November 17, 2025
Green Bay Packers wide receiver
Christian Watson broke out in a big way during Sunday's game against the New York Giants. Watson has been held in check during his first few games, but finally found the end zone this past weekend. The 26-year-old hauled in four of his five targets for 46 yards and two touchdowns in the win. Given the Packers current injuries, Watson could be an interesting waiver wire addition this week. The expectation is that Watson's role on the team will grow as time goes on. He should offer at least flex value for the Week 12 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings.
--Andy WebbSource: Pro Football Reference
November 17, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Greg Dortch has been a non-factor basically all season until making some noise during Sunday's game. Dortch was asked to step up into a larger role with
Marvin Harrison Jr. (appendix) sidelined this weekend. The 27-year-old delivered as he hauled in all six of his targets for 66 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Dortch played a season-high 66 percent of the offensive snaps during this contest. He could be worth snagging off the waiver wire for Week 12, assuming Harrison misses another game.
--Andy WebbSource: Pro Football Reference
November 17, 2025
Dallas Cowboys wide receivers
CeeDee Lamb and
George Pickens were on the sideline for the first drive of Monday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The benching of these players wasn't because of an injury. This was a coach's decision, so it appears that Lamb and Pickens were being disciplined for some reason by head coach Brian Schottenheimer. Fantasy managers don't need to panic, as both players were back in the game after that. Hopefully, this won't be a problem going forward. Both Lamb (touchdown) and Pickens were quickly involved in Dallas' passing attack after sitting out the first offensive series in Week 11.
--Andy WebbSource: ESPN
November 17, 2025
The Washington Commanders signed kicker
Jake Moody off the Chicago Bears' practice squad on Monday, according to John Keim of ESPN. It looks like Moody will get the first chance to take over kicking duties in D.C. after the team released struggling veteran
Matt Gay on Monday. However, with the Commanders on bye in Week 12, the team could bring in additional competition for Moody as they prepare for a Week 13 matchup on Sunday Night Football against the 9-2 Denver Broncos. Moody, 25, was cut by the San Francisco 49ers early this season before he latched on with the Bears. He has gone 9-for-12 on field-goal tries and 5-for-5 on his extra-point attempts in 2025 in just three games played. Moody has a career 76.1% success rate on his 71 career field-goal attempts, and fantasy managers will want to stay away from him if he's the Commanders' placekicker for a difficult matchup in Week 13.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - John Keim
November 17, 2025
Buffalo Bills wide receiver
Joshua Palmer (ankle, knee) was listed as a limited practice participant on Monday's estimated injury report. Receivers
Mecole Hardman (calf) and
Curtis Samuel (elbow, neck) were listed as non-participants. Palmer missed Weeks 8-10 with ankle and knee injuries, but he was able to return to action on Sunday in the win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 26-year-old played 50% of the offensive snaps but caught only two of his five targets for 17 yards. It was an especially disappointing stat line with receiver
Keon Coleman out for disciplinary reasons and tight end
Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) sidelined by injury in a game in which the Bills put up 44 points and moved the ball at will against Tampa. Even if Coleman and Kincaid both miss another game this Thursday night, Palmer should be faded in Week 12 in a much tougher matchup against the Houston Texans and their top-ranked defense.
--Keith HernandezSource: Buffalo Bills PR
November 17, 2025
Houston Texans tight end
Dalton Schultz (shoulder) was listed as a limited practice participant on Monday's estimated injury report, according to ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime. It's an injury that Schultz has been dealing with for the last month, but he's played in the last four games and should be good to go for this Thursday night's tilt against the Buffalo Bills in Week 12, barring a setback. The 29-year-old got off to a slow start in 2025, not going over 39 receiving yards in any of his first four games. Since Week 7, though, he has 30 catches on 41 targets for 303 yards and a touchdown in five games. Schultz has been heavily involved with quarterback
C.J. Stroud (concussion) out of the last two games, too, catching 13 of 20 targets for 104 yards and a score. Even if Stroud is out again this week, Schultz will be on the TE1/2 borderline in fantasy football.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - DJ Bien-Aime
November 17, 2025
Houston Texans wide receiver
Nico Collins (ankle) was listed as a limited participant on Monday's estimated injury report, according to DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN. It's a new injury for Collins, but he didn't appear to be hurt in the team's Week 11 win over the Tennessee Titans. The 26-year-old caught a season-high nine passes on 10 targets for 92 yards and his fourth touchdown of the year in the 16-13 victory. Starting quarterback
C.J. Stroud has missed the last two games with a concussion, but it hasn't slowed Collins down, as he now has 16 receptions on 25 targets for 228 yards and a touchdown the last two weeks with
Davis Mills running the offense. As long as Collins can suit up on Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills in Week 12, he should remain in all starting fantasy lineups. He is the WR11 with 12.6 half-PPR points per game in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - DJ Bien-Aime
November 17, 2025
Dallas Cowboys rookie running back
Jaydon Blue and wide receiver
Jonathan Mingo are both healthy scratches for the Monday night game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Blue didn't do anything over the bye week to convince the Cowboys that he deserved to be active in Week 11. The 21-year-old drew rave reviews in training camp during the summer, but he has been active in only four games in his first year in the NFL and has 22 rushing attempts for 65 yards while catching one pass for five yards. The Cowboys elevated
Malik Davis to the active 53-man roster, and he will operate as the RB2 behind starter
Javonte Williams on Monday. Mingo was activated from the Injured Reserve before the Week 8 game, but he has yet to play so far in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: Dallas Cowboys Public Relations
November 17, 2025
The Denver Broncos are optimistic that cornerback Patrick Surtain (pectoral) and linebacker Alex Singleton (illness) can return following the team's Week 12 bye, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. Surtain has been out since straining his pectoral muscle in Week 8. Singleton, meanwhile, had surgery on Nov. 7 to have a cancerous tumor removed from one of his testicles. He has received encouraging results post-surgery. Singleton isn't a lock to return for the Sunday night game on Nov. 30 against the Washington Commanders, but he's trending toward being ready as of now, according to multiple sources. An already top-tier Broncos defense would be getting some key contributors back after their bye. The Commanders will also be on bye in Week 12, but they are one of the more banged-up teams around the league and figure to be without quarterback
Jayden Daniels (elbow) again.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
November 17, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said on Monday that All-Pro defensive end Trey Hendrickson (hip) is doubtful to play in Week 12 against the New England Patriots on Sunday, according to Charlie Goldsmith. Hendrickson injured his hip in Week 8 and hasn't played since. If he misses this Sunday's game against the Patriots, it will be his fourth straight missed game. After getting his long-term contract extension, the 30-year-old pass-rusher has disappointed in 2025, recording four sacks, 16 tackles (11 solo), and a forced fumble in seven games. Hendrickson had back-to-back 17.5-sack seasons for Cincy in 2023 and 2024. He plans to return this season, but Hendrickson might require offseason core-muscle surgery. Even if Hendrickson were to return this weekend, the Bengals' defense/special teams would be one to fade against the first-place Patriots.
