Win-and-In Week!

today Matt Harrison and Brian Johnson. Yes, it's by apocalypse too, is it is the return on the last day of the fantasy regular season? Perfect. We hate this, You hate it, NFL. Don't do this again next year. Don't do this again because there are a lot of people that have to get the win this week only to have a bunch of players on by I mean to be fair, you got those six teams worth the players for the other

thirteen weeks in a row, so whatever. Yeah, Nevertheless, you find yourself in a pinch now you need a victory. We're here to help. Can you give you a lot of help, A lot of options of players that you could pivot to if you do have bye week troubles. That's really the whole point of take a chance of Me. That'll come up next segment later on in the show. Three Tough Questions. Our final premature speculation. This has gotta be your best premature speculation of all the premature speculations.

Right here's Baker Mayfield. I'm still in shock from Thursday Night Football, by the way, yes, uh. And we'll break down all the games fantasy style as we always do, beginning with Brown's taking on the Bengals. Brian the Browns. The Bengals can beat the Chiefs, no problem. Can't seem to find a way to beat the Browns though, unless it changes this week. I have a feeling is going

to change this week. Uh. These teams last met in Week eight, or first met in Week eight, I should say, so we'll reference that game for sure, starting with the Cleveland side, the road team. Nick Chubb. Gonna give him an a. Even though the Bengals have a loudly ninth uist combo yards opposing running backs, they have surrendered multiple running back touchdowns and two in two of their last

three games. So gotta like Chubb, who has also scored multiple touchdowns and three of his last four games against since, the most recently in that Week eight game when he had a hundred and one rushing yards and two touchdowns. So in a for Chub and uh cream Hunt, we're gonna roll with him. Uh, pretty good call last week, Church, I believe he was gonna take a chance my running back. He was serviceable, got double double touches for the first time in a month. Hopefully we'll see good usage again

this week. Again, it's not the best batch up, but the Browns should lean on the running backs. While Deshaun Watson remembers how to play football, I thought he looked non terrible. I don't think you're watching the right game. I know, I know the narrative is should be that he looked terrible because the score was bad. Um, but I thought I thought he you know, I thought he looked non terrible. He threw the ball backwards at one point. It was kind of weird. I don't know, he looked

a little rusty Rossdale. I'll give you that's a different than non terrible. Yeah. Okay, well we'll get to Watson a second. But a c for Hunts. He had sent me two combo yards with four catches in the first meeting. I feel like that's kind of a safe floor in this game. So he's playable with the CE Mark Cooper, I'm gonna give him a C and I'll stick with the CE. He injured his hip on Thursday and practice he says he should be good to go. So something

you want to monitor. But not a great matchup for him, especially because it's a road game. Cooper is averaging thirty five receiving yards on the road with a zero touchdowns and I'm not including the neutral game. Uh that was in Detroit there. But he did have a good game in the first meeting at home against the Bengals five catches, thirty one yards and a touchdown. But the Bengals have allowed the sixth fewest yards and the fewest receptions to

wide receivers. Just a C for Cooper for that reason. I have my boy Donovan People's Jones on the bench. I'll bump him up to a sea off. Cooper somehow sits in this game. But DPJ has been pretty reliable all year, including the Week eight matchup when he had four catches for eighty one yards. But personally, I don't I don't really like this passing game. With Watson undersetter

until I see him play a little better. So I got DPJ on the bench again unless Cooper sits and I give him a C and David na Joko expected to go here, Yeah, I'm gonna give him a CEE should make his return from injury yet again, I feel like he's returned from injury like three or four times this year. It's a good matchup on paper though for

in Joeku. The Bengals have allowed the fourth most receptions to opposing tight ends this season, and no team has yielded more tight end targets than since you over the past three weeks. And lastly, I got to Shaun Watson on the bench. Looked pretty bad in my mind, uh and in my eyes last week, completing just twelve of twenty two passes for one scoreless yards and a pick. And really it's a bad matchup. The matchup is more bad than DeShawn Watson. The Bengal steps have rendered multiple

touchdown passes just once all season. So Watson is on the bench for me. Over to the Bengal side. Now, before you get into the Bengal side, I want to ask you something some people asked me on Friday at the Friday Football Feast. Is there a scenario where you start both Joe Mixing and Soma j p Ryan because many people have got that handcuff and the Cleveland run defense is bad. Yeah, if you got them both and you don't really have any better options, I can't fault

you for for playing both of them. I'm giving them both a c. Even with Mixing coming back, you'd have to imagine they got to work in p Ryan, who has been more than en table replacement. So the Browns, like you said, it's a good matchup. They have allowed six team total touchdowns to running backs running back to this season, tied for second most in the NFL. The weekend game, they really didn't do too well. Mixing and

p Ryan. Mixing led the way in that one. Uh, they combined for just thirty four scoreless rushing yards on nine and carries. Mix it in prinded, but they totaled ten catches on twelve targets. So yeah, sorry, them both a little dicey, but I can't hate it too much. But just to see for both players if you only happen to have one, but they are startable. Jamaar Chase certainly startable with an A. He missed that Week eight game, but he is back, so target share in his return

from hip injury last week looked pretty spry. Chase actually hasn't scored or topped fifty yards in his career against Cleveland. That's only two games, so I'm not too worried. The brown Steps are rendered seven wide receiver touchdowns over the last five games. That's why I'll give t Higgins a B. Had a little hamstring scare earlier in the week, but he should be good to go. I think he's off

the injury report as of now. So including the Week eight game, Higgins has topped ninety yards and or scored in five of his last six games. He scored in that meeting first meeting with Cleveland. So strong B for Higgins and Tyler Boyd. He's he's been pretty brutal as year. I'm gonna give him a see though, help yourself. I can't help myself. Uh. He scored in that weekate match up with Cleveland. He scored in three of his last four games against the Browns, so strong pass performance against

the division rival. So we'll give him a sea here. And I'm gonna mention someone who has never been mentioned on this show, or in my brain or probably in any conversation. Mitchell Wilcox should be the starting tight end for the Bengals with Haydeen Hurst ruled out. I wanted to throw a dart in the tight end waste land. But the Browns are allowing less than four catches per game to tight ends, and that surrender just two touchdowns

to the position all season. So I got Wilcox on the bench sadly, and I got an a on Joe Burrow, and I got a bunch of stuff to say it, But I don't think I really need to write one of the quarterbacks in the NFL. Basically, after that cold first couple of games of the season, Burrow has been terrific. Our next matchup, Texans taking on the Cowboys. We referenced last just moments ago, the quarterbacking last week when it

was Deshaun Watson versus Kyle Allen. You want to see some bat and quarterback Kyle Allen put on one of the worst starting quarterback performances in memory. It was horrific. I don't think they pay him two d and fifty million dollars literally not. However bad you think Davis Mills is. Let me assure you, Kyle Allen is way worse. And now they go back to Davis Mills. Yeah, and we can start on the Texans side where it should be pretty short and sweet, as Houston is seventeen and a

half point under dogs right now. As you said, Davis Mills back at starting quarterback. He by the way, I take the seventeen and a half. They played a lot of teams close with Davis Mills. The Cowboys haven't, as a pretty said, uh, Mills is only top two hundred fifty yards once in ten games this year. He hit the two touchdown mark only four times this year. He faces a Cowboys defense that is top seven in passing attempts,

yards and touchdowns. Plus it looks like the Texans will be missing both Nico Collins and Brandon Cooks this week, so Mills and the whole passing game is definitely on your bench. And if you're in one of those weird leagues where you have to start a Texans wide receiver, you can choose between Philip Dorset, Chris Moore and a Marie Rogers as you're likely starting three, probably in that order.

Damian Pierce I will give a C grade two though. Uh. In their last five games, the Cowboys have allowed a double digit PPR point day to at least one running back in every game except the game against the Vikings where they shut out Dalvin Cook and company. Even in the thirty five point loss last week, Jonathan Taylor touched the ball twenty four times against Dallas. I have a feeling they'll feed Pierce a lot here to just to

try to slow the game down. Maybe the one week spot in this defense is that they're giving up a hundred and five rushing yards per game. That's the twelve most in the league. Can I do you guys have any concern with Damian Pierce hitting the rookie wall, especially considering like you barely use second watched If you watched the game last week, looked awesome. He was. He was trucking people the near You know, I saw Spia two bad games. Everybody just immediately goes, well, he's a rookie,

it's December hitting the wall. He played two fantastic run defenses the last couple of weeks, and he had Kyle Allen is his quarterback. I'm telling you, Damian Pierce is fine. All right on the other side. I know we were talking about could you start both of your Bengals, Well, I'm starting both of my Cowboys running backs and they both have eight grades in this one. Well you could go three deep here, Oh my gosh, you could, I guess.

