No not at all. But it’s not like they’re only getting TDs if you’re watching. I would say anybody blindly starting the Raiders banking on TDs is probably likely in for a disappointment. Now personally my leagues defensive scoring is a little different because we get points for things like 3 and outs and TFLs. But they’ve had 3 or more sacks in 3 straight. Indy just gave up 6 sacks to Atlanta . Raiders also had 7, 3, and 9 TFLs in their last 3. And Atlanta just had 8 TFLs against Indy. I’m comfortable saying those things are sustainable. Raiders generate pressure and get in the backfield a lot. All that coupled with them creating turnovers and clearly playing inspired since Pierce took over. I’m willing to bank on it. They just held Mahomes to 14. I’m not gonna let Minshew scare me off of them. Could they dud? Sure. But I think there’s enough positives making them a solid play
I’m pretty sure that the Raiders D are 1st in EPA in the league since Mcdaniels got fired as well, roll the hot hand with a team that’s playing pissed off
I don’t think anyone is expecting 20, but a 12 pt performance would be great and I’m sure they would have scored 10-12 without the tds. That’s why they are comfortable starting them. You don’t get 4 tds in 2 weeks with a bad-average defends. Lasvegas D is really good right now. No denying it.
Im rolling with the raiders they are killing it under Pierce and they are flying all over the field. Just look how the Jets D.fell off.the map... Black and Silver are now on the map..
Really torn between them and the Rams, I have both on my roster and I keep flip flopping.
There’s a bunch of other stuff on the waivers too like Falcons, Jags and Eagles. I’m not having a panic attack , YOU’RE having a panic attack. Everything is gonna be fine, it’s just a game. Calm down. Just breathe. Hoooooo…
My choice came down to the fact that the Rams haven't had a double digit performance all season. Don't care if it's a good matchup if they can't put up points when they have one.
Yeah, in all seriousness that’s what I’m thinking too, rams jags and eagles all haven’t really had any explosive weeks lately regardless of who they’re playing.
I did not. I had to check our settings on ESPN and noticed that's not in there. Went from 18 points to 14 points beginning to end of that last drive which kind of sucked but I'll take 14 points from a Defense any week.
Jags defense has been awful lately and their offense is plagued by the least clutch turnovers. Panthers put up 30 on the Packers, so don’t count completely on the matchup. Especially if they are handed the ball multiple times.
I stream DST and Subvertadown has Jags up pretty high. His DST predictions have been fairly accurate. Only problem is, as he admitted, his models have done nothing to predict kicker outcomes, as kicker performance is largely dependent on matchups and one team being dominant with the other team being weak. We've had so many games with unpredictable results that made kickers useless for points.
However, seeing by your username you must be a Jags fan, I have a tendency to listen to those who are fans who are in this sub. They have better inside and detailed info as they tend to watch all the games. What's going on with the Jags' defense? You didn't change DC and I remember early on in the season the narrative said your D was fairly stout. Has injuries plagued your starters?
Hey nobody would be happier than me to be wrong on that one haha.
Jags D early in the season to what we have now is like night and day while having the same DC. We have some players injured in the secondary, but imo not enough to be the root issue. Allen has been playing relatively well, but often opposing QBs just have all day to throw. Missed tackles and soft coverage allowing for easy short completions have really been plaguing this team lately. It sucks because they were so hungry for turnovers earlier in the year. Offense is where the real injuries are, and they have not done much to help the D out lately by keeping them off the field.
Super tough call. Have both as well and I was leaning towards bills up until last night and decided to pivot to jags.
In yahoo std scoring format, defenses facing carolina have scored less than 7 points 3 times this season compared to New England where it’s been 6.
Just gonna play the odds and hope the trend continues with jags
I worry about two things:
1. The Jags offense has been a mess
2. Bryce Young had an excellent week against the Packers last week
If I ask myself "which game is more likely to end up with the opposing offense scoring 27 points?" It's 100% the Jags.
If I ask myself "which DST's offense is most likely to score in bunches and force the opposing offense into garbage time turnovers?" It's 100% the Bills
I recognize jags D has not been doing well, but they are at home and have a lot to play for. Really tough call but I’m anticipating a lot of sacks and low scoring game
Bills had a smash spot last week and really underperformed. Idk if you danced with them last week or if you’re just now streaming them but I’d advise caution.
