Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast - Championship Studs & Duds + Magic Mike, One More Game! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 12/29

Episode Date: December 29, 2025

Fantasy Football show for Dec 29, 2025. Championship Week recap! Andy, Mike, and Jason react to the weekend action and celebrate the league winning studs! Plus, the biggest Week 17 surprises, injury news, and Monday Punday! Manage your redraft, keeper, and dynasty fantasy football teams with the #1 fantasy football podcast.(00:00) Intro(11:20) Monday Punday(14:30) NFL News(21:50) Fantasy Studmuffins(21:55) QB Studs(26:00) RB Studs(33:00) WR Studs(39:20) TE Studs(42:05) Fantasy Duds(42:15) QB Duds(45:45) RB Duds(48:05) WR Duds(55:35) TE DudsConnect with the show:Subscribe on YouTubeVisit us on the WebSupport the ShowFollow on XFollow on InstagramJoin our Discord Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hmm, championship belts, trophies, rings. Oh, hey, didn't see you there. If you're a fantasy football champ, like me, Fantasychamps.com, that's where you want to go. That's where you want to live. They got everything you need to celebrate you and your victory. Fantasychamps.com custom rings. I don't know what I'm going to get, but I'm going to get a whole bunch of swag,

and I'm going to use the code ballers. Dang it. Ballers at Fantasychamps.com. Save some cash. Welcome to the fantasy footballers podcast with your host, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. Ah! Welcome in! I don't know why Andy and I are here today. I, we really don't need to be here, Andy.

What's up, everybody? That makes sense. Welcome in. All of that makes sense. The intro makes sense. Turn off our mics. Jason, you want to go watch some baseball? Let's get into a man's spring training yet or what?

Well, pitchers and catchers pretty soon. Oh, man. You know what? I don't I was pretty upset you know that you did the unthinkable you got the double up our two primary league super duper champ they said it couldn't be done everything of course I tried but I'm not going to lie to you hearing that you've been pretty chill today but as soon as that intro music was played and you came in you made me happy I'm happy for you I didn't know if I was going to be walking because I got in here later than you, too.

I didn't know if I was going to be walking into the double crowns, a robe. I didn't know what I was going to see. And then he was pretty chill. And then he took over the show immediately, which is really a preemptive celebration. This is not over you. That's right. Jeremy, for you, you just need 131 more points from your three players. That's right.

Okay. So not anybody's game. 50 from cousins. 40 more from Puka and then you just need like another 45 from Kyrn there's not enough touchdowns in that game yeah Mike is the double champ he was so cautious to

accept any congratulations early I also do wonder like if you just asked the question by the way congratulations to everybody out there all the football titles if you went up against Derek Henry and you lost I'm sorry ain't no shame in that I'm sorry that was one of the biggest fantasy performances

in a long time and that's why we say it takes a ton of skill to get to the playoffs and sometimes if you go up against something like that you just tip your cap and move on to next year

watching the end of that like the where it was lining up with the Ravens and you were like oh Henry's going to carry one more time and me and my boy

were watching I'm like what if he scores what if he scores one? I was like Henry do it

Vermont was and then that defense ravaged by a blizzard no man Who cares? Go ahead, Derek Henry. We don't need to stop this. I mean, in the year of Mike, this was the ultimate completion to your special year, literally this week. The biggest performance in modern day history in a championship week was Derek Henry. And probably the worst that I can remember in championship week was Josh Jacobs.

And you had Derek Henry and you played against Josh Jacobs. So it was like right off the bat. I did think with Jacob's performance, how that might have been comforting to you, knowing that had you made it through, you would have been beaten probably. Derek Henry had more touchdowns than Jacobs had yards. Yeah, it was a 50 to nothing shut out that night. Al Borland had Josh Jacobs. Oh, he's off the injury report. Here we go.

