This week had some of the biggest fantasy performances of the season. We had players absolutely carry fantasy teams to wins. There were seven players with 30-plus fantasy points. And it was not quarterbacks doing all the big scoring with five non-quarterbacks scoring big. Two of those big scorers were tight ends. It was quite the week of fantasy scoring. Hopefully, you were on the positive sign of things in Week 11.

Eagles 26, Commanders 18

Fantasy Stud: Saquon Barkley. Barkley had a monster game, rushing 26 times for 146 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught two passes for 56 yards, giving him 202 total yards. Barkley scored 33.8 fantasy points, giving him four games with 30-plus fantasy points. Barkley is having a huge first season in Philadelphia and might be the best fantasy back in the game right now

Fantasy Dud: Terry McLaurin. There were a lot of duds in this game but McLaurin tops the list. He had just a catch for 10 yards in a game most thought would be high scoring with a lot of fantasy points. It was a surprise performance, but Jayden Daniels struggled to complete passes down the field. McLaurin scored just two fantasy points. He had at least 14 fantasy points eight straight games before this terrible showing.

Game Notes: Brian Robinson returned from his hamstring injury and looked fine, getting his usual workload. He ran 16 times for 63 yards and a touchdown.

Jalen Hurts failed to throw a touchdown pass for just the second time this season. He was 18-of-28 for 221 yards. He did run in a score, rushing 10 times for 39 yards and a touchdown.

Packers 20, Bears 19

Fantasy Stud: Josh Jacobs. Jacobs got a big workload in the Packers victory. He ran 18 times for 76 yards and a touchdown. He also caught four passes for 58 yards. Jacobs had 134 total yards and scored 23.4 fantasy points. He has 20-plus fantasy points three of four games. Jacobs has been as consistent as any fantasy back in the game this season

Fantasy Dud: Caleb Williams. Williams actually played a pretty good game but didn’t help his fantasy owners. He threw for 231 yards and ran for 70 more, but didn’t score a touchdown. He had 18.55 fantasy points despite a season-high 70-rushing yards. Williams has not topped 20 fantasy points since Week 6.

Game Notes: Jordan Love was 13-of-17 for 261 yards and a touchdown with an interception. He also ran four times for 18 yards and a score.

Christian Watson topped 70 yards for the first time this season. He had four receptions for 150 yards on four targets.

Saints 35, Browns 14

Fantasy Stud: Taysom Hill. Hill had one of the great fantasy games of the season and recent seasons. He even turned the ball over twice, throwing a pick and losing a fumble. Hill did it all, though. He ran seven times for 138 yards and three touchdowns. He also caught eight passes for 50 yards on 10 targets. He scored 43.7 fantasy points. He had a game for the ages, leading many fantasy teams to victory

Fantasy Dud: Nick Chubb. Chubb continues to do little for his fantasy owners. He ran 11 times for 50 yards and didn’t catch a pass. Chubb scored just five fantasy points and has not topped six fantasy points since Week 7, which was his first game of the season. Chubb is a very hard fantasy player to trust right now.

Game Notes: Jerry Jeudy had his best game of the season, catching six passes for 142 yards and a touchdown on nine targets. He has 18 receptions his last three games and been targeted 28 times during that stretch.

Jameis Winston had a monster game in defeat, going 30-of-46 for 395 yards and two touchdowns without a turnover. Winston has 27-plus fantasy points two of three games.

Colts 28, Jets 27

Fantasy Stud: Anthony Richardson. Richardson returned to the starting lineup and played his best game of the season against a good Jets defense. He was 20-of-30 for 272 yards and a touchdown without an interception. He ran 10 times for 32 yards and two touchdowns, giving him three total scores. Richardson scored 31.8 fantasy points, showing his huge fantasy potential in a starting role

Fantasy Dud: Jonathan Taylor. Taylor got a ton of work and the Colts put up some points, but that didn’t help his fantasy production. Taylor ran 24 times for just 57 yards, averaging only 2.4 yards per carry. He also caught just a pass for three yards. So Taylor had 25 touches but only seven fantasy points.

Game Notes: Josh Downs continued his great play, catching five passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Downs has 70-plus yards three of four games.

Breece Hall had a great overall game, running 16 times for 78 yards and a touchdown. Hall caught seven passes for 43 yards and another touchdown.

