Updated Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings: Position by Position

Week 15 was one of the wildest weeks of NFL action we have seen in quite some time. It featured the largest comeback in NFL history and also the greatest play in New England Patriots’ history. OK, that last part might only be my opinion. In any event, it was a wacky week for fantasy managers as well. Jerick McKinnon, Zay Jones, K.J. Osborn, Russell Gage, Juwan Johnson, and C.J. Uzomah all posted top-five weekly finishes at their respective positions. Fantasy managers may have started a couple of those players depending on their options. But for the most part, these performances came out of nowhere. There were also several injuries suffered that will affect my playoff rankings, as you will see below.

Once again I will go position by position, accounting for the next two weeks only. I am leaving out Week 18 since most leagues do not incorporate that week in their settings. I will also list where I ranked each player last week for easy reference. These playoff rankings are based on half-PPR scoring, so adjust as needed. If you have any questions, drop them below.

2022 Updated Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings

Quarterback Notes and Playoff Rankings

Somehow there are only two weeks left in the fantasy football playoffs and I ranked more quarterbacks this week than I did last week. There are just a lot of situations that are up in the air at the moment. Several quarterbacks have injury concerns which will have to be monitored in the coming days. Most NFL teams have a short week this week because of the Christmas holiday. Only 14 teams have a full seven days between their last game and this week’s contest. That may be something for fantasy managers to consider. The lack of a full week off may prohibit some players who are banged up from taking the field this week.

The big news coming out of Week 15 was the injury to MVP candidate Jalen Hurts. Hurts suffered a sprained shoulder in last week’s victory and is uncertain to play this weekend. The Eagles, who are two games in front of Minnesota for the NFC lead, may play it safe with Hurts. He sat out Tuesday’s practice as expected. Hurts is the top-scoring fantasy quarterback on the season, and that was again the case last week. Even in a tough matchup, I cannot envision a scenario in which you are benching Hurts if he plays. However, I would do everything I could to have a backup plan. Philadelphia plays in the late-afternoon slate on Saturday, so keep that in mind. If Gardner Minshew plays, he would be a dicey QB2 for me in 12-team leagues.

Lamar Jackson also has yet to practice this week. He has been out of action since going down early in Week 13. In the three games since Jackson’s injury, the Baltimore Ravens have scored just 29 points and two total touchdowns. As is the case with Hurts, I am hopeful that Jackson will return to the lineup this week. This is a very important game for Baltimore, who has fallen into second place in the AFC North. If Jackson cannot go, it will be another week of Tyler Huntley for Baltimore. Huntley is the overall QB22 over the past three weeks, finishing outside the top 25 in two of the three games. That includes Week 14 when only 26 NFL teams were in action. You do not want to be starting Tyler Huntley this week in standard fantasy football formats.

Some other signal callers whose status is a question mark as of this writing include Ryan Tannehill, Russell Wilson, and Colt McCoy. Tannehill gutted his way through an ankle sprain on Sunday, and will likely do the same with Tennessee’s division lead shrinking by the week. The Titans play the Houston Texans, so this figures to be a Derrick Henry game regardless of who is behind center. Even if Tannehill plays, he is probably a low-end QB2. Backup Malik Willis is not a recommended play if he is forced into action, despite his rushing upside. Willis has completed just 44.7 percent of his passes and averages 4.7 yards per attempt. Denver and Arizona have little reason to rush back Wilson and McCoy from their respective concussions. Both teams have been eliminated from playoff competition and are simply playing out the string at this point.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	LAST WEEK
1	Josh Allen	BUF	1
2	Patrick Mahomes	KC	3
3	Joe Burrow	CIN	4
4	Justin Fields	CHI	6
5	Justin Herbert	LAC	5
6	Lamar Jackson	BAL	18
7	Jalen Hurts	PHI	2
8	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	7
9	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	10
10	Geno Smith	SEA	8
11	Tom Brady	TB	12
12	Dak Prescott	DAL	13
13	Kirk Cousins	MIN	9
14	Jared Goff	DET	14
15	Daniel Jones	NYG	16
16	Derek Carr	LV	15
17	Aaron Rodgers	GB	17
18	Deshaun Watson	CLE	11
19	Brock Purdy	SF	25
20	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	19
21	Russell Wilson	DEN	21
22	Mac Jones	NE	20
23	Matt Ryan	IND	24
24	Kenny Pickett	PIT	22
25	Andy Dalton	NO	26
26	Taylor Heinicke	WAS	27
27	Desmond Ridder	ATL	29
28	Sam Darnold	CAR	28
29	Davis Mills	HOU	30
30	Mike White	NYJ	23
31	Baker Mayfield	LAR	31
32	Zach Wilson	NYJ	N/A
33	Colt McCoy	ARI	N/A
34	Trace McSorley	ARI	N/A
35	Tyler Huntley	BAL	32

