The playoff push gets more intense in Week 11, and fantasy owners have less and less room for error as the season goes on. More than ever, sleepers and busts need to be accounted for over the course of every game to avoid making a season-dooming mistake. When the Bengals square off against the Bills, several notable players who garner fantasy consideration need to be accounted for.
Fantasy football advice, Week 11: Who to start/sit for Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Dan Ciarrocchi reviews who should be in fantasy lineups or on benches for a Week 11 AFC matchup
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Cincinnati Bengals
Start ‘em
The Bengals have lots going wrong for them as a team, but fantasy owners with A.J. Green and Tyler Eifert aren’t doing much complaining. Cincinnati’s top targets have a tough matchup ahead against a Bills defense that has surrendered just 10 passing touchdowns in nine games, but present far too much upside to be benched.
Start ‘em?
Jeremy Hill and Gio Bernard remain frustrating cases for fantasy owners, as the Bengals’ sputtering offense rarely presents opportunities for both backs to succeed. The Bills have allowed just 32 receptions to opposing running backs in 2016, which is the lowest total in the NFL. Against the Bills’ 20th-ranked run defense, Week 11’s matchup looks more favorable to Hill than Bernard. Hill can be considered a middling RB2.
Sit ‘em
Bernard, Andy Dalton, and the Bengals’ complementary receivers can remain on benches in all formats.
Buffalo Bills
Start ‘em
Health will be the biggest factor in assessing LeSean McCoy’s effectiveness, as the former Eagle bolted out of the gate to a hot start until a hamstring injury hampered his production. McCoy has the benefit of a Week 10 bye under his belt, and is back on the RB1 radar amid a cushy matchup and in wake of a healthy Week 9 performance against the Seahawks.
Tyrod Taylor, Robert Woods, and Charles Clay pop up on the streaming radar against a Bengals defense that has surrendered 19 passing touchdowns in 2016 and is in the bottom half of the NFL in passing yards per game allowed. The Bengals have also given up the third-most fantasy points per game to opposing tight ends.
Sit ‘em
Percy Harvin is worth keeping an eye on for the rest of the season, but until he shows fantasy owners what he has in the tank, he remains waiver wire fodder.
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