Tavon Austin will find it hard to repeat Week 11 numbers
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Rams wide receiver Tavon Austin broke out in Week 12, with two receiving touchdowns on 138 yards (and a special teams score), accounting for 25 Fantasy points in standard leagues.
While Austin's Week 12 opponent, the Bears, have been average against wide receivers this season, they have shown minor susceptibility to big-play receivers. In Week 7, Aldrick Robinson caught a 45-yard touchdown pass. In Week 6, Rueben Randle caught a 37-yard touchdown pass. And in Week 5, Nick Toon caught a 35-yard pass. It's not overwhelming evidence pointing in Austin's favor, but it helps make at least a minor case for using him in deeper leagues.
Depending on a big play is dangerous business in Fantasy, but that's the hope that Austin owners must have. He's seen just eight targets over his last three games, and his 138-yard breakout in Week 10 almost triples his previous high -- in a game where he saw the third-fewest targets on the season.
Coming off a bye may help the cause, but be cautious with Austin in standard-sized leagues, as there's a good possibility he falls back into sub-50 yard territory against the Bears.





