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NFL Week 12 DFS Cheat Sheet: Five recommended plays for all contests

Orchard Park, New York, USA; Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks (16) runs with the ball after making a catch…

Orchard Park, New York, USA; Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks (16) runs with the ball after making a catch against the Buffalo Bills during the first half at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

• Baltimore Ravens TE Mark Andrews (81.5 PFF receiving grade): He gets fantasy football’s favorite linebacker matchup, the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ Devin Lloyd (37.6 PFF coverage grade).

• Exciting bring-back options: Tennessee Titans WR Treylon Burks (68.2 PFF receiving grade) and Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (82.4 PFF passing grade) both get this label for Week 12.

• Miami Dolphins RB Jeff Wilson Jr. (78.4 PFF rushing grade): He has a fantastic matchup against the Houston Texans.

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NFL Week 12 action is here. Here are five recommended plays to help you win big in DraftKings GPP and cash-game competitions.


TE MARK ANDREWS, BALTIMORE RAVENS ($6,500 ON DRAFTKINGS) @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

  • Baltimore boasts a promising 23.5-point implied team total at BetMGM.
  • Baltimore’s offensive line garners a 22.0% pass-blocking matchup advantage rating in PFF’s OL/DL matchup chart, ninth-best on the week.
  • Tight end Mark Andrews (81.5 PFF receiving grade) comes in with a chalky 10.5% rostership rate in PFF’s ownership projections, but his delectable $6,500 salary is $1,200 less than that of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. He’s a high-end option in both cash games and GPP tournaments and should be considered as a flex play for lineup differentiation.
  • Nos. 1 and 2 wide receivers Demarcus Robinson (hip, 70.3 PFF receiving grade) and Devin Duvernay (hamstring, 70.7 PFF receiving grade) are questionable. 
  • No. 2 tight end/featured pass-catcher Isaiah Likely (61.6 PFF receiving grade) appeared on the injury report Friday with an ankle ailment.
  • Andrews gets the NFL’s premier tight-end-versus-linebacker matchup against Jacksonville’s Devin Lloyd (37.6 PFF coverage grade). 
  • PFF’s TE matchup chart gives Andrews a 14.0% matchup advantage rating, fourth-best on the Week 12 slate. 
  • The table below ranks Lloyd’s coverage data among 69 NFL linebackers with at least 125 coverage snaps.
PFF Coverage Grade Catch % Allowed Yds Allowed/Cov. Snap Explosive Pass Plays Allowed % Open Target % – Missed Tackles Rec.
36.7 (T-No. 68) 85.0% (No. 57) 1.46 (No. 64) 3.1% (No. 61) 80.0% (No. 60) – 6 (T-No.59
  • The table below ranks Andrews among 35 NFL tight ends with at least 25 targets.
PFF Receiving Grade Per Routes Run %: Tgts – Yds Catch % – Contested Catch % YAC/Rec. Pass Plays of 15+ Yards Missed Tackles Forced Rec.
81.5 (No. 3) 27.7% (No. 1) – 2.12 (No. 2) 66.7% (T-No. 27) – 69.2% (No. 3) 3.6 (No. 26)  17 (T-No. 2) 3 (T-No. 12)

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