San Francisco 49ers
Michael Crabtree: 6-5-BYE-6-5-5 (27), Vernon Davis: 0-2-BYE-5-8-1 (16), Mario Manningham: dnp-4-BYE-3-2-5 (14), Frank Gore: 6-1-BYE-4-0-3 (14), Delanie Walker: 1-3-BYE-1-3-3 (11), Kyle Williams: 4-1-BYE-3-2-1 (11), Randy Moss: 4-1-BYE-2-2-1 (10), Kendall Hunter: 2-1-BYE-1-1-1 (6), Ted Ginn: 0-1-BYE-0-0-0 (1)
Mario Manningham has actually been the 49ers leading receiver in yardage since Colin Kaepernick got the start. But that’s just an average of 57 yards receiving over the last two games. Kaepernick opens up the big play more with his ability, but also takes the ball out of receivers’ hands when he runs.
It looked like Vernon Davis may have been a favorite target of his after giving him a nice stat line against the Bears, but after one target and a bad drop, Davis didn’t see another target all game. The 49ers passing game will remain hard to forecast.
The loss of Kendall Hunter is a tough one. He was easily one of the top backup running backs in the game. Frank Gore will remain the main man while Brandon Jacobs, LaMichael James and Anthony Dixon will vie for Gore’s scraps.
Seattle Seahawks
Sidney Rice: 4-8-4-7-BYE-3 (26), Golden Tate: 3-7-6-2-BYE-5 (23), Zach Miller: 2-5-3-6-BYE-3 (19), Doug Baldwin: 2-dnp-3-4-BYE-4 (13), Marshawn Lynch: 2-3-2-1-BYE-3 (11), Robert Turbin: 1-3-1-0-BYE-3 (8), Michael Robinson: 1-1-3-0-BYE-1 (6), Anthony McCoy: 1-2-0-0-BYE-3 (6), Ben Obomanu: 4-0-dnp-dnp-BYE-dnp (4), Charly Martin: dnp-3-0-dnp-BYE-dnp (3), Jermaine Kearse: dnp-dnp-2-0-BYE-1 (3), Evan Moore: 1-1-0-0-BYE-1 (3), Leon Washington: 0-2-0-0-BYE-0 (2), Braylon Edwards: 2-dnp-dnp-0-BYE-0 (2)
Russell Wilson had his best road game of the season by completing 21-of-27 passes for 224 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions along with five rushing attempts for 38 yards. But unfortunately that didn’t result in any other Seattle player doing much of anything. He did a good job of spreading the ball around, too good a job and Marshawn Lynch was stifled by Miami’s tough run defense. And unfortunately the remaining schedule is @Chicago, Arizona, @Buffalo and San Francisco. The Buffalo game is really the only one we could hope for a decent fantasy game from Wilson and it’s in Buffalo.
St. Louis Rams
Brandon Gibson: 7-3-BYE-6-5-3 (24), Danny Amendola: dnp-dnp-BYE-12-11-1 (24), Chris Givens: 5-4-BYE-dnp-7-6 (22), Austin Pettis: 3-5-BYE-4-6-2 (20), Lance Kendricks: 4-4-BYE-6-2-2 (18), Brian Quick: 4-4-BYE-1-2-1 (12), Daryl Richardson: 3-4-BYE-2-3-0 (12), Steven Jackson: 0-2-BYE-3-4-1 (10), Steve Smith: 6-1-BYE-2-dnp-dnp (9), Mike McNeill: 0-2-BYE-0-2-0 (4), Matthew Mulligan: 0-2-BYE-0-0-1 (3), Brit Miller: 1-0-BYE-1-dnp-dnp (2), Isaiah Pead: 0-0-BYE-1-0-0 (1)
Janoris Jenkins was the MVP of last week’s win over Arizona, but on the offensive side it was all Chris Givens and Steven Jackson. Sam Bradford completed just 8-of-17 passes, but for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Five of those completions went to Chris Givens, who totaled 115 yards and a touchdown and looks like he might be out of the doghouse after breaking team rules and missing week 10’s game against the 49ers.