But Houston, allowing five point one yards per carryon, have allowed the most rushing yards and the second most rushing touchdowns to opposing running backs. Both Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott should each see fourteen or more touches in this game because nobody tries to pass against the Texans. They're allowing the fewest completions in the league at only eighteen per game. And eighteen per game is what just And Fields is averaging over his last five games, and you

don't play Justin Fields for his passing. Of the last four quarterbacks they faced, the Texans have allowed under sixteen completions and two hundred yards to three of them, and in twelve games, the Texans have only allowed ten passing touchdowns. All this adds up to like two hundred yards and maybe oscore for Dak Prescott oscore oscar and he could be watching from the sideline for most of the second half, So I'm only gonna give Dak a C grade in this one. I don't know. I I look, I hear

what you're saying. It's gonna be all running all the time, but he passes on them. They just don't uh. As for Ceedee lamp I'll still give him a B grade. Here's what good do great fantasy wide receivers have done against Houston in the last five weeks. Tyreek Hill six for eight five no score, Jalen Waddle five for eighty five, no score, Amari Cooper four for forty, no score, Terry McLaurin four for fifty five no score, A J Brown

fur and a touchdown. That's just okay. If you're looking for ten to twelve PPR points, Ceedee Lamb is gonna get you that, but not not much more. As far as Michael Gallup, I won't start him in this one, but I like what I've seen out of him lately. And Dalton Schultz finally, I'll give him a C grade.

As I mentioned before, the Texans have allowed ten touchdown passes this year, half of them have gone to the tight end position, including three in the last five weeks, and Schultz has scored three times in the last four weeks. So Schultz on the touchdown pass from Dak Prescott, He'll get the one. Yeah, in this game, you like that, You're gonna call your shot one. Dak Prescott touched the angle.

It could help you out. They could run up and down the field and Dad could finish those drives a touchdown passes, which would be an ideal scenario for the Peak. Could I'm still gonna start in one of my leagues, but I don't feel great about it. It's not a high upside player. I got Ceedee Lamb everywhere and I need him. I need him to buck this this trend against Houston and hopefully that will be the case here when we come back. Take a chance. I mean, nine

players not normally in your starting line up. With six teams on by, you need this. Find out who these nine players are when we come back Fantasy Football Week nine players not normally in your starting line up. Many of these guys available on the waiver wire. In this a week with six teams on by, you need it more than ever when in you're in week. Let's go to the quarterback position, Matt. I've got Mike White and two starts Mike White as three and three and three

s nine yards in a rushing score. Of the last eight quarterbacks the Bills have faced, six of them have thrown for over three yards or multiple touchdowns. The two who didn't Mac Jones and the guy Mike White replaced Zack Wilson. So kind of like Mike White this week, All right, your quarterback? I got San Francisco's Brock pretty at home against the Bucks. Brock throws a pretty good ball.

Actually just came to my head. I can't imagine. The Bucks have surrendered at least one passing touchdown in eleven straight games, and they also own an opponent passing play percentage. North of the road, they're much easier to pass on, or at least they give up yield more pass attempts on the road, like the matchups for Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle through the air. Not so much for Deebo Samuel and Brandon Ayuk, but they are both still threats

on any given Sunday. Which, by the way, I just watched that again for the first time in a while. That it is horrible, like it's horrible Christmas vacation. Oh no, oh, elf is worse. Yes, I know we're both gonna get Oh, I've been getting it for all all the week and social media, so I said this. It just has somebody that didn't grow up watching and watching until last year. Christmas vacation is a somber experience appropriate for like I

don't know, awake waterboarding. I mean it is patently objectively not funny by today's standards. I'd watch it over Elf ten out of ten, ten out of all the time. Sugar in Elf makes my skin crawl. Anyway, Sorry, I might take a chance at me. Quarterback is Tyler Huntley going up against Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's a lot of passing touchdowns in every game this year. They're gonna allow one here. Steelers defense is giving up two hundred seventy passing yards

and two touchdowns per game overall. Over the course of the season. Huntley has rushed for at least forty yards in all of his extended appearances. Many of them are like half games like last week. Honley is gonna rush you for the at least those forty yards, throws in chips in one or two more. Tyler Huntley's got nice upside this week. Can't wait to talk more about him later in the show. Yes we will. Let's go to

the running back position. I've got Cuba Hubbard of the Panthers coming out of their Week thirteen by It was a little bit of a bummer that Deonta Foreman had been limited in practice with foot and rib injuries, but he's not carrying an injury designation after practicing Friday. Foreman's been very good, but his snap share had dropped to about half time in week eleven and twelve, where Chuba Hubbard's percentage in those weeks ticked up to the range.

And with the injury adventure to guess that Hubbard gets a little bit more work in this one, and that's kind of the trend. So if Foreman's foot issue flares up, it's Hubbard's backfield with only Raheim black Shear backing him up. And Seattle is bottom six in the league and running back touches allowed, combo yards allowed and touchdowns allowed to

the running back position. I was going to take Chuba Hubbard before you took him from I do like that angle, Brian, you take a chance of me running back, I'm gonna dig a little deep here and go with Baston Scott. He's been wicked good against the Giants. To the accent, I know. That's what I say to Scott when he's here, and he never does it. Scott's not a big accent guy. He don't. He won't even do a Scottish accent for us. He won't do a Boston accent for Boston Scott, Scottish

accent for Scott Fish and he won't do a Fish accent. Yeah, he won't even make bubbles for his kids, like, but he makes He makes the Christmas magical for thousands and thousands of kids. Though. We gotta give shout out to Scott Fish for fantasy cares. No, I've even started with Baston Scott yet. Yes, Miles Sanders is the lead back and Kenneth Gane Wills in the mix, but Scott is

a Giant killer. He has sixteen career touchdowns, Eight of them have come against the Giants, who own the second highest explosive run rate allowed, and over the last three games, they've allowed a hundred and thirty plus rushing yards in each and five total rushing scores running backs during that span. Defensive lineman Leonard Williams was also forced to leave last week's game for New York and is questionable to play.

And I just think this game gets out of hand for New York and Philly will will turn to Baston Scott. Jordan Mason is your backup running back for San Francisco. With Brock Purty at the helm, I think we're gonna get a run heavy game plan from the Niners and more carries for Mason. He's had eighteen carries this season. Listen to this for on these eighteen carries, he's averaging five and a half yards per carry. He's posted five

first downs on his eighteen carries. He's forced five missed tackles on his eighteen carries, and he's piled up sixty one yards after contact on his eighteen carries. Jordan Mason can play a little bit. Uh. The Niners have to be thoughtful about load management with Christian McCaffrey if they want him fresh for the playoffs. Mason's gonna get some

work here. I don't love the matchup with a good run defense for Tampa bay Um, but nevertheless, we're gonna see enough action out of Jordan Mason a run heavy game plan to make him viable for your team. This week, let's go to the wide receiver position. Well, I owe is a tight end and it's definitely a matchup every time. I should know not to lead you with wide receiver because you go tight end more than anybody. I'd like

to switch it up. Uh. So this is the matchup play against the Dolphins, who have allowed the second most receptions, seventh most yards, and fourth most touchdowns to tight ends. And uh they're playing Gerald Everett this week. Eight different times this year a tight end is registered double digit PPR points against the Dolphins. And it's not the names you would think. Hayden Hurst, Irv Smith, Pat Friar Muth, the Detroit t J. Hockenson, Cole Commet, Harrison Bryant, Jordan Aikins,

They're all in that group. Gerald Everett's right there and maybe better than a lot of those tight ends. And he's coming off five catches for eighty last week against the Raiders. You take a chance of me, receiver, Brian, I've got Tennessee's Nick westbrook a keene um against the Jaguars at home. Treylon Brooks has unfortunately been ruled out of this game, UH, clearing the way for n W I A great match up. The Jaguars are allowing a hundred and sixty yards and one point to five touchdowns

per game to opposing wide receivers. Nick Westbrook a keene. I'm going to DJ Chark against the Minnesota Vikings. He posted a terrific game last week yards and a touchdown. So where was this last week? You may be asking, Well, the problem was he had missed over a month injured, and then he'd be only had very limited play the week before. Now DJ Charks a full timer. Calif Raymond may not play in this game, also helping ensure DJ

Charks on the field a lot. Over the last five weeks, Minnesota has allowed the third most receptions, the most yards, and four touchdowns to opposing receivers, and on the season they've given up the fourth most air yards to receivers and charts. Always been a deep ball threat to the big play possibility certainly in play. Here posted a decent game with forty six yards in the previous meeting with Minnesota. D J Chark your final of nine. Take a chance

on me players. We now go to our next matchup, Chiefs taking on the Broncos. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelsey is always obvious a's although it's a tough matchup. Broncos have surrendered multiple passing touchdowns just three times this year, and only one quarterback has managed the top two hundred sixty passing yards against them. Still, it's Mahomes and Kelsey,

so they continue to get a grades. The only other receiver I've got a starting grade on is Juju Smith Schuster two dud games since returning from his concussion, so you get I know you're gonna be hesitant to put him in here. The Broncos have given up the fewest yards to wide receivers all season, but they've given up over one hundred receiving yards to a receiver in three of the last four games, so there, they've been a

little more bendable in the last month. If any Chiefs receiver's gonna hit one hundred yards, it's gonna be Juju. Denver slot cornerback Kwan Williams could return for this game. That if he does, that puts Juju Smith Shuster around the bench, because Williams is terrific, allowing game averages of three catches for twenty yards and nobody has scored on

