The Detroit Lions will take on the Chicago Bears in Week 13. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Is Amon-Ra St. Brown Playing in Week 13?
Star Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown was a non-participant in Detroit’s estimated Monday practice due to a knee injury. Fortunately, he was upgraded to limited on Tuesday and fully practiced on Wednesday.
While he’s officially listed as questionable, St. Brown should be expected to suit up after ending the week with a full practice.
St. Brown never went down or left the game in Week 12. He played 68 offensive snaps — his second-highest total of the year — while reeling in six catches for 62 yards.
On Monday, Campbell did not include St. Brown in the group of injured Lions he’s “most concerned” about (OT Taylor Decker and CB Carlton Davis III). Campbell did admit that St. Brown is “a little banged up” but continued to express optimism about his WR1’s status on Tuesday.
We’ll continue to monitor the Lions’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 13?
The touchdown streak came to an end for Amon-Ra St. Brown last weekend in Indy (a franchise record eight straight games), and that resulted in an underwhelming performance from Detroit’s star receiver in a similar way to how his teammates have underachieved at various points this season.
Volume.
St. Brown is having a great season — if you had to guess, how many times has he reached 65 receiving yards in a game?
The answer is four, and two of them came back in September. This offense is so efficient and so productive on the ground that, should the touchdowns dry up for any one specific player, they are capable of plummeting down the weekly production leaderboard.
St. Brown is safer than any other pass catcher on this roster, and it’s not close, but he’s not immune to such performances. I like his chances of earning a turkey leg in Thanksgiving’s first game this week against a Bears defense that allowed 9.8 yards per pass attempt to the Vikings.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 13 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Amon-Ra St. Brown’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 13
As of Thursday morning, St. is projected to score 18.2 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 6.8 receptions for 74.9 yards and 0.6 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Amon-Ra St. Brown’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.Â
Conference Championship WR PPR Rankings
1) A.J. Brown | PHI (vs. WAS)
2) Terry McLaurin | WAS (at PHI)
3) DeVonta Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
4) Khalil Shakir | BUF (at KC)
5) Xavier Worthy | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Hollywood Brown | KC (vs. BUF)
7) DeAndre Hopkins | KC (vs. BUF)
8) Keon Coleman | BUF (at KC)
9) Dyami Brown | WAS (at PHI)
10) Mack Hollins | BUF (at KC)
11) Amari Cooper | BUF (at KC)
12) Curtis Samuel | BUF (at KC)
13) Olamide Zaccheaus | WAS (at PHI)
14) JuJu Smith-Schuster | KC (vs. BUF)
15) Jahan Dotson | PHI (vs. WAS)
16) Jamison Crowder | WAS (at PHI)
17) Luke McCaffrey | WAS (at PHI)
18) Justin Watson | KC (vs. BUF)
19) Johnny Wilson | PHI (vs. WAS)
20) Parris Campbell | PHI (vs. WAS)
21) Nikko Remigio | KC (vs. BUF)
22) Ainias Smith | PHI (vs. WAS)