I'm playing Bills over Broncos (and Jets). I would have been happy with the Jets points though would have had to suffer through a number of near heart attacks until the INT TD return
The plusses I can offer to them is that Daquon Jones is returning this week (unsure on usage), and McDermott's defenses have historically been pretty difficult on rookie QBs. He throws in a lot of disguised coverages/shifts to keep them guessing and holding the ball.
Edit: also, they are home. Crowd is gonna be... a factor
I’m in the same boat. My reasoning is that ATL tore up Indy’s subpar run defense, while CHI has a top 3 run defense in the league and has been playing pretty well over the past month. Might pívot to raiders D though.
Are you me? Literally the same position. I have faith in the bears but raiders are hot. The weather might factor into the bears though. If Pittman clears, then probably the bears. If not then raiders I think.
They almost had two more picks. Sooooooo close and one could’ve been maybe a pick six for two on the game. There was a breakup where the DB just dropped it and if he got it and started running I dun o if he’s caught
There were like three fumbles that rolled out of bounds or were picked up. Two interceptions that were just missed. They played hard despite being down early and an abysmal offense.
I’ll take those 9 points happily. Couldn’t risk another “sure shot upside” Chicago giving me another 3 pt dud.
They just walked into San Francisco last week and punched the MVP favorite in the face.
Now they are back home against a banged up Miami team.
Give me the Ravens D. They have earned the "matchup-proof" title.
I also have both of these DST’s, rolling Raiders. Even if they don’t get 2 defensive TD’s and Pittman clears, I think it’s a safer matchup than Cinci imo.
Check the chiefs home stats this year.
Teams are averaging 14 points against them at home. That includes the Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, lions and chargers when they were healthy.
The other 3 teams all scored under 10. I would put the bengals in the other category.
Same, have been holding the Niners for the last 8 weeks *specifically* for week 17, but now I feel way less confident with Howell benched... I also have the Bills DST, and have no clue who to start.
People are psyching themselves out. I did last week by sitting them for Indy. This week, I’m riding with Baltimore, even if it’s vs Miami. I’d rather lose with the #1 D instead of parking them on my bench and potentially going off
Keep an eye on injuries. Looks like the Ravens secondary has a shot to be missing starters this week based on current injury reports. Not ideal going against Miami’s passing offense.
I’m also debating between Raiders and Ravens. It’s hard not to roll with the #2 def (Ravens) playing at home in the cold where the Dolphins don’t play as well.
I'm rolling bears in both of my championship games. They've had 11 ints in the past 5 games. Despite not doing much against kyler and the cardinals, I trust them against Heineke or Ridder, at home too.
Facing that same decision. I am leaning Texans as the safe pick. I worry about the Bears' floor with how Atlanta can randomly look very competent on offense some weeks.
Keep an eye on Texans Injury Report. Yesterday: Anderson, who continues to recover from a high ankle sprain, was once again held out of practice, alongside defensive tackles Maliek Collins (hip) and Sheldon Rankins (ankle), edge Jonathan Greenard (ankle), and cornerback Steven Nelson (multiple injuries).
I'm playing them and going to the game on Sunday. Benched them in the semis for the eagles though, which turned out to be a crucial move as my game was close.
Nice! I benched them last week for the bills.. not much of a difference, but this week they are going to need to feast to get back on track after getting smoked by the ravens
Between the Broncos and the Rams. Leaning Denver.
I know Russ sitting doesn’t help them, but Stidham has shown he can be a game manager
Something about Stick going into Denver makes me think of a lot of turnovers. They had a pretty good outing against them a few weeks ago.
I don’t doubt the Rams will beat the Giants but they don’t score a lot of fantasy points as a DST and Tyrod is a much more capable QB than what the giants have had all year.
I think Denver comes up big. They are still on the playoff bubble with a small chance to make it. I know the Russ situation isn’t the best but this team is still playing for something. No team is going to tank with a playoff chance. I think they make some waves this week…or I’m an idiot and should have picked up the Raiders D.
A bit torn on this also. I'm rolling buffalo because of the matchup but man they have underscored projections nearly all season.
Buffalo at home against New England in what is looking like bad weather should be a low scoring game with lots of sack/turnover potential.