Kwan Williams all year, so track him. But if Kwan Williams does not play as the slack cornerback, then we'll give a seed to Juju Smith, Schuster, all the other receivers around the bench. Kadarius Tony Lingering hamstring injuries, got a tough matchup, will not play him. MVS is an unreliable drop machine, so we're not gonna play him either, And that just leaves Isaiah Pacheco to talk about what a great story he has turned into since trading away

Bradley Chump. The Broncos defense has been gashed by Travis Etienne, Josh Jacobs dot to Foreman, although they did shut down the Titans and Ravens run games, probably because the Titans and the Ravens don't offer any threat through the air, which obviously Patrick Mahomes does. Runners on balanced offenses get it done against the Broncos, and over his last four games, Pacheco averaging seventeen rushing attempts for eighty two yards in almost five yards per garry. He has scored in each

of his last two games, and he's gonna keep that going. Here, be great, Isaiah Pacheck. Oh, let's go over to Denver. There's not a lot to like here. I'll mention that Courtland Sutton has been ruled out of this game, and that puts Jerry Judy into a C grade. The Chiefs have allowed opposing target leaders to finish with more than nine yards in three of the last four games, and

that target leader should be Jerry Judy here. With Sutton out, Judy spends most of his time in the slot, where we'll find coverage cornerback Lugarious Snead, who has allowed to seventy two per cent catch rate and the fifth most yards after the catch among cornerbacks. So we'll try Jerry Judy here, even though he's not at full health either. Greg Dulphas coming off a career high game, but he faces a Kansas City defense that has held all opposing tight ends to twenty five yards or less over the

last month of play. Um with Sutton out, Dulpha should see enough volume to make him tight end viable in this the tight end waste land. If you get a catch is a tight end, you're viable these days. They also had Dulphatch playing a lot of snaps from wide receiver Nest week, so I think that will probably continue to be the case here. Last Denver player that bears

mentioning is Latavius Murray. I'm giving him a reluctant C grade against a good Kansas City run defense allowing four point two yards per carry over the last four games, just one touchdown allowed over the last four games, and running backs. Chief's a lot of the second most receptions though fourth most receiving yards per game to opposing running backs. SOMJ.

P Ryan pulled in six catches for fifty yards last week against Kansas City and LaTavia Smurray got four targets last week, so I think Aaron ground he'll chip in enough to be a C grade level player. Jaguars take on the Titans Brian. The Jaguars were hoping to see a return to form of the passing game. Trevor Lawrence two games ago look fantastic. Last week came down to earth significantly. Yeah, Lawrence dealing with a toe issue. UM,

I want to mention quickly. This is the first meeting between these two divisional opponents, so we don't have we don't have any recent data to uh to go back to. But Lawrence limited practice on Friday. Something you want to monitor. Give him, I'm gonna even beat Lawrence and B if he goes and if he doesn't, and give C J beat hard a C. I know that's not how you pronounce it, but it's way funnier when do you pronounce it that way? Um, But again, keep your eye on Lawrence,

but a good matchup for both whoever starts. Tennessee owns the highest opponent passing play percentage in the league, and as a result, they have surrendered the third most passing touchdowns and the second most passing yard So a good spot for the Jaguars past attack. That's why Christian Kirk gets an A. Regardless of whose quarterback is, the Titans have allowed the fifth most catches, the second most yards,

and the most touchdowns who opposing wide receivers. Kirk owns target share and his top five and red zone targets among all wide receivers who love him this week? I like J Jones as well. With great matchup, he gets a C, as does Evan Engram, who finally found the end zone last week. Again, I mean he wasn't his first touchdown, Pally, I just got a notification on my phone that seconds ago you picked up Evan Ingram in a league that we're in. I did I wanted to. Uh,

that's that's a Biggie two. That's our empire league with like how much is the we're in the five digits. I hope the I R. S isn't listening to this, But US is wedding your six hundred dollars that you got for your used coffee table. I think they they're all about getting you if you got five digit fantasy payout. They are a bunch of be holes anyway, I like h Ingram with the sea hoole. Excuse me, I don't mean you might not throw a hole in a scene.

Little boy Ram might have trouble finding the endzone this week against the Titans, who haven't surrendered a touchdown to the position since Week four, but they have allowed at least fifty yards to tight ends and back to back weeks. And we will take that in the tight end waste land. And lastly, for Jacksonville, Travis E t n just to see this week for him saw eight percent of the snaps last week. That was a good sign, but the

matchup is downright bad. Against Tennessee. The Titans have a very tough rushed defense, allowing just sixty five rushing yards per game to running backs and only three total rushing touchdowns. That said, Tennessee is allowing nearly seven catches per game to the position et n can catch, so you gotta start them. But just to see for him over the Titan side, I'm gonna give Derrick Henry an a wet the bed against Philly, but that was to be expected

even for him. Jacksonville was a much better matchup as as they've allowed ten rushing touchdowns over their last nine games, and historically Henry owns the Jaguars for his last six games against them. King has averaged forty five rushing yards and has total twelve touchdowns in six games against Jacksonville. H. So he should get back on track this week he comes. We'll talk more about Derrick Henry a little later in

this show. Uh, Nick Westbrook a Keene was my take a chance for me wide receiver like him this week again, Traylon Burke's has been ruled out unfortunately, and I'll throw a seed art at Robert Woods. Uh. The matchup is just too good again. The Jaguars allowing a hundred and sixty yards and one point to five touchdowns per game to opposing wide receivers. So see for Woods if you're desperate. The tight end is tricky. Here there's Austin Hooper and

Chigosim Okanquo. I probably got that wrong. No, actually, I think you got it right. I'll give them both the Sea both saw five targets laugh last week, but Okuanquo finished with more receiving yards and Hooper for the second straight games. The Jaguars allowing nearly sixty yards per games tight ends, So there's production to be had. But who

will get it or will be it even split? I don't know, but I would start both and I lastly, I know I'm running out of time a see for Ryan tanney Hill Jags allowing a ridiculous two passing yards at two point one passing touchdowns per game on the road. When we come back, more matchups for you, including the Jets taking on the Bills. What to make of that? Jets backfield will tell you about that, and James Cook reliable star or find out in a tough matchup? Find

out we come back. Fantasy Football Weekly, big block of matchups coming. It's Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Chargie and Matt Harrison and Brian Johnson with you, Matt, Yeah, let's take out in the Bills. These are two good defenses. Jeff's offense performed very well last week, but this is a trickier opponent and a muddier back field than we had last week, as well as Michael Carter expected to return.

I don't exactly know what the over under in this game is, but I'm gonna take the over in this one. I think there's some points to be had here. Well, Mike White was might take a chance on me quarterback, And if I like Mike White, I have to like Garrett Wilson right his last five game yardage totals one nine two, which was against the Bills twelve and then Zach Wilson lost his job, and then five and one sixty two last week. He's moving up the ranks quickly

into that upper tier of wide receivers. And upper tier wide receivers have absolutely torched the Bills in the last month or so. Aman Ra, Amari Cooper, justin Jefferson. They all topped a hundred and ten yards and scored at least once. So I'll give Wilson an a grade in this one. Corey Davis gets a C grade as well. Although he's been dealing with an illness this week and has been limited in practice, he still gets a SEE

because he's very involved in the offense. Is that was one of my uh that was one of my take a chance, Uh yeah, my premature speculation player a couple of weeks ago. Look at that, like Corey Davis. Don't start Tyler Conklin this week, but stash him on your bench for your fantasy playoffs where he'll face Detroit, Jacksonville and Seattle. And he was one of my premature speculations I think two weeks ago. Uh. Zanovan Knight, Bam Knight.

He gets a B for Bam twenty touches for a hundred in eighteen yards last week against the Vikings, which included five receptions for you PPR fans and seventeen touches the week before, and of course the Bills had Von Miller hit the i R. They're also gonna be missing run stuff and tackle Jordan Phillips this week, and linebacker Matt Milano might not go with a knee injury. Those

are big losses if they don't go. Yeah, Milano didn't play in the first meeting with the Jets this year, and in that game, Michael Carter and James Robinson combined for a hundred and thirty nine total yards and two touchdowns in that one. I think you're underestimating how much work Michael Carter might get in this game. Okay, Night's been dang good. It's been good, and and they said they'll keep they'll keep Night involved in this offense. Man, But I think this is gonna be more of a

time share than you're building it up to be. Because but I haven't let you talk about Michael yet. Go ahead. I don't even want to talk about Michael car I mean, if if if I did put put put forth all the uh the stats about all the guys who are out. So I guess Michael Carter gets a sea it Zonovan Knight. I think I think he's the lead back here. I think that they're going to run with the hot hand, and he's been red hot as of recent Alright, let's go over to the bill side, where I have Josh

Allen and Stephen Diggs as no brainer a grades. If you have a chance, go on FF today and look up Josh Allen's career history against the Jets. It's absolutely crazy. The worst game that he played four quarters in three, seven passing yards and sixty one on the ground. That's the worst game he's played. Uh. Diggs is top eight yards are scored against the Jets in four of his last five as well. The other wide receivers, Gabe Davis and Isaiah McKenzie are guys I'd rather leave on the

bench if I could. But if you need an absolute home run ball to we win your Week fourteen matchup, there probably that Davis and mackenzie are seemingly trading off who has the better day, but both were held two catches and under thirty five yards in the first meeting with the Jets. The Jets have allowed the third fewest receptions in the second fewest r arts to wide receivers. However, they are giving up about a touchdown per game to the position, so bench grade really, But if you need

a home run dart throw, you could play him. You know why Josh Allen kills the Jets all spite? Oh really they drafted Sam Donald, that's true. Uh, I'd also leave Dawson Knox on the bench. He's pretty touchdown dependent and he's not scoring touchdowns and the Jets have not allowed to touch down to the tight ends all season. Finally, the running back position, What to do about Devin Singletarry and James Cook. I think they're both startable in this one.

