Week 17 Love/Hate: Ashton Jeanty, Chris Olave, Brock Purdy + Christmas Day standouts

Summary

Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry

Episode: Week 17 Love/Hate: Ashton Jeanty, Chris Olave, Brock Purdy + Christmas Day Standouts
Date: December 26, 2025
Host: Matthew Berry (NBC Sports), with Connor Rogers and Jay Crouch

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Episode Overview

This championship week episode dives deep into Matthew Berry’s renowned Love/Hate analysis for Week 17—offering crucial rankings, start/sit debates, and waiver wire advice. Joined by Connor Rogers and Jay Crouch, Berry focuses on marquee fantasy players—including Ashton Jeanty, Chris Olave, and Brock Purdy—while unpacking wild NFL storylines and the fallout from Christmas Day games. Expect stats, strong opinions, and Matthew’s signature humor as they prepare listeners for their fantasy football finals.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Championship Week Chaos & Christmas Day Reactions

• The hosts lamented unpredictable, defensive-heavy Christmas Day games that left fantasy managers scrambling.
• Jay remarked: “Three games, three third string quarterbacks. And Jared Goff, who played like one.” (03:53)
• Matthew Berry vented his “grievance with football” over repeated dynasty heartbreaks: “This is going to be the fourth straight year I’ve made the playoffs. ... I’m going to finish with most points and once again not have a dynasty title.” (01:32)

Notable Christmas Standouts

• Jakori Krosky-Merritt (RB, Commanders) exploded for two touchdowns—Berry admitted even he underestimated the upside:
  “This was so annoying … I think he’s a usable flex … and then he broke off a 72-yarder!” (40:57)
• RJ Harvey (RB): Strong in the passing game; “Five for 33 and a touchdown through the air … since J.K. Dobbins was injured, he’s been the 11th best running back in fantasy football.” (44:34)

Lions Offensive Disaster

• Both Berry and Rogers expressed frustration over the Detroit offense failing in championship week:
  “I’m so over the Lions … I lost by six points. If that touchdown or Amon-Ra St. Brown comes down with the other … Very, very frustrating.” (45:20)
• Jay Crouch highlighted poor coaching and O-line issues: “I don’t understand anything they were doing in this game … interior O-line and Goff to breaks when he’s under pressure.” (46:15)

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2. Love List: Week 17 Players to Target

Running Backs

• Christian McCaffrey—Obvious top play vs. Bears.
• Ashton Jeanty (Raiders RB) vs. Giants
  • Massive matchup upside: Giants allow third most fantasy points and 5.7 YPC to opposing RBs.
  • “When Ashton Genty has seen at least 18 touches, he’s averaging over 20 fantasy points per game.” (06:17)
• Chase Brown (Bengals RB) vs. Cardinals
  • Since Burrow’s return, Brown’s averaged 21+ PPG; “Legitimate RB1, top 10 play for me.” (11:16; 11:43)
• Others: Ramondre Stevenson (if Henderson is out), Kenneth Gainwell, Tony Pollard.

Notable Quotes

• Jay (on Genty): “He looked the most Ashton Genty like he had all season. Just that extraterrestrial low center of gravity …” (07:25)
• Connor: “Good to see them finally throwing him the ball, some more room behind the line.” (07:44)

Wide Receivers

• Chris Olave (Saints WR) vs. Titans
  • “Over 17 fantasy points per game in Tyler Shough’s seven starts … Titans allow the highest catch rate to WRs.” (18:12)
• Jauan Jennings (49ers WR) vs. Bears
  • “Scored in 5 of last 6 games … Top 10 WR this week.” (20:18)
• Others: Jacoby Myers, Jalen Waddle, DJ Moore

Tight Ends

• Harold Fannin Jr. (Browns) vs. Steelers
  • “Since Shedeur Sanders took over, Fannin leads all TEs with a 31% target share.” (21:12)
• Hunter Henry (Patriots), favorable matchup vs. Jets.

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3. Hate List: Week 17 Players to Avoid

Running Backs

• Rico Dowdle (Panthers RB) vs. Seahawks
  • “RB29 in points/game last five weeks. Seahawks allow just 3.5 YPC, lowest in NFL.” (17:06)

Pass Catchers

• Lad McConkey (Chargers WR) vs. Texans
  • “Five straight games under 45 yards; this O-line faces fierce pass rush—expect a rough day.” (27:04)
• Defensive matchup is key: “Worst O-line vs. best pass rush.” (27:56)

Quarterbacks

• Justin Herbert (Chargers) vs. Texans
  • “Chargers allow pressure at third-highest rate … this could get really ugly. Low over/under, avoid.” (33:38; 34:26)
• Supported by Jay: “Could be one of those games: 137 passing yards, a pick, sacked nine times.” (34:26)

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4. Statistical Trends and Player Debates

Brock Purdy Discussion

• Coming off a tough Christmas loss, but highlighted as “most impressive transformation from draft prospect to NFL starter.”
• Jay: “Processing speed and ability to feel pressure without seeing it—elite traits you don’t always see.” (31:07)
• Connor: “He might not be highest EPA per play in Carolina, but he’d still be a good player.” (30:51)

Buffalo’s Super Bowl Hopes

• All panelists rooting for Buffalo:
  Berry: “Bills Mafia deserves a Super Bowl. I am desperately rooting for them to make it.” (05:24)

Injuries/Bye Week Frustrations

• Discussion on playoff timing, resting stars, and unpredictability due to late-season shutdowns (13:00–13:14).

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5. Listener Q&A and Start/Sit Decisions

Key Listener Questions

• Genty, Warren, Gainwell, Waller: (09:10) “Go with the three RBs—especially with Cleveland’s run D fading, and these are all volume RBs.” (10:10)
• Fannin vs. Devonta Smith (PPR): “If you need floor, Fannin; for upside, Smith. But Fannin has more reliable usage.” (22:26)

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6. Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “Three games, three third string quarterbacks. And Jared Goff, who played like one.” – Jay Crouch (03:53)
• Berry on Lions’ play-calling: “Can we go back in time and give Ben Johnson a raise for last year? … You have a dynamic RB in Jameer Gibbs. … This was tough to watch!” (46:34)
• About fantasy pain: “My superpower is taking any subject and making it about me.” – Matthew Berry (48:55)

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7. Other Segments

• Power Rankings & Regular Shoutouts (49:55): Regulars like Valiant Vincent, Stuntman Chuck, and Ryan Oswald are recognized.
• Premier League Crossover (Premier League segment at 37:43): Light banter about soccer surprises—with Berry nodding along.
• What’s On Tap Q&A: Sit/starts featuring Jalen Hurts, Michael Carter, Tyrone Tracy, and more.
  • “I’m going with Tyrone Tracy. Very quietly, 18 or more touches in each of his past four healthy games.” (52:00)

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Important Timestamps

| Segment | Topic | Timestamp | |----------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------| | Christmas Game Recap | Reactions to ugly Christmas fantasy results | 02:12–04:08 | | Ashton Jeanty | Why he headlines Love list & volume metrics | 06:17–07:25 | | Chase Brown | RB transformation with Burrow back | 11:04–11:43 | | Chris Olave | Saints WR poised for a smash spot | 18:12–18:36 | | Harold Fannin Jr. | Elite TE usage and matchup notes | 21:12–22:07 | | Hate List RB | Rico Dowdle as major fade | 17:06–17:47 | | Hate List WR | Lad McConkey vs. Houston | 27:04–27:56 | | Hate List QB | Justin Herbert vs. Texans, pass protection woes | 33:38–34:53 | | Jauan Jennings | Purdy connection, Bears matchup | 18:36–20:53 | | Listener Qs | RB/Waller debate, Fannin vs. Devonta Smith, more | 09:10–23:24 | | Christmas Standouts | Jakori Krosky-Merritt big game & future outlook | 40:57–42:59 | | Goff/Lions | Detroit’s failure and fantasy fallout | 45:06–48:04 |

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Tone & Language

True to form, the episode balanced quick banter, deep-dive analysis, and self-deprecating humor. Berry bemoaned his personal fantasy luck, Jay riffed on improbable playoff odds, and Connor often played pragmatist, especially on player workload debates.