Steven Jackson has taken back the lead back role completely and has looked good in doing so. He’s averaging 117 total yards a game over the last three weeks.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vincent Jackson: 14-6-4-7-11-7 (49), Mike Williams: 8-11-8-4-9-5 (45), Dallas Clark: 6-3-5-1-11-4 (30), Tiquan Underwood: 6-5-2-2-2-9 (26), Doug Martin: 3-6-5-3-5-2 (24), Luke Stocker: 1-0-2-1-2-2 (8), Danny Ware: 1-2-1-0-3-0 (7), Nate Byham: 0-0-2-0-1-0 (3), Chris Owusu: dnp-dnp-dnp-1-dnp-1 (2), LeGarrette Blount: 1-0-0-0-dnp-0 (1), Arrelious Benn: 0-1-0-dnp-0-dnp (1)
Tiquan Underwood had a surprising nine targets, catching five for 77 yards, which were both career highs. This wasn’t Josh Freeman’s best game and it showed in the passing numbers. Vincent Jackson still managed 96 yards, but Freeman didn’t pass for a touchdown.
Doug Martin did the scoring with two rushing touchdowns and showed that even in down games, he is fantasy relevant. After a tough game in Denver they get the Eagles and Saints. Them’s good fantasy eatin’.
Washington Redskins
Josh Morgan: 2-8-12-BYE-4-6 (32), Logan Paulsen: 6-6-8-BYE-1-3 (24), Santana Moss: 4-9-2-BYE-1-5 (21), Leonard Hankerson: 8-4-4-BYE-2-2 (20), Pierre Garcon: dnp-dnp-dnp-BYE-3-7 (10), Aldrick Robinson: 1-1-2-BYE-1-1 (6), Evan Royster: 1-1-4-BYE-0-0 (6), Niles Paul: 1-1-2-BYE-0-1 (5), Brandon Banks: 0-0-2-BYE-1-1 (4), Alfred Morris: 2-0-1-BYE-1-0 (4), Darrel Young: 1-1-0-BYE-1-0 (3), Dezmon Briscoe: dnp-2-1-BYE-dnp-dnp (3), Chris Cooley: dnp-1-1-BYE-0-dnp (2), Fred Davis: 1-dnp-dnp-BYE-dnp-dnp (1)
Robert Griffin III threw for four touchdowns for his second straight game. That sirs and ma’am is a rookie record. And he got a nice boost from his favorite receiver from the first quarter of week one, Pierre Garcon. Garcon caught five of seven targets for 93 yards and a touchdown and if he can manage his foot pain, he should continue to lead the team in targets.
Alfred Morris reemerged from a three-week slump and four week touchdown drought. He doesn’t get receptions so it will be hard for him to be a stud week in and week out, but if RGIII continues his hot pace, Morris should have plenty of opportunities.
Snap count data comes from our friends at Pro Football Focus and red zone data from our other friends at The Football Guys.
Welcome to Week 13 of the NFC Target Watch. We are closing in on the fantasy playoffs like Rick Reilly on a Twitter scoop, so buckle your fake football seatbelts and get to reading!
All target data is for the last six weeks.
Arizona Cardinals
Larry Fitzgerald: 7-11-12-BYE-7-12 (49), Andre Roberts: 9-11-7-BYE-5-13 (45), Rob Housler: 7-5-9-BYE-0-11 (32), Michael Floyd: 1-11-7-BYE-4-4 (27), Early Doucet: 6-4-4-BYE-7-dnp (21), LaRod Stephens-Howling: 5-4-4-BYE-4-1 (18), William Powell: 1-0-0-BYE-0-9 (10), Jeff King: 0-3-1-BYE-0-1 (5), Anthony Sherman: dnp-2-1-BYE-0-0 (3), LaRon Byrd: dnp-dnp-dnp-BYE-dnp-1 (1)
Ryan Lindley was able to move the ball some last week, but also threw four interceptions and only connected with Larry Fitzgerald on three out of 12 targets. He did give Andre Roberts and Rob Housler more production than they have had lately. Housler has ability and it’s intriguing that Lindley targeted him 11 times and he caught eight for 82 yards, but I don’t know how you could trust any Cardinals pass catcher until we see more consistency out of whatever quarterback they haul out there.
