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Summary

Fantasy Focus Football – Week 15 Fantasy Recap: Playoff Heroes & Heartbreaks!

Date: December 15, 2025
Hosts: Field Yates, Stefania Bell, Daniel Dopp (with contributions from Mike Clay)
Episode Focus: In-depth recap of Week 15, the first week of the fantasy playoffs, highlighting top performers ("winners"), biggest disappointments ("losers"), injury fallout, actionable takeaways, and key injury updates for championship-bound fantasy managers.

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Main Theme & Purpose

Week 15 brought the chaos and drama of the fantasy playoffs—epic performances, crushing underachievers, and major injury shake-ups. The Fantasy Focus crew breaks down everything playoff managers must know, from heroes who won matchups, heartbreaks that ended seasons, to critical medical updates that will define Week 16 and beyond.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Week 15 Heroes: Top Playoff Performers

• Trey McBride (TE, Cardinals): The Fantasy MVP Argument

  • “12 catches on 13 targets for 134 yards and two touchdowns for 37.4 fantasy points... He’s reached Travis Kelce status from a couple years ago.” —Daniel Dopp [04:01]
  • McBride’s positional edge: The gap between him and TE2 is 93.3 points, the second-largest gap since 2000.
  • “He’s the biggest positional difference-maker—arguably the scariest player to face right now.” —Field Yates [06:55]
  • Going forward: Would be WR5 in per-game points.

• James Cook (RB, Bills)

  • 22 carries for 107 yards, 2 rushing TDs, 2 catches/4 yards/1 receiving TD, 31.1 FP.
  • “Gigantic day in an epic comeback by the Buffalo Bills... He has been excellent both in the touchdown and rushing yard category.” —Field Yates [09:20]

• Travion Henderson (RB, Patriots)

  • 14 carries for 148 yards, 2 TDs, 2 catches for 13; 30.1 FP.
  • “Third overall in RBs this week... Travion just showed you what he could do.” —Stefania Bell [10:03]
  • Noted for multiple 50+ yard TD runs, only the third rookie in NFL history to do so.

• Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR, Lions)

  • 13/18/164/2; 41.4 FP (33 points at halftime alone).
  • “He had two of the best three WR performances this season.” —Daniel Dopp [22:25]

• Trevor Lawrence (QB, Jaguars)

  • Historic fantasy day: First player in history with 300+ passing yards, 5+ passing TDs, 50+ rushing yards, and a rushing TD.
  • 44.3 FP; only 23% of his managers started him.
  • “If you didn’t start Trevor Lawrence, you shouldn’t be kicking yourself... the process was defensible, but what a day.” —Field Yates [24:08]

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2. Week 15 Heartbreaks: Playoff Disappointments

• Justin Jefferson (WR, Vikings): The Ultimate Temptation

  • Finished as the 14th highest scorer in his own game—behind defensive players and third-stringers.
  • “I’d rather play 60 other wide receivers than Justin Jefferson right now... It is so frustrating.” —Daniel Dopp [15:23]
  • “It’s Temptation Island every week.” —Daniel Dopp [16:26]

• Joe Burrow (QB, Bengals)

  • 225 yards, 2 INT, 5.5 FP.
  • “He was almost unrecognizable on tape... Joe Burrow not back.” —Field Yates [17:54]
  • The panel notes his accountability and leadership at the postgame press conference, but his performance is a drag.

• Jahmyr Gibbs (RB, Lions)

  • 13/38 rush, 4/20 rec; just 9.8 FP in playoffs.
  • “You just rely on him so much... but this week he was one of the losers.” —Stefania Bell [20:17]
  • Boom-bust pattern: alternates monster (35+ FP) and dud weeks.

• Ravens TEs: Mark Andrews & Isaiah Likely

  • Combined for 3.8 FP; “Start every tight end vs Bengals” didn’t help here.
  • “Andrews 2 for 18. Likely with a bagel. Just a ridiculous game.” —Field Yates [54:44]

• Breece Hall (RB, Jets)

  • 12/23 rush, 2/14 rec; 5.7 FP vs tough Jaguars front.

• Quinshon Judkins (RB, Browns)

  • Back-to-back games under 30 rushing yards; three catches for minus-four yards this week.
  • “All opportunity, no production. His longest carry was four yards.” —Daniel Dopp [45:21]

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3. "What the Heck?!" Performances

• Philip Rivers (QB, Colts)

  • Called out of retirement at age 44, nearly led the Colts to an unlikely win in Seattle.
  • “How is 44-year-old Philip Rivers still out there? ...What the heck.” –Stefania Bell [24:31]
  • Colts special teams: Lou Grupe (kicker) 60-yard field goal; Seattle answers with six field goals.

• Jameson Williams (WR, Lions)

  • Seven catches in three straight games, 134 yards/TD this week.
  • Now WR7 since Week 6, floor is high as Sam LaPorta is out.

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4. Injury Fallout

• Patrick Mahomes (QB, Chiefs): Season-Ending ACL Tear

  • Confirmed ACL; Chiefs eliminated, Gardner Minshew to start rest of season.
  • Impact: Travis Kelce a low-end TE1, Rashi Rice drops from “week-winner” to low-end WR1.
  • “We all love watching Mahomes. Big blow to Kansas City... Chiefs are exploring surgical options... Return for Week 1 possible but details pending.” —Stefania Bell [27:06]

• Devonte Adams (WR, Rams): Hamstring Aggravation

  • Unlikely to play Thursday after reaggravation on a deep route.
  • “After a setback, I think it’s a very big question mark with a flag for Thursday.” —Stefania Bell [47:17]

• Micah Parsons (LB, Cowboys): Torn ACL

  • Defensive blow, classic non-contact ACL injury. Done for season.

• Christian Watson (WR, Packers): Chest Injury

  • Sent to hospital, released; status for next week unclear.

• Woody Marks (RB, Texans): Ankle Injury

  • Unlikely to return mid-game; coach hinted he could have returned if needed, but Stefania cautions that this isn’t always predictive for the following week. [48:49]

• Roma Odunze (WR, Bears): Foot Aggravation

  • Scratched minutes before kickoff after aggravating previous stress fracture. Ruled questionable for Week 16, Bears likely cautious for playoffs. [43:15]

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5. Key Takeaways & Strategic Insights

Quarterbacks: Rethinking Drafting Strategy

• Stefania questions whether early-drafted, mobile QBs are worth their draft slots after another injury-riddled, inconsistent year.
  • Of the top five QBs by ADP (Allen, Hurts, Daniels, Burrow, Lamar), only Allen (and to a lesser degree Hurts) justify draft capital.
  • “How many [top QBs] would you say were worth the investment... It would make me seriously question, is it worth it?” —Stefania Bell [35:37]

Waiver Wire Darlings and Depth Heroes

• Michael Wilson (WR, Cardinals):
  • Locked into lineups if Marvin Harrison Jr. is out; 11 targets, 16.4 FP.
  • “He is obviously a lineup lock... They get Atlanta in Week 16 and things only get easier.” —Daniel Dopp [41:43]
• Jacoby Brissett (QB, Cardinals):
  • Quietly top-12 at QB vs a defense that stopped all others; pure volume and garbage time production.

Team Trends

• Chargers: “Winning Games, Doing Nothing for Fantasy”
  • “You have to be selective, might have more production vs Dallas, buyer beware after that.” —Stefania Bell [32:07]
• Detroit Lions:
  • Offense is loaded and trustworthy (especially St. Brown, Williams); positive schedule for playoffs except possibly Week 17.
• Bears:
  • Points are inconsistent, especially with late scratches; DeAndre Swift holds slight edge among RBs.

Monday Night Football Preview (Week 15)

• Steelers @ Dolphins
  • Few locks: HN (Achan) in for Dolphins. DK Metcalf probable after hospital stay for abdominal injury. Cold weather could be factor. [57:16]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “I’d rather play 60 other wide receivers right now than Justin Jefferson... It is so frustrating and this last week, by the way, he was throwing darts to, like, TJ Hockenson and Jalen Naylor.” —Daniel Dopp [15:23]
• “If Brock Bowers had been healthy and had a better quarterback situation, I think that he and Trey McBride are very close... But the Cardinals’ QB situation, the Raiders’ QB situation—what are we seeing?” —Stefania Bell [06:55]
• “He trains a very specific way... and I think that’s also going to help him on the recovery aspect [from ACL],” —Stefania Bell on Mahomes [27:06]
• “If it takes you four minutes to decide if it was a catch, it’s a catch.” —Field Yates [62:51]
• “The Chargers are winning games and doing nothing for your fantasy teams.” —Stefania Bell [32:03]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [04:01] – Winners: Trey McBride, James Cook, Travion Henderson
• [14:32] – Losers: Justin Jefferson, Joe Burrow, Jameer Gibbs
• [21:33] – What the Heck: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Trevor Lawrence, Philip Rivers
• [26:42] – Takeaways: Jaguars, Philip Rivers/Colts, Chargers, Lions
• [27:06] – Injury Deep Dive: Patrick Mahomes ACL
• [43:00] – Bears Offense & Roma Odunze Injury
• [45:20] – Quinnshon Judkins Disappointment
• [46:23] – Injury Report: Devonte Adams, Woody Marks, Parsons, Watson
• [52:50] – Studs & Duds Lightning Round
• [57:00] – Monday Night Football Preview
• [60:21] – Off the Chest: Offensive Rookie of the Year race; Replay review rant

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Engaging Closing Thoughts

• This was a wild and injury-riddled playoff week, with the fantasy landscape being shaken up by both stars and unsung heroes.
• We’re entering the final stretch: monitor injuries closely, make waiver wire moves boldly, and don’t second-guess benching disappointing “big names.”
• The ongoing debate about drafting QBs early or waiting and streaming continues.
• As always: love each other, be kind—fantasy heartbreak happens to everyone.

