Big Blue View
Welcome to Week 11! The fantasy story of Week 10 was a running back supernova. If you faced Jonathan Taylor (48.1 Half PPR points), Devon Achane (37.5), Jahmyr Gibbs (36.7), or TreVeyon Henderson (27.5), you probably lost…unless you had one of the others in your lineup. The highest wide receiver score of the week was Drake London with 21.4 Half PPR fantasy points. 2024 was the year of the running back. The 2025 season has been more balanced between the two positions, but not this past week.
In other news, remember a few weeks ago when the Giants made history by blowing an 18-point lead with less than six minutes left in the fourth quarter? Jacksonville Jaguars: “Hold my beer!” The Jags were outscored 26-0 in the fourth quarter by Davis Mills and the Texans on Sunday, and lost 36-29 in the process.
Giants: “No, YOU hold MY beer!” Big Blue led the Bears 20-10 with under five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter on Sunday before giving up two late TDs and falling, 24-20. It was the fourth time this season that the Giants blew a double-digit lead on the road.
Stats of the Week:
Matthew Stafford is the first quarterback in NFL history to have three straight games with 4+ TD passes and zero INTs.
For the first time in his NFL career, Stafford’s record as a starter is at .500 or better (he’s in his 17th season).
Jaxson Dart is the first quarterback in NFL history to score a rushing touchdown in five straight games.
Jonathan Taylor has scored three TDs in half of the Colts’ 10 games.
At one point in their game against the Browns on Sunday, the Jets had 14 points and just four net yards of offense.
In four of his eight starts this season, Justin Fields has put up less than 55 passing yards.
The Browns on Sunday became the first team since 1950 to hold an opponent to less than 175 yards, commit no turnovers, and lose.
In their last three games, the Seahawks have gotten out to first half leads of 35-0, 28-0, and 14-0.
Fantasy Stat of the Week: The QB1 in Week 10 was Davis Mills, with 28.7 fantasy points.
AARP Game of the Week: CIN@PIT. Joe Flacco and Aaron Rodgers are both in their 40s, and Sunday’s Steelers-Bengals game is a rematch of a Week 7 thriller that saw the two graybeards combine for almost 600 passing yards and seven TDs. Tom Brady and Drew Brees squared off three times during the 2020-2021 season, the only other matchups of 40+ starting QBs in NFL history.
Week 11, here we go!
**Bye Weeks: IND, NO
Week 11 Rides, Fades, and Sleepers
For those who are familiar with this column, you know the drill. For everyone else: The Rides, Fades, and Sleepers is an analysis of players that I think are primed for an especially strong or poor performance, often as...
