Fantasy Football 2017: Start Em, Sit Em for Week 11
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2. player. 47. . Running Back. Patriots. Rex Burkhead
This really could apply to any of the Patriots running backs, but since Rex Burkhead had the biggest game last week, I chose to roll with him in this spot. The Patriots will travel to Mexico to play the Raiders in week 11 and that’s a very favorable match-up for New England’s running backs.
The Raiders defense isn’t good and the Patriots offense is the best in the league.
The Raiders have not been great against the run this year and the Patriots are going to take advantage of that. They have three serviceable backs to hand the football off to and Burkhead is one of them.
Last week, Burkhead only had 36 yards on the ground, but Tom Brady connected with the former Husker in the air too. Ol’ Rex ended the night with three catches for 27 yards and a touchdown.
The Raiders defense isn’t good and the Patriots offense is the best in the league. Brady is going to spread the football around and while having three running backs could hurt Burkhead, he obviously have some chemistry with his quarterback. Hopefully that helps him this week in Mexico.