The Dallas Cowboys will face the Washington Commanders in Week 12. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding WR CeeDee Lamb.
Is CeeDee Lamb Playing in Week 12?
CeeDee Lamb (back/foot) was limited for Wednesday’s practice but downgraded to a DNP on Thursday.
Fortunately, Dallas’ star wideout returned to a full practice on Friday and doesn’t have an injury designation for Week 12. Lamb is ready to go for Sunday’s game.
The Cowboys added Lamb to their practice report last Saturday, listing him as questionable for MNF due to his back injury. He ultimately played against the Texans on Monday but must have picked up a new foot injury.
Week 11 was a positive development for Lamb in that Rush passed for 354 yards. He won’t do that every week, but Rush has established a ceiling that helped Lamb go 8-93 and rank as the WR14 in fantasy last week.
We’ll continue to monitor the Cowboys’ 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 CeeDee Lamb in Week 12?
That’s five straight double-digit target games for CeeDee Lamb. While the embarrassing loss to the Texans in a prime-time spot would be labeled as a negative by most, we are open-minded fantasy managers who just want points. For us, I liked what I saw.
Why?
Dallas threw the ball 56 times. They weren’t content to lose by 13 and shorten the game, they opened up their offense and tried. Is that many passes for Cooper Rush a good thing? Of course not, but if we take for granted that one-quarter of them are going to go to WR1, the more bites at the apple, the better!
The game script might look similar this week, and if Dallas wasn’t going to give Trey Lance the keys at any point this week, why would we assume that they do this week? The Commanders are the fourth-best defense at creating pressure without blitzing (37.5%), calling into question each individual Rush dropback. But if we can get close to the volume we got last week, it won’t matter.
You can ding Lamb’s projection and grade a touch. Heck, you could move him down an entire standard deviation on the expectation scale — he’s still going to grade as a starter in all formats.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 12 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
CeeDee Lamb’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 12
As of early Sunday morning, Lamb is projected to score 15.6 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 5.4 receptions for 69.7 yards and 0.4 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
CeeDee Lamb’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.
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)
