Week 11 marks the final week of byes for the 2015 NFL season. The final teams taking their mini-vacation are the Cleveland Browns, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars will play Thursday night; they, too, can be removed from combo play consideration.
The combo play of QB Ben Roethlisberger and WRs Martavis Bryant and Antonio Brown was the clear choice in Week 10. Roethlisberger overcame a foot injury to replace the injured Landry Jones after just one drive against the Browns.
Roethlisberger finished as the week's No. 2 fantasy quarterback, with Brown and Bryant finishing as high as WR1 and 2, respectively, depending on the scoring format.
Here are the Week 11 combo plays most likely to return value:
Here are the combo plays to target for Week 11's GPPs:
Tom Brady and Danny Amendola, Patriots (vs. Bills)
Amendola is already on pace for career highs in receiving yards and touchdowns. The third-year Patriot is having his most successful season since joining New England ahead of the 2013 season. And that was all while operating as the third or fourth member of the Patriots' passing attack.
Amendola will now slide into the slot-receiver role vacated by Julian Edelman (foot). Edelman's injury came with his 88 targets ranking 10th in the league. He was averaging over 10 targets per game entering Week 10.
Furthermore, Edelman gashed the Bills' defense out of the slot in Week 2. It was his most successful fantasy week of the season, as he hauled in 11 receptions for 97 yards and two touchdowns.
Amendola will have the opportunity to post similar numbers while taking over the slot role. For Brady, his best game of the season was that Week 2 affair with the Bills in Buffalo, and he'll have the opportunity to better that performance while at home in Week 11.
Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, Cowboys (at Dolphins)
The Cowboys haven't won a game since losing Romo to a fractured clavicle in a Week 2 win. Their 2-5 record and seven-game losing streak has them three games back of the NFC East Division lead.
Bryant's lone noteworthy game since returning from a foot injury was Week 9, when he caught five balls for 109 yards and a touchdown. He caught just five of 12 targets for 45 yards in the Cowboys' Week 10 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Romo and Bryant will re-unite to face a Dolphins teams allowing 21.58 fantasy points to quarterbacks, and 8.2 targets and 90.7 yards to No. 1 receivers, according to FootballOutsiders. No. 1 cornerback Brent Grimes may miss a second consecutive game for Miami, raising Bryant's upside even higher.
Tyrod Taylor and Sammy Watkins, Bills (at Patriots)
Taylor and Watkins represent the third combo play from the Patriots/Bills Monday Night game. This game has one of the highest projected point totals of the week, with both teams expected to exceed 20 points scored. Their first meeting of the season in Week 2 featured a final total of 72 points, with both teams scoring 30-plus.
Taylor completed 23 of 30 passes for 242 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. Watkins caught six of his eight targets for 60 yards and a score. The Patriots are allowing eight targets and 65 yards to No. 1 receivers, and their 14 passing touchdowns allowed would be the league median if it weren't for the 28 touchdowns allowed by the Saints.
Taylor has had five rushes for 43 yards and a touchdown in Week 2, his second most successful day on the ground this season. It's an ability that can be a nice compliment to a stat line, and it can even replace any production Watkins fails to provide.
Others to Consider
- Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson, Lions (vs. Raiders)