I'm gonna give them both C grades here. Cook had fourteen carries to single Arry's thirteen last week, but Cook was out targeted six to two, and Cook caught all six of his targets for forty one yards. The Jets have been pretty good overall against the run, but James Brother, Dalvin and Alex Madison each scored last week. And the only backfield not to boast a double digit PPR runner against the Jets in the last eight weeks was the Buffalo Bills in Week nine. So just C grades for

these dudes. I think it's going to flow through the air. Ravens take on the Steelers. Already told you Tyler Huntley was might take a chance on me quarterback. I'd like to tell you that I could plainy of his receivers, but you can't, and you wouldn't because they're all awful. Fortunately, Mark Andrews is here now. Andrews is one of my trickiest grades to give this week. Now, We've seen Huntley

with Andrews. Man, does he love that guy? In the six games that Huntley has played any significant time in, Andrews is averaging eleven targets, nine receptions, nine times, nine times hundred four yards, and he's caught five touchdowns in those six games. I think that's you know, this is all Tyler Harley does. That is the definition of whoobee back to the Ravens receivers wide receivers real quick. The last time of Ravens wide receive ever scored a touchdown

Week three? Are you serious, Devin DuVernay? Wow, I didn't realize it was that bat. That is really really bad. Um. The catch here, though, is this is a pretty good Uh, there's a pretty good Steelers tight end defense, and Tyler Huntley is still an unpolished quarterback. And Mark Andrews hasn't scored since Week six. I'm gonna give him an A grade.

Just I'm gonna give him an a grade on the assumption that Tyle Huntley is gonna keep going back to him and calling his number, and let's hope that that works out for Mark Andrews because his fantasy owners needed. Let's go to the Baltimore Runners. I'm out on the whole thing. I'm just I'm done with them. Yeah, that's it. Why haven't you been there for a long time? Because I'm at Gus Edwards apologist. I love that guy, and I wanted to believe it was all gonna come together.

But then last week we get the inexplicable Kenyan Drake return and I'm just I'm done. I'm done with it. I'm tired of guys getting reinjured. I'm tired of Kenyan Drake. One game doesn't get the ball at all, and the next team in explicably does just forget it. Plus, since T J. Watts returned from injury in Week ten, the Steelers are allowing at least seventy five rushing yards per game to opposing running backs. That would be fifth few US across the whole season. And J. K. Dobbins, by

the way, might be active for this game. That would just complicate matters further. So you don't want any part of that. Let's go to the Steelers. I've only got two players with a starting grade. We'll begin with Najy Harris, who has been better lately. We very correctly urged you to drop Najy Harris early in this season, but actually he's gotten better lately. We'll recognize that over the last

three games. Why the peacock then, because we urged you to drop him like week two, and then he got better. Well yeah, after Thanksgiving, last three full games, Harris has rebounded impressively, averaging nineteen carries ninety two yards per game air and see his momentum. Though likely to be slowed by Ravens team that's been fantastic against the run, giving up the third fewest rushing yards per game, and even better since then since getting Roe Kwan Smith from the Bears.

No back his top forty seven yards against the Ravens, which is incredible, and they're giving up two points seven yards per carry. That's it. So I can only get you to a C grade here. Some of it's gonna come through the air, where the Ravens are beautiful. They give up the sixth most receiving yards to the position and Harris can catch, although they don't throw to him enough.

So just the C grade on Harris. The only other player I've got a starting grade on for the Steelers, Pat Friarmouth, the most reliable part of a very underwhelming passing attack. Ravens got lit up by Greg Dulcet's last week, and Juwan Johnson scored two weeks before that. The Ravens have held opposing tight ends to three or fewer catches and four of the past five games, which I don't love. In his two games against the Ravens last year is a rookie, he averaged five catches for forty yards, which

isn't half bad. Kenny Pickett's on the bench. He's never topped one touchdown and the Ravens have repeatedly proven they can shut down third your passers like Kenny Pickett, so we'll bench him. Deonta Johnson I'm done. That's another guy I'm done with on the bench for Deonte Johnson hasn't scored yet this year. He's managed to turn eight targets per game over the last three weeks into nothing. Nobody

does last with eight targets, and then Deonta Johnson. He's failed the top sixty three yards in nine straight games. George Pickens also, it doesn't even merit discussion. Really, I'm only gonna bring it. I'm only gonna pause to mention his name because we've got six teams on by in time to fill. Oh you didn't hear about the squeaky wheel George Pickens, did you? Why? No, I didn't. He got one target last week and came out in the media hot and then Mike Tomlin defended him and said, heck, yeah,

that's what I want onto my wide receivers. I think the squeaky wheel treatment goes toward George Pickens this week. So you think that he could get double last year production, double last one target for zero catches and serial yards. Yeah. Well, you know, when Chess Claypool got traded away, many of us thought that was gonna clear the way for George Pickens to become a Fantasy factor. Not even close. He's actually worse somehow. He's gonna be a nice DFS play

this week. He's off the radars for way off the radars. I don't know what cheap he is, but he can't be cheap enough. Brian, Eagles, hang on, let me just double check our time. Yeah, we have time Eagles taking on the Giants. Brian, Yeah, we got time because there's not a lot to talk about on the Giant side, but we'll start with the Eagles. By the way, another divisional matchup. I got a ton of divisional matchups in this show. This is the first meeting between the Eagles

and Giants this season as well. UH starting with Miles Standards, gonna give him a B. The Giants had the second highest explosive run rate allowed, and over the last three games they've allowed a hundred and thirty plus rushing yards in each and five total rushing scores and running backs during that span. I mentioned this earlier Leonard Williams, they're their best to of lineman arguably was for us to leave last week. UH could might miss this week as well,

certainly not a hundred percent. So like Sanders with a B, and I think a backup running back is going to do something in this game for the Eagles, and I'm going with Baston scott As might take a chance, I mean running back over to Kenneth Gainwell. So I like

Scott here As might take on. And I have certainly like a J. Brown who gets an A. The Giants will be without their best corner A Dorty Jackson again and also likely starting safety Xavier McKinney, so all systems go for A J. Brown, who has six touchdowns over his last six games. New York has allowed five wide receiver touchdowns over the last five games, and over the last two weeks, both Ceedee Lamb and Terry McLaren top

to one hundred yards against New York. So easy a for a j. A fantasy FONZI for a J. Brown, I can't bust out the fonds. I'm just worried that the Giants are gonna keep pacing this one. But we'll see. Uh. Speaking of ce uh, Davante Smith gets one of those. He's a boom er bust option most weeks, but Smith has logged at least seventy five yards and door a touchdown and three of his last four games out. Yeah,

that's true. We're going to again to that in a in a second again with the Dorry Jackson out of the lineup, and as he was last week, both Terry McLaurin and John Dotson reeled in a touchdown reception, so there could be enough meat on the bone for Smith, and Smith certainly needs to eat more meat. He's pretty skinny over the tight end. No Dallas got heard this week, but should make his return next week, which is a

Christmas miracle to me. But I'm gonna give Jack Stole a c. That's your dark c dart in the tight end waste land. Uh, Giants are allowing five catches and fifty seven yards per game to tight ends. And that's elite production in the tight end wasteland unless your Travis Kelsey and then then that's a down game. And uh, speaking of down games or not speaking of down games,

Jalen Hurts never has any of those. Really, he gets an a New York Becau's giving up multiple touchdowns and door three passing yards and five of the past six he can get down the ground. Obvious start. Maybe he should be Yeah, I'll give her step yeah. Uh Now to the Giant side. Pretty brutal here, Sorry with Sa Kwon Barkley, whose status is quote unquote up in the

air with a neck injury. UM, I don't want to put Scott Fish on blast, but he has some inside information says he'll play, So I'm gonna hold him that. I hope he plays it because he's in a league and he's starting himself. Parents and then extended family fishes in a lot of leagues, fishes the man anyway, Just to see for Barkley if he goes He's been fading over his last five games, averaging three point three yards per carry as opposed to five point one through his

first seven games. This is a brutal matchup, especially with stood Rickie Lyman Jordan Davis back in action for the Eagles, who just held Derrick Henry to thirty rushing yards, and the eight games Davis is laid, the Eagles have only allowed three running backs to surpass fifty rushing yards. So not a good spot for Barkley. I got Darius Slayton on the bench. The Eagles up surrendered three wide receiver

touchdowns over their last two games. Uh, he'll be going going up against Darius slay who owns a fifty three point two passer rating in his coverage and James Bradberry owns a forty three point two pass rading his coverage. Revenge game from James Bradberry, by the way, former Giants. And lastly, Daniel Bellinger on the bench as is Daniel Jones, Bencher Daniels, No Daniels. It's a very sad day for all of the Daniels involved in the Eagles Giants game.

