A couple of things to note if you are playing for a Championship this week (and for the few that are playing a semifinal this week):

Thursday night - DAL@TEN, sounds like Titans might rest some starters as the only game that matters from a playoff perspective is next week at JAC. So keep an eye on Henry's status, may be worth taking a flyer on Haskins in deep leagues. Also, although this is an outdoor game, doesn't look like there will be any weather issues at this time.

Sunday - JAC@HOU, JAC also might rest starters, so keep an eye on the key JAC players there.

Sunday night - PIT@BAL, if you are considering starting Lamar and he practices this week but is questionable, you might not know his status until game time, which would leave Huntley and Pickett as your only other options if he doesn't play. (BUF@CIN is Monday night, and obviously neither of those QBs will be available if you don't already have them).

Good luck to all and hope everybody brings home a title this week!

Thanks for all this helpful info!! Good luck everybody!

first thought for week 17...

grab the Giants D/ST off the waiver wire since the Colts plan to start Foles again.

may not start them, but don't want your opponent to start them either

as the OP mentioned...the Thursday night game looks tricky (as usual)

the Cowboys D/ST and Zeke are great plays.

but Pollard is questionable...and not sure how much Dak will be passing in the 2nd half...if the Titans shut things down

the Lions offense has a good chance to bring home championships this weekend.

playing at home vs the Bears

Goff, Swift, Chark, ARSB, Badgley...the whole crew are good plays

Blessed with an arsenal to deploy behind Henry in Conner, Walker, Kamara, Dobbins

Had penciled in Henry Conner Walker for this champwk but with the Titans situation will likely just sub in Kamara, kinda hoping they just rule Henry out so I'm not tempted or burned


Also burned my stashed top waiver priority for NYG since Bucs vCar no longer looks as solid
Tempted to take Gano too but may stick with Badgley better weather game

I have to choose 2 of

Pollard @ Tenn
Hopkins @ Atl
Swift vs Chi

Also I have Tua, so assuming he is out do I roll with Purdy or Minshew (assuming he starts)?

Choose 2 - PPR

Etienne
Chubb
Keenan Allen

Dropped Brady for T Lawrence and Browns for Jags.

I don't trust Hurts to play well this weekend if at all, but can pick up Goff (v CHI).

Start or sit:
Do I start JAX @ Hou or PHI v NO?
Kmet @ DET, Knox @ CIN, or pick up Engram @ HOU?

the Texans seem to play well vs. the Jags --- would go with Philly

I would pick up Engram

in PPR...Keenan is one of the starters --- he has a very nice floor

Etienne vs. Chubb

hard to imagine benching Chubb for the finals, but Watson has really hurt his production...and it's not a good matchup vs. the WFT defense

Made it to the Big Game!

Tough matchups for me this week...

Only tough decision I have is Henry.

My other options in place of Henry are Slayton or Hodgins.

Actually....Opponent has Fields. Worth considering picking up Kmet since it is a PPR and it may negate some of his points?

Its a PPR.

Made it to the finals with a 7-7 team. 2-week matchup.

My team:
- Mahomes
- Dalvin Cook
- Brian Robinson Jr
- Zeke
- Ja'Marr Chase
- Zay Jones
- Travis Kelce
- Cam Akers (Just picked up)
- DJ Moore
- Marquise Brown
- Thielen
- Goedert
- Jamaal Williams
- Jerick McKinnon
- Joshua Palmer
- Jets D
- Nick Folk

I'm torn on who to start for my RB/WR/Flex spots. Outside of Chase and Cook, the rest of the spots are muddied.

made this far with my last standing trio of WR2's carrying thru down the stretch
DK vs NYG
Devonta vsNO
Garrett Wilson @Sea

good mix of floor and ceilings there inclined to stick with it, but do I get tempted to consider either
Jahan Dotson vsCle been hot
Deebo @LV would be quick recovery, but biggest 'name' I have


also thinking Goedart over Taysom as they face eachother due to matchup? Hill may get less work if they're getting trampled over

I'm slightly favored even sitting Henry (Conner/Walker/Kamara/Josh Allen) though opponent has Fields who I'm absolutely terrified of against the Lions

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I have to choose 2 of

Pollard @ Tenn
Hopkins @ Atl
Swift vs Chi

Also I have Tua, so assuming he is out do I roll with Purdy or Minshew (assuming he starts)?

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I think you play Pollard on Thursday if he plays. Then it's a coin flip between Hopkins and Swift. If McSorely is at QB again, it's hard to trust Hopkins, though he did have 10 targets. Swift has a great home matchup vs CHI, but Lions running game has been weird all year. A lot depends on whether or not J Williams plays this week for DET.

With Tua out, I think Minshew over Purdy, but of course that may be a game time decision as to whether Minshew starts.

Made it to the championship! I managed to pick up Minshew and James Cook off the wire despite most of my starters projecting more points than them.

Oh well, I feel like taking a gamble. Pick 3:

QB: Rodgers or Minshew
RB: Miles Sanders or James Cook
WR: Watson or Chark

1 PPR league.

txagman1998 said:

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I have to choose 2 of

Pollard @ Tenn
Hopkins @ Atl
Swift vs Chi

Also I have Tua, so assuming he is out do I roll with Purdy or Minshew (assuming he starts)?

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I think you play Pollard on Thursday if he plays. Then it's a coin flip between Hopkins and Swift. If McSorely is at QB again, it's hard to trust Hopkins, though he did have 10 targets. Swift has a great home matchup vs CHI, but Lions running game has been weird all year. A lot depends on whether or not J Williams plays this week for DET.

