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Fantasy football sit-and-start advice should always be relative and league-dependent. Note that some players are targeted for DFS. Good luck with your Week 13 lineups!
Start: Brock Purdy, DeVonta Smith
Purdy has performed better at home but should throw more than usual against a pass-funnel Eagles defense. Philadelphia is allowing the fewest fantasy points to running backs but the second-most to quarterbacks this season. Opponents have averaged by far the most pass attempts (41.5) when facing the Eagles this year. The 49ers offense enters healthy, and San Francisco sports one of this week’s highest implied team point totals. Don’t let rain in the forecast shy you away from players in this potential shootout.
The 49ers defense ranks second (behind only the Eagles) in opponent passing percentage (66.6%) and third in pass attempts per game against. Smith is better against zone, and San Francisco doesn’t use a ton of man coverage. Moreover, Smith should see an expanded role with Dallas Goedert set to miss one more game, so he’s a top-12 WR this week.
Start: Rashee Rice, Jayden Reed
Rice saw season highs in route participation (68%) and target share (31%) last week, when he became the first Chiefs WR to reach 100 receiving yards since Week 7 of 2022 and also sported a top-20 first-read target percentage (31.8). He still has plenty of room for growth as a route runner, but Rice is clearly KC’s best wide receiver. He ranks top-three in fantasy points per route run and yards per route run against zone, a coverage the Packers use at a top-10 rate.
Reed should be busy Sunday with Aaron Jones expected to be out again and L’Jarius Sneed shadowing Christian Watson. Reed sees his target rate jump from 16.9% up to 27.8% when facing man, a coverage Kansas City uses at the league’s sixth-highest rate.
While Reed expects to play through his chest injury, his status does need to be monitored. He’s a fine fantasy start if active.
Sit: Marquise Brown
Start: Jaylen Warren
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Publish date : 2023-12-01 21:38:02
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