When we come back, three tough questions, we will give you the questions. You try to come up with the answers, and they're tough. You know they are. I think they're tough when I crafted them to be tough. We'll find out if our co host can go three and oh you can play along when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekend. Welcome back our number two Fantasy football weekly. As always, we begin our two with a game we call three tough questions. Tough question number one, what is

the appropriate level of concern for Derrick Henry? Is it none? Is it some? Or is it a bowl loosening level of existential dread? Matt So, we've had a couple of bummer games. Last week's thirty eight total yards against Philly not good. That would be four bumber games. Uh. The Eagles defense has done a good job bottling up bell Cow's the week before since he buoyed by a huge reception, and then two weeks before Denver did a great job

against Henry. All three of those games a snapshare was under six, and basically all the games where he's dominant this year, he saw snapshare of over What this tells me Tennessee knows they're in the playoffs and they're taking snaps away from Henry, trying to keep him healthy for the real playoffs, not your fantasy playoffs. So I was gonna say some, but then I looked at the schedule Jacksonville this week that Brian already alluded to how successful

he's been against Jacksonville. The Chargers next week are horrible against the run, the Texans after that are even worse somehow, and all our bottom ten against runners. So even if he's on the field for half the time, he should still be able to log a hundred and a score in each of the next three games. The championship week against Dallas. I'm blowed about that one, But no concern about Derrick Henry. All right, Matt, what is the appropriate level of concern for Derrick Henry? You want me to

go again? Go ahead and then all right, run it back? Level of exist stent ChIL dread, Yeah, I don't have a ton to add Um. He's had some bad games with those are bad matchups. The schedule is great outside of the Dallas game in week sevent team, but I'm not worried about that right now. I just want to throw out Um Henry. He said that he's Scott Jaguars,

Chargers great matchups, and the Texans. Here are Derrick Henry's last four games against the Houston Texans, Starting uh with the most recent, which happened on October thirty of this year, he had two hundred, nineteen rushing yards and two touchdowns. Then going down the line is other previous three games, two and fifty rushing yards, two touchdowns, two and twelve yards and two touchdowns, two d eleven yards and three touchdowns.

That's got to be an NFL record. Not to believe no runner has ever gone over two hundred yards and four straight against a single opponent. That's that's gotta be T's gotta be a record. I don't I don't think anybody's probably done it three times. Yeah, right, So I'm at none. And as Matt said, yes, they're in the playoffs, but there's still some jockeying to be done. I don't think they're just gonna put Henry on ice towards the

end of the year. So yeah, none for me. The correct answer is some the eye test, he's he doesn't look like the same guy. I mean, you know, and we knew that eventually the years, the wear and tear, everything would start to catch up with him. That's happening right now. That doesn't mean he's not gonna ever have another good game. But he's not shedding tackles like he's

used to. He's not taking punishment. He's rather actually he's taking punishment rather than dishing it out used to Derrick Henry. Now that's just the eye test. Metrically, Derrick Henry has dropped to seventeenth and running back efficiency per Next Gen Stats. He sees the second highest rate of eight men in the box defenders, which is not good, and he's twenty four in rushing yards over expectation. I mean, you know, we're used to Derrick Henry being like first, second, third.

The only thing bailing him out is the schedule that you alluded to here. If he had a neutral schedule, I'd be straight up blow right. I agree, But the schedule is so soft. Our concern for Derrick Henry is merely some tough question. Number two for Dynasty and Empire leagues, are you holding Tyler Huntley for next season? And I'm looking for two answers here. I am looking for a one quarterback league answer, and I am looking for a super flex answer. Yes or no. For Dynasty and Empire leagues.

Are you holding Tyler Huntley for next season? We begin with Brian all right, I'll start with the one quarterback um question, and I'm gonna say yes and again, if you're holding him, you really just holding him until you see if Lamar Jackson resigns. It sounds like you have to hold Huntley through the your rookie draft or anything

like that. In a one quarterback league, if Jackson resigns, I would drop him, But as for now, I'm certainly holding him, and in super flex I'm holding him either way, even if l jacks does resign, Um, you still want to have Huntley, who who's proven to be more than a nable back up. I'm not gonna say he's better

than Lamar Jackson, but he's, you know, capable. He's certainly capable. Um. He's average fifteen plus Fantasy points when he's seen more than fifty of the snaps in any given game over his last six extended appearances, whether it was a start or no. He comes in in relief, He's rushed for at least forty yards. The Ravens they were missing Rashad Bateman. They certainly have to address wide receiver in the off season.

We just talked about how they a wide receiver has and caught a touchdown since Week three from Baltimore, so they improved there. Uh. You gotta like Huntley, who was I think thirty of thirty five passing last week, coming off coming off cold, coming off the bench cold. So uh, it's not long story short, it's kind of gong we got time. Yes, yes, but you drop him in the one quarterback if they resign, I think Lamar Jackson got it. Uh, Matt dying to see an empire. Leagues, are you holding

Tyler Huntley for next season? In both cases? Yes, um, Brian talked about it a little bit. The most likely scenario would be the Ravens either franchise tag Lamar Jackson or they're able to agree to terms with them. Huntley, by the way, also in a contract year. But let's say there's a twenty chance that Jackson hits free agency. In that case, I think Huntley would be offered a

contract by Baltimore and he's the starting quarterback there. And if they do sign a franchise Lamar Huntley is a free agent, so he could be free to find a starting gig. I looked through the quarterbacks, like the teams that might need a quarterback next year, there's a lot of them. Seventeen is what I counted. That's over half the league that might be in the market for an upgraded quarterback. Uh, there's only four or five that are gonna be in the draft that are gonna be that good.

So there's gonna be a lot of play out there. And I think there's a really good chance that Huntley's competing in camp or adorned as a starting quarterback next season. Wow, that is a that's a great answer. This is this is gonna be fascinating, and we're not the media is not making enough of these next two or three games that Tyler Huntley is gonna start if he plays well. The Ravens suddenly have got a massive decisions that they're

going to have to make to free agent quarterbacks. Do you pay Lamar Jackson a quarter billion dollars or do you keep Tyler Huntley on like ten million a year? And Jackson's his own agent, and he's gonna want quarterback Brown's money because that was all guaranteed, and and and and Jackson's gonna run exactly that contract. If not a little more. Probably probably the case, and I think the Ravens are gonna have to. Really there's a very good chance that they blink on this thing, very good chance.

For the entirety of fantasy football, no matter you're no matter what league you're in, no matter anything else, the single biggest cheat code in fantasy football is a reliable mobile quarterback. That's the it's the clearest path to fantasy points that there is. You can't drop a mobile quarterback in an offense that will create designed runs for its quarterback. And that's what Baltimore has got with Tyler Huntley. Should he end up staying there, and I think there's a

better chance than most people realize that he will. And maybe Tyl huntleyton evolve into a passing threat. We don't know yet. You know, we haven't seen enough of his passing, but he's your average scent completion rate. It's huge, it's very good. Absolutely should be picking up and holding Tyler Huntley regardless of format. Tough question number three. Two years ago, rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson powered teams through the fantasy playoffs.

Last year, rookie wide receiver am On Ras st Brown Powered teams through the Fantasy Playoffs. Who will this year's rookie wide receiver b two power teams through the Fantasy Playoffs, Matt, I have two candidates. I think charch is gonna pick Garrett Wilson as his answer, But so I'm gonna go the opposite and highlight Christian Watson here. Uh. He scored seven times in his last four games, and the massive touchdown upside is exactly what you need to put you

over the top in elimination weeks. We're looking for one guy to score five to six times in a three week span, and I think Watson has the best chance to do it out of the rookie wide receivers. He gets the shell of the Rams secondary, the Dolphins and likely a high scoring affair, and then the Vikings in the championship week and their secondary is brutal. The Vikings matchup for Watson might win you your Fantasy championship alone. I like all of them, but Watson provides the most

hero ball upside. Brian, which rookie receiver will be this year's guide to power teams through the Fantasy Playoffs? I agree? I agree with Matt in that Uh, Christian Watson and Garrett Wilson are the top two candidates. I do think

Crystal Lava deserves to be in this discussion. I like lave more if Jameis Winston comes back, which he should, but I gotta go with Garrett Wilson, who last week and three tough questions, I was the only one to say he would finished the season as a wide receiver one, and he got off to a good start against the Vikings. I do not love the matchup at Buffalo this week, but after that he's got Detroit and Jacksonville at home and then at Seattle. I think those are B grades

at best for Wilson, who has just great splits. Uh. As long as Garrett weill I'm sorry, as long as Zach Wilson isn't under quarterback with any non Zach Wilson quarterback, Wilson's been going off. So Garrett Wilson is my answer. UH. The correct answer is Garrett Wilson. Listen to this. Since Week eight, he's got the seventh highest receiving grade by Pro Football Focus. He's number one in receiving yards after contact.

