Week 12 vs. Pittsburgh
Owners of Joe Mixon loved what they saw last week with the veteran running back carrying the ball 30 times. That resulted in 123 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Obviously, volume helps with any fantasy player whether it is carries or passing targets, but we noticed with Mixon, he delivers when gets both.
Mixon faces the Steelers who are ranked 19th in aFPA to running backs. In the first meeting with Pittsburgh, he had 94 total yards from scrimmage but did not score a touchdown. The Steelers defense has been banged up but we expect some of these players to be back in the lineup on Sunday.
Start Mixon as a solid RB1 for Week 12 and hope the carries continue to come. Bengals win when they do so there is no reason he shouldn't get 20-25 touches and that will produce good fantasy numbers.