Fantasy Football Today - LAST-MINUTE Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em, Advice, Actives/Inactives & Q/A! (12/14 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Episode Date: December 14, 2025

It's cold out there! Will the weather change our rankings this week? Should you start the Colts wide receivers with Philip Rivers? Josh Jacobs? Omarion Hampton? Rome Odunze if he plays? Kyren Williams? Quinshon Judkins? Fantasy Football Today is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts Watch FFT on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtoday⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop our store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shop.cbssports.com/fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  SUBSCRIBE to FFT Dynasty on Apple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dynasty/id1696679179⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW FFT Dynasty on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/2aHlmMJw1m8FareKybdNfG?si=8487e2f9611b4438&nd=1⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE to FFT DFS on Apple: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-dfs/id1579415837⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Philip Rivers today? Do we care about the weather? Let's find out right now on Fantasy Football Today Express. All right, it is week 15. It is Sunday. We are ready to set those lineups. Welcome everyone. Adamazer and Heath Cummings. All right, so it's

going to be, it's cold. Heath, it's really, really cold. Any changes to your rankings based on weather? The weather outside is frightful. Yeah, for sure. And And I have mostly just let the over-under speak to the temperature, because those do often go down when the air gets colder. I do not see a place where I think precipitation is going to change the passing game.

I don't see a place where I think wind is going to change the passing game. But it probably should be said that we have several teams that have over-unders much, much lower than what you would anticipate. um and that game in chicago is going to be brutal i think the chargers are going to be very cold in kansas city um packers bears is that's not it's not packers bears this week where else is it cold philadelphia is i think they're really well i mean i woke up at 4 30 in the morning to the sound of a snow plow um so it is it's snowing here apparently in new york apparently it's going to stop before the game starts but new york philadelphia um cold as heck uh probably no snow during the game. You know, if you have Tua in a Super Flex League, he is so bad in cold weather

throughout his career, and it's going to be really cold there on Monday. So it's, the Northeast, essentially, could be a little rainy in Seattle. It's been rain, it's been some bad weather there. It's raining there before. Yeah, but like, it's been really rainy there. But I would just say the Northeast is very cool. And the Midwest. I mean, it's cold. It's really cold today. We'll see. I thought the weather was going to have more of an effect last week. It didn't at all. So I guess not much to say, Heath.

I mean, no, I don't really think so. I think the one that looks the most concerning is the commanders and the giants, which is a little bit concerning for me because I'm extremely high on Jackson Dart. But that's also the one where the over-under hasn't really changed that much. It's still 46th and a half. We've got games in the 30s this week. All right. So they don't seem to be concerned, the odds makers or the betters at least,

that Jackson Darts not just going to have a great day. All right. Let's fly through the news now. Devon A. Chan expected to play. Start him. Okay. Josh Jacobs is expected to play at Denver. It's a tough matchup.

And they've got a game, as Adam Schefter pointed out, they're mindful that they have a game on Saturday next week. Start or sit. Jacobs. So I think I was earlier in the week a little lower on him than consensus. I've lowered him a little bit more. He's going to be right around RB 18 for me. So I think if you have a Woody Marks, I'd start him over Josh Jacobs. If you have a Quinchon Judkins or an RJ Harvey, I would start them over Josh Jacobs. In full PPR, I'd rather start Ashton Genty. I'd certainly rather start Travis E.D.N. We love him this week. But I can't quite get to the point

of starting Ken Walker who knows how many touches he's going to have even when he's healthy or Kyron Williams or Trayvion Henderson or DeAndre Swift or Tyrone Tracy. Now, I think with all of those guys, they have higher floors than Jacobs does.

So it might be as simple as if you have Kyle Pitts on your team, just go ahead and play the guy with the better floor. If you're playing against Kyle Pitts, he probably had aimed for a little upside this week. Okay. I think Jacobs is the toughest call of the week. And we'll talk about him a lot on the Sunday morning

live stream 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern YouTube.com slash fantasy football today. Christian McCaffrey is expected to play. You can start him. Chris Rodriguez, 1 o'clock game so he will know, but he's going to test his groin injury pregame. He may not play and we know, you know, it's the

best matchup in fantasy, but we're not super high on a commander's running back. But if he's out, would you start, would you think about starting Bill? So Bill would be ranked higher if Rodriguez is out, then Rodriguez is right now, partially because Bill might actually catch one or two passes, partially because they won't have to split the workup in the running game

quite as much if Rodriguez isn't there. I think I'd probably have Bill somewhere right behind the Tony Pollard, Kyle Monong guy. I still might like both Giants running backs more, but certainly I'd like Tyrone Tracy more. He'd be in the flex conversation, not in the starting running back conversation. All right, a few more running back notes. The Chargers are going to ride the hot hand at running back. Would you start Tyrone Tracy Jr? or Marry in Hampton? I've got Hampton one spot higher than Tracy.

But it behind Jacobs. I've got Tracy one spot higher than Hampton. I'm sorry, both behind Jacobs. Okay. Jerome Ford and Dillon Samson are out. Was that an upgrade? Jerome Ford's on IR, but was that an upgrade for Judkins? That is certainly an upgrade for Judkins.