And if you looked at it from a matcher perspective, you're like, well, you know, I don't feel amazing about, they know Henry's going to get the ball, right? You don't have Lamar Jackson. like all the logic and stuff said hey this could be a fall oh my gosh it was a call the head and bass but not also but everything that else that could happen went mike's way this this year i mean i we kept seeing it yeah it was i mean everything every desire luther burden i mean you just like luther you just like him you just like him so he's the number one wide receiver on the week it's like crazy mike has no more problems personal problems at home

no more children they've all been sacrificed for Christian McCaffrey it was so symbolic for him to put the icing on the kids for Mike and then he kind of left the field he left the field to stretch out it looked like maybe he was hurt and it was like I did my job Mike is now champion and I may rest it was because of how fantasy football works

Christian McCarfer goes out and puts up either the best his personal best or second best half of football in his career. The second half kind of petered off. He was hurt. He actually got hurt. But Christian McCaffrey, RB1, it is done, my friend. At least for San Francisco, you're on your own.

I don't care. I don't care about the 49ers success or not. But Christian McCaffrey, from start to finish. Oh, my gosh. Since 2019, running back one. 53 and 39, injured, injured, running back two, running back one, champ, champ, running back 72, injured, running back one. Oh, Christian McCaffrey.

If he had not been hurt, we would be talking, surpassing the LT type of dominance in fantasy football. But, and this was Mike's call at the beginning of the year. I mean, it was... Jeremy, we had a Josh Jacobs Christian McCaffrey bet. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Who won?

I'm going to crunch the numbers right now, but I think Mike's ahead. I was like, I was so boisterous. I went, no, on the season. I went and I was like total points. And Jeremy was like, do you want points per game? I was like, no, total points. Yeah. I mean, I feel like the real moment, it began when Trayvium started to come alive.

Mike's season from that point on was as perfect as it could get. and I know Papa Josh got eliminated in the semifinals and is praying he somehow doesn't pass Mike's points this week. I don't think he will. So I think he can be comforted in his failure. But there's a, I mean, there's so much going on. This week is, it's week 18, but we're wrapping up with the Monday night football game. Tons of championships on the line because he got big players in the game, right?

Puka, Kyron, Stafford, Bejohn, London, Pitts, right? Who's had a big role on a lot of fantasy teams in the fantasy playoffs. So there's a lot going on For champs out there Mike already talked about it Fantasychamps.com Trophies belts rings Use the code ballers

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Looks like Al Borland has sent you $100. Thank you. Because that's what you need right now. He does. I do, yes. Mike was sending some... This is going straight to fantasy champs. Mike was sending some updates this week. We all have these like whoop bands on, right?

They keep track of our, or I guess you got an Apple Watch. It keeps track of your heart rate and stuff like that. But he sent this like update. And it was like multiple hours of high stress. That was 100% real. Nothing stays. Your heartbeat. I spent two hours in high stress according to my whoop. And all I did was sit and watch for eight hours. Which begged the question. Like I started thinking, about this. I was like, you got a double championship. This is a good feeling, I assume. Yeah. Yeah. It really is. And, and, you know, stress that leads to, you know, a lot of health problems. Long-term stress. Right. So I'm just wondering how many years of your life would you trade for what you just did? I've lost years of my life. That's what I mean. Like, would you, like, if that was the actual trade at the

deadline, like two years for two titles, would you give it? Every man dies. Not every man is a super duper champ what did your family enjoy yesterday when you knew it was secure well do you want the real story uh yes it's it's not what you think safe for work it is it's not what you think it is um so the uh my sister's brother her family came over they were doing uh christmas because we weren't able to meet with them and so their kids were over hold on a second your sister's brother I'm sorry That's me That would be your own brother

My sister-in-law Or yourself My wife's brother came over And so they're doing their Christmas stuff And It's a little dark So I apologize I'm watching

Christian McCaffrey's first half It's just basking in everything And my father-in-law Had passed over the summer And so they were like and for whatever reason they just they decide this is the time that we're going to start working through some grief and like talking like all the events of that of the the final days and i'm sitting there watching the event and i'm like wait you're trying to be happy i'm like uh

i don't want to be insensitive root but i'm going to scream right now you get the vibes you guys are really really killing my vibes right now and they just start laughing hysterically I'm like, this is this is happy side. This is like the crowning achievement of my fantasy football career. Right. And you're over here like, like no, you go work. You got to go outside.

