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📝 Week 11 Key Takeaways

Washington Commanders @ Miami Dolphins

Commanders: Chris Rodriguez takes control of the backfield
Dolphins: WR depth chart shuffles, but no new fantasy winner

• Rodriguez opened with the first two drives, then again to start the second half, setting season-highs in snaps and touches before finishing the game healthy

• Croskey-Merritt was more of a complement after five straight inefficient games; he’s now more of a handcuff than a flex

• Commanders WRs are in survival mode with multiple injuries; Deebo Samuel no longer a fantasy start

Quick hit: Washington has a bye next week, then a ++ RB playoff schedule (NYG/DAL/PHI). Rodriguez is a strong stash; Croskey is a contingency-only hold.

Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons

Panthers: Legette flashes again but exits with hip injury; Coker is the next name up
Falcons: Drake London’s knee could open the door for Hodge

• London posted 7/119 before a late knee injury and missed OT, with KhaDarel Hodge taking those snaps and profiling as the next man up if London misses time

• Legette (4/83/1) and McMillan both had big games, but a hip injury forced Legette out late; Jalen Coker handled 2-WR snaps in his place and also posted a solid 4/52

• Rico Dowdle’s snaps inched up while Chuba Hubbard’s dropped sharply, including almost no normal early-down work

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Buffalo Bills

Buccaneers: Sean Tucker erupts in Bucky’s role as coach plays hot hand
Bills: Shavers makes a bid in a crowded WR rotation

• With Bucky Irving still out, Tucker handled the early-down work and delivered 19/106/2 rushing plus 2/34/1 receiving while Rachaad White stayed in the passing-down role

• Tucker is a worthwhile add, but his runway is uncertain with Irving and Chris Godwin Jr. both back to limited practices and a tough Rams matchup next week

• For Buffalo, Khalil Shakir stayed locked in as the slot while Tyrell Shavers turned his share of a wide-open rotation into 4/90/1

Quick hits: Expect Coleman active again soon, which will only further muddy this WR-room that can’t be trusted

Los Angeles Chargers @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Jaguars: Tuten pushes Etienne before an ankle injury
Chargers: Vidal banged up, Trayveon Williams next in line

• Tuten saw his biggest role yet (over 40% of early-down snaps) and turned 15/74/1 into a statement before exiting early Q4 with an ankle issue

• Etienne still led the backfield and scored twice, but Tuten has clearly earned more work and is a stash as long as the injury is minor

• Kimani Vidal opened as the clear Chargers lead back, then limped off; Trayveon Williams handled most of the second-half work with Amar Johnson sprinkled in.

Quick hits: The Chargers’ upcoming bye gives Vidal and Omarion Hampton a chance to get right; if both are out afterward, Williams looks like the add.

Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings

Bears: Luther Burden wins the slot job and should be a top pickup
Vikings: Aaron Jones still leads, but Mason keeps flashing

• Burden FINALLY replaced Zaccheaus as the full-time slot in 3-WR sets while still mixing into other groupings 🚀 

• Chicago leaned unusually run-heavy with more 2-WR this week, so Burden’s routes should grow even further when the mix normalizes

• Aaron Jones played the lead RB role, while Jordan Mason turned just six carries into 45 yards and a TD, keeping some pressure on

Quick hits: Burden is a priority waiver add; Mason remains a pure stash in case Minnesota tweaks the rotation again.

Green Bay Packers @ New York Giants

Packers: Emanuel Wilson becomes a must-add if Jacobs is out
Giants: Hodgins resurfaces as WR2/3, but with a capped ceiling

• Josh Jacobs left twice and never returned, leaving Emanuel Wilson to play over 70% of snaps and handle 11 carries for 40 yards and a TD plus a reception

• If Jacobs misses time, Wilson becomes an every-down back on a run-friendly offense and should be treated as a high-priority waiver add

• Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs remained the clear top two WRs, while Dontayvion Wicks stayed the primary slot in 3-WR sets and Matthew Golden slotted in as the fourth WR

• Luke Musgrave was nearly phased out after halftime as FitzPatrick and Whyle handled most TE snaps

Quick hits: Isaiah Hodgins led the Giants in receiving (5/57) while playing almost all 2-WR snaps with Wan’Dale Robinson, but he’s more deep-league filler than mainstream waiver target

Cincinnati Bengals @ Pittsburgh Steelers

Steelers: Warren’s ankle could unlock Gainwell (and a bit of Johnson)
Bengals: Chase Brown is a locked-in workhorse sans Perine