Lions 52, Jaguars 6

Fantasy Stud: Amon-Ra St. Brown. There were tons of Lions studs in this one, but we’ll give it to St. Brown. He had 11 receptions for 161 yards and two touchdowns. St. Brown scored 39.1 fantasy points, a season high for him. He has 18-plus fantasy points three straight and four of five games. He has found the end zone eight straight games. St. Brown is having another big fantasy season

Fantasy Dud: Travis Etienne. Etienne was a disappointment, especially if you consider he got more playing time with Tank Bigsby out. Etienne ran 12 times for just 27 yards and caught three passes for six yards. This Jaguars offense is a mess with Trevor Lawrence out of the lineup.

Game Notes: Jared Goff was 24-of-29 for 412 yards and four touchdowns without a turnover. He was about perfect in the game.

Jameson Williams enjoyed his second 100-yard game of the season, his first since Week 1. He had four receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown on six targets.

Vikings 23, Titans 13

Fantasy Stud: Sam Darnold. Darnold was the good Darnold in this one. He scored three touchdowns without throwing an interception. He was 20-of-32 for 246 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran eight times for 18 yards and another touchdown. Darnold scored 27.1 fantasy points, which was a season high for him

Fantasy Dud: Tony Pollard. Pollard has nine carries for just 15 yards. He caught two passes for 14 yards, giving him only 29 total yards. Pollard had 4.9 fantasy points, breaking a streak of three straight games with double-digit fantasy points. It was a really poor showing for Pollard.

Game Notes: Nick Westbrook-Ikhine had a 98-yard touchdown. He had two catches for 117 yards and a touchdown on six targets. He has found the end zone five of six games.

Jordan Addison left the game early because of cramping but played well before exiting. He had three receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown. He has scores two of three games.

Steelers 18, Ravens 16

Fantasy Stud: Chris Boswell. It is rare for a kicker to get the stud honors but it was well deserving for Boswell. He accounted for all 18 points and made three fields of 50-plus yards. He had more than 20 fantasy points in most formats, getting rewarded for longer kicks. Boswell is having his best season as a pro and producing big weekly numbers

Fantasy Dud: Lamar Jackson. Jackson had his worst fantasy game of the year, scoring just 17.95 fantasy points. He was 16-of-33 for 207 yards and a touchdown with an interception. He ran four times for 46 yards. The Steelers did a great job of holding Jackson in check, which has rarely been done this year.

Game Notes: Derrick Henry scored a touchdown once again, giving him a score every single game. He has 15 total scores. Henry ran 13 times for 65 yards and a touchdown.

George Pickens had a season-high eight receptions for 89 yards on 12 targets. He has 11-plus fantasy points four straight games.

Rams 28, Patriots 22

Fantasy Stud: Matthew Stafford. Stafford was nearly flawless, finishing 18-of-27 for 295 and four touchdowns without a turnover. Stafford had a season-high 30.75 fantasy points. He has 21-plus points three of four games. The Rams are healthy at receiver and Stafford is producing big with all his weapons back

Fantasy Dud: Kyren Williams. Williams ran fine but didn’t catch a pass or score, so his fantasy numbers were not great. He ran 15 times for 86 yards. Williams failed to hit double-digit fantasy points for the first time all year. He will be fine going forward. Hopefully, his lack of work in the passing game is not a trend.

Game Notes: Kendrick Bourne was active last week but didn’t play a snap. That was not the case in this game, catching five passes for 70 yards and a touchdown.

Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp both hit the 100-yard mark. Nacua caught seven passes for 123 yards and a touchdown. Kupp finished with six catches for 106 yards and two scores.

Dolphins 34, Raiders 19

Fantasy Stud: Brock Bowers. Bowers might be a rookie but he is the clear top fantasy tight end. He had 13 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted 16 times, giving him double-digit targets four of six games. Bowers is having an unbelievable rookie season, looking more like a WR1 than a tight end

Fantasy Dud: Jaylen Waddle. The Dolphins offense is playing better but Waddle still isn’t helping much. He caught two passes for 37 yards. Waddle has not hit double-digit fantasy points since the first week of the season. He has just two games all season with 50-plus yards. He has been a huge bust for fantasy owners.

Game Notes: Jonnu Smith had six receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns. This was his first 100-yard game.

