{"id":125416,"date":"2021-11-30T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=125416"},"modified":"2021-11-30T00:10:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T05:10:30","slug":"week-13-stream-team-features-alexander-mattison-and-van-jefferson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/11\/30\/week-13-stream-team-features-alexander-mattison-and-van-jefferson\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 13 Stream Team Features Alexander Mattison and Van Jefferson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Week 13 is here and there are only a few weeks left in the fantasy regular season. Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50 percent of Yahoo leagues or less. This group of players is basically a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dream<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stream team. For reference, the threshold used for Wins and Losses in this article will be if the quarterbacks can score at least 17 points, if the tight ends can score at least eight PPR points, and if the rest can score at least 10 PPR points. Here is the Week 13 stream team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Week 13 Stream Team: Alexander Mattison, Van Jefferson, and More<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Week 12 Recap<\/b><\/h3>\n<h4><b>Quarterback<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Tyrod Taylor (HOU) v NYJ \u2013 16.32 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Daniel Jones (NYG) v PHI \u2013 15.08 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Tua Tagovailoa (MIA) @ NYJ \u2013 13.20 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 0-3 \/ Year: 16-20<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Running Back<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Ty Johnson (NYJ) @ HOU \u2013 4.20 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Tevin Coleman (NYJ) @ HOU \u2013 9.00 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Boston Scott (PHI) @ NYG \u2013 13.20 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-2 \/ Year: 12-24<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Wide Receiver<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Laviska Shenault Jr. (JAX) v ATL \u2013 8.30 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Van Jefferson (LAR) @ GB \u2013 18.30 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Jamison Crowder (NYJ) @ HOU \u2013 1.50 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-2 \/ Year: 20-16<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>Tight End<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cole Kmet (CHI) @ DET \u2013 14.50 points \u2013 Win<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Tyler Conklin (MIN) @ SF \u2013 4.50 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Dan Arnold (JAX) v ATL \u2013 1.90 points \u2013 Loss<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Totals \u2013 Week: 1-2 \/ Year: 20-16<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b><i>Grand Totals \u2013 Week: 3-9 \/ Year: 68-76<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Week 13 Stream Team<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b>Quarterback \u2013 Taylor Heinicke (WFT &#8211; 35%) @ LV<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taylor Heinicke has been a surprisingly good fantasy quarterback this year. He\u2019s scored double-digit fantasy points in every game this season. Heinicke has also topped the 20-point mark in five different games this year. He sits just outside the top 12 (QB14) averaging 17.90 fantasy points per game. While there are certainly questions about Heinicke from a real-life standpoint, he\u2019s a good fantasy option for two reasons. The first is that he\u2019s not scared to push the ball down the field and take chances. The second, and most important for fantasy, is that he\u2019s a sneaky runner. He\u2019s very much like Daniel Jones in these aspects and coincidentally, Jones is one of just five quarterbacks with more rushing yards than Heinicke on the season. This week\u2019s matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> is a good one. The Raiders defense has been rough lately. This game also has a 48.5-point combined total and will be played in a dome. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-football-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Football Team<\/a> are currently 2.5-point underdogs so the game script should be in Heinicke\u2019s favor as well. The overall game environment looks ripe for Heinicke to have another nice performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Daniel Jones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>NYG<\/b> <b>&#8211; 28%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><b> @ MIA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Tua Tagovailoa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><b>MIA<\/b> <b>&#8211; 33%) v CAR<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Running Back \u2013 Alexander Mattison (MIN &#8211; 50%) @ DET<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This recommendation rides completely on whether or not Dalvin Cook plays. As of this writing, that doesn\u2019t seem promising. Cook left on a cart and in tears with a shoulder injury that could force him to miss some time. If that\u2019s the case, Alexander Mattison will step into a large workload just like he has in the past. Mattison has already piled up over 150 total yards in two games earlier this year that Cook missed. One