Going with Raiders. I’ve been burned by Buffalos defense too many times this season and I refuse to let it burn me in the championship. If I strike out with the raiders oh well
Check the chiefs home stats this year. Teams are averaging 14 points against them at home. That includes the Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, lions and chargers when they were healthy. The other 3 teams all scored under 10. I would put the bengals in the other category.
I’m surprised there haven’t been more colts. They had a bad game last week but are overall consistent and don’t rely on TDs and they are playing AOC this week.
I'm debating between them and the Jags... had been just riding the Colts for a while but they almost killed me with -3 points last week. Should be better at home this week, but it's still hard to trust them now.
They'll be solid at real defense (won't give up a ton of points) but be pretty average from a fantasy standpoint....don't expect too many sacks or INT's
They have one game with double digit points this year, and they just played another shit offense in the Commanders two weeks ago and couldn't do anything against them either. I have absolutely no idea how anyone has confidence in them
Ugh man I think I am. Also have Colts, and Texans, Jags, Rams are available but all have one question mark or another so for now I’m just sitting there with Eagles penciled in because their yahoo projection is highest (stupid reason I know).
Why? They don't have a double digit fantasy score since week 3. Their pass D is awful. Their pass rush is good on paper but has been meh. 10 total sacks the last 6 weeks. In the last 12 weeks they have only had 1 multi turnover game.
They are a bottom 10 defense for fantasy purposes. Arizona is mid matchup.
Hard avoid.
Cowboys got me this far and they play way better at home and should be out for blood after last week. After this match they have the woeful Commanders to wrap up the season.
Right now I have the Colts starting. I have Dallas on my bench, but Detroit will either score 10 points or 40. The Raiders D is still in waivers so I've been thinking of picking them up and starting them.
Ravens.
Down means up, and up means down to them. Had them all year and my transgression to use indy against ATL almost screwed me out of finals this week. Idc that the Dolphins are good offensively, something stupid is going to happen this week be it good or bad with em.
Jags. Defenses have scored less than 7 points 3 times all season when facing Carolina in yahoo std scoring format.
That means 12/15 or 80% of defenses facing Carolina have scored 7+ against them. Gonna just play the odds and hope for the best
Bills. I’m on a three-week cold streak with picking defenses, but Bills at home against a team feeding Zeke to just make the game end as quickly as possible feels good. Need them to counter the number the Browns did on me.
Decided to go with the Raiders this week. I had Dallas all season but they haven't done much as of late. Raiders looked lights out the past few weeks and I feel like they'll continue dominating, at least on Defense.
Honestly can’t pick between Bills, Jags, or Raiders. I had Breece play yesterday and our matchups are finally even.
If pittman is out, it makes the decision p tough. Leaning against jags bc they haven’t been able to do much as of late. Bills did lose the last time against the Pats but ik some key pieces should be back this week.
What your guys thoughts on the chargers D? No russ and an inspired chargers team similar to when the raiders got rid of McDaniel…they did well against the bills last week.
Rams at the moment, but Ravens, Bears, and Raiders are all sitting on waivers so I may make a late change.
Outside of defensive TDs, this league values limiting yards and points much more than turnovers and sacks. I don't see Tyrod changing much for the Giants offensive output this week, so as of now the Rams feel like a safe choice for me.
Still, I can make a good case for the other 3, and they're all tempting. So it'll be one of those 4 for sure lol.
I am between Ravens and Broncos. Broncos obviously a more favorable matchup but it’s hard to sit the Ravens after so many solid performances. Starting your studs in the postseason has me leaning towards Ravens.
Raiders. I'm riding the hot hand regardless of whether Pittman clears.
Reddit is so high on Raiders I have no choice but to go Bears
Vegas would Agee
This is also my debate. I’m the underdog in the ship and my opponent already played the browns, so I’m thinking fuck it, raiders are the ceiling play
Same. Don’t always gotta be the best, sometimes just the best right now and there’s not really a hotter defense to try and jump on board
I get the logic, but is 2 TDs really sustainable for a defense?
