Week 16 Matchups + Wheel of Shame, THE PUKA SHOW - Fantasy Football Podcast for 12/19

Summary

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Fantasy Footballers Podcast

Episode: Week 16 Matchups + Wheel of Shame, THE PUKA SHOW
Date: December 19, 2025
Hosts: Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, Mike “The Fantasy Hitman” Wright

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Overview

In this energetic and advice-packed episode, Andy, Jason, and Mike (The Fantasy Footballers) deliver their comprehensive Week 16 fantasy football preview. The trio recaps the madness of Thursday night’s Rams vs. Seahawks game—christened "The Puka Show"—and break down all the key injuries, roster moves, and start/sit dilemmas for the fantasy semifinals. The crew then dives into detailed matchup analysis across the Sunday and Monday slate, debating big-name busts, under-the-radar sleepers, and potential league-winners before capping the episode with their signature "Wheel of Shame" segment.

The tone remains lively and irreverent throughout, with memorable banter and sharp, actionable insights—“fantasy advice that will win you your league…in style.”

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Thursday Night Recap: "The Puka Show"

Key Moments & Takeaways

• Wild High-Scoring Game: The Rams and Seahawks delivered a shocking offensive outburst, far exceeding pre-game expectations.
  • “Last night…two of the best defensive teams in football?...They doubled the [over/under]. The game was 38, 37.” – Andy (01:47)
• Puka Nakua’s Historic Performance:
  • 12 catches, 225 yards, 2 TDs (including an overtime score).
  • “It was the Puka Show. 12. Nobody had more than three catches other than Puka.” – Andy (06:09)
  • "He’s not just one guy, Mike. He’s one dude. A manimal out there." – Jason (06:29)
  • Puka is labeled "a manimal" and the hosts recall painful experiences of sitting or facing him in their leagues.
    • “We benched Matthew Stafford. We played against Puka Nakua. So we're toast.” – Jason (07:00)
• Seahawks Backfield Chaos:
  • Ken Walker made big plays but was inexplicably rotated out for Charbonnet.
    • “A singular player kept you in the game. And then you're like, we should 50-50 these carries. It's so weird to me. So weird.” – Mike (09:22)
• Matthew Stafford Surprise:
  • Pre-game “sit” advice on Stafford didn’t age well as he exploded (457 yards, 3 TDs).
    • “If you then told me ahead of the week that you'd have 457 passing yards and three touchdowns for Matthew Stafford, I would have doubled down on [Colby Parkinson].” – Andy (06:01)
• Fantasy Fallout:
  • Benching key Rams (Stafford, Kyren) was costly.
  • Colby Parkinson, a much-hyped streamer, flopped.

Notable Quote

"Anything I saw happening in that game went the complete opposite." – Mike (03:06)

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News & Notes

(11:13 – 20:46)

Major Injury Updates and Transactions

• Jaguars Extend Jacoby Myers:
  • 3-year, $60M extension; implications for Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter's long-term role.
  • “The implications here are significant for Jacksonville’s long-term fantasy perspective.” – Andy (11:45)
• Injury Roundup:
  • Josh Jacobs, Christian Watson: questionable, watch status for Saturday games.
  • Watson likely to play, but risk of exiting early.
    • “He’s scary—could leave the game after even a good play.” – Jason (14:15)
  • Marvin Harrison, T. Higgins: both limited, check status.
  • Dalton Kincaid: did not practice (knee).
  • Woody Marks: uncertain for Texans (monitors “waddling” and repeated injuries).
• Kansas City Chiefs:
  • With playoffs hopes fading, Chiefs may rest Mahomes, Rashi Rice.
  • “No Mahomes, no Rice at home against an eliminated Chiefs.” – Jason (17:33)
• Other Notables:
  • Alvin Kamara DNP, Audric Estime “probably starts” for Saints per Nick Underhill (15:58).
  • Drake London and Kyle Pitts: both limited.

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Matchup Previews

Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants

(23:51 – 30:11)

• Both Teams Trending Down
  • Giants have lost 8 straight and sport NFL's worst record.
• Start/Sit QB Debate
  • Jackson Dart vs. Caleb Williams: Split among hosts, slight edge to Caleb for Mike (25:43).
  • Stafford now considered the better play after Thursday’s outcome.
• RB Situation
  • Aaron Jones (“contract incentives?”) vs. Tracy: Both fine, small edge to Aaron Jones for Jason.
• WR Notes
  • Justin Jefferson: Coaches targeting 1,000-yard season despite recent dud games.
  • Darius Slayton, underwhelming, inconsistent; “Eat a butt” frustration from Andy (29:04).
  • Theo Johnson: viable TE streamer (six top-12 games in last ten).
  • Addison: top-24 drought, not trustworthy per Mike (30:33).

Notable Quotes

"You can still criticize a team when they win. The use of Ken Walker and Charbonnet blows my mind." – Mike (09:22)
“He’s on Justin Jefferson over the last three games on pace for 209 receiving yards, 34 catches on 102 targets.” – Andy (28:54)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers

(30:36 – 35:37)

• Playoff Implications Abound
• QB: Avoid Baker
  • "You pretty much have to wait and see it [with Baker]." – Jason (31:13)
• WR/TE
  • Mike Evans is a must-start, regardless of “snap tempering.”
  • Chris Godwin: DNP with fibula/rest, but likely just rest; both Evans/Godwin expected to play (33:07).
  • DJ Moore regarded as highest ceiling option among secondary WRs in blended WR question.
• RB
  • Rico Dowdle vs. Ken Walker: Lamentations and regret for wrongly benching Walker.

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos

(36:01 – 44:10)

• Broncos on 11-Game Win Streak
• QB: Trevor Lawrence
  • Comes off monster 6-TD game but faces his toughest test at Denver.
  • Jason: “Dangerous start, but probably don’t bench him.”
• RB Debate: Travis Etienne vs. RJ Harvey
  • Etienne: Volume is king, but touchdown-dependent, receiving usage sporadic (38:57–39:55).
  • Harvey: High TD upside but fewer opportunities.
• Denver WRs: Unpredictable
  • Pat Bryant back from injury ruins confidence in Troy Franklin.
  • Courtland Sutton is the only trustworthy play.
• Jaguars WRs: Jacoby Myers = safe floor; Brian Thomas = high upside.
• Britain Strange: Mike’s “Start of the Week” at tight end.

Notable Quote

“Every single receiver in Denver, despite the record, has been completely unpredictable.” – Andy (42:00)

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Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons

(44:11 – 46:55)

• All Fantasy, No Defense
  • “Defenses are actually not traveling this week…see if they can break the all-time record.” – Jason (44:19)
• Startable Players
  • Bijan Robinson, Jacoby Brissett, Michael Wilson, Trey McBride, Kyle Pitts (if active), Drake London (if active).
  • Michael Carter edges out DeMercado in Arizona’s RB committee should you need a last-gasp starter.

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Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions

(50:03 – 55:20)

• High Stakes, High Total (O/U 51.5)
  • “If Detroit wins, they have a 46% chance to make the playoffs. A loss pretty much eliminates Detroit.” – Andy (50:03)
• Lions Offense
  • Goff, Amon-Ra, Jameson Williams (hot streak), Gibbs (three-TD/no-TD yo-yo), all strong starts.
  • David Montgomery: Only for “touchdown or bust” flex plays—lower ceiling.
• Steelers
  • DK Metcalf expected to benefit from Detroit’s weak secondary.
  • Jaylen Warren vs. Kenneth Gainwell: Gainwell edges Warren due to usage and recent performance (54:57).

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Raiders at Texans

(55:20 – 59:07)

• Impossibly Low Vegas Line for Raiders Offense
  • Implied total: 11.5 points; lowest of the year.
    • “It’s the second lowest of any team since 2013.” – Andy (55:45)
  • Avoid all Raiders except maybe Ashdon Genti (deep leagues) and Brock Bowers (as a desperation TE).
  • Texans: Nico Collins locked in, Houston RB (if Woody Marks plays), Dalton Schultz a fine TE start.

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New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens (Sunday Night Football)

(59:07 – 63:32)

• Fantasy Trust in QBs?
  • Both Lamar Jackson and Drake May: playable, but May is more risky.
  • “May has more risk to me than Lamar in this game and that's how I have him ranked this week.” – Andy (60:58)
• Other Plays
  • Zay Flowers: low-end WR2.
  • Treyvon Henderson, Derrick Henry: both in lineups.
  • All tight ends (Henry, Likely, Andrews): Stay away unless desperate.
  • Patriots WRs: Booty, Matt Collins, Diggs—"dart throws" at best.

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San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts (Monday Night Football)

(63:32 – 67:18)

• QB Situation
  • Philip Rivers making his second start; could see more downfield shots after a conservative opener.
  • Only sure WR start: Jauan Jennings (San Francisco).
• RBs
  • CMC, Jonathan Taylor, and George Kittle are every-week locks.
  • Michael Pittman, Alec Pierce: Benched if possible.
  • Tyler Warren: led team in targets last week, viable at TE.
  • Michael Carter: Confirmed as starter.
  • “If your name starts with P and you play wide receiver, take a seat.” – Andy (65:58)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On Unexpected Outcomes:
  • “Anything I saw happening in that game went the complete opposite.” – Mike (03:06)
• On Puka Nakua:
  • "He is a manimal out there.” – Jason (06:29)
• On Darius Slayton:
  • “Darius Slayton can just eat a butt because...this dude is like, always on the cusp of mattering, and then he just drops passes or runs routes he shouldn’t run.” – Andy (29:04)
• On Injury-Prone RBs:
  • “Woody Marks…he's a waddler.” – Jason (49:48)
• On the Lions’ Secondary:
  • “They have not done well against the pass. You’re going to need DK Metcalf. If you can target him enough, you’ll succeed against this Lions defense.” – Jason (53:34)

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The Wheel of Shame / Fantasy Face-Off

(68:27 – End)

• Andy is shamed and “wrapped up like a Christmas present” live on air.
  • “This is the worst time for me to be wrong again. I can’t access [my picks] due to being wrapped as a present.” – Andy (72:36)
• Each host shares Prize Picks and debates start/sit props involving Jacoby Brissett, Caleb Williams, Tony Pollard, Audric Estime, Michael Evans, Jamar Chase, Dallas Goedert, and Colston Loveland.
• Classic irreverence with in-studio hijinks (“bone rest,” “milk IV,” “present the hut”).

