It's official, Kyle Orton is Broncos starting QB

Aug 22, 2011

Coach John Fox announced Monday that quarterback Kyle Orton will start the Denver Broncos' Week 1 game against the Oakland Raiders.

The Broncos made the announcement on their Twitter page. The Denver Post reported Monday that Fox hasn't decided yet whether Brady Quinn or Tim Tebow would be Orton's backup.

The announcement comes after Orton's latest strong preseason performance in which he completed 10-of-13 passes for 135 yards and a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills. Orton is 12-of-19 for 172 yards and a touchdown in two preseason games.

Fantasy Impact:

Obviously, for now, this shatters the dreams of Tim Tebow fans, who were hoping for potential gaudy fantasy passing and rushing numbers this year.
Orton started last season on fire, throwing for 295, 307, 476, 341 and 314 yards his first five games. He threw just 9 picks in 13 games with 3 coming in his final contest. This year, under John Fox, the Broncos are expected to run more, but that won't hold true if they fall behind in games, and a lot of times that's where Orton earned his fantasy worth. Still this year, even with this news, he's not more than a QB2 option. In fact, we rank him 23rd which is high-end QB3 status. He should still be around very late in drafts.

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Bears RB D'Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen both Questionable for Week 12

Scott Bair

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D'Andre Swift is questionable to play Vikings with a groin injury, though he was limited Thursday and a full participant on Friday.

Keenan Allen is questionable with an ankle injury. He was limited on Friday, his first day on the participation report.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze

Fantasy Impact:

Separate reports called Swift "very likely" to play, but this is seemingly a new issue for Allen.

If Keenan were to miss Week 12, it would boost the floor of all pass-catchers, namely Moore, Oduzne, and Cole Kmet. Moore + Odunze would sneak closer to WR2 territory than their low-end WR3 designations they have with a healthy Allen.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco officially Out for Week 12

Matt McMullen

42 minutes ago

Charles Omenihu (knee) and Isiah Pacheco (ankle) won’t play on Sunday, per Coach Reid.

“Just taking it day-by-day,” Reid added.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

Fantasy Impact:

It was later reported that Pacheco was "healthy enough" but they're hoping to hold him back one more game with a short week coming up. This makes Hunt a volume-based RB2 in Week 12.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb returns to Friday practice

Joseph Hoyt

1 hour ago

CeeDee Lamb practiced today, per Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. That’s a good sign.

Lamb (back/foot) was limited in a walkthrough on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy

Fantasy Impact:

Obviously good news for the Cowboys' potential in rolling out an NFL offense in Week 12. The floor is capped for Lamb but we should expect a ton of action funneling his way against the Commanders, which puts him on the WR1/2 fringe.