These Week 12 must-starts could swing your fantasy matchup
USA TODAY Sports’ Joe Rivera and Jacob Camenker discuss which players should be in your Week 12 fantasy lineup.
Everything happens so fast.
One minute, you’re drafting the team that feels like a championship contender, or maybe the favorite. Next, you’re studying injury reports like some sort of emergency room doctor, wondering which patient takes priority. It’s not long before the lineup takes you to the defense section, where you’re left to pick up the scraps.
Some teams have it all. Others are not so fortunate.
While fantasy football isn’t some grand metaphor for life, there can be that sense of the haves versus the have-nots this time of year. Everyone wants to get to the top, but only a few can actually stand there.
The holiday season officially kicks off next week, but the end of fantasy football season is just around the corner. If you’re in the game, you might as well play to win – because if someone is going to stand on top, it might as well be you.
Defenses shouldn’t ruin your fantasy week. To make sure it doesn’t, here’s a look at the D/ST rankings for Week 12.
Fantasy football D/STs rankings Week 12
- Seattle Seahawks (at Tennessee Titans)
- Cleveland Browns (at Las Vegas Raiders)
- Baltimore Ravens (vs. New York Jets)
- Green Bay Packers (vs. Minnesota Vikings)
- New England Patriots (at Cincinnati Bengals)
- Las Vegas Raiders (vs. Cleveland Browns)
- Detroit Lions (vs. New York Giants)
- Atlanta Falcons (at New Orleans Saints)
- Houston Texans (vs. Buffalo Bills) – “Thursday Night Football”
- Buffalo Bills (at Houston Texans)
- Pittsburgh Steelers (at Chicago Bears)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (at Arizona Cardinals)
- San Francisco 49ers (vs. Carolina Panthers)
- New Orleans Saints (vs. Atlanta Falcons)
- Chicago Bears (vs. Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Los Angeles Rams (vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Fantasy football start ’em, sit ’ems, Week 12
Looking for more fantasy football advice? USA TODAY Sports has you covered:
→ Need an edge under center? Here are the best quarterback options to start and to sit in Week 12.
→ A good running back makes all the difference. A bad running back can cost you a lot of points. Here’s who to start and who to sit in Week 12.
→ The wide receiver position is one of the deepest each season. Set yourself up for success in Week 12 with start ’em, sit ’em advice for wideouts.
→ Tight ends can be the perfect X-factor for any fantasy team. Here’s who you should start and sit in Week 12.