I also think wind chills below zero probably mean that I wouldn't really want to try to tackle Quinchon Judkins when the wind chills below zero. So yeah, it should be a little more work in the passing game in a decent day for him to run. Yeah, that one's going to be really cool. That's Cleveland at Chicago. Nick Chubb is not expected to play and Amari DiMercato is expected to play Heath. And what does that mean at Houston? that means if you've been riding the the bam train you might want to consider hopping off looking at their last two full games that they played together i think it was weeks nine and ten it was about a 37% rush share for bam and 31% for demarcato and if you remember demarcato has been much much much much much much more efficient running the football than

than BAM has. BAM's a 3.2, 3.3 yards per carry guy. D. Mercado is averaging 7.80's broken several long ones. As of right now, and this will be updated throughout the morning. Knight is down to R. B. 35 for me. D. Mercado is R.B. 45. So I'd really like to not start an Arizona running back if I could. All right. We're going to take a break.

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Philip Rivers is expected to start for the Colts. He averaged 260 yards passing per game in his last season in the NFL. So Michael Pittman, Alec Pierce, what are you doing with Tyler Warren, Josh Downs? Yeah, what are you doing here? I think it's Tyler Warren, I feel just a little bit better about, and we were starting him anyways. He's always been in our top 12 this week. He's probably going to be closer. really tough decision for me between Joanne Johnson, Theo Johnson, and Tyler Warren this morning. And earlier in the week, when we thought it was Riley Leonard, it was definitely for me going to be the Johnson's overworn. I think he's right in that tight-in 7-8 range. And I think most people who are starting Michael Pittman or Alec Pierce are doing so because

I have to. And this gives you a little bit more hope for them as wide receiver threes. This could be disastrous. Like it might just, just go horribly wrong. But I think there's more potential upside for the past catchers, particularly just in terms of catches and completed passes with Rivers at quarterback. Marvin Harrison Jr. is out. Oh, by the way, Kenny Pickett's starting for the Raiders today at Philadelphia. Marvin Harrison Jr.'s out.

We've been going the whole week based on that. T. Higgins is out. Again, not a surprise. The Bears are optimistic about Romo Dunzee. Would you consider starting him? And is this, if he plays, is that the end of the Luther Burden show? I wouldn't quite say the end of the Luther Berden show because he was getting five or six targets when O'Donzee was playing earlier. They had already started to play Burden Moore.

Maybe it's the end of the DJ Moore show. I currently have Roma Dunzee right around wide receiver 27, so a high-end wide receiver three. I would start him over the Colts. I've got burden behind Pittman, but still a borderline wide receiver three. All right. And Pat Bryant's is out for Denver. So that could mean Troy Franklin gets his roll back. Debo Samuel is questionable with an illness, but I think he is expected to play. Quentin Johnston is questionable. That one, he might not play. Keep an eye on that. Tavante Adams is expected to play. Brandon Ayuk is out for the season and Jake Ferguson is expected to play. That's a Sunday night game. Are you cool starting Jake Ferguson? he's not a top 12 tight end for me anyway so I'd really rather not

Theo Johnson I think is still available on the waiver wire I'd much rather start Theo Johnson than Jake Ferguson All right, let's answer some questions now for a minute or two J.J. McCarthy or Marcus Mariotta? Mariota for sure Michael Wilson or Jawan Jennings

Michael Wilson. Camani Vidal or Blake Corum? Oof. I those guys are RB 40 and RV 41 for me so back to back a slight lean towards quorum for me

I'll take a lean toward Vidal Corum almost never catches a pass so that'll be my tiebreaker there it's just I could see and it might be like the third running back again but this should be a game I think I think we're still going to have a bunch of running back touches

for the ramps yeah I mean it Lions have the best, you know, they do. Yeah, they're the number one team against running backs, and their secondary is just torn apart right now. But the Rams always run the ball. Doesn't matter who they're right.

Caleb Williams or Sam Darnold. Another very, very close one. I've got Caleb. All right. Full PPR, Brees Hall or Romo Dunesay or Luther Burden. I would go, Breece Hall. Yeah. Okay, I know the Breece Hall.

Breece Hall, Jordan Addison, or Ricky Pearsall? Well, you guys are making me say start Breece Hall a lot more than I was expecting to. I know. We really don't want to, but this case we will. Defense here, the Browns at Chicago, the Panthers or the Saints in their matchup. I think those are all good options. I have to pull my defensive rankings up. Adam always knows that because I don't memorize that position.

I don't like the Browns. The Browns haven't been that good lately, and the Bears are one of the worst matchup. I don't really mind the Browns. I don't like the Panthers. So if you wanted to get away from the Browns, I would definitely go, I don't really like the Saints. I would definitely start the Browns.

Maybe I go to the Browns. All right, it's good. Yeah, I don't like any of them. I don't like any of them. Last one, start two. Javante Williams, RICO Dowdell, Trevion Henderson, Devin Neal, Quinn-Judkins.

I definitely am starting Javante and Delval. Okay. Thank you, everybody, for watching. You need more help. Tune in at 11 a.m. Eastern YouTube.com slash fantasy football today. We'll see you there.