Notable Quotes

• “Three games, three third string quarterbacks. And Jared Goff, who played like one.” – Jay (03:53)
• “Bills Mafia deserves a Super Bowl. I am desperately rooting for them to make it.” – Berry (05:24)
• “My superpower is taking any subject and making it about me.” – Berry (48:55)

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Conclusion

This Week 17 Love/Hate episode preps fantasy managers for the championship with sharp player analysis, robust data to back every stance, and real-time reactions to an unpredictable, injury-laden NFL week. Fresh waiver recommendations, tough start/sit debates, and a healthy dose of therapy for those reeling from Christmas letdowns—all delivered in classic Fantasy Football Happy Hour style.

Transcript

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[Connor Rogers]

Mobile.Com attention turned from forget Matthew. Three peating. Can Matthew have a winless season? We had it all there for us. We had it all to have Matthew have a winless season. Instead you gave him new life, new hope. And I'm so disgusted with all of you.

[Jay Crouch]

There have been two different occasions where the Colts have been a 98% chance to make the playoffs. 20, 21. And this year they're going to miss the playoffs. Both of those years. The odds of that happening, one in 2500. It's not real. It's completely. It's ridiculous that this has happened. My grievance is with football.

[Matthew Berry]

God, I've been in this dynasty league for years and years and years and I have crushed every single year. Do I have any titles? I have no titles. This is going to be the fourth straight year I've made the playoffs. This year I was the number one seed. I had a buy. And yet what happens? It's outrageous. The whole thing is stupid. I'm going to finish with most points and once again not have a dynasty title. We'll see you tomorrow. Peace out.

[Jay Crouch]

We won't.

[Matthew Berry]

Fantasy Football Happy hour with Matthew Berry. Happy Friday.

[Connor Rogers]

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Happy Hour. Yes, we're back from our nice little Christmas and holiday break. Connor Rogers, Matthew Berry, Jay Crouch.

[Matthew Berry]

Everyone else taking it off. But we are here. We are here because we care about you. Because it's the Friday of championship season and because honestly, after what we witnessed yesterday, everyone needs some help. That was brutal stuff.

[Jay Crouch]

I didn't mind the last game. Last game was okay. Captivating at the end.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah.

[Jay Crouch]

It was just driving to win.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. No, no, no, no. It was, it was, it was a close game. It was compelling. It was a great game. It was a great game.

[Jay Crouch]

I was kept away.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I was, I was, I was both happy because I had. I had the Chiefs quarterback to throw a touchdown pass over five touchdown passes that cashed. I also had the over.

[Jay Crouch]

You can say Baltimore.

[Matthew Berry]

I, I just couldn't, I couldn't pronounce it. Olokan. Yeah, sure.

[Connor Rogers]

I had oan over not being named Chris Olon.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. Just didn'. Yeah, he's no Ogunbawale for me.

[Connor Rogers]

That's right.

[Matthew Berry]

But, but yeah, but I also had the over at 37 and a half and that did not happen.

[Connor Rogers]

I thought what a crawl it was.

[Matthew Berry]

Oh my God. We had, we had a chance.

[Connor Rogers]

He had some moments.

[Matthew Berry]

We needed the Chiefs to tie it up. I did. I needed Cortland Sutton to catch touchdown pass instead of dropping it. That was bad that game.

[Jay Crouch]

I, I really needed the Broncos to win that game. And I'm sitting there on the final drive being like, how is this still in doubt?

[Matthew Berry]

Right.

[Jay Crouch]

Going to the last. So this is a funny thing. So Chris Oladokin needs to drive the length of the field to either tie the. They would have gone for two because they don't want to go to overtime in that situation. All the token. The Chiefs are 35 to 1 on the money line going into the last drive. So zero not going to get. Then all of a sudden they're like +500 when they get to the 23. And then they inexplicably take the delay a game and Chris Oladokin misses Hollywood in the end zone. But that was compelling. Compelling. Theater was all right. It was good. Close. A pretty meek fair game.

[Connor Rogers]

The heroes of Christmas. Max Brosmer. Chris Olidokin.

[Matthew Berry]

Vikings defense Josh Johnson.

[Connor Rogers]

Year 18. Team 25.

[Matthew Berry]

Three games, three back, three third string quarterbacks. Three games, three third string quarterbacks. And Jared Goff, who played like one.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I would say needing Bo Nix to not cost me a lot of money. Although Bo Nix was alright last night. I thought he played well. I thought he took what was there in front of him.

[Matthew Berry]

I gotta say this now. And we're supposed to get to Love Hate. It's Love hate day. It's week 16. It's championship week. Sorry. It's week 17, right? Yeah, it's week 17. But what I'll just say here very quickly is, is that Jay, I cannot wait. I cannot wait to bet against the Broncos. In the playoffs. They are the most fraudulent 123 team I've ever seen in my life.

[Connor Rogers]

The markets know that though. Yeah, I don't think they'll be some big favorite in any game.

[Jay Crouch]

No. The issue is, is the rest of the AFC though? Because they could be playing like the Steelers in round two or they could be playing, you know, the Pats are good, but the Broncos would be slight favorites at home. If they play the Patriots, the fun one will be Buffalo. So there's Josh Allen going up.

[Matthew Berry]

I am begging Buffalo to make the Super Bowl. Please, Buffalo save us.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. Or honestly, Jacksonville. Jacksonville playing well.

[Connor Rogers]

Great story.

[Matthew Berry]

Jacksonville would be a great story. But speaking as somebody who works for the National Broadcasting Corporation and, and the cock here and has the super bowl this year. We would prefer the Bills, I would just say, than the small market Jaguars. No, no disrespect, but you know Josh Allen, massive superstar, movie star, wife, the.

[Connor Rogers]

Mega city of Buffalo, New York.

[Matthew Berry]

Buffalo in the super bowl with that fan base.

[Connor Rogers]

I know, I agree.

[Matthew Berry]

They have their over four. They've never won a Super bowl title. It is, it is among the greatest fan bases in all of pro sports. Forget football. It is among the greatest fan bases in all of pro sports. The, the Bills mafia deserves a Super Bowl. I am desperately rooting for them to make it.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I think we might be getting Seahawks, Jags. I'm not kidding. I'm not kidding.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, yeah, listen, the Texans, I mean if you can play defense, you can win in the playoffs.

[Connor Rogers]

If this isn't the year for Josh Allen, win like this has got to. I know Buffalo has their problems.

[Jay Crouch]

Team isn't great.

[Connor Rogers]

That team has their problems. We got plenty of time to talk about it because we're not going anywhere in January. But for now, let's get to Love hate for week 17 and start with the running backs for Love hate here as we take a look at Matthews Top 10 going into the week. No surprise to see Christian McCaffrey against the Bears at the top. And how about Ashton Genti, Matthew Racking the top five? It's about damn time.

[Matthew Berry]

Obviously six teams have been removed. All the teams that have played so far this week, we've removed the rankings of them. So no Jameer Gibbs, et cetera, et cetera. But yeah, Ash and Genti gets the Giants. And this is all about the matchup, boys. When Ashton Genty, I mean the Giants have allowed the third most fantasy points. Opposing running backs. They've given up 5.7 yards per carry to opposing running backs. We saw signs of Life from Genty last week. He's actually started to play like we thought he would when he came into the league. And look when Ash and Genti has gotten work right this year when he's seen at least 18 touches, he's averaging over 20 fantasy points per game. And so you know, the Raiders are at home. You know, it's. There are only one and a half point dogs to the Giants, which is sort of crazy. But again we, you know, we expect this to be a somewhat close game where they're not going to have to suddenly abandon their principles. We expect Gentry to get a big workload at home against in a great matchup. It's a top five play for me this week. And yes, Ash and Genty makes the love list, which is an indictment on Ash and Genti season that he's been so bad that I can put him on the love list and it's not like a. Well, that's obvious. Barry.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. To me, Connor, he looked the most Ashton Genti like he had all season. There's just that extraterrestrial low center of gravity, breaking tackles, guys bouncing off him. Looked like he was playing for Boise State in some of those runs. Do you think that was just the thing is too, it's like he's against the Texans. Do you think it was just that they found something with the offensive line and with him and how to utilize him?

[Connor Rogers]

Well, it's good to see them, number one, throwing him the ball. Yeah, that's something we've kind of complained about at least the first two months of the season. And then it just looked like there was some more room behind the line of scrimmage to get momentum to generate that contact balance that made him such a great prospect.

[Matthew Berry]

I believe Greg Olson is calling the plays for the Raiders now. This is not obviously the. The former Panthers tight end who's now a broadcaster. Huh.

[Connor Rogers]

This is his third time being the play caller for the Raiders offense.

