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Cynthia Frelund's Week 12 fantasy projections

My projections are based on historical trends, personnel, matchups and probable game scripts. Yes, it could be considered overkill to use 10 full years of past actual data and comparables to forecast each week, but why wouldn't you want to at least try to be as accurate as possible? I know I can't find a reason not to:

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Cynthia Frelund

NFL Network Analytics Expert

322 pass yards, 3 TD

1 / 18

1. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints

322 pass yards, 3 TD

Bill Feig/Associated Press

255 pass yards, 2 TD; 41 rush yards

2 / 18

2. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers

255 pass yards, 2 TD; 41 rush yards

Paul Sancya/Associated Press

260 pass yards, 2 TD; 32 rush yards

3 / 18

3. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay Packers

260 pass yards, 2 TD; 32 rush yards

Ryan Kang/NFL

307 pass yards, 2 TD

4 / 18

4. Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons

307 pass yards, 2 TD

John Amis/Associated Press

296 pass yards, 2 TD

5 / 18

5. Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts

296 pass yards, 2 TD

Ryan Kang/NFL

282 pass yards, 2 TD

6 / 18

Upside Pick - Jameis Winston, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

282 pass yards, 2 TD

Bill Kostroun/Associated Press

139 scrimmage yards, 2 TD; 6 rec

7 / 18

1. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints

139 scrimmage yards, 2 TD; 6 rec

Butch Dill/Associated Press

127 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

8 / 18

2. Melvin Gordon, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

127 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

Peter B Joneleit/Associated Press

118 scrimmage yards, TD; 5 rec

9 / 18

3. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

118 scrimmage yards, TD; 5 rec

Adam Hunger/Associated Press

122 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

10 / 18

4. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys

122 scrimmage yards, TD; 4 rec

John Amis/Associated Press

99 scrimmage yards, TD; 5 rec

11 / 18

5. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

99 scrimmage yards, TD; 5 rec

Paul Sancya/Associated Press

77 scrimmage yards, TD; 2 rec

12 / 18

Upside Pick - Marlon Mack, RB, Indianapolis Colts

77 scrimmage yards, TD; 2 rec

Ryan Kang/NFL

8 receptions, 99 yards, TD

13 / 18

1. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

8 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Bill Feig/Associated Press

8 receptions, 98 yards, TD

14 / 18

2. Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants

8 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Julio Cortez/Associated Press

7 receptions, 98 yards, TD

15 / 18

3. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons

7 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Danny Karnik/Associated Press

8 receptions, 87 yards, TD

16 / 18

4. Adam Thielen, WR, Minnesota Vikings

8 receptions, 87 yards, TD

Todd Rosenberg/NFL

7 receptions, 86 yards, TD

17 / 18

5. Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers

7 receptions, 86 yards, TD

Logan Bowles/NFL

5 receptions, 72 yards, TD

18 / 18

Upside Pick - T.Y. Hilton, WR, Indianapolis Colts

5 receptions, 72 yards, TD

AJ Mast/Associated Press

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