Starts of the Week + Week 17 Breakdown, Megalabowl WINNER!

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary: "Starts of the Week + Week 17 Breakdown, Megalabowl WINNER!"

Release Date: December 26, 2019

The Fantasy Footballers bring listeners an engaging and insightful episode focused on the culmination of the fantasy football season, championship celebrations, and a comprehensive breakdown of Week 17 matchups. Hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright delve into key discussions, offering expert analysis and actionable advice to help fantasy managers secure their final league victories.

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1. Championship Announcements and Celebrations

Megalobowl Champion: Colt Dorsey

The episode kicks off with exciting news about the Megalabowl, a massive fantasy football competition with over 7,000 entries. Colt Dorsey emerges victorious with an impressive total of 204.92 points.

Jason Moore [03:20]: "Colt Dorsey, the first entry into the listener league for 2020, will receive a quite illustrious trophy."

Sleeper Bowl and Personal Triumphs

In addition to the Megalabowl, the hosts celebrate their victory in the Sleeper Bowl, where Jason Moore clinched the title by defeating Nelt in the finals. Jason also shares a personal milestone as his 8-year-old child wins their first fantasy championship, highlighting the podcast's family-friendly vibe.

Jason Moore [04:15]: "It was so awesome. First time ever playing. He was so excited."

2. News and Updates from Around the League

Marshawn Lynch Returns to Seattle

A significant update for the Seattle Seahawks fantasy managers is Marshawn Lynch signing a one-year contract, bolstering their running back depth.

Jason Moore [08:16]: "Marshawn Lynch is back. One-year contract going back to Seattle."

Robert Turbin Signing and Travis Homer's Role

Robert Turbin’s signing is another key addition, especially valuable for managers of Russell Wilson-themed teams. The discussion emphasizes Travis Homer’s increased role in Seattle's playoff run, as head coach Pete Carroll leans on him heavily.

Andy Holloway [08:45]: "Pete Carroll has come out and said that the team is going to lean on Travis Homer to start."

Eagles Release Jaya Jayi and Impact on Fantasy

The Philadelphia Eagles release rookie Jaya Jayi, making way for Jordan Howard to return and bolster their running back lineup for the playoffs.

Andy Holloway [12:03]: "The Eagles release Jaya Jayi... Jordan Howard is coming back this week."

3. Week 17 Forecast and Key Matchups

Overview of Divisional Rematches

Week 17 features all divisional rematches, presenting unique narratives and fantasy implications. The hosts highlight how these matchups can disrupt Vegas lines and create unexpected outcomes.

Jason Moore [13:15]: "All the games on Sunday this week and every single one of them is a divisional rematch."

Highlighted Matchups:

• Bears vs. Vikings ([14:32])

  The Bears (7-8) take on the Vikings (10-5), with the latter already securing a playoff spot. The hosts discuss the underperformance of Vikings' running backs Mike Boone and Anthony Miller, suggesting caution in drafting them.

  Jason Moore [17:06]: "Anthony Miller is definitely on the radar... I think Anthony Miller's okay. I'm not off of Anthony Miller in this game."

• Falcons vs. Buccaneers ([17:40])

  The Buccaneers (11-4) face the Falcons (5-10). Jason favors David Montgomery and Tyler Boyd, while Andy supports Jared Cook despite injury concerns.

  Andy Holloway [18:28]: "I think Jordan Howard's coming back this week because the Eagles need players in the playoffs. That helps that team."

• Packers vs. Lions ([26:09])

  Aaron Rodgers against the struggling Detroit Lions provides a favorable matchup. The hosts advocate for Rodgers and Devante Adams, given the Lions' poor defense.

  Andy Holloway [27:50]: "I'm going to be willing to play Aaron Rodgers against the 25th ranked Detroit Lions."

• Patriots vs. Dolphins ([33:14])

  Tom Brady faces off against the Dolphins, with the Patriots aiming to secure a first-round bye. Jason emphasizes Brady's reliability in clutch games.

  Jason Moore [47:45]: "Tom Brady multi touchdown game closing out the year, start of the week."

• Saints vs. Panthers ([43:19])

  The Saints (12-3) host the Panthers (5-10). With players like Marshall Faulk and Jared Cook in prime form, Andy recommends starting Cook.

  Andy Holloway [52:52]: "Dallas Goddard is pretty much, I feel like, a must start at tight end."

4. Start/Sit Recommendations for Week 17

The hosts provide targeted player recommendations to optimize lineups for the final week.

• Quarterbacks:

  • Start: Tom Brady ([47:45])

    Against Miami's weak defense, Brady is poised for a strong finish.

  • Start: Ryan Tannehill ([48:17])

    Tannehill’s synergy with AJ Brown against Houston’s defense makes him a prime candidate.

• Running Backs:

  • Start: Marlon Mack ([49:07])

    Facing Jacksonville's depleted defense, Mack is projected for significant yards and a touchdown.

  • Start: Aaron Jones ([29:17])

    Despite concerns over his role as a back-up, Jones’ touchdown potential remains high.

• Wide Receivers:

  • Start: Sterling Shepard ([49:17])

    Shepard’s matchup against Philadelphia’s defense ensures ample targets.

  • Start: Alan Robinson and Anthony Miller ([50:36])

    Both players are favorable against their respective defenses with nothing on the line.

• Tight Ends:

  • Start: Dallas Goddard ([52:52])

    With the Saints’ offense firing on all cylinders, Goddard is a must-start.

• Kickers:

  • Start: Nick Folk ([53:16])

    Trusted for consistent point production in key matchups.

Jason Moore [47:45]: "Tom Brady multi touchdown game closing out the year, start of the week."

Andy Holloway [53:03]: "Nick Folk kicker of the week."

5. Fantasy Records and Player Performances

Christian McCaffrey's Legendary Season

The hosts spotlight McCaffrey's astonishing performance, placing him on the verge of the highest fantasy points scored in history.

Jason Moore [46:12]: "He only needs 23 fantasy points this week to have the greatest season of all time."

Aaron Jones’ Consistency Concerns

While Jones has amassed 16 touchdowns, his consistency as a running back is questioned, raising concerns about his value as RB2.

Andy Holloway [31:08]: "I've never been more disappointed in a running back two."

Jason Moore [31:41]: "Running back two doesn't feel right. Aaron Jones has not been perfectly consistent."

6. Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Jason Moore [02:07]: "Jason Whitten stunk last year and Booger McFarland stinks this year..."

• Andy Holloway [06:36]: "Some people for the first time in 10 years... started 0 and 7 and won a championship."

• Jason Moore [17:59]: "He's a must start player this week."

• Andy Holloway [24:53]: "Josh Allen or Devin Singletary get hurt, the season's lost."

• Jason Moore [37:35]: "Well, I don't think you can trust Keenan Allen and Mike Williams at Arrowhead with Philip Rivers."

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Conclusion

Wrapping up the episode, the hosts reiterate their commitment to supporting the fantasy community through jointhefoot.com and encourage listeners to engage on social media. They also tease upcoming episodes, including footie nominations and award winners, ensuring fans remain connected and informed beyond the regular season.