Beanie Wells had a nice fantasy return from his injury by scoring two touchdowns. He has proven to be a great goal line back over the last couple years, but of course injuries, a middling skill set, no passing down work, and no quarterback keep him from big numbers. He ran 17 times for 48 yards, which is a 3.8 yards per carry pace. He’ll need those touchdowns which will be hit and miss.
Atlanta Falcons
Roddy White: BYE-4-10-13-13-7 (47), Tony Gonzalez: BYE-5-5-15-8-5 (38), Julio Jones: BYE-5-6-5-7-9 (32), Jacquizz Rodgers: BYE-5-5-4-6-2 (22), Harry Douglas: BYE-dnp-2-7-6-3 (18), Jason Snelling: BYE-3-3-3-3-3 (15), Michael Turner: BYE-2-1-1-2-3 (9), Lousaka Polite: BYE-3-1-dnp-dnp-dnp (4), Drew Davis: BYE-2-0-1-1-0 (4), Michael Palmer: BYE-0-1-1-0-0 (2)
Julio Jones took his rightful place as the target and production leader this week after nursing a bad ankle over the last couple weeks. There is little doubt that he is the premier playmaker on the Falcons and if he’s healthy, the coaches use him as such. Of course much depends on the defense and flow of the game, but a healthy Jones means Roddy White and Tony Gonzalez have to share some targets.
The struggle between good (Jacquizz Rodgers) and evil (Michael Turner) was won by Rodgers last Sunday. Rodgers had 31 snaps compared to 23 for Turner and he also topped him in fantasy points. This battle is by no means over and I doubt we will see a clear winner this season, but it does seem like the coaches are gaining trust in Rodgers ability enough so that he had four red zone looks to Turner’s two.
Carolina Panthers
Steve Smith: 9-16-7-7-7-7 (53), Greg Olsen: 5-5-9-10-6-5 (40), Brandon LaFell: 8-4-dnp-8-7-7 (34), Louis Murphy: 9-4-2-2-4-2 (23), Jonathan Stewart: 4-6-1-2-1-3 (17), Mike Tolbert: 1-1-1-2-2-2 (9), Armanti Edwards: 0-dnp-1-3-1-0 (5), Gary Barnidge: 0-1-1-1-0-1 (4), DeAngelo Williams: 0-0-0-1-0-1 (2), Ben Hartsock: 0-1-0-0-0-0 (1), Kealoha Pilares: 0-0-1-dnp-dnp-dnp (1)
Brandon LaFell has one more target than Steve Smith over the last three weeks and has tied or exceeded Smith’s fantasy production five of the last seven weeks. It seems Cam Newton isn’t going to just focus on Smith in the passing game like he did early in the season.
Jonathan Stewart is hurt and DeAngelo Williams will take over the lead back role, but Williams has a measly 3.2 yards per carry this season and Cam Newton is the goal line back.
Chicago Bears
Brandon Marshall: 10-14-10-13-4-17 (68), Earl Bennett: 6-4-8-2-2-4 (26), Matt Forte: 5-5-2-5-4-2 (23), Devin Hester: 6-2-2-4-4-0 (18), Kellen Davis: 2-1-0-5-2-4 (14), Matt Spaeth: 1-2-0-3-0-1 (7), Alshon Jeffery: dnp-dnp-dnp-dnp-4-dnp (4), Michael Bush: 1-0-1-0-1-1 (4), Evan Rodriguez: dnp-dnp-1-0-1-1 (3), Kyle Adams: 1-0-0-1-0-0 (2), Eric Weems: 0-0-1-0-0-1 (2)
Any Chicago Bears target blurbage could just be me typing Brandon Marshall’s name over and over again until you throw something at the computer screen. Eric Weems took over for Devin Hester after his concussion and had one target. The only receiver left that has any kind of potential is Earl Bennett. I could see him doing something down the stretch, but picking the game he does it in will be tough.
Matt Forte reinjured his ankle and Michael Bush took over. He isn’t going to blow the doors off of any defenses, but he is really all the Bears have and will get every down work.
