Now is my favorite time of year for fantasy football. About half of your teammates are either fully checked out or going through the moves. Even if you are under 0.500, you have a chance to make the playoffs where anything can happen. We’ve been very lucky with the weather the past few weeks and this week doesn’t look too bad either. It sounds tough in Cleveland, but I’m not sure anyone is expecting fireworks with this game anyway. The weather will also be rainy and cool in a few other games, but nothing too bad. I’ll take a last look on Sunday morning as some of the weather issues this week could change depending on the timing.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2021
Baltimore Ravens vs. Chicago Bears
1:00 p.m. ET // Soldier Field // Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 48 °
Precipitation: None
Wind: 9 mph
Wind Gusts: 17 mph
Fantastic impact: Nothing
Indianapolis Colts to Bison Tickets
1:00 p.m. ET // Highmark Stadium // Orchard Park, New York
Temperature: 46 °
Precipitation: Scattered showers
Wind: 14 mph
Wind Gusts: 31 mph
Fantastic impact: The forecast calls for rain, but not until the later parts of the game and even then it won’t be too difficult.
Detroit Lions at the Cleveland Browns
1:00 p.m. ET // FirstEnergy Stadium // Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 41 °
Precipitation: Rain
Wind: 13 mph
Wind Gusts: 21 mph
Fantastic impact: Most of the game will be in light rain, but there will be times when it picks up. We can expect a slippery ball with sloppy play. Baker Mayfield is already battling a myriad of injuries and the weather makes him unplayable in addition to receiving threats. Nick Chubb should get all the litters he can handle with the D’Ernest Johnson mix. Johnson may still have some flexible appeal if Detroit looks as bad as expected.
Under ideal conditions, Jared Goff is Mendoza’s quarterback line. He’s just good enough to hold on to a starting role, but doesn’t offer much else. Goff is even worse in adverse weather conditions. Not that Goff turned it on this year anyway, but it’s unplayable even in superflex formats. Andre Swift is expected to have a monumental workload again. Hopefully TJ Hockenson can hit something approaching 50% of his goals and not set up another nothing-burger.
Carolina Panthers Washington Football Team
1:00 p.m. ET // Bank of America Stadium // Charlotte, NC
Temperature: 54 °
Precipitation: None
Wind: 3 mph
Wind Gusts: 7 mph
Fantastic impact: Nothing
Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans
1:00 p.m. ET // Nissan Stadium // Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature: 52 °
Precipitation: Rain
Wind: 10 mph
Wind Gusts: 25 mph
Fantastic impact: Most of the rains will be light, but expect it to fall more heavily around the third quarter. Expect Tennessee to end the game by capping Ryan Tannehill’s advantage, which trickles down to AJ Brown.
Tyrod Taylor is a risky start, but his rushed rise gives him some DFS appeal. Brandin Cooks is expected to dominate Houston’s target share as usual, but the rain won’t help his potential.
San Francisco 49ers to Jacksonville Jaguars
1:00 p.m. ET // TIAA Bank Field // Jacksonville, Florida
Temperature: 63 °
Precipitation: None
Wind: 8 mph
Wind Gusts: 12 mph
Fantastic impact: Nothing
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets
1:00 p.m. ET // MetLife Stadium // East Rutherford, New Jersey
Temperature: 46 °
Precipitation: None
Wind: 8 mph
Wind Gusts: 13 mph
Fantastic impact: Nothing
New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1:00 p.m. ET // Lincoln Financial Field // Philadelphia, PA
Temperature: 50 °
Precipitation: None
Wind: 6 mph
Wind Gusts: 10 mph
Fantastic impact: Nothing
Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs
4:25 p.m. ET // GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium // Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 54 °
Precipitation: None
Wind: 12 mph
Wind Gusts: 20 mph
Fantastic impact: Nothing
Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks
4:25 p.m. ET // Century Link Stadium // Seattle, Washington
Temperature: 45 °
Precipitation: Rain
Wind: 6 mph
Wind Gusts: 13 mph
Fantastic impact: It will likely be clear at kick-off, but the rain should set in around half-time and intensify as the game progresses. Kyler Murray is already a game time decision and the rain is certainly not helping. Toss in DeAndre Hopkins’ continued absence and you’ll likely be forced to sit Murray down.
On the other side of the ball, Russell Wilson is looking to bounce back from a very difficult start last week. I wouldn’t expect him to have a huge game, but a multi-TD outing with around 250 yards seems plausible which should help DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett get back on track.
MONDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2021
New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8:15 p.m. ET // Raymond James Stadium // Tampa, Florida
Temperature: 64 °
Precipitation: None
Wind: 12 mph
Wind Gusts: 24 mph
Fantastic impact: Nothing
DME GAMES
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
1:00 p.m. ET // US Bank Stadium // Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cincinnati Bengals at Las Vegas Adventurers
4:05 PM ET // Allegiant Stadium // Paradise, Nevada
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Chargers
8:20 p.m. ET // SoFi Stadium // Los Angeles, CA