Andy Holloway [54:35]: "Thank you for listening to another episode of the Fantasy Footballers podcast."

This episode offers a blend of celebratory news, strategic insights, and practical advice, making it an invaluable resource for fantasy managers aiming to finish the season strongly.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

Foreignasy Footballers Podcast coming to you from pristineauction.com studios with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.

[Jason Moore]

Welcome in. It's almost football time for some of you. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Day.

[Andy Holloway]

I did, I did, I did.

[Jason Moore]

It's been difficult for us to acclimate to it being Thursday, mentally. It's Monday for all of us. In fact, like, Al Borland sitting back there in the producer chair, said he's got the Monday blues.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, well, I've got the coming in the day after Christmas blues.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Three or four times on Christmas while we're just having this, you know, opening up presents, spending time with family, the kids. Look at it. We got to put together scooters and we're playing outside, and we're talking about what we're doing this week, and we're going on a vacation for, you know, that was one of their Christmas presents. And then three or four times, it'd be like, oh, I work all day tomorrow.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, yeah. You're here.

[Andy Holloway]

The kids are off school, and I'm here.

[Jason Moore]

There's something about. And this is just being honest is part of it is it's week 17.

[Andy Holloway]

That is a huge problem.

[Jason Moore]

It's actually all of it, I think, because if it was week 16 and we got titles on the line, the motivation, you'd be sitting here on the cusp of a dynasty matchup. And.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you know, instead I sit here as a champion of that dynasty league.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Back to back.

[Jason Moore]

I thought you had been eliminated weeks and weeks ago based on pessimism. Pessimism, yeah. But you know, what Christmas Day has become. As you. As you grow older now you, you know, the joy of your children, it transcends, you know, like, the fact that you're older and you don't have, you know, you're not sitting around with your parents and getting gifts. Like, it changes as a parent, but I think what Christmas Day actually is, it is official parent box collecting day.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, we get so many boxes.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, I just feel like all I do on Christmas day is walk around collecting whatever box the presents came in and trying to find a place to put.

[Andy Holloway]

I have a genuine question.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Because I believe I know the answer, and I want to be wrong.

[Jason Moore]

I'm glad it's genuine.

[Andy Holloway]

I want to be wrong. Are you the person that cuts down every single box? Like, cuts them down. Oh, so that you can fit them all in the garbage?

[Jason Moore]

Every single box? No. Occasional boxes. Yes. I have a razor blade designated for that. Yeah, you got it.

[Andy Holloway]

I will not be doing that.

[Jason Moore]

Al Borland, do you cut your boxes down?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You do.

[Andy Holloway]

Fun for. He's got a machete back there. He's just going to town.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Take some 10 seconds.

[Jason Moore]

It depends on. It's a scale of a box thing. And how lazy I feel in the moment.

[Andy Holloway]

We have a pretty big announcement. Speaking of champions.

[Jason Moore]

Oh yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

You do?

[Jason Moore]

I do.

[Andy Holloway]

Don't we? Don't we have.

[Jason Moore]

I guess we recorded Monday so the official championships weren't declared. So you won Dynasty.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

And.

[Andy Holloway]

But I was talking more about our people. I know about the Foot Clan.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, go ahead.

[Andy Holloway]

But the Megalobol. Yes. Winner. Yes. Colts.

[Jason Moore]

Dorsey.

[Andy Holloway]

Done. Colt Dorsey. Well done, my man.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. I see. I thought you were going with the fact we won the sleeper bowl. I didn't know where you were going there because we hadn't had official declarations. Colt Dorsey, 204.92 points. The official winner of the more than 7,000 entered megalobol. Congratulations. Colt Dorsey, the first entry into the listener league for 2020 will receive a quite illustrious trophy.

[Andy Holloway]

Not true. He is now the second person in because Captain Sink did beat Mike in the championship game for the listener the Listener league. So he is back as well.

[Jason Moore]

We also won the sleeper bowl. We. We knocked off Nelt in the finals. So we got that one. Took care of the CBS championship. Got that one locked up. And on a personal note, my 8 year old won his championship.

[Andy Holloway]

Dude, that was so awesome. First time ever playing. He was so excited. He'd been spending some Sundays in the studio watching with us.

[Jason Moore]

It was crazy because I mean he's a child so he has to go to bed. And we. And this is, you know, Monday Night Football. He had Aaron Jones and it was. He was facing Mike Boone and it was. He had like a half point lead. So it was just heads up. And so he went to bed before the big touchdown run by Aaron Jones. And he even told me goes don't come in my room and surprise me. I want to find out in the morning. So he woke up a champion. He was excited. It's been a fun week. It's been a fun week. Reminder. If you want to celebrate in style, head to shopballers.com we have the 2019 Foot Clan title shirts over there. You can look like a champion. Yeah. And a reminder. Next week we've got footie nominations. We got the footie award winners. We got the truth episodes coming up. You've noticed another absence in the studio. Mike is not here. But not for lack of trying. He was Here he was physically here. He was actually right where Jay Grizz is. But he looked like he had like drank a jug of poison.

[Andy Holloway]

He did look like that. He also, I mean, he had several coats on and could barely speak. And we said, just please leave.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he was going to try.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike makes the show even better, if that's possible. Mike makes the show even better. That Mike would not have made the show better.

[Jason Moore]

He made a choice for you, the listener, to go home and shiver in his own bed. He got sick this Christmas.

[Andy Holloway]

Nice Christmas sickness.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Probably his kids.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. All right. You can Find us on TwitterFFballers. I encourage everyone out there if you need more footballers in your life, which soon we go to two shows a week in January. If you need a little bonus show. Jointhefoot.com A lot of people congrats on all the championships. That's the by far the most rewarding, satisfying, fun part of our job is we hop on the social media and then Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday this week, everybody celebrating the Foot Clan title. And obviously not everybody won. Only one person wins in every league. But a lot of Foot Clan titles out there. A lot of very excited, happy people. Some people repeating, some people three peating.

[Andy Holloway]

Some people for the first time in 10 years. You know, some people that started 0 and 7 who somehow got in and won a championship. We all.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I retweeted that one where it's.

[Andy Holloway]

Like we always have the 04s, O and 5s every now and then. An 06. This is the first 0 and 7 I've ever seen.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I don't really even know how the math works out. I mean, It's. You started 0 and 7.

[Andy Holloway]

It was late playoffs and it was.

[Jason Moore]

Great is he won every game after 0 and 7 to get into the playoffs and then won the championship. But one of the games he won by like point one points. It was like, if that game doesn't go your way, the comeback can't happen. But we always say, I mean, you can do it. You can come back from a tough start. You know, we had, we had the winner of one of our dynasty leagues was the person who literally scored the least amount of points in the league. I've never seen it, never before in my life.

[Andy Holloway]

Kyle the stupid editor at this point for getting the championship over Brooks and Kenya.

