Field Yates]

But Nungai's a little touchdown dependent. That mean.

[Daniel Dopp]

But no, he's absolutely. I mean four straight weeks with a touchdown. Four straight weeks over 10 fantasy points. That means if you don't get that touchdown, you're in the middle.

[Stefania Bell]

Right. If you're, if you're in desperate, you know. Yeah, exactly. You, you at least know that. Okay. Mine is tight ends. Not name Bowers or McBride are inconsistent.

[Field Yates]

Right.

[Stefania Bell]

I mean those two are like money in the bank. But I think we're seeing potential this year.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's really.

[Field Yates]

Trey McBride's on a different plane this season.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah. Well also. And he's been healthy. So you know, then yeah, there's, there's a lot of. Yeah there we can talk about but for the most part you, you're, you're not. Not starting Brock Bowers and you're definitely starting Trey McBride. But you might have questions around the rest of your tight end starters and I think there we're seeing some potential.

[Daniel Dopp]

I do have questions. What the heck yeah. How dare you? Why did you do this to me? Those are the questions I have for all the tight ends. Stefania. Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

You were targeting me.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, no, no, no. You just said you may have some questions. Those are my questions for the tight.

[Stefania Bell]

End position for the tight ends.

[Daniel Dopp]

How dare you.

[Stefania Bell]

Let me help you out with some guys that. But, you know.

[Daniel Dopp]

Sorry, that was probably really jarring if you thought I was just screaming at.

[Stefania Bell]

You can still find them. Fannin. 11.3 fantasy points yesterday on a terrible offense.

[Daniel Dopp]

But hey, he's doing something on the end zone, right?

[Stefania Bell]

Strange for the Jaguars, 13.5 fantasy points.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, you know, Liz mentioned him on FF Now. Good for her.

[Stefania Bell]

Dalton Schultz. CJ Stroud seems to be looking for him. 12.5 fantasy points yesterday. Like depending on your league and where these people lie. You know, I. I think that you can still perhaps pick up a Brenton Strange or Harold fan. I don't know about Dalton Schultz. He might be available. I could check it.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'll bet you.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, I can check his roster availability. But you might have started streaming tight ends earlier in the season just because you were desperate because things were not working out for you at the position. If you had say a Mark Andrews.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Example rostered in 51% of league. So it's basically out there. And all of them, by the way, at least 10 fantasy points in five of his last. Sorry, six of his last eight games. 10 fantasy points for Dalton Schultz.

[Field Yates]

Touch on upside there, but definitely some volume in the passing game. That's good. Sunday suggests that there is room for Trey McBride plus one other wide receiver.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, this was so frustrating.

[Field Yates]

But not both. Even on a day when Jacoby Brissette once again throws a ton.

[Daniel Dopp]

Dude, it didn't look good early though.

[Field Yates]

That's Jacobi Brissette.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's like how the. Yeah, that's like the game plan like.

[Field Yates]

Borders his way to 18 plus fantasy points.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Field Yates]

Michael Wilson had seven targets yesterday, which is not bad. Again, we were talking about how like seven targets for Devonte Adams, six for Roma Dunes and like that's fine. That's an 18%. Excuse me, 18.9% target share for Michael Wilson. He has just two catches. And in the games with Marvin Harrison Jr. On the field, Michael Wilson has never commanded a 20% target.

[Daniel Dopp]

Nope.

[Field Yates]

So if Marv is available and he's got a heel injuries to find, you will lighten us on in just a few moments. Michael Wilson's, based off what we've seen so far this season, probably should not.

[Daniel Dopp]

Be in lineups I would agree with that. I really felt like after those two huge volume weeks, how are you going to put that back in the tube? Like you just established a great connection with this guy even if he's just your number three. I thought there was going to be more chemistry and I'm with you Field. It doesn't feel like you can start Trey McBride and both of these wide receivers. It's one or the other.

[Field Yates]

What do you got anything else?

[Daniel Dopp]

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[Field Yates]

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[Stefania Bell]

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[Field Yates]

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[Daniel Dopp]

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[Field Yates]

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[Stefania Bell]

Stuart was exactly like you saw him on camera.

[Daniel Dopp]

Off camera, he dialed it up 10%.