[Matthew Berry]

That's right. With different regimes. No, I know, but you know what, Like Greg Olson, this Greg Olson, the offensive coordinator, now the play caller for the Raiders. Like he's done it with Jacksonville. He's. He's been in a lot of bad situations, but each one of those offenses, like he was calling the plays for Blake Bortles.

[Connor Rogers]

Right?

[Matthew Berry]

I mean, like. No, but that offense moved the ball. I mean there was a lot, all sorts of problems, but he is a good, experienced play caller. And just some of the stuff that's come out about Chip Kelly and that offense just, just having, you know, Having some organization around the play calling.

[Connor Rogers]

SEC man.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Waiting for Jay to say that Genti has voluminous touches.

[Jay Crouch]

I don't. Yeah, I said I went a lot and too much. Because every time in my head I think voluptuous, which is not the same.

[Matthew Berry]

No, it is not.

[Jay Crouch]

Different word.

[Connor Rogers]

But voluminous fantasy.

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[Jay Crouch]

He has, by the way, so voluptuous. Yeah. Ashton Dante. He does have a voluminous workload.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes, yes. And that would be voluptuous to us. Dennis Ojeda, 7036 says new need two RBs and a flexible PPR. Genti Warren, Gainwell and Darren Waller. Interesting. All right. I honestly.

[Jay Crouch]

Not Waller.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

One of these is not like the others.

[Matthew Berry]

The only question to me is, are you okay starting the two Steelers guys, Gainwell over Warren? For me, Genti and Gainwell are the two obvious ones. So those are your two running backs. So now it's. It's Warren or Darren Waller. Here's my question. Is he talking about Jalen Warren, the other the Pittsburgh running back, or Tyler Warren, the Colts tight end? I don't know the answer.

[Connor Rogers]

I think it's Jalen because he says he needs two running backs and a full flex ppr.

[Matthew Berry]

Right.

[Connor Rogers]

So if he needed. He needs to fill, he wouldn't have a delay.

[Matthew Berry]

I would assume it's going to be Jalen Warren.

[Connor Rogers]

Jalen Warren.

[Jay Crouch]

Very good deductive reasoning from Conor there.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Jay Crouch]

Hercule Pyro on the desk.

[Matthew Berry]

He puts on the tracksuit and suddenly he becomes really brainy.

[Connor Rogers]

Oper.

[Matthew Berry]

Yes.

[Connor Rogers]

It's all a, you know, a trick.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, it's well done.

[Connor Rogers]

Optical illusion.

[Matthew Berry]

I think I get the. I get the appeal of. Of Darren Waller, especially going against Tampa Bay, which has been so bad with their secondary here, but it's full ppr.

[Jay Crouch]

Are you going through the three running backs?

[Matthew Berry]

I think you're going with the three running backs here. I just. They're on the road to Cleveland. Although Cleveland's run defense has been brutal lately, by the way. You're right. And it's a cold weather game in Cleveland in December. I think they're just going to run the hell of the ball. I think it's the three running backs. It's not Darren Waller much. I. I'm still not sold on Quinn Ewers. Right. And he was better than I thought he would be. What? Controversial.

[Jay Crouch]

I'm not talking about Max Bros. Somebody. I'm not sure Max Bros is the answer.

[Connor Rogers]

Somebody has to take a stand here. The media has gone too far on Quinn Ewers.

[Matthew Berry]

I'm just saying.

[Jay Crouch]

I'll tell you what else I'm not selling Cruz Oladoko.

[Matthew Berry]

I think Mahomes gets that job.

[Connor Rogers]

I'd like to see more. I definitely would like to see before I declare him the starter.

[Matthew Berry]

Why did I come in for this? I was at home with my family enjoying holidays. But yeah, all that said, I'm just saying. I'm just saying it's a little nerve wracking with Waller who's going to need a touchdown to pay off, which he could easily get. But we're all seeing the three running backs there.

[Connor Rogers]

Chase Brown, our next running back here. He's got Arizona. Chase Brown has been an absolute wagon since Joe Burrow has been back. Jay, he's got over 21 points per game. That's a top five running back since Joe Burrow has returned from IR.

[Jay Crouch]

He's been a monster. Matthew had him on his fantasy team as well as the two guys are going to finish top two in mvp. Still couldn't sniff the playoffs in the end. But no, he's really turned it around lately. Chase Brown, Joe Burrow obviously vaults his offense so significantly. It's also a pretty reasonable matchup there. Sizable favorites against an Arizona team that. I mean Arizona, they've been competitive but they've started to play kind of unreal games because they're just so banged up on defense. So yeah, Chase Brown, legitimate RB1.

[Matthew Berry]

You mentioned the matchup against the Cardinals, right? Five of their past six games have given at least 16 fantasy points to an opposing running back and they're giving up 186 scrimmage yards. 186 scrimmage yards to running backs in that stretch over the last six games. And so since Burrow returned. Connor, to your point, he's the fourth best running back in fantasy. He's averaging 18 touches a game. So just basically 18 touches against this Cardinals defense. He's a top 10 play for me and he is starting from me in my seventh place game against Connor Rodgers. That's right. Connor Rodgers and I in the loser bracket. We face off this week in the second seventh place game.

[Connor Rogers]

I thought I'd beat you in the loser br.

[Matthew Berry]

I thought so too but then I opened the app and we're and then I won a couple of games.

[Connor Rogers]

No sense.

[Matthew Berry]

I have no idea. But all all I know is it says you and I are playing this week for the seventh place game. I did start Cory Crosky. Merit. Oh wow.

[Connor Rogers]

I'm in a hole already. I haven't even looked at my lineup.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I'm in trouble in the championship game. I'm in trouble. I didn't like the Brock Bowers notification that is going on.

[Connor Rogers]

Cuz you know what, I'm going to.

[Jay Crouch]

Have to start in his place.

[Matthew Berry]

Who's that?

[Jay Crouch]

Well, I'm going to start Michael Mayer in his place and then also someone else got injured. Now I'm looking hard at Mumfield, Canada. Mumfield, Canada.

[Matthew Berry]

Mumfield.

[Connor Rogers]

Championship weekend.

[Jay Crouch]

Love that.

[Matthew Berry]

It has been a brutal season. It's been a brutal championship week.

[Connor Rogers]

Fantasy championships are going to be like week 12 before we know.

[Matthew Berry]

I know.

[Connor Rogers]

I mean every team is shutting guys down.

[Matthew Berry]

If, if the NFL would commit to not having any bye weeks in week 14. I would say start the playoffs in week 14, 14, 15, 16 and you don't have the last two weeks of the season.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, no, I agree.

[Matthew Berry]

The problem is is that they have buys during week 14, sometimes four and even six teams in the previous year.

[Connor Rogers]

Wait till we have a 20 game season.

[Jay Crouch]

Can we go back to like baseball in the 70s. Let's just no semis, just straight to the final top two teams. Screw it. I like that.

[Matthew Berry]

I'm sure. I don't know if that's going to win over no nlds.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, no, that won't play.

[Matthew Berry]

That'd be bad.

[Connor Rogers]

Anyway, some others receiving votes. Ramond Ray Stevenson, of course that's you know with the context of Trevion Henderson's health status.

[Matthew Berry]

Assuming Henderson is out. We like Ramandre Stevenson going against your Jets. Connor. As running backs that have seen 15 touches against the New York jets averaging over 20 fantasy points per game. You see Kenneth Gainwell who we just talked about in the question there since week 11, he's the eighth best running back in fantasy. He's been a top 12 running back in five of the last six games. 21% target share by the way in the last six as well. And we sort of mentioned Tony Pollard. You know over the last three games he's averaging 20 touches, getting a ton of work. Saints have allowed 120 rushing yards in four of the past five games. So these are all guys that I think are viable top 20ish running backs this week.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. Just quickly Trevor Henderson has been practicing so we'll know today if he gets a full practice in and then he will, I think he'll, he'll likely play if he gets full practice in. If he doesn't then he'll probably be.

[Connor Rogers]

Out which is very rare.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. To see really quick turnaround off the Sunday.

[Connor Rogers]

Not. Not common.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, he's Ruled out pretty quickly.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, we'll see if so we're rooting for it. You know, again, concussions are nonlinear injuries. And so, I mean, they are like, you know, there have been good days and bad days and they go up and down and some people's. Some people recover quickly and then some people, like, you know, they're out for two months. I mean, you know, we saw Jordan.

