Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Week 11 Fantasy Football Winners and Losers: 2024 Edition

Quarterback

MVP: Jared Goff (Lions)

A relative cold streak for Goff came to an abrupt stop in Week 11 as he absolutely dismantled the lethargic Jaguars (412 YDS, 4 TD's, 21 Rushing YDS) in what very well could've been the most lopsided game played in the NFL so far this season. Goff will try and keep rolling against a poor Colts defense in Week 12.  

Honorable Mentions: Joe Burrow (Bengals), Bo Nix (Broncos), Matthew Stafford (Rams)

LVP: C.J. Stroud (Texans)

Stroud was once again average-to-below-average in a potential breakout spot, throwing for 257 scoreless YDS, adding another 26 on the ground and chucking an INT against the porous Cowboys. He's indisputably in the midst of a sophomore slump and should be viewed as a QB2 the rest of the way. 

Dishonorable Mentions: Kirk Cousins (Falcons), Jayden Daniels (Commanders), Lamar Jackson (Ravens)

Running Back

MVP: Joe Mixon (Texans)

With Stroud refusing to light it up in a cupcake matchup with the Cowboys, it was up to Mixon to power the Texans offense to victory, and he met the moment gracefully with 20/109/3 on the ground and 2/44 as a receiver. After this performance, Mixon now has 6 100+ YD performances and has scored at least 1 TD in every game he's finished this season. He'll be a top 5 RB1 play for this Sunday's divisional clash with the Titans.     

Honorable Mentions: Saquon Barkley (Eagles), David Montgomery (Lions), Breece Hall (Jets)

LVP: Tony Pollard (Titans)

For the 2nd straight week, an elite defensive front completely eliminated Pollard from the game as the Titans back gained just 29 YDS on 11 touches (9 carries, 2 receptions) against the Vikings. Things will only get slightly easier for Pollard this week as Titans are set to take on a Texans team that has allowed the 6th least fantasy points to RB's this season.

Dishonorable Mentions: Aaron Jones (Vikings), Travis Etienne (Jaguars), Nick Chubb (Browns)

Wide Receiver

MVP: Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions)

While still performing at a WR1 level, St. Brown had only one excellent performance over his past seven games coming into this week. Those figures are now up to two out of his last eight as St. Brown had his best game of 2024 against the Jaguars, reeling in 11 catches for 161 YDS and 2 TD's. St. Brown has a date with the Colts in the Week 12.

Honorable Mentions: Cooper Kupp (Rams), Tee Higgins (Bengals), Ja'Marr Chase (Bengals)

LVP: Terry McLaurin (Commanders)

McLaurin was in HELL last Thursday night as he struggled to get open against the Eagles upstart secondary. Unsurprisingly, his consistent lack of separation led to him logging season lows in receptions (1), YDS (10) and targets (2) as the Commanders suffered a tough divisional loss. He should get back into the good graces of his fantasy managers this week against a checked out, banged-up Cowboys squad.   

Dishonorable Mentions: Garrett Wilson (Jets), Deebo Samuel (49ers), DeAndre Hopkins (Chiefs)

Tight End

MVP: Taysom Hill (Saints)

Anybody who streamed Hill as an injury replacement for George Kittle, Sam LaPorta or Dalton Kincaid was handed quite the gift. The Mormon Missile was at the peak of versatile powers on Sunday against the Browns, throwing for 18 YDS, catching 8 passes for 50 YDS and rushing for 138 YDS and 3 TD's on just 7 carries. He also threw a pick and lost a fumble, but that doesn't really matter when he's stuffing the stat sheet like this. This will go down as a legendary performance that helped swing a lot of games and makes for an incredible addition to the already rich lore of a true folk hero in this silly game.  

Honorable Mentions: Jonnu Smith (Dolphins), Brock Bowers (Raiders), David Njoku (Browns)

LVP: Kyle Pitts (Falcons)

Kirk Cousins played like absolute shit against the Broncos on Sunday afternoon and unsurprisingly, Pitts suffered the most out of the Falcons top targets-being held to just 1 catch for 9 YDS on 3 targets. Their Week 12 bye couldn't be arriving at a better time for Pitts and his offensive cohorts as they've really hit a wall over the past couple games after a pretty strong stretch from Weeks 4-9.     

Dishonorable Mentions: T.J. Hockenson (Vikings), Pat Friermuth (Steelers), Mark Andrews (Ravens)

Defense/Special Teams

MVP: Texans

In a development that should shock no one, the Cooper Rush-led Cowboys got obliterated by the Texans ferocious defense. DeMeco Ryans' group secured 5 sacks, an INT and a fumble recovery that they returned for a TD in an easy 34-10 win. They'll have another golden opportunity to clean up in Week 12 against the turnover-happy, pass protection-challenged Titans offense.  

Honorable Mentions: Broncos, Vikings, Lions

LVP: Chiefs

Outside of Josh Allen serving them up a gift of an INT in the second quarter, the Chiefs defense had an uncharacteristically brutal showing against the Bills-surrendering 30 points and logging 0 sacks. A Week 12 showdown with the Panthers represents a potentially incredible bounceback spot.       

Dishonorable Mentions: Chargers, Jets, Saints

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