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[Stefania Bell]

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[Daniel Dopp]

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[Field Yates]

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[Daniel Dopp]

And it's going to lead us into something else, unfortunately. But Jameson Williams bounced back in a major way this week after a dud in week 12, a huge game as he took over the wide receiver one duties. We'll talk about that in a moment. Stefania but he had seven catches. That was a season high for 10 targets. Also a season high for 144 yards. Also a season high and a touchdown. 26.9 fantasy points. At least 16 and a half fantasy points in five of his last seven games. Those other two games were both zero fantasy points. Really tough. He had a touchdown in every single one of those games. And honestly right now the Lions just flat out can't afford to slow down. They need to go 4 and 1 the rest of the way to make the playoffs.

[Field Yates]

And they play the Cowboys on Thursday night. So a good matchup for jmo. We'll talk about. Amon ran a second here, but I just. I almost feel like we buried one of the leads of the weekend. Saquon Barkley was terrible again. Awful season. Low 5.6 PPR points in week 13. He has one game this season with 20 more fantasy points. He has one game this season With 100 or more rushing yards. In his last seven games, three of those seven, he has one or zero catches. So there aren't even like things that you can fall back on with a couple of other running backs. Like, even when they don't dominate through on the ground, like, Christian McCaffrey is always going to give you like seven catches a game. Not the case with Saquon. Again, he falls into the same category as Justin Jefferson and Lamar Jackson. You begrudgingly probably still have to start him. But on a 1 to 10, what's your confidence? A Saquon next Monday night against the Chargers is going to have 20 or more fantasy points.

[Daniel Dopp]

Two.

[Field Yates]

Okay.

[Stefania Bell]

I was going to go four.

[Field Yates]

Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

Four.

[Field Yates]

Okay. Mine's a two as well at most, probably. How about 15 fantasy points?

[Daniel Dopp]

Maybe a three? Yeah, maybe a three or four for me.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, I'm kind of in the same.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, I just.

[Stefania Bell]

3, 4.

[Field Yates]

10 fantasy points. Don't do it. There you go.

[Daniel Dopp]

Don't do it.

[Field Yates]

How about 10 fantasy points?

[Daniel Dopp]

Like he gets a 10.

[Field Yates]

Okay, seven.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'll give him a seven.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, but if you have Christian, we're.

[Daniel Dopp]

Talking about Saquon freaking Barkley, though. 10 fantasy points.

[Field Yates]

Not 20, 24 Saquon Barkley. It's a disaster. It's just the Eagles offense has to be. There's something wrong there. Obviously. They have to find ways to get it right. It won't be easy against the Chargers who. Who bottled up Ashton Genty on the ground yesterday. So, yes, Aquan will be lower than he has been in a long time. In my Week 14 rankings, I'm going.

[Daniel Dopp]

To ask the injuries, all of you guys, really quickly before we move on, I'm going to ask all of you a bunch throughout this offseason if you felt like this. Things changed. Once we get done, we see how the whole season played out. But at this point, do you feel like with the. The historical regression from the volume that you saw from Saquon, is that going to make you feel differently the next time we see another Saquon type season like we saw last year where it's like boy, I now have in my recent memory like how close this was or do you think the Eagles offense is just like. It's not. This isn't about Saquon, this is about the Eagles offense.

[Field Yates]

That's the thing is I don't think it's about Saquon.

[Stefania Bell]

I think it's contextual but I think it will get used to be about a running back who has this season. But I don't think that is offensive line has been total function of the workload he had last year also.

[Field Yates]

We might not see one of those seasons for a decade, right? Yeah, it happens very rarely.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, not a lot.

[Field Yates]

We'll suck injuries and then rip through some stud studs and Monday Night Football because we got a lot to get to in the last quarter of this show.

[Daniel Dopp]

I don't want to talk about. I'm on Ross St. Brown Stefania, but it sounds like it's better news than bad news.

[Stefania Bell]

It's better than what it looked like when he was leaving the field on Thanksgiving Day. So he left that game early. It basically lateral ankle sprain and I think the good news is that he escaped something that could have been much more serious and been four to six weeks. It sounds like they think it could be a one week injury potentially. You know they play on Thursday so it's a week from the last game. You know, even though it's a short week since Sunday football, he does have a full week. But Dan Campbell said he probably won't know until game day whether a Monroe will be ready. I would prepare as if you might not have him because if I'm the Lions I'm thinking about what lies ahead and how important he is and the ease of aggravating this by going out there this week. And I bet you, you know he's the type of player who's going to push to play. He's also incorporated incredible with his fitness so he may be somebody who actually recovers a little quicker than we expect. Bottom line, uncertainty going into Thursday night.

