Start and Sit Week 12: Running Backs

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2117 days ago

Fantasy players that are clear starters will not be included in this article, such as Patrick Mahomes, Christian McCaffrey, and Michael Thomas. All the fantasy stats shown below will be based on a Point Per Reception (PPR) scoring format.

Teams on Bye: Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings.

Teams coming off Bye Week: Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans.

Start of the Week: Jaylen Samuels at Cincinnati Bengals

Jaylen Samuels is the start of the week for week 12, but he is currently only 65 percent owned in fantasy leagues. With James Connor (shoulder), Juju Smith-Schuster (concussion), and Diontae Johnson (concussion) looking very unlikely to play this week, Samuels will certainly get the bulk of the work as a runner and receiver. In addition to this, he goes up against a Cincinnati Bengals run defense that has given up an average of 167.0 yards a game on the ground which is leagues worst. To sum up, he is a must-start this week.

Other Good Starts:

Ronald Jones at Atlanta Falcons
Kareem Hunt at Miami Dolphins
Miles Saunders at Seattle Seahawks

Sit of the Week: Joe Mixon at Pittsburgh Steelers

Joe Mixon is the sit of the week for week 12 with a very tough matchup on the road at Heinz Field. Meanwhile, the Bengals have lost nine in a row against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coming to a hostile environment with a poor offensive line and a rookie quarterback who has struggled mightily, the Steelers defense who has improved vastly since the acquisition of Minkah Fitzpatrick will key in on Joe Mixon. To clarify, he is a must sit.

Other Good Sits:

Aaron Jones at San Francisco 49ers
Adrian Peterson at Detroit Lions
Brian Hill at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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