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For Those Skipping the Episode:

This recap offers a detailed play-by-play of winners, losers, surprise performances, injury alerts, and hot-topic debates—perfect to catch you up heading into your next must-win matchup!

Transcript

[Stefania Bell]

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[Daniel Dopp]

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[Stefania Bell]

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[Daniel Dopp]

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[Daniel Dopp]

Download depop to start selling. What's good and welcome into Fantasy Focus Football, presented by Wingstop alongside Field Jates and Stefania Bell. That's right. We got most of week 15 in the books. The first week of the fantasy playoffs. It was a wild fantasy week, guys. How are you guys doing today?

[Field Yates]

Stefania, beauty first, always.

[Stefania Bell]

The 49ers won.

[Daniel Dopp]

Hey, that's right.

[Stefania Bell]

That was my highlight of the weekend on an otherwise, you know, very busy day. If you work in the injury world.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes, yes.

[Field Yates]

Niners. Yeah, it was a crazy day for injuries. Some peaks and pits yesterday. As far as performances go, The Niners have 10 wins and dad Gummett. They play a Monday Night Football next week in Indianapolis, a game that looked.

[Stefania Bell]

Like it would be daunting with all the losses the 49ers have had in personnel. And now it's just going to be interesting.

[Field Yates]

It will be very, very interesting as Philip Rivers will be the starting quarterback. Which is still a crazy thing to say as we are in week now, soon to be 16 of the 2025 NFL season, but a great day. Fantasy playoffs have started. We are ready to rock and roll. We got a lot to get into today.

[Daniel Dopp]

So much.

[Field Yates]

Most of the storylines from yesterday are injuries. And the only thing that I'll say before we get into our usual sort of Monday morning offerings is that like, if some guy sees like a slight uptick in playing time or some player has like a random number of targets.

[Stefania Bell]

Not sure.

[Field Yates]

It's really like a takeaway in week 15 when you've got two weeks left in the fantasy season. Much more of today will be injury fallout and some of the guys that maybe carried you through round one of the playoffs and those who may have let you down during round one of the playoffs.

[Daniel Dopp]

A lot of Mondays we'll do a show where it's like, hey, this guy had a surprise performance. Do we think maybe there's a little more in the bag?

[Field Yates]

Nun guy leading the bears and running back snaps. I don't think that's actually true. But an example of something that came up earlier in the season. Like, now it's, hey, I'm not even gonna say his name.

[Daniel Dopp]

We'll dive into it.

[Field Yates]

Let's talk about it as we get rolling here really quickly.

[Daniel Dopp]

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[Stefania Bell]

What?

[Daniel Dopp]

I had, like, a mustard hat on that they were like, it's ripped. Yes. So I thought it looked like it had been ripped on purpose because it hadn't been like, actually like a dog had gotten to it. But I thought it looked like a designer thing. And then Chat was just like, daniel, we need to get you. They wanted to start a GoFundMe to get me a new hat.

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

Mama Dop called me after the show to be like, you know, to get a new hat.

[Field Yates]

So is this funded by.

[Daniel Dopp]

This is a new. No, this is a new one. This was funded by Liz Loza. She gave me this for my birthday last year.

[Stefania Bell]

And. And look apropos given the. The temperatures.

[Daniel Dopp]

Absolutely. Guys, it's quite chilly.

[Field Yates]

If I'm not here next week, it's because I've relocated to Maui. I can't afford it.

[Stefania Bell]

It's gonna be.

[Field Yates]

It's hard to get to. And my family. It'd be hard to get my kids all the way over there. But, oh, my God, your dog is like, I'm good. As far as walks are concerned, it's probably a sign to move somewhere. Let's get into our winners, losers, and what the heck players.

[Daniel Dopp]

Guys, my winner this week is a tight end that gave you the best game of the season, Trey McBride. You know how we've been talking about how good Trey McBride is, like, right now, especially in week 15, he's reached the Travis Kelce from a couple years ago stance where he is so much better than everyone else at the position. The advantage that you got is unreal. Best game of the season. 12 catches on 13 targets for 134 yards and two touchdowns for 37.4 fantasy points against the Texans of all teams. He has six games over 20 fantasy points since week six. This is his third game with 13 or more targets this season. He has seven games of 10 or more targets this year, which is unreal. Only players with more games of 10 or more targets.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Jamar Chase, Amon Ross, St. Brown, those are the only two guys. You want to know how many single digit games he has this year?

[Field Yates]

I'm going to go with the zero he has won.

[Daniel Dopp]

And it was 9.1 fantasy points.

[Field Yates]

Honestly, for 41 yards, I want to.

[Daniel Dopp]

Quickly throw up a full screen. I asked our producer Zach to throw up. And if you look at this, this is where they ranked this year. Trey McBride, if he was a wide receiver, would be wide receiver 5.

[Stefania Bell]

So good.

[Daniel Dopp]

He is better than Jamar Chase on a per game basis. Rashi Rice, George Pickens, Ceedee Lamb, Nico Collins. You have not only the best tight end in football on your squad, but he delivered the best day of the season for you here in week 15, probably.

[Stefania Bell]

Oh, sorry. You know, it's funny that you pulled this full screen because what I was just going to say is watching as we do these games, all the games over tv, this graphic caught my attention that every time they were comparing Training Bride, it was like to a wide receiver. Yes, there was not. It's like, no, we're just going to compare them to the wide receivers because that's really the kind of numbers that he's putting up.

[Field Yates]

So just to put a little bit more perspective on this, it's not just how many points you score, it's what kind of positional edge that you gain, right? Not that, I mean Puka's unbelievable, right? But like if you are facing Puka in the playoffs and you have jsn, you might be a one to one even. It might be a slight, you know, slight disadvantage. Slight advantage, who knows? With Trey McBride you're almost guaranteed a positional advantage to the point that through week 15, obviously we have three more weeks to play. The gap between Trey McBride and the second highest scoring tight end is 93.3 fantasy points. That's the second largest gap over the course of a full season between the highest scoring tight end and the second highest scoring tight end. That was Travis kelce back in 2022, that gap was 100.9 points. So if somebody can either narrow the gap between himself and Trey McBride or keep the gap no larger than what basically seven more fantasy points the rest of the way, then that Kelsey Record will stand as the most this century. But the bottom line is this. It's the biggest positional difference maker I'd argue the scariest player to face right now in fantasy football playoffs.

[Stefania Bell]

I, I obviously this is, you know, we're, we're doing like winners and of course and this is a conversation going in next year. But I want this on the record because I want to have this conversation. If Brock Bowers had been healthy and had a better quarterback situation, I think that he and Trey McBride are very close and obviously we drafted him that way. Most people drafted Brock Bowers first for the opportunity. And Brock Bowers last year was super productive. Trey McBride has done so much with Jacoby Brissette.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

And you remember last year he was not scoring touchdowns. He was volume famous catcher, famously no touchdowns. And so I wonder when we, when everything shakes out, the Cardinals quarterback situation, the Raiders quarterback situation, what are we seeing? Because I remember Travis Kelsey, that stat you brought up, I remember using that with Travis Kelsey and we were all talking about the gap and now we've got to draft him this much higher coming in next year. He's so much better than everybody else and then it didn't work out. And so it's just funny because you have these seasons and the talent is there. Talent doesn't change. But if the environmental circumstances around it do, you might be having a slightly different.

[Daniel Dopp]

Raiders just need a new quarterback and a new head coach and a new offensive coordinator and a couple of other things other than that. Brock Bowers is in a great spot. I want to end on this passes.

[Field Yates]

For Fernando Mendoza next year.

[Daniel Dopp]

You know what is that that much worse than what we've been seeing this year?

[Field Yates]

No, it'd be way better.

[Daniel Dopp]

Right? That'd be great. We would love to draft be incredible. I think and this is not a new thought. I think you've said this, I think we've all said this, but I think especially with what we just saw in Week 15. Trey McBride is the fantasy MVP of the season because of what he has done at his position.

[Field Yates]

Good debate as we'll get into in just a couple of weeks from right now, but he's been amazing. My winner of the week, second highest scoring running back of the week, It's James Cook. 22 carries for 107 yards with a pair of rushing touchdowns to go along with two catches for four yards. So not crazy receiving production, but he turned two of those or one of those two catches into a receiving touchdown. Gigantic day in a epic comeback by the Buffalo Bill. 21 on the road to New England. They put an end to New England's 10 game winning streak. James Cook gets you 31.1 fantasy points. He's had an amazing season. Remember last year he barely got over a thousand rushing yards. It was all those rushing touchdowns. He has been excellent both in the touchdown and rushing yard category. My winner is James cook.

[Daniel Dopp]

He's got 12 touchdowns this year. Still like he's still been good. He had regression but it's still a good number.

[Stefania Bell]

And the other thing is, remember there was some waiting situation with him going into the season. You didn't know that new contract sometimes threatens the health of a player if they're not practicing as much and you're worried about with the volume and what's it going to do. Every time I looked up on the screen it was either Josh Allen or James Cook. Those are the only two people. He had so much work and it was hard work yesterday. It's not like he was just running free. I mean he was working physical work against tackles. Super impressive performance. My winner is right behind James Cook in the rankings this week. And that's.

[Field Yates]

Most fantasy points scored this week.