[Jason Moore]

Kyle the stupid editor, that's what we.

[Andy Holloway]

Call him, with the worst team ever. And basically that means he had Kenyon Drake.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, had Kenyon Drake take him through the playoffs. So a lot of fun. But what I was going to say is people out there. You're excited, you're happy. We're glad you were with us all year long. You can check out jointhefoot.com support the show, get an extra episode every week, hang out with us all off season because there's really not like, it's really not really an off season. It's just a preseason for 2020 and it gets started in a couple of weeks here, so. All right, let's get into some news.

[Andy Holloway]

News and notes from around the league presented by sleeper Beast mode.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Marshawn lynch is back.

[Andy Holloway]

Beast mode back.

[Jason Moore]

One year contract for Marshawn lynch going back to Seattle. Robert Turbin also signed. Yeah, Robert Turbin got the most like I'm friends with the quarterback deal here that you could ever have. Like I. Robert Turban was at Russell Wilson's wedding. Like, so I feel like you lose everybody and Russ is like, I got a guy.

[Andy Holloway]

They needed a lot of running backs because all of their running backs ended up just getting injured at the same time.

[Jason Moore]

Now if I'm playing one this week, it's 100% Travis Homer.

[Andy Holloway]

And it is. I said earlier this week that, you know, oh, I would play. And my point there is I think he's going to be good like I do. But, you know, Pete Carroll has come out and said that the team is going to lean on Travis Homer to start. This is for the playoff run. So if you're In a Week 17 championship match, unfortunately you won't be beast moding.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, but Travis Homer would be a pickup. Seattle needs to win this game. It's one of the kind of highest importance is that the most important games.

[Andy Holloway]

This week, highest impact.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Not every game has something on the line this week, but for both of these teams, it's actually a very important matchup. San Francisco can can take the number one seed in the entire NFC with a win and Seattle could, you know, knock them off that pedestal if they win.

[Andy Holloway]

You're talking about, do you want a first round bye and then a home game or would you like to go on the road and have to play Week 1 as the 5 seed? Exactly, because that's what happens for both of these teams.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So you're in a situation there with very important matchup.

[Andy Holloway]

Travis Homer scares me now that Turban and Lynch are there because I don't think he's going to not get any play.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you might be right. But Homer had a ton of receptions last week and he'd be my odds on favorite to you Know to lead in touches. Kyler Murray's hamstring is okay. MRI revealed nothing alarming. In fact, I think he's practicing this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it seems like he was expected to practice, so I would imagine he plays.

[Jason Moore]

And the Cardinals face the Rams. Rams may rest some players. They won't have Jalen Ramsey. It's actually more of an upside situation than you might think because the Rams are eliminated. Terry McClaurin in concussion protocol being reevaluated today.

[Andy Holloway]

Go ahead. That's a big one because Case Keenum is the quarterback. The matchup is good. Terry McLaurin is a great play this week, but you'll need to monitor because he might not be playing this week. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Making him a worse play, Right? Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Stephen Sims. Yeah, he's out there.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. He's just the kind of guy I want to sign and have disappear this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, exactly. I like that. I said if he's out there, if. Now, most leagues Stephen Sims is clearly taking.

[Jason Moore]

Most leagues are over. Jason, we haven't even done a PSA about the fact that we're rolling in here for the 6%.

[Andy Holloway]

See, here's the thing I like doing the PSA about don't play Week 17 championship next week and last week, every week of the year. Except for this week.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Because this week you're here listening, and you got those leagues. And they know. They already know.

[Jason Moore]

Well, we are here and we. We know the scenarios, the players playing. We're going to give you our. Our best advice so you can get that Week 17 title, because you're going to be in. I mean, the guys that carried you here, some of them are sitting down this week. So Jaya Jayi. His run in Philadelphia was a short one. They're releasing Jaya Jay from the NFL.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. The Eagles have said, I release you from all of the national football.

[Jason Moore]

You are released from trying out on any other teams.

[Andy Holloway]

It took a lot for him to get a job, and then he lost it pretty quick. I don't. I don't think he ever plays.

[Jason Moore]

But it does mean that Jordan Howard is coming back this week because the Eagles, with a win, make the playoffs and they need players in the playoffs. Jordan Howard is going to be available. That helps that team.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you play him, Jordan Howard?

[Jason Moore]

No. No, I don't think I do.

[Andy Holloway]

You are correct.

[Jason Moore]

You have passed the test. John Harbaugh said that Lamar Jackson will not play in week 17. We'll talk about that in the matchup. But they're going to sit down a bunch of players.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah, they've already announced I think like seven guys that aren't going to be playing and that's not the entirety of the list.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, and that doesn't mean that other players won't play a quarter or two quarters and sit down right. Mason Rudolph sent to IR with a shoulder injury ending the season. Duck Hodges and the Steelers last attempts to make the playoffs here against that shorthanded Ravens squad, it'll be Duck Hodges that needs to get them there. So jointhefoot.com youm can also get the game day alerts. We'll give you the inactives list before the game. The games on Sunday News and notes as always brought to you by the Sleeper app. Don't miss a single piece of impactful news. Grab the app today. Let's go ahead and jump into the Week 17 forecast.

[Andy Holloway]

Fantasy forecast.

[Jason Moore]

All the games on Sunday this week and every single one of them is a divisional rematch. Skin schedule makers changed it to this format.

[Andy Holloway]

I love the divisional end of year. We've done that in our fantasy football leagues for years where the end of the year you play your three division mates and it's always fantastic. NFL was like, man, those guys know what they're doing now.

[Jason Moore]

For us as prognosticators it's even more interesting because you have the narrative, the divisional narrative in general is like one that can create dysfunction with Vegas lines and what you expect and you know, out of the blue Atlanta shows up as a defense in New Orleans, knocks off New Orleans middle, middle of the way through the season. Divisional games are strange now you mix in player availability with divisional games, playoff implications with divisional games.

[Andy Holloway]

The nice thing is I know and we'll talk a lot about what matters for certain teams and doesn't matter for other teams. And there are certain situations like Baltimore that is actively does not matter. But then there are teams where I feel like it matters a little bit to every team because it's divisional. They don't want their division. You know what I mean? Like they just that's my maybe that's enough to matter. It's just I don't want these people to have success.

[Jason Moore]

The Bears at 7 and 8 take on the Vikings at 10 and 5. The Vikings are just one point favorites in Minnesota. It's got just this 36 and a half point over under look. The Vikings are in the playoffs regardless of what happens in week 17 after that Monday night defeat which what put Cousins at 09 on Monday night Football.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's real, real good.

[Jason Moore]

But if you ask Booger McFarland wins and losses don't matter.

[Andy Holloway]

That's real, real Booger.

[Jason Moore]

I loved your tweet, by the way.

[Andy Holloway]

It's so true.

[Jason Moore]

It's so funny. Just brief detour. I know some people, you know, they're tired of the Booger bashing.

[Andy Holloway]

I am not one of those.