Running Back Notes and Playoff Rankings

Jonathan Taylor suffered a high-ankle sprain on his only touch on Saturday. The injury was a death blow for many fantasy managers, as Taylor was in virtually all starting lineups. Unfortunately, the injury is season-ending for last year’s NFL leading rusher. With Taylor out of the picture, Deon Jackson and Zack Moss should share the Colts’ backfield duties moving forward. Moss out-touched Jackson 24-14 last week, but that game was a bit of an anomaly, to say the least. Indianapolis jumped out to a 33-0 halftime lead before essentially sitting on the ball in the second half, only to lose the game in overtime. When it comes to this running back pair, my playoff rankings are likely to differ from my upcoming Flex rankings, which will only incorporate Week 16.

Before last week, Tyler Allgeier had been the quintessential high-floor, low-ceiling fantasy running back. Allgeier had between 39 and 55 rushing yards in seven of nine games, with just two total touchdowns. In Week 15, however, Allgeier finally had his breakout game. He ran for 139 yards and a score in Atlanta’s loss to New Orleans. The Falcons started rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder in that game, and he struggled mightily. I expect Atlanta to continue to rely on their running game going forward. And they will now be without Caleb Huntley, who suffered an Achilles injury on Sunday. That means that both Allgeier and Patterson should get all the work they can handle going forward. I believe both Falcons’ backs are RB3s for the duration of the fantasy football playoffs.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	LAST WEEK
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	1
2	Derrick Henry	TEN	2
3	Josh Jacobs	LV	4
4	Austin Ekeler	LAC	3
5	Dalvin Cook	MIN	6
6	Saquon Barkley	NYG	10
7	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	12
8	James Conner	ARI	8
9	Nick Chubb	CLE	9
10	Joe Mixon	CIN	7
11	Travis Etienne	JAC	14
12	Aaron Jones	GB	15
13	Tony Pollard	DAL	13
14	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	18
15	Alvin Kamara	NO	11
16	Miles Sanders	PHI	17
17	David Montgomery	CHI	19
18	Najee Harris	PIT	21
19	Isiah Pacheco	KC	16
20	Raheem Mostert	MIA	29
21	Jerick McKinnon	KC	38
22	Cam Akers	LAR	36
23	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	20
24	Latavius Murray	DEN	35
25	D’Andre Swift	DET	26
26	Rachaad White	TB	22
27	Brian Robinson	WAS	24
28	Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	28
29	Leonard Fournette	TB	33
30	Jamaal Williams	DET	23
31	Devin Singletary	BUF	30
32	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	41
33	Zonovan Knight	NYJ	25
34	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	31
35	A.J. Dillon	GB	32
36	Zack Moss	IND	80
37	Antonio Gibson	WAS	34
38	D’Onta Foreman	CAR	27
39	Deon Jackson	IND	60
40	James Cook	BUF	40
41	Jeffery Wilson Jr.	MIA	37
42	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	42
43	Gus Edwards	BAL	44
44	Samaje Perine	CIN	47
45	Kareem Hunt	CLE	43
46	Michael Carter	NYJ	45
47	Damien Harris	NE	46
48	Jaylen Warren	PIT	50
