Fantasy Football Week 13 Start 'Em & Sit 'Em: Baker Mayfield can't be stopped, plus every-position sleepers

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Enjoy the food, enjoy the football and good luck in Week 13.

Baker Mayfield should have had a huge game in Week 12 at the Giants. He was 24-of-30 passing for 294 yards, and he ran for 29 yards and a touchdown. It was the first game all season that he didn’t throw a touchdown, and he only scored 18.7 Fantasy points.

Redemption is coming in Week 13 at Carolina, and this is also a revenge game for him against the Panthers. Now, he didn’t play well against Carolina last season and scored just 11.9 and 6.2 Fantasy points against the Panthers in two games.

But this time, Mayfield will be a star. Carolina is No. 6 in most Fantasy points against opposing quarterbacks, and Patrick Mahomes just scored 34.7 Fantasy points against the Panthers in Week 12. Mahomes is one of six quarterbacks with at least 25.2 Fantasy points against Carolina this season.

Mayfield will add his name to that list, and he has six games this season with at least 28.3 Fantasy points. I’m expecting Mike Evans to have a dominant outing, and Cade Otton should have a rebound performance as well. And the running backs should also be significant factors in the passing game against the Panthers.

This is a great spot for Mayfield, and I like him as a top-five Fantasy quarterback in Week 13. He’s ready to have a huge performance and make up for any lost production from last week against the Giants.

Cowboys (vs. NYG)

The Giants offensive line is a mess heading into Week 13 against the Cowboys, and the first game post-Daniel Jones was a nightmare for the Giants in Week 12 against Tampa Bay. The Giants allowed four sacks and lost a fumble, and they only scored seven points. It’s the fourth time this season the Giants scored seven points or less, and I like the Cowboys as my No. 1 DST in Week 13.

• Bills (at SF)
• Buccaneers (at CAR)
• Giants (at DAL)

Steelers (at CIN)

Don’t drop the Steelers DST in Week 13 but don’t start the unit either since the matchup at the Bengals isn’t ideal. Cincinnati has scored at least 27 points in three games in a row and seven times this season, and the Bengals only have one turnover in their past two games. Joe Burrow has only been sacked more than three times once, and Cincinnati’s offense should still be successful despite the tough opponent.