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Sunday, December 18, 2022 |
This is a weird Sunday morning. We're facing must-win games that have, in many situations, already been largely decided. I'm in one league where my opponent already had three guys go, while I've had four -- luckily for me, those four included Kirk Cousins, Justin Jefferson, and Christian McCaffrey, so I don't have much to worry about. |
Of course, that's only one league -- I've got another one where I've only had Josh Allen go so far. His big game helped me make up a projected deficit, but it's still projected to be a deficit, and I've got some tough choices to make -- do I really roll the dice on Rex Burkhead? What about Tee Higgins vs. D.J. Moore or Marquise Brown? |
I'm going to ask my Fantasy Football Today teammates for some help on those decisions, and you can, too. The whole team is here to help you finalize your lineups for Week 15, with Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and Dave Richard live on CBS Sports HQ right now until kickoff to cover the Week 15 slate from every ankle. |
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Quarterbacks |
- Out/not expected to play: Kyler Murray (knee), Russell Wilson (concussion), Mike White (ribs), Kenny Pickett (concussion), Marcus Mariota (knee), John Wolford (neck)
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None of these absences comes as a surprise Sunday. White's absence might actually have the biggest impact because the difference in the Jets offense with Zach Wilson at QB has been stark. Garrett Wilson is averaging just 8.4 PPR points per game in Zach Wilson's seven starts; he's at 19.3 without him. |
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Lawrence played through the injury last week against the Titans and should do the same this week. Lawrence is playing extremely well right now, with 10 touchdowns to zero interceptions over his past five games, however this Cowboys defense is an extremely tough one. Lawrence is more like a low-end QB1 for me. |
Running backs |
- Out: Dameon Pierce (ankle; IR), Damien Harris (thigh), Mark Ingram (knee; IR), Mike Boone (ankle; IR), Dontrell Hilliard (neck)
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There aren't nearly as many big injury questions at running back this week, with some big names already ruled out. Pierce is the most notable, obviously, with Rex Burkhead and Dare Ogunbowale expected to replace him against the Chiefs; you'd have to be pretty desperate to start either of them, but Burkhead is probably the better option if you need one. |
- Expected to play: Josh Jacobs (hand/quad), Rhamondre Stevenson (ankle)
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Stevenson is the bigger question mark at this point, but Sunday morning reports indicate he has a good chance to play after being limited in practice Friday. He'll have to get through pre-game warmups without incident, however, so hopefully he's good to go. Stevenson is a top-12 RB if he plays, as is Jacobs. |
If Stevenson is out, we're probably looking at a Kevin Harris-Pierre Strong split, with Strong probably the preferred option. He looked better last week, though Harris was more involved, so he might be the choice. I'd expect something like an even split, but it's a bit of an unknown, truthfully. I would start either ahead of either Texans back. |
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Wide receivers |
- Out: Treylon Burks (concussion), Courtland Sutton (hamstring), DeVante Parker (concussion), Rondale Moore (groin; IR), Chase Claypool (knee), Brandin Cooks (calf), Nico Collins (foot), Corey Davis (concussion), Kendall Hinton (hamstring),
