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It was a dreadful day for the entire Jags offense and Etienne was no exception. The Lions defense didn’t have to devote many resources to stopping Mac Jones and easily kept Etienne in check, holding him to 2.3 yards per carry. The volume, on the other hand, was solid. With Tank Bigsby out because of an ankle issue, Etienne accounted for 15-of-17 backfield touches this week. It was his first game over 12 touches since Week 4. With the Jags on bye next week, Etienne will be stuck in the RB3 ranks if Bigsby is able to return after the week off.

Love picked apart a normally stout Miami pass defense, logging his second-highest completion rate of the year and his second game without an interception. His other game without a pick was last week and he has taken just three sacks over his past five appearances including zero on Thanksgiving. Love has made a frustrating number of mistakes this year but is starting to turn the quarter just in time for the playoff push. A date with Detroit’s ironclad defense next week will be a true test for Love and the young Green Bay offense. His performance against Miami should be enough for fantasy managers to keep him in their lineups for a potential shootout with the Lions.

Tagovailoa’s box score is more than enough to keep the fantasy players happy but it did little to help his team. Miami had just three points on the board at halftime and were down by 24 midway through the third quarter. Green Bay’s defense started giving Tua softer looks as the finish line grew near and the veteran passer took advantage of them to the tune of 240 yards, two touchdowns, and a two-point conversion over the final quarter and a half. Tua will look to put together a more complete game versus a spiraling Jets defense next week. He will sit on the QB1/2 border.

It was another quiet night for the superstar wideout before the fourth quarter. Hill had three grabs for 17 scoreless yards heading into the final frame. He turned things around with a handful of chunk gains with the Packers playing soft defense and a tip-drill touchdown on Miami’s penultimate drive. A pass intended for Jonnu Smith was batted into the air by a Green Bay defender and fielded in the end zone by Hill. Three touchdowns in his past four games have masked an otherwise declining role and middling yardage totals for Tyreek. He is stuck in the WR2 ranks until something Changes with the Dolphins’ offense, and there’s no reason to believe that will happen ahead of their Week 14 matchup with the Jets.

Fantasy managers can be grateful for a pair of touchdowns from Reed, but his role remained relatively modest. Reed accounted for 21 percent of the Packers’ targets and was held under 60 yards from scrimmage for the sixth time in his past seven appearances. He finished the day second on the team in targets. Reed is a dynamic playmaker with the ball in his hands, but the “too many mouths to feed” cliche is unavoidable in Green Bay. Reed will be a high-variance WR3 for his Week 14 matchup with the Lions.

Cornerback Kendall Fuller was ruled out before kickoff and fellow corner Kader Kohou exited with a back injury in the first half and hasn’t returned as of the third quarter. The slew of injuries leaves Miami drastically undermanned in the secondary for the final quarter.

Lawrence was sporting a sling while talking to reports after the game. He will undergo further testing to determine the full extent of the injury. Entering the final month of a lost season, the Giants don’t have any reason to rush the stud defensive tackle back this year. He has nine TFLs and eight TFLs this year. It’s possible that’s where his season ends because of the elbow injury.

Singletary also had one target that wasn’t caught. He ended up receiving just two touches less than Tyrone Tracy in the contest (9 carries for 32 yards), but neither was effective against the Dallas front seven. Singletary will remain off the fantasy radar against the Saints for Week 14.

Cooks had the most targets of any Dallas receiver in a game where CeeDee Lamb left with a possible injury and couldn’t catch the ball (two catches, three drops). His last reception was the biggest; a diving catch that picked up a first down and let Dallas run out the clock. Outside of that, it was a nondescript game for Cooks in his first action since September 26 due to a knee injury. He could be in for a high-target count again if Lamb can’t go in Week 14 against the Bengals.

Tolbert was able to haul in a long 30-yard connection, and it could have gone for more if it was an accurate throw from Cooper Rush. The 41 yards are the first time he’s reached that mark in the month of November, and even in a shaky wideout room, Tolbert doesn’t offer much in terms of fantasy sustainability.

Slayton and Lock were nowhere close to being on the same page, and anything that was even close to longer yardage fell incomplete. The six targets ranked second behind Malik Nabers’ 13, but don’t let that fool you. Slayton will remain a WR5/6 going forward no matter who the quarterback is for the Giants.