If you've made it your fantasy football championship game, then congratulations, but now comes the toughest week of the season. Dealing with injuries, potential COVID i sues, and games on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday -- all while getting ready for Christmas -- is a lot, which is why we're here to help with Week 16 start 'em, sit 'em advice. It's all about fielding the best lineup for this one week, and that might include starting sleepers you just picked up off the waiver wire and benching starters who have helped you get to this point.Of course, we realize that there are only a handful of teams in each league still playing for money,
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Jaylin Davis Jersey legs and play-action should help him come throughin a shootout.Mitchell Trubisky, Bears (at JAX). Its been the Monty show of late, but hell get in on the fun with multilple scores, some running, and at least 250 pa sing yards.Jared Goff, Rams (at SEA). Goff threw for 300-plus scorele s yards in the first meeting. The Seahawks have been better defensively, but Goff should have high volume with the running game contained minus Cam Akers (ankle).DFS bargainsJalen Hurts, Eagles (at DAL, $7,000 on DraftKings, $8,200 on FanDuel). Hurts has been priced up a little after a monster second start against the Cardinals, but with a smaller pool (20 QBs for the main slate), hes the standout in terms of big return on middle-tier investment.Baker Mayfield, Browns (at NYJ, $6,000 on DraftKings, $7,600 on FanDuel). Between him, Hurts, and Murray, its Oklahoma for the win. The Jets are decent against the run, so Mayfield will hit strikes all over the field to his wide receivers and tight ends. He, like Hurts, maintains his closing QB1 run. (Update: With almost all of Cleveland's WR corps placed on the COVID list, Mayfield doesn't have
Matt Williams Jersey as much upside.)Deep streamerTua Tagovailoa, Dolphins (at LV). He didnt throw much on the Patriots but punched in two short TDs. He should get to let loose with presumably a healthier receiving corps in a plum matchup against a Raiders reeling defense.WEEK 16 STANDARD RANKINGS: | | | | | Fantasy Football Week 16 Who To Sit: QuarterbacksRu sell Wilson, Seahawks (vs. LAR). Wilson is back to late-season fantasy slumping tied to tough matchups. This is another one right after Washington.Drew Brees, Saints (vs. MIN). The Vikings havent allowed a 20-point QB game in a long time because their defense is wilting against the run more now.Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (vs. IND). You cannot go here regardle s of who he is facing, and the Colts arent a get-well zone defense matchup.Matt Ryan, Falcons (at KC). It was a Song of Matty Fire against the Buccaneers, but hell got back to Matty Ice Cold outdoors in December without Julio Jones (hamstring) against a tough pa s defense.Kirk Cousins, Vikings (at NO). The Saints did well to contain Patrick Mahomes despite the numbers, and Cousins is no Mahomes.Matthew Stafford, Lions (vs. TB). The Bucs wont let Stafford have the kind of day his buddy Matt Ryan did.Deep trapsPhilip Rivers, Colts (at PIT), Drew Lock, Broncos (at LAC)WEEK 16 PPR RANKINGS: | | | | | Fantasy Football Week 16Who To Start: Running backsRegular startsAlvin Kamara, Saints (vs. MIN), Dalvin Cook, Vikings (at NO), Aaron Jones,
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