[Jay Crouch]

Love could play this week as well.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. The weird one is Cedric Tillman missed two months last year with him.

[Connor Rogers]

Right. The weird one is they're two touchdown favorites against the jets where, like, knowing how badly they need Trayvon for the playoffs, are they just going to be hammering him to run out the clock?

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, well, I mean, it would be a good indicator if he does play that they know that he's totally fine because they're not going well. I hope so anyway. Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. I mean, but you know, also, it does feel like Vrabel is one of those kind of old. I mean, Vrabel clearly is an old school coach, but, you know, just. He's one of those, like our guys play. You know what I mean? Like, I always remember the. It was like the meaningless. I forget which year it was, but it was a meaningless game for the Patriots and Gronk was in there on an extra point and screwed up his shoulder and was basically out for much of the playoffs. Right. And then it was like, why was. You guys had already won the game. It didn't matter. Why on earth is Gronk. Bronco special teams play. And Belichick was like, because that's what we do. Like, you know, like, he's one of our best blockers. He's always in on that play. You know, we're playing football and I. I feel like Vrabel is part of that kind of mentality of like.

[Jay Crouch]

Which is very silly to be clear.

[Matthew Berry]

Understood. But it's just going to be like, no, he's one of our starting running backs. Is he healthy then? He's playing. We're playing a game of football. We're trying to beat the jets, period. We're not sitting there thinking, like, good. We probably do. We need them.

[Connor Rogers]

Right.

[Matthew Berry]

I don't think they are.

[Connor Rogers]

And they're in contention for the one seed.

[Matthew Berry]

I will just say this. If Travion Henderson is active for this game, even if you see reports of like, limited touches, whatever, he's playing the Jets, Travian Henderson can literally, all he needs is one play to make your day. I mean, especially against the Jets. So, yeah, if Travian Henderson is active. I'm starting him, and I would still start Ramondre Stevenson. I just obviously would lower the ranks. But I think that they are going to get up big. And as somebody who has Drake May in a final, I am a little nervous about it. That they just stop throwing. They stop throwing. They just don't need to. I'm hoping that, you know, Freddie Cooks. Yeah. Josh. Yeah. And Josh Daniels wants to just make a point. Josh McDaniels wants to make a point. Keep throwing it, you know.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah. What that point is, we don't.

[Matthew Berry]

We don't know. We're good. Try to pad stats for Drake May to maybe win the MVP Possible.

[Connor Rogers]

He is the runner up.

[Matthew Berry]

Yep.

[Connor Rogers]

All right, going to the hate list for running backs. Rico Dowdle headlines the list here, guys. He's got the Seahawks over the past month. Rico Dowdle. Matthew has barely been startable, which is kind of crazy.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I mean, like, he just. He hasn't been good over the last five weeks. He's running back 29 on a fantasy points per game, and he hasn't scored 13 more fantasy points since week 11. And he's 41st. Get this. Over the last five weeks, he's 41st in fantasy points per touch among running backs. So it's just like he hasn't been super productive. And it's weird because the Panthers have been winning and it's not like they're lighting it up in the air, but, you know, it's a combination of the defense of, like, they get just enough out of Bryce Young in the passing attack. Chuba Hubbard's involved, and it's just. All of it's a mess. And then you. Then you add in the fact that you've got a Seahawks defense that's giving up 3.5 yards per carry to opposing running backs. That's lowest in the NFL and just feels like a situation to avoid if you can.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, this could be a playoff preview. These two teams could be playing two weeks from now with the Panthers hosting that game.

[Matthew Berry]

It's unbelievable.

[Connor Rogers]

Let's go to the love list for pass catchers here, guys. And we Show Matthews top 10 wide receivers, and you see Chris a lot in the top five just because the Saints have had a tough season, although they've played a lot better lately. Lobbitt's been on fire with Tyler Schuck.

[Jay Crouch]

Matthew.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, over 17 fantasy points per game and Tyler Schuck's seven starts this season with a 28% target share. And now you get a matchup that's so great against Tennessee Titans have given up at least 15 fantasy points to a wide receiver in seven straight games. They allow the highest catch rate to wide receivers. So you know somebody's going off against the Titans. And the best bet here, obviously it's Chris Olave who gets a ton of looks from Tyler Schuck.

[Connor Rogers]

Moving on, guys, to Juwan Jennings. He's got the Bears 15 points per game since Brock Purdy returned. We talked about Chase Brown with Burrow back for Juwan Jennings. It's been his quarterback being back where he's been a red zone monster as well.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, it's Brock Sember.

[Jay Crouch]

It is Brock Sember. Although Brock, last time he played around Christmas or a couple times ago. I remember that Ravens game MVP race. I was still scarred from that game, actually. I was sitting there by myself on my couch watching Brock just completely implode against Mike McDonald's defense. Hopefully don't get the same thing.

[Matthew Berry]

What a wonderful Christmas memory for you. Sophie has got the kids in the other room, but you're just there by yourself.

[Jay Crouch]

Actually, I remember sitting there in the dark because I had a lot of money on brock Purdy, like 50 to 1 to win MVP and he got to minus 250. But then I bet a lot of money on the Ravens money line as a kind of hedge for that position. And then Brock has three interceptions in the first half. The Ravens are only up four, and Christian McCaffrey's going berserk. And I'm sitting there just alone on Christmas in the top three, being like, McCaffrey's going to win MVP. The Niners are going to win this game. Every single bet is going to lose. But fortunately, my man Lamar Jackson turns it on and the Ravens won. He won mvp. But anyway, Joanne Jennings Christmas was not canceled. Couple things with Jorn Jennings. One, he didn't really ever seem to have the rapport with Mac Jones. Two, Mac Jones isn't as good as Proc Purdy Cran. So he wasn't getting the ball. And also he was dealing. He was just like a mash character for two months. The guy had everything wrong with him. This is just a comical series of injuries. And now he's healthy. Purdy is healthy. Purdy looks the best that he has ever looked, frankly, off the toe injury. And it's a pretty favorable matchup against the Bears. Team that quietly, like everyone, focuses on the Bears heroics at the end of that game against the Packers. Packers move the ball at will against the Bears that entire game, even without Jordan Love. So very favorable match up.

[Matthew Berry]

For Jennings since Week 9. To your point, the Bears are allowing the fifth most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers. Excuse me. And you know, you think about how this 49ers offense looks, right? So good matchup at home against Chicago. So should be good weather. Kittle's got that ankle injury. We still don't know the status of him. Ricky Pearsall still limited. You know, sun comes up, sun comes down. Ricky Piero still limited. And so he has this connection with Purdy, especially in the red zone. He scored in five of the last six games. So you know, I think Juan Jennings again with the six teams having already played, I think he's a top 10 wide receiver this week.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. Also if Kittle does play and he hasn't practiced so far, he's not going to be 100% I think pretty clearly coming off a low to mid ankle sprain, whatever that means. But yeah, and Pierce hall looks like he might be trending in the right direction. This is a huge game so football potential. One seed on the line for the Niners. But yeah, I would. Juwan Jennings is the pass catcher on San Francisco.

[Connor Rogers]

I feel best about as we move to tight ends. Harold Fannin Jr. Against the Steelers and this one maybe not as much about the matchup as it is about Shadur Sanders being under center because since Shedeur has taken over, Harold Fannin leads all tight ends with a 31% target share.

[Matthew Berry]

Matthew, it's unbelievable like you know and. And it's a great matchup against the Steelers. Right. There's been three different tight ends to see at least a 20% target share against the Steelers. They've all scored 25 or more fantasy points. Tucker Kraft, Darren Waller, Hunter Henry. And then you know, in the first matchup against the Steelers, Fannin was tight end 7 Chadur seems to only look his ways. They're using him in a bunch of different ways. Fannin is especially with they used him in the backfield, you know, recently. And so with Quinshon Judkins off, you know he's injured and they're going to try to figure out that offense. It does feel like Fannin is going to be the focal point of an important game for the Browns who you know, if not season hasn't gone their way. But they'd love to spoil things for the Steelers.

[Jay Crouch]

Absolutely. They're only there only three point dogs at home with a very AFC north in December like total of 34 and a half.

[Connor Rogers]

Ryan Oswald chiming in here. Flex Fannin against a horrible tight end defense or Devonta Smith against a top secondary. It is ppr.