It's nice outside. Go out back. Wow. Wow. Yeah. It was a big week. And speaking of which, you submitted Monday Punday answers to the weekend, the good the bad. I have not read or previewed one of these. Oh, all right.

So I'm going blind. All of this at the feet of Brooks who put these in the dock. I have no clue if they're good or bad, but I bet the all sound good. Read my roster. Good to Mike. Mike, you can stay.

Oh, yes. Oh, ring Henry. Mike should just take all the good. Okay. Christian McNasty. Ooh, who's this? Brock Party? Brock per we?

How about? Omarian Champton. Oh, Jason, this one's going to feel good for you. Oh, yeah, yeah. Audrick Estimated. Who I love. Luther Berwyn. Luther Beast of Burden.

Okay? We got Drake and Bake. I like that. And I helped. How about Colston, Dublin? Mr. Dublin. Mr. Dublin. You want to handle these, Jay?

Sure. Tase them nil. Tase them over the hill. Lost Jacobs. Yeah. Josh Fakabs. That was my guy. C.D. Sham.

Cidi. A lot of hate for Cidie. He was on my rost. and I was disappointed. All right. Sequan Barthley. Classic. Jamir Phibs.

Yucky Irving. He was bad. Kenneth Gainless. Jared Gawful. Teteroa, McVillan, and Shamison. No, no, that's good. Technical difficulties.

Technical difficulties, yeah. And Shamison Williams. Yeah, that was, um, there were big name Dutch. I mean, there's some big pants that got filled. this weekend um what was i wanted to find that where's that graphic where derrick henry outscored oh it was like eight or nine of the biggest names in fantasy

ah mon ra and mcconky and i wish i could find that graphic if you see it shared in the dock and i'll read it out it's the um yeah kyle said he'll find it it it's just the most amazing list where you know derrick henry against i got it you did So Derek Henry. Yeah, tell me who he outscored. By himself. Let's see, the tweet, or you just screenshot it. So it's Derek Henry at 45.6 points.

Yeah. If you add up Justin Jefferson, C.D. Lamb, Alman Ross, St. Brown. I think that's Nico. Ladd-McConkey, Jacobs, Jameson, and Gibbs. Oh, and Gibbs. And Gibbs. 45.6 points for those eight dudes. You imagine if you went into a game and it was like, you have Henry and they have those eight guys?

That was your roster? And yeah, that's your roster. And you could have. Those are stars. Yeah, I don't want to like, you know, not everybody who won a title. And if you had some of these guys you got here, be proud of that, be proud of the fact you made it to this week. Sometimes it goes your way with every single player in every situation like Mike. And sometimes it doesn't. But yeah, what a wild weekend.

And congratulations to Matt in the listener league who went through a playoff run in a 14-team league averaging 130. points. That's hard to do. And his run went through Andy in the first round, Mike in the second round, and me and the chamber. Yeah, we were that meme of the Reaper just going through the doors. So he'll be back. Yeah, unfortunately not an extra spot in the listener league because we tried. All three of us tried to beat him and we couldn't do it. Let's talk some news. News and notes from around the league. Presented by progressive insurance.

You will have Drake London tonight. You won't have Devante Adams tonight. So a couple of injury updates for the evening. Not sure how to feel about this. The game was the game was right there for them. Buffalo. Oh. He missed, uh, Josh Allen missed Khalil Shakir on a wide open pass to end the game.

Jason. Big Dome is so bad, baby. Yeah. That's right. Put a roof on it. Because of the rain. Yeah. How does that feel championship week?

Enjoy your football weather. I mean, he just had to complete one pass. And I'm not. I'm talking about Josh Allen for fantasy was like... Well, the last two weeks for Josh Allen were bad. QB, I mean, look, QB 10. And what did Philly have in the second half? Like 17 yards offense?

I mean, it was terrible. Hertz did not complete a pass in the second half, I believe. Now, this is why the Eagles fans I know are very, very afraid. But their defense might be good enough to just win. Josh Allen got x-rays on his foot and ankle again after the loss. Second week in a row. That's still negative. That's suboptimal.