[Stefania Bell]

No, I was going with Travion Henderson. Oh, I was like. That's why I said no, no, I. Wow. I went with Travion Henderson because to me we've been having this debate about Travion and Ramon Ray. It's something that we've discussed multiple times. We've seen the talent for Travion Henderson and I just felt like for fantasy managers who stuck with their gut that Trayvon Henderson's talent would push through in the playoffs in. It really paid off for you yesterday. 30.1 fantasy points, 14 for 148. I mean he's. These are some good runs.

[Daniel Dopp]

They were good runs. There's some good couple good ones in.

[Stefania Bell]

There with two rushing touchdowns and then two catches for 13 yards. Most importantly, Stevenson, 10.7 fantasy points, 6 for 50 on the rushing and 3 for 27 on the catches. So two catches for Trayvon, three. It's not like there was a big disparity in the passing game, but Trevian Henderson just showed you what he could do. And like I said, third overall in running backs.

[Daniel Dopp]

So we had seen this before, but the reason why it's impressive to me this week is because he wasn't supposed to be able to do this when Ramon Ray was also on the field with him. Right.

[Field Yates]

Yeah. I think this is the question.

[Daniel Dopp]

So does it keep. Do we keep this going?

[Field Yates]

Here's where I think we categorize this stuff. And this falls into what I was discussing a few moments ago about how like takeaways versus almost like observations is that Trayvon obviously represents big upside in the playoffs. If you're playing him next week, is it easy to count on back to back games with 40, I'm sorry, 30 plus fantasy points? Of course not.

[Daniel Dopp]

Probably not.

[Field Yates]

But a guy who played less than 50% of the snaps this week scored over 30 fantasy points. You know why? Because he's already on the. I don't know about. He's on the short list for most explosive running backs in the NFL. Gibbs obviously is number one. I don't know if he's top three. Five. Somewhere on that short list though is Travion who now has. Yeah or who did I say?

[Daniel Dopp]

No, no, no. You were saying when you said Jameer and you. I don't know if he's three or four. It's like bro, he's one. What are you talking about? You meant Trayvon is one.

[Field Yates]

Yes, clearly Jameer Gibbs is the most. Travion now has four 50 plus yard rushing touchdowns this season.

[Daniel Dopp]

I heard this stat.

[Field Yates]

That's twice as many as anybody else in the NFL. Of note, both of those are. There were two separate games with two 50 plus yard rushing touchdowns from Henderson. So he's boom bust. But the boom is very, very.

[Daniel Dopp]

And Trayvon Baltimore. Week after that, Jets Travan Henderson with four rushes of 50 or more yards. That is only the third time in NFL history that has happened as a rookie. The only other people to do it were Saquon Barkley and some guy from the 50s that I don't remember. Oh, so it was old. I mean it was a long, it was a long time ago. I just need to be honest about that.

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[Daniel Dopp]

My loser. This week, I'm gonna ask our producer to pull up a full screen here. I just wanna really quickly.

[Field Yates]

I think full screen's ready today.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, well, we really, we did some hard work here. Looking at Vikings, Cowboys, looking at top scorers. Let's see. McCarthy, Naylor, Lamb, Williams, Prescott, Davis, Hawkinson. Nope, nope, nope. Let's go to the next full screen. Those are the top seven scores.

[Field Yates]

Maybe.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, there he is. Okay, so Aaron Jones, Jordan, Addison, Ryan, flannoy, George Pickens, C.J. ham, Hunter Lepke. And then the 14th highest scoring player in this Vikings, Rams, Vikings, Cowboys games. Yes. Outsourced Justin Jefferson. Mind you, I did the good thing here and didn't even include defenses and kickers. Otherwise he would be 18th on this list.

[Stefania Bell]

I know.

[Daniel Dopp]

He's had two catches in three straight games. I know. Field you said I'm going to refuse my I'm out, right?

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

I just want to say this. I don't have any playoff matchups with Justin Jefferson in them. Any leagues that I had Jefferson in. I didn't make the playoffs.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

So when I say this, it's not like I'm saying from like I'm doing this because I'm not put in this situation. I just have no idea. If I had Justin Jefferson and I somehow advanced in spite of what he's done for the last six weeks. I just think I'm out. I am at a point, Daniel, just raising my hand emotionally as a fantasy manager. I'd rather play 60 other wide receivers right now than Justin Jefferson. It is so frustrating and this last week, by the way, he was throwing darts to, like, TJ Hawkinson and Jalen Naylor. He had. Justin Jefferson had opportunities in the end zone. And that made it even worse.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Dropped a touchdown.

[Daniel Dopp]

It was so frustrating. I just. This next week against the Giants, another unbelievable matchup.

[Stefania Bell]

It's the temptation. It's the thing where you just. You can't separate in your mind.

[Field Yates]

Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

The talent and skill of the player from what is actually happening. And by the way, I still don't. I just don't understand how you're moving this far along if you've been starting.

[Daniel Dopp]

I don't think that you are a lot of managers.

[Field Yates]

There are some. You know, football in a nutshell.

[Daniel Dopp]

Right. This is absolutely Temptation island, the old TV show, because it's like, do you want Justin Jefferson or the other one that's over here?

[Stefania Bell]

It's like just unknown. Might put up something that you couldn't have predicted.

[Daniel Dopp]

Unbelievable. I just wanted to say, anyone that started Justin Jefferson, please know that, like, we've talked about this. We feel you. Man, it's been so frustrating all season long.

[Field Yates]

Maybe just don't start. Players who played on that LSU national championship team because his quarterback in that game.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Who was Burrow. Not great yesterday.

[Daniel Dopp]

Burrow who?

[Field Yates]

I get it. Burrow missed a huge chunk of time. So it's possible you pivoted off of Burrow and you found a Jackson dart or somebody else that you have been starting. However, we all know people that added Joe Burrow when he came back from that toe injury, Stefania included.

[Daniel Dopp]

Absolutely.

[Field Yates]

And by the way, they had reasons to be optimistic after Joe Burrow in his first game back looked really good against this exact Ravens he played yesterday. And then last week against the Bills. There's four touchdowns. You're thinking to yourself, joe Burrow back. Joe Burrow not back. 225 passing yards, two interceptions. He had five rushing yards total. A 5.5 fantasy point day for Joe Burrow. I saw our guy, Dan Orlovsky, talking about how he was almost unrecognizable on tape. Watching him yesterday against Baltimore. Joe has been the subject of many conversations about his future. We will see what that looks like in the off season. But for now, if you make it past the quarterfinals with Joe Burrow as your quarterback, it was definitely in spite of his efforts yesterday.

[Daniel Dopp]

Can you imagine showing up to watch that game, having to wipe the snow off the seat yourself because the team wouldn't do it for you, and then you had to watch that performance on the field?

[Field Yates]

I think you got to explain that one a little bit more, though.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay, so for what it's worth, just so that you guys know, in Cincinnati, a lot of teams in the NFL, they'll go through and they will actually, like, I think it's a requirement. Is it not required.

[Field Yates]

Correct.

[Daniel Dopp]

To be able to clear off the seats of the stadium, especially if there's snow on them. And all these Bengals fans showed up and they're like, oh, cool, I spent $200 on a ticket and it's just covered in snow. The team didn't even have the ability to like. It just. It just feels like the cheapest team in the.

[Stefania Bell]

And so also, after. After, if you've been coming this whole time when they. When things have been bleak, we're out of the playoffs, the least you could do is clear my seat for. You know, it's interesting we bring up bad Joe Byrne. This is because he was the one who made the case for when he wanted to come back. It's like, the fans deserve a good show. You know, they're the season ticket holders. I want to play for the fans. We need to provide them entertainment. I believe wholeheartedly that that is how he feels. I don't think he feels good about the display that they put on yesterday, but it makes me wonder, you know, they are human beings, and there was so much focus on his return and so much of that, you know, anticipation and adrenaline. And then he comes back and he looks really good when he first comes back. You just wonder if there wasn't a crash after that. Just didn't look like himself.

[Daniel Dopp]

He had a couple of. I just. I love Joe Burrow, and we can move on from this after. But, like, I think he's just, like, an unbelievable person. It seems like he went to the podium, the lectern. Excuse me, yesterday. And, well, that's what it is to find. It's a lectern, not a podium.

[Field Yates]

Famously.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, famously.

[Field Yates]

Isn't that a Dan Gaziano?

[Daniel Dopp]

It's a Twitter account, too. It's a lectern.

[Field Yates]

Bengals have a lectern. It might be for their press conferences during the week.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay, okay.

[Field Yates]

Sentiment largely holds.

[Daniel Dopp]

But Joe goes up and basically says, like, this loss is on me. Like, I get that everyone didn't play well, but, like, you can't be a playoff team if your quarterback who makes the money that I make isn't playing better than this. And I might have played my words. Like. And then you go in the locker room, and the team is just like, man, we have A freaking leader at the quarterback position. The respect that it seems like that locker room has for him.

[Field Yates]

We'll see whether he's even in Cincinnati.

[Daniel Dopp]

I know. That'll be a fun conversation.

[Field Yates]

Conversation.

[Stefania Bell]

Who is a good person. Yeah, I know. I just. I. Daniel, I felt like I needed to do this for you. I need to own this for you in my loser category.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay. Please do it.

[Stefania Bell]

Who was that number one running back we were talking about? Not the number one running back this week. He was my loser of the week. Jameer Gibbs. Because you just rely on him so much. He's so good, so consistent. Except for yesterday, 9.8 fantasy points, which, you know, I get it. There were not a lot of stellar running back performances. But Jir Gibbs has been such a leader that this amount in the fantasy playoff week is what made him one of the loser of the weeks for me. 13 carries, 38 rushing yards, four catches for 20 receiving yards going into last night's game. So before last night's game, running back, 26. I didn't even bother to see if it looked. Cause it was too hard to count down.