[Jason Moore]

And I get it. I mean, like, it is what it is at this point. And Booger McFarlane is not long for Monday Night Football. But Jason tweeted out the fact that yes, Jason Whitten stunk last year and yes, Booger McFarlane stinks this year, but there's a person out there, there's a human being that hired them both who.

[Andy Holloway]

Said, this is my crew. This is what I want to represent the Monday Night Football brand.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to.

[Andy Holloway]

I could pick from. There's a. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

People kind of want that job. Right?

[Andy Holloway]

Want that job. And they said, that's my guy. And that's my guy. Wow. That person, that hiring director or whoever it is, that's who needs to be.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So the Vikings are locked into the sixth seed regardless of what happens this week. Chicago won the first matchup between these two, 16 to 6, way back in Week 4. When you look at this matchup, I mean, Mike Boone was the big story of Monday night. He had, I think one touch in the second half of the game. He did nothing with his touches in the first half.

[Andy Holloway]

He got the workload as was expected and projected in the first half. He was the clear leader and he sucked so bad that they came out and gave him one touch in the second half. Said. And then Amir Abdullah also sucked. Now granted, Amir Abdullah, yeah, he didn't look any better. He did catch a lot of passes at the end of that game and garbage time. So fantasy wise, ppr, if you happen to have Amir Abdullah, which you didn't, you would have been okay. But this game is means nothing to the Vikings. They're in the playoffs, locked to the six seed no matter what happens. So I can't imagine they rush back either of their running backs. You're going to have the same bad corner of running backs and you can try it again. But I wouldn't.

[Jason Moore]

That's what I was going to ask you. There's a try it again candidate on both sides, Mike Boone and then Anthony Miller, who last week was a disaster. I mean, just one catch, two yards. Is he on your radar at all or is this like.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Is he punished?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. No, the. Anthony Miller is definitely on the radar. Anthony Miller was a guy I was off of last week because of the matchup against Green Bay when Trubisky is playing a top end passing defense, he stinks. Green Bay is a top end passing defense and he stunk. And there weren't enough targets to go around Anthony Miller's way. But this game against the Vikings where Xavier Rhodes has been terrible and they're a good rushing defense but not a good passing defense and they've got nothing to play for. I think Anthony Miller's okay. I'm not off of Anthony Miller in this game, honestly.

[Jason Moore]

This is a momentum game for Chicago. They can get back to.500, which is obviously not what their goal was before the season. But you don't have a losing season if they win this divisional matchup. Vikings with not a lot to play for. I like Robinson and Miller in this game. I think David Montgomery is okay. That's just a general comment about everything about him.

[Andy Holloway]

Right. He's okay.

[Jason Moore]

He's just like ordinary.

[Andy Holloway]

Right? Yeah, but yeah, I mean, this is also an important game for Trubisky. After that garbage Green Bay game, he. I mean, what's the future for Chicago? What's the future for Matt Nagy and Trubisky in this offense? So they have something here. Pride to play for.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And then Stefan Diggs, Adam Thielen, I mean, Adam Thielen was completely goosed. Do you. You can't go back to the. Well, here they're getting ready for the playoffs.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I don't think that there is a single Viking I would play. Not one.

[Jason Moore]

Falcons, buccaneers. Buccaneers are one point favorites. It's a 48 point over under and the buccaneers trying to get to 500 on the season. The Falcons salvaging the back half of this year. That's where we're at right now. When you look at this matchup, both teams not making the playoffs. You like Jameis Winston this week?

[Andy Holloway]

I do like Jameis Winston. I think this is, you know, again, this is. Nobody out there outside of Andy Dalton is playing for their career more than Jameis. There's been so much back and forth. Is he going to be signed? You know, he's. He's not for sure the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback, you know, so next year. And off of his 15 interception performance last week, he's got something to play for. This is a good game. I like this game because neither one of these teams has had anything to play for for several weeks and both of these teams have been playing really well the last several weeks. So they're just, they're going out here to play football and say we're better than our division mate. So this is going to be a good game.

[Jason Moore]

Number one start sit question on the week. Prashad Perryman, who had a very nice performance without a touchdown last week, or devonte Parker? Devonte Parker taking on New England. For me, it's Perryman in that matchup. There are very few situations where Parker does not win over Perryman, but this is one of them.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I agree with this. And this was going to be Mike's start of the week. Bashad Perryman.

[Jason Moore]

All right, let's. Oh, the number two starts it. Prashad Perryman versus A.J. brown against Houston. A.J. brown with a lot on the line. What do we think about Perryman or A.J. brown?

[Andy Holloway]

I can't. There is no world where I said AJ Brown.

[Jason Moore]

Not against Houston. No chance.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, he had. He had a tough matchup against Marshawn Lattimore and still had a good fantasy game, even though it wasn't on the back of receptions. Because he's a tank.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Last year, by the way, Week 17, Matt Ryan faced Tampa Bay 378 and 2. Julio Jones. In 15 career games against Tampa Bay, he's averaging 10 targets, seven receptions, 118 yards and nearly a touchdown. He likes Tampa. He's a. He loves the area.

[Andy Holloway]

I was thinking really heavily on this week, and I was like, you know, Julio. I'm going to start Julio this week for my team.

[Jason Moore]

Hey now. Hey, now.

[Andy Holloway]

Just kidding. I'm not playing. Week 17.

[Jason Moore]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Oh, yeah, yeah, one word.

[Andy Holloway]

It's really simple.

[Jason Moore]

What do you get with that?

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

You get a little bonus.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, because a lot of people out there were like, well, man, I was gonna buy one of those $60 championship rings. Hashtag worth it. Hashtag don't need to. Hashtag go to fancychamps.com and use promo code free ring with the purchase of any trophy or belt to get a free.

[Jason Moore]

I will say this, the way that the code works is you can't just put the code in at any time. You put in your trophy or your belt and then you put the ring in the cart. Then you put the coat code in.

[Andy Holloway]

Thank you.

[Jason Moore]

We had a couple people ask about that. All right, Dolphins 4 and 11. They go to New England. The Patriots 12 and 3. The Patriots clinch a first round buy if they win the game, which they should, or Kansas City loses or ties. So the Patriots need to win this game. A first round by crucial for New England. These teams look right now playing the Dolphins as a quarterback, that's a good thing. Yeah, it's a very, very good thing. I like Tom Brady a lot.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you remember when you're going to.

[Jason Moore]

Hear about him later, do you remember.

[Andy Holloway]

When Andy Dalton threw like four touchdowns and had a just a monster fantasy week?

[Jason Moore]

Gosh, that seems like it was just yesterday.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it was last week. It was against these Dolphins.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it was. They just love giving up passing touchdowns. Patriots. Well, Vegas understands the importance of this game. They're favored by 16 points at home. It's a 45 point over under we expect them to take care of business in part because Ryan Fitzpatrick and company will not be able to take care of business against this Patriots defense who's on the on the cusp of finishing the year first against quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. In terms of fantasy points given up, I doubt Fitzpatrick and Parker are going to be able to change that in New England this week. Is there anybody at all that you're looking at? I know the answer to this. The Dolphins. You set them down.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, I do think Devonte Parker is not an auto sit.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think he is a guy that you have to sit. He's definitely lower. He's in that consideration where you're going. Okay, do I have another good option? You know, a brashad Paramount who's. I mean that's not great, but okay, we talked about we take him. But if you don't have another good option, I do think Parker just has enough targets to do something.

[Jason Moore]

What about Gasicki chasing last week's performance? Patriots are all the way down at 8th ranked against tight end. I mean, compared to the other positions.

[Andy Holloway]

They're really embarrassed.

[Jason Moore]

They give up eight point. I don't think you mess with Kaseki.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree.

[Jason Moore]

All right. On the Patriots side though, Brady, I love him in this game, which is not something I've said out loud about any game all year. Haven't loved Brady very often. Sony Michelle last year was 24 for 1, 12 and 1 against Miami at home. Michelle was okay last week. And if you talk about a game with the 16 point where the Patriots are 16 point favorites. Yeah, Sony Michelle could be good this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, Sony is a good play and.

[Jason Moore]

It was just in time.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, look, this is what he does it look last year when they rode Sony Michelle to a Super bowl on the back of him just dominating in these late months and into the playoffs, maybe they've been saving him up. And it wasn't just last week. The week before he was 19 for 89. So you're talking about he's getting work, averaging, you know, over the last two weeks, 20 carries, 90 plus rushing yards. And in a, in a home matchup favored by this much, if you can't play Sony here, you can't play Sony ever. I would, I would look for him.

[Jason Moore]

All right, let's move on then to. Well, Edelman. By the way, Edelman may or may not be active in this game. He's been dealing with injury, he's been dealing with inconsistency for a fantasy team. Because of it. If he's active, is he a solid wide receiver too for you, just because of the matchup?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, the matchup says he'll win and I think that's fine. I would hope, if I'm an Edelman owner, I genuinely hope they set him down.

[Jason Moore]

Packers taking on the Lions this week. Green Bay can clench a first round buy with a win or several other scenarios where they don't win and the New Orleans loses or there's a tie, blah, blah, blah. They also clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs if they win and then Seattle beat San Francisco. So Seattle's not likely not playing for that first down by throughout the or the home field advantage throughout the playoffs. But they could take it away from their division mate. San Francisco and Green Bay could get it. And that seems like a fairly possible situation here with the way that, you know, the game's up in Seattle. So Green Bay with a lot to play for here. The matchup against the Lions is wonderful. Aaron Rodgers, like we said. Play, play. Cut, cut, cut. Oh, man, it was back to back. Cut, cut.

[Andy Holloway]

Play. Cut, cut. It worked.

[Jason Moore]

Play. You can play again.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I would, I would be willing to play Aaron Rodgers against the 25th ranked Detroit Lions who are giving up over 20 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks.

[Jason Moore]

And then Devonte Adams, monster game last week in terms of targets, receptions.

[Andy Holloway]

He's all they have. I think they have. They have verified that all of the other 100% right options stink.

[Jason Moore]

Lazard is like a wide receiver. Three on a roster is fine to me. Like as an NFL player.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, I would say more, but sure. Marquez, Valdez, Scantling, Geronimo, Allison, Jake Kumaro.

[Jason Moore]

And how about the biggest one of all, Jimmy Graham.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, gosh, I don't even consider him a.

[Jason Moore]

Here's some start sits for Jimmy Graham this week. For you, Jimmy Graham or eating gravel.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, gosh, I think I worry about my teeth. I'd go Jimmy there.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, Jimmy Graham or sitting at the DMV on that.

[Andy Holloway]

I can get through that. I can get through the dmv. I'm going to take the dmv.

[Jason Moore]

Jimmy Graham or Cats the Musical.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, Jimmy. Jimmy Graham, you're my man.

[Jason Moore]

Jimmy Graham or getting a root canal.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, no, Jimmy. Jimmy Graham. There are some situations I would rather have. Jimmy Graham.

[Jason Moore]

It's just a different kind of pain though.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You know what I mean?

[Andy Holloway]

Well, one is boring and stupid and senseless and the others can really bring the hammer down on you.

[Jason Moore]

Aaron Jones, the running back. Two on the season, you're going to. You're going to play him. You play him.

[Andy Holloway]

That feels stupid, man. I don't remember the last running back two on the season I've been.

[Jason Moore]

He's been. He's had an incredible season.

[Andy Holloway]

Well yeah, because 16 touchdowns. Exactly. 16 touchdowns. That's. I mean the play has not seemed like that.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, it has absolutely seemed that way. Ask Brooks.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

What do you think Brooks has the play seem like the wide receiver too on the year? I guess I'm curious.

[Andy Holloway]

His consistency. I'm curious to look at that.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

He had.

[Jason Moore]

He had some windows there with Jamal Williams showed up and he wasn't scoring touchdowns. But to me it's felt like a complete and utter breakout year for Aaron Jones. Al, am I alone in this?

[Andy Holloway]

I love him but I'm biased. You know that. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

He's a Packer fan. Well, anytime you can put up A Running back 2 Season 16 Touchdowns make good on. I mean would you agree he's made good on all the promise that he showed last year for the packers sake. I mean he's been a bell cow for them. He's had multi touchdown games over and over again.

[Andy Holloway]

I love Aaron Jones as a talent and certainly think he has broken up for fantasy. I do think that the touchdowns per rushing yards make no sense and I would be surprised. This is what I'm talking about since week nine. Okay. If you take out. Because he's had in week five and week eight he had monster week winning, you know, crazy multiple touchdown. He was the running back one on those weeks which really inflates. Since week nine he's the running back 21. So I was like I'm not saying that's bad. Like he's a running back too but that doesn't feel like the running back too. You've just had these monster games that have really inflated.

[Jason Moore]

47 receptions on the season, 4.7 a carry. So he's still chunking off plays which is, you know, this is an Alvin Camara type season from last year.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Where Camara had an abundance of touchdowns. We knew that that was a tough number. But this team is rebuilt. This team is rebuilt for a different errand.

[Andy Holloway]

I've never been more disappointed in a running back two and I've never been less inspired by a team that's 12 and three. I don't think I'm just. And I'm not anti Packers. I love the Packers.

[Jason Moore]

We're not used to seeing them play this way. They run the ball and they show up on defense and then Aaron Rodgers throws the ball away. That's what he does. He doesn't take negative plays. He has a few drives in him. I'm with you. Running back two on the year doesn't feel right. Running back two is a little bit up there, but a top, you know, a top 10, top five type of guy that Aaron Jones has won people a lot of championships.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah, he has. Including your son. So the packers passing defense has been phenomenal. We obviously saw that again last week. David Blau is not the quarterback that I want to go against them. The only question here on the receiving side of the ball for the Lions is Kenny Golladay. Do you start him in a tough matchup? I'm pretty much, yeah, fine. I'm always going to side with the talent. He is crazy good. You know, there were a lot of those questions last week in a bad matchup and he said, yeah, he's. He's just been, you're going to be.

[Jason Moore]

In the red zone. Who are you going to throw the ball to?

[Andy Holloway]

Exactly. He's got the opportunities for touchdowns and it came through last week with a rushing touchdown.

[Jason Moore]

Some people have to watch this game. Browns 6 and 9 take on the Bengals at 1 and 14 in Cincinnati. The Browns are 2 1/2 point road favorites. It's a 43 1/2 point over under. Okay, here we are. The Bengals clenched the number one pick, maybe Joe Burrows, the quarterback for them next year. Yep, yep. I think so as well. Freddy Kitchens, will he be back? Odell?

[Andy Holloway]

Yep. Beckham yelling, make bad decisions.

[Jason Moore]

I wouldn't be surprised to see them pivot from that bad decision now that you've got the.

[Andy Holloway]

I would be so proud of them if they pivot because it's the clear and obvious right decision. Freddy Kitchens cannot be a head coach in the NFL. He. He proved that this year.

[Jason Moore]

In Week 14, Cleveland won 27 and 19, the same matchup that was at home. What are the fantasy decisions to be made here? Both of these teams have nothing to play for, really.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, there's some injury news that you're going to need to stay on top of for the Bengals side of the ball. We saw Tyler Boyd and John Ross kind of get a little hobbled at the end of the game. They were able to get back on the field and play, but I want to see them practicing this week because I do a little. I do worry a little bit about their health. Maybe they shelve them unexpectedly if they're swelling this week. So I want to pay a little bit of attention to that.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, and it's important. Tyler Boyd was absolutely a monster last week. 9 for 128 and 2 on 15 targets. Vegas has the game pretty close. I think Boyd and Dalton, or I'm sorry, Boyd and Mixon, our good plays. Mixon was dealing with a bit of a. An upset tummy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he was. He had an illness bug and it must have been like what Mike had because he did not perform well. But I'm not worried at all about Joe Mixon. He is a must start player this week. If you made it through with his dud last week, don't be afraid of it this week.

[Jason Moore]

I think Mixon and Boyd the only two that you really want to consider here in this matchup against the Browns.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I agree.

[Jason Moore]

On the other side, you know, chubb leading the NFL in rushing, that's wow. My goodness. 1453 yards.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean it doesn't feel like 1453 for fantasy because of the receiving work that's been going to cream Hunt. But he has been, he's just been outstanding this year. He's a great running back and I think you can play both of these guys. Chubb and Hunt this week for sure.

[Jason Moore]

Beckham and Landry put him out there in this matchup at home.

[Andy Holloway]

I guess it's a good matchup.

[Jason Moore]

Try to go out on top.

[Andy Holloway]

Baker, who would you rather start, Jarvis or Beckham?

[Jason Moore]

I'll take Jarvis.

[Andy Holloway]

Me as well.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. All right. David Njoku, by the way, has been out weeks 15 and 16. Coach's decision on both weeks, not injuries. So I don't know if he's in the doghouse or the kitchen. Chargers 5 and 10, Chiefs 11 and 4. Chiefs are nine point favorites. They can still get a first round buy if New England loses to Miami.

[Andy Holloway]

So they have got nothing to play for.

[Jason Moore]

Well, you never know. You never know what Ryan Fitzpatrick has in store. Jason.

[Andy Holloway]

Now, historically the Patriots have struggled with Miami.

[Jason Moore]

It's true.

[Andy Holloway]

That is just letting people know. But not usually in Foxborough and they're favored by 16, so it's not happening.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Since 2013, New England is just seven and five against Miami. Is that your almost upset of the week?

[Andy Holloway]

Nope. Nope. It did work out last week. Didn't I have one? I think it was good.

[Jason Moore]

Maybe. I think I piggybacked with you. I think we both nailed it. I don't remember what it was.

[Andy Holloway]

Me either. Good for us.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Great pick. Kansas City beat the Chargers 24:17 in Week 11. Rivers has had a disastrous year. The Chargers aren't playing for Much. This game's at Arrowhead.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I think it was the Bills. It was the Bills against the Patriots.

[Jason Moore]

You know who's playing great?

[Andy Holloway]

That's what it was.

[Jason Moore]

The Chiefs defense.

[Andy Holloway]

The Chiefs are. I mean, look, they're surging. My preseason pick of Chiefs versus Saints in the Super Bowl, I'm loving right now because both of these teams are playing great and the Chiefs, they're being, you know, totally overshadowed by the Ravens. Everybody. The Ravens, Ravens, Ravens. The Chiefs are just dominating right now. They're not dominating on offense. They're dominating on defense. And then they're just super good at offense.

[Jason Moore]

I agree. The difference that the second half is meant to that defense. Tyron Matthew, how he's playing, change their secondary. What do you do with Keenan Allen and Mike Williams? I mean, just for context, the Chiefs defense is second in the NFL in terms of fancy points given up to the wide receiver position. Can you really trust Keenan Allen and Mike Williams at Arrowhead with Philip Rivers?

[Andy Holloway]

Jason, every single week, I think this is the week that the Chiefs might be exposed as being a little statistically like they've been so good against wide receivers, but maybe it's anomalous and I have to stop doing that. And when Philip Rivers is your quarterback needing so badly to retire, I feel like. I feel like it's going to be difficult to trust these options.

[Jason Moore]

I really do.

[Andy Holloway]

Now that it's hard to sit Keenan Allen, you have to have other good options to sit him.

[Jason Moore]

But wide receiver, two range this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Low, low, two range. All right. Tyree Kill. Yep. Damian Williams. What's your. Give me the one word for Damian Williams this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

All right. That was a nice inflection.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, because I mean, look, Spencer Ware went to ir, so he's out. And he was on the field a decent amount. He was getting some run. Now that being said, Shady wasn't active. So, you know, I think what you saw usage wise last week with Damian Williams is going to keep up. He was okay. And this is a winnable matchup on the ground. The Chargers are a running funnel defense where they incentivize the run and stop the pass. So, you know, Damian Williams is an.

[Jason Moore]

Okay play this week because he doesn't offer you anything by way of fantasy points. I wanted to give you a little bit of something from here. I'm non responsive. Armed with a conscious. I breathe the laws of physics Moving through the higher dimensions. I'm constantly shaping and shifting. I'm just here on a visit.

[Andy Holloway]

That is a red. Oh, it's Cold blooded. That is a tweet Dec. 13 written by a lizard.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, yes. Facts. Sammy Watkins accurate wrote that.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean his Twitter account is a joke. Like it's like it seems Jack Handy SNL wise words. Like it's that level of asinine.

[Jason Moore]

We are giving away a Sammy Watkins helmet. Oh, fantastic@footclain giveaway.com if you want a lizard helmet. Travis Kelsey. Yep. Hunter Henry, real disappointing second half. I don't think you can really trust him on the road here. But your options, what are you going to do over Hunter Henry?