49	Jordan Mason	SF	54
50	Royce Freeman	HOU	N/A
51	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	49
52	Khalil Herbert	CHI	73
53	Alexander Mattison	MIN	51
54	Joshua Kelley	LAC	52
55	Kyren Williams	LAR	48
56	Marlon Mack	DEN	75
57	Jamycal Hasty	JAC	62
58	Justin Jackson	DET	69
59	Travis Homer	SEA	56
60	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	70
61	Rex Burkhead	HOU	58
62	Boston Scott	PHI	55
63	Matt Breida	NYG	61
64	Nyheim Hines	BUF	66
65	Ameer Abdullah	LV	59
66	Kenyan Drake	BAL	57
67	Keaontay Ingram	ARI	63
68	Justice Hill	BAL	81
69	Ty Johnson	NYJ	71
70	DeeJay Dallas	SEA	65
71	David Johnson	NO	N/A
72	Pierre Strong Jr.	NE	84
73	Hassan Haskins	TEN	96
74	Raheem Blackshear	CAR	67
75	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	76
76	Chase Edmonds	DEN	82
77	Zamir White	LV	74
78	Benny Snell	PIT	72
79	Alec Ingold	MIA	89
80	Gary Brightwell	NYG	78
81	Darrynton Evans	CHI	77
82	James Robinson	NYJ	79
83	Salvon Ahmed	MIA	N/A
84	Eno Benjamin	NO	N/A
85	Kevin Harris	NE	97
86	Isaiah Spiller	LAC	85
87	Jakob Johnson	LV	N/A
88	Trestan Ebner	CHI	87
89	Melvin Gordon III	KC	86
90	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	92
91	D'Ernest Johnson	CLE	94
92	Tony Jones	SEA	98
93	Darrel Williams	ARI	103
94	Sony Michel	LAC	88
95	Chris Evans	CIN	95
96	Malcolm Brown	LAR	100
97	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	TB	N/A
98	Tyrion Davis-Price	SF	83
99	Craig Reynolds	DET	N/A
100	Myles Gaskin	MIA	101
101	Ronald Jones II	KC	N/A
102	Malik Davis	DAL	102
103	Dwayne Washington	NO	99
104	Brandon Bolden	LV	93
105	Julius Chestnut	TEN	N/A
106	Snoop Conner	JAC	91
107	Tevin Coleman	SF	N/A
108	Trayveon Williams	CIN	N/A
109	Trey Sermon	PHI	N/A

Wide Receiver Notes and Playoff Rankings

Lest you think the names mentioned at the top of the piece were the only out-of-nowhere results last week among wide receivers, that was not the case. Others who posted WR1 value in 12-team leagues included Noah Brown, Jahan Dotson, and Rashid Shaheed. Dotson had never reached 60 yards in any of his first eight NFL games before last week’s 105-yard breakout performance. Brown had one career touchdown in 62 games before Sunday’s multi-score effort. And though Shaheed has now exceeded 50 yards in three straight tilts, he has been targeted just 19 times in nine games. I couldn’t imagine starting any of them in a must-win situation for fantasy managers this week. They would be little more than desperation dart throws in weekly formats.

Tyler Lockett is the biggest faller among high-end wide receivers in this week’s playoff rankings. That is because the Seattle star broke his finger last week. He has already had surgery to repair the fracture and is optimistic that he will play in Week 17. Because of that, I ranked him inside my top 50 going forward. Just keep in mind that he is not playing this upcoming week. If you need the roster spot for a more productive player in your playoff matchup this week, you can probably justify dropping Lockett. Even if he does return next week, he will have a less-than-ideal matchup against the New York Jets.

