We're at that point in the season where the bye weeks can create some major disruption to your lineup. And this is the week that might really do it for managers, with six teams at home watching.
Yes, the Falcons, Bills, Bengals, Saints, Jets and Jags are all on a bye in Week 12. Rough. So, if you roster Josh Allen, Joe Burrow or Kirk Cousins, you need to pick up a quarterback, and that's where we're going to start today.
I have four quarterbacks who are available to stream this week. Some have positive matchups. Others? Hey, you're betting on the skill sets and the recent numbers. I'll also break down options at running back and wide receiver, with two tight ends who can boost your lineup. And we'll wrap this up with a defense that can heat up the pocket.
Let's get to it.
Players listed below are deeper-league targets, rostered in less than 50% of ESPN leagues entering this week's waiver period. Although you might notice overlap with Eric Moody's waiver wire column that publishes on Mondays, an important distinction is that the options mentioned in this column are solely for this week's matchups and not based on the players' values for the remainder of the season.
Quarterbacks
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins (57.2% rostered; vs. Patriots)
Tagovailoa had a season-high 23.52 points in the Week 11 win over the Raiders, and he has posted 17 or more points, with multiple touchdown throws, in two of his past three games. Tagovailoa gets a matchup versus a Patriots defense that majors in Cover 1 (man-free) this week. Look for Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel to have man-coverage answers here on catch and run concepts, which makes Tagovailoa a solid streaming option.
