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<div>Marcus Mariota, Antonio Andrews, Dexter McCluster's Post-Week 11 Fantasy Advice</div>

Fantasy Football
November 19, 2015

The Tennessee Titans offense was silent Thursday until halfway through the third quarter, when Marcus Mariota scored on a quarterback keeper for a 13-9 lead against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Heading into the game, Tennessee was the lowest-scoring AFC team, and there wasn’t much Thursday to get excited about when it came to fantasy points.

Mariota salvaged his day with his first rushing touchdown of the season, but don’t count on the ground game for him in the future.        

What you can count on are matchups against weak defenses the next three games. Tennessee plays the Oakland Raiders, Jaguars and New York Jets, and none is ranked in the top 11 in terms of ESPN fantasy points scored this season.

In fact, the Jaguars are ranked 23rd and the Raiders 29th. Mariota has been up and down, with two great games (four touchdowns in each), some zero touchdowns games and injuries that sent him to the bench.

Consider him a top-15 quarterback, with a slight upgrade the next three weeks. 

Running back Antonio Andrews is clearly the Titans’ No. 1 running back right now, but he still finds himself as an RB3 in terms of fantasy.

He had the lion’s share of the carries Thursday. And the good news for fantasy owners is Bishop Sankey was inactive, and newcomer David Cobb, who some thought would make an immediate impact, did not at all.

Andrews hasn’t scored since Week 5 and has not broken the 100-yard mark, so don’t expect much from him. He’s worth a start against a porous Oakland run defense in Week 12, but bench him against the sixth-ranked Jaguars and the Jets, who are ranked first against the rush.

Dexter McCluster proved once against Thursday he’s not fantasy-worthy. His 25 receptions are somewhat noteworthy, but coupled with just 439 yards and one touchdown, it’s not enough to warrant a starting fantasy spot.

He has big-play ability, as shown by three return touchdowns while with the Kansas City Chiefs, but has not had one in two seasons with the Titans.

The six-year veteran left the game in the second half with a knee injury, where the team ruled him questionable to return, but he never did.

Consider McCluster only worthy of the waiver wire.

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