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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson could be in line for a monster performance Sunday against the Vikings in Week 11.

Wilson threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns in Week 10 against Atlanta. He has averaged 213.2 passing yards, with a total of 17 touchdowns and six interceptions through 10 games. He has not cracked the 300-yard mark since opening week against the Panthers.

Wilson will face a Minnesota defense that allowed 281 passing yards to Robert Griffin III in Week 10. The Vikings have allowed 285.7 passing yards per game, which is the fourth most allowed in the league.

WIlson has passed for two or more touchdowns in each of his last four games, and that trend should continue against the Vikings. Our Fantasy experts all have him in the Top 5 this week. Consider him a must-start option for Week 11.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw Wednesday for the first time since breaking his collarbone Nov. 4 vs. the Bears. "He did not participate in practice," coach Mike McCarthy said. "He actually did some throwing today for the first time on the field. We’ll stay with that status."

Rodgers hinted he's targeting a Week 12 return vs. Minnesota, according to ESPNWisconsin.com. The Thanksgiving game at Detroit is another possible return date.

Gary Kubiak, who has returned to coach the Texans upon his recovery from a mini-stroke, will not commit to Case Keenum as his starting quarterback for the rest of the season, per Pro Football Talk.

Kubiak is still leaving the door open for deposed starter Matt Schaub, who is reportedly dealing with an ankle injury. Keenum, however, has outplayed Schaub despite an 0-3 record. He has completed just 56 percent of his passes, but has thrown for 822 yards, seven touchdowns and no interceptions for the Texans.

Raiders struggling quarterback Terrelle Pryor merely watched practice Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He has been nursing a knee injury. Matthew McGloin, who played only in Week 8, received the first-team reps and would likely start Sunday in Houston if Pryor gets the red light.

Pryor is coming off one of his worst performances of the year. He completed a season-low 42.3 percent of his passes against the Giants. He has just one touchdown pass and eight interceptions in his last four games.

Don't scoff - Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill is a worthy Fantasy play this week. Yeah, two of his starting offensive linemen are gone. But he has only been sacked five times in the last two games combined, which is a vast improvement from most of the season. He has done a nice job getting rid of the ball and he did complete 67 percent of his passes the last two weeks.

Tannehill is having a productive season and has been able to get a wide variety of targets involved in the offense. He has completed 202 of 331 passes for 2,206 yards and 13 touchdowns, which already exceeds his total from the entire 2012 season.

Making his Fantasy status this week more promising is that the San Diego pass defense has been downright terrible. The Chargers rank 28th in passing yards allowed with 2,516 despite sitting middle of the pack in passes attempted. The result is that they're second-last in the NFL in net yards given up per pass attempt (7.5). Their own prolific pass offense has also led to big numbers for opposing quarterbacks.

Two of the three CBSSports.com senior Fantasy writers rank Tannehill in their top 20 among NFL quarterbacks this week. If you have a better option, go for it. But Tannehill is more of a viable play against San Diego than perhaps he has been all year.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he's making progress in his recovery from a broken collarbone but would not say when he expects to return.

"We have our treatment routines," Rodgers said on his weekly radio show, per the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "Again, it's giving the bone time to heal. I'm not trying to do anything too stupid to aggravate it. (The) collarbone obviously has an important role in your shoulder movement. Small victories to me have been able to sleep through an entire night, which I finally can. Being able to put a shirt over my head, which I can now. Putting socks on. Yes. I can put them on without being in an extreme amount of pain."

Rodgers said he can sleep on his side again instead of being forced to sleep on his back.

"For the first time, I slept on my side two nights ago," he said. "Today is the best I have felt since the injury."

Rodgers suffered the injury Week 9 vs. Chicago.

Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith is set to face the Bills for the second time this season Week 11. Smith led New York to a 27-20 win vs. Buffalo in Week 3, completing 16 of 29 passes for 331 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Smith's only career 300-yard passing game came against the Bills and will be looking to repeat the feat Sunday. The good news for Smith is that help appears to be on the way. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes appears set to return after missing five games with a hamstring injury.

Quarterbacks are averaging 20.2 Fantasy points per week against the Bills. However, quarterbacks have surpassed 20 points just twice in the last seven games against Buffalo. Quarterbacks have particularly struggled the last two weeks, totaling one passing touchdown and 16 Fantasy points.

Smith has just one passing touchdown in his last four games and has been unreliable for Fantasy owners in his rookie season. While he did perform well against the Bills in Week 3, Buffalo has been playing a lot better against the pass lately, so Smith is at best a No. 2 Fantasy quarterback Week 11.

Playing behind a makeshift offensive line, Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill was under duress throughout the Week 10 loss at Tampa Bay. He still hit 27 of 42 throws for 229 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception.

Tannehill completed 12 straight throws to end the first half, the seventh-longest streak in team history. 

Tannehill stayed away from cornerback Darrelle Revis and targeted slot receiver Rishard Matthews 14 times. They hooked up 11 times for 120 yards and both touchdowns. Tannehill found Matthews for a 6-yard score in the second quarter, a 19-yarder in the third.

Up to 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season, Tannehill plays San Diego in Week 11.

Texans quarterback Case Keenum tossed three touchdowns against the Cardinals Week 10.

Keenum received a huge volume of work, throwing the ball 43 times. He completed 22 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Andre Johnson continued to be a huge target for Keenum. He looked for Johnson 12 times, which led the team. Johnson only had 37 yards, but was Keenum's main threat in the red zone, catching two touchdowns. Keenum's inexperience has shown in a few spots, particularly when he took a -23 yard sack while trying to mount a comeback.

Keenum should have an opportunity to continue his strong play Week 11 against the Raiders.

Ravens backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor carried the ball once for 18 yards in Sunday's 20-17 win over the Bengals. Taylor came in on a designed play, which was an end-around/option hybrid. 

The Ravens travel to Chicago to face the Bears in Week 11.