Tua Tagovailoa had his first three-touchdown game of the year. He was 28-of-36 for 288 yards and three touchdowns without a turnover.

Broncos 38, Falcons 6

Fantasy Stud: Bo Nix. Nix just keeps getting better and better every week. This was his best game as a pro, going 28-of-33 for 307 yards and four touchdowns without a turnover. Nix finished with 31.85 fantasy points, giving him 20-plus points three of four games. He has two 30-plus point games during that stretch. The Broncos seem to have finally found their franchise quarterback

Fantasy Dud: Bijan Robinson. Robinson had a really poor showing for his standard, rushing 12 times for just 39 yards. He averaged just 2.9 yards per carry. Robinson also caught four passes for 28 yards, giving him just 67 total yards. Robinson scored a season-low 10.3 fantasy points. He will be just fine going forward, but this was disappointing for all his fantasy owners.

Game Notes: Javonte Williams got the starter’s work once again this week, rushing nine times for 59 yards and a touchdown. Audric Estime got little work, rushing six times for 16 yards. Estime got most of his work late with the team up big.

Courtland Sutton had seven receptions for 78 yards on eight targets. He has at least six catches four straight games.

Seahawks 20, 49ers 17

Fantasy Stud: Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Smith-Njigba had a big game, catching 10 passes for 110 yards. This was his second game with double-digit receptions. He has been targeted 24 times his last two games and hit the 100-yard mark each of those games. Smith-Njigba is emerging as the top target for Geno Smith in this offense. 

Fantasy Dud: Deebo Samuel. With George Kittle out, you thought Samuel might get more looks. That wasn’t the case, getting just four catches for 22 yards. Samuel had just 6.2 fantasy points. He had 12-plus points three straight games before this poor showing.

Game Notes: Jauan Jennings had a monster game, catching 10 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown. Jennings has 11 targets and at least seven receptions each of his last two games.

Christian McCaffrey got a bigger workload his second game, running 19 times for 79 yards. He also caught four passes for 27 yards, finishing with 106 total yards.

Bills 30, Chiefs 21

Fantasy Stud: James Cook. Cook actually had a really poor yardage game, but scored twice and caught five passes, giving him big fantasy numbers. Cook ran nine times for 20 yards and two touchdowns. He caught five passes for seven yards. Cook had 19.7 fantasy points despite his low yardage numbers. He has touchdowns five of six games

Fantasy Dud: Travis Kelce. Kelce cooled off in this one, catching just two passes for eight yards. He had three straight games with 20-plus fantasy points before this dud. It also broke a streak of at least 12 targets three straight. Kelce got just four targets as the Bills did all they could to take Kelce away.

Game Notes: With Keon Coleman out, Curtis Samuel was much more involved in the offense. He had five receptions for 58 yards and a touchdown. All were season highs for him.

Amari Cooper returned from his wrist injury and had two receptions for 55 yards on three targets. He didn’t get a ton of looks but at least made it through the game healthy.

Chargers 34, Bengals 27

Fantasy Stud: Tee Higgins. Higgins missed the last three games because of a quad injury, .but returned this week and made a huge impact. He had nine receptions for 148 yards and a touchdown on 13 targets. And he did this against a good Chargers secondary, scoring 29.8 fantasy points. Higgins is a must start for fantasy owners as long as he is healthy and playing

Fantasy Dud: Mike Gesicki. The Bengals threw for more than 350 yards and scored 27 points, but Gesicki didn’t get in on the fun. He did not even catch a pass. He was targeted just two times after having at least six targets three straight games. It was an unexpected performance from Gesicki, who has produced some big games of late. Higgins was back in the lineup, though, so he likely took some targets from Gesicki.

Game Notes: Ladd McConkey had his second 100-yard game of the season. He had six receptions for 123 yards on nine targets. His nine targets were a season high.

Joe Burrow continued his great play, going 28-of-50 for 356 yards and three touchdowns without a turnover. He scored 32.6 fantasy points, giving him three straight with 30-plus points.

Jeff Paur is a two-time finalist for FSWA Fantasy Football Writer of the Year and won the FSWA award for Best Fantasy Football Article on the Web in 2011. He also was the most accurate expert in 2012, winning the FSTA Fantasy Football Accuracy Award. If you have any questions for Jeff, email him at [email protected]. Follow Jeff on Twitter @jeffpaur.