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Advice & Takeaways

Play These Guys with Confidence:

• Puka Nakua, Mike Evans, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameer Gibbs, DK Metcalf, Nico Collins, Bijan Robinson, Trey McBride, Zay Flowers, CMC, Jonathan Taylor, George Kittle

Cautious Plays / Watch Status:

• Christian Watson, Josh Jacobs, Drake London, T. Higgins, Kyle Pitts, Dalton Kincaid, Woody Marks, Audric Estime, Kenneth Gainwell

Truly Desperate / Fade:

• Raiders RBs (Ashdon Genti), Michael Pittman, Alec Pierce (with Rivers under center), Darius Slayton

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Key Timestamps

• 01:23 — Thursday Night Recap: Rams vs. Seahawks ("The Puka Nakua Show")
• 11:13 — News & Notes
• 23:51 — Start of Matchup Previews: Vikings @ Giants
• 30:36 — Bucs @ Panthers Debate
• 36:01 — Jacksonville @ Denver Analysis
• 44:11 — Arizona @ Atlanta (Fantasy Carnival)
• 50:03 — Pittsburgh @ Detroit (AFC/NFC Playoff on the line)
• 55:20 — Raiders @ Texans (impossibly low implied total)
• 59:07 — Patriots @ Ravens (Sunday Night)
• 63:32 — 49ers @ Colts (Monday Night)
• 68:27 — Wheel of Shame / Fantasy Face-Off Segment

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For further lineup debates, rankings, and tools, the hosts urge listeners to check updated rankings at thefantasyfootballers.com up until kickoff, as their advice evolves with injury and depth chart news throughout the week.

Transcript

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[Jason Moore]

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[Andy Holloway]

Oh, welcome in.

[Mike Wright]

Huh? Well.

[Andy Holloway]

Thursdays are packing a punch right now. Last Thursday, Kyle Pitts, master of the universe. All right, last night, what was the over under before the game between the two. Two of the best defensive teams in football?

[Jason Moore]

I would.

[Andy Holloway]

Kyle, are you.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, Kyle, look it up. I would.

[Andy Holloway]

Remind me.

[Jason Moore]

Guess. 43 and a half.

[Andy Holloway]

We did that on Wednesday. They doubled that. Jay.

[Jason Moore]

Almost. I mean, the game was 38, 37. It was two different games.

[Andy Holloway]

Even this game, way too boring for Al Michaels.

[Mike Wright]

43 and a half.

[Andy Holloway]

Terrible.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know.

[Andy Holloway]

Terrible.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know.

[Andy Holloway]

There wasn't just that call. It wasn't just the puka call that he barely realized was going to be like a huge touchdown. He's just. His voice is always awesome.

[Jason Moore]

It's iconic.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm not saying it's not awesome, but. Oh, my gosh. Kevin Harlan, Ian Eagle.

[Mike Wright]

Well, that's.

[Andy Holloway]

That's the difference those guys in there.

[Mike Wright]

Is we have something different. Like what? It was a Sajak with Madden first down. Like, this is what announcing used to be.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but he's. But it's. You can't have your inflection not change when a score happens. That's all I'm saying. You have to be able to tell.

[Jason Moore]

When scream a little bit.

[Andy Holloway]

Pat Sajak is the host of.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's Wheel of Fortune.

[Andy Holloway]

That's why I just let that one go.

[Mike Wright]

Summerall. How about this? Help me out, guys.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I remember, Summer. I didn't know where you were searching get off my back. I'm saying, you want to get on my back? Talk about Colby Parkinson's failure.

[Mike Wright]

This.

[Jason Moore]

Wow.

[Mike Wright]

We could talk about the entirety of the game. Like, anything I saw happening in that game went the complete opposite.

[Andy Holloway]

You didn't see Xavier Smith and Mumfield pronounced with an Umfield.

[Mike Wright]

No, I didn't see my hero, my guy, Ken Bone Walker. On my benches, everywhere. It's the freaking Rams, dude.

[Jason Moore]

And it's just.

[Mike Wright]

It's been terrible. And then the. The game was so weird. You have the first half. Seattle's offense fully inept. JSN had zero. Goose.

[Jason Moore]

Full goose.

[Mike Wright]

JSN was at zero points at halftime. The only reason the Seattle Seahawks had any glimmer of hope in that opening half was because of Ken Walker.

[Andy Holloway]

It wasn't because of Sam Darnold in the first half?

[Mike Wright]

No, it was. I mean, they didn't. They were not letting him throw. It was, you know, two big Ken Walker plays. And then it really was the meme. I was like, oh, Ken Walker. Oh, good. Get down, get down. Get him out of there. We got to get charms in.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, who then scores and succeeds?

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Rashid Shahid had zero catches in the game. It might have been the most important player in the game.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, he turned the whole thing around.

[Andy Holloway]

He turned the whole game around. It was an instantaneous momentum shift. The two point conversion off of the.

[Jason Moore]

You know, the lateral, the failed two point conversion. That was called dead because we all watched it and it wasn't. And then afterwards they're like, nah, they did scores pass.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Puka. Puka was pretty mad.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, Puka Nakua 12 for 225 and 2. We have Al Borland, Kyle Pitts. We have Al Borland in the office, who in his. In the Dynasty league, which his thirst for success there is proportionate to his run of ineptitude there. That was a compliment and an insult. Do you like that? It felt a lot more like an insult. He has Puka Nakua and Jackson Smith and Jigba on his Dynasty team and Kyren both. The odds of both scoring in the extra period are astronomical.

[Jason Moore]

The odds of 2, 2 touchdowns in an overtime is very rare. Two in general, to anybody, to both players on your team to get two touchdowns in overtime. Crazy. And look, we said that Matthew Stafford was not a great play.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Stupid.

[Mike Wright]

Everything on that game went up the.

[Jason Moore]

Beginning of the game. I'm watching x 30 mile an hour winds. The winds were the talk of the town. It's going to be a nightmare. Obviously, two of the Best defenses in the league. This is going to be just a divisional slug fest, which it kind of was for a half and then the, you know, the field caught fire. Wind died down and everyone was clear.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Colby Parkinson. I was. I was in on this week. If you then told me ahead of the week that you'd have 457 passing yards and three touchdowns for Matthew Stafford, I would have doubled down on it.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

He had 2 for 21. He dropped two easy catches. Terrence Ferguson was 3 for 33, Davis Allen 2 for 34. This is a real Kincaid Hawes and knock situation. And you know, it was the Puka Show 12. Nobody had more than three catches other than Puka.

[Mike Wright]

Nakua, Seattle, there's one guy they were.

[Jason Moore]

Trying, man, they bracket him. They put two guys on him. They brought one guy down. He's not just one guy, Mike. He's one dude. You can't. He was. Every time that he catches the ball, he gets so many more yards than the amount of defenders there are nearby. Like a 2 yard catch is an 8 yard catch for Puka. It's unbelievable. He is a manimal out there. And unfortunately, like our dyno junior league, we took our advice. We benched Matthew Stafford.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

We played against Puka Nakua.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, we did.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So we're toast.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, okay. Which.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, you're done. That's.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, yeah, we played against Buga.

[Jason Moore]

We played against Puga. Josh, I believe your dynasty league, you have no.

[Mike Wright]

His league of record.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, league of record. Yeah. That's way worse.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

He's where you've got. And your opponent benched Stafford. Yeah. Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, one of the stories, there was so much Blake Corum out there. Corum was somebody I felt good starting and I think I said something like I'd start him over Ken Walker or Charbonnet. So one of that was one of those right?

[Mike Wright]

One was wrong.

[Andy Holloway]

Quorum 14 carries. Kyron 23 carries. Kyron did not get into the end zone. But Corum still seems really viable right now on a week to week basis. 39 rushing attempts for the Rams.

[Jason Moore]

Has anyone ever gone 8 for 96 and 1 after goosing in the first half? Like that's got to be to do nothing in the first half and then end up with a monster game through.

[Mike Wright]

That first half and then even the second half, Sam Darnold's just throwing disgusting interceptions. You're like, holy crap. The minute this is like four weeks in a row now of that happening. Minnesota, the executives over there just like, ha.

[Andy Holloway]

We told you he obviously redeemed himself. But the. This is what I'm talking about for any player, not just Darnold. One half of football in primetime, when it mattered, when the. When it was high pressure. This is not even playoffs. Right. This isn't losing go home. One half was enough to get a groundswell of all that helmet starting to look green again, like a Jets helmet. This is the same old Sam Darnold. One half was enough to be like, oh, he's not the guy. He can't get you there. Well, it was a.

[Mike Wright]

It was a 1/2 compounded with the previous three weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, look, they're. They're on the cusp of a buy.

[Mike Wright]

I.

[Andy Holloway]

If they have.

[Mike Wright]

I didn't know. I can't understand.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm telling you, that's setting you up even worse if you have a buy and you have a home game and you win zero playoff games. I'm telling you, I'm telling you, it's high risk for Sam Darnold, no matter what it is.

[Mike Wright]

And the. What it was. I don't know how to explain Seattle, that was an awful team. And then somehow a great team that won the. And I.

