November 12, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals tight end
Mike Gesicki (pectoral) has been making positive progress in his recovery from a pectoral injury suffered in Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers. Gesicki was placed on Injured Reserve following that game and is now entering the fourth game he was required to miss on IR, but should have a good chance of returning in Week 12 versus the Patriots. The 30-year-old was having a quiet start to the year before going down, catching eight of 16 targets for 61 yards in six games.
Noah Fant has mostly filled in as the Bengals' tight end with Gesicki sidelined, and he's been a solid contributor, recording 13 catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns since Week 6. Fant will again be a low-end streaming option for fantasy managers in Week 11 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
--Kyle McCarthySource: Jay Morrison
November 12, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback
Joe Flacco (shoulder) will not throw at practice on Wednesday as the team takes a cautious approach with him while he manages an AC joint sprain. Flacco suffered the injury in the Bengals' Week 8 win over the New York Jets and didn't seem to be affected by it the next week against the Bears, completing 31 of 47 passes for a career high 470 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions. The 40-year-old has thrived as Cincinnati's starting quarterback after the Bengals acquired him from the Browns ahead of their Week 6 matchup against the Packers. Flacco is the QB2 in PPR points per game since then, averaging 24.9 points per game. The Bengals' poor defense fuels high-scoring game environments, and he's been distributing the ball efficiently to his elite wide receiver duo in
Ja'Marr Chase and
Tee Higgins. If Flacco is unable to go,
Jake Browning would be in line to start. The Bengals also opened the 21-day practice window for starting quarterback
Joe Burrow (toe) on Monday, and he's targeting a return on Thanksgiving night against the Ravens, which would give Flacco two more starts for Cincinnati.
--Kyle McCarthySource: Jay Morrison
November 12, 2025
The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec reports that Baltimore Ravens quarterback
Lamar Jackson (undisclosed) is not practicing on Wednesday. It's unclear why Jackson isn't practicing, but this is obviously a situation to watch going forward this week. The two-time MVP missed Weeks 5-8 due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Week 4, but it's unclear if his absence from Wednesday's practice is related to that. The 28-year-old played all of the team's offensive snaps in the Week 10 win over the Minnesota Vikings and didn't appear to suffer any sort of injury in that game, going 17-for-29 passing for 176 yards and a touchdown and adding a season-high nine carries for 36 yards on the ground. In the event Jackson is dealing with another injury that will sideline him this weekend against the division-rival Cleveland Browns,
Tyler Huntley would likely make the start under center for Baltimore. Stay tuned.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Jeff Zrebiec
November 12, 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver
Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) was on the practice field on Wednesday, according to Demetrius Harvey of Jaguars.com. Thomas suffered a low-grade high-ankle sprain in Week 9 and was held out of last week's loss to the Houston Texans after not practicing at all last week. The 23-year-old was most likely limited in his return on Wednesday, but his presence at practice means that he now has a chance to return this weekend versus the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. In Thomas' absence last Sunday,
Parker Washington scored a receiving touchdown and also returned one for a TD on special teams, while newcomer
Jakobi Meyers also got involved. Fantasy managers will want to keep a close eye on the 23-year-old's status for the rest of the week. The former first-rounder has been in a sophomore slump, scoring just once in eight games after reaching the end zone 10 times as a rookie, and the addition of Meyers doesn't bode well for a rebound the rest of 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: Jaguars.com - Demetrius Harvey
November 12, 2025
Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said that running back
Tyler Allgeier is "the least talked about superstar on our football team," according to Marc Raimondi of ESPN. Despite being the backup to another superstar in RB
Bijan Robinson, Allgeier has seen double-digit carries five times in 2025, including in the Week 10 loss in Germany to the Indianapolis Colts, when he carried the ball 11 times for 57 yards and two touchdowns. The 25-year-old only has five catches for 20 yards in nine games, but the fact that he continues to be used near the goal line over Robinson is giving him standalone fantasy appeal as an RB3/flex. Robinson only has two rushing touchdowns this year, while Allgeier has six. Allgeier's volume is not consistent, but his nose for the end zone makes him a pretty valuable handcuff option in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Marc Raimondi