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For the most part, there aren't too many injuries to worry about for wide receiver either. Sutton's absence makes Jerry Jeudy a better play, however with backup Brett Rypien in, Jeudy is more of a WR2/3 with big upside but plenty of risk, too. The absences of Collins and Cooks makes Chris Moore a viable streamer as well, though I'm obviously not expecting a repeat of his 10-catch performance from last week. He's in the WR3 discussion. |
- Questionable: Julio Jones (knee), Laviska Shenault (shoulder)
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Neither of these guys really matters very much for Fantasy. |
- Expected to play: Tee Higgins (hamstring), Tyler Boyd (finger), Marquise Brown (illness), Jakobi Meyers (concussion), Hunter Renfrow (oblique), D.J. Moore (ankle)
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Higgins and Boyd are expected to play at this point, though trusting Higgins after he was cleared last week only to play a single snap is hard to do. I started Brandon Aiyuk ahead of him in one league earlier in the week, but I'll probably go with Higgins ahead of Antonio Gibson in my flex spot, for what it's worth. But I'm definitely nervous about it. |
Meyers is an interesting one for the matchup against the Raiders. It's a good matchup, but Meyers hasn't been as involved of late, with no more than six targets in any of his past four games. Meyers can be a very solid option for PPR formats, but this offense isn't giving him many opportunities of late. I'd view him as more of a WR3, as are Brown and Moore. |
Tight ends |
- Out: Dallas Goedert (shoulder; IR), Hayden Hurst (calf), Jake Ferguson (concussion)
- Expected to play: Darren Waller (hamstring), Donald Parham (hamstring)
- Questionable: Daniel Bellinger (ribs), Juwan Johnson (ankle)
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The disappointing one here is Goedert, who was aiming to come off IR but wasn't activated Saturday. He'll aim to return in Week 16, but you'll need a replacement if you were planning on using Goedert. Consider someone like Hunter Henry (40%) or Chigoziem Okonkwo (54%) if you need to add someone. |
I would start Waller as a low-end TE1. He wasn't playing at a super high level before going on IR, but it's fair to wonder if he was actually healthy. He is, presumably, healthy now and should be good for six-plus targets. That's enough for me to rank him ahead of the likes of Cole Kmet or Gerald Everett. |
Rankings Updates |
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- Patrick Mahomes @HOU
- Jalen Hurts @CHI
- Justin Fields vs. PHI
- Justin Herbert vs. TEN
- Dak Prescott @JAX
- Joe Burrow @TB
- Trevor Lawrence vs. DAL
- Tom Brady vs. CIN
- Derek Carr vs. NE
- Jared Goff @NYJ
- Daniel Jones @WAS
- Aaron Rodgers vs. LAR
- Taylor Heinicke vs. NYG
- Ryan Tannehill @LAC
- Colt McCoy @DEN
- Andy Dalton vs. ATL
- Baker Mayfield @GB
- Mitchell Trubisky @CAR
- Brett Rypien vs. ARI
- Mac Jones @LV
- Davis Mills vs. KC
- Sam Darnold vs. PIT
- Desmond RIdder @NO
- Zach Wilson vs. DET
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- Austin Ekeler vs. TEN
- Josh Jacobs vs. NE
- Derrick Henry @LAC
- Joe Mixon @TB
- Rhamondre Stevenson @LV
- Aaron Jones vs. LAR
- David Montgomery vs. PHI
- Saquon Barkley @WAS
- Alvin Kamara vs. ATL
- James Conner @DEN
- Tony Pollard @JAX
- Miles Sanders @CHI
- Najee Harris @CAR
- Travis Etienne vs. DAL
- Rachaad White vs. CIN
- Zonovan Knight vs. DET
- Ezekiel Elliott @JAX
- Isiah Pacheco @HOU
- D'Andre Swift @NYJ
- Leonard Fournette vs. CIN
- Antonio Gibson vs. NYG
- D'Onta Foreman vs. PIT
- Latavius Murray vs. ARI
- AJ Dillon vs. LAR
- Jerick McKinnon @HOU
- Brian Robinson Jr. vs. NYG
- Cordarrelle Patterson @NO
- Rex Burkhead vs. KC
- Cam Akers @GB
- Chuba Hubbard vs. PIT
- Jamaal Williams @NYJ
- Michael Carter vs. DET
- Tyler Allgeier @NO
- Kyren Williams @GB
- Samaje Perine @TB
- Dontrell Hilliard @LAC
- Joshua Kelley vs. TEN
- Pierre Strong @LV
- Justin Jackson @NYJ
- Matt Breida @WAS
- Jamycal Hasty vs. DAL
- Kenneth Gainwell @CHI
- Boston Scott @CHI
- Jaylen Warren @CAR
