George Kittle

Kittle caught four of five targets for 67 yards in Sunday's 26-8 win over the Browns.

Kittle's highlight came on a 33-yard grab down the sideline over tight coverage. His five targets were second on the team in a typically low-volume day for the Niners passing offense. Kittle now has 25 receptions over his past four games with the team ramping up his pass game involvement. Kittle will be on bye in Week 14 before facing the Titans in Week 15. He has a favorable schedule down the stretch of the regular season.

The forecast for today's 49ers-Browns game calls for sustained winds of 25 mph with gusts around 35 mph. The total in this game has dropped from 42.5 to 35.5. Expect a run-heavy game plan from both sides. RBs Christian McCaffrey and Quinshon Judkins can stay in fantasy lineups. TE George Kittle is the only comfortable play from either passing game. Avoid the kickers.

Pearsall's mundane fantasy outing could have been saved on an end zone target in the second quarter, but Panthers cornerback Mike Jackson undercut the route and picked Brock Purdy off to flip the script. Kyle Shanahan was able to institute a play action-heavy game plan that fed targets to George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey, and Jauan Jennings for much of the game, resulting in the poor fantasy outing for the talented second-year receiver. Pearsall's primary function as the downfield receiver is likely to continue to lead to a wide range of outcomes, something fantasy managers will be forced to live through as the fantasy regular season comes to a close.

Kittle was the primary beneficiary of the play action exploits of Kyle Shanahan's offense in this one, with Christian McCaffrey setting the tone and keeping the Carolina defense on heir heels. He was held out of the end zone for only the second time in his last five games, but remains one of the highest-upside tight ends in the league in an offense now back to full heath. That doesn't change ahead of a Week 13 matchup against the Browns, regardless of the effects on his floor.