[Daniel Dopp]

Sorry.

[Field Yates]

That's fair.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's fair.

[Field Yates]

Kind of amazing, too, when you look at Jameer Gibbs, like, last eight games. All right, so yesterday I was just.

[Daniel Dopp]

Going to do this. Our buddy Kyle Sapi has a great setup for this. So last eight games, 36.8 points, 5.8 points, 38.2 points, 19 points, 55.4 points, 55, 11.6, then 37 points, and then 9.8. So what he's done is he's scored 35 or more fantasy points in every other week since week seven, which means week 16 against Pittsburgh at home is another 35.

[Field Yates]

Actually, would not be surprised whatsoever if that has happened. What the heck happened yesterday, Daniel? That caught your attention?

[Daniel Dopp]

Did you guys see what the heck? Aman Ross St. Brown had 33 fantasy points at halftime. Did you see that?

[Stefania Bell]

I thought they. I thought it was wrong.

[Daniel Dopp]

You're like, there's something's wrong with our stat.

[Stefania Bell]

Because I, you know, you're watching multiple games. And then I was like, wait. I started doing the math of how many touchdowns. And I was like, this is insane.

[Daniel Dopp]

Unbelievable.

[Stefania Bell]

Fantasy points. Is he going to end with.

[Daniel Dopp]

Well, I'll tell you what, he ended with just over 40. A whopping 33 at halftime, finishes with 41.4. He really did. Only eight and a half fantasy points in the second half, which honestly, still was a really great game. 13 catches on 18 targets for 164 yards. Two touchdowns and 41.4 fantasy points. It was the most targets, most receptions, most receiving yards and most fantasy points on the season for Amon Ross St. Brown. Not just that. Why don't we go ahead and throw up. I have one more full screen, my friend.

[Field Yates]

You're like Oprah to the audience.

[Daniel Dopp]

These are the three best wide receiver performances of the season. Amon Ra has two of the best three performances at the wide receiver spot this year. He had 41. That was the best game at the wide receiver position all season long and it happened in week 15 in your playoffs. It's unbelievable. Huge boom week. And this next week against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Lions are just going to keep on going back to this kid, man.

[Field Yates]

No doubt about it.

[Stefania Bell]

Just, just side note on that graphic that was up there. Don't let pulse foresee that because that would be a question that we would.

[Field Yates]

End up with because we've already done that one.

[Stefania Bell]

Trey Tucker.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah. He was the only one over 40 points. That's what it was. Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

Look at me. Yeah. Obviously this is why I don't do well at trivia. I can't remember what we did on the show a few weeks ago.

[Field Yates]

My what the heck Was the highest scoring performance from a quarterback in a single game all season.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Field Yates]

Of Note yesterday, Trey McBride highest scoring tight end game on Roz Daniel just told you highest scoring wide receiver game. If you add Trevor Lawrence having the highest scoring quarterback game. Welcome to Week 6 all season on your bingo card, shout out to you. Trevor Lawrence becomes the first player. I love these sort of obscure stats that we see but Trevor Lawrence, the first player in NFL history with 300 or more passing yards and five or more passing touchdowns and 50 or more rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in a single game. 44.3 fantasy points. He and Travis etn were huge yesterday. I saw on ESPN fantasy on social. 23% of managers that had Trevor Lawrence started him yesterday. Listen, going into the game, yes, it was a great matchup and he happened to be my start of the week. No big deal. But it's not like Trevor Lawrence all season has given you hey, set it and forget it. Confidence.

[Daniel Dopp]

No way.

[Field Yates]

So if you didn't start Trevor Lawrence, you shouldn't be kicking yourself over making some catastrophic error. In terms of process. The result probably was terrible. That being said, Lawrence with the monster day, what's your what the heck, Stefania?

[Stefania Bell]

My what the heck was just. I know, I know everybody was talking about this before the game, but I almost couldn't believe what unfolded during the game I had the 49ers on one screen.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

And on the other screen, because I could not look away, was Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts. What the heck was. How is 44 year old Philip River? And because I was doing injuries yesterday and we know the list was long. Yes, that's the guy I was perhaps most concerned about. Tom, go down, take a couple of hits. But it was. The entire game was a. What the heck. If you looked at what happened, he almost led the Colts to a win. I was mesmerized watching them and I had already decided, like the fact that it was even close, the fact that they almost pulled it off and it was only a last second field goal by Seattle that changed it made it, oh, what the heck. How did Philip Rivers manage to keep them competitive enough to almost win that game in Seattle? Mind you, so outdoors where they don't like to play. I mean, granted he did that once upon a time.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Stefania Bell]

But Indy doesn't love to be outdoors. Not only that, in this game, the kicking was all weird. So groupie. The Colts kicker kicks a 60 yard field goal the longest of his career. In only his second game with the Colts. He'd been released by the Saints and that makes it look like they're gonna win. And Philip Rivers is so excited and the Colts are all excited. And then Seattle turns around, brings it back down the field and Myers kicks.

[Field Yates]

His sixth of the game.

[Stefania Bell]

It was only kicker points for Seattle and he gets the. You know, that was a 57 yarder and it was the most in team history in terms of volume of field goals in a game. What a weird. What the heck game. All over the place for so many reasons. I just thought it was fascinating because you know what, Sometimes you just like to see a different sort of game.

[Field Yates]

Oh, gosh, you know.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah. And Seattle didn't really win that game. They just didn't lose that game. More than anything, their offense hardly showed up. There's one player that showed up, but it wasn't great. Yeah, the same guy that shows up every other week.

[Stefania Bell]

Seattle did not understand the assignment. Their job was to lose. So the 49ers could take another step over them in the division and we could all be talking about Philip Rivers bringing them to a win in Seattle.

[Daniel Dopp]

Well, I want to start field. Let's go into some biggest takeaways here from week 14. You had talked about how Trevor Lawrence was really good. Was there anyone else on that squad that was pretty good with Trevor Lawrence?

[Field Yates]

Travis ETN was amazing. Did you want to Talk about him?

[Daniel Dopp]

No, I was going to have you start off our. Oh, wait, is he not a player for you? Oh, I thought he was a player for you. No, that's farther on down in the list.

[Field Yates]

Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right.

[Field Yates]

Travis ETM was amazing. Shout out to him. He's going to be one of our studs as well. I think we need to start our takeaways and I don't know how much Stefania wants to add to this, but the headline out there the most, you know, the best player on the planet, Patrick Mahomes, tore his acl. And we can talk about what it means in a second. I don't know if you want to add anything to the news.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, just I think, look, when you saw them doing the testing on his knee, stability testing on the field, immediately that was a concern. And I think the site that will stay with me was through the tunnel with medical staff on either side of him helping him walk. And Patrick Mahomes is so slippery. He's such a wizard at what he does and he trains a very specific way. If you didn't watch the show quarter back on Netflix, you in that they showed a lot of the way he trains and there's a lot of funky things that he incorporates that I think have helped him stay healthy to this point. Why does that matter? I think that's also going to help him on the recovery aspect of this. He does very different sorts of training and it has allowed him to somehow escape injuries where it looks like otherwise he would have been taken down. Look, ACLs are commonplace now. We talk about them all the time. We know players come back. Patrick Mahomes will come back from this. But it's hard to project a timeline at the moment. The Chiefs are exploring surgical options. That's their statement officially. And we also don't know what else is injured. It's rare that you get an isolated acl. Stefan Diggs was a player, came back this year from an isolated ACL injury and has had a great season. Sometimes you have a player like Brandon Aiyuk who's a wide receiver who's got a multi leg injury with complications from cartilage and meniscus. If it's a straight acl, I feel very good about Patrick Mahomes start the season. These are all the details that are going to emerge. I know everybody wants to know right now, can he be cleared for training camp and I, I'm seeing reports out there like they expect that he could. When he's done with surgery, we'll talk about it. More okay. But that I think for now no one really knows because they often don't know the full extent until they go in there.

[Field Yates]

So let's talk about the rest of the offense. It sucks for Patrick. We all love watching him. We admire pretty much everything he stands for as well. Big blow to Kansas City. They are obviously eliminated from the playoffs as well. It's going to be Gardner Minshew for the final three weeks of the season for Kansas City. Travis Kelsey plays a position where it's hard for us to drop him outside the top 10. Yep, he will be a low end tight end one the rest of the way in my opinion. The running backs were non starters for us as it were and the only wide receiver that mattered was of course Rashi Rice, who moves from a guy that you probably feel like could win you your week every single week to a low end wide receiver 1. For me we'll get into our rankings throughout the week but that to me are the takeaways as it pertains to Patrick Mahomes season ending injury.

[Daniel Dopp]

Really frustrating.

[Stefania Bell]

Just one little nice moment when Gardner Minshew came in yesterday. I don't know if you guys saw it. Travis Kelsey went up and kind of gave him the. Just like. Like you got this too. And I just. Things like that, they matter, you know.

[Field Yates]

They do.

[Stefania Bell]

How do you feel stepping into that role? I mean that's seriously. You know, right when he's gone down, they're out of it. You know that no chance for the playoffs. That's. That's a tough ask. So I agree with you there. I'm not sure there's anybody I'd feel really comfortable.

