The Jaguars aren’t planning to rest their players in Week 17 in Houston, even though they have a huge game in Week 18 against Tennessee that will decide the AFC South. This is great news for Fantasy managers because almost everyone in Jacksonville is worth starting against the Texans.
“There’s never a game that doesn’t make sense,” coach Doug Pederson said Wednesday. “Never never never.”
Trevor Lawrence is on fire heading into Week 17 with at least 24 Fantasy points in four of his last six starts and no game with less than 18 points in that span. He struggled against Houston in Week 5 with nine Fantasy points, but he’s playing too well right now to consider sitting still. Just by watching him over the last six games you can see him becoming a star, and he seems to have the Pederson offense in full control.
A big reason for Lawrence’s success was the play of Evan Engram, who scored at least 14 PPR points in four straight games, with two games north of 18 PPR points. He’s become a go-to Fantasy tight end in every league, and he actually played well against the Texans in Week 5 with six catches for 69 yards on 10 targets.
I will go back to Christian Kirk as the No. 2 fantasy receiver in Week 17 even though he struggled in the rain and wind in Week 16 at the Jets with three catches for 22 yards on six targets. He also had a bad game in Week 5 against the Texans with a catch for 11 yards on three targets. But prior to Week 16, Kirk had scored at least 15 PPR points in two of his previous three games, and I’ll trust his connection with Lawrence enough to pitch him in this game.
Zay Jones is more of a No. 3 Fantasy receiver, and he also struggled against the Jets in Week 16 (one catch for 14 yards on four targets) and against the Texans in Week 5 (three catches for 12 yards on eight targets). Again, I’ll trust Lawrence here to get Jones’ production in this game, and Jones had at least 14 PPR points in four of his last five games heading into Week 15, with 51 targets in that span.
As for Travis Etienne, he should be considered a limit number. 1 running back in all leagues. I was mostly concerned that he would sit out in Week 17 given his recent foot injury, but if he plays as expected he should dominate Houston. Texans are No. 1 in most fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs, and Etienne had 10 carries for 71 yards and three catches for 43 yards against Houston in Week 5. Etienne also scored at least 12 PPR points in each of his last two games against Dallas and the Jets, and he should enjoy beating the Texans in Week 17.
It’s fantastic that the Jaguars are facing their main guys in Week 17. It looks like the Titans are resting their players for Week 18 after Derrick Henry (hip) was listed as questionable for Thursday’s game against Dallas, so Fantasy managers should prepare to be without Henry in the Fantasy Championship.
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It’s definitely been a weird fantasy season. So in Week 17, which is the Fantasy Championship for the majority of leagues, let’s go with a start to the week that I never imagined I would use at the start of the year.
Tyler Allgeier spent the first part of his college career at BYU as a linebacker. He was a fifth-round pick this year NFL Draft. But he’s taking over as primary running back for the Falcons, and he should be a solid fantasy option in Week 17 against the Cardinals.
Allgeier was awesome in Week 16 at Baltimore with 18 carries for 74 yards and four catches for 43 yards on five targets, and he scored 15 PPR points. That was after he had 22 PPR points at New Orleans in Week 15, and he’s starting to play more than Cordarrelle Patterson.
Allgeier had a great game in Week 17 against Arizona, and the Cardinals allowed a running back to score at least 17 PPR points in five straight games. For the season, 13 running backs have scored at least 15 PPR points against Arizona, and the Cardinals just put standout safety Budda Baker (shoulder) on injured reserve, which will further weaken that defense.
I didn’t rank Allgeier in the top 10 running backs this week, but I like what he’s been up to lately and his confrontation. For that reason, I consider him one of the top 20 running backs in the majority of leagues, and expect him to help Fantasy managers win a championship in Week 17. is something I never imagined I would write at the start of the season.
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Giants (vs. IND)
Nick Foles is starting over for the Colts, and he should give the Giants DST a big game in Week 17. In Week 16 against the Chargers at home, Foles was sacked seven times, threw three interceptions and Indianapolis only scored three points. The Colts have now scored six points in their last six quarters since Week 16 against Minnesota, and the Giants DST have a rising top five in Week 17.
- Chargers (vs. LAR)
- Patriots (against MIA)
- Commanders (vs. CLE)
Bengals (against BUF)
The Bengals’ defense has been outstanding lately, holding three of their last five opponents to 16 points or less. They have at least two sacks in three games over that span, along with three interceptions and four fumble recoveries. But it’s a tough test against the Bills and Josh Allen, and you should consider putting the Bengals DST in the majority of leagues. While Allen threw two interceptions in Week 16 at Chicago, the Bills still scored 35 points against the Bears and have at least 30 points in seven games this season. We hope this game is a shootout, which is also bad for the Bills DST, so don’t expect much defense from either team on Monday night.
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