Six potential winners of title game matchups in Week 17.
Fantasy Football Playoffs may not be the right time to start rolling sleepers into your team, but the Giants passing match is. came through for us last week. Here’s hoping you have mostly simple decisions as you get ready for the championship game, but if not, we have some things to keep in mind This week.
Some of these sleeper calls may make more sense in DFS options or encourage you make a prop play. These sleeper calls could also be considered fantasy starters in deep leagues. But, it is important to keep in mind how the game differs at this time of year.
However you want to use (or ignore) the piece, we’re onto Week 17. And we’ll start with a couple of plays that are likely obvious to you.
RB Tyler Allgeier against the Cardinals and RB Cam Akers At Chargers
The only reason I’m shoehorning these backs into this piece is because both of them are probably misranked in the industry (Akers sits at 16, Allgeier at 23). Allgeier charted the RB7 back and RB12 last week, while Akers has RB7, RB23, RB23, RB23 and RB23. Both backs are able to score goal-line equity and have double-digit touch in their back pockets. Allgeier probably has a better floor, given that he’s at home and the Falcons are favored over the scuffling Cardinals. But Akers should also find running lanes against a Chargers defense that’s handing out 5.3 yards per carry.
The Bears don’t have a high-volume pass game. Justin Fields In 14 starts, he has reached 200 yards only twice and was restricted to 119 yards last Sunday against Buffalo. Kmet and Fields teamed up four times to go for 74 yards and two touchdowns in the Detroit meeting. The Lions secondary has allowed the most fantasy points to tight ends, ranking fifth. Kmet hasn’t seen the end zone since, but he’s still collecting a reasonable market share, he’ll be on the field for just about every offensive snap.
QB Teddy Bridgwater at Patriots
It’s possible Bridgewater has been given a bad rap through the years, as he’s bounced from team to team. Miami is his fifth stop, but let’s acknowledge he held a passer rating over league average at Denver, Carolina and New Orleans. He’s not a hero, but he’s certainly not a zero.
Bridgewater’s two games of volume this year were relief appearances, 193 yards and a score against Cincinnati (meh) and 334 yards and two scores against Minnesota (bingo). The Patriots defense is no easy mark, but Bridgwater will get a full week to prepare as Miami’s likely starter, and he’s throwing to wideout royalty in Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. This week, I anticipate multiple touchdowns from Teddy, a well-traveled man.
[Week 17 Fantasy Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | FLEX | DST | Kickers]
Samuel is the No. On a Washington offense with a capped ceiling but at least 3 passing options, Samuel gains fantasy juice With Carson Wentz The start. And although Samuel doesn’t look dynamic as a runner, he’ll probably add to his line with a few gadgety plays; he’s collected 29 rushing attempts for 140 yards and a score over the last nine weeks.
Samuel would be a fantasy starter only if there was a deep league that needed three or more WRs. However, the Wentz appointment has raised Samuel’s ranking.
DST Giants against the Colts
Although the New York DST has been added aggressively in the past few days, it still remains below 50 percent rostership. Even if you don’t start them yourself, you might want to block them from your opponent. The Colts offense has surrendered more than 20 DST points four times, including last Sunday against the Chargers. The Colts lose the battle for turnovers because they struggle to protect their immobile quarterbacks. It could get messy at the Meadowlands.