[Matthew Berry]

I think I'd go fannin I think I'd go fannin here. Yeah, I mean I just, I just. Because devontae here's what I would say. Ryan, it depends what you need, floor or ceiling. Because if you need floor fan is the answer. I agree because you know, it could be a Saquon game and AJ Brown game, a Dallas Goddard game. Jalen hurts runs two in yet like it just. There are games where devonte Smith just completely disappears. Right. And the Bills are very good against wide receivers. So I actually think it's going to be a sake one hurts kind of game. But if you need upside again, devonte Smith can make your day with one play. You know, they like to chuck it deep to him. They will. And so. So I think it just sort of depends on what you need because I do think if, if you told me one of these two guys has 25 points then I would say it's probably was Devontae Smith. Right. But if you tell me, you know who's who's more like who's who, do you feel better about getting 12 points? It's fannin.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. And fan of that is upside as well. Like yeah, that crazy game against the Titans a couple of weeks ago too. So yeah, I would, I would just go fannin.

[Connor Rogers]

All right, let's keep it moving here. And we go to others receiving votes. Jacoby Myers with that nice new extension in Jacksonville, he makes the list. He's been a go to target for Trevor Lawrence. Jalen Waddle against the Bucs, D.J. moore against the Niners and then another tight end and Hunter Henry, who can have a big day against a Jets defense that is not good against the tight end.

[Matthew Berry]

No, the jets aren't, you know, I mean and you think about this, this offense. K' Shawn Booty is in the concussion protocol. Matt Collins has that abdomen injury. None of them have practiced this week. So could be a big Hunter Henry game. Who is the six best Titan in fantasy since week 12. You see DJ Moore there as well when he's seeing at least six targets, he's averaging over 18 fantasy points per game. You mentioned that over under now 52 and a half. We expect the Niners to move the ball against the Bears and so DJ Moore should be a big part of that offense. Jalen Waddle and can Quinn Ewers first start. Still not sold. I know everyone else is, but I'm still not sold.

[Connor Rogers]

Somebody has to stand up.

[Matthew Berry]

Somebody has to make that point.

[Jay Crouch]

The rail against Quinn yours.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. But Jalen Waddle did have a 31% target share in ewers first start wide receivers that have seen at least a 20% target share against the Bucs are averaging over 15 fantasy points per game. And then you just mentioned Kobe Myers from Jay Croucher's Super bowl favorite Jaguars over the last five games has a 25% target share. Decent matchup against your formerly formidable Colts.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. Producers team is going to be insufferable if we're out there. Super bowl week in San Francisco and the Jags are in the super bowl style. I might wear a. Was it Dion Lewis? Was he the guy who fumbled against my fumbled against Miles Jack in the AFC title game with the fumble that wasn't called.

[Matthew Berry]

Oh I think that's right.

[Jay Crouch]

Whoever that Patriots player was, I'll be wearing that jersey all week.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, it's fine. I mean I will say the Jaguars got screwed in that game that was absolutely unbelievable.

[Jay Crouch]

It was over.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Jay Crouch]

And they just got a fumble anyway.

[Connor Rogers]

What? Watch Charlie Full PPR Michael Wilson or Jacoby Myers?

[Matthew Berry]

I'm gonna say Jacoby Myers here again. Wilson. We like Wilson. Jacoby Brissette and Wilson came back down to earth a little bit. Marvin Harrison Jr. Expected to play a little bit here. We just. I think Wilson should be fine. But Jacoby Myers to me is the start here. Since week 11 the Colts are giving up the third most fantasy points to opposing wide receivers.

[Jay Crouch]

Yep. Source Gardner I think he's going to be back.

[Connor Rogers]

But trending that way.

[Jay Crouch]

They still don't have a passerage. He can't rush the passer much.

[Matthew Berry]

Source no, and I mean Jacoby can move around. They've done a good job of moving him around. And you know Jags did whatever they.

[Jay Crouch]

Wanted against the Colts through the air when they played a couple weeks ago.

[Connor Rogers]

They've done whatever they wanted it feels like for weeks.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. I mean they're red hot. They move the ball that way against Denver. I think they'll be fine against India, especially in a game that's in the dome. So no weather concerns there as well.

[Jay Crouch]

I'm done with Denver as completely like a lead unstoppable defense. Chris Olidokin almost marched them down the.

[Connor Rogers]

Field out the door.

[Jay Crouch]

They're not in the same tier as the Texans of the season and we're.

[Connor Rogers]

Not even sold Olodokin's the future.

[Jay Crouch]

I think it's Mahomes.

[Matthew Berry]

I think he's got a chance of getting that job back. 48 a half is the over under for that Jags Colts game, by the way.

[Connor Rogers]

Stuntman Chuck get marry some Robitussin and a Diet Coke.

[Matthew Berry]

I've been on antibiotics. I don't know what happened. Like, no, the last three days, seriously, I've tested negative for everything and my voice was fine coming in here.

[Jay Crouch]

And then Joan Jennings the past month, just.

[Matthew Berry]

No, I just can't get on the personalities.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, yeah, that's your flu game from Victor again.

[Jay Crouch]

What a lifetime of chicken, tennis and diet soda does today.

[Matthew Berry]

I can't believe it's hard to believe.

[Connor Rogers]

Vocal cords eventually give out. All right, let's go to the hate list here for pass catchers. Lad McConkey is the name to know against Houston. Jay Lad McConkey has five straight games under 45 receiving yards.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I think this is mostly a product of just Justin Herbert being constantly under siege. And I think also the game that he had against Dallas, which was awesome as more reflection of Dallas's secondary as opposed to the passes that the charges. Figuring anything out in the past game, your man Josh Johnson was able to do largely what he wanted for stretches against the Cowboys. So lad McConkey against the Houston team that, I mean, we saw this match up in the playoffs last year. Herbert had no time. He was under siege. McConkey actually had a great game in that one, but that was largely because of one long play. So lad McConkey, you can probably do better tomorrow.

[Matthew Berry]

39 and a half is the overrun in this game. We're not expecting a ton of points here. And while if I had to start a chargers pass catcher, McConkey is the guy. But again, we've seen like, you know, whether it's QJ or Keenan Allen or Ronda Gadson or that I think they're going to try to run a decent amount of my ride or die or Amarian Hampton. And So I have McConkey outside my top 20 again already with six teams having played.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I don't really understand why the charges are one and a half almost two point favorites in this game given that it is arguably the worst offensive line in football. Going up against arguably the best pass rush in football.

[Connor Rogers]

It's a little surprised.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. And also the Texans, I mean, I understand the teams have changed over the last 12 months. The Texans completely decimated them in that playoff game because of that matchup.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I mean, looky line, weird line.

[Connor Rogers]

All right, let's go to quarterbacks here as we look at Matthew's top 10 for love, hate and Joe Burrow against the Cardinals and obvious Love here. He's in the top five. He's averaging 38 pass attempts per game since returning in week 13. Thank you to the Bengals defense, Matthew.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, by the way, and, and then you mentioned this. Then you think about the matchup against Arizona. Since week 11, they allow over 19 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks. They're allowing touchdowns at the highest rate in the NFL. So Burrow's out there and he's gonna be throwing to ja' Marr Chase. Proud fantasy life investor Joe Burrow should have a huge game here. I have him as my QB4 this week and you see it right there on your screen. Tough game against the Ravens, but otherwise since his return he has been Joe Cool.

[Connor Rogers]

Your man Brock Purdy J. He's got The Bears ranked second in touchdown rate and third in touchdown passes since he's been back in Week 11. The Niners offense is absolutely humming.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I think you can make a case that this is with everyone healthy, if Kittle's fully healthy, that this is back to like best offense in football. 2023 Super Bowl, Niners level. They just completely loaded. But this is the best O line that Purdy has played behind. He's fully healthy. The fact that Pierce hall is going to come back in to this group as well. Purdy by EPA per play. I know Shanahan offenses EPA and everything, but he's the number one quarterback in the NFL on a per play basis in terms of his efficiency per play. So yeah, against the Chicago defense that is not particularly imposing. I think Purdy should do again whatever he wants.

[Matthew Berry]

Is Purdy the most impressive quarterback in terms of what he was like as a college prospect to what he is now in terms of the growth? I mean there's a lot like Dak Prescott was a fourth round pick, you know, I mean there's a lot of guys that were first round picks that are legit starters in the NFL. But like, and even Dak, I think.

[Connor Rogers]

He goes in the second round if he doesn't get a DUI like the month of the draft.

[Matthew Berry]

Right.

