Studs and Duds: Week 13

Mon Dec 2 9:25am ET
By JEFF PAUR
Sr Fantasy Writer

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Bowers has another huge game


It was a long week for fantasy football teams but an enjoyable one. There were several good NFL games, starting on Thanksgiving. And we had numerous big fantasy performances along the way. Scores were pretty solid this week in fantasy land. The quarterback position was especially good with seven players topping 25 fantasy points. Here is to hoping you came out on the right side of things in Week 13.

Lions 23, Bears 20

Fantasy Stud: Keenan Allen. Allen continued his great play, scoring two more touchdowns. He had five receptions for 73 yards and two scores. He had 24.3 fantasy points, giving him two straight games with 20-plus points. He is starting to show more consistency in the Bears offense

Fantasy Dud: Rome Odunze. Odunze was quiet this week, catching two passes for just 25 yards. He had 10 targets each of the last two games but only six in this one. Odunze remains a boom-or-bust fantasy play. He has doubled-digit fantasy points just three games his rookie season.

Game Notes: David Montgomery came into the game with a shoulder injury but that didn’t slow him at all. He ran 21 times for 88 yards. His carries were the second most of his season.

Caleb Williams had his second three-touchdown game. He was 20-of-39 for 256 yards and three touchdowns without a turnover.

Cowboys 27, Giants 20

Fantasy Stud: Rico Dowdle. Dowdle had his first 100-yard rushing game of the season. He had 22 carries for 112 yards and a touchdown. Dowdle caught three passes for 11 yards. Dowdle topped 20 fantasy points for the second time this year. He is starting to hit his groove after a few ho-hum games

Fantasy Dud: CeeDee Lamb. Lamb had a poor game, catching two passes for just 39 yards. Lamb had just six targets in the game. He had double-digit targets six straight games before this one. It was one of the few games this year that Lamb didn’t get many looks in the passing game, leading to poor production.

Game Notes: Drew Lock played just alright in his first start of the season. He was 21-of-32 for 178 yards with an interception. Lock did lead the team in rushing, running four times for 57 yards and a touchdown.

Theo Johnson had a good game but hurt his foot and is expected to miss the rest of the season. He had five receptions for 54 yards before the injury.

Packers 30, Dolphins 17

Fantasy Stud: Jonnu Smith. Smith continues to be the top target in the Dolphins passing game. He had 10 receptions for 113 yards. Smith has 26-plus fantasy points three straight games. He has 100-yard games two of three. And Smith has been targeted 22 times his last two games. Smith is a legit elite fantasy tight end right now.

Fantasy Dud: Jaylen Waddle. Just when you thought you might be able to trust Waddle again, he has another one of his down games. Waddle had four catches for 53 yards. Waddle had just four targets in the game. Waddle has more than 60-receiving yards just two games all year. The consistency just hasn’t been there for him.

Game Notes: Tua Tagovailoa had his second straight 300-yard performance. He was 37-of-46 for 365 yards and two touchdowns. He has 26-plus fantasy points three straight games.

Josh Jacobs found the end zone for the third straight game. He ran 19 times for 43 yards and a touchdown. Jacobs caught four passes for 74 yards, going him 117 total yards.

Chiefs 19, Raiders 17

Fantasy Stud: Brock Bowers. Bowers is having one of the best rookie seasons of all time for any player at any position. He continued that in this game, finishing with 10 receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown. Bowers was targeted 14 times, giving him three straight games with double-digit targets. He scored 35.2 fantasy points, giving him 35-plus points two of three games. Bowers is up to 84 receptions on the season and still has five games left. This guy is the real deal

Fantasy Dud: Both Chiefs running backs. Isiah Pacheco made his long-awaited return to the lineup and led the game in rushing. He ran seven times for 44 yards and caught a pass for five yards. Kareem Hunt split the work with Pacheco and ran seven times for 15 yards and caught two passes for no gain. These two are going to hurt each other’s fantasy value going forward. You just aren’t sure which back that will have the big game any given week. Neither helped fantasy teams in this one.

Game Notes: Aidan O’Connell returned to the starting lineup and played a great game, finishing 23-of-35 for 340 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. This was his first 300-yard game of the season.

Sincere McCormick led the Raiders in rushing, running 12 times for 64 yards. He caught two passes for a yard. McCormick should continue to get work for the Raiders going forward.

Chargers 17, Falcons 13

Fantasy Stud: Bijan Robinson. Robinson had a big overall game, rushing 26 times for 102 yards and a touchdown. He also caught six passes for 33 yards. Robinson had 25.5 fantasy points. He has 20-plus fantasy points six of seven games. He is having a great season and posting very consistent numbers for fantasy teams

Fantasy Dud: Justin Herbert. Herbert didn’t play a bad game but was no help to fantasy teams. He failed to score a touchdown. Herbert was 16-of-23 for 147 yards. He failed to score double-digit fantasy points for the first time all year, scoring just 9.45 fantasy points. It was not a good fantasy showing for Herbert.

