Start ’em, Sit ’em advice for NFL’s Week 11

I always wear a Buffalo Bills cap. Sitting at a beach bar on Amelia Island, Florida with my wife and oldest daughter, I received a “Go Bills!” » shouts a very friendly brother and sister. When asked, I told them that I became a Bills fan because I loved the old standing red buffalo logo and OJ Simpson. With that, the woman showed me a picture on her phone of an Oakland Raider tackling OJ. I immediately recognized the Raider as Phil Villapiano, a former NFL great who also played for the Bills. Our new friends were his kids, Andrea and Phil Jr.! I met Phil Sr. about 30 years ago at his bar Jo Jo Players in New Jersey when I gave him a framed watercolor I had painted of him in a Bills uniform. Andrea called him immediately and handed me his phone. I reminded Phil of our meeting and the painting. He remembered it and said he had kept it all these years, but after a few moves he lost track of it. We quickly laughed and I gushed like the fan-boy that I am. Phil was a fantastic linebacker, but after meeting the amazing Andrea and Phil Jr., I think he is an even better father.

HOO!

QB Drake Maye vs. Jets – Maye has been the second-best QB in Fantasy, with multiple TD passes every week except two. The Jets enjoyed getting on the gravy train against the Browns, but let’s not forget lowly Dillon Gabriel scored two touchdowns on their no-sauce secondary.

QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Bengals — It’s not often I recommend Rodgers, but I’m featuring him against the Tiger Cubs this weekend in Pittsburgh. In Week 7, he rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns at Cincy.

RB Woody scores for the Titans — The last time I supported Marks, he disappointed with a fantastic 15 points. But the Titans’ 28th D run is too good to pass up. Penciled in 80 yards and a TD, plus four receptions for 50 yards.

RB Ashton Jeanty vs. Cowboys —Rookie first-round RB looked as advertised against a tough Bronco D last week (60 yards, 1 TD). If Jeanty runs like this Monday night, the Cowboys will limp back to Dallas with their third straight loss.

WR AJ Brown vs. Lions —What can Brown do for you? He can start delivering, dammit. To beat Detroit, you have to outplay them, and Philly’s passing packages will be plentiful this Sunday night.

WR Tee Higgins for the Steelers — Tee Hee has four touchdowns in his last three games and he has three touchdowns in his last four games against the Steelers. Higgins is the safest bet of any WR this weekend to reach the end zone.

TE Zach Ertz for the Dolphins — Buffalo TE Dalton Kincaid was on his way to a huge game in Miami before a hammer blow ended his day last week. Ertz will get his usual four receptions for 50 yards, but I say he scores too.

WOW DOWN!

QB Baker Mayfield to Bills — Dark and Windy describes the mood of the Buffalo Bills after their loss at Miami. It’s also the weather report for visitors to Tampa Bay. Add light rain and a depleted WR corps. It won’t be easy sailing for Baker.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes to the Broncos — You are not sitting Mahomes. But you should know that he only has two touchdown passes in his last three games against Denver.

RB TreVeyon Henderson vs. Jets — “Baby Saquon’s” 147 yards last week were impressive, but 124 of those yards came on two carries with the Bucs completely out of position. The other 33 were delivered on 12 bins. Expect the Jets D to show some courage and clamp down on the speedy rookie.

RB Kenneth Walker III to Rams — Seattle coaches hate your fantasy team. They prove it every week with their ridiculous game of RB roulette. You deserve to lose if you start KW3.

WR Parker Washington vs. Chargers — Two solid outings in a row should be enough to start P Dub, but the Chargers are excellent against WRs, allowing just five TD receptions this season.

WR Xavier Worthy to Broncos — Worthy plays supporting role to Rashee Rice. Additionally, the Broncos defense only allowed two TD receptions. Find a better option than Xavier. It’s not worth it this week.

TE Colston Loveland at Vikings — If you want four catches for 45 yards, Colston is your guy.

Thursday evening special: The Patriots have won 13 of their last 14 home games against Gang Green. The 11.5 spread is significant, but the Jets haven’t lost by more than seven points since Week 5. Take the Jets and the points. Patriots 24, Jets 17

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Bill Reinhard is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association and a columnist for FantasyGuru.com.