Week 17 keys to victory

Fantasy football analyst Sal Vetri will use this space to deliver his keys to victory every week of the 2023 NFL season.

Finding No. 1: The best RB spot of the week belongs to D’Andre Swift

A few weeks ago, there were concerns around Swift’s role in the Eagles offense. He played just 46% of the snaps from Week 13 to 14. But this was due to a few blowout game scripts and an injury late in one of those games. The past two weeks have been closer games, and with that Swift’s role has returned to being strong. He’s earned 20 opportunities in back-to-back weeks while playing 60% of the snaps during this time.

The strong usage, and solid production, should continue this week at home against the Cardinals. Arizona allows the second-most production to opposing RBs this season. The Eagles are now 11-point favorites in this game, with starting RBs in similar spots this year averaging over 15 fantasy points.

Finding No. 2: The sketchy RB spot of the week belongs to Gus Edwards

Week 16 was the first game for the Ravens since teammate Keaton Mitchell went down with a season-ending injury. Mitchell was beginning to steal snaps and touches from Edwards. In Week 16, Gus put up a solid 13.5 fantasy points while producing 70 total yards. Despite playing less snaps than Justice Hill, Edwards still commanded the high-value red-zone snaps.

But this week he’ll face the Dolphins’ No. 2-ranked run defense. Miami has allowed the fewest rushing production in the past two months. They held Tony Pollard to just 38 scoreless yards last week, and have allowed only 2.7 yards per carry the past month to opposing backfields. Edwards is a sketchy option for championship week.

Finding No. 3: The Pick-up-and-Play of the week is Chigoziem Okonkwo

Okonkwo has been heating up as of late. He’s coming off his best game of the year in Week 16, when he caught all six of his targets for 63 yards and a score. Since Week 12, Chig has earned nearly 20% of the Titans’ targets.

This week he faces the Texans….

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Publish date : 2023-12-29 16:46:42

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