Eight games to look through this week. Let’s get right into the Pick6 fantasy football picks worth considering from Week 11’s NFL main slate (Sunday 1 p.m. ET).
New England Patriots vs. Los Angeles Rams
Drake Maye
Passing Yards: 204.5
Maye has seen his passing output decrease a bit since his injury. But, he was also faced up against two defenses that’ve been tough on QBs. Tennessee and Chicago are among the three teams that have given up the fewest passing yards this season.
The Rams are not quite as tough. In fact, opposing quarterbacks have logged at least 205 passing yards in seven of nine games vs. Los Angeles. One exception was Caleb Williams, who only had 157 in Week 4. The other came in Week 7 vs. Las Vegas. The combined QB group of Aidan O’Connell and Gardner Minshew did post 206, but neither got past the mark individually.
This is also a number Maye has surpassed in three of five starts, with one of the misses being the game he was injured.
The play: MORE
Cleveland Browns at New Orleans Saints
David Njoku
Receiving Yards: 52.5
The Saints haven’t been containing opposing tight ends recently. Kyle Pitts just logged 55 yards on 4-for-6 receiving. The week before that, Ja’Tavion Sanders had 87 yards on 4-for-5 receiving.
Njoku didn’t log much in the way of yardage before Cleveland’s bye. But, he was targeted seven times, just like in Week 8. And in both Weeks 8 and 9, he reeled in five catches.
The looks are there, and now Njoku will face a team that gives up yardage to tight ends.
The play: MORE
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Minnesota Vikings at Tennessee Titans
Sam Darnold
Passing Yards: 240.5
Darnold just faced one of the worst passing defenses in the NFL, and he only logged 241 passing yards. Now he’s facing the defense that’s given up the fewest passing yards?
If that’s not enough, consider this: Only one quarterback has more than 207 passing yards vs. the Titans this season. That was Josh Allen in Week 7.
The play: LESS
Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets
Anthony Richardson
Rushing Yards: 39.5
Richardson is back, but his passing yards total isn’t available for us to fade again. Instead, we’re looking for him to make some magic with his legs.
Fresh off his benching, Richardson enters this game averaging 5.9 yards per carry. He’s logged more than 40 yards in half of his games played.
Looking at the Jets, they’ve allowed two of the last three starting quarterbacks they’ve faced to log more than 45 rushing yards.
The play: MORE
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