The Houston Texans managed to take the Kansas City Chiefs to overtime last week despite not having a top-40 fantasy running back or a top-50 fantasy wide receiver. Chris Moore led the way with nine targets but managed a pedestrian 4-42-0 line. Despite the disappointment, he could be in for another hefty workload this week. Much of that would depend on the status of fellow Texan wideouts Brandin Cooks and Nico Collins. Both have missed the last two weeks, leaving Moore and Amari Rodgers as Houston’s top two receiving threats. The Texans face the Tennessee Titans, who are an extreme pass funnel on defense. Whoever suits up for Houston this weekend could be in line for a fair share of targets against a vulnerable Titans secondary.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	LAST WEEK
1	Justin Jefferson	MIN	1
2	Tyreek Hill	MIA	2
3	Davante Adams	LV	3
4	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	4
5	Stefon Diggs	BUF	5
6	A.J. Brown	PHI	9
7	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	8
8	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	6
9	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	7
10	DK Metcalf	SEA	11
11	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	12
12	Tee Higgins	CIN	13
13	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	10
14	Chris Godwin	TB	15
15	Christian Kirk	JAC	17
16	Keenan Allen	LAC	19
17	Mike Evans	TB	18
18	DeVonta Smith	PHI	24
19	Mike Williams	LAC	23
20	Chris Olave	NO	16
21	Terry McLaurin	WAS	21
22	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	26
23	Amari Cooper	CLE	20
24	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	25
25	Christian Watson	GB	22
26	Zay Jones	JAC	34
27	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	28
28	D.J. Moore	CAR	32
29	Marquise Brown	ARI	31
30	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	27
31	Drake London	ATL	30
32	Gabe Davis	BUF	29
33	Diontae Johnson	PIT	33
34	Darius Slayton	NYG	37
35	Jakobi Meyers	NE	41
36	Donovan Peoples-Jones	CLE	36
37	Allen Lazard	GB	35
38	George Pickens	PIT	38
39	Tyler Lockett	SEA	14
40	Adam Thielen	MIN	40
41	Courtland Sutton	DEN	42
42	Treylon Burks	TEN	39
43	Elijah Moore	NYJ	52
44	D.J. Chark Jr.	DET	49
45	Mack Hollins	LV	46
46	Parris Campbell	IND	48
47	Nico Collins	HOU	45
48	Van Jefferson	LAR	54
49	Tyler Boyd	CIN	61
50	Curtis Samuel	WAS	47
51	Joshua Palmer	LAC	44
52	Michael Gallup	DAL	43
53	Chris Moore	HOU	76
54	Isaiah McKenzie	BUF	50
55	Demarcus Robinson	BAL	65
56	Alec Pierce	IND	58
57	Terrace Marshall Jr.	CAR	60
58	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	KC	53
59	Jahan Dotson	WAS	64
60	Corey Davis	NYJ	62
61	Richie James Jr.	NYG	74
62	Brandin Cooks	HOU	55
63	Romeo Doubs	GB	77
64	Tutu Atwell	LAR	67
65	Chase Claypool	CHI	56