Dallas Cowboys
Jason Witten: 8-22-8-10-8-15 (71), Miles Austin: 9-16-9-4-12-2 (52), Dez Bryant: 3-11-4-5-15-11 (49), Felix Jones: 6-3-5-3-3-4 (24), Cole Beasley: dnp-0-2-1-1-13 (17), Kevin Ogletree: 6-3-4-0-3-dnp (16), Lance Dunbar: 0-0-2-0-3-6 (11), Dwayne Harris: 0-0-0-0-3-7 (10), Lawrence Vickers: 1-0-1-2-1-2 (7), John Phillips: 0-3-0-0-0-0 (3), Phillip Tanner: 1-1-0-0-0-0 (2), James Hanna: 0-1-0-0-0-0 (1)
Jason Witten is on pace for 119 receptions and 1.45 touchdowns. That is nutso facto. Amazingly Witten, Miles Austin and Dez Bryant all have the same number of red zone targets with 11. Of course Austin and Bryant have a much better chance at scoring from outside the red zone than Witten.
Dez Bryant continues to surge here at the end of the season with his second 145-yard performance in a row and four touchdowns in his last three games. He has a tough matchup with Pittsburgh, but Philly and the Saints make for fantasy bombshells.
Cole Beasley caught seven of 13 targets for 68 yards and did his best early in his career Danny Amendola impression. Of course those targets came with Miles Austin out of the game and it looks like he’ll be back this week. It does seem like Beasley helps this offense keep the chains moving so we may see him get more work going forward, but his fantasy value is very low with Austin healthy.
Detroit Lions
Calvin Johnson: 11-8-8-13-11-17 (68), Brandon Pettigrew: 6-9-3-9-7-15 (49), Titus Young: 8-9-5-7-6-dnp (35), Tony Scheffler: 3-8-3-1-10-6 (31), Ryan Broyles: 4-5-6-1-2-12 (30), Joique Bell: 4-4-4-8-1-2 (23), Mikel Leshoure: 7-5-2-3-1-2 (20), Mike Thomas: 3-7-0-0-0-6 (16), Nate Burleson: 3-dnp-dnp-dnp-dnp-dnp (3), Kevin Smith: dnp-1-1-0-0-1 (3), Will Heller: 0-0-1-0-1-0 (2)
We already know that Calvin Johnson is the knees of bees, but we have a new receiver in town by the name of Ryan Broyles. After Titus Young was sent to bed with no dessert, Broyles feasted on Thanksgiving pies and cookies and all sorts of sugary snacks. He caught six of 12 targets for 126 yards and it looks like he’ll continue to have chances going forward as Young continues his persona non grata tour.
Green Bay Packers
Randall Cobb: 8-7-9-BYE-12-7 (43), James Jones: 10-9-7-BYE-4-0 (30), Alex Green: 5-6-4-BYE-1-4 (20), Jordy Nelson: 9-dnp-1-BYE-5-4 (19), Jermichael Finley: 2-6-2-BYE-3-5 (18), Donald Driver: 1-2-2-BYE-1-0 (6), James Starks: dnp-2-0-BYE-1-1 (4), John Kuhn: 1-dnp-dnp-BYE-0-3 (4), Jarrett Boykin: 0-1-2-BYE-dnp-0 (3), Tom Crabtree: 0-1-2-BYE-0-0 (3), D.J. Williams: 0-1-0-BYE-0-1 (2)
The Giants punched the Packers in the face pretty hard Sunday night and the target numbers that flew out only totaled 25 attempts, Aaron Rodger’s fewest attempts since 2010. Randall Cobb led in targets, but Jordy Nelson made the only fantasy impact on a long touchdown catch. The biggest head scratcher is that James Jones didn’t have a single target. A healthy Jordy Nelson and so few pass attempts account for some of that goose egg, but it’s still a little odd. And with Greg Jennings most likely coming back this week, it will be impossible to start Jones with any confidence.
The running back situation continues to go back and forth between Alex Green and James Starks and neither can do anything to keep the job. Starks is averaging 3.4 yards per carry and Green 3.1 and neither has scored a touchdown. Danger, Will Robinson!