[Field Yates]

They have a great matchup in Week 16 in Tennessee against the Titans. That defense is very banged up. That being said, we'll talk. That defense is not very good either. We'll talk about this Chiefs offense throughout the week. You ever show up late to the game and your friends already saved your seat, your drink, even a plate that's looking out, that's having your back. And that's exactly what AT&T does with the AT&T guarantee. They know staying connected matters. That's why AT&T has connectivity you depend on. Guaranteed. Or they'll proactively make it right. Just like that friend who takes care of things before you even ask. AT&T connecting changes everything. Terms and conditions apply. Visit att.comguarantee for details. Nothing takes game day to the next level like a holiday spread to go along with it. That and knowing your home's security is handled. ADT's DIY home security system is your new defensive play. It'll help protect your home and give you peace of mind so you can focus your energy on cheering your team into the end zone. When every second Counts, count on ADT. Visit ADT.com or call 1-800-ADT ASAP. Don't settle for SEI fish. Get ADT.

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[Field Yates]

What's your first takeaway of the day?

[Stefania Bell]

The Chargers are winning games and doing nothing for your fantasy teams.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's pretty much succinctly it.

[Stefania Bell]

Stefania, how can you have any confidence starting the majority of the Chargers?

[Field Yates]

I can give you only one reason.

[Daniel Dopp]

What's the reason?

[Field Yates]

The Cowboys next week.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay.

[Field Yates]

Okay.

[Daniel Dopp]

You're eating off stuff on your sheet. Right?

[Stefania Bell]

Off my sheet. Next week, Dallas, then Houston. So this is buyer beware and you have to be selective.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

Might they have more production? I hope so. There were some things that looked very, very bad for them yesterday and them just being out of sync. I didn't think Justin Herbert looked good. It would make me question all the starters. We don't have to go through them all. But just going into this week, I would be picking and choosing. I do think Dallas is better for them. I don't like the matchup against Houston the following week.

[Daniel Dopp]

So planning according with you with that. Unfortunately, I'm gonna talk about one more Detroit lion just to get it out of the way because Jameson Williams, we talked about how he was a top 12 guy. He was awesome and he exactly what you thought he was. In case you were wondering, am I going to get another goose egg? Because when you got two goose eggs back to back or at least close enough, people have like a little bit of scar tissue from that. Jameson Williams, seven catches 134 yards and a touchdown. 26.4 fantasy points. He now has seven catches in three straight games. He now has nine or more targets in three straight games. He has 16 and a half or more fantasy points in seven of the last nine since week six. Amanra St. Brown is wide receiver two. Jameson Williams is wide receiver seven.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, he's been awesome.

[Daniel Dopp]

Just imagine if he didn't have those two goose eggs in there. And with no Sam LaPorta. This offense has to continue to play very well in order to make the playoffs. Which means he's going to be locked in as a wide receiver too. Not just next week against the Steelers, but for the rest of your fantasy team.

[Field Yates]

I forget who they play in Week 17, but the Steelers a good matchup in Week 16. If you play into Week 18. The Bears, they play in Week 18. Obviously a good matchup there as well. Even if the game is being played outdoors.

[Daniel Dopp]

I don't like it. It's Minnesota.

[Field Yates]

Minnesota. We can talk about that during championship week. It's not a confession, it's just a statement. I love Jacoby Bortles. I just love them. I don't even have to tell you this, but Jacoby Brissette obviously had 40 passing attempts again yesterday. He had 249 passing yards. He had three passing touchdowns. He is the only quarterback to reach 20 fantasy points in a game against the Houston Texans this season. The Texans have played the likes of Josh Allen. We think he's good.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Field Yates]

Okay. He's awesome. And also Patrick Mahomes.

[Daniel Dopp]

He's pretty good.

[Field Yates]

He is great as well. We have seen this team absolutely dominate quarterbacks. It turns out the best thing the Cardinals have going for them is they are so putrid defensively that they just fall behind. And that's what happened yesterday. He is currently quarterback 12 on the week is Jacoby Brissette going into Monday Night Football? 20.556 fantasy points. I think there's a real chance he finishes the week as quarterback 12, which.

[Daniel Dopp]

Would be a remarkable accomplishment because tonight we need him to be top 12. This was the whole thing coming in was Mike Clay had the stat. Texans have not allowed a quarterback to be top 14. He had been top 12 for how many straight weeks? Do you remember?

[Field Yates]

Eight.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay.

[Stefania Bell]

I think we had this conversation on the Tuesday show of last week probably. I was high on Jacoby Brissette going in against the Houston Texans. It was a discussion about that was the matchup and I was like, he the volume is insane and at some point he will Find receivers. I didn't think he. I was a little nervous about him finishing this high. Did we make a board bet on this? Was it this or.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, great question. If we did, it'll come up tomorrow.

[Stefania Bell]

We, we, we had one on one of those two. But I was happy to see him perform as well as he did. I just, I just love the story of Jacoby Brissette having. Having the season that he's having.

[Daniel Dopp]

Awesome.

[Stefania Bell]

Okay, my next takeaway, and this is kind of to what Field was saying earlier about sometimes now you're looking at big picture takeaways at this late of the year. Mine is the way the top drafted quarterbacks. The guys that you drafted early.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Stefania Bell]

When you were picking your fantasy football squads that were going to carry you through to victory and you were debating about drafting a quarterback high. So in that first five group, who besides Josh Allen will be worth their draft capital next season? Let me hear me out before you jump to an answer because I want to make us rethink potentially the strategy of drafting a quarterback early. We believe, we believed a mo a mobile quarterback was worth the expense. Those were the people.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Stefania Bell]

But how many of them have gotten hurt? And some of the top performers in the back half of the season are not mobile at all. The aforementioned Jacoby Brissette, who's really not a scrambler. If you look at the top five quarterbacks drafted, Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Jaden Daniels, Joe Burrow, and who am I forgetting?

[Field Yates]

Mar Jackson.

[Stefania Bell]

Lamar Jackson. If you go back and I wasn't going to do all of this for today, this is an off season conversation. But how many of them would you say that was worth the investment? When you look at either games missed due to injury clunkers in there, performance wise, you know, Jalen Hurts hasn't been Jalen Hurts. Josh Allen is probably the one that to me stands as the outlier and he's even had a couple rough spots. But if you look at the rest of them, to me as a fantasy manager, it would make me seriously question, is it worth it? Who could I have taken if I did not spend the draft capital on Lamar Jackson?

[Daniel Dopp]

I think Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen are like the two for me for sure. Yeah. And the other three are definitely out there. But that'll be a big conversation. Stefania, in the off season, you know why?

[Stefania Bell]

Because. Wait, there's one more thing.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay, go ahead.

[Stefania Bell]

That there's one more thing that you need to hear first.

[Daniel Dopp]

All right.

[Stefania Bell]

Who are the top 10 quarterbacks for this week? Trevor Lawrence. At number one as Bo Nix at number two, you could have drafted him late. Kirk cousins free. Number three. Brock Purdy number four. Not drafted until later. Jared Goff number five. Not drafted until later. Josh Allen, number six. Okay, that's what you expected?

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Stefania Bell]

JJ McCarthy number seven.

[Daniel Dopp]

That doesn't feel good.

[Stefania Bell]

That doesn't feel good. CJ Stroud number eight. Definitely not drafted in your top ten.

[Daniel Dopp]

Nope.

[Stefania Bell]

Jalen Hurts at nine and Jackson Dart bringing up number ten. And oh by the way, Matthew Stafford 11 and Jacoby Brissette 12. So again, not who you were thinking of as your playoff week fantasy football quarterbacks?

[Daniel Dopp]

Well, I was thinking of Puka playing in my fantasy playoffs when I drafted him in the first round.

[Field Yates]

And baby was he.

[Daniel Dopp]

And baby was he worth it. Second best wide receiver game this season for him. 9 catches, 11 targets, 181 yards and 27.9 fantasies.

[Field Yates]

He still does.

[Daniel Dopp]

I know.

[Field Yates]

It's insane.

[Daniel Dopp]

It's unbelievable. Second best fantasy game of the season. His. Excuse me? Like I said, second best fantasy game of the season. Eighth game with 22 or more fantasy points. Eight games, seventh game with 11 or more targets. Only has one game under 11. Excuse me, one game under 13 fantasy points this season. His floor has been so unbelievably high and I am expecting in week 16. It already feels like Puka is going to see somewhere between like 15 and 20 targets every game. We'll dive into this with the injury thing but now devonte Adams we're going see how that works out. It's going to be a Thursday night game. Seems like he might not go, but we will ask Stefania could see even more Puka Nukua with Matthew Stafford leaning on his guy here on Thursday night.

[Field Yates]

Not a great matchup against the Seahawks. That being said, Puka is always speaking of starting lineup.

[Daniel Dopp]

JSN leads all wide receivers with most fantasy points and Puka Nukua leads all wide receivers in fantasy points per game. They get to play each other here on Thursday. That'll be fun to be able to watch.

[Field Yates]

I'll wrap with just a couple quick ones here. We've talked about players that have performed well this week. I am not sure that you can start Ashen genti in week 16. Agree to advance to the semifinals of your fantasy league.

[Daniel Dopp]

Well, he scored more points than Justin Jefferson.

[Field Yates]

That's true, but not by much over his last three games. Ash and Genti has a total of 96 rushing yards. He has 12 catches for 45 yards in those three games. No more than 12.8 fantasy points in those three games. And they play the Texans. I think the calculus you're hoping for is they fall behind big, a la yesterday when Arizona fell behind big. But the Texans are just going to rush the crap out of the worst offensive line in the NFL, one of the worst that I have seen in quite some time. So I am definitely concerned on Ashton Genti and I wanted to close a circle on Philip Rivers is he looked. I'm super. Like, I admire him. There are elements of yesterday that I thought were hard to fathom. Like they kept that game close. There were some critical moments there. Not trying to take anything away from the guts he showed. It's also worth noting that only Kenny Pickett threw for fewer yards yesterday. This offense takes a big hit without Daniel Jones, which is for our purposes, the important part here. Tyler Warren loses value. Michael Pittman Jr. Loses value. It's a different offense. And by the way, Jonathan Taylor, the Seahawks said, let Philip Rivers beat us. What did Jonathan Taylor do? Another game at under 3.7 yards per carry, 25 carries for 87 yards, three catches for 14 yards. He has a great matchup next week against Stefania's Niners. That being said, the offense yesterday really, really struggled.

