Mike Gesicki Week 11 Outlook - Bengals at Raiders

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Mon, Nov 11th 2019, 2:10pm EST

Some will say "I told you not to trust Gesicki," which is hindsight analysis at its finest, but for those who are process over results, the vital signs were good. We also didn't expect the Dolphins to be in the lead for much of that game, and content running the ball 20-plus times. Unfortunately, that's the tight end position for you. Gesicki still saw six targets, which is what we chase with tight ends. Unfortunately, the matchup this week is absolutely brutal. The Bills have allowed an average of just 6.5 PPR points per game to the tight end position, which includes games against Evan Engram and Zach Ertz/Dallas Goedert. No tight end has totaled more than 48 yards against them, including Gesicki, who totaled four catches for 41 yards in their first meeting. Of the production the Bills have allowed to skill-position players (they've allowed just the third-fewest points to them overall), just 10.8 percent of that has gone to tight ends, which is the lowest mark in the league. Knowing Gesicki has averaged 5.2 targets per game since their bye week, he's still in the streaming mix, though he's far from ideal.