Game Notes: Ladd McConkey continued his great play, catching nine passes for 117 yards on 12 targets. He has 100-yard games two of three.

Kirk Cousins had a game to forget, throwing four interceptions. He was 24-of-39 for 245 yards and four picks.

Colts 24, Patriots 23

Fantasy Stud: Anthony Richardson. Richardson barely threw for 100 yards but still had a big game for fantasy owners. He threw for 109 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. He also ran nine times for 48 yards and another touchdown. Richardson also converted a two-point try, giving him 24.3 fantasy points. He has 20-plus fantasy points two of three games

Fantasy Dud: Demario Douglas. Douglas had a ho-hum showing, catching four passes for just 20 yards. Douglas scored just six fantasy points, his lowest total since Week 8. He had been pretty consistent all year with a solid floor but this game was a disappointment for his fantasy owners.

Game Notes: Michael Pittman had at least five receptions for the third straight game. He had five receptions for 42 yards on seven targets.

Hunter Henry had seven receptions for 75 yards. Henry has at least five receptions three straight games and six of seven.

Vikings 23, Cardinals 22

Fantasy Stud: Trey McBride. McBride continues to lead the way in the passing game for the Cardinals. He had 12 receptions for 96 yards. McBride has 12 catches each of his last two games. McBride has double-digit fantasy points eight straight games. He is having the breakout season many expected

Fantasy Dud: Kyler Murray. Murray failed to hit 20 fantasy points for the second straight game and third time in four games. He has been more inconsistent of late. Murray was 31-of-45 for 260 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.

Game Notes: Aaron Jones lost another fumble, his third of the season. He ran five times for 22 yards. Jones had three receptions for six yards and a touchdown.

Marvin Harrison scored his seventh touchdown of the season. He had five receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets.

Seahawks 26, Jets 21

Fantasy Stud: Davante Adams. Adams had a strong game, finishing with five receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown. He scored 17.6 fantasy points, which was his third highest total of the season. Adams has two straight games with at least 13 points and three of four games reaching that mark

Fantasy Dud: Breece Hall. Hall was dealing with a knee injury but able to play and get near his normal workload. He did little for fantasy teams, though, scoring just seven points. He ran 12 times for 60 yards and didn’t catch a single pass. It was his first time all season he failed to record a reception.

Game Notes: Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the Seahawks in receiving once again. He caught four passes for 74 yards on four targets. He has 70-plus yards four straight.

Zach Charbonnet found the end zone for the fifth time this season. He had four carries for 28 yards and a score. 

Commanders 42, Titans 19

Fantasy Stud: Terry McLaurin. We had a lot of big performances in this one, but give the honors to McLaurin. He had eight receptions for 73 yards and two touchdowns. McLaurin had 27.3 fantasy points, his highest total of the season. He has 20-plus fantasy points four times

Fantasy Dud: Calvin Ridley. Ridley did little despite the Titans throwing the ball 37 times. You didn’t expect that with all the passes attempted in the game. Ridley had just two catches for 45 yards. Ridley scored only 6.5 fantasy points, his lowest outing since Week 6.

Game Notes: Jayden Daniels found the end zone four times. He was 25-of-30 for 206 yards and three touchdowns with an interception. Daniels also ran nine times for 34 yards and another touchdown.

Brian Robinson hit the 100-yard mark for the third time this year. He had 16 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown.

Texans 23, Jaguars 20

Fantasy Stud: Parker Washington. Washington surprisingly led the way at receiver for the Jaguars. He had six receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown. Washington had not topped 50 yards in a game all season before this one. It was a surprise showing for Washington, who could be getting more work going forward after this game

Fantasy Dud: C.J. Stroud. Stroud had another disappointing game for fantasy owners. He threw for 242 yards and a touchdown, scoring just 16.8 fantasy points in what seemed like a favorable matchup for him. Stroud has failed to reach 20 fantasy points six of seven games.

Game Notes: Trevor Lawrence took a nasty hit in the game and left on a cart. You have to wonder if he will play again this year after this latest injury.

Nico Collins hit the 100-yard receiving mark for the first time since Week 4. He had eight receptions for 119 yards on 11 targets.

Steelers 44, Bengals 38

Fantasy Stud: Russell Wilson. Wilson had an absolutely huge game, going 29-of-38 for 414 yards and three touchdowns with an interception. Wilson scored 31.8 fantasy points, his highest total of the season. Wilson has 20-plus fantasy points three games. He has three-touchdown games two of four

Fantasy Dud: None. This is the first time all season we have done this. But to be perfectly honest, there was not a disappointing game from any of the marquee players in this game. All produced good numbers. And even the defenses scored touchdowns for each team. It was a great game to have any fantasy player involved.

Game Notes: Joe Burrow had his fourth straight three-touchdown game. He was 28-of-38 for 309 yards and three touchdowns with an interception.

Chase Brown scored a touchdown for the fourth time in five games. He finished with 12 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown. He also caught three passes for 30 yards, giving him 100 total yards.

