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Al-Shaair, who has a lengthy history of dirty hits, delivered a vicious head shot to Lawrence as he slid down during the Texans’ Week 13 win over Jacksonville. The illegal hit ignited an all-out brawl, during with Al-Shaair yanked down a Jaguars player by the facemask. He continued his aggression after refs threw him out of the game. It’s a significant loss for the Houston defense. Al-Shaair, who has two sacks and seven QB hurries on the season, is graded by Pro Football Focus as the league’s 18th best linebacker. He’ll be eligible to return in Week 17 against the Ravens. Al-Shaair will reportedly appeal the suspension.

Vele simply wasn’t needed for his typical short-area work as the Denver defense managed two pick-sixes to sink the Browns. Both Marvin Mims and Courtland Sutton broke through the 100-yard receiving mark, with the team more intent on hammering the intermediate-to-deep areas of the field against the Browns. Vele and the Broncos head to their bye before facing off against the Colts in Week 15.

Sutton operated as the clear alpha for a Broncos team that narrowly avoided defeat at the hands of a record-setting night from both Jameis Winston and Jerry Jeudy. Two Denver pick-sixes ultimately proved to be the difference as the Broncos head into their Week 14 bye in firm control of the final playoff spot out of the AFC. Sutton’s next chance to return elite fantasy production comes in Week 15 against one of the teams chasing the Broncos for the seventh playoff spot in the Colts.

Mims’ touchdown came on third down with the team backed up to their own end zone on their first possession of the second half. Not to be outdone, Jameis Winston hit Jerry Jeudy on a 70-yard touchdown on the next play from scrimmage, which opened up the game in the second half. Two pick-sixes from the Denver defense were ultimately enough to hold off the Browns, sending the Broncos into their bye in firm control of the final playoff spot out of the AFC.

It was Jaleel McLaughlin that developed the hot hand against the Browns, taking his 14 carries for 84 yards compared to the 12 for Estime. It certainly appears the team has settled on McLaughlin as the lead back as they head to their Week 14 bye, now firmly in control of the final playoff spot out of the AFC.

McLaughlin developed the hot hand in this one, taking his 14 carries for 84 yards compared to the four combined yards of Williams. That’s now two consecutive games with under five total yards for the veteran back, whose days as the clear lead back in Denver appear to be over.

McLaughlin was the hot hand in this one, taking 14 carries for 84 yards versus the four carries of Javonte Williams and three carries of Audric Estime. The Broncos ran 61 offensive plays versus the 84 of the Browns, which capped overall offensive upside in the wild win. McLaughlin and the Broncos head to their Week 14 bye firmly in control of the final playoff spot out of the AFC.

Nix led the Broncos to a wild 41-32 victory in a game played between two top defenses, with the Broncos picking off Jameis Winston three times, the first two of which were returned for touchdowns. The second half started with a 93-yard touchdown to Marvin Mims on the Broncos’ first possessions after the break, only for Winston to find Jerry Jeudy on a 70-yard touchdown on the next offensive play run from scrimmage. The two long scores ignited the game environment in the second half, with each team scoring two touchdowns after going into the half up 21-17. Nix and the Broncos head to their Week 14 bye at 8-5 and firmly in control of the seventh and final playoff spot out of the AFC.

Njoku led the team in targets on a night quarterback Jameis Winston attempted a ridiculous 58 passes due to an ineffective run game and back-and-forth game environment. The Browns took the lead half way through the fourth quarter but watched as Bo Nix led the Broncos down the field to recapture the lead with just over two minutes remaining. Winston threw a pick-six on the subsequent possession before another pick iced the game as time was running out. Even so, Njoku’s receiving line propelled fantasy managers in what was a down week for tight end scoring. Up next for Njoku and the Browns are the Steelers in Week 14.

Moore’s 14 targets were a product of 58 Jameis Winston pass attempts after the team largely abandoned the run in a back-and-forth affair. Even with passing the century mark, his 111 yards paled in comparison to the 235 from Jerry Jeudy, the latter of whom set an NFL record for the most receiving yards against a former franchise. Moore could find himself busy again in Week 14 when the Browns travel to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers.