Fantasy Football Today – LAST-MINUTE Week 15 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em, Advice, Actives/Inactives & Q/A!

Date: December 14, 2025
Hosts: Adam Aizer, Heath Cummings, CBS Sports analysts

Episode Overview

This fast-moving episode delivers critical, last-minute fantasy football insights for Week 15, including weather effects, lineup decisions, injury news, and a rapid-fire listener Q&A. The crew sorts through tricky start/sit choices, highlights trending running backs, and braces managers for late-breaking actives/inactives to maximize their chances at playoff victory. The conversational, occasionally irreverent tone keeps high-stakes fantasy decisions both approachable and actionable.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

Impact of Weather on Lineup Decisions

• Cold & Precipitation: Most games in the Northeast and Midwest are extremely cold, but there's little precipitation expected that will seriously disrupt passing games.

  • “It’s cold, Heath.” (Adam Aizer, 02:13)
  • “Any changes to your rankings based on weather?” (Adam Aizer, 02:15)
  • “I do not see a place where I think precipitation is going to change the passing game. … [but] several teams have over/unders much, much lower than you would anticipate.” (FF Analyst, 02:22)
  • “The Northeast is very cold and the Midwest… It’s really cold today.” (Heath Cummings, 03:43)

• Games of Note for Weather:

  • Chicago, Philadelphia, New York: Very cold, but precipitation shouldn't play a big role.
  • Seattle: Rain possible, but not a major concern.

Key Player Updates and Start/Sit Advice

• Devon Achane expected to play.

  • Start him. (Adam Aizer, 04:38)

• Josh Jacobs expected to play at Denver (tough matchup).

  • Ranking drop: RB18, with several RBs (Woody Marks, Quinton Judkins, RJ Harvey, Ashton Genti, Travis Etienne) preferred over Jacobs in PPR.
  • “If you have a Kyle Pitts on your team, just go ahead and play the guy with the better floor. If you're playing against Kyle Pitts, … aim for a little upside this week.” (FF Analyst, 05:34)

• Washington RBs:

  • Chris Rodriguez (groin) – if out, “Bill” (assume Brian Robinson Jr. or Antonio Gibson) gets a bump and becomes flex viable.
    • “Bill would be ranked higher if Rodriguez is out…” (FF Analyst, 06:20)

• Chargers RBs:

  • “Ride the hot hand." No clear favorite, proceed cautiously.

• Judkins (OL Miss), upgrade after Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson ruled out.

  • "Wind chills below zero… wouldn’t really want to try to tackle Quinshon Judkins when the wind chill is below zero.” (FF Analyst, 07:15, 07:24)

• Arizona RBs:

  • “If you’ve been riding the BAM train, you might want to consider hopping off… D. Mercado has been much, much, much more efficient running the football… Knight is down to RB35 for me. D. Mercado is RB45.” (FF Analyst, 07:45)

Wide Receiver & Quarterback Injury News

• Brady Cook starts for the Jets – Start the Jaguars DST

  • "Start at the Jaguars DST." (Heath Cummings, 09:41)

• Philip Rivers (COLTS) expected to start

  • More upside for pass-catchers Pittman, Pierce, Downs
  • “This could be disastrous… but I think there’s more potential upside for the pass catchers with Rivers at quarterback” (FF Analyst, 10:53)

• Marvin Harrison Jr., T. Higgins both out.

• Romo Odunze (Bears) possibly in, would still view Luther Burden as a borderline WR3.

  • “Roma Odunze right around wide receiver 27, high-end WR3. I would start him over the Colts.” (FF Analyst, 11:11)

• Debo Samuel – questionable with illness, but expected to play.

• Quentin Johnston – questionable, truly up in the air.

• Devante Adams – expected to play.

• Jake Ferguson (Cowboys) expected to play, but not a preferred fantasy TE.

  • “He’s not a top 12 tight end for me anyway, so I’d really rather not.” (FF Analyst, 12:10)
  • Preference for Theo Johnson at tight end.

Notable Listener Q&A (Rapid-Fire Advice)

QB/Flex Decisions

• J.J. McCarthy or Marcus Mariota?

  • “Mariota, for sure.” (FF Analyst, 12:29)

• Caleb Williams or Sam Darnold?

  • “Very, very close one. I’ve got Caleb.” (FF Analyst, 13:26)

RB Start/Sits

• Kamani Vidal or Blake Corum?

  • “Back to back, slight lean towards Corum for me.” (FF Analyst, 12:38)
  • Heath prefers Vidal for PPR formats.

• Breece Hall or Roma Odunze or Luther Burden? (PPR)

  • “I would go Breece Hall.” (FF Analyst, 13:34)

• Breece Hall vs. Jordan Addison or Ricky Pearsall

  • “Well, you guys are making me say start Breece Hall a lot more than I was.” (FF Analyst, 13:41)

Defense

• Browns at Chicago vs. Panthers vs. Saints
  • “If you wanted to get away from the Browns, I would… I don’t really like the Saints… I would definitely start the Browns.” (FF Analyst, 14:09)

Final RB Choices

Pick two: Javonte Williams, Rico Dowdle, Travion Henderson, Devin Neal, Quinshawn Judkins

• “Definitely starting Javonte and Dowdle.” (FF Analyst, 14:34)

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “Wind chills below zero… I wouldn’t really want to try to tackle Quinshon Judkins when the wind chill is below zero...” (FF Analyst, 07:24)
• “This could be disastrous… but I think there’s more potential upside for the pass catchers with Rivers at quarterback.” (FF Analyst, 10:53)
• “Roma Odunze right around wide receiver 27, so high-end WR3. I would start him over the Colts.” (FF Analyst, 11:11)
• “Adam always knows that because I don’t memorize [defensive rankings].” (FF Analyst, 14:03)

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Topic | |-----------|-------| | 02:00–04:03 | Weather analysis and its impact on fantasy lineups | | 04:33–07:45 | Key RB news: Achane, Jacobs, Rodriguez, Judkins, Arizona RBs | | 09:41–12:10 | QB/WR news: Jets, Colts, Marvin Harrison Jr, Debo Samuel, Jake Ferguson | | 12:21–14:37 | Lightning round: Listener Q&A (start/sits, defenses) | | 14:34 | Last major question—RB start/sit |

Episode Tone

Conversational, insightful, and occasionally tongue-in-cheek. The hosts balance fast-paced advice with detailed rationale, aiming to instill confidence for playoff-bound fantasy managers making difficult, last-minute lineup choices.

Summary

This episode delivers dense, actionable Week 15 fantasy football advice for managers scrambling with weather concerns, injury shakeups, and start/sit dilemmas. The nuanced takes, willingness to adjust based on weather and depth charts, and unfiltered real-time Q&A make this a must-listen for anyone seeking scoring edges in fantasy football’s most critical week.