Minnesota Vikings
Kyle Rudolph: 4-2-2-9-BYE-9 (26), Percy Harvin: 5-12-6-dnp-BYE-dnp (23), Adrian Peterson: 4-1-4-4-BYE-7 (20), Michael Jenkins: 2-9-2-3-BYE-4 (20), Jerome Simpson: 1-7-2-4-BYE-5 (19), Jarius Wright: dnp-dnp-dnp-5-BYE-10 (15), Toby Gerhart: 0-2-2-2-BYE-0 (6), Devin Aromashodu: 0-dnp-1-1-BYE-3 (5), Rhett Ellison: 0-1-1-0-BYE-1 (3), John Carlson: 0-dnp-dnp-1-BYE-2 (3), Stephen Burton: 0-0-dnp-1-BYE-1 (2), Jerome Felton: 0-0-1-1-BYE-0 (2), Allen Reisner: dnp-dnp-1-dnp-BYE-dnp (1)
With Percy Harvin still out with a high ankle sprain, the targets were once again funneled to Kyle Rudolph, Jarius Wright and even Adrian Peterson. Rudolph found the end zone, but suffered a concussion, which could keep him out this week. Add that to a still ailing Harvin and we may just see 15 targets for Wright against the Packers in week 13.
New Orleans Saints
Marques Colston: 10-10-4-6-6-5 (41), Jimmy Graham: dnp-10-11-8-6-6 (41), Lance Moore: 10-6-2-9-3-6 (36), Darren Sproles: 4-9-dnp-dnp-dnp-9 (22), Devery Henderson: 3-4-3-2-1-3 (16), Pierre Thomas: 1-2-3-2-4-1 (13), David Thomas: 4-0-0-0-0-5 (9), Travaris Cadet: 0-0-0-3-3-0 (6), Jed Collins: 1-0-1-0-2-2 (6), Joseph Morgan: 3-dnp-0-0-1-2 (6), Mark Ingram: 0-0-2-1-1-1 (5), Chris Ivory: dnp-dnp-1-1-0-0 (2), Courtney Roby: 0-1-dnp-dnp-0-0 (1)
Drew Brees has now thrown for under 300 yards for five straight games. He hadn’t done that since the beginning of the 2007 season. Of course he’s thrown for three or more touchdowns in eight of his 11 games this season, so this is more of an anomaly than anything else, but it is amazing that he has so consistently put up 300+ yard games.
It looks like the addition of Darren Sproles cut into Jimmy Graham’s targets this week, that and the 49ers defense is pretty good. I thought Graham had his snaps cut back, but looking at the Pro Football Focus data, he actually saw a bigger percentage of snaps than he had since week four. I wouldn’t worry too much about his down game here.
The running back situation is one to avoid unless you have Darren Sproles in a PPR league. Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, and Chris Ivory cannot exist in the same fantasy world.
New York Giants
Hakeem Nicks: 10-7-4-14-BYE-13 (48), Victor Cruz: 11-8-11-4-BYE-6 (40), Martellus Bennett: 7-6-4-9-BYE-3 (29), Ahmad Bradshaw: 5-0-0-4-BYE-3 (12), Domenik Hixon: 4-3-1-2-BYE-dnp (10), Andre Brown: 1-2-0-6-BYE-0 (9), Rueben Randle: 0-2-3-2-BYE-2 (9), Ramses Barden: 0-1-0-3-BYE-0 (4), Henry Hynoski: 1-0-1-0-BYE-2 (4), Bear Pascoe: 1-0-dnp-1-BYE-0 (2), Travis Beckum: dnp-dnp-0-1-BYE-0 (1), David Wilson: 0-0-0-0-BYE-1 (1)
It was just a matter of time before Eli Manning returned to the fantasy stage. His slump was pretty horrendous, but he tossed for three touchdowns and 249 yards. And the totals would probably have been higher if they hadn’t put the beat down on the Packers.
Both Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks got into the end zone, which hasn’t happened since week two. If both can get going again, Manning shouldn’t have any trouble putting up fantasy numbers.