66	K.J. Osborn	MIN	72
67	Julio Jones	TB	51
68	Robert Woods	TEN	59
69	Russell Gage	TB	93
70	Rashid Shaheed	NO	95
71	Noah Brown	DAL	82
72	DeVante Parker	NE	68
73	Hunter Renfrow	LV	100
74	Marvin Jones Jr.	JAC	69
75	Kadarius Toney	KC	66
76	Jauan Jennings	SF	87
77	Marquise Goodwin	SEA	91
78	Olamide Zaccheaus	ATL	71
79	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	TEN	73
80	Jarvis Landry	NO	63
81	Josh Reynolds	DET	81
82	Tyquan Thornton	NE	84
83	Nelson Agholor	NE	80
84	Quez Watkins	PHI	90
85	Jameson Williams	DET	78
86	Deebo Samuel	SF	79
87	Randall Cobb	GB	88
88	Mecole Hardman	KC	106
89	DeAndre Carter	LAC	86
90	Byron Pringle	CHI	110
91	Phillip Dorsett II	HOU	113
92	Skyy Moore	KC	83
93	Justin Watson	KC	98
94	Kendall Hinton	DEN	96
95	Jamal Agnew	JAC	107
96	Laviska Shenault Jr.	CAR	85
97	Trent Sherfield	MIA	92
98	Robbie Anderson	ARI	111
99	Dante Pettis	CHI	105
100	Kalif Raymond	DET	102
101	Equanimeous St. Brown	CHI	94
102	Isaiah Hodgins	NYG	99
103	A.J. Green	ARI	116
104	David Bell	CLE	89
105	Braxton Berrios	NYJ	103
106	Greg Dortch	ARI	104
107	Odell Beckham Jr.	FA	112
108	Tre'Quan Smith	NO	101
109	Brandon Powell	LAR	123
110	Kendrick Bourne	NE	97
111	Amari Rodgers	HOU	145
112	Khalil Shakir	BUF	108
113	Ashton Dulin	IND	120
114	Cedrick Wilson Jr.	MIA	121
115	Keelan Cole Sr.	LV	117
116	Velus Jones Jr.	CHI	128
117	DeSean Jackson	BAL	114
118	Ray-Ray McCloud	SF	122
119	Zach Pascal	PHI	127
120	Shi Smith	CAR	124
121	Steven Sims Jr.	PIT	115
122	James Washington	DAL	136
123	Marquez Callaway	NO	119
124	James Proche II	BAL	126
125	Damiere Byrd	ATL	118
126	Dyami Brown	WAS	139
127	Samori Toure	GB	134
128	Scotty Miller	TB	133
129	Sammy Watkins	BAL	131
130	KhaDarel Hodge	ATL	130
131	Kenny Golladay	NYG	129
132	Danny Gray	SF	135
133	Jamison Crowder	BUF	157
134	Chris Conley	TEN	N/A
135	Jeff Smith	NYJ	149
136	Breshad Perriman	TB	141
137	Denzel Mims	NYJ	125
138	Kyle Philips	TEN	151
139	David Sills V	NYG	148
140	Mike Strachan	IND	147
141	Jalen Reagor	MIN	142
142	Gunner Olszewski	PIT	137
143	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	140
144	River Cracraft	MIA	152
145	Trent Taylor	CIN	138
146	Miles Boykin	PIT	N/A
147	Trenton Irwin	CIN	132
148	Bryan Edwards	KC	156
149	Cam Sims	WAS	144
150	Dee Eskridge	SEA	N/A
151	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	KC	N/A
152	Jake Kumerow	BUF	N/A
153	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	N/A
154	T.Y. Hilton	DAL	153
155	Montrell Washington	DEN	150
156	Penny Hart	SEA	N/A
157	Daylen Baldwin	CLE	N/A
158	Tylan Wallace	BAL	N/A
159	Deonte Harty	NO	N/A
160	Brandon Johnson	DEN	143
161	Cole Beasley	BUF	N/A
162	Laquon Treadwell	SEA	146
163	Quintez Cephus	DET	N/A
164	N'Keal Harry	CHI	158
165	Andy Isabella	BAL	N/A
166	Demetric Felton Jr.	CLE	N/A

Tight End Notes and Playoff Rankings

Another week, another handful of relative nobodies putting up fantasy numbers at the tight end position. In addition to Juwan Johnson and C.J. Uzomah posting top-five fantasy numbers, Brock Wright, Mitchell Wilcox, and Eric Tomlinson were among those who finished the week as TE1s in 12-team leagues. The three players were targeted a combined seven times, meaning there is not much to see here. Unless you count me seeing Brock Wright running free right in front of me like a gimpy horse in an open field in my nightmares.

Turning the page towards tight ends who are good at football, Darren Waller returned to action last week after missing over two months with a hamstring injury. He caught a touchdown and finished as a top-six tight end. He is a top-10 tight end for me for the remainder of the fantasy playoffs. The same goes for Dallas Goedert. Goedert is expected to make his return this weekend. Even if Gardner Minshew is Philadelphia’s quarterback this week, I would not shy away from Goedert. There is such a lack of consistency and volume among tight ends that I cannot envision many scenarios where I would bench Waller and/or Goedert.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	LAST WEEK
1	Travis Kelce	KC	1
2	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	2
3	George Kittle	SF	6
4	Mark Andrews	BAL	3
5	Dalton Schultz	DAL	4
6	David Njoku	CLE	5
7	Evan Engram	JAC	10
8	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	7
9	Dallas Goedert	PHI	12
10	Darren Waller	LV	21
11	Dawson Knox	BUF	13
12	Cole Kmet	CHI	9
13	Greg Dulcich	DEN	8
14	Gerald Everett	LAC	11
15	Tyler Higbee	LAR	19
16	Juwan Johnson	NO	23
17	Taysom Hill	NO	14
18	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	16
19	Noah Fant	SEA	18
20	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	20
21	Hunter Henry	NE	15
22	Tyler Conklin	NYJ	17
23	Hayden Hurst	CIN	22
24	Austin Hooper	TEN	24
25	Robert Tonyan	GB	25
26	Jordan Akins	HOU	31
27	Cade Otton	TB	29
28	Trey McBride	ARI	28
29	Logan Thomas	WAS	27
30	Isaiah Likely	BAL	32
31	Will Dissly	SEA	33
32	Mike Gesicki	MIA	30
33	Foster Moreau	LV	26
34	Kylen Granson	IND	35
35	Jonnu Smith	NE	37
36	Jelani Woods	IND	34
37	Cameron Brate	TB	36
38	Noah Gray	KC	39
39	C.J. Uzomah	NYJ	43
40	Harrison Bryant	CLE	40
41	Mo Alie-Cox	IND	45
42	Brock Wright	DET	42
43	Tommy Tremble	CAR	44
44	Adam Trautman	NO	38
45	Donald Parham Jr.	LAC	72
46	Mitchell Wilcox	CIN	50
47	Brevin Jordan	HOU	41
48	Zach Gentry	PIT	51
49	Durham Smythe	MIA	47
50	Anthony Firkser	ATL	53
51	Teagan Quitoriano	HOU	59
52	Ian Thomas	CAR	46
53	John Bates	WAS	52
54	Jack Stoll	PHI	48
55	Jody Fortson	KC	61
56	Dan Arnold	JAC	58
57	Colby Parkinson	SEA	49
58	Josh Oliver	BAL	55
59	Tre' McKitty	LAC	60
60	Jake Ferguson	DAL	54
61	Geoff Swaim	TEN	62
62	Shane Zylstra	DET	63
63	Josiah Deguara	GB	65
64	Parker Hesse	ATL	57
65	Eric Saubert	DEN	N/A
66	James Mitchell	DET	56
67	Kyle Rudolph	TB	70
68	Nick Vannett	NYG	N/A
69	Maxx Williams	ARI	N/A
70	Johnny Mundt	MIN	64
71	MyCole Pruitt	ATL	N/A
72	Andrew Beck	DEN	N/A
73	Quintin Morris	BUF	69
74	Albert Okwuegbunam	DEN	N/A
75	O.J. Howard	HOU	66
76	Pharaoh Brown	CLE	68
77	Brycen Hopkins	LAR	N/A
78	Irv Smith Jr.	MIN	N/A

Defense/Special Teams Notes and Playoff Rankings

Fantasy football is a game of matchups. This often plays out when it comes to defensive and special teams units. We can usually safely target certain offenses and opposing quarterbacks. That means that rankings of D/ST units can change quite a bit from week to week. Such is the case with my playoff rankings. For example, I barely had the Los Angeles Chargers’ D/ST inside my top 20 a week ago. Now, they are a top-10 playoff outfit. The reason is that their next two matchups are against the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams. Both offenses are top-three in terms of fantasy points allowed to opposing D/ST. I will gladly take my chances against Matt Ryan and Baker Mayfield if I am looking for a defense to score fantasy points against.