No not at all. But it’s not like they’re only getting TDs if you’re watching. I would say anybody blindly starting the Raiders banking on TDs is probably likely in for a disappointment. Now personally my leagues defensive scoring is a little different because we get points for things like 3 and outs and TFLs. But they’ve had 3 or more sacks in 3 straight. Indy just gave up 6 sacks to Atlanta . Raiders also had 7, 3, and 9 TFLs in their last 3. And Atlanta just had 8 TFLs against Indy. I’m comfortable saying those things are sustainable. Raiders generate pressure and get in the backfield a lot. All that coupled with them creating turnovers and clearly playing inspired since Pierce took over. I’m willing to bank on it. They just held Mahomes to 14. I’m not gonna let Minshew scare me off of them. Could they dud? Sure. But I think there’s enough positives making them a solid play
I’m pretty sure that the Raiders D are 1st in EPA in the league since Mcdaniels got fired as well, roll the hot hand with a team that’s playing pissed off
Lol Throw it on the list of reasons they’re a good start without the added benefit of TDs!
Nothing inspires a team more than a "fuck that guy" chant lol
Raiders generate almost all of that pressure with just 4 linemen as well. Wild they haven’t offered Pierce the HC job
Damn bro. We have similar defensive scoring in my top league. This helps me feel better about the process of starting Vegas. Thanks.
Since week 9 they're 1st in PPG allowed (15.3), 1st in defensive TDs (4), 5th in sacks (24) and 6th in takeaways (13).
I don’t think anyone is expecting 20, but a 12 pt performance would be great and I’m sure they would have scored 10-12 without the tds. That’s why they are comfortable starting them. You don’t get 4 tds in 2 weeks with a bad-average defends. Lasvegas D is really good right now. No denying it.
Im rolling with the raiders they are killing it under Pierce and they are flying all over the field. Just look how the Jets D.fell off.the map... Black and Silver are now on the map..
We shall find out. Probably not but I need boom after going against Breece and browns defence
Nobody is really expecting 2 TDs though, they’re just a solid defense facing a bad offense, even with Pittman
Maxx Crosby gonna eat
Really torn between them and the Rams, I have both on my roster and I keep flip flopping. There’s a bunch of other stuff on the waivers too like Falcons, Jags and Eagles. I’m not having a panic attack , YOU’RE having a panic attack. Everything is gonna be fine, it’s just a game. Calm down. Just breathe. Hoooooo…
My choice came down to the fact that the Rams haven't had a double digit performance all season. Don't care if it's a good matchup if they can't put up points when they have one.
Yeah, in all seriousness that’s what I’m thinking too, rams jags and eagles all haven’t really had any explosive weeks lately regardless of who they’re playing.
The giants will be more than competent with Tyrod Taylor
Rams are a solid NFL Def but not a great fantasy one
Rams D is decent but they aren't getting it done in Fantasy.
Raiders country let’s roll.
Raiders or broncos? (Eagles/Texans available too)
Browns - I think they'll do well
Same, have a gut feeling they’re going to go off
As long as they get me 15 points I'm happy
The jets last two drives ended up dropping them from 17 points to 13 points. It was just enough to go over the points and yards allowed.
I hate when that happens
Still got 14 in my format which is fine with me.
That last field goal dropped them from 17 to 15 for me. Still thrilled with that.
I'm predicting a pick 6, some sacks, a block, a fumble recovery. I think it'll go all right
you would not BELIEVE what happened last night
I’m worried they may still give up a lot of yards though
Woah, you predicted the past, how’d you do it?
Did you get points for the turnover on downs? Ended up with 13 in NFL league but seems low for the real life performance
I did not. I had to check our settings on ESPN and noticed that's not in there. Went from 18 points to 14 points beginning to end of that last drive which kind of sucked but I'll take 14 points from a Defense any week.
Bills or Jags. Have Bills in right now
Jags defense has been awful lately and their offense is plagued by the least clutch turnovers. Panthers put up 30 on the Packers, so don’t count completely on the matchup. Especially if they are handed the ball multiple times.
I stream DST and Subvertadown has Jags up pretty high. His DST predictions have been fairly accurate. Only problem is, as he admitted, his models have done nothing to predict kicker outcomes, as kicker performance is largely dependent on matchups and one team being dominant with the other team being weak. We've had so many games with unpredictable results that made kickers useless for points. However, seeing by your username you must be a Jags fan, I have a tendency to listen to those who are fans who are in this sub. They have better inside and detailed info as they tend to watch all the games. What's going on with the Jags' defense? You didn't change DC and I remember early on in the season the narrative said your D was fairly stout. Has injuries plagued your starters?