I don't mean among rookies, I'm talking about across all receivers, He's uh, he's got two point six yards per route run, seven point five yards after the catch, twelve explosive reception, six forced miss tackles, which is top ten among all wide receivers, and he's got zero drops on forty one targets since Week eight. For Garrett Wilson and guests, who's got the second easiest remaining schedule against the past the Jets? Garrett Wilson. I thought about Christian Watson. The thirty percent

of his of his catches as touchdowns is unsustainable. No, really, that is not going to continue. I can't go there. And also, by the way, non zero chance Aaron Rodgers is not his quarterback for many of those games. It could be non zero chance. Non zero. Let's go to our next matchup, which is the Panthers taking on the Seahawks. Matt, where do you want to start? I'll start with the running backs where I talked about Chuba Hubbard as might take a chance on me runner uh Deonta Foreman. I'm

also going to give him a C grade. If Foreman suddenly comes up lame in warmups, I'd up Hubbard to a B grade in this one. But right now they're both getting c's. Uh Sam Donald is going to start again at quarterback, but I don't think i'd start him. Hasn't had a three hundred game in nine straight weeks dating back to Week four of last year, and the Seahawks haven't allowed a three yard passer since Week four of this year. D J. Moore is startable with a

C grade. Though Donald has always looked More's way, it's it was no different last game, where he led the team and targets with six caught four of them for a hundred and three in a score. This would have been a B grade if Seattle wasn't so great against opposing wide receivers. The only wide receiver to top ninety yards against the Seahawks this year was Jerry Judy in Week one, and over the last six games, they've only

allowed a wide receiver to score four times. That's one of the totally underrated aspect of why Seattle is still relevant. In mid December that past defense nobody saw this coming. Well, they're bad against tight ends, they're they're great against wide receivers, and they're kind of rough against the running backs. Uh Teras Marshall Lavisca Chennault, by the way, squarely on your bench. If you are absolutely desperate in the tight end waste land,

you might see this matchup and salivate a little. The Seahawks, uh just have allowed the second most receiving yards the eighth most touchdowns to tight ends on the year. But who are you going to pick between Tommy Tremble and Ian Thomas. Yeah, we're gonna leave them both on the bench. But I'd like to propose a new letter grade, a W grade for tight ends in the waste land. Whom you can start in the tight end wasteland just from

a matchup perspective. In that case, it would be Ian Thomas over Tommy Tremble for me on the other side, A lot of talk about Ian Thomas and Tommy Tremble. I just like to say Tommy Tremble more than I like to play Tommy Tremble. On the other side, Seattle's running back situation is an absolute mess. Kenneth Walker hasn't practiced all week with an ankle injury. He's a game time decision, but more on the doubtful side. Everybody rushed to pick up DJ Dallas this week. He also hasn't

participated in practice this week. That's the frequency Kenneth plays this week. UH DJ Dallas, also with an ankle injury, hasn't played. He's also a game time decision. Travis Homer was hurt last week and inactive limited on Wednesday, full participant Thursday and Friday. He's likelier starter my hunches. Homer is the only one of those three that's active, with only Jones backing him up. If one of Walker or

Dallas are active, I'd give them a C grade. If not, I throw the C grade in the direction of Homer. The Panthers are allowing four point eight yards per carry. It's a good matchup. I just fear that there's no clear choice in the backfield, or it could be a split between several guys. I'm team Tojoe. Oh no, I'm I'm Travis Homer all the way, baby, your trohe toe Joe and Earl get this making a toe jam and Earl moving away? What are the odds jamming? I know

that's going to be exciting, Big Earl. Uh fire up big Gino this week with a B grade. Multiple touchdown passes nine times in his last ten games, times nine times, and he said two yards in four straight games. Carolina has good numbers against the quarterback position, but when you take a look at the list of quarterbacks they've played this year, it's just not very impressive. And I'm not going to list them off. I gotta like DK Metcalf

and Tyler Lockett as well. Both have either topped seventy yards or scored both of them in five straight games. That's consistency right there out of both of these wide receivers. Last week against the Rams, Metcalf had a hundred and twenty seven yards in a score and then lock It was like, hey, hold my beer and he ended up with a hundred and twenty eight yards in a score. Carolina allowing the sixth most receptions to the wide receiver

positions so far this year. With all the injuries in the backfield, I'm going to give twin a grades to both lock It and Metcalf this week. Not gonna start Noah Fant or how do you? How do you pronounce it? Brian? There we go. Despite Fant finding the end zone last week, it's still almost an equal time share. The Panthers have been pretty decent against the tight end this year. No tight end is scored against the Panthers since Kyle Pitts in Week eight, and it seems like he's been on

i R for four months plus. According to Brian, he's not even a tight end anyway, It's apparently not exactly. When we come back, Vikings take on the Lions. This is the weekend's highest over under points galore possibly here and the Lions favored, and the Lions are favored over the Ted win Minnesota. Vikings will talk you through when we come back. Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly,

A big block oh matchups for you. Paul Charchy and Guillotine Leagues dot Com, Matt Harrison, Brian Johnson with you. You can follow us on Twitter. I'm at Paul Charchy and Matt is at Explosive. I'll put in Brian is at bt x J Vikings take on the Lions. Guys. Justin Jefferson was held to a season low fourteen yards when these teams met last week. But you can't bench Justin Jefferson based on what happened last time. He's too good.

I'll note that he's been held under fifty yards and two of the last three, but I gotta believe the Vikings are gonna scheme ways to get the ball in his hands and try to make a game that was very close last time a little bit more wide open for the Vikings and an A grade for Justin Jefferson. I can't find a reason to make him not in a grade other than the last time they met. The fourteen yards. T J. Hockinson potentially sitting on a very big game here. He's been targeted at least six times

in every Vikings game and he's only scored once. But only Travis Kelsey and Dalton Schultz have more red zone targets than Hockinson does since his arrival, and Detroit has allowed the second most touchdowns the tight end, so I think there's a very good chance Hockinson gets in the end zone here. A grade on t J. Hockinson Adam feeling gets to see grade he posts and one of his best games of the year against Detroit when they sold out to stop Justin Jefferson. He had six catches

sixty one yards in a touchdown. Over the last five weeks, the lines have allowed the second most receptions per game, the most yards per game, and six touchdowns in those five weeks to opposing receivers. Those are all strong indicators that you can start Adam Feland this week. We'll give him a C grade here. So I've got a grades on Jefferson and Hockinson, a C grade on Feeling round

that together, we've gotta B grade on Kirk Cousins. The lines allowed the most fantasy points to quarterbacks, but a lot of that's done by a rushing quarterbacks, like blow up games from Jalen Hurds and Josh Allen and Justin Fields and Daniel Jones. If you just look at through the air, which is all Cousins is likely to give

us here. The lines are fairly competent secondary, allowing middle of the pack numbers two hundred fifty yards and one and a half touchdowns per game since Week four, which is almost exactly what Cousins through four in the earlier matchup, two hundred sixty yards and two touchdowns. So in what should be a shootout here, and I think we're gonna get north of forty attempts from Kirk Cousins, will give

him a B grade. Dalvin Cook just to be grade here against a much improved Nobody's talking about this enough for all the things. People are talking about Lions and why they're four and one over the last five games. Nobody talking about the improved run defense over those five games, giving up just three point seven yards per carry. No back is top seventy two yards, and the lines have been very good against receiving backs, just giving up an

average of three catches for twenty yards. Minnesota's left tackle Christian derris Saw is apparently going to be eligible to play in this game, but it is unclear if the Vikings are going to decide to play him as he tries to come back from his concussion. If he does not go, know that in two full games without his starting left tackle, Dalvin Cook is averaging three yards per carry. Hopefully Christian Derrisaw will play in this game. All right,

let's go over to the Detroit side. I want to begin with Jared Goff, who gets a top five grade in my weekly rankings available for free gate s Gillotine leagues dot com. By the way, that's his highest grade of the year, and maybe really this might be the highest most optimistic rating I've given Jared Goff since he

came to Detroit. The last six non he Nike quarterbacks to face Minnesota have passed four three D nine yards, three hundred twenty six yards, three hundred thirty yards, three hundred seven yards, three D two yards, and last week three hundred sixty nine yards. I think we can safely pencil in three hundred yards for Jared Goff. Starting cornerback Cam Danceler returns from injured reserve, which does help bolster

the Vikings secondary a bit. Golf's got phenomenal matchups that we're gonna talk about here, especially particularly with Aman ross St Brown, who is an obvious A. He goes up against slot quarterback Chandon Sullivan and who owns Pro Football Focus is first ranking and coverage among cornerbacks. And I think we've got to the point now we can just say I'm on raw St Brown, obvious A d J. Chark was might take a chance on me receiver will

go with him here as well. And another ankle ankle excuse me, angle you'll want to watch because it does involve an ankle, DeAndre Swift, who does have a bit of an ankle issue. Um, finally getting enough snaps and touches where you can start to put him in your lineup with a certain degree of confidence. I've got to

c grade on him here. Last week he saw its highest snaps, touches, receiving yards, and rushing yards since the opening week of the season, and Minnesota has been a fantasy gold mine for opposing running backs over their last three games, allowing at least eighty rushing yards and or multiple scores to three different backs, and they're giving up at least nine receptions to running backs in each of those three games. DeAndre Swift's gonna catch a lot of

passes in this game. I was surprised you didn't mention Jamison Williams at all. Yeah, we are not going to give a that yet. I think he was on the field for two snaps on offense last week. Now, Matt, didn't you say a couple of weeks ago that some god will be your wide receiver one next year, so you will pass on Justin Jefferson. I think I will. Yeah, I'm you can hold me to it. I don't, I don't, I don't hate it. I'm not getting I'm gonna put it out. I think it's it's possible. But let me

just wrap this up with Jamal Williams. Okay, we'll we'll bump him up to a B grade if Swift doesn't go, but just to ce grade on um right here, Even with Swift getting more action, Williams still getting a healthy fifteen carries per game. And um obviously, as you guys already know, he leads the NFL in rushing touch all touchdowns and would get the ball anywhere near the stripes. So if for those of you looking for touchdowns, Jamal