Rams 21, Saints 14

Fantasy Stud: Kyren Williams. Williams had his second 100-yard rushing game of the season. He ran 15 times for 104 yards and a touchdown. He also caught a pass for nine yards. Williams had 18.3 fantasy points in the game. Williams is over 1,000 total yards for the season and has 12 total touchdowns.

Fantasy Dud: Cooper Kupp. Kupp did next to nothing, catching three passes for 17 yards. It was his lowest reception and yardage total of the entire season. He also scored a season-worst 4.7 fantasy points. He had at least 15 points five straight games before this dud.

Game Notes: Taysom Hill suffered a knee injury late in the game. He had to be carted off the field and the fear is the injury is season ending. Hill had 10 touches before getting hurt. He ran five times for 10 yards and caught five passes for 37 yards.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling found the end zone for the third straight game. He had two receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown on four targets.

Eagles 24, Ravens 19

Fantasy Stud: Mark Andrews. Andrews continues to put his slow start to the season behind him. He had six receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown. He scored 18.9 fantasy points. Andrews has found the end zone two straight and six of eight games. Andrews is once again a dependable starting tight end for fantasy teams

Fantasy Dud: Jalen Hurts. Hurts had a poor game for his standards, failing to hit 20 fantasy points for the second straight game. He threw for just 118 yards and a touchdown. He did run in a score, but his numbers in the end still weren’t great for his standards. Hurts has struggled some throwing the ball, having just one 300-yard game all season.

Game Notes: Saquon Barkley had his third straight 100-yard rushing game and eighth of the season. He ran 23 times for 107 yards and a touchdown.

Lamar Jackson was held in check much of the game but a long run at the end and a touchdown as time was running out helped pad his numbers. He finished 23-of-36 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. Jackson also ran eight times for 79 yards.

Bucs 26, Panthers 23

Fantasy Stud: Bucky Irving. Irving continued his great play, rushing 25 times for 152 yards and a touchdown. He also caught three passes for 33 yards. Irving scored 27.5 fantasy points, which was a season best. He has two straight games with 27-plus points and has at least 15 points six of seven games

Fantasy Dud: Chuba Hubbard. Hubbard had a game to forget. He ran 12 times for just 43 yards and lost a fumble with the team in field goal range in overtime. His lost fumble led to the Bucs win in the game. So not only did Hubbard not produce for fantasy teams, but he had a key turnover that led to the Panthers loss.

Game Notes: Bryce Young played a strong game in defeat. He was 26-of-46 for 298 yards and a touchdown without a turnover. He also ran three times for 17 yards and a touchdown.

Adam Thielen was the top target for the Panthers, catching eight passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. Thielen has 11 receptions on 14 targets his last two games since returning from injury.

Bills 35, 49ers 10

Fantasy Stud: Josh Allen. Allen did something that had never been done in the NFL in this game. He threw a touchdown pass, ran in a touchdown and had a touchdown reception. It was quite the performance for Allen in terrible conditions. Allen was 13-of-17 for 148 yards and two touchdowns without a turnover. He also ran three times for 18 yards and a touchdown, and was credited with a touchdown reception on a lateral from receiver Amari Cooper. Allen finished with 29.9 fantasy points, giving him 23-plus points seven straight games

Fantasy Dud: George Kittle. The entire 49ers offense was a dud, but Kittle might have disappointed the most. He caught just a pass for seven yards. Kittle had at least 14-plus fantasy points seven straight games before this showing. We know the conditions were bad, but you still expected a little better from Kittle.

Game Notes: Christian McCaffrey was off to a great start but suffered an injury once again, injuring his PCL. There is a chance he misses the rest of the season because of this latest setback. McCaffrey had 67 total yards on nine touches before getting hurt.

James Cook enjoyed his second 100-yard rushing game of the season. He ran 14 times for 107 yards and a touchdown. Cook also caught a pass for 13 yards.

Jeff Paur is a two-time finalist for FSWA Fantasy Football Writer of the Year and won the FSWA award for Best Fantasy Football Article on the Web in 2011. He also was the most accurate expert in 2012, winning the FSTA Fantasy Football Accuracy Award. If you have any questions for Jeff, email him at jeff@rtsports.com. Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeffpaur.

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The San Francisco 49ers officially placed running back Christian McCaffrey (knee) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday, which means he'll be forced to miss at least the next four games. However, McCaffrey suffered a PCL sprain in his right knee in the Sunday night loss to the Buffalo Bills and is expected to need at least six weeks of recovery time. It means that unless the 49ers pick things up and make a run to the postseason, CMC's injury-plagued 2024 campaign will come to an end. Jordan Mason (ankle) is also on IR with a high-ankle sprain, which will force rookie Isaac Guerendo into the team's lead-back role for at least the next four weeks. With CMC officially on IR, fantasy managers can drop him in redraft leagues. The 28-year-old was a huge bust for fantasy managers this year. He didn't make his season debut until Week 10 due to bilateral Achilles tendonitis and ended up playing in just four games in 2024.

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