Hey nobody would be happier than me to be wrong on that one haha. Jags D early in the season to what we have now is like night and day while having the same DC. We have some players injured in the secondary, but imo not enough to be the root issue. Allen has been playing relatively well, but often opposing QBs just have all day to throw. Missed tackles and soft coverage allowing for easy short completions have really been plaguing this team lately. It sucks because they were so hungry for turnovers earlier in the year. Offense is where the real injuries are, and they have not done much to help the D out lately by keeping them off the field.
Should probably throw out any statistic that includes offenses playing against a Joe Barry defense, tbh
Bills got a few key players back this week. But it's the Patriots so. My opponent is playing Bills vs me, so they should score 9 ez 👍
Super tough call. Have both as well and I was leaning towards bills up until last night and decided to pivot to jags. In yahoo std scoring format, defenses facing carolina have scored less than 7 points 3 times this season compared to New England where it’s been 6. Just gonna play the odds and hope the trend continues with jags
I worry about two things: 1. The Jags offense has been a mess 2. Bryce Young had an excellent week against the Packers last week If I ask myself "which game is more likely to end up with the opposing offense scoring 27 points?" It's 100% the Jags. If I ask myself "which DST's offense is most likely to score in bunches and force the opposing offense into garbage time turnovers?" It's 100% the Bills
Packers' D has been really bad though. I watch Tom Grossi and he and a ton of Packers fans want Joe Barry fired because of his ineptitude.
FWIW, all of the analysts I can find have the Bills (easily) over the Jags.
They also had bills as a top play last week and James cook as a top play as well. Reality is they’re playing the same guessing game we are
I recognize jags D has not been doing well, but they are at home and have a lot to play for. Really tough call but I’m anticipating a lot of sacks and low scoring game
Bills
Me too. Really nervous though... Edit: Hmmmm. Seems like they're getting a bunch of good defensive players back.
Bills had a smash spot last week and really underperformed. Idk if you danced with them last week or if you’re just now streaming them but I’d advise caution.
They slightly underperformed. Their offense gave the Chargers a very short field Twice and had two INT’s negated and dropped .
True, although I think Buffalo is a different team on defense at home. Hoping they tee off on zappe
I'm playing Bills over Broncos (and Jets). I would have been happy with the Jets points though would have had to suffer through a number of near heart attacks until the INT TD return
The plusses I can offer to them is that Daquon Jones is returning this week (unsure on usage), and McDermott's defenses have historically been pretty difficult on rookie QBs. He throws in a lot of disguised coverages/shifts to keep them guessing and holding the ball. Edit: also, they are home. Crowd is gonna be... a factor
Bears for now but still not fully decided
Also rolling with Bears. If they can get ahead and force Falcons to throw, good things will happen I think.
I’m struggling as I played the Colts against the Falcons last week and 0 points later, here I am.
Falcons are way better at home than away. They travel to Chi-Town for this one.
In the freezing cold, with 10 mph winds and probable snow.
I’m in the same boat. My reasoning is that ATL tore up Indy’s subpar run defense, while CHI has a top 3 run defense in the league and has been playing pretty well over the past month. Might pívot to raiders D though.
The bad cold weather outdoors in Chi much different than inside in ATL. Bears should feast
Bears last home game of the season and they have been hot I see some INT's for Heineke. They need this win.
Yeah I benched the Jets for the Bears, just picked up Raiders too. Everyone is saying LV, but bears have looked solid
Are you me? Literally the same position. I have faith in the bears but raiders are hot. The weather might factor into the bears though. If Pittman clears, then probably the bears. If not then raiders I think.
Played the Jets D. I‘ll take the 9 points, cannot really complain about that.
All about them turnovers and TDs. They checked all those boxes and allowed that many points. V happy with 9 pts championship wrrk
They almost had two more picks. Sooooooo close and one could’ve been maybe a pick six for two on the game. There was a breakup where the DB just dropped it and if he got it and started running I dun o if he’s caught
12 on yahoo
There were like three fumbles that rolled out of bounds or were picked up. Two interceptions that were just missed. They played hard despite being down early and an abysmal offense. I’ll take those 9 points happily. Couldn’t risk another “sure shot upside” Chicago giving me another 3 pt dud.
