Don’t set your defensive fantasy lineups for Week 12 of the NFL season without consulting the IDP Guys’ Week 12 IDP start/sits article!
Welcome to the NFL Week 12 IDP Start/Sits article!
Table of Contents
| Thanksgiving Early Game |
| Buffalo Bills at Detroit Lions |
| Thanksgiving Afternoon Game |
| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
| Thanksgiving Evening Game |
| New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings |
| Mid-Afternoon Games | |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Arizona Cardinals | |
| Las Vegas Raiders at Seattle Seahawks | |
| Los Angeles Rams at Kansas City Chiefs | |
| New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers | |
| Sunday Night Football |
| Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles |
| Monday Night Football |
| Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts |
It shouldn’t be necessary to say this, but these are only suggestions. We don’t sit in on team meetings; we simply absorb as much information as possible and then make calls based on that knowledge. If you don’t agree with our suggestions, by all means, go in a different direction. Nobody makes these decisions for you.
Article Key
Trust
These players have the best outlook based on their opportunity, past production, talent level, and matchup. They usually have a solid floor and an excellent ceiling. These guys should be the nearest to guaranteed production you can find.
If You Must
These players should earn a reasonable amount of points. Their opportunity, talent, or matchup is typically not on par with a trusted player. Tier two players are usually a good option in deep leagues that start multiple players at each position.
Bust
Sit these players unless you’re desperate. You should not start these players for any number of reasons. They aren’t necessarily bad players. We just don’t predict them to be scoring well this game week. In the case of rookies, for example, they may simply need time to earn more playing time and, therefore, our trust as fantasy starters.
Any player not listed in these three categories should probably be considered a “sit.” If they become IDP relevant on a week-to-week basis, they will likely end up in one of the categories above.
No Cornerbacks?
Johnny writes a separate article for CBs that drops on Fridays, and you can find it here once it is published.
True Position Designations
In some IDP leagues, certain positions are grouped in a suboptimal way, primarily because of outdated interpretations of what players at each position do. Many IDP leagues are turning towards True Position formats to address that problem. To know more about IDP True Position, click here to read the article written by Jase!
Let’s get into the NFL Week 12 IDP Start/Sits!
Click here to read the Week 12 Fantasy Football Start/Sits article for offensive players.
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