[Andy Holloway]

Lot of three and outs in the second half for. For the Rams when the.

[Mike Wright]

When the momentum shifted and the. I. I know they won. I get it. You can still criticize a team when they win. The use of Ken Walker and Charbonnet blows my mind. Absolutely blows my mind that a singular player kept you in the game. And then you're like, we should 50. 50 these carries. It's so weird to me. So weird.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Walker is. I mean, Walker is Walker. He is always, always capable of explosive, amazing plays. And he's always, always capable of running laterally all the way across the field and out the side. I mean, he's. He was awesome. He made two tremendously huge plays. You also had Charbonnet into the end zone. You had A.J. barner with a great touchdown. You had a game full of fantasy value. But if you bench Stafford, you're not.

[Mike Wright]

Feeling great and you're not alone.

[Andy Holloway]

And if you played Parkinson, I get it. I mean, I thought he'd be good. He wasn't.

[Jason Moore]

Weird.

[Andy Holloway]

It's Friday.

[Jason Moore]

Foot clan Friday.

[Andy Holloway]

Every week we give $100 away to fantasychamps.com it's a nice time of year to be getting that with all the trophies and belts.

[Mike Wright]

Well, we give the money to supporters of the podcast. We don't give the. We don't give it away.

[Andy Holloway]

Two fantasies. Is that what I implied?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

No, we don't give $100 to an organization like to a profitable entity. I mean, every week we give $100.

[Mike Wright]

I hope that I'm going to be giving them.

[Andy Holloway]

Thank you, Mike.

[Mike Wright]

So much money after I win.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

Jamar Chase better have watched that game.

[Andy Holloway]

Why is that? To be inspired and be like. That's what he needs. He really needs to be inspired to play well.

[Mike Wright]

We need something.

[Jason Moore]

We.

[Mike Wright]

I just, I need.

[Andy Holloway]

Didn't he have like 7,000 yards last week?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, like 130. I'm just saying I need. We need the true number one wide receiver to see that. Be like, no, we got to calm down on this Buka crap. I'm Jamar Chase, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

Jacoby Myers, three year $60 million extension with the Jacksonville Jaguars. The implications here are significant, I think for the long term fantasy perspective of Jacksonville. They obviously love him. He's been great. He's turned their season around in a lot of ways. Sometimes having a player that is just consistent, always open catches the football. Jacoby is good. Like he's not a prototypical. He's not to. But this is a guy like, you know, like what Michael Wilson has been doing lately where you're just reliable catch the football. Brian Thomas Jr. That was the problem all during the year. Travis Hunter down with injury. Now you're going to have. All right, now you're going to have all three of those guys. It makes you wonder if Brian Thomas is long for that team.

[Mike Wright]

But well, I mean he still has what, up to three years because he.

[Jason Moore]

Was with the rookie contract.

[Andy Holloway]

He's the first run pick certainly. But you can trade him and it's an attractive. He was a trade rumor target around the deadline. And all I'm saying is is Duvall brought in Jacoby Myers and extended him and drafted Travis Hunter.

[Mike Wright]

It's a wild investment in the wide receiver position.

[Jason Moore]

My big fear here is that ETN's going to be a free agent. This after this year and the fact that they just invested $60 million into their wide receiver 3 is like you might not have enough money for ETN. I don't think the world gets better for ETN anywhere else. I think his best fantasy value is returning to Jacksonville.

[Andy Holloway]

Josh Jacobs, Christian Watson, both listed as questionable. Jacobs went did not practice. Did not practice. Did not practice.

[Jason Moore]

Will dominate. You forgot the last one. Did not practice. Did not practice. Did not practice. Will dominate. If, if this is my only caveat. If he makes the flight, did he get on the plane?

[Mike Wright]

Like, you mean, maybe he misses his alarm?

[Jason Moore]

No, I'm just saying, like, you know, he's got to travel with the team.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he.

[Andy Holloway]

That's one of your.

[Jason Moore]

That's one of my prerequisites. Must be in the city where the game.

[Andy Holloway]

Should we add that to our player.

[Jason Moore]

Profiles like travel on plane, current location?

[Mike Wright]

Josh Jacobs can 100% not practice the entire week. Go out and be great for fantasy. It's a Saturday game. Make sure you are aware of what is happening.

[Andy Holloway]

Watson was limited. Limited, limited. He'll play. Watson's going to give it a go. I don't know how confident you want to be with that play, but I think he probably have a big deep shot or two.

[Jason Moore]

He's scary because I could very easily see Watson leaving the, you know, as soon as he gets a pass and gets tackled onto the shoulder, the chest, collarbone area, which, the way that he usually is downfield when you're getting tackled. It's, it's the like, you know, the fall down, get crunched type of moves. And I could see him exiting the game after even a good play. So he's a scarier start to me.

[Andy Holloway]

And yet in the shadows two weeks ago against the same team, number six overall wide receiver with two touchdowns and 89 yards. Yeah, so it's really about the options that you have. Our rankings always being updated. Sometimes people write in and they're like, well, you said something on the show that's slightly different than your rankings. This show is a snapshot of an hour. And so sometimes this show informs and we change rankings after the show. Sometimes, you know, we're changing rankings throughout the week. So our job is to inform you and give you all the information that you need to make a good decision. The rankings are part of that. The start sit tool that gives you all that information about the weather and the over unders. That's part of that. And what we say on the show and share the opinions, it changes our opinion sometimes.

[Jason Moore]

But yeah, we're working on rankings. Right. Basically up until kickoff. So check them.

[Andy Holloway]

Late Luther Burden and Roman Dunes. They officially ruled out as an interesting sound.

[Mike Wright]

Just bumped for Burden. Missing the game.

[Andy Holloway]

DeAndre Swift, questionable. This is. It's D.J. moore. It's Colston. Mr. Loveland himself.

[Mike Wright]

I am excited for Mr. Loveland.

[Andy Holloway]

Devin Neal's on IR for the Saints, Alvin Camara didn't practice, so it's going to be Audric estimate most likely starting at running back.

[Mike Wright]

The quote is Nick Underhill. Beat reporter says Audrey estimate will quote probably start at running back.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't really care if he starts or not either. I just know that he'll be one that I'd rather play.

[Mike Wright]

Between him and my chips, my chips are on. Estimate if I'm going in on that because I need. I need a nasty start. Estimate is who I'm going with over Evan Hole.

[Jason Moore]

Rashi, please have a good game. Estimate, please.

[Andy Holloway]

Rashi Rice. Taekwond Thornton didn't practice. Both are in concussion protocol. Rashi Rice is really up in the air for this week. T. Higgins limited again on Thursday, which is if you're. If you're the Chiefs, the fact you got eliminated is so significant and that there's no Patrick Mahomes right now to the decision, not the decision on Rice, but onto the protocol you might take with a player that's a part of your future. Like putting Rashi Rice out there. Had they won last week, and they are still underdogs to make the playoffs, but they're still in the fight. He's got to be out there. You know, assuming he passes protocol in this situation, you can give him another week.

[Jason Moore]

There is. It's been a while since they have not been picking 31 or 32. You know, this is a team that is not used to having a decent pick in the NFL draft. Now that they're out, they're not like the average, you know, like the Dolphins, who are, like, they're. They're kind of used to. Well, we got to get a winning mentality. We can't just try to tank. We can't just worry about draft picks. We've got to create a culture of winning. The Chiefs got that on lockdown. The Chiefs are like, dude, we should probably. We should go get this pick. That's why. Maybe part of why you made the almost upset for the Titans. I mean, they're playing literally.

[Andy Holloway]

It could be no Mahomes, no Rice at home against an eliminated Chiefs. It's just.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, right now they're picking 12th. They've got the 12th pick.

[Andy Holloway]

That's wild.

[Jason Moore]

And they could end up with a top 10 pick.

[Mike Wright]

And for T. Higgins, he was. I think the early reports were that he was not at practice on Thursday, and then that got corrected, that he was, in fact, limited. So for who? For T. Higgins, like, it's not. I still am on the side of I don't think he plays, but he might.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, we got bad news, good news. Dalton Kincaid did not practice again on Thursday with the knee. He has been really struggling to manage that and then to be productive in the games he's playing in right now where they're using other tight ends.

[Mike Wright]

I thought the good news, bad news was about Marvin Harrison.

[Andy Holloway]

No, the good news. The good news is Ted McMillan returned to a full practice on Thursday. That's exciting. Marvin Harrison limited. On Thursday. It's. He was running behind Michael Wilson, but it seems like he'll be back just.

[Jason Moore]

On like, a sprint like they were. He's just lagging a little bit behind. I liked it. That one was for myself.

[Andy Holloway]

You have to explain it to me after the show.

[Jason Moore]

I will.

[Mike Wright]

Drake London.

[Andy Holloway]

Drake London, limited.

[Mike Wright]

Well, Kyle Pitts was added to the injury report.

[Andy Holloway]

That's not surprising to me, though, because he was there last week. This was part of why there was some doubt going into Thursday about Kyle Pitts. It was the knee and he was on the injury report, and you got a little bit skittish. And then he went for 40.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

So I'm not afraid, I guess where I am afraid. Woody Marks not practicing again for the Texans. Mike's start of the week is the Houston running back.

[Jason Moore]

So it's a real murky situation because we don't know yet about Nick Chubb. If Nick Chubb is active along with Jawar Jordan, who was their, you know, little breakout pick last week, I. It becomes where I'm not sure who to start. I'm really not sure whether you want to, as a team, see what you have in this guy who went 15 for over 100 last week, and now you're. You're just figuring out your pieces or. Look, Chubb has obviously been the starter. He's gotten work. He's just been injured. And you're a team that is, you know, wanting to win. This should be an easy win. I don't know who to play now. Obviously, if Chubb and Woody Marks are gone, then I'm completely in on drawer. Jordan having a great game. But if Chubb is active, are you wanting your start of the week? Is this team. So are you starting both? Are you starting Chubb? Like, where. How do you sort that out?

