{"id":98570,"date":"2020-11-24T19:38:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T00:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=98570"},"modified":"2020-11-24T19:38:45","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T00:38:45","slug":"week-12-fantasy-football-top-fade-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/11\/24\/week-12-fantasy-football-top-fade-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 12 Fantasy Football: Top Fade Players"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the week of Thanksgiving in an incredibly unprecedented 2020 season. I think we can all agree to be thankful that football is still in our lives as we head into the holiday season. But with all of the injuries this year, and the continual surprise of players being added to the COVID-19 list, you don\u2019t want to make the wrong decisions going into a week with not one, but <\/span>three<\/span><\/i>, Thursday games. So which players have some unfavorable matchups that you should avoid going into Week 12 fantasy football? Here\u2019s a rundown of the key players in the top three skill positions that you should<\/span> stay away from this week as we arrive in the homestretch before the fantasy playoffs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Week 12 Fantasy Football: Top Fade Players<\/h2>\n

\u201cFade\u201d Quarterback of the Week<\/b>:<\/b> Lamar Jackson<\/a><\/i><\/b>, Baltimore Ravens<\/b><\/h3>\n

We all know that Lamar Jackson, as incredibly gifted as he is and continues to be on the football field, just hasn\u2019t translated into the fantasy stud that everyone expected him to be this year. Jackson\u2019s floor remains consistent and has the potential to \u201cboom\u201d almost anytime due to his running abilities, but this week just doesn\u2019t look great for the 2019 Most Valuable Player. Playing their division rival Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> in a \u2018must-win\u2019 game, the Ravens have their work cut out for them against the league\u2019s best defense on Thanksgiving evening. And now <\/span>without his top two running backs<\/span><\/a>, Jackson will have to step up his game to keep the struggling Ravens\u2019 playoff hopes alive. While tallying one of his worst fantasy performances last time these two teams met in Week 8 (where Jackson turned the ball on four separate instances), expect the Steelers\u2019 defense to force Jackson into uncomfortable situations all night. This is the week to shy away from Lamar and start that quarterback you may have been itching to throw in your lineup recently that has big \u201cboom\u201d potential (Taysom Hill<\/a>, anyone?).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other \u201cFade\u201d Quarterbacks for Week 12 Fantasy Football: Carson Wentz<\/a><\/strong>, Ryan Tannehill<\/a><\/strong>, Jared Goff<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

One of these is not like the others. Carson Wentz has looked unfathomably lackluster as of late and until Philadelphia dials up <\/span>something<\/span><\/i> on offense, avoid Wentz like the grocery stores on Thanksgiving week during a pandemic. And yes, this advice stands even though the Eagles have an extremely advantageous matchup against a porous Seattle Seahawks<\/a> pass defense on Monday night. Ryan Tannehill and Jared Goff, however, are different stories. With both coming off impressive performances where they led their perspective teams to <\/span>huge<\/span><\/i> wins this past week, many people are looking to throw this pair into their lineups (see the previous paragraph). However, while these two quarterbacks have shown their value earlier on in the season (especially Tannehill), the Week 12 matchups are not the best for either of these signal-callers. With Tannehill going up against a Colts team that held him to just <\/span>147 yards passing in Week 10<\/span><\/a>, this matchup looks rather daunting for the Titans\u2019 quarterback. And while Goff lit up the Buccaneers\u2019 secondary on Monday night, the sample size is way too small to feel confident firing him right away this week against a 49ers defense that, while banged up, should bring Goff\u2019s numbers back to earth in an intriguing division matchup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carson Wentz is officially BROKEN.pic.twitter.com\/dbOrOfVsVv<\/a><\/p>\n

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n