[Daniel Dopp]

Are in a tough spot if they don't have him because like I said they can lose one game the rest of the season if they want to be able to make the playoffs. So I'm sure Rams in week four. Yeah, we play Cowboys this week and then the Rams that we get.

[Stefania Bell]

It's a tough one, but a gimpy player doesn't necessarily help you.

[Daniel Dopp]

You're right.

[Field Yates]

More on Jamo, of course, throughout the week, but he's going to be ranked extremely high with Amon Ra likely out on Thursday that he loves his fitness. His father, of course.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes, Mr. Universe.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, exactly. Bobby Brown, you know, no shortcuts there. The next one, this is a big one. If you were watching the Chargers last night, you might have seen Justin Herbert go out of the game briefly with a hand injury. Comes back in with a padded glove. You could see, he said later, he's actually wearing a hard splint under that glove. Justin Herbert has a fracture in his hand and is expected to undergo surgery today. So we're talking about the hand, the bones of the hand. It's the metacarpals here. And if you, you know, sometimes they can heal on their own, but if there's any concern about an alignment issue or if there are multiple fragments, you have to go in and fix it. The fact they decided to have surgery right away tells me they wanted to stabilize it. It was funny because Justin Herbert, to his credit, talked to reporters after the game and he's like, yeah, I think they just go in and stabilize it. Like, like it's no big deal. Like I'm just going to go in and have this. Don't forget he had a fracture on the middle finger of that, that same hand before and played through. This guy is otherworldly. There. There are some guys who are tough as nails and other guys who are like, you know, they have to be a hundred percent before they're back. Yes, it's his non throwing hand, but we talked about with Aaron Rodgers, that can still be a big deal. May not be able to take snaps under center. Could he play in a Monday night game a week after having surgery? The answer is yes, it's possible. They can fashion a protection on his hand over where the incision is. And as long as he's got adequate strength with his fingers and he can do what he needs to do, it is possible. Obviously the procedure has to happen. It all has to go well. So don't say it's not absolute one way or the other, but the door is definitely open. And then lastly you, you mentioned Marvin Harrison Jr. Just coming back from the appendectomy, ends up with a heel injury. He was in and out of the game. They were looking at it. We don't know yet what it means for next week, but clearly he was limping. He wasn't quite himself.

[Daniel Dopp]

By the end of the game, we didn't say this. We don't need to. But like when you were talking about the. That that Cardinals offense, like Trey McBride is him is like really the answer to that Arizona team.

[Field Yates]

He is on the outer skirts of the fantasy MVP competition. Like he's the biggest additional difference maker in the sport right now. I was just.

[Daniel Dopp]

There's not anyone. And it's because of the injuries that have happened to Trey McBride and unfortunately limitations within that Raiders offense. Sorry. Break. Brock Powers. But he has just been so good there. All right, let's talk about a couple of studs and duds before we move on to our Monday Night Football preview. How about Patrick Mahomes? I mentioned earlier, Rasheed Rice has been great like him and Mahomes have definitely found that chemistry. He looked unbelievable again. Had three or four passing touchdowns. This one, I think it was four passing touchdowns. 29.4 fantasy points. Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Tough sledding this upcoming Sunday against the Texans. You enjoyed it when you got it. Jordan Luff was awesome as well for the packers on Thanksgiving. Sorry, Daniel. They play the Bears this upcoming weekend. So love versus Mahomes would be an interesting debate for week.

[Daniel Dopp]

You guys have Dontavian Wicks as the packers wide receiver that was going to dominate in the zone.

[Stefania Bell]

I had him on a bench in one league, so clearly I did not. No, I did not. No. But you know who we. We had an eye on. But he really like lived up to. Well, I think he actually exceeded your expectations.

[Daniel Dopp]

I think he did too.

[Stefania Bell]

Mitchell.

[Daniel Dopp]

Ad.