[Mike Wright]

I can see the, like, the thought exercise you're going through, but it's. This is a Texans team. That's. They want to establish the highest playoff seed that they can get. This is. This isn't a team trying to figure out what's next year. They need to win right now. And yeah, it should be an easy win, but the NFL is crazy sometimes. So I would think that if Chubb is active, he will be the guy who's getting the bulk of the touches. I mean he's and for a reminder, Jordan is, he's a smaller guy. He's 510, 186. So maybe he gets worked in a little bit as the relief running back. But I still think that Chubb will get the high value touches.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Andy Holloway]

We took care of the Saturday games yesterday in terms of the matchup previews. The Eagles, Commanders, Packers, Bears. Those will be fun. Bills, Browns, Chargers, Cowboys, Chiefs, Titans, Bengals, Dolphins, jets and Saints also covered on yesterday's episode. If you want to hear our breakdown of those games, you can click on yesterday's show and it'll just play. We set it up like that.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Automatic one click.

[Andy Holloway]

You don't have to do anything else. Eight more matchups today. Minnesota at New York. Minnesota six and eight. The Giants two and 12 Vegas line. Minnesota minus two and a half over under 43 and a half. The Giants have lost eight straight games. I believe Jackson darts record as a starter is now 2 and 7. They have lost four straights since Dable was fired. There were one in six and one score games. They are. You know there was a point in the season when I was kind of like and it was probably when Dable was the head coach to be honest when I felt like their fight proportional to talent like they were out kicking their coverage so to speak. You know they've had. They've suffered the scatter boo injury and the neighbors injury and it's been tough.

[Jason Moore]

But they currently have the number one pick even over the Raiders.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah. So right now they don't feel like they're as fun of a bet to produce something in fantasy for even. Even Jackson Dart makes me nervous right now.

[Mike Wright]

It's a tough matchup.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's a tough matchup. I don't. Last week he got. He got it going late sort of and was fine.

[Mike Wright]

I mean top 10. He scored 22 points.

[Andy Holloway]

He was top 10. Yeah, he's ahead of Brissette.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I mean 22 points even if you're like hey I'm the QB10 but at 22 points that's.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you'll take that. It did scare me though not producing and then now having this matchup.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Five top 10 finishes in his seven starts. I do think you could start Jackson Dart and I realized that the matchup Is tough with the Vikings. They obviously did not give up a lot to, you know, Dak Prescott last week. But again they gave up 300 yards and the touchdown just came on the ground. I'm okay starting.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to give you some start. Sits with this because they're in the dock here. Dart versus Caleb. Caleb's going to start of the week against Green Bay.

[Jason Moore]

I have Caleb ahead.

[Mike Wright]

Let me go just confirm where everybody is. I have Dart ahead.

[Andy Holloway]

Herbert against Dallas or Jackson. Dart.

[Mike Wright]

I gotta go Herbert.

[Jason Moore]

I've got Herbert.

[Andy Holloway]

And then this one's still in the show. Doc here and Kyle's like, oh crap. This, this was in yesterday's show. What about Stafford?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, I'll definitely go Stafford. I would go Stafford.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you go Stafford? Mike?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. What do you think now if I.

[Mike Wright]

Get all of Stafford's points from yesterday, I would go that direction.

[Jason Moore]

Now that's not to say Dart couldn't outscore him. Still, now that we've gone firmly on the Stafford side.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

Dart's going to go.

[Andy Holloway]

We should start doing our Thursday night previews on Friday morning and then cut them back into the show on Wednesday. You know what I mean?

[Jason Moore]

Go back and listen.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Parkinson s Huge dud.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know guys. I feel like the first half's got to be terrible and then there's going to be about 70 points scored the second half.

[Andy Holloway]

I think Stafford against this defense on the road, he suffered about 450 yards. J.J. mcCarthy has been a top 10 quarterback of his own in his own right the last two weeks, completed 66% of his passes, five touchdowns, and he's proven he can, he can do it all without utilizing the best wide receiver in football.

[Mike Wright]

Just imagine, just to show what he's capable. Imagine once McCarthy chooses to throw the ball to Jefferson.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, to be fair, it was really Jefferson's fault last week.

[Mike Wright]

J.J. mcCarthy, hopefully you don't have to do it, but he, he's startable against the Giants.

[Andy Holloway]

Aaron Jones, 15 opportunities averaged over the last six weeks. Is he better than start of Tracy on the other side?

[Jason Moore]

I think he is if you're getting the opportunity.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, better than Tracy.

[Jason Moore]

Well, the matchup against the Giants you expect. I mean, right now the Vikings are favored. So if you're just saying touchdown opportunities, probably lean towards him, but it's very close. I think both players are decent starts. I just like what I've seen from Aaron Jones. It was really surprising. I thought when he hurt his shoulder again, he was just going to be shelled for the year and instead they're like giving him more work than ever. And the matchup, I mean, 31st against running backs on the course of the season are the Giants, so I would like to play against them.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I agree. I think the Vikings are. The running back room is interesting. I just. I would play Tracy over Aaron Jones, but I like Jordan Mason. Coming through with a couple touchdown game wouldn't be the weirdest thing here either.

[Andy Holloway]

I was just asking Kyle if Aaron Jones has any contract incentives because he's. He fits the mold of the contract incentive type of player that I would pay attention to, which is playoff eliminated team.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Veteran leader, where you're kind of catering towards helping that guy accomplish a goal. I'd be curious about that type of a dude.

[Jason Moore]

Well, that, that type of situation is still true for Justin Jefferson, who. You know, we've brought this up and they brought this up on the broadcast that the head coach has come out and said that they are. Their. Their goal is they have to get Justin Jefferson 1,000 yards this year. Like, that is one of the most important things to them. He is far enough away where to get a thousand yards means he's. He's got to have a couple big games.

[Andy Holloway]

You don't. You don't think the 4 yards, 11 yards and 22 yards were really helping?

[Jason Moore]

I don't think that was helping, and I don't think that's going to stick.

[Andy Holloway]

He's on Justin Jefferson over the last three games on pace for 209 receiving yards, 34 catches on 102 targets.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I don't think that's going to catch rate, brother.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man.

[Andy Holloway]

Anybody else on the Giants that you want to talk about? 28% target share for Wanda Robinson. Darius Slayton can just eat a butt because tell us how you really feel. This dude is like, always on the cusp of mattering, and then he just drops passes he shouldn't drop or runs routes he shouldn't run. Is that a little too strong? Look at this. We have cared about Darius Slayton in some capacity since about week eight. And we have been happy, like, really, really happy. Not never. I mean, one catch, two catch, four catches.

[Mike Wright]

I think you're being too rough on him. I mean, for what you're. What I consider to be. I'm happy in Darius Slayton. 10.9, 13.1 for playing Darius Slayton. I'm pretty happy with that.

[Andy Holloway]

And three, eight, two, and seven the other games.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. No, three. Three are. Three are rough.

[Andy Holloway]

You heard me. You heard me.

[Mike Wright]

We all heard it.

[Andy Holloway]

Eat.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, no, yeah, we got it. We got it.

[Jason Moore]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

I wouldn't play Slayton either this week. And the matchup is. It's rougher for Theo Johnson, but six top 12 finishes in his last 10 games. Him and Dart just. They got something going on. So I'm not afraid to play Theo.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you afraid to play Addison? He hasn't been in the top 24.

[Mike Wright]

Even. Even with the matchup being what it is, I would be afraid.

[Andy Holloway]

Tampa Bay seven and seven, the Panthers seven and seven. Oh, so many sevens. Tampa Bay minus three on the road. No respect.

[Jason Moore]

Super important game over.

[Andy Holloway]

Under 45 and a half. Tampa Bay still three point favorites with Carolina in the driver's seat, but they play twice in the next three weeks and this is the playoffs. I mean, this is who's going and who's not. So we have, I think, some questions in this game. Baker is really not a startable quarterback right now.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, you have the hope narrative that now that he's got Mike Evans back and the whole core is together, that he can get it together and look like he looked to open the season, look like he looked all of last year. But you pretty much have to wait and see it before you put him in a lineup. And I don't know that we have time. So. I agree. You're not starting Baker right now. He's definitely not a top 12 play. If you're in a single quarterback league.

[Andy Holloway]

You'Re starting Mike Evans, right?

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

38% target share in the first game.

[Mike Wright]

Back we went. It went right back to it.

[Andy Holloway]

We thought maybe they'd temper the snaps. They didn't.

[Mike Wright]

No, they tempered him for a mecca. Ebuka.

[Jason Moore]

You know what's funny is they did temper his snaps, but what happened was. And I think they should just continue to temper his snaps. So they gave him 55% of the snaps, whereas he's usually, you know, an 80, 90% snap player. But it was basically. It felt like every time Baker would get in the huddle or break the huddle, he'd look out and go, oh, okay, I got Evans on this play. And so he'd throw it to him every time he's in the game because he's not sure how often he's going to be in the game. So it's like whenever Evans was out there running a route, he got the ball. He just connects better with Evans, which makes sense. A second ballot hall of Famer in Mike Evans.

[Mike Wright]

He is now because he can't get 1,000 yards this year.

[Andy Holloway]

Ameca Bucha or Jaden Reed. Lad McConkey and DJ Moore.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jason Moore]

Wow.

[Mike Wright]

I think I'd play DJ Moore just trying to hit a ceiling.

[Andy Holloway]

Chris Godwin did not practice on Thursday.