He is trying to find something on these x-rays. He's like, I'm telling you. That's really what it means. This hurts. Let's check it again. Something is wrong in my foot. They just can't find it. And they were right there, but they lost.

Gino Smith suffered a high ankle sprain against the Giants. Oh, man. They actually. The tank-a-thon game was just. There was one team tanking for sure. It was so funny. The kind of almost back and forth, before the game. The back-and-forth, this guy's going on IR.

Oh, yeah? Well, our tackles going on. Wait, hold, Brock Bowers. Well, you're just what, Deal Johnson's not going to play. You saw the Max Crosby video, right? Yeah. Of him shooting baskets and

Super hurt. Jumping on a trampoline. He is a warrior, and he was mad. Briseall had a huge game. He did. Hit his knee on the turf. They were worried about it.

He said he's fine. He will not need imaging. Rashid Shaheed, concussion. Marvin Harrison did nothing. I didn't even say. He hurt his heel again? He hurt his heel again? Yeah, he was zero for one, I think.

Oh, my gosh. Yeah, one target didn't catch it. And what a, what a just, what a terrible team. Oh, the Cardinals are so bad. This guy. Number two. Is he still employed? Yeah, still has a job. Gainfully employed.

And honestly, I'm not positive he's going to be fired this offseason. No. No, I mean, now keep in mind. If we lose, if he loses this last game, he'll be the most, The losingest. If 14.00 dogs against the Rams who need the game. Yes. They will lose by more points than Mike scored this weekend.

When they lose the final game, he will be the losingest coach in Cardinal history. He will be fired. I mean, how could he not be? He will be fired. Literally the worst of all time. Drew Patzing will be fired. The whole team will be fired. I mean.

Into the cannon. I hate them. I hate them. I hate them. And here I am with a hat on. Jaylon Waddle injured his ribs. You know, for Christmas, I got some hats, like I was asking. Yeah.

And I couldn't. You were asking for hats? I was. And a lot of them are cardinal hats. And I just couldn't get myself to put it on. And I had, I have another hat that I really like is just a goat hat. I was like, I can't wear that today. Mm.

This is Mike's to go. This is Mike's Day. Luther Bird and injured? You guys want one of these? These are, these are Barros McLeonate hats. I didn't even see your hat. I can get you some. It's his team.

Gross. I'm back to Big Mad. No longer happy for you. We're just trying to do a show, Mike. I mean, I'm over here. I don't know how I'm going to afford the draft, guys. I'm going to need a loan. Yeah, the things I will have to do.

Yeah, the draft normally, the champ has been spending money on their presentation. I'll get you the super duper cheap. The info for the marching band I was going to have. Thank you. Um, man. Luther Burden injured on the final play of the game quad injury not believed to be serious I saw another update moments ago that said he's just tired that's what it said

Harold Fanon aggravated his groin injury that was I mean after scoring a touchdown yeah thankfully he gave you a touchdown but that was a big time bummer what do you have early 10 points or something in the first half of the first quarter yep darn out Washington broke his forearm this was terrible for the Steelers they're now in a one-game battle for the playoffs and Jason's dreams can come true if the Ravens win,

which is that the first time Tom and misses the playoffs is with Aaron Rogers. Steelers fans, like I did have a rooting interest. I will admit that if Jalen Warren was on my team. Watching that game, I had no clue what the Pittsburgh Steelers were doing. They could get nothing going in the passing offense. Jalen Warren is just gouging every single time he's handed the ball.

and they're like, we're going to do this with Aaron Rogers, though. And with MVS and no METCAP. You lost, you had the chance to clinch the division and you lost to the Cleveland Browns. You targeted Denzel Award three times in a row to end the game.

I mean, just. So, if that was D.K. Metcalfe and you're like, yeah, I want to take my shot with my best player, whatever. Also, it's still not a great. How close? it was really genuinely felt like D.K. Metcalfe, if he's there, they might win that game. They probably do.

