GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Welcome to Week 11 of the NFL season.
Where does the time go? I’ll admit it: I just started filling out my 2025 calendar. How did we get here so fast?
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, so it’s fair if you tell me to settle down and pump the brakes.
But the new year will be here before we know it, and I’d rather be prepared. That includes marking NFL playoff dates and scheduling that Disney on Ice trip with my daughter. Our annual family trip to Door County is there, along with the Fourth of July pontoon cruise in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Green Bay is hosting the NFL Draft, and so on.
NFL teams and players are already thinking about 2025 and beyond with the moves they’re making today. Whether it’s a rookie running back ready to shine, an in-house QB trying to prove himself, or the Jets… I’m not sure what the Jets are thinking. They don’t seem to have much of a future. I digress.
Future implications are at the center of many of our picks this week, including tryouts, opportunities, and last chances. Enjoy!
Daily Fantasy Sleepers (12 Hits, 8 Misses, 8 Average)
RB Audric Estime, Denver Broncos: $5,400 (FanDuel) / $4,500 (DraftKings)
The time is now for Audric Estime. I’ve been waiting on this one for months, and it’s finally here. I drafted Estime in the third round of my Dynasty League rookie/free-agent draft this year. I thought the Notre Dame product had a chance to emerge as Denver’s top back, and it would happen in relatively short order.
Estime suffered a setback with an early season injury that landed him on the injured list, but he’s battled back and is poised for a significant role in this week’s matchup at home against the Falcons.
QB Will Levis, Tennessee Titans: $6,700 (FanDuel) / $5,100 (DraftKings)
Let’s call up a little Poison for our second pick: Could you just “give me something to believe in,” Will Levis? And he finally did! His recent trip to the bench actually did him some good.
He looked like an NFL quarterback in a 27-17 loss to the Chargers last week. I’m not ready to send him to Canton or even a Jack in the Box commercial, but I am ready to put him in a few lineups this week.
Last week’s line: 175 passing yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions, and 41 rushing yards. We’ll take that! He doesn’t have the greatest matchup this week at home against a quality Vikings defense, but his ownership percentage will be next to nothing, and his price is affordable.
WR Kayshon Boutte, New England Patriots: $4,900 (FanDuel) / $3,500 (DraftKings)
We’re about to break one of my rules for the 2024 season: no Patriots pass-catchers in your lineup. But there’s too much promise in second-year receiver Kayshon Boutte this week.
One of the things to like about Boutte is his target share. Last week, he led the team with six passes thrown his way. He managed to pull in four of them for 47 yards. Not massive numbers, but we have something to build on here, and you’ll find Boutte at a discount price.
The LSU standout should push for double-digit fantasy production this week at home against the Rams.
Spread Advantages (11-9)
San Francisco 49ers -6.5 vs. Seattle Seahawks
I’m bullish on two teams right now: the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers. These are two complete teams headed in the right direction. The 49ers had two options: get it together or consider this a lost season. Winners of three of their last four, it sure looks like they’re getting it together, and last week’s return of Christian McCaffrey certainly helps their cause.
The last-place Seahawks are still somehow overrated, and the rest of the world isn’t fully committed to the 49ers yet.
Give me San Francisco by up to -8.5 in this one.
New York Jets -4.0 vs. Indianapolis Colts
Anthony Richardson is back under center for the Colts, which will be a good thing for the New York Jets. We don’t need to relitigate what a disastrous season the Jets are having and how almost all of it connects back to Aaron Rodgers.
The Jets are playing for pride, along with their 7% playoff chance. They desperately need a win and are meeting the perfect team at the perfect time to secure it.
The Colts have lost three straight and are 1-4 on the road this season. Their on-again, off-again QB brings his brutal 44% completion rate to MetLife Stadium in what should be another subpar performance. A too-little-too-late “get right” game for the Jets.
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