The Saints have to do what they do best, and that’s thr...

Oct 17, 2010

The Saints have to do what they do best, and that’s throw the ball. Saints QB Drew Brees simply hasn’t hit many deep throws lately. In fact, the club is on pace for only 41 big plays (20 yards or more) after having 72 a season ago. To get their passing game going, minus the turnovers they have had the last three weeks, could go a long way to helping them snap out of their funk. Brees must deal with the gambling tactics of CB Aqib Talib and also the educated play of slot cornerback Ronde Barber. The Bucs are tied for second with nine interceptions, one behind the Falcons, with Talib having three and Barber, a longtime Saints nemesis, having two. Brees tossed three picks in a loss to the Cardinals last Sunday.

Fantasy Impact:

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Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 13

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 7:52 PM EST

Cowboys ruled out Jake Ferguson for the Thanksgiving game vs. the New York Giants due to his concussion. His replacement, once again, will be Luke Schoonmaker.

Fantasy Impact:

This was expected, but it could have been a nice matchup for the No. 2 pass-catcher. Schoonmaker is a little less exciting but is worth a TE stream for desperate managers.

Seahawks WRs DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett miss Wednesday practice

Brady Henderson

yesterday · 7:48 PM EST

The Seahawks list DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett as non-participants in practice today. These appear to be new injuries (though Lockett was also listed with a knee injury in Week 7). Leonard Williams has been playing through his foot injury the past few weeks.

Related Players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo

Fantasy Impact:

This is obviously not a great sign for Geno Smith or the general offensive environment for the Seahawks. We would have to imagine that JSN would be seeing his fifth double-digit target game of the season if either of the two were forced to miss Week 13, which catapults him into solid WR2 territory. We'll keep an eye on the reports through the rest of the week.

Giants QB Tommy DeVito officially Questionable for Week 13

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 1:24 PM EST

Giants QB Tommy DeVito (right forearm) is listed as questionable for tomorrow against the Cowboys. Drew Lock, his backup, took some first-team reps just in case.

Fantasy Impact:

What a treat this game will be. Whether DeVito or Lock is back there on Thanksgiving, they both need to remain firmly on waiver wires.