[Stefania Bell]

Ad Mitchell. I mean, the jets needed a wide receiver. Tyrod Taylor actually looked pretty good and he found him plenty. 24.2 fantasy points. Yeah, I think, you know, he. He was a little bitter. If you heard him talking about he. I think he heard the voices talking about him. There were some drops, there was some inconsistency. But yesterday he made up for it. He looked really good. He appears to be the top wide receiver with John Metchie as well. Yeah, John Michael. But who am I thinking of? Garrett Wilson. Oh, out with an injury for the time being.

[Daniel Dopp]

Gary Wilson, who you almost started in fantasy football now, but you didn't. Instead you started Khalil Shakir. We're not going to talk about him, but what a dud from Khalil Shahir as well. Terrible. The only guy that worse than Khalil Shakir, I think was the fact that in a league where I played field, I started both Aman Ross St. Brown and Zay Flowers who got 0.6 points. So you mentioned earlier it was just brutal. What do you that was against the Bengals?

[Field Yates]

Guys, we know there's a volatility that comes with Zay Flowers. Not a volatility that includes games with six fantasy points. But yeah, major dud there. Travis Etienne Just 5.1 fantasy points for the Jaguars.

[Daniel Dopp]

Titans too. I thought that was a good matchup for him.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, I thought so too but Jacobi Myers was too busy scoring the points instead. So ETM one of the things here is just that he is limited in the passing game. He needs touchdowns and great rushing efficiency. He had 12 opportunities but just one target yesterday for ETN. So overall you've gotten big time return on Travis ETN relative to investment but yesterday was a tough day.

[Daniel Dopp]

Not great. I started him in a DFS league that I'm playing with you guys and Kevin Pulsifer and I did not go well with Travis ETN there. All right. All right, let's look ahead to our Monday Night Football preview. We have got the Patriots. Sorry we're going to wait for the things we have got the Patriots taking on the New York Football Giants. First question before we even talk about anything, Stefania sounds like we will have Jackson Dart back for this game.

[Stefania Bell]

Yes. I think he posted something on Social and said I'm ready like that. Which fits with the character, right? It fits with the character. But Jackson Dart been full practicing all week and he is ready to go. I will be very interested to watch watch how he plays because there has been a conversation and he's been very open about it. Talked about how he knows it's important for him to be there for his teammates and we say it all the time like oh, once player gets on the field and the adrenaline gets going that takes over. They play the way they play. You can't coach it out of him. But I have to say, you know, he's new enough in this starting quarterback life that what seemed to resonate with him the most wasn't about what he would do for him but how he was not there for his team with this injury. And if that is something that he's factoring into it, it just means stepping out of bounds a little bit sooner, not being as reckless, sliding sooner. Things like that doesn't mean you can't run, but it's how you balance running with being smart about playing.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's one of the things I'm going to watch. I mean there are two things that I'm watching. One is how does Jackson Dart play? Do we see him run less? Do we See, they kind of like all on that. The other one is what is the Patriots backfield look like? Is it a Trayvon lean? Is it a Ramandre lean? Is it a split backfield? Just what do we see?

[Field Yates]

So last week when Ramon Trae was back, it was still a pretty significant lean towards Trayvon. Is that because the Patriots have just said, hey, Ramondre is steady but certainly not explosive and isn't going to add a whole lot of positive value. And even if Trayvon has some inefficient days, he's got a chance to turn any carry into a 12 yard gain, maybe a 20 yard gain, maybe an occasional 50 plus yard gain. Or was that it's Ramon Dre's first game back. Let's be smart about how much we utilize him. Trayvon takes a bigger load, but we'll eventually get closer to 50. 50. The Patriots go into their buy next week, as do the Giants. So enjoy these two teams for as much as you can tonight, fantasy football wise, because they will not be back next week.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's right. All right, you guys can take the Patriots or the Giants.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah. The only other thing I mean is Wanda Robinson. And because he's been so crazy, off the charts.

[Daniel Dopp]

Do you think that you guys look.

[Stefania Bell]

At me like I'm not looking at.

[Daniel Dopp]

No.

[Stefania Bell]

I have three heads.

[Daniel Dopp]

You have one head.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah. No, but because Darius Slayton's back, I. I just. I'm just curious to see. Is it still like the Wanda Robinson show?

[Daniel Dopp]

I think Jameson went. I do this every time. Jameis Winston.

