{"id":98332,"date":"2020-11-20T18:41:13","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T23:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=98332"},"modified":"2021-05-26T06:52:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T10:52:28","slug":"week-11-fantasy-football-three-must-start-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/20\/week-11-fantasy-football-three-must-start-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 11 Fantasy Football: Three Must-Start Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

As each week passes, the fantasy football playoffs are nearing closer and closer. Are you right in the hunt for the championship trophy this season or are you trying to play spoiler to some of the opposing teams in your league? Either way, the only thing worse than losing a matchup, is having the reason you lost be because your bench players outscored your starters. Here are three players to lock into your Week 11 fantasy football lineup that you may not have considered starting this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Three Must Start Week 11 Fantasy Football Players<\/h2>\n

Cam Newton<\/a> – <\/b>Quarterback<\/b>, New England Patriots<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n

Now I\u2019ll be honest; I know Cam Newton has been an emotional roller coaster ride this year if you have him on your fantasy roster. You felt you got a late-round steal after he took the league by storm in his return to football with four <\/span>rushing<\/span><\/i> touchdowns in the first two weeks. But that electric start was followed up with a dud in Week 3, and then he missed the following game after being placed on the COVID-19 list. After that, he just didn\u2019t look quite the same for the better part of a month. But after an atrocious showing against the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> in Week 7 that led to a <\/span>second-half benching<\/span><\/a>, Newton has pulled off some decent fantasy games, while upping his value with a whopping <\/span>nine rushing touchdowns<\/span><\/a> – trailing only the bruising running back Dalvin Cook<\/a><\/strong> and an MVP-front runner quarterback Kyler Murray<\/a><\/strong> in that category.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The upside with Cam\u2019s legs is one of the highest at the quarterback position. So if you didn’t toss him to the waivers after his series of bad games, or if you were lucky enough to see his upward trend the past few weeks and snag him back up before anyone else did, it feels like your patience (or quickness) is going to begin paying off. Not only will Newton have a great matchup against a struggling Houston Texans<\/a> team this week, but after that, the Patriots play the Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, followed by the Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> – two defenses that are in the top third of the league in allowing fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks. While the obvious downside to Cam has been his lack of passing efficiency (he has just <\/span>three passing touchdowns, along with seven interceptions and only 1,535 yards<\/span><\/a> on the season), expect those numbers to get a boost and his legs to continue to fuel your QB1 slot the next few weeks as \u2018Super Cam\u2019 efficiently produces in a Patriots\u2019 offense looking to make a run for the playoffs in this latter part of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Best comp. % last 2 weeks: Cam Newton (77%) pic.twitter.com\/9VbyCy9Viv<\/a><\/p>\n

— PFF (@PFF) November 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n