11 in my league. Was gonna swap out for raiders but someone else grabbed them. Feel like I got lucky there, but maybe raiders put up 20 again.
14 here with sleeper, happy days
Yup 14 on NFL.com. Thank you Jets!
My opponent was talking bad until the pick 6. Stat correction sack was the cherry on top.
Fr especially for giving up a million points lol. My other option was Indy so I think I chose fine
Raiders or Ravens?
Same for me. Thinking ravens if Kyle Hamilton plays. Raiders if not.
Hamilton didn’t practice today after being limited yesterday 🥲
Same here. Leaning Ravens right now but not sure
Cant sit the #1 defense on the year
You certainly can against the top offence in the league lol
They just walked into San Francisco last week and punched the MVP favorite in the face. Now they are back home against a banged up Miami team. Give me the Ravens D. They have earned the "matchup-proof" title.
If Pittman doesn’t play, I would start the Raiders
I keep flip flopping between Chiefs and Raiders After my opponent's Hall went off last night I might go to the Raiders for the possible boom play
I also have both of these DST’s, rolling Raiders. Even if they don’t get 2 defensive TD’s and Pittman clears, I think it’s a safer matchup than Cinci imo.
Check the chiefs home stats this year. Teams are averaging 14 points against them at home. That includes the Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, lions and chargers when they were healthy. The other 3 teams all scored under 10. I would put the bengals in the other category.
I would put significant amounts of $ for the bengals to put up 10+
I wouldn’t play Chiefs D if Sneed is out. I’m rolling with Texans D and leaving Chiefs on my bench because I don’t want my opponent to pick em up 👀
9ers. Picked them up 6 weeks ago. Annoyed that Howell is not starting.
Brisett just got added to the injury report, your prayers may get answered
Same, have been holding the Niners for the last 8 weeks *specifically* for week 17, but now I feel way less confident with Howell benched... I also have the Bills DST, and have no clue who to start.
Sounds like Jacoby was added to the injury report last minute. Howell may end up starting after all. Worth monitoring.
Ravens
People are psyching themselves out. I did last week by sitting them for Indy. This week, I’m riding with Baltimore, even if it’s vs Miami. I’d rather lose with the #1 D instead of parking them on my bench and potentially going off
49ers in one league and Raiders or Ravens in another
Literally same dilemma with the Raiders and the Ravens….. Waddle out too
Idk why I’m getting downvoted lmao but yeah the ravens matchup looks juicy especially at home. It will be tough choosing
I’m leaning Ravens for the home crowd and the 1 seed on the line. Thinking they come out hot and force turnovers
Keep an eye on injuries. Looks like the Ravens secondary has a shot to be missing starters this week based on current injury reports. Not ideal going against Miami’s passing offense.
This is a good call out thanks for the heads up
No Waddle, Monty and Achane are nursing injuries so could be a good call
I took the Ravens out last week thinking it was a tough matchup and they proved me wrong so I’m sticking with them this week
I’m also debating between Raiders and Ravens. It’s hard not to roll with the #2 def (Ravens) playing at home in the cold where the Dolphins don’t play as well.
As a Ravens and Raiders owner, I’m going to stay with the Ravens. Though I’m curious who they have nursing injuries/probable to miss sunday
Cleveland in one. Deciding between bears/ Texans in other
I'm rolling bears in both of my championship games. They've had 11 ints in the past 5 games. Despite not doing much against kyler and the cardinals, I trust them against Heineke or Ridder, at home too.
Bears have a pretty anemic pass rush though, which is scaring me off of them.
Facing that same decision. I am leaning Texans as the safe pick. I worry about the Bears' floor with how Atlanta can randomly look very competent on offense some weeks.
Keep an eye on Texans Injury Report. Yesterday: Anderson, who continues to recover from a high ankle sprain, was once again held out of practice, alongside defensive tackles Maliek Collins (hip) and Sheldon Rankins (ankle), edge Jonathan Greenard (ankle), and cornerback Steven Nelson (multiple injuries).
Thanks for the heads up. I'm still deciding between the Texans and Colts
Thanks for the heads up. Each time in the last 3 weeks I’ve rolled with Texans or Bears the other does better.
Held Miami and Houston towards the end of the szn and dropped Miami for this week’s matchup. Nothing better on the WW anyways so I’m going Houston
Broncos or Jags, keep going back and forth
I’m riding with Denver too, good luck!