They're three and a half point road or home underdogs now for the final week. I think that he-Warn was 12 for 64. Metcalf's, Metcalfe's Gaff probably cost them the playoffs. They probably are going to miss it. Jatavian Sanders suffered a fractured ankle, Frankshard. Frankford ankle. No, this sucks.

He's been. Yeah. And that was like, it was. Right. It was like the first or second play. Yeah, he's been, he's had a hard time staying healthy at times. That was news and notes, sponsored by Progressive Insurance Quote today at Progressive.com. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company affiliates and third-party insurers, not available in all states or situations. Coverage subject to policy terms, limits, and conditions will take a break, and we'll talk some of Mike's players.

By the way, before we get into Studs, just to focus on. on Duds. You finally lost the championship game. I did finally lose a championship game. But he knew. Every time he had made a title game in the past, he had always, you never knew the sting of defeat.

I never knew the sting, but it was one of those things where I knew going in. Like I shouldn't have won the week prior because my team was a trash. Yeah, you never once liked your team and you almost won a championship with it. Yeah.

I scored the most points in the league. But somehow, it's weird, man. It was a weird. You had the most points in the league, and then in the playoffs, you were like 90 points a week? Yeah, because that's what the team should have been doing. It was just outkicking the coverage for 15 weeks. All right, let's talk some studs. Championship studs.

This week's fantasy stud muffins, presented by Lowe's. Well, it was Drake May's week in about a half. Goodness gracious. Highest QBR, I think, in a really, really long time. But then Brock Purdy, ever. It might have been ever. Brock Purdy passed him yesterday. Purdy is cooking right now.

Yes. No George Kittle and he's still cooking. And it's like the man. Brock Purdy is playing so well. He's being elusive. He's making that play where great decisions. He's rolling out of the pocket.

Avoiding three different tackles for a wide open juice. I mean that play was unbelievable. That was not Kyle Shanahan. That was not a scheme and a system of like, you know, he put him in this great opportunity. That was Brock Purdy making

place. Yeah, Purdy was number one, Drake May, number two. Malik Willis, which dude, I kid you not. I want a championship because of Malik Willis. Well done. I had a basketball league that I remember drafting him

going, you know, Jordan Love always gets hurt. And Malik Willis, this was not dink and dunk. This was downfield targets. The rumors before the game was that Malik Willis is a free agent and that he may get a chance to start. Oh, he will. And then he comes out and does what he did there. You combine... I'll take him in Arizona. You combine that with, I mean, was it last year or two years ago, Jeremy, you might remember, but like Malik Willis had a stretch where it's like, they're

winning. They're winning games, and Malik Willis is doing the things. Like, he's figuring out how to win. Yeah, last year he started weeks two and three and one, both of those games. yeah Jackson Dart bounce back week thank goodness thank goodness I know it's the Raiders

but coming off of the football yeah coming off of the week where they like were punishing dart or just never letting him

throw it was really weird very discouraging so this was great to see and it was included nine for 48 and two on the ground yeah he looked like the good Jackson Dart

and he will have better weapons not in concussion protocol to my non knowledge. No, he's not permanently part of them. It seemed like every week you'd be in. If they just do the protocol every week, because he's in better shape. But next year, I mean, Malik neighbors,

Cam Scadaboo's return, and you know, they're sitting at number two. They could trade down. They could make more investments in offensive weapons for him, offensive linemen for him. Yeah, get him a line. Obviously, they would have had more draft capital to be able to trade down had they gotten the number one pick. But in

truth, they have the number one pick for them because the Raiders are going to take a quarterback. Right. And so at number two, they're going to get whatever player they want. And the Raiders don't technically have it yet. Just to remind you. Like, the Raiders should... That team can't

lose next week, but it is Kansas City with the third string quarterback. So... I'm just saying, I think their odds are like 80% right now, but it's not a lot. Josh Allen somehow... Josh Allen somehow ends up at number five. So, Trevor Lawrence had a good week.

Caleb Williams, start of the week. 3.30 and 2. Nice. I don't understand with three timeouts and 70 seconds left on the clock at the 40-yard line of San Francisco, how you ended up in a situation where you ran out of time on the goal line. I think that was a horrible mismanagement by that head coach who's been great all year. I'm just saying, like, there's no situation with three timeouts in the ball at the 40 where you should be running out of time before you can run enough plays on the goal line. they tried the hook and ladder obviously

that didn't get them into the insome it was a tricky play but you got to do that with a timeout in my opinion Tyler shuck baby oh gonna be shook tonight he's shucking it 333 and 2 first four game winning streak for the Saints

since Drew Breeze was a quarterback for them and did this stat he's one of only three rookie quarterbacks with back to back 300 yard no interception game since 1970 Dak Burrow

shock that's you got to be excited as a saints fan yes you do because you've got your guy he's the rookie of the year he's going to be the rookie you will on offense so that's what a story and then joe burrow also got it done in uh his classic two and a half quarters yeah got benched again for being too good told you you wanted it you did want it yeah derrick henry obviously thank you mar chase for them touchdowns yeah number one derrick henry on on the week for running back everybody. Chase Brown, Mike's guy. Christian McCaffrey, Mike's guy. Number two and three, Charbonnet. There it is. Yeah. Charbonnet, 25.2 fantasy points. I saw something this morning. I think it was from Underdog. I want to give them credit for posting it. Do you know the points for game

of Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet? Oh, no. What are they like dead even? 10.1 points for game. For both? For both. Oh my gosh. And if you look at like percentage of points from yards and percentage of points from touchdowns. I'll bet they are wildly different. Just a yin-yang. Remandre, I think he only had eight carries in this game, still had 24 fantasy points. Remondre. You knew it was coming. I did, and it was

thank goodness Travian. If you were against Ramandre, thank goodness Henderson came back from the concussion because if he had gotten all the work in that time period, he might have scored three touchdowns, four maybe, I don't know. Yeah, it was an amazing redemption

story for Chase Brown on the year. The start to the season was atrocious. I mean, I... That's Joe Burrow. I started this year in League of Record with Burrow and Chase on my roster. Burrow goes down. And fast forward. Like, it's a long season.

The Chase Brown story is a story of remembering it's a long season. And this was a complete, unadulterated bust. He wasn't running well. He wasn't scoring. The team was atrocious. He just won people champion. chips five touchdowns in the final two weeks strong argument for fantasy MVP in terms of that stretch yeah from uh i mean i don't remember when flacco got there but it's like you can see

week six rb 20 with eight points okay i mean that better than the crap he had been giving you but from then on flaco got there week six there and then from then on it was just it was double digits at least every week and then two top five finishes in the the last two rounds of the One month does not a season make. I mean, if you look at that first month and, you know, you're Chase Brown, my guy, you're Jameson, William, my guy. Just ask Abuka and Jameson Williams whether a month of the season defines things for you.

We were looking up, I was looking up this morning. First seven weeks of the season, Abuka was the wide receiver six through seven weeks. It's a long stretch. And Jameson Williams is the wide receiver 40 through seven weeks. From week eight on, they completely flipped. Wide receiver 6, wide receiver 40, basically. Like the run. You need to stay water.

This is why we say you never get to lock in the lineup that you think looks really pretty and then just do nothing. No, I mean, Mike had, he made a trade for Justin Jefferson. He had Cortland Sutton. For the playoffs. Yeah. He had a team that was number one in the league at that point. And he didn't just sit there and rest. He swapped those guys for the Chase, Burrow,

stack played against the team you made that trade with in the championship game and you got the Chase Burroughs stack against his Justin Jefferson and Cortland Sutton also traded for Chase Brown at the deadline right I mean the moves were it's the year of Mike and say the for chase Brown too if you're in dynasty you got to be very very happy about the way that things went of me you go from weeks two through five that's a running back who for sure is getting replaced next year. Also, I have a chance they just roll with Chase Brown next year and he's the guy again.

