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Jefferson emerged as the Titans’ top pass catcher after Calvin Ridley left the game in the first half with a hamstring injury. Jefferson was targeted on a meager 17 percent of his pass routes but made the most of the opportunity. His 23-yard catch in the third quarter was the Titans’ longest play of the day in another muted offensive performance. Jefferson could be somewhat interesting in 14-team leagues if Ridley is sidelined for the team’s Week 7 against the Patriots.

Nix created some absolutely huge first-down throws in this game on poor down-and-distances, hitting Troy Franklin on a third quarter third-and-8 to set up Denver’s first touchdown, Courtland Sutton on third-and-15 right before the two-minute warning, and Franklin again downfield later in that drive to set up the game-winning field goal. He was also poor under pressure, generating an absolutely stupefying intentional grounding penalty late in this game, and the Broncos could get almost nothing going in the red zone. He’s one of the few quarterbacks in the league that seem to have no ceiling or floor for how any given throw attempt could go. Nix heads on bye as a mid-to-low range QB1, returning with a juicy matchup against the Commanders in Week 13.

McCaffrey kept chugging along as the 49ers’ starting running back and best receiver, scoring a grand total of three touchdowns on the day. His first score was from one yard out after a Skyy Moore 98-yard kick return to open the game. The other pair of scores also came from inside the 10-yard line as the 49ers poured it on against the Cardinals. The 29-year-old is on pace to surpass 400 total touches on the season. No nuance to add here, McCaffrey is a definitive top-three RB play for Week 12 and the rest of the season.

All the hallmarks of 2024 Mahomes were here: the overthrown open deep shots, the tendency to take major sacks, and the Chiefs offense as a whole feeling constipated and unable to get out of their own way. Early PFF charted the Chiefs with allowing eight pressures, and one of the important late sacks showed two ancillary blockers both trying to pick up the same linebacker on a blitz, leaving an easy path for Ja’Quan McMillian to pick up the sack. Mahomes threw a pick-six in this game that was taken off the board by an illegal contact penalty, but then drifted out of the pocket later in that drive, near the red zone, and threw one that counted in a game the Chiefs lost by three points. Is it troubling to see this out of the bye? A bit. Are we moving Mahomes off the QB1 line against the Colts? Probably not.

Flowers also rushed once for five yards. On the Ravens’ fourth drive, Flowers caught a pass on a short out route before turning upfield and getting into a foot race with Browns defensive backs. The latter group ultimately won, bringing Flowers down, after 45 yards, at the Browns’ three-yard line. A couple plays later, Flowers helped power RB Derrick Henry into the end zone with a shove from behind. After that, Flowers was held out of the box score until the fourth quarter, when QB Lamar Jackson began looking his way under pressure. Flowers should be more consistently involved against a lackluster Jets defense in Week 12.

It was the rare touchdown-less performance for Nacua, who tied Davante Adams for the team lead in targets and saw a couple late game rushing attempts as the Rams drained the clock. Nacua continues to lose out on easy touchdown opportunities as Adams dominates as Matthew Stafford’s go-to guy inside the five yard line. Nacua hasn’t had a truly big game in more than a month, but will be a top-5 fantasy option in Week 12 against a beatable Buce secondary.

Purdy returned to an efficient Kyle Shanahan offense, getting on a roll early and completing 73-percent of his passes on the day. His first completion was to Jauan Jennings for 25 yards, finishing the same drive dropping a pass right into the George Kittle’s hands for a first quarter touchdown. He had two near-interceptions, both in the second quarter and dropped by Cardinals defensive backs. Outside of those throws, Purdy took the simple looks and leaned on Kittle, Jennings, and Christian McCaffrey on the day. At full health, Purdy is a low-end QB1 for Week 12 against the Panthers.

The Browns’ defensive line was a problem for Jackson. Browns EDGE Myles Garrett racked up four sacks and five TFLs, and DT Mike Hall Jr. got a hand on a third-quarter pass attempt that sent the football high in the sky, which LB Carson Schwesinger successfully came down with for Jackson’s second interception. Jackson’s first interception occurred on the Ravens’ third drive, when RB Keaton Mitchell made like a volleyball setter while attempting to catch an easy pass, instead sending the football upward and back to Browns LB Devin Bush, who returned the ball 23 yards for a pick-six. Aside from that, the Browns’ defense simply bottled Jackson up as a rusher. The Ravens’ quarterback has a bounce-back game against the Jets’ defense next week, which should return him to the elite QB1 tier.

Making his 2025 debut after some nice Giants fill-in work the past few seasons, Hodgins led the team in yards and receptions with Darius Slayton (hamstring) on the shelf. Even if Slayton returns for Week 12 against the Lions, Hodgins is going to be needed for looks, just not enough to truly put him on the WR4 radar in this ultimately limited offense.

Not exactly a ceiling outing, but Johnson has now caught at least five passes in five straight games, and seven of his past eight. He’s furnishing a nice enough floor that fantasy managers can at some point hope for some ceiling. Perhaps that will come in Week 12 against the Lions as long as Jaxson Dart (concussion) returns.