[Daniel Dopp]

Not great, unfortunately, the offense struggled. And I was going to bring this up, but I decided to wait. Also, you guys already talked about Jacoby Brissette. Can we talk about really quickly what Michael Wilson did here against the Houston Texans? Because I think he's the real story. Like a lot of people want to know, like, what's going on with Michael Wilson? Could I have trusted him here in this week, probably the toughest matchup he's had. Five catches, probably on a. Yeah, definitely as tough as matchup. Five catches this week on 11 targets for 54 yards and a touchdown wasn't as sexy as some of his other big games. With Jacoby Brissette, he still delivered 16.4 fantasy points. It's only the fifth wide receiver this year to score that many points against the Houston Texans.

[Field Yates]

Garbage time for him.

[Daniel Dopp]

So I think that he is like, this is an obvious statement, but he's obviously a lineup block. If there's no, Marvin Harrison Jr. Moving forward and they get the Atlanta Falcons.

[Field Yates]

In weeks, it gets easier. I guess literally anybody they play would be easier than the Texans.

[Daniel Dopp]

Do you feel like, and I would love to know just if Chat just wants to tell us, but like, do you feel like the community. Nobody is rooting for injury, so hear me out when I say that. Yeah, but the community is more excited about the waiver wire wonder than having the sophomore kid come back and actually have, like, a good, like, end of season.

[Field Yates]

Probably fair.

[Daniel Dopp]

It just feels like everyone's like, Michael Wilson, Michael Wilson. I found a guy off waivers and he can lead me to a championship. Like, everyone's out on Marvin Harrison Jr.

[Stefania Bell]

Well, the other thing is Marvin Harrison Jr. Comes back and we saw this when it started, when he was back briefly before he got hurt, is it just takes away from Michael Wilson. So I don't know that it really, like, you get 0 instead of 1.

[Daniel Dopp]

Really don't love that.

[Field Yates]

Can I ask a question before we move forward? I'm done with takeaways. Are you wearing spandex right now?

[Daniel Dopp]

These are. I have long johns. I have, like, long, like, thermal. Yeah. Because the pants that I have have holes in the knees right now.

[Stefania Bell]

I didn't know how you were guessing that, so I didn't see that. I was like, what about looking at Daniel? Is giving away your figures?

[Daniel Dopp]

Really fit.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Right now.

[Field Yates]

So tight. Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

So warm.

[Field Yates]

I don't know what it is.

[Stefania Bell]

I only had one other one.

[Daniel Dopp]

I got one more. So you go first and then I'll close it.

[Stefania Bell]

Just about the Bears offense, you know, even they. The Bears are still rolling along even with the late scratch from Roman Dunes. A, which I'll just talk about briefly. But at times their point getters are inconsistent. And my question is.

[Daniel Dopp]

Oh, that's polite. That's a polite way to say that.

[Stefania Bell]

Well, you know, I'm polite sometimes. I just. It's like, as you're moving forward with your Bears, who are you going to trust? Which coming back to Roma Dunes aggravated his foot that he had the stress fracture in that caused him to miss week 14. Aggravated it in warmups. I mean, they scratched him right before kickoff.

[Daniel Dopp]

Three minutes.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah. Yeah, right. Three minutes.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah. Fantasy commissioners out there will be nice and kind and allow for people to make that substitution because there was no. Most people couldn't have made that at that late, late time. But it concerns me for going forward with Roma Dunes, A. Because if that happened this week, I don't know that that means that he's automatically just ready to go next week. I wonder if there will be a little bit of holding him back because if they move on to the postseason beyond your fantasy season, they don't want to have lost Rome for all of that. So for fantasy purposes, I don't know that either. A. I trust him or what the Bears are going to do. But DeAndre Swift obviously seems to be.

[Daniel Dopp]

Like, you know still pretty good at football.

[Stefania Bell]

He's still pretty good at football.

[Field Yates]

Yeah. I think you have to consider like in a Swift Manangai situation is like who has a likelier path to 15 or 20 fantasy points. With Manungai we know it's he's got a score. Touchdown. Exactly. Solid rushing.

[Daniel Dopp]

We know that role.

[Field Yates]

Swift. It's not like he is getting a ton of receiving volume by any stretch but he had negative 2 receiving yards yesterday. But he is usually going to be the first back on the field for the Chicago Bears a more explosive player. That's why he gets the edge. If you are choosing between Bears backs, they play Saturday so one less day for Rome to get himself on.

[Daniel Dopp]

I would like to say that if you were really frustrated because you rostered Roma dunes and you didn't get a chance to pull him out. Welcome to fantasy basketball.

[Field Yates]

Oh my God.

[Daniel Dopp]

This is why we love what the NFL does. They give us 90 minutes before kickoff because fantasy basketball needs to be fixed because this is exactly what happens when you're playing basketball. That's crazy. But anyways, I got one last one. I'll be really fast.

[Field Yates]

Oh, you're fine.

[Daniel Dopp]

Quinton Judkins with an unbelievably huge dud with no Jerome Ford and no Dylan Sampson in a game in which he touched the ball a bunch. Again, back to back games. Under 30 rushing yards. Last week he had 14 carries for 26 yards. This week he had 12 carries for 21 yards. Under 2 yards per carry for both games. Hey, he got some receiving game work though, guys. Three catches for negative four yards. Negative four yards. Last two weeks in the rushing department. Quinn Chon Judkins has a combined 4.7 fantasy points. Again, this was a day with no Jerome Ford and no Dylan Sampson. There was like no one else back there of note to really challenge him. His longest carry of the day went for four yards.

[Field Yates]

Yeah, they're. This is. The Browns are atrocious right now. It's Ashton Genti like offensive line play at times. So doesn't feel good. It's.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, it's really tough. All right, let's dive into some injuries. We unfortunately already talked about Patrick Mahomes and the acl. We will dive into that a bunch. Stefania, can I ask you about the Devonte Adams hamstring injury? Knowing that's going to be a Thursday night game we're going to have to figure out.

[Stefania Bell]

Yes. So we knew that Devonte Adams was coming into this game with a hamstring injury and Sean McVay talked about it as Sean McVay, which who I appreciate so, so much, often does. And he said, listen, you know, it doesn't matter if he is limited in practice because he's limited to doing the things that we're going to need him to do on game day. So what we've seen is him be able to perform in these very short to minimal yardage situations, frankly, where he's a threat in the end zone because he's so good at getting where he needs to be. He's got great footwork, and they can throw the ball from 5, 7, 10 yards out and he can score a touchdown. And I saw it in training camp, and it has carried through to the season. So yesterday on fantasy football now, as we were talking about it, I was not so worried about Devonte Adams hamstring, because I thought the Rams are going to contain him to these very short yardage situations where he can be a threat to score and serve. Your fantasy team still going to get you points.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's what they've been doing all season.

[Stefania Bell]

Minimize the risk. Yeah, but everybody got a little too cute. And Devonte Adams starts running a go route 30 yards and all of a sudden pulls up. You saw him pull up and kind of the stumble, it's the immediate sign of a hamstring aggravation. That's what it turned out to be, unfortunately. Just, you know, got a little over enthusiastic. And that look, you're playing a game. It's not like your brain's going, okay, don't go all out. And you don't want a guy playing like that. I was a little surprised they. They ran that play. But now the real problem for them is they have a game on Thursday night, and after a setback, I think it's a very big question mark with a flag, because if that was a test and you failed that test, I don't think they're going to put him back for Thursday. Rams clearly leading the NFC west right now, and they would like to have, you know, devonte Adams there for the postseason.

[Daniel Dopp]

Quick.

[Field Yates]

They did describe him as unlikely to play on. So we're already.

[Daniel Dopp]

I can get ahead of waiver wire a little bit. There's no one on the Rams that I want to add in place of devonte Adams. It's just going to be more. Exactly. Exactly. Stefania, I want to ask you about Woody Marks. I was super pumped about him coming into the game. They had no Nick Chubb in this one. And then Woody Marks, who scored a weird touchdown.

[Stefania Bell]

It was like a direct Snap that wasn't.

[Daniel Dopp]

But it wasn't.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah, through the legs. It was like a kids game or something. Went through C.J. stroud's legs, he runs it in for a touchdown, ends up with an ankle injury. After that, was listed as questionable but did not return. So again, keep your eye on Woody Marks.

[Field Yates]

And after the game from d' Amico Ryan. He said Woody would have come back into the game if we needed him, but. But they were up.

[Daniel Dopp]

Didn't need a ton.

[Stefania Bell]

Yes, Jordan, we've also heard that before and then it hasn't borne out. I like, I also like to remind people that a lot of times with the adrenaline in the game and if you haven't untaped your ankle or, you know, and I'm not saying they did or didn't because I couldn't see the details of what they were doing, but there, if it's considered stable, it's like you can go back in. But then later it's like, okay, that needs a little more rest. So do you ever keep an eye.

[Daniel Dopp]

Have you wrapped people's ankles before? Like for football?

[Stefania Bell]

I worked as an athletic trainer at Princeton.

[Daniel Dopp]

Have you done, have you had your ankles wrapped when you played? Okay, so I'm the only one. I've always wondered. It just feels like you would be like so stiff and like not able to like do things.

