Drake Maye leads the league with 2,836 passing yards while Bo Nix has attempted the most passes (387). Maye has the highest completion percentage at 71.9% while Matthew Stafford has thrown the most touchdowns (27). Tua Tagovailoa and Geno Smith have thrown the most interceptions (13) while Cam Ward has taken the most sacks (41). Josh Allen has completed the most passes over 20 yards (45) while Sam Darnold and Allen lead the league with nine completed passes over 40 yards. Finally, Stafford has the longest completion at 88 yards.
Here are my favorite QB/WR stacks for Week 12.
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5. Jared Goff ($6,000) & Amon-Ra St. Brown ($8,000), Lions vs. Giants
Goff at home? Check. Bad pass defense? Check. High total? Check. So why the low ranking? Well, the Giants have THE worst run defense in the league, so the Lions could just ground-and-pound them into submission, which is likely since the spread is 12.5 points. That said, while the volume will likely be low for Goff, he will still probably attempt at least 25 passes and the efficiency could be sky-high.
While Jameson Williams has seen a resurgence over the last few weeks, garnering at least six targets in each of the last three games, St. Brown has received 13, eight and 12 targets over that same span.
4. Jalen Hurts ($6,600) & A.J. Brown ($5,900), Eagles at Cowboys
Hurts could run into the same issue as Goff because the Cowboys have one of the worst run defenses in the league. And, we know that Philly loves to pound the rock. But Dallas also has a porous pass defense that’s allowed 23 passing touchdowns, the second-most in the league. The likely outcome is that Hurts also attempts around 25 passes, but the efficiency should also be high. There is a path to a ceiling outcome though, as Dallas can be potent on offense and could force the Eagles to be aggressive.
Brown has only four double-digit FPTS games this season, but two of those were 25.9 and 31.1 FPTS. He has been pouting and received 11 targets last week. The wheel could get greased again, especially since the Eagles will likely want to start thinking about the playoffs soon. No better practice than against a Cowboys secondary that has allowed the sixth-highest EPA per dropback.
3. Jacoby Brissett ($5,300) & Michael Wilson ($4,800), Cardinals vs. Jaguars
Brissett has to be one of the more hilarious stories for fantasy this season. Considered a career journeyman having played for five teams in the last five seasons, Brissett has been one of the most consistent quarterbacks! Since replacing Kyler Murray five weeks ago, Brissett has put up at least 20 FPTS with two touchdowns in every contest. He’s attempted at least 44 passes three times while going 47-of-57 for 452 yards last week! Brissett won’t stop and I will not stop going back to the well until he does.
Wilson elevated into the alpha role last week due to the Marvin Harrison Jr. injury. All he did was catch 15 of 18 targets for 185 yards, good for 36.5 FPTS. Harrison is out for this one and the salary for Wilson has increased only $1,000.
2. Patrick Mahomes ($6,800) & Rashee Rice ($7,700), Chiefs vs. Colts
Mahomes has looked mortal recently, finishing with sub-15 FPTS over the last two games. Prior to that, he put up over 20 FPTS in seven of eight games with two of those over 30 FPTS. Well, Denver and Buffalo have two of the best pass defenses in the league, ranking second and fourth in EPA per dropback. The Colts are decent at 11th, but things shouldn’t be as daunting for Mahomes.
Rice had his first single-digit FPTS game since returning to action. The important thing is that he still garnered nine targets. In four games this season, Rice has received 10, nine seven and nine targets. Mahomes is going to pepper him and something close to 20 FPTS is well within the range of outcomes.
1. Drake Maye ($6,900) & Stefon Diggs ($6,500), Patriots at Bengals
I hesitated to put Maye at number one because the Bengals’ rush defense is one of the worst, allowing 5.2 yards per carry and 12 touchdowns. I could see TreVeyon Henderson having another big game. That said, Cincinnati has THE worst pass defense, allowing a league-high 25 touchdowns and the highest EPA per dropback. I had some hope that the Bengals could do enough on offense to keep Maye aggressive, but I’m not too confident now with no Ja’Marr Chase. While the volume may not be robust, I do think the efficiency could be sky-high, though.
Diggs leads the Patriots with 72 targets. Mack Hollins is second with 38. Over the last two weeks, Diggs has received eight and 11 targets with one red-zone opportunity. Diggs leads the wide receiver group with 10 red-zone looks on the season.
