Welcome to the DFS Example Lineups for NFL Week 12!

Well this is turning into quite the chaotic week, isn't it? The Steelers/Ravens game has been pushed to Tuesday and Saturday turned into a complete frenzy when word broke that the Broncos lost all their quarterbacks to the reserve/COVID list after someone tested positive and contact tracing wiped out the rest of their options. Leave the Kendall Hinton/Royce Freeman nonsense to the seasonal folks. There is no reason to mess up your lineups. Hinton isn't even available, so don't think you're getting the Taysom Hill loophole. This week, lineups will be difficult enough. Yes, there is value to be had, but when building cash lineups, you are loojking for high-floor players and those min-priced dart-throws are not the way to go. Well, most of them, anyway. As for the Saints defense, I have added them to the Playbook. They're a little on the pricey side, so despite the tasty match-up on paper, I'm not sure how much I'm really looking at them. I suspect the Broncos go with a heavy ground attack which should limit the turnovers.

Just a few notes here about the lineups below...

The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the Playbook. These are the guys who, unless I have indicated otherwise, offer up the higher floor and will help you cash in your Double-Ups and 50/50s. For GPP tournaments, particularly the large-field ones, you need to find alternative routes to the cash line. I will utilize players from the Playbook and the DFS Dart Board to fill in the gaps, but what I am looking for are some lower-owned stacks that make sense based on expected game flow and other news. You may also see in the GPP lineups, there may be some names I haven't discussed this week on the site, but have talked about during the week on the Fantasy Alarm Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You will also notice, though, that others on the site have mentioned some of these players in places such as the position coaches, so it's not like we're trying to hide anything from you. The only time, and I mean the only time you will see a player in a GPP lineup who hasn't been discussed is if we are using a stack and need a player from the other team coming back. But it's rare when that happens.

Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you. A sounding board if you will. They are not meant for you to plug in as your own. That's the lazy way and we don't condone it. We are trying to teach you how to be a better DFS player; we aren't lineup-sellers. You should be creating your own lineups using all the information we provide you throughout the week and then coming here to see if there is anything you may have missed or simply for an alternative perspective.

Best of luck to you this week and let's make some money!

SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:

We have a COVID-19 Update piece to our weekly articles to help keep everyone informed as to what is going on with NFL game cancellations and postponements. As it stands right now, there are no postponements outside of the Steelers/Ravens game which has been moved to Tuesday, December 1.

Falcons TE Hayden Hurst  (ankle -- questionable) is expected to play, according to Adam Schefter.

Falcons WR Julio Jones (hamstring -- questionable) is a true game-time decision.

Chargers RB Kalen Ballage (calf/ankle -- questionable) is NOT expected to play. The Chargers will go with Austin Ekeler , Troymaine Pope and Josh Kelley.

Colts QB Philip Rivers (toe -- questionable) is expected to play and be just fine, according to head coach Frank Reich.

The 49ers activated both Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson. Both are expected to play.

GPP STACKS:

As a reminder, when you're stacking in GPP, you always want to run someone back from the opposing team. One-sided games often turn to a running back seeing higher-than-usual volume or the back-ups start to play. For a stack to really pop, the other team needs to keep things competitive. 

Chalk Stacks (Expect High Ownership):

Bills: Josh Allen , Stefon Diggs , Cole Beasley or Gabriel Davis (Keenan Allen or Mike Williams coming back)

Chargers: Justin Herbert, Keenan Allen , Mike Williams or Hunter Henry (Diggs or Beasley coming back)

Raiders: Derek Carr , Nelson Agholor , Darren Waller (Calvin Ridley or Brian Hill coming back)

Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes , Tyreek Hill , Travis Kelce (Godwin or Evans or Gronkowski coming back)

Buccaneers: Tom Brady , Chris Godwin , Mike Evans or Antonio Brown or Rob Gronkowski (Hill or Kelce coming back)

Possible Lower-Owned Stacks:

Falcons: Matt Ryan , Calvin Ridley , Julio Jones or Brian Hill (Waller or Agholor coming back)

Titans: Ryan Tannehill , Derrick Henry , A.J. Brown or Jonnu Smith (Michael Pittman or Nyheim Hines coming back)

Panthers: Teddy Bridgewater , Mike Davis or D.J. Moore , Robby Anderson or Curtis Samuel (Dalvin Cook or Justin Jefferson coming back)

Vikings: Kirk Cousins , Dalvin Cook , Justin Jefferson or Kyle Rudolph (Mike Davis , Anderson or Moore coming back)

Dart Throw Stacks:

Giants: Daniel Jones, Wayne Gallman or Sterling Shepard , Darius Slay ton or Evan Engram (Tyler Boyd coming back)

Dolphins: Ryan Fitzpatrick , Matt Breida or Malcolm Perry, DeVante Parker (Jamison Crowder coming back)

**UPDATE TO DK GPP PIVOT LINEUP DONE POST-LIVETSREAM**