[Stefania Bell]

This is, there's studies published on this and how quickly the tape yields. So unfortunately, tape starts out really strong. But you'll see in the game, watch it. Sometimes when guys go out, they do what they call spatting where they then tape over the cleat so you have the tape under. Then they'll tape like almost like a boot over the cleat or they'll reinforce the tape in some way because you sweat, you're working out, you know, it, it, it's hard to maintain that same sort of feel.

[Daniel Dopp]

Sure.

[Stefania Bell]

So there are a lot of other things we talk about with taping, but yeah, that's.

[Daniel Dopp]

I got one more set of injuries.

[Stefania Bell]

Move with it.

[Daniel Dopp]

I can. Okay. All right. All right. I mean I got, I got some moves for sure. Last one here, Stefania. Packers injuries, unfortunately. Offense and a defensive injury. We don't normally talk defensive injuries, but this guy is one of the best.

[Stefania Bell]

Huge blow. Micah Parsons going down with what appears to be a torn acl. Follow up testing to come. There's a kind of classic bobble that you see. You know, we talk about these non contact injuries. There's sort of a classic ACL bobble where you step and plant. And your knee just bobbles inward. They call it a valgus stress. And it's like, boom, boom. And then you'll see a shift of the lower leg bone relative to the thigh bone that often gives it away. And that's what appeared to happen to Micah Parsons. So, you know, everybody is very sad about that. Clearly, huge loss for the team and the. What can you say other than done for the year, and you look forward to what's to come. And we'll hear more once they decide on the. On the procedure and once he has surgery, if that's what we think is going to happen. What the details are coming out of that. Christian Watson, meanwhile, suffered what they called a chest injury. But it's really strange. When it happened, it was like he was going down to make a catch on his shoulder, almost like he tried to roll. I mean, I was just talking about how Christian Watson came back after tearing his ACL Week 18 last year, came back this year and has been remarkable. Had a history of hamstring issues, had started to undergo, really work to address that before he tore the acl. And one of the most common secondary injuries when you come back from ACL is hamstring. He hasn't had that. And I was just remarking on all the good work he's done and how great this has been to see him healthy. This is totally different. Hits the ground, bad angle through the shoulder, which can put pressure through your collarbone to the sternum. All kinds of things that can happen in there. He did go to the hospital. There are situations where you can have injuries here that warrant a hospital visit so they can do a CAT scan, see if there's anything that is serious. He was released from the hospital, so that is all good news. But no more detail on the actual injury yet and what his availability might be.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay, Sounds good. We're going to dive into studs and duds, but please give me 10 seconds to ask this question. TJ Watt got hurt because of dry needling.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah. Have either of you ever done dry dyling? Because I looked into what it is, and it looks unbelievably painful.

[Stefania Bell]

Here's what. Here's what I'm going to ask you to do. And everybody, please go look at the article that Brooke Pryor and I did on T.J. watt.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay.

[Stefania Bell]

Because this could digress into a very long conversation. And I would just encourage you to go look because there are facts in that article.

[Daniel Dopp]

Deal. All right, well, let's do a couple of. I mean, not just feelings. That's our friend Liz. But this is just facts from this one. All right, let's dive into a couple of studs and duds really quickly as we rip through the rest of the players that helped our fantasy squads here feel. I already asked you about Travis ctn.

[Field Yates]

He was awesome.

[Daniel Dopp]

He was awesome.

[Field Yates]

Fantasy points. The highest scoring running back in in all of fantasy. What a year for Travis Etienne. He has held steady in that Jaguars backfield. He was sensational.

[Daniel Dopp]

How about Dallas Goddard with six catches for 70 yards and two touchdowns. Devonte and A.J. who? Let's just throw the ball to Dallas Goddard. He was awesome. In case you utilize him this week, he was really good.

[Stefania Bell]

He's just a solid dude. Like Dallas Goddard is one of those tight ends that you're like it's. It's never a sexy draft pick. But don't you feel good when you. I roster him in a few leagues and I always feel like I've always got a chance with Dallas Goddard. He's usually good for a score.

[Daniel Dopp]

Back to back fantasy points. Just nice.

[Stefania Bell]

Just love him. How about Tyrone Tracy Jr. Quickest recovery from being carted off for a hip injury that I've ever seen. Looked really good. 24.7 fantasy points. Tyrone, if you're picking among the available Giants running backs, you have to throw a dart. Somebody got hurt. Tyrone Tracy for the next couple of.

[Field Yates]

Weeks it was like three to one in terms of snaps in favor of Tyrone Tracy to to Single Terror Singletary, Dawson Knox. Great yesterday for the Bills. Random but yeah, he was good.

[Daniel Dopp]

He was good.

[Field Yates]

Elton Kincaid I want to mention too that aren't on our sheet. The C.J. stroud, Nico Collins stack. Yeah, they're great. Yesterday two touchdowns for Nico. You had him in there.

[Daniel Dopp]

Well, I have him. I skipped him because it was same game as Michael Wilson. Only four targets in that game though.

[Field Yates]

But he made two three catches for.

[Daniel Dopp]

85 yards and two touchdowns for 23 and a half fantasy points. 14 and a half fantasy points in six of his last seven. Dude has been falling by the way.

[Field Yates]

Who do they play next week? Do you know off the top of.

[Daniel Dopp]

Your the Texans play. We just talked about it.

[Stefania Bell]

I know.

[Field Yates]

The Raiders.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes, there you go.

[Field Yates]

Good matchup for those two next week to potentially eat once again.

[Daniel Dopp]

You know speaking of good matchups field I was told to always start every tight end ever against the Cincinnati Bengals.

[Field Yates]

Correct. That's what you should be doing, Daniel.

[Stefania Bell]

Personally painful.

[Field Yates]

Yeah. I mean how about this? Mark Andrews and Isaiah likely combined for 3.8 fantasy points.

[Stefania Bell]

By combined you mean, he's got 3.8 fantasy points.

[Field Yates]

Andrews two for 18. Isaiah likely with a bagel yesterday. Just a ridiculous game in so many ways. The Ravens win at 24 to nothing. The Ravens defense was the story of the day. Alohi Gilman returns a Kyle Van Noy interception for a touchdown, meaning Van Noy intercepts it and they've got like a little bit of an alleyway. He's like, alohi, you are way faster than I.

[Stefania Bell]

Yes.

[Field Yates]

So why don't you do this?

[Stefania Bell]

Give it to you.

[Field Yates]

So he hands the ball off to Gilman. Van Noy's got an off the charts football iq. Gilman takes it to the house. A weird game, by the way.

[Daniel Dopp]

That was this. Like there were two defensive interceptions that became just like laterals in the game because the Giants, I think it was the Giants also had one. Someone else had one as well. It was some really weird ones. Bad McDonkey came through again in a major way, unfortunately. Four fantasy points.

[Stefania Bell]

Remember that? That Charger segue that I had? Yes, that was one of the problems.

[Daniel Dopp]

Correct.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

It feels like I don't want to start any of these guys right now. None of them feel trustworthy to me in a win or go home matchup.

[Field Yates]

Guys, you are correct there. We told you of caution over Breece hall yesterday and they based off against the Jaguars, that unbelievable run defense for Jacksonville. How about 12 carries for 23 yards and two catches for 14 yards? Just 5.7 fantasy points for Breece Hall. You are wise to avoid starting him yesterday.

[Stefania Bell]

Yeah. How about Dalton Kincaid? That's the tight end that you wanted in Buffalo but you didn't get. We're celebrating. Dawson Knox, Dalton Kincaid, 6.4 fantasy points. You know, we were so happy when he went back last week and he was going to try to make it through the game and he ends up having a stellar performance. So you thought, well, if he could do that last week, what's he going to deliver this week? Not much.

[Daniel Dopp]

Not much, unfortunately. We wish that it was better. I also wish Stefan Diggs was better. In a game in which The Patriots scored 31 points, he had three catches for 26 yards.

[Field Yates]

He's been in a rut recently, has Stefan Diggs. Well, I'll talk about this more this upcoming week. They play the Ravens on Sunday night. That game got flexed into Sunday night football. Is there any Patriots pass catcher you're starting? Just. Just stew on that one. As we get into the question leading.

[Daniel Dopp]

Into week 16, if I have a shirtless and shoeless fantasy league Then Mack Hollins is still a wide receiver. 1. For what it's worth.

[Field Yates]

He sure is.

[Daniel Dopp]

Let's dive in. Go ahead. No, go ahead.

[Field Yates]

Let's do a Monday Night Football preview, and then I want to get two things off my chest. And if we have time after that, we can do a mailbag. All right.

[Daniel Dopp]

I love it. Let's do that Monday Night Football really quickly. It's going to be Dolphins at Steelers. Actually, it's the other way around. Steelers at Dolphins.

[Field Yates]

No, Dolphins at Steelers.

[Stefania Bell]

You're right.

[Field Yates]

Super cold.

[Stefania Bell]

Cold.

[Daniel Dopp]

Guys, let's talk about really quickly on the Steelers side. Lineup locks.

[Field Yates]

None.

[Daniel Dopp]

Okay. We're probably starting DK Metcalf because Monday Night Football, and we're already at that point, maybe one of the running backs because of the situation. But so.

[Stefania Bell]

And that we always do our things to watch in that game. And one of my things to watch is how does DK Metcalf perform after going to the hospital after last week's game? I. I think that kind of went under the radar for a lot of folks. But after he took a big hit to the abdomen during the game, goes out, ends up coming back to play. But then they get to the team plane and report symptoms that let them know, we're not bringing you back on the team plane. We're sending you straight to the hospital in Baltimore where he underwent evaluation and it was also being released. Even stayed in a hotel room. So he didn't even spend the night in a hotel in the hospital. So all of those are good things.

