Fantasy Soccer ‘24: Week 17 fantasy preview—Begin/sit and extra

Welcome to Week 17, and Championship Week in fantasy soccer! The NFL is giving us the reward of Christmas Day video games this 12 months, despite the fact that the vacation falls on a Wednesday. In consequence, you’re getting this column early.

Completely satisfied holidays to all, and particularly to the gamers on the Texans, Ravens, Steelers, and Chiefs, who’re all enjoying three video games in 11 days. Why? As a result of the NFL can and can promote no matter video games it will possibly to the very best bidder. In case you haven’t caught on, there’s no less than one NFL recreation on nearly day by day that ends in a “Y” lately. From December 19 via December 30 (12 days), there are simply three days with out NFL soccer. Ka-ching-le bells!

Because of the vacation and the very brief week, you’re getting an abbreviated fantasy preview column from me. See my Week 17 Waivers column for extra on this week’s finest streamers (together with at PK and D/ST), and pickups.

Stats of the Week:

Packers 34, Saints 0 was the primary shutout within the NFL this season. The NFL has by no means had a season with out no less than one shutout.

Jared Goff is the third beginning QB to have a 13-win (or extra) season with two totally different groups. The opposite two are Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.

Joe Burrow has seven straight video games with no less than 250 yards and three TD passes. That breaks Tom Brady’s report of six in a row (2007).

The 2024 NFC North is simply the second division in NFL historical past to have two 13-win groups (1999 AFC Central Division).

Caleb Williams has thrown 326 straight passes with out an INT, which is each a franchise report and an NFL rookie report. Unusual, however true: Williams hasn’t thrown a decide in 9 straight video games, and the Bears managed to lose all 9 of these video games.

Guffaws of the Week:

Fourteen totally different groups have gained video games at MetLife Stadium this season. The Giants are usually not one among them.

In restricted responsibility throughout two seasons, Dorian Thompson-Robinson (DTR) has thrown one TD move and 9 INTs.

The Jets didn’t punt on Sunday, and nonetheless scored solely 9 factors.

Bye Weeks: NONE

Week 17 Rides, Fades and Sleepers

I’ve scrapped the “Rides, Fades, and Sleepers” format for the playoffs. This week, I’m going to undergo every recreation and contact on one participant per group who may be a tricky begin/sit query for managers of their championship matchups. Sorry, it’s Christmas, and I didn’t make the NFL schedule! All rankings and fantasy factors are for Half PPR scoring.

Examine the climate as we get nearer to the weekend. A number of of the Saturday and Sunday video games could possibly be wet.

The Ravens are flying excessive once more

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The Week 17 Video games

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Saturday:

Davante Adams is balling out on the proper time

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Sunday, 1 PM window

Sunday, late afternoon Window:

Sunday Night time:

Monday Night time:

That’s all I’ve obtained. Completely satisfied holidays, and convey dwelling that Championship!

***This column seems every Thursday proper right here at Large Blue View. Every Monday, my Waiver Wire column seems right here, and on Fridays yow will discover my weekly FanDuel Props of the week for the Giants, additionally proper right here. ***