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Thursday Night Football: Start em sit em| Who plays tomorrow
Start em Sit em:
Thursday Night Football is back to kick off another fantasy football week, and Week 11 brings a one-sided feeling matchup between the Patriots and Falcons (8:20 p.m. ET, Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video).
As always, you want to make the right fantasy start ’em, sit ’em decisions, either by deploying players who can give you a nice early lead going into the Sunday and Monday action or avoiding players who are bound to disappoint in prime time.
The Patriots’ offense is buzzing after ripping the Browns in New England, while the Falcons are trying to recover against a tough defense at home after their absolute clunker against the Cowboys.
Who plays tomorrow:
Injury-wise, running back Damien Harris will return to join red-hot rookie Rhamondre Stevenson in the Patriots’ rushing attack. The Falcons will again be without top wide receiver Calvin Ridley (personal). Top fantasy asset, wideout/running back hybrid Cordarrelle Patterson (ankle), is a shaky game-time decision after suffering a sprain in Dallas. Also, second tight end Hayden Hurst (ankle) is set to miss the game.
Jones is still a QB2 for the season, but he’s coming off the first three-TD pass game of his career against the Browns and the fourth multiple-TD game of his rookie season. Two have come in the past four games. He’s gaining confidence playing off the run and the Patriots are trusting him more with key passes, especially in the red zone.
The fact Jones broke out in a tricky spot vs. Cleveland is a good sign that he can be more helpful in fantasy football in the final few weeks. Atlanta has allowed the third-most fantasy points to QBs, with only Zach Wilson and Sam Darnold stinking. Jones is better than both and should put up the ol’ 250 yards and two TDs as his floor even in a low-volume passing game.
