Week 17 fantasy football predictions

Our analysts reveal the takes they have the most conviction for heading into fantasy football title games to help you feel better about the lineup decisions ahead. For more start-sit advice, check out our Week 17 position-by-position rankings.

Chiefs air and ground game will help secure titles

It’s been a disappointing season for Patrick Mahomes, particularly considering his absurdly high fantasy draft capital. Alas, Week 17 is finally the moment it all pays off! … as long as you were able to survive the lows. The Kansas City Chiefs offense has been a mess as of late, but injuries to Jerick McKinnon (on IR with a groin injury) and Isiah Pacheco (in the concussion protocol) could be setting us up for a bounce-back performance from Mahomes up against a struggling Bengals defense. In the last eight weeks, the Bengals have ranked top-six in passing yards (2,377), passing plays of 15 or more yards (53) and finally, fantasy points per game (19.86) allowed to opposing quarterbacks. — Kate Magdziuk

The Chiefs offense has been tough to watch the past month, but one consistent bright spot has been rookie Rashee Rice. Travis Kelce has seen more double teams and shaded coverages recently, leading to increased usage for Rice. Over the past five games, Rice leads the Chiefs with a 28% target share and he’s coming off a team-high 12-target performance in Week 16.

Rice has been great in his rookie year. He ranks 13th among all receivers in yards per route run and has been strong against man coverage. This matters because he faces the Bengals this week, who play man coverage at an above-average rate. Rice earns 40% more yards against man defenses this season. He’s a must-start in Week 17. — Sal Vetri

With Jerick McKinnon on IR and Isiah Pacheco missing practice while in concussion protocol, Clyde Edwards-Helaire could lead Kansas City’s backfield Sunday. La’Mical Perine will also get touches, but CEH saw 30 with Pacheco out over the previous two games (and McKinnon was…

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Publish date : 2023-12-28 18:20:33

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