Who Should I Start? Joshua Palmer or Alec Pierce

Thursday, November 20, 9:37 AM

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Joshua Palmer can safely be left out of lineups in most formats when his team travels to Houston to play the Texans for Week 12's Thursday Night Football game. The former Los Angeles Charger has been a disappointment in his first season with Buffalo, during which he has logged only 16 receptions and is still looking for his first touchdown. This week, Palmer will have the added challenge of the single worst matchup in football: Houston ranks No. 1 against PPR wide receivers. Though the status of fellow receiver Khalil Shakir (personal) is unknown, and Keon Coleman is coming off a healthy scratch last week, Palmer hasn't had a big enough role to rely upon for fantasy lineups.

Friday, November 21, 4:35 PM

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce will come out of his Week 11 bye to take on the Kansas City Chiefs on the road in Week 12. Pierce has enjoyed a mini-breakout in 2025, catching 28 passes for 585 yards and one touchdown in eight games, putting him on pace to set new career highs in catches and receiving yards. The veteran wideout would be garnering more notoriety, but he has only scored one touchdown despite averaging 20.9 yards per catch. Pierce is due for some positive regression in the scoring department, but remains a solid flex option in all fantasy leagues even without the TDs. Fantasy managers can insert him into starting lineups in Week 12, despite a tough matchup against a KC defense that is allowing just the 27th-most fantasy points per game to the position.