[Stefania Bell]

Jameson.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Because Jameson Williams is always in my brain, obviously. But yeah, Jameis Winston absolutely, like, helped Wondale keep a floor even without Jackson Dart. I'm curious what it's going to look like with Jackson Dart.

[Field Yates]

All eyes on Jackson Dart though, tonight.

[Daniel Dopp]

Agree.

[Field Yates]

No two ways of.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, I'm going to take the Patriots in this one.

[Field Yates]

I'll take the Patriots as well. The Patriots looking to stay atop the AFC as the Broncos held serve on their end last night.

[Daniel Dopp]

Broncos, all three of us. Patriots. Mike just texted me, said he's taking the Giants, so that's great for us. Fantastic. Does that say 41 3, 41 to 3 giants. Yeah, it's a weird projection, but you know how Mike does. By the way, speaking of weird projections, can I give a quick shout out to Mark Ramundi, who did his first. His first NFL Nation report with us on fantasy football now, said David Sills. Someone to pay attention to found the end zone. Also, who our producers picked this week for the long Shot. Touchdown. So everyone there just. It's a really cool moment when you see something like that happen.

[Field Yates]

People wouldn't be tailing these picks every single week. You would be. You would be in a different tax bracket. You wouldn't be all season. These picks have been money. Absolutely money.

[Daniel Dopp]

So shout out to our producers and Mark Ramondi for telling us that on fantasy football now that it was going to happen. All right, couple mailbag questions here before we get out. By the way, thank you so much to Eric Moody and all of you guys hanging out in our YouTube chat with us. This very first one comes from Noah. Noah wants to know 14 man league, full PPR down by 7. Are you starting Theo Johnson or Tyrone Tracy in your flex tonight to get you seven points?

[Field Yates]

I lean towards Tyrone Tracy, I was.

[Stefania Bell]

Just going to say, because Theo Johnson, it's a touchdown dependency sort of thing and I'm not feeling great about that. So I'm going to go with Tracy.

[Daniel Dopp]

Even with a rushing quarterback, more rushing quarterback. I still think that Tyrone Tracy is where I would go as well.

[Field Yates]

He's had two good decent chance. He has 15 touches.

[Stefania Bell]

Right.

[Field Yates]

Like that should be enough to get you the seven volume.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep. All right, Another question here from our chat. This one comes from Corey Finnerty wants to know PPR league should I drop Roma dunze for Trey Benson? I have an Amon Ross, St. Brown, Chris Olave, Tedro McMillan and Michael Wilson.

[Field Yates]

Let's talk about this for a second. Next week you have probably no Amon Ra and you definitely don't have Tedro McMillan. He's on a buy.

[Daniel Dopp]

On a buy.

[Field Yates]

So Panthers and 49ers join the Patriots and the Giants.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'm not sure I want to start Michael Wilson then if that's your and Trey Benson.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, we just don't know. Is that Trey Benson, for those who may forget, was on ir, had a scope on his knee and then had his practice window open. It looked like you thought, well, maybe this would be the week. And then he didn't practice Thursday or Friday and there's some discussion of whether he just kind of hit a place where they wanted to rest him or a little bit of a negative slide. Not clear. But that practice window is open for 21 days and then they have a decision to make. So if we don't see an uptick in his practice practice volume this week, I'm going to be concerned and I'm not dropping Roman Dun for him.

[Field Yates]

I would, given the circumstances there, I would hang tight. Too much uncertainty surrounding Trey Benson and Amon Ra and Michael Wilson. Like I wouldn't do that.

[Daniel Dopp]

Given the context of the entirety of the roster. I think I am with my teammates here as well. All right, we got one more question from our YouTube chat. This one comes from Jesse Pickett. 63:30, wants to know who would y' all rather have rest of the season, Juwan Jensen or Brenton Strange?

[Field Yates]

Projecting there a little bit.

[Daniel Dopp]

Well, it did say y'.

[Field Yates]

All.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'm assuming a little bit of an accent.

[Stefania Bell]

Johnson. Not Jensen.

[Daniel Dopp]

Did I say Jensen?

[Field Yates]

Oh, and like, Mr. Steady, strange has more upside.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

You know, field. Field.

[Field Yates]

I'd say it's close. Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay, okay. Okay.