Ahmad Bradshaw put up good numbers on just 12 touches, totaling 119 yards and a touchdown. And with Andre Brown breaking his fibula, Bradshaw is assured more work going forward.
Philadelphia Eagles
Jeremy Maclin: BYE-9-4-12-3-7 (35), DeSean Jackson: BYE-8-7-8-9-1 (33), Brent Celek: BYE-5-9-3-8-3 (28), Jason Avant: BYE-8-9-2-dnp-dnp (19), LeSean McCoy: BYE-3-3-5-7-dnp (18), Riley Cooper: BYE-1-1-3-7-2 (14), Clay Harbor: BYE-0-4-3-6-0 (13), Stanley Havili: BYE-1-1-2-3-1 (8), Bryce Brown: BYE-0-0-0-0-5 (5), Damaris Johnson: BYE-dnp-0-1-2-2 (5)
The Eagles found some instant offense in the rookie Bryce Brown on Monday night. And really, that’s the only offense they could find. He had 189 of their 308 total yards and both of their touchdowns. And he was also second in targets and receptions.
DeSean Jackson hurt his ribs and has been put on injured reserve, so that leaves Jeremy Maclin and Brent Celek as the main non-running back targets. If they can do anything with Nick Foles at quarterback remains to be seen.
San Francisco 49ers
Michael Crabtree: 6-5-BYE-6-5-5 (27), Vernon Davis: 0-2-BYE-5-8-1 (16), Mario Manningham: dnp-4-BYE-3-2-5 (14), Frank Gore: 6-1-BYE-4-0-3 (14), Delanie Walker: 1-3-BYE-1-3-3 (11), Kyle Williams: 4-1-BYE-3-2-1 (11), Randy Moss: 4-1-BYE-2-2-1 (10), Kendall Hunter: 2-1-BYE-1-1-1 (6), Ted Ginn: 0-1-BYE-0-0-0 (1)
Mario Manningham has actually been the 49ers leading receiver in yardage since Colin Kaepernick got the start. But that’s just an average of 57 yards receiving over the last two games. Kaepernick opens up the big play more with his ability, but also takes the ball out of receivers’ hands when he runs.
It looked like Vernon Davis may have been a favorite target of his after giving him a nice stat line against the Bears, but after one target and a bad drop, Davis didn’t see another target all game. The 49ers passing game will remain hard to forecast.
The loss of Kendall Hunter is a tough one. He was easily one of the top backup running backs in the game. Frank Gore will remain the main man while Brandon Jacobs, LaMichael James and Anthony Dixon will vie for Gore’s scraps.
Seattle Seahawks
Sidney Rice: 4-8-4-7-BYE-3 (26), Golden Tate: 3-7-6-2-BYE-5 (23), Zach Miller: 2-5-3-6-BYE-3 (19), Doug Baldwin: 2-dnp-3-4-BYE-4 (13), Marshawn Lynch: 2-3-2-1-BYE-3 (11), Robert Turbin: 1-3-1-0-BYE-3 (8), Michael Robinson: 1-1-3-0-BYE-1 (6), Anthony McCoy: 1-2-0-0-BYE-3 (6), Ben Obomanu: 4-0-dnp-dnp-BYE-dnp (4), Charly Martin: dnp-3-0-dnp-BYE-dnp (3), Jermaine Kearse: dnp-dnp-2-0-BYE-1 (3), Evan Moore: 1-1-0-0-BYE-1 (3), Leon Washington: 0-2-0-0-BYE-0 (2), Braylon Edwards: 2-dnp-dnp-0-BYE-0 (2)
Russell Wilson had his best road game of the season by completing 21-of-27 passes for 224 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions along with five rushing attempts for 38 yards. But unfortunately that didn’t result in any other Seattle player doing much of anything. He did a good job of spreading the ball around, too good a job and Marshawn Lynch was stifled by Miami’s tough run defense. And unfortunately the remaining schedule is @Chicago, Arizona, @Buffalo and San Francisco. The Buffalo game is really the only one we could hope for a decent fantasy game from Wilson and it’s in Buffalo.
