Quarterback
Biggest Winner: Jalen Hurts (Eagles)
The Eagles may've suffered one of the most crushing, confusing collapses of the 2025 season thus far against the Cowboys in Week 12 but at least Hurts got back in the good graces of his fantasy managers after back-to-back duds. Hurts was in peak dual-threat mode against the 'Boys anemic defense, throwing for 289 YDS and a score and rushing for 33 YDS and 2 TD's. He'll have another plus matchup when the Eagles return home to face the Bears on Friday afternoon.
Honorable Mentions: Dak Prescott (Cowboys), Matthew Stafford (Rams), Caleb Williams (Bears)
Biggest Loser: Lamar Jackson (Ravens)
While there was never any real danger of the Ravens losing to the Jets on Sunday, you wouldn't have known that by looking at the play of Jackson. The star QB had one of the most uneventful games of his career in a spot where he should've cleaned up, throwing for 153 YDS, rushing for only 11 YDS on 7 carries and failing to score a TD. About the only positive for Jackson was that he committed zero giveaways, which was good to see after his 2-INT performance against the Browns in Week 11. Jackson has been pretty unremarkable over the past 3 games and will have the difficult task of trying to right the ship on a short week as the Ravens will face the Bengals on Thanksgiving night.
Dishonorable Mentions: Josh Allen (Bills), Brock Purdy (49ers), Jordan Love (Packers)
Running Back
Biggest Winner: Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions)
Gibbs was the main reason the Lions survived a scare from the 2-win Giants as he ripped off 219 YDS and 2 TD's on just 15 carries and acted as Jared Goff's security blanket in the passing game with a career-high 11 receptions for 45 YDS and another TD. He'll remain a top 5 option for the Lions huge Thanksgiving Day divisional clash with the Packers.
Honorable Mentions: Emmanuel Wilson (Packers), Christian McCaffery (49ers), Derrick Henry (Ravens)
Biggest Loser: D'Andre Swift (Bears)
It was a tough day at the office for Swift against the Steelers as he not only was a complete non-factor (29 scrimmage YDS on 9 touches) in the victory but ceded the bulk of the backfield snaps to Kyle Monangai after losing a fumble early in the second quarter. Swift's standing in the Bears 1-2 backfield punch will be worth monitoring as they prepare to take on his former team in Philly on Friday.
Dishonorable Mentions: Kyren Williams (Rams), David Montgomery (Lions), Jonathan Taylor (Colts)
Wide Receiver
Biggest Winner: Jaxson Smith-Njigba (Seahawks)
The most valuable fantasy receiver of 2025 so far by a mile was brilliant once again in Week 12, carving up the Titans for 167 YDS and 2 TD's on 8 receptions. He also gained 4 YDS on his sole backfield touch of the afternoon. JSN has arguably his toughest remaining matchup of the season in Week 13 against a Vikings secondary that has only allowed 3 100+ YD games and 8 TD's to WR this year.
Honorable Mentions: Wan'Dale Robinson (Giants), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Lions), George Pickens (Cowboys)
Biggest Loser: Jordan Addison (Vikings)
J.J. McCarthy had the worst game of his terrible inaugural NFL campaign on Sunday in Green Bay and while nobody on the Vikings left this ugly affair smelling like roses, Addison suffered the most as he failed to catch his lone target. With McCarthy entering concussion protocol yesterday after reporting symptoms to team doctors on the flight back to Minneapolis and undrafted rookie Max Brosmer in line to make his first career start against the Seahawks, Addison is a clear sit for Week 13.
Dishonorable Mentions: Stefon Diggs (Patriots), Emeka Egbuka (Buccaneers), Jameson Williams (Lions)
Tight End
Biggest Winner: Hunter Henry (Patriots)
Henry ended up being the only Patriot to truly feast against the Bengals bottom-ranked defense, putting together his best outing since Week 3 against the Steelers with an impressive 7/115/1 line. He'll look to become one of the proud few Patriots pass-catchers to have back-to-back impactful games in 2025 when they take on the Giants on MNF in Week 13.
Honorable Mentions: Colston Loveland (Bears), Trey McBride (Cardinals), George Kittle (49ers)
Biggest Loser: Mark Andrews (Ravens)
Zay Flowers was the only one to put together a respectable performance (5/58) amidst Jackson's struggles against the Jets on Sunday, which means Andrews got left out in the cold-catching just 1-of-3 targets for 9 YDS and gaining 2 YDS on a pair of carries. If Jackson can get back on track, Andrews has a dream matchup against the Bengals in Week 13 that he should be able to exploit.
Dishonorable Mentions: Dallas Goedert (Eagles), Kyle Pitts (Falcons), T.J. Hockenson (Vikings)
Defense/Special Teams
Biggest Winner: Packers
As I mentioned above, J.J. McCarthy had an awful showing in Week 12 and the Packers defense is to blame for those struggles. The league's 5th ranked scoring defense completely disrupted the flow of the Vikings offense for 60 minutes, picking up 5 sacks, 2 INT's and a fumble recovery in a 22-6 victory. The Pack will look to steal another soul on Thanksgiving when they face a Lions offense that is currently in their most vulnerable state since they became a contending team in 2023.
Honorable Mentions: Rams, Falcons, Browns
Biggest Loser: Lions
Did the Lions defense ultimately do enough to help their team win a game that they very easily could have lost? Yes. However, it was still a pretty dispiriting performance from a group that's looked great recently despite the rash of injuries they've endured in the secondary as they surrendered 27 points and only notched a pair of positive contributions on their fantasy stat sheet (1 sack, 1 INT) against the Jameis Winston-led Giants. The always unpredictable Packers offense presents a wild card of a Week 13 matchup that will definitely test the trust some owners have in this group.
Dishonorable Mentions: Seahawks, Eagles, Chiefs
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