of those was against these same <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Lions<\/a>. In that game, Mattison handled 25 carries and seven receptions on his way to 153 total yards and a score. He finished with 29.30 fantasy points in that one. The Lions are still just as bad on defense. They have allowed the third-most fantasy points to running backs this year. This game currently has a 47.5-point combined total with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> as seven-point road favorites. Everything is lining up for Mattison to be a great play this week and depending on how long Cook is out, he could end up being a huge factor in the fantasy playoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alexander Mattison has started two games in place of Dalvin Cook this season:<\/p>\n<p>Week 3: 26 carries, 112 yards, 6 catches, 59 yards. RB7 with 23.1 fantasy points.<\/p>\n<p>Week 5: 25 carries, 113 yards, 7 catches, 40 yards, TD. RB6 with 26.3 fantasy points.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Field Yates (@FieldYates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates\/status\/1465377040161722369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Jamaal Williams<\/b> <b>(DET &#8211; 39%) v MIN,<\/b> <b>Tevin Coleman (NYJ &#8211; 18%) v PHI<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Wide Receiver \u2013 Van Jefferson (LAR &#8211; 48%) v JAX<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Van Jefferson is having a very good sophomore season. One year after being mostly invisible, he\u2019s been an integral part of this <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/rams\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> offense this year. That\u2019s been even more evident over the past five games. Over that span, Jefferson has seen at least six targets in all five games and has seen at least seven targets in four of those games. This Rams offense has been one of the highest-scoring units in the NFL this year. Anytime you\u2019re running this many routes and seeing a good amount of targets in a high-powered offense, there\u2019s going to be some fantasy upside here. This week\u2019s matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> is a juicy one. The Rams are 13.5-point home favorites in a game with a 48-point combined total. That means the Rams are projected to score more than 30 in this one. The Jaguars defense is horrible and has allowed the seventh-most fantasy points to wide receivers this year. Should this game go as expected, Jefferson has a great chance at having another nice game in this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Kadarius Toney<\/b> <b>(NYG &#8211; 47%) @<\/b> <b>MIA,<\/b> <b>Russell Gage (ATL &#8211; 32%) v PHI<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tight End \u2013 Cole Kmet (CHI &#8211; 24%) v ARI<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was so nice we\u2019ll do it twice. Cole Kmet was the featured tight end last week and he came through in a big way. One week after a stinker, Kmet saw a career-high 11 targets. He turned them into eight receptions for 65 yards. The eight receptions were also a career-high and the 65 yards were the second-most of his career. Kmet has now seen at least six targets in four of his last five games. He\u2019s becoming a featured piece of this <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a> offense. It\u2019s not necessarily an offense that inspires much confidence, but when running this many routes and seeing this many targets, it\u2019s more than most tight ends. This week\u2019s matchup against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> has a decent combined total of 46.5 points right now. The Bears are seven-point underdogs as well which should help the game script to be in Kmet\u2019s favor.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Routes run by Bears TEs yesterday. On 45 Andy Dalton dropbacks:<\/p>\n<p>Cole Kmet 38<br \/>Jesse James 7<br \/>Jimmy Graham 4<br \/>JP Holtz 0<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Levitan (@adamlevitan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adamlevitan\/status\/1464247000879173632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Honorable Mentions \u2013 Tyler Conklin<\/b> <b>(MIN &#8211; 33%) @ DET,<\/b> <b>Jared Cook (LAC &#8211; 48%) @ CIN<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;5919&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"-7xiaNcHRn9MD8M-B4lD2g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1344641100\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-7xiaNcHRn9MD8M-B4lD2g',sig:'YvDXqxEhjQWpHeRiqTmeUpUVWHBi8D6L84k4eseTYRA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1344641100',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantasy Football Week 13 Stream Team; Each week this column will analyze a player at each position rostered in 50% of Yahoo leagues or less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3451,"featured_media":125428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[4758,6188,349,2092,6054],"class_list":["post-125416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","tag-alexander-mattison","tag-cole-kmet","tag-fantasy-football-rankings","tag-taylor-heinicke","tag-van-jefferson"],"modified_by":"Connor Deitrich","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3451"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125416"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125416\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}