[Connor Rogers]

So that's even one where Dak has been way better than anyone could have expected. But there's also like there was that moment that kind of hurt him a little bit. Yeah, Purdy, I mean he was an afterthought in the seventh round. He's just, he's completely changed his. Anyway, I think he was a four year starter so like he had a huge sample size of what he was and no one was like, wow, Brock Purdy.

[Matthew Berry]

Right.

[Connor Rogers]

Signed me up so yeah, I would. Him or just how raw Josh Allen was and now he's.

[Matthew Berry]

That's true of absolute superstar. How do you think Josh Allen. Those are the two. That's a great example.

[Connor Rogers]

And he was a first round pick, but.

[Matthew Berry]

He was a first round pick. But Josh Allen, you knew was gonna like had this massive arm and super athletic. But like at Wyoming, like incredibly inaccurate and just like turnover prone.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, he doesn't do either of those. He's accurate and doesn't turn the ball over.

[Matthew Berry]

It's unbelievable. Yeah.

[Jay Crouch]

Obviously Purdy benefits a lot from the system and his weapons, but how do you think he would look if he was in Carolina?

[Connor Rogers]

He'd still be a good player. That's what people get wrong. He might not be this, you know, highest EPA per play quarterback level player, but he, he's, he's aggressive, he's athletic, he's clearly a pretty smart quarterback. I man, like, he's better than. Once again, he often gets credit.

[Jay Crouch]

I think the two things with Purdy that people don't give him credit for is one, just his processing speed, which Shanahan always talks about, perfect fit, outlier, incredible. And then also the one thing with quarterbacks that separates the great ones from the not great ones is when you can feel pressure without seeing it.

[Connor Rogers]

Right.

[Jay Crouch]

And Purdy can feel pressure without seeing it. And then he has the speed to take off his legs. Got the Niners to the super bowl in that NFC title game against the lines. He won that game with his legs. So, yeah, I think Purdy, it's always going to be controversial, Lightning rod. But yeah, I think this is, you know, one of the 10 best quarterbacks in football.

[Connor Rogers]

Yeah, I think so.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. I mean, it's, it's, it's really an incredible story, you know, unbelievable there as well. And yes, to your point, he's not Lamar Jackson, he's not Josh Allen, but he is sneaky fast. Faster than he gets credit for.

[Jay Crouch]

And he knows when to run.

[Connor Rogers]

That's the key. Some others receiving votes. Trevor Lawrence has been playing the best football of his career the last three weeks. And Tyler Schuck is giving the Saints no doubt that they don't need a quarterback in the next draft, that they got their guy in the top 50 of the last draft. And you love the matchup against Tennessee.

[Matthew Berry]

Matthew, seven of the last nine quarterbacks to face the Titans have thrown for at least two touchdowns. Tyler Schuck has actually been a top 10 fantasy quarterback over the last month. And then Trevor Lawrence. We talked about that Colts game Quite a bit high. Over under. Since week five. Since week five, Trevor Lawrence is the second best quarterback in fantasy on a points per game basis. Worth noting that since Week 12, the Colts are the bottom two pass defense. They've given up over 260 passing yards a game.

[Jay Crouch]

Sounding to me, yeah, it's a tough scene.

[Matthew Berry]

Are you still a Colts man?

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Holding on.

[Jay Crouch]

I still like the Colts. I still like the Colts financially. Now that's all gone. That's all gone. All the money is gone. But I still do have a soft spot for the Colts. I like Jonathan Taylor and Shane Strike.

[Connor Rogers]

And sure, no first round pick the next two years.

[Jay Crouch]

That's all right. Well, yeah, yeah, it's all right. Look at Daniel Jones if he's, you know, coming off the achilles, if he's 80% of himself, roll back.

[Connor Rogers]

This is like the greatest offense ever. I'm excited for this, I'll tell you that. Oh, boy. All right, let's go to the hate list. But before we do, Trevor Dart or Brissette. That is from Kush 2020.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I think. I think it's Trevor Lawrence. Look, I think both Jackson Dart and Jacoby Brissette will be better than they were last week. Nowhere to go but up, honestly, for. Especially for Dart, but. So I think all three will be good this week. But I think. I just don't know how you bench Trevor Lawrence. He's just been so red hot. And you love this matchup.

[Connor Rogers]

Justin Herbert headlines the hate list. He's got Houston. And like Jay said, the Chargers are a point and a half favorite in this game. But this is not going to be easy sledding for Herbert simply because of the pass rush in this.

[Matthew Berry]

Jay.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, the charges offensive line, there's just nothing left to hold on to there now. They've been a little bit better the past couple weeks. And that's more about the opponents that they've played though. This is the worst possible matchup you can imagine. And Herbert, I think that the upside case for his fantasy value is that he's going to be running for his life. He may run past the line of scrimmage quite a few times, but this Houston defense last week was a bit of a hiccup, but you can kind of forgive that given that they may have been looking ahead a little bit and they've been playing so well for so long. But yeah, Justin Herbert, this could be one of those games where it's like 137 passing yards and a pick and sacked nine times.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I mean this, this could get really ugly. Just to put some numbers to exactly what you're saying here, Chargers allow pressure at the third highest rate. That is not good. The Texans are top five in QB pressures. So you've got a team that's really good at getting to the quarterback against a team that's really bad about protecting the quarterback. And so I agree with you, it's a low over under in this game as well, 39.5. Just feels like this is a game to avoid, especially on the charger side of the ball if you can.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I think what this line reflects is still a bit a of skepticism about the Texans offense, more so than optimism in the Chargers offense.

[Connor Rogers]

All right, we're going to take our first break. When we're back, we're recapping all of the action from Christmas Day and of course taking your questions what's on tap is after this.

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[Jay Crouch]

Who'S your biggest surprise?

[Matthew Berry]

I'm going to say Matthew Stafford because so much of what we say is like you need a mobile quarterback and here's Matthew Stafford who's at 37 years old and we have a long track record of Matthew Stafford being a very good NFL quarterback and a so so fantasy quarterback. To me, Matthew Stafford being a top five fantasy quarterback despite the fact he does not run. To me that's the biggest surprise.

[Jay Crouch]

Joe. Premier League who is the biggest surprise for you? There's a couple of names that stick out. I think the main one is Igor Thiago from Brentford. Was signed a while ago, had really bad injuries, bad luck. And then he's come in right now and yeah, he's the main man. Scored 11 goals already this season and I think everyone's just delighted to see him out there playing and shaking off those injuries.

[Connor Rogers]

The Premier League is in a huge stretch this holiday season with the biggest names in the game playing 40 matches in 16 days. Yeah, they are NBC and Peacock. To catch all the action and set your fantasy football lineups accordingly. For a chance to win a jersey off our wall, send us your fantasy PL lineups using the hashtag FFHH and follow our resident soccer expert Joe Prince Wright. JPW Premier League news and updates Signed.

[Matthew Berry]

By the entire team. Yes, the entire Newcastle team. This could be somebody's.

[Connor Rogers]

Somebody wants this. Somebody regular. One of the regulars wants us.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Connor Rogers]

And it's right off our wall. We'll even take a video of Matthew taking it off the wall for you and destroying the wall.

[Jay Crouch]

There's no way Matthew can reach that.

[Matthew Berry]

I might be able to, but by the way, we need to do this so we get it off our wall and then we can replace it with the JSN jersey.

[Connor Rogers]

The long awaited JSN jersey.

[Jay Crouch]

One of the great TV moments was Matthew nodding in approval at jpw suggesting that Igor Thiago was the biggest surprise of the Premier League season. It's absolutely zero percent chance Igor Thiago is less than zero, my friends.

[Matthew Berry]

Good television.

[Connor Rogers]

Some of you are better television. You'll do that for J, right?

[Matthew Berry]

I know JPW knows what he's talking about. So yeah, I'm in agreement.

[Connor Rogers]

Joe Prince Wright, Dominique Rogers, Cromartie as Jay said, Ben Jarvis, Green Ellis, Todd.

[Matthew Berry]

Fantasy and Jecory Crosky Merritt.