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, yeah, Hunter Henry is a playable guy this week. You know, we talk about how they've been shutting Kansas City's been shutting down wide receivers. They have not shut down the tight end position. So if that's the case here and they're kind of allowing that role to beat them, I think Philip Rivers would use Hunter Henry. I mean you're not in love with it, but you don't have better options. And this is at least a good matchup.

[Jason Moore]

Jets 6 and 9 taking on the Bills at 10 and 5. The Bills are locked in as AFC's number five seed. Sean McDermott said he will play a majority of the guys but he also like if you go read the quotes, he also talked about Matt Barkley getting playing this game. Like there is going to be limited work for all of their main starters.

[Andy Holloway]

If I say I'm going to play the majority of the guys, that means I'm not playing all the guys.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that means there's a minority of the guys that are on the bench.

[Andy Holloway]

It's not a good quote. It is being used as a good quote to say, hey, the starters are playing. The majority of them are. I mean I love Devin Signal Terry here in a hypothetical world where I knew he was going to be.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I was going to say I don't love. I don't like him in this game because I think that he's the guy that they need to put on the bench or they're not going to win in the playoffs.

[Andy Holloway]

Important to this team. He's looked great. He overtook the role from Frank Gore this last week who didn't get any carries. But yeah, this isn't a matchup where I want to play. So can you start Devin Singletary this week? Yes. I think there's a world where you can but you need to be aware that the I mean obviously if they.

[Jason Moore]

It'S mostly a no for me. It's like I am finding any other option that I know is playing football.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, hopefully you need to be prepared for a pivot and hopefully he's not active.

[Jason Moore]

If I saw if Frank Gore got 95% of the work in this game, that would meet my expectation. I do not think that you're going to see a lot of singleton.

[Andy Holloway]

So find a pivot.

[Jason Moore]

That's what I would do.

[Andy Holloway]

You're saying you wouldn't start him even if he's active and he's the starter going in because you think he might get a quarter?

[Jason Moore]

I think he's going to get very little work in this game. We know that the jets running defense has been pretty okay this year. I mean, Singletary is a great player, but I just don't see a world where they're getting down on the goal line later in this game and Devin Singletary's anywhere to be seen, so.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, let's talk about Josh Allen, though. You talk about Matt Barkley, Josh Allen.

[Jason Moore]

Not playing Josh Allen.

[Andy Holloway]

So you're not playing any Bills. You're just not worried that they're going to be. None of the riding the punt.

[Jason Moore]

There's nothing on the line for them. There's nothing. They're in the exact same spot. Regardless of what happens in this game, you know what's on the line for them. If Josh Allen or Devin Singletary get hurt, the season's lost and they lose in the playoffs, guaranteed.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

So I'm just very concerned.

[Andy Holloway]

Other side of the ball. Does that mean with potentially, you know, defensive players for the Bills sitting, You know, are you going to start Tradavius White or.

[Jason Moore]

You mean Robbie Anderson?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yes. I'm saying for the Jets. Are you. Are you interested in that? Because you're sitting Buffalo Bills defensive players like Davis, White. I mean, is the logic would hold there, right?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, I'm okay if you.

[Andy Holloway]

If you don't think they're going to play Devin Singletary or Josh Allen, why would they play their star cornerback?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think he'll get some work. And I think that Robbie Anderson is okay as like a wide receiver. 3 category. Lev Bell as a running back, too. But come on, this is just not. I mean, we're not excited with the jets. No matter the matchup, really, this year we're not excited.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's true. I, you know, it's. It's really one of these week 17 conundrums of you. We don't know. You don't know. The families don't know. There's like two people in the world that really know what the game plan is going to Be here as far as how many starters are going to be playing and how much they're going to be playing through the game.

[Jason Moore]

Bill's backups can shut down Sam Darnold.

[Andy Holloway]

In general in Buffalo. The Bills defense is solid. Their scheme is great. When Sean McDermott got to the Bills and did not have a whole lot of super talent there, in fact, I remember they cut some of their more talented guys. He put his scheme in place and it's worked since he got there. So I do agree they're a tough defense. Maybe you avoid this game for the most part.

[Jason Moore]

Saints at 12 and 3 take on the Panthers at 5 and 10. They're 13 point favorites. They're playing everybody. They've already come out and said that the Saints still have an opportunity to finish with the first round by clinch home. They could still clinch home field throughout the playoffs if Green Bay loses and San Francisco loses.

[Andy Holloway]

And while that matters to every team, I don't think there's any team that matters more. Well, maybe Seattle and the Saints. They have such incredible disparities in their playoff record at home and away. I mean, it's like if, if New Orleans, you know, is playing in New Orleans, that's a W. And they need that home field. So they're going all out here.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I totally agree. So you're playing 100% of your Saints with no issues?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, if you've got, if you've got Breeze and Camara and Michael Thomas there, there is. There should be no question at this point, they're just too good. And Jared Cook, Jared Kuick, Kuyek, I'd put CUIC in that category.

[Jason Moore]

You know, I went back and looked at my ridiculously bold predictions for this year, that article that I put out every August. And you know, because I don't, I don't remember them all. And it was funny that Jared Kuk, I said he would have a career high in touchdowns, so I went and looked and he did well.

[Andy Holloway]

What?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he has a career high in touchdowns this year with the Saints offense.

[Andy Holloway]

Wow.

[Jason Moore]

So he's had a very good sec. I didn't think that that would. He has, I think eight on the year. I was like, oh, he's probably done that, but he's doing his Kukin later in the season.

[Andy Holloway]

Wait a minute, 8 is his career high?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. See what I mean?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah, that's not great.

[Jason Moore]

I guess one game left though.

[Andy Holloway]

That's true. Maybe he'll get to double digits.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he's had a couple multi touchdown games this year. Very good year for Jared Cook. He's been a, like a saver of teams. If you had Evan Ingram or some of these other tight ends that fell out and you picked up Cook halfway through the year on the other side.

[Andy Holloway]

Of the ball, I mean, because you're starting your Saints on the other side of the ball. We verified with complete truth, just transparency that Will Greer is not good. Did we.

[Jason Moore]

It's decl. It's been declared.

[Andy Holloway]

It has been declared.

[Jason Moore]

Ryan Finley has pronounced it.

[Andy Holloway]

There was a reason that he was behind Kyle Allen for so long. And so, yeah, that's.

[Jason Moore]

Can we reflect on the greatness that is Christian McCaffrey? Can we do that for this side of the ball? Isn't that worthwhile?

[Andy Holloway]

It's week 17. I think this. I think we need to. I think it's disrespectful if we don't reflect on cmc. Maybe CMC as the running back. One is why Aaron Jones feels so stupid at running back.

[Jason Moore]

Two, it honestly does because of the consistency. Aaron Jones has not been perfectly consistent. Neither has Saquon Barkley or Alvin Camara or any of these other guys.