St. Louis Rams
Brandon Gibson: 7-3-BYE-6-5-3 (24), Danny Amendola: dnp-dnp-BYE-12-11-1 (24), Chris Givens: 5-4-BYE-dnp-7-6 (22), Austin Pettis: 3-5-BYE-4-6-2 (20), Lance Kendricks: 4-4-BYE-6-2-2 (18), Brian Quick: 4-4-BYE-1-2-1 (12), Daryl Richardson: 3-4-BYE-2-3-0 (12), Steven Jackson: 0-2-BYE-3-4-1 (10), Steve Smith: 6-1-BYE-2-dnp-dnp (9), Mike McNeill: 0-2-BYE-0-2-0 (4), Matthew Mulligan: 0-2-BYE-0-0-1 (3), Brit Miller: 1-0-BYE-1-dnp-dnp (2), Isaiah Pead: 0-0-BYE-1-0-0 (1)
Janoris Jenkins was the MVP of last week’s win over Arizona, but on the offensive side it was all Chris Givens and Steven Jackson. Sam Bradford completed just 8-of-17 passes, but for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Five of those completions went to Chris Givens, who totaled 115 yards and a touchdown and looks like he might be out of the doghouse after breaking team rules and missing week 10’s game against the 49ers.
Steven Jackson has taken back the lead back role completely and has looked good in doing so. He’s averaging 117 total yards a game over the last three weeks.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Vincent Jackson: 14-6-4-7-11-7 (49), Mike Williams: 8-11-8-4-9-5 (45), Dallas Clark: 6-3-5-1-11-4 (30), Tiquan Underwood: 6-5-2-2-2-9 (26), Doug Martin: 3-6-5-3-5-2 (24), Luke Stocker: 1-0-2-1-2-2 (8), Danny Ware: 1-2-1-0-3-0 (7), Nate Byham: 0-0-2-0-1-0 (3), Chris Owusu: dnp-dnp-dnp-1-dnp-1 (2), LeGarrette Blount: 1-0-0-0-dnp-0 (1), Arrelious Benn: 0-1-0-dnp-0-dnp (1)
Tiquan Underwood had a surprising nine targets, catching five for 77 yards, which were both career highs. This wasn’t Josh Freeman’s best game and it showed in the passing numbers. Vincent Jackson still managed 96 yards, but Freeman didn’t pass for a touchdown.
Doug Martin did the scoring with two rushing touchdowns and showed that even in down games, he is fantasy relevant. After a tough game in Denver they get the Eagles and Saints. Them’s good fantasy eatin’.
Washington Redskins
Josh Morgan: 2-8-12-BYE-4-6 (32), Logan Paulsen: 6-6-8-BYE-1-3 (24), Santana Moss: 4-9-2-BYE-1-5 (21), Leonard Hankerson: 8-4-4-BYE-2-2 (20), Pierre Garcon: dnp-dnp-dnp-BYE-3-7 (10), Aldrick Robinson: 1-1-2-BYE-1-1 (6), Evan Royster: 1-1-4-BYE-0-0 (6), Niles Paul: 1-1-2-BYE-0-1 (5), Brandon Banks: 0-0-2-BYE-1-1 (4), Alfred Morris: 2-0-1-BYE-1-0 (4), Darrel Young: 1-1-0-BYE-1-0 (3), Dezmon Briscoe: dnp-2-1-BYE-dnp-dnp (3), Chris Cooley: dnp-1-1-BYE-0-dnp (2), Fred Davis: 1-dnp-dnp-BYE-dnp-dnp (1)
Robert Griffin III threw for four touchdowns for his second straight game. That sirs and ma’am is a rookie record. And he got a nice boost from his favorite receiver from the first quarter of week one, Pierre Garcon. Garcon caught five of seven targets for 93 yards and a touchdown and if he can manage his foot pain, he should continue to lead the team in targets.
Alfred Morris reemerged from a three-week slump and four week touchdown drought. He doesn’t get receptions so it will be hard for him to be a stud week in and week out, but if RGIII continues his hot pace, Morris should have plenty of opportunities.
Snap count data comes from our friends at Pro Football Focus and red zone data from our other friends at The Football Guys.