[Jason Moore]

Oh.

[Andy Holloway]

Neither did Mike Evans.

[Mike Wright]

Wow.

[Andy Holloway]

But they marked it down as rest. What is Godwin's DMP marked as? Kyle, do you have that? It says fibula slash rest. Okay, so they're resting.

[Mike Wright]

He's resting his fibula.

[Jason Moore]

You gotta rest those bones.

[Andy Holloway]

Evans is resting his collarbone. That's what it's listed as, collarbone rest. All right, so it's double rest.

[Jason Moore]

It's their favorite.

[Mike Wright]

Has been worked.

[Andy Holloway]

Guys, have you ever been put on bone rest?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you got to have a little bit of bone rest today. Drink some milk. And they're probably doing milk IVs and lay down. Oh, a milk IV straight to the blood.

[Andy Holloway]

I do chocolate milk iv, but whatever.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, no, it's good. It's veteran. Veteran rest while they are banged up. And it makes sense. That means they're going to play, I.

[Mike Wright]

Think the other fibula, though, active. I don't know. I'm working that thing out.

[Jason Moore]

I agree with Mike. D.J. moore, to me, is like, he's in. I just see the pathway with now that Burden and Odunes. They are out. There's got to be enough work for Mr. Loveland. Oh, Mr. Loveland and. And D.J. moore. And then I want the Dallas defense for lad McConkey. I would play both those guys over Igbig Boo Tedeau.

[Andy Holloway]

Mcmillan Practicing in full.

[Mike Wright]

He's in.

[Jason Moore]

I'd play him over ig Big Boo.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Ted Arrow had the kind of the down game last week against New Orleans when they lost a very important game that they needed just two catches. That's the kind of wild thing about the last. He has five catches in his last three full games. Five total.

[Jason Moore]

Crazy.

[Andy Holloway]

Not each game. Two. One, two.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

It's been a little slow here.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. There's a world where Jalen Coker is an okay start in this one. I agree. The defense for Tampa Bay, we thought like about halfway through the year this would be a great playoff situation. It's not really. They're just giving up too many points. 32nd dead last against opposing quarterbacks is why Mike brought up Bryce Young as a streaming candidate. So I thought about making him a start of the week. Didn't do it now, but if I would have. And he does.

[Mike Wright]

Good. Yeah. Speaking of that of like what we did with Stafford, could I replace Rico Dowdle, who I started over? Ken Walker could I move Ken Walker in. Are we. Are we doing that for all the players?

[Jason Moore]

No, man. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Dowdle, I think will be okay in this game. I really do.

[Mike Wright]

I played him over Ken Walker, so.

[Andy Holloway]

I thought he was be mad yet.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, can.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, okay.

[Mike Wright]

I could be mad because I. I did this is. I did this to myself. I betrayed.

[Andy Holloway]

You just never believed in Ken Walker. I betrayed career as a fantasy analyst.

[Mike Wright]

My boy. I've betrayed my boy.

[Jason Moore]

I think Ken Walker is on what's the both?

[Andy Holloway]

Dowdle is your boy, too. Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Not over Ken Walker.

[Andy Holloway]

Just pick one son.

[Mike Wright]

I've abandoned my son. That's what the line.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I'm sorry, Ken.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, you went Rico. We'll see what happens.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I deserved it.

[Andy Holloway]

Jacksonville's 10 and 4. They take on the 12 and 2 Denver Broncos. The Vegas line. Denver -3 at home. They over unders 46 and a half. How many games have the Broncos won in a row right now? Is it 12?

[Jason Moore]

Is it really?

[Mike Wright]

Goodness gracious.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think they start the season maybe not 12.

[Andy Holloway]

I think they've won a bunch in a row. Right. I'm waiting for Kyle to jump in.

[Jason Moore]

But they definitely have won a lot of games in a row.

[Andy Holloway]

He's got a milk IV going over there.

[Mike Wright]

They started one and two.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, then the math says 11, right?

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. 11 straight wins for the favored Denver Broncos. And here we go. This should be a fun one. We said we've complimented Trevor Lawrence way too much.

[Mike Wright]

Agreed.

[Andy Holloway]

Potentially, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, I brought up his recent schedule, and while he has played outstanding, especially this last week where he was, I mean, 63% completions for 330 yards, five passing touchdowns, add a rushing touchdown, was absolutely incredible. His matchups against the jets, the Titans, the Cardinals, like his recent month has not been very difficult to go on the road to Denver. They're undefeated at home this year. Seven and oh is a real, real test. And I think a lot of this is one of those questionable starts where people are like, how do I. How do I not start him? He's been so good. He scored over 40 fantasy points last week. But it's a dangerous start, I think.

[Andy Holloway]

I think I'm okay with it. Here's a crazy way of basically explaining how we have watched Denver and been confused by them. Despite winning all their games, they're the only team that has led in every single game that they've been in this season. They've also trailed in 13 of the 14 games. So, like, their games are up and down and all around and they find a way to finish and Bo Nix gets it done. When you don't expect it's a. But Jacksonville, they're on a hot streak 5 and oh plus 99 point differential over the last five games. Both of these defenses, they are run stoppers which is why there's a differing of opinion on Travis ET and in this game between Mike and Jason, there's also a very obvious desire for Mike to have ET and struggle and Jason to have him dominate.

[Jason Moore]

Because you're facing each other and I have etn. Yeah, I mean the truth is he's going to get a lot of work and so I think you're, you're going to start him no matter what. In every league he should touch the ball 20 times, right? You play players that touch the ball 20 times. Whether or not he gets a touchdown, whether or not he is efficient, that's tbd. But the volume will be there. Now with the injury to Bay Shaltin.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, I'm concerned like the ETN on the ground, it comes and it goes. I mean it's on the ground the last, I mean really, since the bi week it's been rough. The volume is there. He's getting so, so, so many carries.

[Andy Holloway]

No, he's like 3.8 a carry since the bye week and he one good game. The jets should have been a great ground game and he only had 32 yards rushing.

[Mike Wright]

And then up until this past week where ETN had the three just insane receiving touchdowns. You realize before last week, for the entirety of the season Travis ETN threw the air averaging two receptions for 14 yards. Like the work through the air has not been the two.

[Andy Holloway]

The Tootin injury is significant for me in that, in that regard. Could be especially with their, you know, they're gonna have to run through the air a little bit in this game. I, I think ETN catches some passes. I think he's productive enough.

[Mike Wright]

I think he, I guess I'm playing him so I'm not trying to warn people. No, you got to find another option. But I feel like if ETN doesn't score a touchdown, you will be upset with the performance.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I didn't do it, but one of my prize picks was going to be 0.5 touchdowns more for Travis ETN this week. That's a little risky. Do you feel more confident with ETN or Harvey on the other side if you had both on your roster?

[Jason Moore]

Because definitely ETN Harvey has been so good on a per touch basis, but he has not touched the ball Enough, especially we thought that 23 opportunities, 20.

[Andy Holloway]

Opportunities the last two games, we thought.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, not enough for Jason. It wasn't enough immediately. Like when the, when the injury happened to J.K. dobbins, I felt like it was really slow getting this player involved. But the matchup against Jacksonville, I think it's more difficult to run on Jacksonville than it is on the Broncos. I know recently, the last six weeks, the Broncos are, have really been good against the run. Some of that to me is a little bit of matchup because I don't believe that's schedule, just the data. The Jacksonville Jaguars have been. You throw on them, you don't run on them a lot. Now RJ Harvey's great in the receiving game, so they're very difficult to choose.

[Mike Wright]

Between the two of them. They're two spots different in my rankings. I have ETN slightly ahead. I, I think though that RJ Harvey, just like my analysis of the game, Harvey's probability of a touchdown is slightly higher than ETNs if you're chasing that. But the volume, I'm a more secure in ETN getting the, you know, 15 plus opportunities. And Harvey had the, he got a little bit banged up, he had the rib injury, but he's, he's practicing in full. Just don't know if that will affect anything.

[Jason Moore]

You know who else is practicing in full? Pat. Brian.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, baby.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, we're back.

[Jason Moore]

Kind of. I mean, it really stinks for fantasy. Oh, it's because you can't start Pat Bryant and now it means you can't start.

[Andy Holloway]

Nobody can.

[Jason Moore]

Troy Franklin. And this is a matchup where there should be a lot of passing yards and, you know, fantasy production in the air.

[Andy Holloway]

I think it's terrible. I think you were probably feeling pretty confident to go out there and say, play Sutton, play Franklin, play Franklin. And now you do have the inconsistency of all those players. I mean, every, every single receiver in Denver, despite the record, has been completely unpredictable. Yes, there have been times that we've come on the show and it looked like Troy Franklin was taken over. I mean, there were times at the end of last year, Marvin Mims was taken over. There were times that Pat Bryant snap counts up to 70, then it goes to 40 and he's out.

[Mike Wright]

Well, it went to 40 because he got knocked out of the game.

[Andy Holloway]

He was knocked out in the middle of that game.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Pat Bryant had like up until that point, Pat Bryant had taken the wide receiver two spot because he's better than Franklin.

[Jason Moore]

How dare you.

[Mike Wright]

You know, it to Be true.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I don't have, I don't have any confidence.

[Mike Wright]

I'm not playing Pat.

[Jason Moore]

Brian.

[Mike Wright]

I'm not, I'm not playing him.

[Andy Holloway]

I probably am not playing Franklin. I'm not playing Franklin either. Scoreland Sutton would be the one that I play.

[Mike Wright]

Pat Bryant being there is better for Bo Nix though, to have all those.

[Andy Holloway]

Guys the other side of the field. This game has a lot of players of importance.

[Jason Moore]

I think on the other side you can play Jacoby Myers and you could play Brian Thomas. Both of them. Brian Thomas, the big play hopeful for a massive playoff performance. You know, he's got that skill and then Jacoby for that floor. You know, when you're, when you're averaging, he's just very reliable. He's always where he needs to be and he catches the ball when you throw it to him. That's not always the case with Brian Thomas Jr. But the big playability, you know, in this game. What is the over under here? The over under is 46 and a half. They're two good defenses. But the way these teams have been playing, I think this game hits the over.

[Mike Wright]

Really?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike. Start of the week, Britain strange. Yeah. I mean this game is. It's a big one. We just watched a what, a 43 and a half point over under turn into 80 pretty quick. 70, 77, whatever it is. 75. Arizona, Atlanta. Not exactly the game. A game with the same magnitude.

[Mike Wright]

Arizona's at home Vegas line 48 and a half.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Atlanta minus three over under is 48 and a half.

[Jason Moore]

The defenses are actually not traveling this, this week with the teams. So they're going to be playing 11 on no none and see if they can break the all time record.

[Andy Holloway]

So we're excited.

[Jason Moore]

I think we are excited for fantasy purposes the way that these two defenses have been playing lately. And it's funny because both of these teams early in the year looked like, man, they've, they're figuring out the defense. Like their defense is hard to run on, hard to pass on. And then I think it was a combination of injuries along with losses that have really just kind of folded. The defenses folded, the teams folded the morale. These two teams, what are they playing for?

[Mike Wright]

They're.

[Jason Moore]

They're both playing for a higher pick. I mean not the Falcons. I don't believe they have their pick.

[Mike Wright]

Well, they're. They're first.

[Jason Moore]

They're first.

[Mike Wright]

And you still want your other picks to be.

[Jason Moore]

You know, the Cardinals really need to lose this game, which is why.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, not Gannon doesn't ironclad there's one man. I mean, Jonathan Gannon is playing for a chance to coach again next year.

[Jason Moore]

There's no way the Cardinals just because it would be the worst thing for them. I know the Falcons are favored and the Falcons should win. The Falcons are the better team. But that's, that's how I see it.

[Mike Wright]

You realize on a podcast out there somewhere there is people saying the exact opposite. They're saying that there's no way the Falcons don't win this game because it's the worst thing that could possibly happen to them.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. These are two franchises that love misery.

[Mike Wright]

They really get a tie.

[Jason Moore]

That'd be fun. But for fantasy purposes, a ton of value. Obviously Bijan is going to be in. Brissette should definitely be in. Has not not been a top 12 quarterback and I don't know how you can sit Michael Wilson. Andy, your start of the week. He's been waiting too good. Even if Marv is there. If Marv is there, I think you can play him.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you can definitely play Michael Wilson high over under. Play Trey McBride. Play Kyle Pitts if he's active. Yes. Even if Drake London's back. I think you're fine doing that.

[Jason Moore]

Play Drake London if he's back.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean you're probably, probably. I mean I would. I think the Drake London, if he's back from the injury versus Michael Wilson question is interesting.

[Jason Moore]

That one is very interesting. So if, if Marv is out, Michael Wilson is started. Period. Even over Drake London. If Marvin Harrison is there, I would start Drake London over.

[Andy Holloway]

We also have had a. We had the debate very early in the week about whether DeMarcado or Michael Carter is the better start. The press conference comments from Jonathan Gannon about Michael Carter leading the way have probably swayed me over to Mike's side of Michael Carter is probably the better start.

[Mike Wright]

I think he's in this one. Fine start. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I just wouldn't be shocked if DeMarcotto ruins that for you somehow with a big long. Yeah, which. But. But I'm with Mike. I'd go Michael Carter if you need an emergency start. And then Bijan, of course, play him. We'll take a break and talk more matchups.

[Mike Wright]

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[Mike Wright]

I'm not going to hit the button for it, but Woody Marks seen participating in practice on Friday.

[Andy Holloway]

That's big. That's big.

[Mike Wright]

I hope that's a full, not a limited.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I just. It's an effort to be out there.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. So if you're, if you're planning on a Texans running back that you've got to take that thing up to Sunday.

[Jason Moore]

It's an ankle injury. So if he's out there participating in practice with an ankle injury, you would expect they'll know how it responds tomorrow. And if it goes well, if he practices limited, it doesn't swell up and it's better. He has a legit.

[Andy Holloway]

Has he been knocked out of the last two games? Like actually had to leave the last.

[Mike Wright]

Two games he's played last week he did.

[Jason Moore]

He did in the one before but he came back. He does that quite a lot.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, is the answer.

[Jason Moore]

He's a waddler.

[Mike Wright]

In that game two weeks ago it was 87% of the snaps. So he's still playing.

[Andy Holloway]

He had to come back. But I'm just saying he's been knocked out Hurt. So it's a risk?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Oh, yes. Yeah, it is definitely a risk. And it's a risk I would personally take.

[Andy Holloway]

Pittsburgh's 8 and 6, Detroit's 8 and 6 Vegas line. Detroit minus 7 over, under 51 and a half. If Pittsburgh, who is the fourth seed in the AFC, wins the game, they have a 77% chance to win the division. If Detroit, currently the eighth seed in the NFC, wins, they have a 46% chance to make the playoffs. A loss pretty much eliminates Detroit from the playoffs. They'll be down at like 14%. They'll need so much help to get in. It's a huge game. It's in Detroit. They're heavily favored 51 1/2 point over under.

[Jason Moore]

It started at 49 and a half. So the people think this game is going to be an offensive onslaught.

[Andy Holloway]

And you look at your start sit decisions right now. You know Jared Goff, we know how he plays in a dome. You have no TJ Watt on the pass rushing side. Amon Ra and Jameson Williams have been too good to sit Jameer Gibbs. Of course you're playing him.

[Mike Wright]

This was the three touchdown week, right.

[Andy Holloway]

If you want to go like, when does Gibbs do that?

[Jason Moore]

Well, the back and forth. He's been scoring three touchdowns, no touchdowns. Three touchdowns, no touchdowns. Three touchdowns,. No touchdowns. And here we are.

[Andy Holloway]

You're right. That's happened three times.

[Jason Moore]

It's insane.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And you play Gibbs, you hopefully didn't need a huge game from him last week and you made it through. David Montgomery is a real break glass type of player. Not a must start at all.

[Jason Moore]

I saw Dan Campbell talking about David Montgomery and his new role and that David Montgomery is a pro and he is, you know, basically he was talking up David Montgomery as a true professional in the sense that he's. He spent dealing with this week saying.

[Mike Wright]

I got to get Montgomery.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't care what he says about Montgomery.

[Jason Moore]

So. But the thing is, is your favorite, you're at home, you're favored by a touchdown. Montgomery is also in his own right, a touchdown machine. So can you start David Montgomery? Do you want to start David Montgomery?

[Andy Holloway]

No.

[Jason Moore]

Can I give you a couple start sit decisions please, to see if you would start David Montgomery?

[Andy Holloway]

Hold on, let me www.jason's roster.com my lineup.

[Jason Moore]

David Montgomery or Tony Pollard, who's been hot playing against David Montgomery?

[Andy Holloway]

Pollard.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Easily for me.

[Jason Moore]

All right, David Montgomery.

[Andy Holloway]

Why would you sit Pollard after he's been on fire and they're giving him that much work? I'm just Curious, because like Montgomery is just if you score, you're happy.

[Mike Wright]

You are. But I think that the Kansas City defense is going to stop the Titans offense dead in their tracks.

[Jason Moore]

What about the other side? Kareem Hunt for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Titans or David Montgomery?

[Andy Holloway]

I'll play Montgomery in that situation.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I'm going to go Montgomery and then final name? Audric. Estimate or David Montgomery.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Okay, now we're at the website. Yeah, it's estimate. Okay, it's estimate. Unless you're a heavy, heavy favorite and you just need six points because Monty can get you six. But the Lions have the highest implied point total of the week. I think they're going to just demolish Pittsburgh. Demolish them?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. That's the argument for Montgomery.

[Andy Holloway]

Did you see with TG Watt off the field for Pittsburgh, they're 31st and completion percentage given up and 32nd in yards per pass attempt allowed.

[Mike Wright]

Sheesh.

[Andy Holloway]

And you get to go up against basically two top 10 wide receivers right now. Jameson Williams is on fire. He's got four top 10 finishes since the bi week. And then Amon Rob.

[Jason Moore]

This is also why I really like DK Metcalf this week. Everything you just said, you expect the Lions to score, you expect them to be in the lead.

[Andy Holloway]

Have you seen how many points the Lions are giving up to wide receivers right now?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, 38 a game. They have not. They have not done well against the past. So you're going to need DK Metcalfe. If you can target him enough, you'll succeed against this Lions defense.

[Andy Holloway]

Kenneth Gainwell. Jalen Warren. Kenneth Gainwell is literally the singular toughest type of player for me to ever start in a game.

[Mike Wright]

Understandable.

[Andy Holloway]

He feels a little bit like the old school Darren Sprols, where, you know, he was never the starter for New Orleans, but he just kind of always had points. And you're like, well, how's he going to do it? I don't know. He just does. He's been double digits 26, 15, 5, 13, 16.

[Jason Moore]

It doesn't. The targets. I mean, you look who has more targets in the last five weeks for this same team? I genuinely don't know the answer. DK Metcalf or Kenny Gainwell in how many weeks? In the last five weeks.

[Mike Wright]

I would say Kenny Gainwell because DK.

[Jason Moore]

Just had that monster target week.

[Andy Holloway]

31 targets in the last five weeks for Gainwell.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

And he has more receptions than any player on the team.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, when you're that he's had.

[Andy Holloway]

20 opportunities with Warren Active now.

[Mike Wright]

That's an offense.

[Jason Moore]

Well, Warren did have the illness some of these games. Warren has been coming back from injury and played fewer snaps. Illness and played fewer snaps.

[Andy Holloway]

Warren or Gainwell, who do you play?

[Jason Moore]

That's a great question.

[Mike Wright]

I think it's Gainwell.

[Andy Holloway]

I think it's Gainwell.

[Mike Wright]

I have. Look, I've got Warren on my roster so I am in incentivized. I want Warren to do well. But even with all those things like he's coming back sick, Kenny Gainwell has been the better player watching the Steelers game.

[Jason Moore]

He's looked really good. I have them back to back in my rankings. Kenny Gainwell one spot ahead of Jaylen Warren.

[Andy Holloway]

Wild. Wild one. I think that's it. By start sit decisions in that game. The Raiders 2 and 12. Guys, you're not going to believe this. You're not going to believe this. They play Houston. That part you can believe because teams play other teams sometimes. Houston's 9 and 5.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

The implied point total for the Las Vegas Raiders.

[Jason Moore]

It's on. It's unbelievable. I've never, never seen this.

[Andy Holloway]

It's the second lowest of any team since 2013. It is the lowest of the year of any team. It is 11.5 points.

[Jason Moore]

And how do they, how in the world do they get an 11 1/2.

[Mike Wright]

Points, 4 field goals? When we had the Ashton Genty question yesterday, I was like, this is why Ashton Genti is not a must play this week. Not to me.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I don't think.

[Jason Moore]

Or Audrey Estimate.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think he's a must play by any stretch. I think it's just those decisions and how, how much do you attach to his name and don't overemphasize.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it's funny when I'm so all these players we just talked about. So let me tell you where my rankings come in. I have Michael Carter ahead of Ashton Genty, Ash and Genti ahead of Audrick Estimate who is just ahead of Kenny Gainwell. It's like that. But that's the tier that you're talking about.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's like Tyrone Tracy, Aaron Jones, Rico.

[Jason Moore]

I've got both of those.

[Mike Wright]

I'm playing all those guys in ahead of Ash and Genti.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean he is obviously the talented player that could break off a long run. Hopefully you get him involved in the passing and we've seen games where he is really involved in the, in the receiving game and then. And then he disappears.

[Andy Holloway]

But what are you laughing at?

[Mike Wright]

He caught four passes last week, guys.

[Andy Holloway]

It was a zero.

[Mike Wright]

No, he got seven yards.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

He caught two passes last week for eight yards.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, there's.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. All right. He.

[Mike Wright]

The team is so catastrophically bad that you. I mean, you can name whoever you think is the best running back in the league, and you put him in this environment and they are pretty much unstartable for fantasy right now.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah. This is not. This is not good.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

They've lost eight straight games. Texans have won six straight. It's big game for. It's a big game for Houston.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I do think even in this battle.

[Andy Holloway]

Is he playable in this game?

[Jason Moore]

Stroud. Stroud is scary. A little bit scary to me because this could be a game. Stafford for sure.

[Mike Wright]

Really?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

It's the same thing as last week where you knew Houston was going to beat the crap out of Arizona. CJ Stroud was still good for fantasy.

[Jason Moore]

That's because the touchdowns came early. The Nico bomb touchdown. And, you know, obviously, if he starts, CJ Stroud can do what he wants. Against the Raiders, if they want to run the ball, they'll succeed. It's just a matter of once you're up by two scores, you're not forced to continue throwing the ball. I think Brock Bowers, we brought it up yesterday, he's still a very good play. All the bad things about the Raiders, you're still going to have to throw the ball. And when you look at the Texans defense, they're not bad against anything. They're good across the board, but they are weakest against tight ends, which is the strength of the Raiders. So, Bowers, you'll start. And that's. That's really a genty. You can.

[Andy Holloway]

On the other side. Nico. Yes. Mike has the Houston running back spot.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I hope it's Woody.

[Andy Holloway]

And then we talked about Stroud. Otherwise, Dalton Schultz, not a bad play.

[Mike Wright]

Correct.

[Andy Holloway]

He is. He's the doctor. But if they get it done on the ground, they may not need to utilize. I mean, we saw Nico Collins last week as an example. He was great against Arizona, but it was not via volume. It was one catch to start the game. No catches for a long, long, long, long, long, long time. And then at the very, very end of the game, he got back into the end zone. So just be mindful of that from a volume standpoint. If they don't get the early points through the air, you may not get a lot late.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I can agree with that. And it's. Nico's in, but I'm not like. Like Jaden Higgins. He was. Oh, no, he. He played 72% of the snaps. He was a victim of this, of the game script with just one catch for four yards.

[Andy Holloway]

Excited about this one. New England 11 and three on Sunday Night Football against the seven and seven Baltimore Ravens on semifinal week. Baltimore minus three over under 48 and a half.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, yeah, this will, this will be a fun one.

[Andy Holloway]

This feels like just such a humongous game for Baltimore, but also New England coming off a loss. It should be a fun one. Are you confident in both quarterbacks in this game?

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yeah, I am. I know Lamar has really struggled this season, but he's still Lamar Jackson. And you know, the last game, it was such a weird game against the Bengals.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

It was bizarrely weird where he completes eight passes in the game and they went 24 to nothing. They just didn't need him. The Bengals didn't show up like Joe Burrow said he was. If any other NFL team played him, they would not have been able to win the game with how he played. He had a very down game and so Lamar wasn't needed. I expect the Patriots to show up to score to put it on the Baltimore Ravens and this should be a back and forth affair. So I want pieces in this one.

[Mike Wright]

Man, Drake May was QB 13 with 20 and a half points. We just had some, some high scoring quarterbacks.

[Andy Holloway]

He hasn't. He's been good. Not great from a fantasy perspective.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Quarterback 11, 12, 12, 10, 13. Those are not bad performances. But those aren't like, oh, I won my playoffs because I have Drake. Maybe.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep, exactly. Touchdowns the last four weeks. One, one, two zero.

[Mike Wright]

So he didn't have two rushing touchdowns.

[Andy Holloway]

The way that Baltimore is playing defensively at home. I do feel like May has more risk to me than Lamar in this game and that's how I have him ranked this week.

[Mike Wright]

So let's see.

[Andy Holloway]

Like I played Jacoby.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Over May.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

How about Stroud?

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think so. I think I'd look for a little bit of a little Drake May upside in that one.

[Mike Wright]

And then how about Herbert?

[Andy Holloway]

Jason?

[Jason Moore]

I think I go Herbert against Dallas. I'm hopeful that you know that he can throw some touchdowns against that defense that loves to have touchdowns thrown on them. J.J. mcCarthy just was fine.

[Andy Holloway]

Jacoby Brissette, Lamar Jackson. The number four search on our website on the Start Sit tool, which you can get to the fantasy footballers.com if you have more questions. Zay Flowers. The last two weeks has been pretty good. Wide receiver 8 and 18. Despite the low passing attempts last week, I think Zay Flowers at home. It's not. It's not bad. It's wide receiver two probably this week, don't you think?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Wide receiver two, three.

[Jason Moore]

That's fair.

[Andy Holloway]

Trevo, Derek Henry. You play them both.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

Four touchdown runs of 50 or more yards from Trayvon Henderson, who Mike would like you to know is currently the betting favorite for offensive rookie of the year.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, that's weird. That's weird.

[Andy Holloway]

I have expected you to pull out a cup of tea. There you go. You can go ahead and. Oh, you got to get pinky up, don't you? There it is. Oh boy. Yeah. I mean travion.

[Mike Wright]

Imagine if his coach let him play more.

[Andy Holloway]

Impossible. You know what Tight ends here. Henry likely. Andrews.

[Jason Moore]

Not really, no. I mean Mark Andrews would be the one of the three that I would play just from a. You get a touchdown standpoint. But I'm not excited. And we've. We've talked about there are a handful of really good stream type of options to play at tight end this week. So I would be out on all of them. I think the real question is the Patriots wide receivers. Someone's going to get it done. You know Booty.

[Andy Holloway]

Why don't you just tell us who it is?

[Jason Moore]

I mean I still think I still.

[Andy Holloway]

You were going to say Diggs and then you're like well maybe I don't want to say that name. I mean Diggs has been.

[Jason Moore]

Diggs has been 20 yards, 26 yards. 26 yards. I there.

[Andy Holloway]

I still like booty. You like Diggs? I like to get somebody. Matt Collins.

[Mike Wright]

Thank you. I was going to make it the worst.

[Andy Holloway]

It could be kind of the. It's. It feels a little bit like Denver right now.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean they keep winning games.

[Jason Moore]

At least Denver has Sutton here. It's like you just have no idea from like Sutton.

[Andy Holloway]

You are starting. Yeah. Monday night football. Rivers runs through it. San Francisco 10 and 4, Colts 8 and 6. Vegas line. San Francisco -5 and a half.

[Jason Moore]

River trickles through it. This is not going to be a fast running river. This is.

[Andy Holloway]

Don't drink that water.

[Jason Moore]

No, it's P river over.

[Andy Holloway]

Under is 46 and a half. Okay. They give the Colts 20 points. That seems.

[Mike Wright]

That's nice of them.

[Andy Holloway]

They are at home.

[Jason Moore]

The Colts.

[Andy Holloway]

Jonathan Taylor.

[Jason Moore]

The Colts are at home. They got keep in mind that Philip Rivers had a few days of practice with the team. Right. So they had a game plan that looked like it was completely and entirely physically limited by Rivers ability. And that could be the case. But it could also be the case it's like we're playing against a very good Seahawks defense on the road and, and you've been here to practice for four days. So we're going to run the ball a ton and just do little checkdowns and see if we can win the game with defense. So maybe this is like we're going to open it up a little bit. The Niners are not a bad defense, but they're not nearly the defense that the Seahawks were.

[Andy Holloway]

I think that's right on the money. You could get surprised with a little more utilization, a few more downfield passes. Tyler Warren is who's everybody, you know, who everybody is worried about. We can tell you Kyle made the Warren, not Parkinson decision. He went with his gut on Warren. He did lead the team in targets last week. Another week of practice. Like this is the, this is the positive spin for the situation. But thinking Philip can throw it down the field and him being able to throw it down the field are two different things. The lack of a pass rush for San Francisco will be super helpful to.

[Jason Moore]

That is so nice.

[Andy Holloway]

Philip Rivers last week it did feel like part of it was self preservation. It wasn't just ability. It was also like, let's just get the ball out of your hand immediately so that you don't have to fall down.

[Jason Moore]

San Francisco's 31st and pressure rate, 32nd and sac rate, and did not get a sack on Cam Ward last week. That is what Philip Rivers very much needs.

[Andy Holloway]

Now it does feel like there's one wide receiver to play in the entire matchup, which is Juan Jennings.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

And then it's probably no Pearson, no Pittman, no Pierce. If your name starts with P and you play wide receiver, take a seat. Josh Downs also didn't practice. It looks like it's a personal thing. Alec Pierce didn't practice.

[Mike Wright]

Have a child.

[Andy Holloway]

A personal problem, as we call them.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Yesterday on the footcast somebody wrote in and they're like, I had my first personal problem this week. How do you deal with fantasy football and being a new dad?

[Mike Wright]

And I was like that joke so much.

[Andy Holloway]

So do you guys agree though, you're not taking a shot with other wideouts other than Juman Jenny?

[Jason Moore]

I don't, I don't think so. No. Certainly not Alec Pierce. He's like toast. If you had to start someone else, it would probably be Pittman in hopes that it gets a little bit better. But no, I'm not wanting to start Pittman. I've got him benched on my in our league of record matchup you know, he's not really in strong consideration. I've. I've been deciding between David Montgomery or Rodrick estimate, but that's in a flex. It could be Pittman as well. And it's just, it's hard to say. I'm going to rely on what we saw from Philip Rivers last week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I'm not. I'll let that happen on my bench. And it's like what? I just don't feel like you're going to miss out on anything. You know when you take chances with higher flying players like Stafford, that sucks. We missed it. But this offense with, with Philip Rivers just. Could anyone actually hit a ceiling? I don't see that happening.

[Andy Holloway]

Your locks of the game. CMC Jonathan Taylor and George Kittle of course. And some injury updates as we close out the. Jason is convulsing. He doesn't even know what we're going to say.

[Jason Moore]

No, I was looking at Jonathan Taylor just dreams like.

[Andy Holloway]

You were just looking at his little.

[Jason Moore]

Prayer saying a silent little. I'm just seeing like. Look, the last four weeks have been rough for Johnny Taylor and he's not been bad. He's you know, double digit points every week because he's John at the Taylor. But it's been Kansas City and Houston and Jacksonville and Seattle. Four of the best rush defenses.

[Andy Holloway]

Uh huh. Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Come on, Come on.

[Andy Holloway]

T. Higgins practicing today. Dalton Kincaid practicing today. Dude, not sure he's playing or not. Gannon confirmed Michael Carter's the starter and Aaron Glenn announced that Garrett Wilson will not play the rest of the season.

[Jason Moore]

Due to not wanting to play for the rest of the season.

[Mike Wright]

He's out with. I don't wanna.

[Andy Holloway]

Fair enough. We do have another segment and.

[Jason Moore]

Oh yay.

[Andy Holloway]

It's super fun. I love it. It's my favorite segment of the world.

[Jason Moore]

Fantasy Face off presented by Prize Picks. I love this segment.

[Andy Holloway]

I am on a cold streak.

[Mike Wright]

It happens.

[Andy Holloway]

I felt so good when the year started. I felt like I'd never get shamed. And now it's just my. It's. It's sponsored by me. All right, let's do it.

[Mike Wright]

Spin that wheel, baby.

[Jason Moore]

Wheel of shame.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, dude.

[Mike Wright]

Oink.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, go ahead, star man.

[Jason Moore]

Spin it.

[Andy Holloway]

Spin it.

[Mike Wright]

Spin the wheel.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I can't wait, guys. Merry Christmas, everybody.

[Mike Wright]

You smell that?

[Jason Moore]

Sniff a fart.

[Mike Wright]

Be present.

[Jason Moore]

We want you to be present. Andy.

[Mike Wright]

It's Christmas time. We're gonna wrap.

[Jason Moore]

We're gonna wrap you up.

[Mike Wright]

You're gonna become a present.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you recommending that?

[Jason Moore]

You're gonna be mummified here you're recommending.

[Andy Holloway]

That maybe I keep my.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I would keep your line. I don't know if you'll just use the chair, too.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, go ahead.

[Jason Moore]

Just take your time, Josh. Go as slow.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, just do one arm for an hour.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, this is. They're going to be doing this for a while.

[Andy Holloway]

You guys can go ahead and start.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, I'll start.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to kick it off at the quarterback position. It's Jacoby Brissette. His projections at 243 and a half yards. Where do you think I'm going to go, guys?

[Jason Moore]

I think you're going more. That feels easy.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we're going more.

[Andy Holloway]

I like that they're focused on the arm. That's off camera, but go on. Keep going.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, keep rapping. You can't keep rapping.

[Mike Wright]

But get that face.

[Jason Moore]

Get the face. That's not the microphone. Oh, my gosh. This is great.

[Andy Holloway]

You are the worst producers.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, we've got a wrap.

[Mike Wright]

Tag team up.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, man, I feel like I could.

[Andy Holloway]

Have wrapped myself better than this. My quarterback is. Is Caleb Williams.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, you're going.

[Andy Holloway]

You're in my green goblin passing yards, 174.1.

[Mike Wright]

Wasn't super sure. Had to go Green Goblin, huh?

[Andy Holloway]

I'm taking the 174.

[Jason Moore]

I am taking.

[Mike Wright]

This is working out great.

[Jason Moore]

I am taking Caleb Williams. I had fun with this one because we're. Because we are at the Christmas party while this game is going to. I picked only this game for fun. I'm going Caleb Williams as well, but I'm taking his rushing yards. His projection is 16 and a half rushing yards. I'm going more than that. He could do more than that on one play.

[Mike Wright]

All right. You want to go to running back?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Tony Pollard. 51 1/2 rushing yards. Less.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, this would be great. Pollard's going to stick it up your butt. Odric estimate.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, yeah, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

28.5 rushing yards. I'm taking the more.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Oh, man, that's nice.

[Mike Wright]

Wish I had seen that.

[Jason Moore]

I know. That's. That's. You got in early. My running back is, of course, Josh Jacobs.

[Andy Holloway]

I can't believe you haven't gone to.

[Jason Moore]

My solo cam yet, Josh. Well, they've been wrapping you. They're the ones that change the camera and they decide to take the rest of the time off.

[Mike Wright]

Like, present the hut, Josh.

[Jason Moore]

That's present the hut. Totally solo. Josh Jacobs Projects is 62 and a half.

[Mike Wright]

Where are we going, Jason?

[Jason Moore]

You know, I'm going more, baby.

[Mike Wright]

160. Who is your backup running back when Jacobs doesn't play?

[Jason Moore]

I'll figure it out if. If he doesn't travel. All right.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, Andy had estimate. All right. At wide receiver, I Got Michael Evans, 56 and a half receiving yards against Carolina. I'll take the more.

[Jason Moore]

I did this one a little bit earlier in the week. I don't know what DJ Moore was at, but I probably would have gone there. Instead, I went Jaden Reed, guys.

[Andy Holloway]

I did it again.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, you don't have. You don't have hands.

[Andy Holloway]

I sent this to every one of our production teams.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, my gosh. Are you Two days ago.

[Mike Wright]

Where is the quality control here?

[Jason Moore]

I'll tell you what. Self accountability. All right. I'll tell you what, since you are.

[Andy Holloway]

On a cold stream. No, no, I have. I have another lineup, so I'm good.

[Jason Moore]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

I just can't access it due to being wrapped as a present.

[Jason Moore]

Having no arms. Jaden Reed, 35 and a half receiving yards. I'll take them all.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no, I'm good. I got this. Give me two seconds here. No, I don't. It's in my phone. Hold on. It's in my phone. I can't move. This is the worst time for me to be wrong again. I went one week and everybody stopped checking my lineup. We just.

[Jason Moore]

What do you mean?

[Andy Holloway]

Al can read them for Andy. I'm wrong. Brooksie.

[Mike Wright]

There's nothing to read.

[Andy Holloway]

Hold on, I'm almost there. Jamar Chase, 86.5 receiving yards. I'm taking more. Yeah, sorry about that.

[Mike Wright]

We love to hear it.

[Andy Holloway]

Also very warm in this present.

[Mike Wright]

Love to hear it.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, tight ends.

[Mike Wright]

Dallas. Dallas got here he is my Green Goblin. Two and a half receptions.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, he's my pick as well. He's not my Green Goblin, but I have Dallas Goddard more, by the way. 40.5 receiving yards more.

[Jason Moore]

All right, I've got Colson Loveland, also my green goblin. Mr. Loveland. More than three and a half receptions.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, that's easy peasy.

[Jason Moore]

It gets four every week as so easy.

[Andy Holloway]

Considering I can't access that was Fantasy.

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

Thank you, everybody. Merry Christmas, everybody. I don't want to do this anymore. Bye.

[Mike Wright]

Goodbye, everyone. Good luck.

[Jason Moore]

Thank you.

[Mike Wright]

Thank you.

[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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