Fantasy Football: Week 11 red-zone report

Deebo Samuel has dominated red-zone targets in recent weeks: Samuel draws a favorable matchup to add another touchdown this week, considering his red-zone target share over the last three games.
Oronde Gadsden II is due for a score in a great matchup: After being held out of the endzone the last two weeks, Gadsden should deliver in a favorable matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11.
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The high-scoring areas of the field are the most valuable areas of opportunity for our fantasy football assets. This report will keep track of each team’s top performers in that area of the field, as well as the players getting the most opportunities in the red zone. Adding even more fantasy value to this report, we’ll also include each team’s opponent and their effectiveness when defending in the red zone to identify our best matchups.

Note: Plays called back due to penalties or plays with pre-snap penalties will not be included within the player data.

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Arizona Cardinals

Week 11 opponent: San Francisco 49ers
Total red-zone plays faced: 77 (25th)
Red zone successful pass plays allowed: 53.7% (31st)
Red zone successful run plays allowed: 36.1% (22nd)

Arizona WR/TEs:

Position	WR/TE	RZ Route Rate	RZ Target rate	RZ Carries	RZ TDs	RZ FF PTs
TE	Trey McBride	95.6%	27.7%	0	6	54.8
TE	Elijah Higgins	22.1%	13.3%	0	0	2.2
TE	Tip Reiman	7.4%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
TE	Travis Vokolek	4.4%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
TE	Josiah Deguara	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
WR	Michael Wilson	88.2%	10.0%	0	1	12.6
WR	Marvin Harrison Jr.	79.4%	18.5%	0	4	34.9
WR	Zay Jones	44.1%	6.7%	0	0	0.0
WR	Greg Dortch	42.6%	17.2%	3	2	21.5
WR	Simi Fehoko	10.3%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
WR	Xavier Weaver	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0

Arizona RBs:

RB	RZ Carries	RZ Carry Rate	RZ TDs	RZ Routes	RZ TGTs	RZ FF PTs
Bam Knight	12	32.4%	2	16	4	16.7
James Conner	5	13.5%	2	6	1	14.9
Michael Carter	5	13.5%	1	13	0	6.5
Emari Demercado	5	13.5%	1	14	4	11.4
Trey Benson	3	8.1%	0	7	2	2.4

The 49ers' red-zone defense ranks last at limiting offensive success in that area of the field (45.5%), while the Cardinals come in below average on offense in that regard.
Trey McBride is now tied for the league lead among tight ends in red-zone touchdowns after his long streak without scoring last year. He should be a great bet to take advantage of another great matchup in Week 11.

Atlanta Falcons

Week 11 opponent: Carolina Panthers
Total red-zone plays faced: 94 (13th)
Red zone successful pass plays allowed: 34.7% (13th)
Red zone successful run plays allowed: 22.2% (1st)

Atlanta WR/TEs:

Position	WR/TE	RZ Route Rate	RZ Target rate	RZ Carries	RZ TDs	RZ FF PTs
TE	Kyle Pitts	97.2%	14.3%	0	1	8.5
TE	Charlie Woerner	22.2%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
TE	Teagan Quitoriano	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
TE	Feleipe Franks	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
WR	Drake London	91.7%	33.3%	0	6	48.1
WR	Darnell Mooney	66.7%	12.5%	0	0	2.1
WR	David Sills V	38.9%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
WR	Casey Washington	27.8%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
WR	Dylan Drummond	2.8%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
WR	KhaDarel Hodge	2.8%	0.0%	0	0	0.0
WR	Deven Thompkins	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0
WR	Jamal Agnew	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0

Atlanta RBs:

RB	RZ Carries	RZ Carry Rate	RZ TDs	RZ Routes	RZ TGTs	RZ FF PTs
Tyler Allgeier	21	56.8%	5	9	1	37.3
Bijan Robinson	17	45.9%	2	26	7	21.8

The Panthers have been the best red-zone defense against the run this season, while the Falcons come in ranked 31st in red-zone run success rate (24.3%).
Tyler Allgeier has been a thorn in the side of Bijan Robinson’s fantasy managers this season when it comes to scoring touchdowns, and last week, Allgeier out-carried Robinson five to one in the red zone, which led to two touchdowns. In a tougher matchup this week, and considering the limited usage, Robinson’s path to a touchdown won’t be easy, unfortunately.