Fantasy Football Week 12 Quarterback Preview: Waiver wire adds, DFS plays, and more

In Week 12, there are six teams on bye. We don't have Josh Allen or Joe Burrow. Matthew Stafford has thrown 10 touchdown passes in his last four games combined, including four last week. You might think he's an easy start. You might be disappointed when you see he's not a top 12 QB for anyone in our Week 12 rankings. 

The problem for Stafford starts with the matchup. The Philadelphia Eagles have become an elite defense. 

Three of the first four QBs to face the Eagles scored at least 20 Fantasy points. Since their Week 5 bye, Trevor Lawrence's 18 Fantasy points is the best game against them. Lawrence needed two rushing touchdowns to reach that mark. Stafford hasn't run for a touchdown since 2022. 

This defense has held Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels to 14 Fantasy points. Burrow is the only QB to throw for more than 200 yards against them since Week 4. Over that stretch, they have five interceptions, and they've allowed two passing touchdowns. 

I have other questions about the sustainability of Stafford's recent hot streak, but those will keep until he faces a better matchup. For now, the consensus agrees you can do better than Stafford in Week 12.

Let's get to the rest of the preview:

Week 12 QB Preview

• 7.5 -- Caleb Williams averaged 7.5 yards per attempt, his third-best game by that mark. Hopefully a sign of things to come now that Shane Waldron is gone.
• 25.0 -- Since Week 5, Bo Nix has averaged 25 FPPG. He's QB5 over that stretch. 
• 23.3 -- Patrick Mahomes is averaging 23.3 FPPG since DeAndre Hopkins joined the Chiefs.
• 148 -- Justin Herbert has 148 yards rushing in his last four games. Only Jalen Hurts and Drake Maye have more in that timeframe.
• 24 -- Anthony Richardson has scored at least 24 Fantasy points in four of his nine complete games as a starter. The Fantasy upside is still immense.
• 11 -- Jordan Love, Patrick Mahomes, and Geno Smith are tied for the league lead in interceptions with 11. Love has thrown 87 fewer passes than Mahomes and 117 fewer than Smith.

My full set of Week 12 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine. You'll find them here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 12. Projected stats for all starting running backs are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine.