NFL Week 12 Fantasy Football Recap: Miami Dolphins vs. Houston Texans

• Jordan Akins: 5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 touchdown

• Tyreek Hill: 6 receptions, 85 yards, 1 carry, 5 rushing yards

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HOU@MIA | CIN@TEN | DEN@CAR | CHI@NYJ
ATL@WSH | TB@CLE | BAL@JAX | LVR@SEA
LAC@ARZ | NO@SF | LAR@KC | GB@PHI

The Dolphins’ backfield without Raheem Mostert: Mostert missed this game with a knee injury, leading Jeff Wilson Jr. to see an even larger role than usual.

• Wilson played 35 of a possible 45 snaps in the first half.
• This seemed like it would be a great matchup for Wilson, but he averaged only 3.0 yards per carry. He averaged a decent 1.5 yards before contact per carry but wasn’t doing much after contact.
• Luckily, he scored a rushing touchdown to give the fantasy managers who started him some value.
• He suffered an injury that kept him out for most of the third quarter, but he returned by the end of the period.
• Myles Gaskin was the clear backup over Salvon Ahmed. He took a few snaps in the first half and took over for Wilson during his injury.
• Gaskin also played the majority of the fourth quarter, as Miami mostly used backups throughout the frame. That’s why all of the starting wide receivers saw fewer snaps than usual.
• Wilson can remain a fantasy starter depending on the matchup. He has some favorable matchups but also plays the 49ers next week and the Patriots during the fantasy championship week — the two best teams at stopping fantasy production from running backs.

Dameon Pierce’s poor performances: Pierce has gained 16 yards on 15 carries over the past two weeks.

• His playing time was worse than usual this week due to the blowout. He typically doesn’t play as much in clear passing situations, and Houston faced a lot of those.
• Pierce typically sees over 90% of snaps on early downs, but Dare Ogunbowale was taking most of those snaps in the fourth quarter while Houston attempted a comeback.
• Pierce has received no help from his offensive line the past two weeks. He has minus-six yards before contact and 22 yards after contact in that span.
• He hasn’t been tackled for a loss despite constantly getting hit in the backfield.
• The Texans play the Browns next week, the only team to allow more fantasy points to running backs than Houston. This will be a great opportunity for Pierce to bounce back as long as it’s not another 30-point deficit by halftime.

Table Notes

• Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.

• Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.

• Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.