Who’s still with me? Are you still alive in your fantasy playoffs? Last week this column was highlighted by Ty Chandler who went on to have a RB4 finish in Week 15 (MNF pending). This week it’ll be a little different as I’ll point out some players who I like to finish out the fantasy season on top and others not so much. At this point we’ve clearly seen enough from the players and teams so the only things that’ll make things drastic are injuries (Keaton Mitchell will be missed). As long as you’re still alive in the fantasy playoffs, I’ll keep writing these articles, deal? Let’s get it going people!
STOCK UP
If you’ve had the intestinal fortitude to start Cooper the past couple of weeks, it has paid off for you. Over his last two games he’s gone 11-186-1 on 22 targets. Joe Flacco has attempted at least 44 passes in each of his three starts this season and Cooper is the main beneficiary. Furthermore, the next two teams on the Browns’ schedule are very giving. The Texans have the ninth-worst passing defense in the NFL and the Jets are coming off of a game in which Jaylen Waddle (see below) had his best game of the season. The opportunity and passing volume alone make Cooper a viable fantasy starter for the rest of the playoffs.
Don’t look now but Waddle, or the Penguin, is back! Without Tyreek Hill in the lineup in Week 15 he had his best game of the season, going 9-142-1. However, it wasn’t just Hill’s absence that catapulted him, even in the three previous games he had been averaging 81.6 receiving yards per game. Now that he and Tua Tagovailoa are back in a groove, it only enhances Waddle’s prospects (along with the return of Hill) down the stretch. In Week 16 the Dolphins will face the Cowboys—who haven’t been as stingy against receivers recently as you’d like to think.
This shows that there should be more than enough opportunities for several pass catchers to do work against the Cowboys who were just bludgeoned against the…
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Publish date : 2023-12-18 19:51:26
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