- Dwayne Washington vs. ATL
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- Ja'Marr Chase @TB
- Davante Adams vs. NE
- A.J. Brown @CHI
- DeAndre Hopkins @DEN
- Amon-Ra St. Brown @NYJ
- CeeDee Lamb @JAX
- Chris Godwin vs. CIN
- Keenan Allen vs. TEN
- Tee Higgins @TB
- Terry McLaurin vs. NYG
- Chris Olave vs. ATL
- DeVonta Smith @CHI
- Christian Kirk vs. DAL
- Mike Williams vs. TEN
- Garrett Wilson vs. DET
- Jerry Jeudy vs. ARI
- Mike Evans vs. CIN
- Zay Jones vs. DAL
- Christian Watson vs. LAR
- Diontae Johnson @CAR
- JuJu Smith-Schuster @HOU
- Drake London @NO
- Marquise Brown @DEN
- Jakobi Meyers @LV
- Curtis Samuel vs. NYG
- Allen Lazard vs. LAR
- Michael Gallup @JAX
- D.J. Chark @NYJ
- Darius Slayton @WAS
- D.J. Moore vs. PIT
- Chris Moore vs. KC
- Mack Hollins vs. NE
- George Pickens @CAR
- Jarvis Landry vs. ATL
- Elijah Moore vs. DET
- Josh Palmer vs. TEN
- Hunter Renfrow vs. NE
- Marvin Jones vs. DAL
- Robert Woods @LAC
- Ben Skowronek @GB
- Josh Reynolds @NYJ
- Marquez Valdes-Scantling @HOU
- Skyy Moore @HOU
- Tutu Atwell @GB
- Romeo Doubs vs. LAR
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- Travis Kelce @HOU
- Pat Freiermuth @CAR
- Dalton Schultz @JAX
- Greg Dulcich vs. ARI
- Evan Engram vs. DAL
- Darren Waller vs. NE
- Cole Kmet vs. PHI
- Gerald Everett vs. TEN
- Tyler Higbee @GB
- Tyler Conklin vs. DET
- Robert Tonyan vs. LAR
- Daniel Bellinger @WAS
- Trey McBride @DEN
- Chigoziem Okonkwo @LAC
- Hunter Henry @LV
- Juwan Johnson vs. ATL
- Taysom Hill vs. ATL
- Cameron Brate vs. CIN
- Austin Hooper @LAC
- Cade Otton vs. CIN
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Flex |
- Austin Ekeler vs. TEN
- Josh Jacobs vs. NE
- Ja'Marr Chase @TB
- Davante Adams vs. NE
- A.J. Brown @CHI
- Derrick Henry @LAC
- DeAndre Hopkins @DEN
- Joe Mixon @TB
- Travis Kelce @HOU
- Rhamondre Stevenson @LV
- Amon-Ra St. Brown @NYJ
- CeeDee Lamb @JAX
- Aaron Jones vs. LAR
- Chris Godwin vs. CIN
- Keenan Allen vs. TEN
- David Montgomery vs. PHI
- Saquon Barkley @WAS
- Alvin Kamara vs. ATL
- Tee Higgins @TB
- James Conner @DEN
- Tony Pollard @JAX
- Miles Sanders @CHI
- Terry McLaurin vs. NYG
- Najee Harris @CAR
- Travis Etienne vs. DAL
- Chris Olave vs. ATL
- DeVonta Smith @CHI
- Christian Kirk vs. DAL
- Mike Williams vs. TEN
- Garrett Wilson vs. DET
- Jerry Jeudy vs. ARI
- Mike Evans vs. CIN
- Zay Jones vs. DAL
- Christian Watson vs. LAR
- Rachaad White vs. CIN
- Zonovan Knight vs. DET
- Diontae Johnson @CAR
- Ezekiel Elliott @JAX
- Isiah Pacheco @HOU
- JuJu Smith-Schuster @HOU
- D'Andre Swift @NYJ
- Drake London @NO
- Marquise Brown @DEN
- Leonard Fournette vs. CIN
- Antonio Gibson vs. NYG
- D'Onta Foreman vs. PIT
- Jakobi Meyers @LV
- Curtis Samuel vs. NYG
- Latavius Murray vs. ARI
- AJ Dillon vs. LAR
- Pat Freiermuth @CAR
- Allen Lazard vs. LAR
- Dalton Schultz @JAX
- Michael Gallup @JAX
- D.J. Chark @NYJ
- Jerick McKinnon @HOU
- Darius Slayton @WAS
- Brian Robinson Jr. vs. NYG
- Greg Dulcich vs. ARI
- Evan Engram vs. DAL
- Darren Waller vs. NE
- D.J. Moore vs. PIT
- Cordarrelle Patterson @NO
- Cole Kmet vs. PHI
- Chris Moore vs. KC
- Rex Burkhead vs. KC
- Mack Hollins vs. NE
- Gerald Everett vs. TEN
- Cam Akers @GB
- Chuba Hubbard vs. PIT
- George Pickens @CAR
- Jarvis Landry vs. ATL
- Tyler Higbee @GB
- Jamaal Williams @NYJ
- Michael Carter vs. DET
- Elijah Moore vs. DET
- Tyler Conklin vs. DET
- Josh Palmer vs. TEN
- Hunter Renfrow vs. NE
- Tyler Allgeier @NO
- Robert Tonyan vs. LAR
- Marvin Jones vs. DAL
- Robert Woods @LAC
- Ben Skowronek @GB
- Josh Reynolds @NYJ
- Marquez Valdes-Scantling @HOU
- Skyy Moore @HOU
- Daniel Bellinger @WAS
- Kyren Williams @GB
- Samaje Perine @TB
- Trey McBride @DEN
- Van Jefferson @GB
- Chigoziem Okonkwo @LAC
- Hunter Henry @LV
- Juwan Johnson vs. ATL
- Romeo Doubs vs. LAR
- Taysom Hill vs. ATL
- Dontrell Hilliard @LAC
- Olamide Zaccheaus @NO
- Tutu Atwell @GB
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