Start 'Em, Sit 'Em

Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 12: Running backs

Published: Nov 21, 2018 at 02:45 AM

Michael Fabiano

Start 'Em & Sit 'Em is the ultimate weekly look at NFL matchups and how they'll affect your fantasy football team. Fantasy superstars such as Todd Gurley and Antonio Brown will not be featured. All player matchups are based on PPR scoring system. NFL researchers Matt Frederick and Michael Florio have contributed to the column. For your final starting lineup decisions, check our weekly fantasy football lineup rankings.

Byes:Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams

Start 'Em

Start 'Em:Matt Breida at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tarik Cohen at Detroit Lions (Thur.)
Sleepers:Josh Adams vs. New York Giants, Gus Edwards vs. Oakland Raiders

Sit 'Em

Sit 'Em:Doug Martin at Baltimore Ravens, Corey Clement vs. New York Giants
Busts:Sony Michel at New York Jets, Dion Lewis at Houston Texans (Mon.)

Michael Fabiano is an award-winning fantasy football analyst on NFL.com and NFL Network and a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) Hall of Fame. You can follow Michael on **Twitter**, **Facebook**, **YouTube** and **Instagram** for all of the latest fantasy football news, notes and in-depth analysis!

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