[Andy Holloway]

He has the second highest fantasy points scored ever, ever, for any player. Leagues used to change, literally. I remember when back in the ladanian Tomlinson days, leagues had to change rules on keeper situations and fantasy change because of lt. Because there was a stretch of years where if you had ladanian Tomlinson, you won the championship. It was just.

[Jason Moore]

If my math is correct, he only needs 23 fantasy points this week to have the greatest season of all time. LT season was 471.1 and he's at 448.4 right now.

[Andy Holloway]

Then I'm going to trust that your math is correct.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So you know DJ Moore? No, I don't think you can mess with the concussion and the Saints this week. What do you think?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, I was in on him last week, even with the Greer situation because he's been so good. Assuming he passes concussion protocol, because right now he's in protocol if he's active. Now you have the Marshawn Lattimore issue. And so I think the combination of Lattimore, Greer, I'm going to stay away.

[Jason Moore]

All right. It's time.

[Andy Holloway]

Starts of the week.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Jason and I bringing you some week 17 starts here. Tom Brady. Tom Brady is my start of the week. The old man takes on Miami. They need to win the game for a bye week. Miami is atrocious against, well, everybody. But they're especially generous with quarterbacks Tom Brady multi touchdown game closing out the year, start of the week.

[Andy Holloway]

So who do those go to?

[Jason Moore]

Nikhil Harry, James White, Matt Lacoste, who cares?

[Andy Holloway]

Okay?

[Jason Moore]

It don't matter.

[Andy Holloway]

So you're starting Tom Brady with confidence, but not the other weapons.

[Jason Moore]

Edelman. If he's active, I'll play him for sure.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, look, I'm going to stay with the guy who got you here. The guy that you clearly knew in preseason was going to win everybody all of the championships. It's Ryan Tannehill. He's been unbelievable. Him with AJ Brown is just a gorgeous revelation for the National Football League and he's playing for a lot at Houston, whose secondary sucks. So, yeah, I'm all in.

[Jason Moore]

By the way, I absolutely love Tannehill this week as well. I just had to bring Brady's name up because you haven't had the option to start him this year. Philip Lindsay is my running back. Start of the week against Oakland. Finally had a breakout game last week. Oakland, yes. They're still clinging to their playoff hopes, but Lindsay looked great and I think he has an opportunity to. You know, you talk about some of those sit downs like the Singletary. Oh, give me Lindsay all day long over Singletary this week. Lindsay, my start of the week.

[Andy Holloway]

I was telling Mike earlier, I was like, you should make Lindsey your start of the week. And then I realized he can't. Oh, you had him. So I really like him. I'm sticking with my start of the week from last week, which is Marlon Mack. He did not get as much work as I wanted last week, certainly because he could have smashed Carolina twice as hard.

[Jason Moore]

Weren't you concerned with the fact, you know, Wilkins in the game?

[Andy Holloway]

Absolutely.

[Jason Moore]

All these different situations. Absolutely push Mack hard in this last week with nothing on the line.

[Andy Holloway]

They didn't push him hard last week and he had 100 yards and a touchdown. And now he's facing the only other team out there that's like Carolina where they just. The defense has quit. Jacksonville is spent. You can run.

[Jason Moore]

He's a top 10 guy this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, I think, I think he is. I think he's about what he had this last week, around 100 rushing yards and a touchdown. I like Marlon Mack this week. I think that I want to play running Mexicans Jacksonville and Marlon Mack is very good.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, playing against Jacksonville is delightful. Sterling Shepard is my wide receiver. Start of the week taking on Philadelphia. Daniel Jones had the monster week last week and Philadelphia secondary, well, look, they have a lot on the line this week. Shepard will get enough Target volume enough work, I think, to do some damage. So I want to give you some confidence to play him this week despite the fact that he's in Philly.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. My wide receiver start of the week is Alan Robinson. And I'm going to throw in. I'm going to throw in Anthony Miller. I think both of these guys after the just horrific, disgusting Trubisky performance this last week are going to be fine. Minnesota has nothing to play for and their secondary has been bad in general. So I think Trubisky is going to come out and throw the ball well. And I'm fine with these. With these Bears wide receivers.

[Jason Moore]

All right? And I'm going to go with. I wanted to go Higby at tight end.

[Andy Holloway]

And you can and should I. I am.

[Jason Moore]

I am not going.

[Andy Holloway]

Higby, you pivoted.

[Jason Moore]

I did.

[Andy Holloway]

No dang reason.

[Jason Moore]

No, I did. I pivoted for the reason that I just don't know who's playing how long in for the Rams this, this week because they got nothing on the line. It's Arizona. There's been some equivocation about how much people are going to play in that game. Jaylen Ramsey's missing the game. Higby's fine. I mean, if you have Higby, how do you sit down a guy who's had 400 yard weeks in a row? So I don't think I'm against Arizona. Yeah, I don't think I'm. Breaking news. Starting Higby. Ooh, Start Higby. Okay, so I'm going, but I'm going to go back to Hollister. Hollister is facing San Francisco. Divisional matchup. San Francisco struggled against tight ends, and this is the most, you know, the highest impact game of the entire week. A lot on the line. No Chris Carson. Look, leaning on Travis Homer is not something that I think you do to try to knock off your division, mate. I think you need to lean on your locket. Metcalf Hollister situation. Hollister had the targets last week, didn't come up with a big player. Get in the end zone. I think he gets in the end zone this week against the 49ers. So I'm going to make him my Abercrombie start of the week.

[Andy Holloway]

I like it. I'm going. Dallas Goddard off of his monster performance last week. Zach Ertz is banged up, his ribs are hurt. There's a lot to play for for the Eagles, and the New York Giants are not great in the secondary. And, you know, usually I want the wide receivers against the Giants right now. Except Dallas Goddard's going to beat the wide receiving core. There's just everybody's injured. So Dallas Goddard is pretty much, I feel like a must start at tight end. If you're in those, you know, later guys where you're fiddling with, I don't know who I'm looking for the right matchup specifically. And you're kind of streaming that position through your playoffs. He would be my pickup and start for sure.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean, he's in consideration regardless of injury. And now you deal with the earth situation when you face the Giants. Why not? By the way, if you have start sit decisions to make for week 17, check out the website, the fantasy footballers.com got the start sit tool up there. All of our rankings for week 17.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason Moore's ironclad, locked and loaded, 100% guaranteed. Boom, boom. Kicker of the week. Two things I know, you can't make an omelette without breaking a few yolks. And you can't win a championship without the Patriots. Nick Folk. I had to change it up there.

[Jason Moore]

A little double. Say it's week 17.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, no, there's a, it was a. There's a home run.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, that's. That's what I was inferring for sure. All right. We want to thank our studio sponsor, Pristine Auction. A Devonte Adams signed Jersey yesterday on pristineauction.com $68.50. That's a steal. Use the code ballers when you sign [e-mail] let them know that we sent you. That'll do it today. We'll be back with you tomorrow. Finish out the Week 17 matchups. Congrats to everybody who's already through it and looking forward to some very fun truth episodes coming up.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

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