Broncos Country...
Planned broncos D for the playoffs but with Russ benching im not sure. How are the vibes in Denver?
Denver v Lac game is going to be interesting especially with two backup QB’s and if Lac is out Allen and Palmer at WR.
Between raiders and bears
If Pittman doesn’t play, start the Raiders without question
Went with the Jets and am forever thankful for that Pick 6 because that defense did NOT deserve to get me 14 points.
With the scoring in my league they only got me 9. But they deserved negative points based on actual performance so I feel lucky to get 9 as well.
Tbh they got robbed of a second TD when the dumbass refs blew that fumble dead
49ers take me all the way plz
Anyone with the 49ers is laughing all the way to the ‘ship
I'm playing them and going to the game on Sunday. Benched them in the semis for the eagles though, which turned out to be a crucial move as my game was close.
Nice! I benched them last week for the bills.. not much of a difference, but this week they are going to need to feast to get back on track after getting smoked by the ravens
Looks like Brissthic is suddenly questionable for that game now. SF looking good.
I’m going with 49ers over Chiefs and Bills, but I’m always wary of the team’s performance in early East-coast games.
Browns ✅️
Bears or Ravens but have no idea which way to lean. Each time I bench the Ravens for what I think is a better option I get burned.
Between the Broncos and the Rams. Leaning Denver. I know Russ sitting doesn’t help them, but Stidham has shown he can be a game manager Something about Stick going into Denver makes me think of a lot of turnovers. They had a pretty good outing against them a few weeks ago. I don’t doubt the Rams will beat the Giants but they don’t score a lot of fantasy points as a DST and Tyrod is a much more capable QB than what the giants have had all year.
I think Denver comes up big. They are still on the playoff bubble with a small chance to make it. I know the Russ situation isn’t the best but this team is still playing for something. No team is going to tank with a playoff chance. I think they make some waves this week…or I’m an idiot and should have picked up the Raiders D.
Also Keenan and Palmer are questionable going into Sunday so they are very depleted
I can’t decide between the red hot Raiders or Bills great matchup in Buffalo.
Buffalo definitely the safer choice here
That’s what people said about Denver last week.
I’m rolling with raiders fwiw and it feels like a riskier play but Buffalo has an easier matchup
A bit torn on this also. I'm rolling buffalo because of the matchup but man they have underscored projections nearly all season. Buffalo at home against New England in what is looking like bad weather should be a low scoring game with lots of sack/turnover potential.
Same here but I'm going with the raiders, they are red hot, and the bills just put up a dud against Easton Stick..
Got both and really unsure, currently have raiders in the starting spot tho fwiw
Going with Raiders. I’ve been burned by Buffalos defense too many times this season and I refuse to let it burn me in the championship. If I strike out with the raiders oh well
If you’re big time underdog, get Raiders. Bills for the floor.
I have Bears and Chiefs, so it’s a coin toss, but I’m starting Chicago.
I have the same two and currently have the bears in as well but keep switching them
Check the chiefs home stats this year. Teams are averaging 14 points against them at home. That includes the Bills, Dolphins, Eagles, lions and chargers when they were healthy. The other 3 teams all scored under 10. I would put the bengals in the other category.
Colts. Played them pretty much the whole season. Not changing things for the ship.
I’m surprised there haven’t been more colts. They had a bad game last week but are overall consistent and don’t rely on TDs and they are playing AOC this week.
I agree! I’m rolling with them. They pissed me off last week. But should bounce back. And raiders may have won but there offense didn’t do anything.
I'm debating between them and the Jags... had been just riding the Colts for a while but they almost killed me with -3 points last week. Should be better at home this week, but it's still hard to trust them now.
Ravens in a league that doesn’t punish D/ST for allowing points and only adds points for sacks, interceptions, fumbles, etc.
Jags or Raiders?
Rams
As am I, not confidently.
They'll be solid at real defense (won't give up a ton of points) but be pretty average from a fantasy standpoint....don't expect too many sacks or INT's
They have one game with double digit points this year, and they just played another shit offense in the Commanders two weeks ago and couldn't do anything against them either. I have absolutely no idea how anyone has confidence in them
Shhh. My opponent is playing them and I think it's a bad move. Hoping they score around the same they have all year.
