Carolina Panthers kicker Joey Slye is a low-end start this week against the Saints. Slye has gone 29-for-36 in field goals this season along with 32-for-35 in extra points, and it’s evident the kicker has shown some instances of struggle in the 2020 campaign. The Saints are middle-tier against fantasy kickers, so Slye is a good start if you need him, but there are certainly

The Carolina Panthers Defense is not a strong starting option this week against the Saints. New Orleans trounced the Vikings last week with a 52-point performance and this offense is still quite potent with Alvin Kamara and Drew Brees running the show. Meanwhile, the Panthers have allowed at least 24 points in three of the past four games. They have also allowed at least 20

Carolina Panthers tight end Ian Thomas is not a viable fantasy starter in Week 17. Thomas has had at least four targets and 20 yards in the past two games, but the TE’s role this year has been very small overall and his recent production isn’t strong enough for fantasy. As a result, Thomas should be left off your starting lineup this week. Source: NFL.com

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Curtis Samuel is a low-end WR2 for Week 17. The WR had 106 yards receiving and seven carries for 52 yards last week. Overall, Samuel has seen at least five targets in the past five games along with at least 68 receiving yards in four of the past five games. With the Carolina RB room ailing, Samuel could see more work

Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore is a great WR2 for Week 17 against the Saints. Moore has seen at least seven targets in the past five games and has gotten at least 96 yards in three of the past five games. The Saints are middle-tier against fantasy WRs, so Moore is a fine start this week given his solid role on the team and

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Robby Anderson is a WR2 versus the Saints in Week 17. The WR has seen at least seven targets in four of the past five games though the yardage total hasn’t always been consistent. He does have at least 84 yards in two of the past four games. The WR’s role on this team has been stable this season and the

Carolina Panthers running back Rodney Smith is not a starting-caliber option this week. With Mike Davis unlikely to play due to an ankle injury and Christian McCaffrey also unlikely to suit up due to a thigh injury, the Panthers may have to lean on Smith and Trenton Cannon to lead the backfield. Smith had seven carries for 23 yards last week but it’s important to

Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is not a starting option this week against the Saints. The QB has only thrown for one touchdown and one pick total in the past three games and only posted 197 yards last week. The Saints are quite stingy against fantasy quarterbacks, so Bridgewater is not a starting option in the season finale. Source: NFL.com

The Dallas Cowboys Defense has been on an impressive run lately, finishing as a top-five fantasy defense in the past three games. This came after finishing as a top-12 option only twice in their previous 12 games. Essentially, the Cowboys defense seems to have become the very rare boom-or-bust fantasy defense. With a good matchup against the New York Giants in a must-win game for

Dallas Cowboys kicker Greg Zuerlein had been good enough throughout the season with some flashes of upside, but he’s finished as the No. 3 fantasy kicker twice and the No. 6 kicker the other time in his last three games. For the season, he has made 30 of his 37 field-goal tries and 32 of his 35 extra points. Of his seven missed field goals,

Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz has developed into a younger version of Jason Witten; he’s a Cowboys tight end who you know won’t leave you with a donut, but he lacks much of a ceiling, especially with Andy Dalton under center. Schultz has finished as a TE1 four times this season and has caught at least three passes in 11 of the 14 games

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Gallup ended up as the overall WR4 last week, catching six passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns. It was his best game of the season by far, as he posted 27 fantasy points. He’s averaged around nine points per game, and has finished as a top-20 fantasy receiver just three times this season. He’s one of the prime examples

Dallas Cowboys rookie wide receiver CeeDee Lamb scored two touchdowns last week, one through the air and one on the ground. He’ll look for another solid game in Week 17 to wrap up his first regular season in the NFL. The Cowboys and Lamb will take on the New York Giants in what is a must-win game for both teams, and Lamb will be a

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper rebounded in Week 16 after an awful performance in Week 15. Two weeks ago, Cooper posted just one fantasy point and ended up as the WR107. Last week, he put up a much more solid 14 points and ended up as the WR20. Cooper and the Cowboys take on the Giants and their middling pass defense, leaving Cooper as

Dallas Cowboys running back Tony Pollard had a rough Week 16, totaling just 20 yards against the Eagles. That was after a Week 15 performance that saw him finish as the overall RB2, but with starter Ezekiel Elliott back in there in Week 16, Pollard went back to his reserve role and didn’t break off any long runs, gaining just 12 yards on nine rushing

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott had his second 100-yard rushing game of the season in Week 16 and his second RB1 performance since Andy Dalton took over as starting quarterback. Elliott ran for 105 yards and added four catches for 34 more yards. In Week 17, he’ll get a New York Giants Defense that ranks 23rd against opposing running backs. In what is a

The Green Bay Packers claimed defensive lineman Damon “Snacks” Harrison off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday. Harrison requested his release late last week and was granted it on Tuesday, and the run-stuffing defensive tackle didn’t go without a team for long. The 32-year-old was a first-team All-Pro with the Giants in 2016 and has a reputation for shutting down opposing run games, but

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton ended up as the overall QB3 last week with 377 passing yards and three touchdowns, but that was his first QB1 performance of the season. Dalton has developed a decent enough fantasy floor as a quarterback but outside of Week 16 has not shown any real upside. Facing off against the New York Giants in a game with possible playoff

The Philadelphia Eagles Defense has a good matchup on paper in Week 17 against the Washington Football Team. Washington may be forced to start quarterback Taylor Heinicke in place of the injured Alex Smith. Even if Smith is able to start, he’ll likely be limited with a calf injury. The Eagles have allowed at least 30 points in three of their past four games but

Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott is not a fantasy option in Week 17. Elliott has made just 14 of his 19 field goal tries and 22 of his 24 extra points. Not only has he not been particularly accurate, he’s also not getting very many chances. He’s been a top-12 fantasy kicker just once all season and finished outside of the top-20 on 10 different