[Connor Rogers]

There he is right there. Wow, what a layup of a transition. The Christmas Day top performers Jakori Krosky Merritt only behind Dak Prescott 11 carries. Matthew for over 100 yards and two touchdowns.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, this was so annoying because no, I mean just like, you know, Chris Rodriguez was a, was ruled inactive just before the game and I got a bunch of texts, what do we do with Jecory Cross King Merritt? And I'm just like, the Cowboys have actually been a pretty good run defense since Quinn and Williams came there. He was going to Quinn Williams was active in this game. And so I just said, you know, I think Jakory Crosky Merit is an RB3 in this game. I think he's like a usable flex. This is what I wrote and this is what I told my friends who texted me. I said, I think he's a usable flex. I think he can get, probably get about 50 yards with a shot at a touchdown, which he got. But then he broke off a 72 yarder or whatever, which was crazy. Like he'd been bad up until that point. He had fallen in the end zone. The one touchdown run was good. And then he breaks up this great run and we're like, where has this been the whole time, right? And so my friends that did not start Jacordi Cross Gamer were very angry now. I did put him into my lineup against Conor in our, in our huge seventh place matchups. I'm already up. I'm already up big in this one as well. Look, I, I don't know that there's a takeaway here other than the fact that if you were playing next week and Rodriguez is still out. But it was nice to see Bill show the upside that we expected from the preseason. A little bit too late. But believe it or not, he's got the most rushing touchdowns of any rookie running back this year. He's got eight. He's actually third in rushing yards despite the fact that he didn't play very much over the second half of the season.

[Connor Rogers]

Jonathan Medici asking what's Bill's ADP next season?

[Matthew Berry]

I think it really depends on what else the Commanders do at the running back position. I'm talking to some sources. No Raheem Morris. Raheem Morris is always my source. It doesn't matter whether it's the Falcons or the Commanders or any team in The NFL or Brexit. Yeah. Raheem Morris tells me that what the commanders, the Commanders really like Bill, but they think he's probably more of a two, you know, and that they. The guy, they want a thumper. I think they want. They want a thumper that, you know, that Bill Krosky Meredith is like, you know, a shifty guy, third down back, you know, obviously has that explosiveness there. But I think even though he was able to punch it in, you know, from the eight yard line or whatever, that the Commanders want a thumper. I don't know that they feel like Chris Rodriguez is that guy. Be interesting if proud fantasy life investor Austin Eckler is back with the team. We don't know about that, but I do expect, whether it's through free agency, the draft for the Commanders to get another, like a bigger back that I think they would want to, you know, pair with Jakory, Crosky, Merritt. So I think he's. I think he is. So I guess my point is, is that I think he's probably like a seventh, eighth rounder next year.

[Connor Rogers]

I would think that too. Maybe even later.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. Depending on what else they do.

[Connor Rogers]

Clearly, like you said, maybe sign someone.

[Matthew Berry]

But think of him as a third down back with some upside. Yeah, a little bit. Like what Kenneth Gainwell has been doing for a while now.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. There's still like this offense should be better next year, Jeff. Full year. Jayden Daniels, forget Jayden Daniels had the greatest rookie season of all time. Was in the NFC title game. Like, I still think this guy is one of the top six, seven talents in the league at quarterback and he should be a cheat code for a running game and we never really got to see that rolling this year. So still some upside in terms of efficiency for that running offense.

[Matthew Berry]

Like just, just here's how annoying Jakarta Cross Kimmerit has been this year. Week five, he had 27 fantasy points, obviously. This past week, 22.5. All other 14 games he averaged 6.3 game, 6.3 points. He's been under nine fantasy points in 11 of those 14 games.

[Jay Crouch]

Like unplayable.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around why I'm playing you again. I beat you in round one of the loser bracket.

[Matthew Berry]

You did.

[Connor Rogers]

And we're playing again.

[Matthew Berry]

But then I worked my way back in.

[Connor Rogers]

I don't know who runs this league. This is the worst fantasy league ever created.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, well, it's a league of assholes.

[Connor Rogers]

Yes.

[Matthew Berry]

I believe producer Steven or Damian, one of those two is the Smasher I don't know.

[Jay Crouch]

I'm in the championship game. I got a buy. I'm starting Kanata Mumfield and Michael Mayer.

[Matthew Berry]

In the championship game against Roto Pat and this is. It pains me I'm rooting for you. I hope you defeat.

[Jay Crouch]

I'm rooting some eight, sir. Yeah, I don't feel great. And Monroe St. Brown didn't give me what I wanted yesterday.

[Matthew Berry]

No, he was okay. But we'll get to that game in a second. So Jigori Grosky Merit actually for those of you that had the guts to start him as a flex that paid off as well. It was just nice to see the explosiveness that we knew was there from the preseason but we hadn't really seen. Still not being used in the passing game as well. Just a 3% target share this season. RJ Harvey, however, speaking of somebody that is used in the passing game, his two and a half receptions over that cash, his receiving prop that cash as well, you know. Five for 33 and a touchdown through the air for RJ Harvey over 70 total yards in this game.

[Jay Crouch]

Looks very smooth and comfortable as a receiver. He did that little.

[Connor Rogers]

The one on one against Brian Cook in the end zone was really savvy. Kind of sold it the whole way and turned around. Exactly.

[Jay Crouch]

The last good play from Necks as well. Didn't panic.

[Connor Rogers]

He threw the ball before he was looking at Harvey. It was a perfect play.

[Jay Crouch]

Yep. So yeah, might get them the one seed in the eighth.

[Matthew Berry]

I mean honestly. And by the way, since J.K. dobbins was injured, he's been the 11th best running back in fantasy football. So he's been good. It's been a lot inflated by some of the touchdowns but they trust him obviously in scoring position.

[Connor Rogers]

So that's the nice list. There was a lot of coal though on this Christmas day in the fantasy world with the Lions offense.

[Matthew Berry]

This is brutal.

[Connor Rogers]

Taking the cake.

[Matthew Berry]

This is brutal. Luckily you might not have been in the finals because the Lions screwed you last week. I'm so over the Lion. I tweeted this out. I'm angry at the Lions because I love the Lions. I was a Lions man. I'm on Ron St. Brown. It was my ride or die. I have Jared Goff.

[Connor Rogers]

Your friend Jared Goff, my friend Jared.

[Matthew Berry]

Goff, my buddy at the hall of Fame game. And this was bad. This is just an awful like again I mentioned that at the top of the show we talked about, you know, at festivities I complained about my dynasty league.

[Connor Rogers]

League.

[Matthew Berry]

It's a super flex league. I have Both Amon Ross St. Brown and Jared Goff. And you know, I lost by six points. Like if that touchdown or, you know, Amon Ross St. Brown comes down with the other. He missed one, dropped one. Very, very frustrating. And so anyway, now I'm playing them again in the third place game. Third place game against producer Damian, by the way, in this Dynasty league. Producer Damian's in the dynasty league. And I mean, Jared Goff, you know, in this, in my particular league, negative fantasy points.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah, I think Dan Campbell's five turnovers. Yeah, I think Dan Campbell's a good coach. On the story of the Lions, the past few years has been a great one overall. But yes, he's not covered himself in glory these past few weeks in particular. I'll never understand why they didn't just run the ball four times, first and goal to one against the Steelers. I don't understand anything that they were doing in this game. And yeah, and we saw that the big problem, Connor has been just the interior of this offensive line and Goff being under pressure and Goff to breaks when he's under pressure.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah.

[Connor Rogers]

Brian Flores knows how to get to Goff from the A gap. This is now the second game where you watch him against the Vikings where you're like, that pressure is getting home a lot. And he's uncomfortable. Another thing in Dan Campbell, and he tried this this year when he promoted John Morton to the offensive play caller. Then he took over play calling duties. He needs a real play caller again. You're not going to find Ben Johnson, but you got to go out there and get somebody.

[Matthew Berry]

I literally tweeted out, I said something like, can we go back in time and give Ben Johnson a raise for last year? In terms of what he did with.

[Connor Rogers]

This offense, it's amazing how long they kept him to begin with.

[Matthew Berry]

I mean, it really is like. And the shockingest thing to me was, okay, great. And everyone. That's what you said is what everyone tweeted back at me. It's just like, oh, their offensive line is beat up. It's not his fault, blah, blah, blah. Yes, it is, because you're still out there playing, you know, so, you know, you've got a bad offensive line, you know, they're bringing pressure because that's what Brian, Florence Flores always does. So why don't you, why don't you get a shotgun and try to dump it off to Jameer Gibbs? You've got one of the most dynamic running backs in the NFL in space. And so why don't you try to get that to him and they didn't. He's. He's been single digit fantasy points in two of the past three games since Week 15. He's averaging 2.2 yards per carry. Okay, stop running. There's a lot of Dave Montgomery in this game. And I'm just. I don't know, like, it just. This was bad. Jameson Williams only has three targets. Figure out a way to get him in space even like again, quickly get the ball out and let Jameson Williams run with it. And they just. I don't know. This was tough to watch.