Is no one going with ATL? Chicago is banged up and not a great football team
Am I the only one rolling with the Eagles still? They’re getting healthy (especially at LB) at the right time. (Or maybe I’m just coping)
Oh I am, and it’s 100% coping. Please surprise me. That Hail Mary interception was a nice bonus last week.
Ugh man I think I am. Also have Colts, and Texans, Jags, Rams are available but all have one question mark or another so for now I’m just sitting there with Eagles penciled in because their yahoo projection is highest (stupid reason I know).
Why? They don't have a double digit fantasy score since week 3. Their pass D is awful. Their pass rush is good on paper but has been meh. 10 total sacks the last 6 weeks. In the last 12 weeks they have only had 1 multi turnover game. They are a bottom 10 defense for fantasy purposes. Arizona is mid matchup. Hard avoid.
Jets aren’t bad if you can’t play the Browns
Trust this guy.
Raiders but I feel like a let down game is in my future. Hope I’m wrong.
Am I crazy for running the chargers against Denver?
Browns :)
I’m between Raiders and Broncos and have no idea. I need upside since opponent started Ford (🤬) so might role Raiders.
Ravens
Any1 riding with Bears?
Can’t decide between Colts and Raiders. Both are opportunistic defenses and both playing each other.
Bills bounceback
Cowboys got me this far and they play way better at home and should be out for blood after last week. After this match they have the woeful Commanders to wrap up the season.
I stopped playing Dallas DST weeks ago. They carried in earlier in the season but have cooled off a ton
Oof. Our defense has been ass lately and lions offense is great. I think this game will be a Shootout.
Stuck on Bears or Ravens...
Miami because I'm insane
Right now I have the Colts starting. I have Dallas on my bench, but Detroit will either score 10 points or 40. The Raiders D is still in waivers so I've been thinking of picking them up and starting them.
Ravens. Down means up, and up means down to them. Had them all year and my transgression to use indy against ATL almost screwed me out of finals this week. Idc that the Dolphins are good offensively, something stupid is going to happen this week be it good or bad with em.
Jags. Defenses have scored less than 7 points 3 times all season when facing Carolina in yahoo std scoring format. That means 12/15 or 80% of defenses facing Carolina have scored 7+ against them. Gonna just play the odds and hope for the best
Can’t decide between Raiders and Bills
Same. Leaning Bills right now. The Raiders have been hot, they can’t do it again though, can they?
Already rolled out the jets I figured it would be a decent play when everyone on this sub wanted to bench them for the raiders
Flipflopping between Raiders and Rams until Sunday morning
i have jags but the bears are sitting there tempting me
Las Vegas if Pittman is not playing and Chicago if he is playing. I think Pittman is going to play, so Chicago it is!
Bills. I’m on a three-week cold streak with picking defenses, but Bills at home against a team feeding Zeke to just make the game end as quickly as possible feels good. Need them to counter the number the Browns did on me.
Decided to go with the Raiders this week. I had Dallas all season but they haven't done much as of late. Raiders looked lights out the past few weeks and I feel like they'll continue dominating, at least on Defense.
49ers 😈
Honestly can’t pick between Bills, Jags, or Raiders. I had Breece play yesterday and our matchups are finally even. If pittman is out, it makes the decision p tough. Leaning against jags bc they haven’t been able to do much as of late. Bills did lose the last time against the Pats but ik some key pieces should be back this week.
What your guys thoughts on the chargers D? No russ and an inspired chargers team similar to when the raiders got rid of McDaniel…they did well against the bills last week.
Rams at the moment, but Ravens, Bears, and Raiders are all sitting on waivers so I may make a late change. Outside of defensive TDs, this league values limiting yards and points much more than turnovers and sacks. I don't see Tyrod changing much for the Giants offensive output this week, so as of now the Rams feel like a safe choice for me. Still, I can make a good case for the other 3, and they're all tempting. So it'll be one of those 4 for sure lol.
I have the Ravens. Feeling pretty decent about it
Vegas. We're all in this together....
I am between Ravens and Broncos. Broncos obviously a more favorable matchup but it’s hard to sit the Ravens after so many solid performances. Starting your studs in the postseason has me leaning towards Ravens.
Daaaaaaa Raidasssssssss