• Jaylen Warren left after an ankle injury and barely played in the second half, leaving Kenneth Gainwell to handle most snaps and passing work while Kaleb Johnson mixed in on early downs

• If Warren is out, Gainwell becomes an immediate PPR RB2/flex with Johnson a deeper-league upside stash

• Chase Brown played over 80% of snaps with Samaje Perine out, confirming his every-down role whenever Perine is sidelined

Quick hits: Roman Wilson officially took over as WR2, playing 100% of 3-WR snaps while Calvin Austin’s role shrank enough that he can be dropped in most redraft leagues

Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans

Titans: Ridley OUT for the year
Texans: Higgins quietly pushes for more work

• Calvin Ridley returned from a hamstring only to suffer a season-ending fibula injury on his first snap, leaving Elic Ayomanor and Van Jefferson outside

• Jayden Higgins played over half the 11-personnel snaps for the first time with Nico Collins healthy and turned that into 4/55, trimming snaps from both Collins and Xavier Hutchinson

Quick hits: Woody Marks held serve as the Texans’ lead back (65% of snaps, 18 carries), while Dameon Pierce sat as a coach’s decision and Cade Stover returned to the TE mix.

San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals

49ers: CMC erupts even as his snap share drops
Cardinals: Michael Wilson explodes in a skeleton WR room

• Emari Demercado split work early with Bam Knight before an ankle injury, after which Michael Carter took most of the receiving snaps while Knight kept early-down and goal-line work

• Michael Wilson stepped into Marvin Harrison Jr.’s X role and went off for 15/185, with Greg Dortch manning the slot and posting 6/66/1. Both benefited from extreme passing volume

• Christian McCaffrey played around 70% of snaps but had his best rushing game (13/81/2) plus 5/40/1 as a receiver; Brian Robinson Jr. remained involved but clearly secondary

• Ricky Pearsall returned from his knee injury to a top-two WR role by snaps, but saw just one catch for no gain while Jauan Jennings led the WRs in production

Quick hits: Trey Benson could rejoin the backfield soon; when he does, expect extra competition for Knight/Demercado/Carter touches. Bourne can be dropped after falling to WR4 behind Pearsall, Jennings and Demarcus Robinson.

Seattle Seahawks @ Los Angeles Rams

Rams: Kyren Williams starts to break the Corum rotation
Seahawks: Shaheed fills the WR3 role, but volume is thin

• Early on, Kyren and Blake Corum alternated drives, but Williams’ efficiency (big gains on his drives vs almost nothing on Corum’s) led to Kyren handling four of the last five drives

• Corum remains a stash, but multiple attempts at a true split have reverted back to Williams when it matters

• With Xavier Smith leaving early to be evaluated for a concussion, Jordan Whittington took over as full-time WR3 behind Davante Adams and Puka Nacua

Quick hits: On the Seattle side, Cooper Kupp and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were near every-down players again with Rashid Shaheed stepping into Tory Horton’s old WR3 role, but only JSN produced a big box score.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns

Ravens: Hill’s absence boosts Ali and Mitchell, but Henry remains the engine
Browns: Tillman holds the outside job while Thrash falls out

• With Justice Hill out, Rasheen Ali absorbed most third downs and all two-minute snaps, while Keaton Mitchell saw his carries rise at Derrick Henry’s expense

• Henry still handled a majority of early downs and ripped 18/103/1 thanks largely to a long run; he remains a must-start, with Mitchell more of a stash for blowout scripts

• For Cleveland, Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman stayed outside while Isaiah Bond and Malachi Corley rotated in 3-WR sets; Tillman led with 3/52 and is worth monitoring given a soft upcoming WR schedule

Quick hits: Browns WR schedule is extremely favorable over the final six fantasy weeks, culminating with the Steelers in the championship round. Question is who will be throwing them the ball.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos

Broncos: RJ Harvey gets first crack at replacing Dobbins
Chiefs: Kareem Hunt is a volume RB2 while Pacheco is out

• With J.K. Dobbins done for the year, RJ Harvey took the lead on early downs (11/30 and 3/20 receiving), while Jaleel McLaughlin mixed in on just eight snaps but scored

• Tyler Badie’s role shrank as FB Adam Prentice handled many third downs, unclear if that’s a one-week tweak or a new trend

• For Kansas City, Kareem Hunt played 80% of snaps, took every RB carry (13/59/1) and left Brashard Smith to a small receiving role while Elijah Mitchell merely rotated in

If you want more detailed information on each game, including the full breakdown from the Lions/Eagles game, I highly recommend Nathan Jahnke’s weekly article which is the data source for much of this information.

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