Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Consistency – Week 12 (Overcoming Byemageddon)

Each week Ron Rigney scrapes the waiver wire to find you the players worthy of your attention based on their consistency and their availability. Follow Ron on X @ronrigney.

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Week 12 Byes – Falcons, Bills, Bengals, Jaguars, Saints, Jets

Week 14 Byes – Ravens, Broncos, Texans, Colts, Patriots, Commanders

With a huge amount of teams (and key fantasy pieces) coming up on the final bye weeks of the season, let’s look at a few players who could help out over the next few weeks.

Cooper Rush/Trey Lance, QB – DAL (owned in 2% of ESPN leagues)

Coming off a 354-yard performance against Houston, Rush could offer some fantasy upside if you’re dealing with a QB bye week ahead. In Week 12 the Cowboys face a Commanders defense that has allowed the 10th most fantasy points to QBs over the last three weeks. In Week 14, Dallas has Cincy, who has allowed the fourth most points to opposing QBs for the entire season. Keep an eye on Trey Lance, as he supposedly will have a package of plays installed that Mike McCarthy plans on using this week. Lance could prove to be helpful as well since he can score fantasy points on the ground. The Bengals have allowed 401 rushing yards to QBs, so don’t be afraid to turn to him in a pinch.