--Keith HernandezSource: Charlie Goldsmith
November 17, 2025
Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback
Shedeur Sanders is expected to start Sunday's game in Las Vegas against the Raiders in Week 12 with fellow rookie QB
Dillon Gabriel (head) in the league's concussion protocol, according to Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Sanders will become the team's 42nd starter since 1999 this weekend, barring something unexpected. The 23-year-old fifth-rounder out of Colorado made his NFL debut in place of the injured Gabriel in Sunday's loss to the Baltimore Ravens and struggled, going 4-for-16 as a passer for 47 yards, no touchdowns, and an interception. He took two sacks and also ran the ball three times for 16 yards while fumbling. Sanders will have a much easier matchup in his first career start, but more struggles wouldn't be a surprise. The Browns have said that Gabriel will return to the starting role whenever he's cleared from the concussion protocol, so Sanders doesn't deserve a big investment off the waiver wire in two-QB leagues.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Mary Kay Cabot
November 17, 2025
Houston Texans kicker
Ka'imi Fairbairn (quadriceps) was listed as a full participant on the team's estimated injury report on Monday, according to ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime. Fairbairn suffered a quad injury in the Week 9 loss to the Denver Broncos and missed the last two games as a result. However, with a full practice already under his belt on Monday, it's looking like the 31-year-old has a good chance to kick this Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills in Week 12, barring a setback.
Matthew Wright has been filling in as the team's placekicker the last two weeks, but if Fairbairn is cleared, he will take over on Thursday. In eight games in 2025 in his ninth year in the NFL, Fairbairn has made 22 of his 25 field-goal chances (5-for-8 from 50-plus yards) while making all 12 of his extra points. If Fairbairn is back on Thursday evening, he should at least be in play as a kicking streamer in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - DJ Bien-Aime
November 17, 2025
Houston Texans quarterback
C.J. Stroud (concussion) remains in the league's concussion protocol and was listed as a non-participant on the team's estimated injury report on Monday, according to DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN. There are still two days left for Stroud to make his way through the NFL's concussion protocol, but things are trending toward the 24-year-old missing a third straight game for the Week 12 game on Thursday night against the Buffalo Bills. The Texans will probably hold him out on a short week and hope that he can clear the concussion protocol next week and play against the division-rival Indianapolis Colts in Week 13.
Davis Mills has gone 2-0 and thrown for 566 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception as the replacement for Stroud. He'll be a low-end QB2 streaming option again on Thursday if Stroud is ruled out by Wednesday.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - DJ Bien-Aime
November 17, 2025
Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said on Monday that the way that quarterback
Bryce Young spread the ball around to so many of the team's wide receivers on Sunday in the overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons "happened organically." However, Canales also said there was a "focused effort" to get
Xavier Legette more targets. The 24-year-old saw eight targets in Week 11 after having only one target the week before. His eight targets against the Falcons were the second-most he's had this season. Legette caught half of those targets for 83 yards and his third touchdown of the year in the 30-27 victory. He'll be a waiver-wire target this week after his big game, but fantasy managers will want to monitor his status going into Week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers after he left the game late with a hip injury. Other than his performance on Sunday, Legette has only one game with more than 31 receiving yards.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - David Newton
November 17, 2025
When asked if the offense will look different with quarterback
Kirk Cousins taking over as the starter, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said, "It's fair to say it'll look different."
Michael Penix Jr. (knee) aggravated a bone bruise and knee sprain and also suffered ligament damage to the ACL in his left knee in Sunday's overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers in Week 11, and the 25-year-old second-year signal-caller potentially will miss the rest of the year. He will at least miss the next four games after being put on Injured Reserve on Monday. We'd expect the Falcons to lean more on running backs
Bijan Robinson and
Tyler Allgeier now that Cousins is starting again. The 37-year-old completed only 61.5% of his passes for 250 yards, no touchdowns, and no interceptions in three games (one start) this year. The four-time Pro Bowl may get into more of a groove after he gets settled in, but fantasy managers probably shouldn't expect him to see much passing volume.
--Keith HernandezSource: AtlantaFalcons.com - Terrin Waack
RADIO