Williams still likely to get one here. The Vikings have given up a total of six scores two running backs over the last that that that the five games. I believe I've got this in my notes, five games for Jamal Williams, so very good chance for a touchdown for him as well. Let's go to Buccaneers taking on the forty Niners. Brian, there's a chance Letard four NET does not play in this game, in which case I'm a

lot more interested in were shot White. Yeah, I would uh I had them both on the bench to be honest, if they both played. Yeah, But if four NET misses this game, I will give White uh ce And it sounds likely that four NET will sit, so we'll go. We'll go under that assumption for now. But the forty Niners are allowing the fewest Comboy yards to opposing running backs eighty seven per game. That's rushing and receiving, and that's not good. And they have just and they have

surrendered just five total touchdowns to the positions. So again a C for White if four NET is out. But if they both play like they did last week, they they virtually split the work last week and and and this is a much worse matchup. So if for NET plays are both on the bench for NET out, see for White, I gotta be on Chris Godwin. Though since Week nine, Godwin his average levin tar gets per game and is clearly Brady's top receiving option. This is a

somewhat usual matchup for him. Safety Jimmy Ward has been manning the slot for the forty nine or since returning in Week five. Ward has allowed to touchdown in five straight hasn't allowed to touchdown I'm sorry, in five straight games. But he owns a massive catch rate, highest among all defensive backs, so Godwin should have a safe pp PPR floor per usual. Uh, Mike Evans has been anything but safe,

just to see for him. Since Week nine, his target share has been less than seventeen percent, which is not good at all. San Francisco's boundary cornerbacks are good. Both Diamador Lenor and Chervarious Ward own a sub ninety passer rating in their coverage and have combined to allow just two scores all season. So just to the sea for Evans,

I got Julio Jones on the bench. Julio hasn't caught more than three balls in any game he's played this year, and this certainly isn't the spot for him to break out. And lastly for Tampa Bay, Tom Brady in homecoming game on the bench. Yeah. Brady currently thirty second in Fantasy points per drop back among quarterbacks and the forty Niners have allowed the fifth fewest fantasy points to the position. So you do the math, it's it's not a good spot for Brady. There are better options out there this

week than him, so he's on the bench. There aren't many better options than Christian McCaffrey though, so going over the side he gets an a. The Bucks run defense has returned to form over their last five games. Only Nick Chubb has managed to top sixty five rushing yards against Tampa, but the Bucks are top three in receptions and receiving yards allowed to backs. Top three in the most receptions and receiving yards allowed to backs, and McCaffrey

saw ten targets from brock Purty last week. We should be leaning on him again in this game, but and then there should be work for another running back. I went with Tyrean Davis Price last week. I was long. Hopefully you're right this week Church and Jordan Mason watch it go to t DP. But no, Mason is the guy to target if you're looking for to play a

backup r name back for San Francisco. So as you said, he was here to take a chance of me running back, and sadly you're you're pretty much taking a chance on Deebo Samuel at this point, just to see for him. It's been a down year for Deebo, who has just one finish inside the top three wide receivers since weeks seven. He did see a twenty five percent target share last week, so he looks healthy often he did, but this is a bad matchup for a player who relies heavily on

yards after the catch. The Bucks ranked eighth in the fewest yak allowed too wide receivers this year, so the cee for Diebo, and it's a cee for Brandon Nayuk as well. Tampa's corner duo of Jamal Dean and Carlton Davis are legit, but they have faltered a bit over the last two weeks, as both have allowed at least ninety yards and coverage and consecutive games. So you can start a Yuk. Certainly start George Kittle in the tight

end waste land. He gets a b great match up here against the Bucks, who have allowed the fourth most fantasy points to tight ends of the sea. And and I've also given up a tight end touchdown in two straight games. And lastly, Brock Purty might take a chance at the quarterback. I like the I like the matchup through the air for McCaffrey and Kittle, and you know Samuel and now you can get something done for sure to Yeah, Mr Irrelevant will be relevant. Look after this game.

He looked shockingly prepared for the moment last week. We'll see if he can make it two in a row when we come back our final edition, a premature speculation of the entire year coming up next. The last set of guys that you'll want to pick up in advance of the rest of your league. When we return for the final segment a Fantasy Football Weekly. Final segment Fantasy Football Weekly, Paul Charchi and Matt Harrison, Brian Johnson with you. This is a segment we call premature speculation for the

brand new times. You know what I've seen three point oh. I think that's four point oh. But I think that we should have a new time machine like every so often. Thank you. This is a straight from like Yards Revenge or something like that. Those sounds like sound effects from like eight different Nintendo games, like blended together. He got the right idea that there's some jealous there's some defender in here, and some missile commanding a hat to Eugene Jarvis. Christmas.

Christmas came early. Dolphins. Oh, premature speculation. When we get to the Dolphins game, of course, we spent so much time talking about the sound. Who's your premature speculation player, Matt, I've Jerick McKinnon. The Chiefs have something to play for as they go down the stretch. Home field vantage definitely in play for them, but they want to make sure they project protect some of their assets there for the playoffs. And would it surprise you if Isaiah Pochecko and Jerick

McKinnon were splitting snaps down the stretch. I mean they're already doing it. McKinnon had of the snaps last week and went to Potcheco. Would it surprise you if the Chiefs ran the ball a lot against Houston next week, or Seattle the week after that, or Denver in your fantasy championship Houston Seattle brutal against the run. I think McKinnon can be a guy who can really help you on the bench and and maybe get some starting grades if necessary some injuries hit. All right, Bryan, you take

a chance on me player. I'll go with Tennessee's your premature speculation. Pay I'll go with Dontrell Hilliard. You just want to do that? There I played in my life. You're you're gonna listen to that on the way home from the studio, aren't you in your car? Brian? I'll go with Dontrell Hilliard, Tennessee's backup running back. We mentioned the cake schedule for Derrick Henry, and heaven forbid something

happens to Henry. You could be sitting on a potential league winner, and the Titans had a history of league winners popping out of nowhere. Remember Billy Volick and Drew Bennett's. Remember that White was wasn't he He was a Texan? Wasn't he was on the Titans. But I don't think you put up any lady. Oh he did that guy he had a huge playoffs And who was the other big fat guy? The Ron Dane did it. That was the Texans. That was the Texans. Sure, that's what I'm thinking,

So history might repeat itself. Dontrell Hilliard again, that schedule way too easy. Can throw a bonus one out for deeper leagues, deep leagues. Dwayne Washington. He's likely the backup running back for the Saints with mark ingram Is out and they're on by this week the Saints are, but week fifteen they at the Falcons and then the Browns week sixteen, those are two very good matchups. Kamara looks kind of cooked, uninspired, so maybe they don't give Dwayne

Washington some run. So if you're in a deeper league, he could be a warm body to target. My final premature speculation is Tennessee tightened tight end chig O quank Wu, who has He's a rookie who has suddenly surged to life, isn't It takes rookies a long time at the tight end position normally, but he is surging of late anyway. Yards per route run, Chig is number one among tight

ends yards per reception, number one against tight ends. Yard targets per route run, he's number three among tight ends. You're always looking for young, good tight ends who could develop. One of the things I like about chig O quank Wu and his opportunity there is there's hardly anybody else left to catch a pass. It's good opportunity trailing Burt's hurt at the moment, but even looking beyond that, even in the next year, this is a team that does

not have a plethora of options. And if anybody's going to be the new John U. Smith for the Tennessee Titans, and there's some decent draft capital there. He was drafted in the fourth round. It's not like he was a nobody walk on or anything like that, you're gonna call him Chig Chig like John John. I might, I might if it turns out love And uh, you know what we're gonna love is the Dolphins taking on the Chargers.

Chargers have the terrible run defense, But what do you make of the weird backfield we got last week from the Dolphins out of nowhere? Yeah, I'm gonna chuck it up to the Niners are amazing against the run. Last week, the Dolphins basically abandoned the run against the Niners. They have one of the best run defenses in the league, and if you started Jeff Wilson, you were treated to do one carry for three yards. Yikes. Mostard ended up with seven carries for thirty yards. Both of them were

in a revenge game. Kind of sucked that that didn't work out, but we're gonna throw that game out completely, especially when you consider the Chargers are one of the worst run defenses in the league. They're allowing a league high five points six yards per carry to opposing backs, and opposing runners are combining for a hundred and sixty combo yards and one in a quarter touchdowns per game.