[Field Yates]

Awesome.

[Stefania Bell]

But it doesn't mean that you are not struggling. Sure. Because if you took a hit that big, that was that problematic, how are you gonna be so on a relatively shorter week after that incident? I wanna see how does he perform. And then the flip side is Hn coming off the rib injury, and we do expect him to play. Yeah, I'm not worried about that. It'll be interesting in the cold how everything hurts more when you get hit in the cold.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes, it does.

[Stefania Bell]

But I do expect Hn to play tonight for people who might be still.

[Daniel Dopp]

I am a big can.

[Field Yates]

Really.

[Daniel Dopp]

I'm a huge divine HN tonight. Because if Jalen Waddle scores roughly 125 fantasy points, I will lose one of my.

[Field Yates]

Okay. 125.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Field Yates]

Is he good with 122, though?

[Daniel Dopp]

122. I'll still win. Yeah.

[Field Yates]

So 122. Yeah. So to me, like, for Miami, it's pretty cut and dry. Hn he balls out and then it's just, you know, what, what waddle night do we get for the Steelers? DK is going to play. Acknowledging everything Stefania said there, we did see a different version of the Steelers offense last week, which was DK being utilized as a vertical receiver. So to me, we'll see. It was wild. Yeah. And I know I was at the beginning of the show. It's like, you know, there's not too many things that happen this late in the year where it's like really a that you're going to like, be like, yeah, like this means so much for the rest of the year when you have a player of DK Metcalf's caliber who was already kind of like, you're probably starting him, how he, how they utilize him. Tonight is a big one for Pittsburgh. Very, very cold. Very, very, very cold tonight. So looking forward to seeing these two teams. I feel bad for them given the weather that they are dealing with.

[Daniel Dopp]

As always, we are big Darnell Washington fans. Hope he finds the end zone this week as well as we always do.

[Field Yates]

From Goshen Protocol, he's good to go. Love that.

[Daniel Dopp]

Who are you taking in this game, Stefania, Steelers or Dolphins?

[Stefania Bell]

I, you know, my heart says Miami, but my, my pragmatic side says the Steelers because I just think that Miami this is going to be really hard to play in this weather and I think the Steelers are going to take it in the end.

[Daniel Dopp]

I am going to take the Dolphins.

[Field Yates]

Okay, good. I'll take the Dolphins as well. Two to one.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's good that we don't have a clean sweep. You saved the crew.

[Stefania Bell]

Saved the crew.

[Daniel Dopp]

I did that last Thursday and then I ended up win. I know. Falcons.

[Stefania Bell]

I don't feel great about it either way. Like if the game were in Miami. I'm taking Miami every day and twice on Sunday.

[Daniel Dopp]

That's fair.

[Stefania Bell]

In Pittsburgh, I'm a little more concerned.

[Field Yates]

Field, why don't you get off my chest.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah, open up that hairless chest.

[Field Yates]

Let's see what you got to see that. I asked this to to Daniel already this morning. I'll pose to find you in the entire chat and listenership and everything else. Who's the offensive rookie of the year this year?

[Daniel Dopp]

That is an appropriate pause for what it's worth.

[Field Yates]

Recent seasons we've had Daniels and Jamar Chase.

[Stefania Bell]

Well, it would have been a mecha Ibuka, but you've seen a drop, you know, there.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

So Tedro McMillan has had a huge drop as well.

[Field Yates]

He's got better numbers than Ebuka, but it's not like either one of those guys.

[Daniel Dopp]

Ashton Genty doesn't feel good. Quinchan Judkins doesn't feel good.

[Field Yates]

Jackson Dart's a quarterback. He's played 10 games but Jackson Dart.

[Stefania Bell]

Evaluated for a concussion again during this.

[Field Yates]

Game this season for Jackson darting difficult on a play in which by the way, Mike Kafka Ted after the game it was a pass that Jackson turned into a run and so it's you can ignore this conversation if you want. The Giants I don't think had a single design run for Jackson dirt yesterday so that tells you about how they are approaching they're trying I was surprised to find out and but like surprised only because I wouldn't have guessed this player but I didn't have a great guess. The betting favorite now to be offensive Rookie of the year plus 150 odds Trebion Henderson no way. Which you're like he's had a good year. But offensive rookie of the year? I wouldn't say that by any stretch. Right. But the question is who is better? So that's the first thing I wanted to get off my chest. I want people to chime in and have their answers, et cetera.

[Daniel Dopp]

So we got it. A lot of people in chat already, I've been told are sane. Tetteroa McMillan in chat right now.

[Field Yates]

I would have thought T Mac was the odds on favorite but he's not. All right.

[Daniel Dopp]

This one comes from Ken Giles wants to I love Dart for Rookie of the year.

[Field Yates]

I think Dart is.

[Daniel Dopp]

I think he's the one.

[Field Yates]

Well, it's a quarterback really.

[Daniel Dopp]

Right now? Yeah. No one else is doing so let's look at TMAC all day. Let's look at TMAC's last three games. We'll talk about him a bunch. But like last three games, 2 for 35, 1 for 43, 2 for 25.

[Stefania Bell]

Would have been Cam Scatter Boo. That's who it would have been.

[Daniel Dopp]

Could have been.

[Field Yates]

Last thing I want to get off my chest here is the NFL instituted instant replay, some, I don't know, 15, 20 years ago now. And one of the most important things about instrument replay was that replays were subject to clear and obvious evidence to overturn a play as it was called on the field. My contention is this. If there is a play that is called a catch and it takes you four minutes to determine whether it was a catch or not, it's a catch because you called it a catch. If it takes you four minutes, there's nothing clear and obvious about it, right?

[Daniel Dopp]

Yes.

[Field Yates]

That should be how it stands. Like, there should be. We actually pitched this idea. I think it was. Was it you or was it Pulse? Who said maybe Phil Murphy.

[Daniel Dopp]

I said it.

[Field Yates]

Daniel was like, we need to put.

[Daniel Dopp]

A timer clock on it.

[Field Yates]

Right. Like, if it takes you more than 90 seconds, you can't overturn it.

[Daniel Dopp]

Correct.

[Field Yates]

Because if it's not clear and obvious.

[Daniel Dopp]

If it's over 90 seconds, it's not clear and obvious.

[Field Yates]

Right. Second part of this, when it is clear and obvious, you should turn the play over. Like, I don't. I don't think it changes the outcome of the game. I'm sorry, Daniel.

[Daniel Dopp]

No, I know. I know.

[Field Yates]

But, like, Colby Parkinson was, like, a yard short, like, very obviously yesterday.

[Daniel Dopp]

He was a. He was.

[Field Yates]

It would have been first and goal from the 1. The Rams are probably scoring on the next play.

[Daniel Dopp]

Of course they are. But it's the. It's the. It's the whole point of the situation. I feel like they're just gaslighting all Lions fans on purpose. It's like, you. There's nothing about that. When you look at his arms, there's another view that he clearly doesn't have the ball in his hands, and even if he does, he's down. His knee is clearly down to one. Sorry, I didn't. That wasn't even my thing. I'm sorry.

[Field Yates]

Like, so usually the.

[Stefania Bell]

It's an emotional game. Game.

[Field Yates]

It is. So, anyways, I wanted to say those two things before we say goodbye.

[Daniel Dopp]

Thank you. I appreciate that.

[Field Yates]

I want clear and obvious to be the standard going forward. Again, if it's 90 seconds or more, leave the play as called on the field. Get it high. Leverage moments. You want to get it right. There's a human element of all sports that includes referees, umps, officials.

[Stefania Bell]

Serious question. Let's keep them, because, you know, the rules committees and all the competition committee, they all meet.

[Daniel Dopp]

Yep.

[Stefania Bell]

Regularly. They have, like, a suggestion box, probably.

[Field Yates]

Yeah.

[Daniel Dopp]

Twitter.

[Stefania Bell]

I mean, I. I know that the coaches and clubs can weigh in, but is there, like, a suggestion box where Field Yates could, like, fold up his thing and drop it?

[Field Yates]

Wouldn't that be great? Go find out. Yes.

[Daniel Dopp]

Wouldn't that be great?

[Stefania Bell]

Even do it. An anonymous suggestion box? Yeah.

[Field Yates]

Well, that would go well, I'm sure. Right?

[Daniel Dopp]

Yeah. All right.

[Field Yates]

All right.

[Daniel Dopp]

Today was a very fun show. Hey, have fun watching Monday Night Football. If you happen to be in the Boston area catching out the Pistons and Celtics, come hit me up. I'm gonna be there tonight watching a Pistons game. That'll be very fun. And have fun. Obviously, watching Monday night Football as well. Steelers and Dolphins. Today's show was presented by Wingstop. Don't forget to love each other and be kind to yourself, you guys. You deserve it. We love you.

[Field Yates]

Hi there.

[Stefania Bell]

Surprise.

[Field Yates]

30 for 30 presents. Booyah. Can I get a witness with the congregation?

[Daniel Dopp]

You can't stop authenticity.

[Field Yates]

Booyah. Stewart was exactly like you saw him on camera.

[Stefania Bell]

Off camera.

[Daniel Dopp]

He dialed it up 10%.

[Field Yates]

Can you imagine the impact of young black boys and girls looking at that.

[Stefania Bell]

Going, I feel seen.

[Field Yates]

He changed the culture.

[Daniel Dopp]

He changed sports stream.

[Field Yates]

Booyah. Presented by Modelo right now on the ESPN app.