I would like the NFL to enact more of a collegiate playoff committee and I would like the Saints to be awarded the South title because they will be more entertaining than whatever's happening in Tampa or Carolina. So I want the Saints to be given the title

to go to the playoffs. I would also like the Bengals to be given the title in the North because I don't really want to watch Pittsburgh or Baltimore as much as I'd like to watch Chase Brown and Jemar Chase and Burroughs. So I would like to award those

two titles. Do you think Harbaugh, Baltimore version learned his lesson would they, like they should have won two weeks ago if they just kept giving Henry the ball. Oh, Derek Henry? And then he got so much crap for it. It's like, hey, this week we're just giving Henry the

ball every play. I hope the way he thought about it was like, oh yeah, this is what you want. Right. Let's see how it. goes. See if he can handle it. See if he, I'll give him his career high and carries. I don't care. Let's watch what.

Oh. Like when, when Lamar comes back, if they, if they win this week and they get in the playoffs and Lamar comes back and this round one of the playoffs, you should be giving Derek Henry the ball every play. I don't care. Just through the NFL playoffs, just hand it off to Derek Henry 80% of your play. Does it feel like you had a 1,500 yard and 16 touchdown season? Yeah.

it does. Oh, for Derek Henry? Yeah. I don't think that's the perception from a lot of people. I guess coming off this week, it's hard to not feel like it. Well, yeah, but this season was not one in which we talked about Derek Henry a ton on the studs every week. And yet he just persists as a machine. J.C.M. Hey, guess what? This was cool. Let's just rule Chris Rodriguez out moments before the game due to illness. And J.C.M. had a monster game. Brees Hall, we talked about it. Last week. Estimate, come on.

Last week, Jason started the week was Audric Estime. And the guy that I... And he played him. Yeah, I played him in my matchup. I picked him up. I recommended playing him. It seemed like he would be the guy. But lo and behold,

I forgot about a player who didn't exist basically in Taysam Hill, who became their starting running back. For one game in the Superdome. For one game, which is probably his last game at home in the Superdome. And then they're like, okay, now let's go to what we were going to do and Audrick Estimee 14 for 94

and a touchdown. He... That feels good, right? Other than... It feels good and bad. So Jonathan Taylor rushed for more yards than Estimate it against the Titans, who have been a very stingy run defense. Estime as a player has the second most yards against the Titans

of all the running backs that they have faced. Yeah, yeah. It was crazy. Hampton ended up catching eight passes in this game. That saved him. And got a touchdown. Jonathan Taylor, a touchdown, and was 21 for 70. At wide receiver this week, Luther Burden, 23.8.

I love Louvreard. We got Word late. Again, I thought I was cursed once again with illness. Chris Rodriguez is the start of the week, right? Goes down to illness. Then I'd named Caleb Williams start of the week, and we get word yesterday as we're like, as I'm driving. DJ Moore and then Zakias, both down with illness.

You're already missing a Dunezay. I'm like, great. But Luther Burden stepped up, 23.8, Alave, 21.9, Jamar Chase, Chris Godwin, and Christian Watson rounding out the top five. Burden is going to be a menace. Yeah, this is one of those, a lot of times people, they don't make the playoffs, they check out. They don't pay attention. They don't keep up with football the rest of the way. You might miss this real, because it's very late in the season, but Burden's having a breakout.

The way that it happened where he started looking amazing and then got injured and then missed the game. And then thankfully that was, you know, prime time. So I think more people saw it. But Burden will be very interesting. Next year, you look at this roster. DJ Moore should be back unless they trade them because contract wise. They owe him so much money. But Rome should be healthy and much better.

Then you've got this burden breakout. Yeah. And Mr. Loveland. Yeah. Breakout. Touchdown guarantee. Yes. Oh, yes.