[Jay Crouch]

Yep, Tough one.

[Connor Rogers]

The Kwamikaze in the chat said Christmas games were so brutal this year. Gotta agree with Barry about leagues ending the week before if they had no buys. Week 14. And that is why America drinks for free today.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah, I mean, listen, honestly, that was a tough watch yesterday. You know, if you're like me, you ignored your family all day to watch football and, you know, and it was tough watching. I mean, like again, Max Brosnan was not good in this game and he was the better quarterback.

[Connor Rogers]

Right.

[Matthew Berry]

He got away.

[Connor Rogers]

Good for Max Brosma.

[Matthew Berry]

Yeah. America drinks for free. Yeah, I mean, I mean like Kwamikaze just nailing it right there as well. I am right. You're absolutely right. Of course, I'm always right. But Goff was bad. Gibbs was bad. Jameson Williams under six fantasy points in this game. Amon Ra was decent, but should have been much better. Had a touchdown, dropped it like just this was. This is just a tough game all around for people that expected, like me, a lot of fantasy points from the Lions offense. And by the way, it wasn't like Justin Jefferson lit it up on the other side once again. Just like the worst season we've ever seen from Justin Jefferson as well. Aaron Jones scores a touchdown. Too late. Needed it. I personally needed it last week again, Dynasty League lost by six. Yeah, you know, listen, everyone knows my superpower is taking any subject and making it about me. And so that's what I managed to do here.

[Connor Rogers]

Well, perfect name for you, CD Lamb. Your friend eight.

[Matthew Berry]

My friend eight. Not my friend eight's fault. He got double digit targets in this game. Dak Prescott was on fire. Except when he was targeting Sadie Lamb. That's a bad misses. Oh, Mike, he had. There was a long play at the beginning of the game where he had three steps. CD Lamb had three steps, had to slow up and just. Dak under throws it and that. But sure, Kevonte Turpin, he hits in stride.

[Connor Rogers]

Perfect seed.

[Matthew Berry]

What are we doing? It was awful. Like Ceedee Lamb. I just. It's. He just can't seem to get the. I don't know what's wrong with Dak in terms of. When it comes to CD Lamb because I thought otherwise. He was. He looked good.

[Jay Crouch]

Yeah. It's just a bad. Just a bad day. Throw it out. Yeah. Next year Sadie Lamb will be fun. Next week doesn't matter.

[Matthew Berry]

I guess so. But when you needed CD Lamb the most, back to back games with under 12 fantasy points. He'd scored 17 or more in four of the past five. So I'm in a Guillotine League final where I have CD Lamb. But luckily the guy I'm playing has Jameer Gibbs. So we're off to a hot start in our little match. It's brutal.

[Jay Crouch]

Cdbs second round pick. Next year I think he'd be a first round pick next to Pickens.

[Connor Rogers]

Assuming Pickens will be back. Let's take a look at the regular power rankings for week 17. Valiant Vincent @ the top of the board. Aloha Bricks steadily climbing up. Jonathan Medici swaps spots with Aloha Brick. Stuntman.

[Matthew Berry]

Chuck. Strong week for Stuntman Chuck and Ryan Oswald. Chuck is up two, Ryan Oswald up three.

[Connor Rogers]

Spots. Raise the flags. Neck brace nation. K Gemma six through eight. Scott McClory and the book Brawler. Welcome to the.

[Matthew Berry]

Rankings. Casual Josh still, El Segundo 3 are among those receiving votes. Congratulations to our regular power rankings. It's nice to see Scott and Footballer make the.

[Jay Crouch]

List. Football is very quality over quantity. If he was an author, he'd be.

[Matthew Berry]

Hemingway. That's.

[Jay Crouch]

Right. Yeah. Efficiency of.

[Matthew Berry]

Language. Yeah. He's like a sniper. Like he doesn't, you know, but when. When he hits, he hits.

[Connor Rogers]

Hard. What's on tap is brought to you by Bud Light, the official beer sponsor of the NFL. Our first question is from A.J. evans. Jalen Hurts or Caleb. Full PPR 40 yard completion.

[Jay Crouch]

Bonus. Jalen.

[Matthew Berry]

Hurts. Yeah. I think the answer is Jalen hurts. Who's my number two quarterback? Iv Williams at nine, Jalen Hurts. Since week 12 is averaging 18 fantasy points per game. It's worth noting the Bills are bad against mobile quarterbacks. They give him the third most rushing yards to opposing quarterbacks. Like I said, I think Jalen hurts. This is a big saquon Jalen hurts game in terms of the.

[Connor Rogers]

Rushing. The next one from Txcasion asks Michael Carter, Tony Pollard or Schultz at the flex ppr Tight end.

[Matthew Berry]

Bonus. So it's a tight end premium, which I get it. Tight end bonus is pretty interesting as well. I think it's between. I like actually all these guys. I have Michael Carter one spot ahead of Pollard. I think I'm going to go with a running back here just because Schultz still doesn't score a lot of touchdowns. But no, no team allows more fantasy points to opposing running backs than the Cincinnati Bengals. Michael Carter, yes, his workload was down a little bit with D. McArdo back, but I think Carter still gets somewhere between 15 and 20 touches in a great.

[Connor Rogers]

Matchup. Our last one here, Kate Camp Khalifa, Tyrone Tracy or Parker Washington?

[Matthew Berry]

Ppr. I'm going with Tyrone Tracy. We like Parker Washington this matchup against the Colts, but Tyrone Tracy, very quietly is that 18 or more touches in each of his past four healthy games. You like the matchup against the Raiders as well? They're a bottom three run defense over the last.

[Connor Rogers]

Month. That'll do it for what's on tap. Presented by Bud Light. Easy to drink, easy to enjoy. We're going to take our last break. When we're back, Jay and I have our pickup lines to impress Matthew coming up after.

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[Matthew Berry]

Week? Stronger, stronger year for you Connor. Jay, it's been tough, tough sledding this year. It's all.

[Jay Crouch]

Right. Still time to bounce back. All right, here's what we got. I'm gonna take Jaylen model over 56 and a half receiving yards. I know you're not sold on.

[Matthew Berry]

Quinn Ewers everyone else's but somebody has.

[Connor Rogers]

To say brave after.

[Jay Crouch]

That. I know you're not sold on him. Long term is the answer for the how many dollars. But you don't have to be. You just have to be sold on him this week. Getting the ball to Jalen Waddle J. Wall had 72 receiving yards last week and here's the key thing. He got nine targets and now he goes up against the Bucks defense. That is very much a pass funnel. The Bucks are a bottom six pass defense by success rate. Top four rush defense. So Quinn Ewes, my man will need to be throwing the ball. I think he'll throw it to Jalen Waddle enough. Ted roll McMillan 73 yards at a touchdown. Last week's number one wide receiver against the Bucs. I think Waddle gets at least 57.

[Connor Rogers]

Yards. All right, I'm looking at the toilet bowl. Giants, Raiders, this game could decide who picks number one overall in the draft. It's nearly a pick them right now. Give me the Giants money line. It's something you said to close out our last segment. Raiders are a bottom three run defense in football. The Giants, they haven't really been letting Jackson dart throwing might not matter. I think they can run the ball a lot in this game, the Giants. Unfortunately for them, they're good at screwing up their tank. At the end of the season, this feels like a Giants.

[Matthew Berry]

Victory. I hope it is because, you know, as a commander's fan, we're in the same division, but just having any money on that game, two teams, we just have no idea what they can do. That's really sicko stuff. So, yes, even though I'm not sold on Quinn Ewers, I am sold on Jaylen Waddle getting at least 57 receiving yards in a good matchup. So, Jay, I'm going home with you. But of course, phone stays on. Phone stays on, Connor, because when.

[Connor Rogers]

Jay, that Giants money line cash, I.

[Matthew Berry]

May say like you up and why don't I roll on through? Yeah. So see how it goes. See how it all goes. All right, so listen, that's our show. It's championship week. If you're still watching, congratulations. It means you're playing for something or you're a regular. We appreciate you either way. Go get yourself a title. Sunday morning, 11am Eastern. We'll be back with fantasy football pregame. So we see you all there. Listen, it's closing time. You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here. For Jay and Connor, I am Matthew Berry. We will see you Sunday morning. Good luck and peace out. He's Kenny Maine, the funny guy from.

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