On the flip side, Denver and New Orleans are among those who I dropped quite a bit in my latest playoff rankings. The Broncos have been a top-eight fantasy defense on the season. And they do get the aforementioned Rams this coming week. However, they face the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17. I believe the negative outweighs the positive overall, though I would highly recommend playing Denver in Week 16. The Saints have been a solid real-life defense of late, but the fantasy points have simply not been there. With upcoming road matchups against Cleveland and Philadelphia, I am not sure how much that changes, especially concerning the Eagles matchup.

RANK	TEAM	LAST WEEK
1	Buffalo Bills	1
2	San Francisco 49ers	2
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5
4	Kansas City Chiefs	3
5	Baltimore Ravens	6
6	Dallas Cowboys	7
7	Philadelphia Eagles	4
8	Los Angeles Chargers	19
9	New York Jets	9
10	Tennessee Titans	14
11	New England Patriots	8
12	Cleveland Browns	15
13	Washington Commanders	12
14	Minnesota Vikings	17
15	Green Bay Packers	13
16	Indianapolis Colts	16
17	Denver Broncos	11
18	New Orleans Saints	10
19	Los Angeles Rams	22
20	Arizona Cardinals	21
21	Miami Dolphins	18
22	Detroit Lions	25
23	Jacksonville Jaguars	28
24	Carolina Panthers	23
25	New York Giants	27
26	Las Vegas Raiders	24
27	Chicago Bears	31
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	20
29	Cincinnati Bengals	26
30	Atlanta Falcons	30
31	Seattle Seahawks	29
32	Houston Texans	32

Kicker Notes and Playoff Rankings

One of the tricky issues for fantasy managers to navigate as it pertains to kickers can be the weather. Last week, I had Jason Sanders outside my top-12 fantasy kickers. Part of my logic was that Miami was facing a good Buffalo Bills defense. But part of it was also the expected bad weather. Of course, by the time the bad weather finally hit, Sanders had already nailed three field goals. So much for that. At the risk of repeating my mistake, there will be several games this week that will be played in frigid conditions. As far as kicking is concerned, pay attention to wind speeds. I cannot imagine kicking in the cold is fun, but it should not hamper most NFL kickers. Wind, however, can play a huge role in the kicking game.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	LAST WEEK
1	Justin Tucker	BAL	1
2	Evan McPherson	CIN	2
3	Jake Elliott	PHI	9
4	Harrison Butker	KC	3
5	Tyler Bass	BUF	4
6	Daniel Carlson	LV	5
7	Brett Maher	DAL	6
8	Nick Folk	NE	8
9	Jason Sanders	MIA	14
10	Chris Boswell	PIT	21
11	Ryan Succop	TB	7
12	Cameron Dicker	LAC	25
13	Robbie Gould	SF	11
14	Graham Gano	NYG	16
15	Jason Myers	SEA	10
16	Younghoe Koo	ATL	15
17	Greg Zuerlein	NYJ	12
18	Mason Crosby	GB	24
19	Greg Joseph	MIN	13
20	Matt Gay	LAR	22
21	Brandon McManus	DEN	18
22	Michael Badgley	DET	23
23	Chase McLaughlin	IND	26
24	Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU	31
25	Cade York	CLE	19
26	Riley Patterson	JAC	30
27	Wil Lutz	NO	17
28	Matt Prater	ARI	20
29	Randy Bullock	TEN	28
30	Joey Slye	WAS	27
31	Eddy Pineiro	CAR	29
32	Cairo Santos	CHI	32

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