Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, November 15, 2026, 9:30 AM ET
Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, DEU
Network: FOX
New England Patriots
Quarterback
Drake Maye: START, QB1
Drake Maye has earned a permanent spot in your starting lineup. He’s Cook Out. Carolina-made and somehow New England ended up with him. The tray menu has a ridiculous number of ways to get what you want. So does Maye.
Running Back
Corey Kiner: FLEX, RB3
Rhamondre Stevenson: OUT
With Rhamondre Stevenson set to miss multiple weeks with a knee injury, it’s Corey Kiner who slides into the RB1 role for the Patriots. The second-year back gets a rough go of it in his first start. The Lions are a bottom-three matchup and allow just 94.1 rushing yards per game. He’s a volume FLEX play you’re hoping gets a score.
Wide Receiver
DeMario Douglas: START, WR3
Mack Hollins: FLEX, WR4
A.J. Brown: SIT
DeMario Douglas has 15 or more fantasy points in four of his last five games and has been operating as the team’s top dog with or without A.J. Brown in the lineup. Brown is traveling with the team to Germany, but his status for Sunday is still in question. Even if he’s active, based on what we’ve seen recently, Brown’s on my bench. Douglas is a highly volatile WR3 but gets a top-10 matchup and a potential shootout. That’s enough to make Mack Hollins FLEX viable if Brown misses the game.
Tight End
Hunter Henry: STREAMER
Eli Raridon: SIT
Detroit gives up the most points and the most touchdowns to tight ends, which is the whole case for Hunter Henry. He’s averaging 4.1 targets a game, so it’s a touchdown bet. The same is true to a lesser extent for Eli Raridon, who out-snapped Henry 36-31 in Week 9’s loss to the Packers. Raridon is a great Dynasty stash but also has some appeal in deeper TE Premium formats thanks to the matchup.
Defense/Special Teams
New England Patriots: SIT
Despite what we saw in Miami, Detroit is still one of the league’s elite offenses.
Detroit Lions
Quarterback
Jared Goff: START, QB1
That’s back-to-back sub-180-yard passing-yard games for Jared Goff, with a 1:2 touchdown-to-interception ratio over that stretch as well. Facing the Vikings defense in Week 8 is an understandable cause, but to have his 30-game touchdown streak ended by the Dolphins is well… not. Somehow Miami shut down the league’s top offense, but I expect Goff and company to get back on track in Germany against the Pats. New England has been dismantled by opposing quarterbacks as of late, allowing eight total touchdowns and the most points to the position since Week 7.
Running Back
Jahmyr Gibbs: START, RB1
Starting Jahmyr Gibbs is as fun as going to Dave & Buster’s. Everything happens like the remote is stuck on fast-forward. Points are everywhere, and one good run can turn into 3,000 tickets before you even know what happened.
Wide Receiver
Amon-Ra St. Brown: START, WR1
Jameson Williams: START, WR2
Isaac Teslaa: SIT
Starting Amon-Ra St. Brown is less of a decision and more of a weekly habit. He’s Golden Corral. Volume, volume, and more volume. You keep thinking they’ve brought enough to the table. Detroit disagrees. Let’s see… implied game total over 50… a defense that’s given up seven receiving touchdowns in their last three and the second-highest yards per route run… yeah, I’d say that’s a recipe for a Jameson Williams boom week.
Tight End
Sam Laporta: START, TE1
Sam LaPorta is averaging 5.5 points over his last three games, but he still plays 90% of the snaps and is tied for the third-most red zone targets per game. New England isn’t a great matchup, so keep expectations in check, but LaPorta remains a weekly TE1.
Defense/Special Teams
Detroit Lions: SIT
Detroit has the third-most sacks per game, but the implied game total is over 50, and the Lions’ secondary allows the most passing yards in the league.