The Dolphins did use both Mostert and Wilson on the field on this at the same time in about a dozen plays last week, so I expect both to be heavily involved here. I'll give them both B grades this week. I like that's bold, and I like it. I think Jeff Wilson. If I I'm not a DFS player, If I were, i'd be Nobody's. Nobody's going on Jeff Wilson today, and I love this matchup, and I think the bounce back is coming. That's kind of a little Decker theory there,

BRAND think just a little bit, all right. And the passing game, there's been a lot of injuries to those guys. To has been limited in practice all week with an ankle injury. He sustained the injury late in the game against San Francisco last week. Didn't return, but the Dolphins said he could have came back if the game wasn't out of hand. Tyreek did not practice on Thursday or Friday with an illness, and Jalen Waddle had a shin injury ash injury if you smosh it, but he returned

to practice Thursday. That being said, I expect all three of them to go, and I will give all three of them A grades. The Chargers are middle of the pack in most categories against the past, but the glaring weakness against throwers. They've allowed the seventh most passing touchdowns on the year. That's where to A and Waddle and he'll all make their money, leaving Mike gisicky on the bench because he hasn't caught a pass since Week ten. On the other side, I like that tight end a

lot better. Gerald Everett was might take a chance on me tight end. He gets a solid B grade here. Keenan Allen and Justin air Bear are both eight grades in this one. This looks like it could be a track meet this week, so game script should favor the

passing game. Alan has been pretty good since his Week eleven returned ninety four yards in his first game back, touchdowns in each of the last two games, and since Alan came back, air Bear has been at his best at least two seventy four yards in every game and six touchdown passes in those three games. Since he came back. The Dolphins are giving up the eleventh most passing yards and passing touchdowns per game at about two fifty and

one point six per contest. Plus, it's the first time we're gonna see Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, and Josh Palmer all on the field in the same game. Mike Williams set to make his return as well. His injury was an ankle. Last time he missed a couple of weeks, came back, injured it again after six snats. I can't start him. He's missed two weeks again coming back. He was a full go in practice this week. But I'm

only going to give him a see here. I think it's the track meet scenario, but it's it's buyer beware on Mike Williams here. I will give Josh Palmer a CE start as well. Mike Williams kind of hurts Josh Palmer a little bit, but he's a high risk, high reward play and he was targeted eleven times last week. So if if Williams tweaks that ankle, it's it's full goal for Palmer, and Palmer would probably be a B

grade if Mike Williams wasn't available here. Finally, Austin Ekeler my last player to preview of the week, and I'll give him the art vark in this one. It's fantastic. Yeah. While Miami has held opposing backs to only sixty nine rushing yards per game, they're not great at covering receiving backs. Their bottom eleven in receptions, receiving yards and scores allowed to the position, and that includes eight catches for eight yards and a receiving score for Christian McCaffrey just last week,

like Austin Ekeler to do the same thing. Nice matchup for Austin Ekeler likely incoming here. Our final matchup of the show is the Patriots taking onto the Cardinals. Um, I'm actually I've actually got some optimism for this passing game of the Patriots. Highest letter grade I've given Mac Jones all season with a B grade coming into this matchup. I think a spot starter against weaker defenses like this Arizona.

Before last week's by Arizona was blasted by Justin a Bear and Jimmy grind Seven touched when you stopped and said, Justin, I thought you were gonna hit the fields button. But we have two Justin buttons on our button bar. It's great. Over the past six games, only John Wolford has failed to throw multiple touchdowns against Arizona, and Wolford through one the Cardinals own ProFootball focus ranks of twenty one and pass coverage twenty and pass rush. Mac Jones potentially sitting

on a nice game here now. Two weeks ago. Mac Jones is great against the Vikings. He flopped last week. I think he comes back with a good game. Here. Jacoby Myers gets a B grade. I love this matchup. He's gonna face linebacker turned safety turned slot cornerback Isaiah Simmons. While the Cardinals allowed the tenth fewest yards receivers, they've surrendered the ninth most receptions. Simmons has allowed the second highest reception percentage among all cornerbacks and the ninth most

total receptions in his coverage. It's a great opportunity for Jacoby Myers, who's normally like fifty five yards on five catches. He's really it's more the system than him, though. He's a really good wide receiver free agent this year. By the way, if he lands in like a high octane offense, I'm he's the guy I would target in Dynasty in the off season in the event that happens. DeVante Parker with a rare letter grade. Who about a CEE for

DeVante Parker finally helped he is. I know over the last two games he's been the Patriots snap leader at wide out back to back games. He's just one game removed from leading the team in receiving yardage. Arizona will sometimes have their best cornerback, Byron Murphy shadow and opposing number one receiver, but I don't think DeVante Parker is

good enough for that. So I think Byron Murphy is gonna play one side of the field, which is what he does in about half of the games, and that means Savante Parker can be on Marco Wilson, who is awful. He's allowed touchdowns in two of the past three games, and that would be your angle for DeVante Parker and a C grade there. Ramandre Stevenson is He's kind of a potential league winner here throughout really this whole season.

Damian Harris not expected to play in this game. Uh. Stevenson played every snap but one last week and over the last three games. Arizona allowing sixty five rushing yards per game to opposing running backs, which is not a lot um. It's a different story through the air, though, where they're coughing up over eight receptions in sixty two receiving yards per game over that span. Remondre Stevenson's a way better receiver than people think. Where would you guess

Romandre Stevenson is among running backs in receptions. I have him in a lot of leagues. So I'm gonna say he's top seven, three, top three, he's fourth. Remondre Stevenson, Nobody thinks about him as an elite pass catching back, but he kind of is. Is it crazy to say? Watching him, he reminds me of priest homes a little bit. They got like similar build they moved the same. Yeah, maybe there's a little something there. I think priests had

an explosiveness that Stephenson does not have. But yeah, there might be a little something there. I think I think Stevenson's got a little more power than priest had, But he was a priest, was a special back for that narrow window of like three years where he was unbelievable, an amazing offensive line to Yeah that was Hall of Favor Willie rof and yeah, that was Those guys were unbelievable. Let's go to the Arizona side. Um, I'm gonna start

with the wide receivers, DeAndre Hopkins. We'll see usually stout cornerback Jonathan Jones. But I say usually because he struggled lately and we've seen other number one receivers beat him up. Justin Jefferson, Stefon Diggs went to town on those on on Jonathan Jones. So I still like Hopkins here. Um he hasn't had to share many targets yet this year, and with Marquis Brown now back and fully healthy, there's

gonna be a little bit more of that. So I've got the B grade on DeAndre Hopkins and which should be a safe start, but maybe not an explosive one. I've also got a B grade and Marquis Brown. He he runs from the right side of the field and the slot, and that means he's gonna void Jonathan Jones and he gets the easier matchups with Jack Jones and Miles Bryant at cornerback. They're just decent, middle of the road guys, and they're very slow for their positions. Cornerbacks.

They run a four One of them runs a four four, sorry at four five, and the other one runs a four six. Marky's Brown is fast and there's a chance for some big plays here. B grade on Markis Brown. It's a lot of jones Is on the Patriots more than the Jaguars and Jones. It is a lot of keeping up with the Joneses. The dart throw play with Rondell Moore out is Gregor He's been very playable in the games that Ron del Moore has missed, and I

like him here. Last time we saw him before thumb injury was Week eleven, when he filled in for more and put up a hundred nine yards. He's got a slightly positive matchup in the slot. I like Greg Dorche if you're looking for a an angle here, and then let's that brings us to Kyler Murray. I've got a bunch of B and C grades, so I like Murray. He's a B grade. The Patriots have a good past defense but has been yielding to non backup grade quarterbacks.

If you throw out starts by Sam Ellinger and Zack Wilson, the Patriots have allow yards and two and a half touchdowns per game since Week eight. I'll take two nine two and two and a half from Kyler Murray in a second. We'll give him a B grade here, and that leaves us with James Conner. Before the bye, I thought he looked pretty good, but this is a very

tough matchup. New England is a fantasy waste land for opposing running backs, ranking top seven and rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, receptions, and receiving touchdowns. Allowed to running back, so there's there's no real angle here for James Conner to have a lot of success. The Patriots have only allowed one back to reach seventy five rushing yards against them all year, so I think James Conner is sitting on a very modest game and just a C grade for James Conner.

I was sad there was no episode of Hard Knocks this week with the Cardinals, probably because of the by but I liked the behind the scenes stuff more than the game. If I want to watch football, I'll watch a football game out. But so that was sad there was no so HBO. If you're listening, do better next, do better with that? Baker Mayfield do anything for you. From a fantasy standpoint, based on what we saw in

this offense, I think he's interesting for sure. There's a non zero chance that we've seen the last of Matthew Stafford in the NFL. He's dealing with head neck injuries. His wife came out on Twitter and said stuff about retirement kind of alluded to it. I think we might have seen the last of Matthew Stafford. And the Rams don't have a draft pick in the first in the in the first round. So Baker Mayfield might be your starting quarterback for the Rams next year. He'll be a

free agent. Two here talking about all the free agent quarterbacks. Tyler Huntley. Maybe maybe it's Tyler Huntley. Oh, that'd be fascinating. I'd love to see that. Uh. If you missed any part of the show. If you're listening over the are, we encourage you to check out the podcast Fantasy Football Weekly, available everywhere you get your favorite podcasts, and you can also check out all my player rankings available for free at Guillotine leagues dot com. Good luck in the win

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