November 12, 2025
Tennessee Titans interim head coach Mike McCoy said that he wants to see more completions from his offense, which means more targets need to go rookie tight end
Gunnar Helm's way, according to Turron Davenport of ESPN. It's been a struggle for Tennessee's offense this year with rookie
Cameron Ward leading the unit. The 23-year-old Helm only has 187 receiving yards and one touchdown, but he's been efficient with his chances, catching 20 of his 25 targets through his first nine NFL games. Coming out of their bye week, the Titans may focus on getting Helm the ball more, although that could prove difficult if top wideout
Calvin Ridley (hamstring) returns this weekend against the division-rival Houston Texans for the first time since Week 6. The reality is that unless Chig Okonwko misses time with an injury, it's likely that Helm isn't going to be anything more than a low-end TE2 play in fantasy football.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Turron Davenport
November 12, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said that quarterback
Joe Burrow (toe) "looked really sharp" in his return to practice on Monday, according to Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Burrow played in two games to begin the 2025 season before suffering a turf-toe injury that required surgery and landed him on Injured Reserve. The 28-year-old's 21-day practice window was officially opened this week, and he could be eyeing a return for the Thanksgiving Day game on Thursday, Nov. 27, against the division-rival Baltimore Ravens. Various factors will play into whether Burrow will actually return on that date, most notably being the Bengals' record and their chances at making a playoff run. But if the Bengals can win their next two games with veteran
Joe Flacco at the helm, Burrow could start against Baltimore on Turkey Day. If Burrow is available on the waiver wire and you could use an upgrade at QB, he's worth stashing in the event he makes it back before December.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Kelsey Conway
November 12, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that running back
Isiah Pacheco (knee) will not practice on Wednesday, according to Jesse Newell of The Athletic. The Chiefs are coming off their bye week, but it's looking like Pacheco will be held out for another game in Week 11 against the division-rival Denver Broncos as a precaution. He did not play in the Week 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills, which led to more work for rookie
Brashard Smith and
Clyde Edwards-Helaire in a change-of-pace role behind veteran
Kareem Hunt. In that loss to Buffalo, Hunt handled 11 carries for 49 yards and a touchdown and added one catch for six yards, with Smith and Edwards-Helaire combining for only five rushing attempts. If Pacheco misses his second straight game this weekend, it will be hard to trust Smith or CEH in fantasy lineups, especially against a stout Denver defense.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Jesse Newell
November 12, 2025
Tennessee Titans wide receiver
Calvin Ridley (hamstring) will return to the practice field on Wednesday, according to Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com. Ridley has not played since injuring his hamstring in the Week 6 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, but the 30-year-old wideout appears to be healthier coming out of the team's bye week. Depending on how he holds up in practices this week, he could make his return this Sunday to face the division-rival Houston Texans in Week 11. Ridley's return would make both rookies
Elic Ayomanor and
Chimere Dike a little less attractive as flex options in fantasy lineups, but it's not like Ridley has done much himself in the Titans offense in 2025. The former first-rounder hasn't developed any real chemistry with rookie quarterback
Cameron Ward this year and has only 16 receptions for 290 yards and no touchdowns in his six games played.
--Keith HernandezSource: TitanInsider.com - Terry McCormick
November 12, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that wide receiver
Chris Godwin (leg) is "making good strides" and is "running," but he couldn't say much more than that, according to the Pewter Report. Godwin has not played since suffering a pretty serious fibula injury in Week 5, and he remained sidelined at the team's walkthrough practice on Wednesday. Although nothing is official yet, the 29-year-old is unlikely to make his return this Sunday to face the Buffalo Bills in Week 11. Godwin didn't make his 2025 debut until Week 4 while rehabbing a gruesome dislocated ankle that he suffered in Week 7 of 2024. He has yet to practice after injuring his fibula, and reports have suggested he may not play in a game again until December. With
Mike Evans (collarbone) potentially done for the year, rookies
Emeka Egbuka and
Tez Johnson have become Tampa's top receivers, with tight end
Cade Otton also filling the target void.
