Week 11 Booms and Busts: Anthony Richardson delivers hope and points for fantasy football managers

NFL fans and fantasy managers are looking for the same thing every Sunday: hope. The idea that today can be better than yesterday, and tomorrow can be better than today.

Anthony Richardson gave us hope in Sunday’s upset of the Jets. He gave us a bunch of fantasy points, too.

Richardson accounted for three scores in the 28-27 victory, two on the ground and one through the air. Both touchdown runs were physical, lower-your-shoulder specials, and the touchdown pass to Josh Downs was a strike on a slant. Richardson had occasional issues with accuracy but overall his 20-for-30 day passing represented a major step forward. And he made chunk-play connections with all three of his primary wideouts, Downs (5-84-1), Alec Pierce (3-74-0) and Michael Pittman Jr. (5-46-0).

Richardson was improved — but not perfect — at avoiding negative plays. He had two fumbles, losing one. He wasn’t intercepted. He took two sacks. This all represents progress from his previous play. His 20 completions went for 272 yards, and while he merely had 32 yards on the ground, both of the touchdown rushes were emphatic punctuation marks — and the second one decided the game. When the smoke cleared, Richardson had 28.08 fantasy points, the QB4 as this story went live.

If Richardson’s passing can maintain this level, Downs, Pittman and Pierce slot back into our fantasy lineups. They get plenty of downfield separation. Shane Steichen schemed all of them open at times against the Jets. This could be a fun offense again.

Detroit will be a challenge next week — we usually focus on the formidable Lions offense, but the defense is also playing very well. The Patriots follow in Week 13, and then Indianapolis takes one of those pesky December bye weeks. The schedule maker is not your friend. Still, with six teams on bye in Week 12, Richardson is worth an add and is available in 53% of leagues.

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Publish date : 2024-11-17 23:48:31

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