[Field Yates]

Pick him.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's a silent version. Here's the thing. Nothing about the Saints offense inspires trust or confidence. I mean, Chris Olave continues to do.

[Field Yates]

Something 47 and touchdown yesterday doesn't feel.

[Daniel Dopp]

But that's low volume, right?

[Field Yates]

Right.

[Daniel Dopp]

Joanne Johnson's actually been decent there. It's just.

[Stefania Bell]

I don't know. I feel like the upside is with Strange right now.

[Daniel Dopp]

Liam Cohen, Trevor Lawrence, that offense is like a playoff bound team. It looks like they're kind of doing the right things. I think I might be more in the Strange band. I don't think both of them can be in that low end, tight end one, high end, tight end two. But I might be a strange guy.

[Field Yates]

Yeah. There you are. Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

You didn't even go with it. Daniel. I expect you to get the reference.

[Daniel Dopp]

I know.

[Field Yates]

Is that a Stranger Things reference?

[Stefania Bell]

People are strange.

[Daniel Dopp]

People are strange when you're a stranger. I don't get the reference. You don't?

[Stefania Bell]

The Doors. Oh, my God. Eric Moody.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's what makes me feel bad.

[Stefania Bell]

My God. I need Eric Moody to weigh in on this. You don't need Doors reference.

[Field Yates]

The Doors. Yeah. Big day here on Fantasy Focus for the music Heads.

[Daniel Dopp]

Do you know the singer of the Doors field? Do you know what his name is?

[Field Yates]

Yes, I do. I'm not gonna tell you, but okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay. That's smart. Smart. Way to be with Holden. Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Good.

[Stefania Bell]

Hey, you didn't know it's Jim Morrison, did you?

[Daniel Dopp]

James Morrison. I mean, it is Gene. It is Gene, but his legal name.

[Stefania Bell]

Played him in the movie.

[Field Yates]

I went to college with Gene.

[Daniel Dopp]

It was Val Kilmer. Played him in the movie Stefania. Val.

[Stefania Bell]

That's right.

[Field Yates]

Wow.

[Daniel Dopp]

We should just do some more trivia here. I'm in on trivia.

[Stefania Bell]

Moody. I'm kidding. He did weigh in on neither of my buddies here getting.

[Daniel Dopp]

I like this.

[Stefania Bell]

Go listen to that album. Fantastic. That's a great song.

[Daniel Dopp]

One more time. Let's just do something for field. Field. Where did. Where did Jake Browning go to college?

[Field Yates]

Went to Washington. Washington.

[Daniel Dopp]

Washington. Of course he did. Yes, of course. All right. You're good at trivia too.

[Stefania Bell]

You know it.

[Field Yates]

Just know. College.

[Stefania Bell]

College. I swear, the minute it's like, where did. So I got this two years here, then they were over here.

[Field Yates]

Give me a random one. Just give one more.

[Daniel Dopp]

I love that.

[Field Yates]

Anymore?

[Stefania Bell]

I can't anymore.

[Daniel Dopp]

Do you know who sang the song Unwritten?

[Field Yates]

Yes. Natasha Bedingfield.

[Stefania Bell]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's my other pop up song, baby.

[Field Yates]

Love it.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right, we're gonna close it out in that.

[Stefania Bell]

Sure it was.

[Daniel Dopp]

Today's show is presented by Wingstop.

[Stefania Bell]

I go in the wayback machine for that one.

[Daniel Dopp]

Nothing wrong with that. This has been a fun show. Thank you guys for hanging out with us. Thank you to Wingstop for presenting the show. Don't forget to love each other. Be kind to yourself. You deserve it. Have fun watching Monday night Football. We'll see you back here on Tuesday for another fantasy Focus later.

[Stefania Bell]

Focus.

[Field Yates]

The NBA is happening Christmas day. Five games, one unforgettable lineup.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's what Christmas is all about.

[Field Yates]

Buckets for breakfast, breakaways for dessert. It's the holiday tradition. Christmas is all day with star path power from across the globe.

[Stefania Bell]

It's the stars.

[Field Yates]

They are going to be out the best gift. You don't even have to unwrap it.

[Daniel Dopp]

We want to say merry Christmas and happy New Year.

[Field Yates]

NBA Christmas day begins at noon eastern on ABC and espn.