--Keith HernandezSource: Pewter Report
November 12, 2025
New York Giants rookie quarterback
Jaxson Dart (concussion) is in the league's concussion protocol and will not start against the visiting Green Bay Packers in Week 11 on Sunday, according to interim head coach Mike Kafka. Veteran
Jameis Winston, not
Russell Wilson, will start under center for the G-Men this weekend with Dart sidelined. The 22-year-old signal-caller suffered a concussion in last Sunday's loss to the Chicago Bears and will have to miss at least one game. Given their record, the Giants will likely play it safe with their first-round QB, so it probably won't be a lock that Dart returns to start in Week 12 on the road against the Detroit Lions. Before his concussion in Week 10, Dart had injected life into New York's offense and had become a QB1 option for fantasy managers because of his rushing abilities, scoring seven rushing touchdowns in his first nine games. Keep Dart stashed everywhere.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Bergen Record - Art Stapleton
November 12, 2025
New York Giants interim head coach Mike Kafka confirmed on Wednesday that veteran
Jameis Winston will be the starting quarterback on Sunday when the team takes on the visiting Green Bay Packers in Week 11 at MetLife Stadium. Rookie
Jaxson Dart (concussion) is in the league's concussion protocol after injuring his head in the Week 10 loss to the Chicago Bears and will not play this weekend. It will be Winston, not
Russell Wilson, starting under center this weekend with Dart sidelined. Tight ends coach Tim Kelly will be the offensive coordinator after the Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll earlier this week. Sunday will be Winston's first action of the year after he threw for 2,121 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions in 12 games (seven starts) for the Browns in 2024. Expect aggressive downfield passing with lots of sacks and turnovers for the Giants' offense this week, making the Packers' defensive unit a top fantasy option.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Bergen Record - Art Stapleton
November 12, 2025
Updating previous reports, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that running back
Bucky Irving (foot, shoulder) was limited in the team's walkthrough practice on Wednesday, according to Brianna Dix of Buccaneers.com. It was initially reported that Irving was rehabbing on the side and wouldn't practice, but he actually took part in some of the walkthrough, giving him a chance to play in Week 11 on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills for the first time since Week 4. The 23-year-old has been battling a sprained foot and a shoulder subluxation, with the shoulder injury being the primary reason he hasn't played since late September. It's good news for Irving's fantasy managers, but it's too early to expect him to be a fantasy factor this weekend. Even if Irving gets cleared to play this weekend, we could see plenty of
Rachaad White and
Sean Tucker out of Tampa's backfield.
--Keith HernandezSource: Buccaneers.com - Brianna Dix
November 12, 2025
Washington Commanders running back
Chris Rodriguez Jr. (shoulder) will play in Madrid, Spain, on Sunday in Week 11 against the Miami Dolphins and will have a key role, according to Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. Rodriguez, who exited the Week 10 blowout loss to the Detroit Lions early with a shoulder injury, put in a full practice on Wednesday and will be good to go this week. Before getting hurt on Sunday, the 25-year-old saw six carries for 16 yards and a touchdown. With rookie
Jacory Croskey-Merritt struggling of late, the Commanders have been giving more work to Rodriguez and
Jeremy McNichols out of the backfield. At the very least, Rodriguez will have some RB3/flex appeal in deeper fantasy leagues this weekend as Washington's preferred goal-line option in a plus matchup versus Miami.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Cameron Wolfe
November 12, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Zay Jones (Achilles) tore his Achilles in last week's loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Additionally, the Cardinals will be without top wideout
Marvin Harrison Jr. "this week and possibly longer" after he underwent surgery for appendicitis. Arizona's receiving corps will be very thin for quarterback
Jacoby Brissett on Sunday against the division-rival San Francisco 49ers. Tight end
Trey McBride should be a target hog, with
Michael Wilson and
Greg Dortch stepping up as the top two receiving options in the passing attack. Jones, 30, wasn't really on the fantasy radar to begin with in 2025 in a struggling Cardinals offense. He will finish with just 12 catches for 183 yards and no touchdowns in his eight games played.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
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