Fantasy Football Player Notes

Brock Bowers gets a Week 12 matchup with a tough Denver Broncos defense. Denver ranks third in the league in DVOA versus tight ends. However, that should not prohibit Bowers from posting huge fantasy numbers this week. That is because Bowers is the focal point of the Raiders' passing offense. The dynamic rookie tight end was targeted 16 times in last week's loss to the Miami Dolphins. Bowers already beat the Broncos once this year, when he scored his first NFL touchdown en route to an 8-97-1 line. He finished as the overall TE2 for that week, and could very well do so again this week.

Since Week 4, Meyers has been the WR27 in fantasy points per game, commanding a 24.6% target share with 1.78 YPRR and a 32.5% first-read share. He has two end zone targets in his last five games played. In his last meeting with Denver, Patrick Surtain followed him on 50% of his routes. With Surtain on him, he had only two targets, securing one with 18 scoreless receiving yards. Meyers finished with nine targets, six receptions, and 72 scoreless receiving yards. Surtain only followed Drake London on 50% of his routes last week, so we might see Surtain in Meyers' back pocket at a similar clip as their last meeting. Since Week 6, Denver has ranked 16th in PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.

With Alexander Mattison and Zamir White each listed as doubtful, Abdullah should be the team's main back this week. Dylan Laube will likely factor in but likely play a supporting role. Last week, Abdullah played 34% of the snaps and finished with four touches and 17 total yards. Over the last two seasons, across 32 carries and 36 receptions, he hasn't put up impressive stats, with only 2.37 yards after contact per attempt and 0.80 YPRR. Abdullah is a volume-driven and touchdown-dependent flex. Denver has shut down backs since Week 6; they have allowed the seventh-lowest explosive run rate, the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game, and the tenth-lowest rushing success rate.