With Tua out, I think Minshew over Purdy, but of course that may be a game time decision as to whether Minshew starts.

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My thoughts exactly lol. Which is my conundrum. To add to the decision, I also have Dotson I could start at the flex.

Edit: Hopkins was wide open so much and mcsorely missed him.

Derek Carr benched in Vegas

Colt McCoy out of concussion protocol...expected to start for the Cardinals

Zeke for sure at RB2 or flex

and it would be tough to bench McKinnon --- he's scored 3 weeks-in-a-row

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in PPR...Keenan is one of the starters --- he has a very nice floor

Etienne vs. Chubb

hard to imagine benching Chubb for the finals, but Watson has really hurt his production...and it's not a good matchup vs. the WFT defense

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Ya chubb has tanked since Watson returned, but jags are in a situation where it'll be tempting to pull starters sometime in the second half.

Update re: Titans on Thursday Night.

#Titans declare six starters out for Thursday night vs Cowboys, Derrick Henry and Denico Autry both doubtful. pic.twitter.com/3lZVoXuFL2

— Teresa Walker (@TeresaMWalker) December 28, 2022

Granted, I've had a lucky year overall with injuries (Hollywood Brown being my only drop and picked up Zeke when someone else dropped him), but it seems most of my team chose this week to show up questionable...

One of my sons made the 'ship in his PPR league. Help with his lineup:

RBs: pick 2:
Aaron Jones v MIN: good matchup but dud last week; questionable still
Najee Harris @BAL: tough matchup
D'Onte Foreman @TB: tough matchup; blew up on his bench last week
Devin Singletary @CIN; tough matchup; blew up on his bench last week; ceding a lot of work to Cooks/ TD dependent?
-----also, it looks like Cam Akers @LAC is available in his league- will he blow up again like last week? good matchup.

Flex:
a third from above or:
Mike Evans vCAR
Terry McLaurin vCLE
----also, it looks like Jahan Dotson vCLE, Drake London vAZ, and Chark vCHI are available. His starting WRs are Tyreek and DK Metcalf.

Serious question: Should I start Mike Evans in the title game or start a dead body who will be just as efficient?

If I had Mike Evans, the day I bench him is the day he goes off

oh no said:

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One of my sons made the 'ship in his PPR league. Help with his lineup:

RBs: pick 2:
Aaron Jones v MIN: good matchup but dud last week; questionable still
Najee Harris @BAL: tough matchup
D'Onte Foreman @TB: tough matchup; blew up on his bench last week
Devin Singletary @CIN; tough matchup; blew up on his bench last week; ceding a lot of work to Cooks/ TD dependent?
-----also, it looks like Cam Akers @LAC is available in his league- will he blow up again like last week? good matchup.

Flex:
a third from above or:
Mike Evans vCAR
Terry McLaurin vCLE
----also, it looks like Jahan Dotson vCLE, Drake London vAZ, and Chark vCHI are available. His starting WRs are Tyreek and DK Metcalf.

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I would go foreman and jones. For flex I would start Dotson

Cowboys-Titans seems like a game that neither team really wants to play.

looking at Dak's production...his big games are when the other team is scoring in the neighborhood of 30 points.

Titans will be lucky to score 10 if Henry doesn't play

With Carr's strange exit ...
1) Does Adams' value plummet? Can Stidham get him the ball? Will 49ers smother him?
2) Does Carlson's value take a hit? Can Stidham move the ball enough to get the team in FG range?

Championship matchup…

What are you doing with Pollard @ Flex

Kirk/Cooper another decision point if I start Pollard @ Flex

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Granted, I've had a lucky year overall with injuries (Hollywood Brown being my only drop and picked up Zeke when someone else dropped him), but it seems most of my team chose this week to show up questionable...

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So the roster above is what I'm running right now for Champ week. Any thoughts? I'm wondering about Flex... Zeke, D. Johnson, or Swift? Other than that I think I'm locked in.

AgEng06 said:

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AgEng06 said:

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Granted, I've had a lucky year overall with injuries (Hollywood Brown being my only drop and picked up Zeke when someone else dropped him), but it seems most of my team chose this week to show up questionable...

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So the roster above is what I'm running right now for Champ week. Any thoughts? I'm wondering about Flex... Zeke, D. Johnson, or Swift? Other than that I think I'm locked in.

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Zeke is a must start IMO. TP is likely limited or may not even play and Tennessee is resting most their starters.

Torn on who to start for my 2nd WR spot:

- Zay Jones
- DJ Moore
- Hollywood Brown
- Thielen

Also not sure if for my 2nd FLEX I should start:
- Cam Akers
- Jerick McKinnon
- Goedert
- Jamaal Williams
- Or one of the other WR's above

Well, Henry being ruled out for tonight makes things a little easier. Not ideal, but at least we know what's happening and can plan accordingly.

D*** move or not?: Noticed my opponent didn't have a kicker on his roster. Guess he was waiting until the last minute while managing injuries.

I had some open spots so I went to the available K's and grabbed Butker, Bass and Gano. I have Succop as well.

Koo was next best, so he added them shortly after I made my move.

Probably won't make a big difference but you never know! All's fair in love and FF

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D*** move or not?:

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i think you were obliged to do that to him… but karma will ensure Koo scores about 17 points this week for the championship

Thanks.

Thoughts on Eagles (vs NO) or Ravens (vs Pit) DST? FantasyPros has them as DST4 and DST5, respectively, so it's probably a coin flip.