Fantasy Football

Welcome to the second half of my Wild Card Weekend preview column. We touched on the Saturday matchups earlier. This edition will focus on the Sunday matchups. BUFFALO BILLS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Sunday’s first game will see the Jacksonville Jaguars hosting the Buffalo Bills. Neither team has made the playoffs in a decade. The Bills finished the year at 9-7 in a weak AFC, and their record was bolstered by sweeping four games against the Miami Dolphins and New York Jets. Particularly with star running back LeSean McCoy’s…

The vast majority of fantasy leagues have already wrapped up their season, but for those of you still going this week, good luck. Week 17 is always tricky to fill a full, yet competitive roster. Many teams with nothing to play for this weekend will rest their star players to avoid unnecessary injuries. This is especially true at the quarterback position.This year, we have three confirmed to be sitting and two more likely to only play a part of the game. Four of these five players below are in the QB1 discussion week in…

Todd Gurley and Kareem Hunt have led many fantasy owners to the brink of a championship in 2017. However, they will be both unavailable in Week 17, as they are resting for the NFL playoffs. Needless to say, this will present quite a challenge for fantasy owners who have ridden them to this point. Owners may be forced to bench players or scour the waiver wire for some Week 17 fill-ins. Conversely, Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone has stated that he will not bench his starters, despite their seed already being set in stone.…

One last hurrah together? Fear not fantasy, football fans, the weekly rankings will continue throughout the playoffs. As for Week 17, however, it's a very scarce week, particularly in the running back and wide receiver department, as several teams look to rest their starters. One more week of brilliance could see Jimmy Garoppolo enter the Top 10 quarterback discussion ahead of next season, though ... wouldn't that be a plot twist!? And meanwhile, we do welcome back Ezekiel Elliott for what feels like the three thousandth…