Fantasy Football Week 11 Start ‘Em & Sit’ Em: Mike Davis set to deliver again as next man in Carolina

I was hoping to be done with Mike Davis for the season. I was hoping that when Christian McCaffrey returned from his six-game absence with an ankle injury in Week 9 at Kansas City, Davis would come back to the bench and McCaffrey would be a star again. But things did not go as planned.

McCaffrey injured his shoulder against the Chiefs and was forced to miss Week 10 against Tampa Bay. And now McCaffrey will be out again in Week 11 against Detroit. While I wish he had played in that dream game against the Lions, it will once again be Davis to the rescue. He should be heroic for fantasy managers this week.

Detroit is No. 1 in fantasy points awarded to running backs. The Lions are fourth in rushing yards allowed in the NFL at 1,274 and first in running yards allowed at running backs with 13 rushing and 18 overall.

In the past three weeks alone, five running backs have scored at least 17 PPR points against Detroit (Nyheim Hines, Jordan Wilkins, Cook, Antonio Gibson and JD McKissic) with nine total TDs allowed. That bodes well for Davis, especially as the Lions have also allowed 21 receptions to running backs during that span.

Davis has struggled in his last four starts for McCaffrey, averaging just 8.8 PPR points during that span after averaging 24 PPR points in the first three games McCaffrey missed. Part of that was tough clashes against Chicago in Week 6, New Orleans in Week 7 and Tampa Bay in Week 10, and we also saw too much of Curtis Samuel in the backfield if you are. a manager of Davis Fantasy.

But it should be a great week for Davis. And maybe that’s the last hurray for him if McCaffrey is back in Week 12. We’ll have to wait and see when McCaffrey can get back on the pitch, but for now you start Davis with confidence against Detroit.

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Dolphins (at DEN): The DST Dolphins have been strong lately in Week 11 with three touchdowns, five sacks, three interceptions and three fumbles recovered in the last three games. Miami has also kept the Jets, Rams and Chargers at 21 points or less in their last four games. In Drew Lock’s last five games, he’s been sacked 10 times and had 10 steals in that span, and he suffers a rib injury if he’s able to play. If Brett Rypien starts, he had three interceptions in Week 4 at the Jets.

• Chargers (vs NYJ): Joey Bosa appears on track to return after being out in Week 10 with a concussion, and the Jets have scored 10 points or less in four of their last five games.
• Browns (vs. PHI): Carson Wentz has been sacked 35 times this season and the Eagles are averaging just 20.7 points per game for the year. The Browns have allowed just 23 points in their last two games against the Raiders and Texans.
• Vikings (against DAL): In four games without Dak Prescott (ankle), the Cowboys have allowed 15 sacks and scored 10 points or less three times. The last time Andy Dalton started and finished a game was in Week 6 against Arizona, and he had two interceptions.

Colts (against GB): The Colts DST have been exceptional this season, but now is not the week to trust this unit. The Packers are averaging 30.8 points per game, Aaron Rodgers has only been sacked 11 times and he has just three interceptions.