Kachin. Luther Burden, Colston, Loveland. The future is here. It's fun. congratulations bears yeah you know it's it's exciting and look you were right there you could have won this game easily it was it's against the team that might get the number one seed in the entire conference and um you know the playoffs are going to be fun and luther burden nice that he's not super hurt right olivay into the year or is going to end our fantasy season as the wide receiver

six eight for one 19 and one getting shucked each and every week 102 receptions 1,400 yards and 13 touchdowns is his pace with Shuck. That's his, that is what Chris Oliva is done with Shuck. And it's been super consistent, almost every single game, a good game. One bad game, one mediocre game, and everything else great. I mean, 14 yards of catch. It is, this is, he's a good wide receiver. Yes, he's always been a good wide receiver, has been surrounded by garbage.

we're rolling out Spencer Rattler and Derek Carr is like this stop it get out of here that's not the solution then the concussion situation so the OLAVe being back to relevance is the dynasty value of OLAV yeah just a and I'm going to be honest with you I would trade him an M shape yeah well is this concussion worry no not as can by the way

shout out to Olave he's going to play 17 weeks I mean he's playing next week and the concussions it wasn't just last year like he'd been knocked out previous years with injury so amazing for this dude I would trade him on the sort of like if you can get this kind of value for him

I saw a list and I wish I could find the tweet maybe Kyle can of what the other starting cast and that Tyler Shuck has other than Oliva the starting seven or eight players I mean it's it's undrafted players it's nobody's right valet's hurt they don't have other receivers. I'm not going to say he's going to Brian Thomas next year,

but it has some similarities to me where it's like, you're the only show in town by a wide margin. They should go out and spend some money on some pass catchers next year. And I think that will make a difference on the target show. I don't know if it stays the same. I'm not saying a lobby's a bust. Right. I'm just saying.

I think they might be happy with Velae, though. I would guess that they'd add some more. And then Velae hasn't been there in the last few weeks. but I, he's been awesome. I mean, Olavi's an awesome player. So I don't know what the view is on Dynasty where you guys have them right now in the, in the rankings. It's really tough because when you have a young,

talented, wide receiver, that's like what I just drool over for Dynasty. And so it's very difficult. Luther Burden or Chris Olave. Ooh, Chris Olave for me. Yeah, I think it's Olave. Tederoa McMillan or O'Alova. Oh, man. I'll go Tet there

Oroa Thank you Don't Ted Arroa Nico Or Olave What is the age gap there It's 26.8 for Nico

and 25.5 for Ollaa Then I'll go to Nico Yeah, stay with Nico But Bucca or Olave Oh man Abuka's 23 years old

Like that would be the That would be the trade Yeah That's the trade you could do And I would do it. I'd rather have a buca. So that's the kind of situation, because you would be, you still have the concussion risks, but I mean, we're a year-round show. We're going to be talking to honesty stuff.

That's the thing is you will have to take the risk, the gamble of Olave, who's been producing and go get someone else who is underperforming and sit in that for the entire offseason. What is wrong with Tampa? Dude. I mean, Todd Balls is going to get fired, isn't he? They're supposed to be a defensive team They can't stop anybody There was a report yesterday that said

No, Bowles is going to be safe But It might be time I think we've seen the best That Bowls Can put out there The defense is atrocious The offense is taking a step back

Bucky Irving is not himself Right now They didn't have Tristan Worf's I realized that But Baker's missing people Yeah I'm so bummed they were so fun yeah I think that that's that's what I mean of like last year

that was that was electric and that wasn't enough to get it done yeah big week for Stefan Diggs Christian Watson keeps it going Michael Wilson kept it going and Wondale who I think Jason mentioned towards the end of the week big weeks for those guys at tight end shout out to the all-time leader There he is.

Big Bride ended up number one. All-time leader in receptions in a single season, Trey McBride, who passes, Zachert, who he passed on the Debt Chart in Arizona. And Trey McBride purely... Purely... Dinkiest garbage touchdown.

Oh, man. That was delicious garbage. Yeah. You got to hit it. Oh, the garbage man can. Oh, man. So got another week for Trey McBride to add to the total. He's at 119 receptions.

He had no stats. He had no steps. Receptions at tight-end. be at 130 by the end of next week. With 11 touchdowns, which is like, I mean, that is. Kyler would never. Kyler couldn't. Also, Jacobi, I mean, it ended up okay.

It's like, he kind of he kind of pumpkin there. I mean, the last couple. Oh, he really, I mean, the Cardinals were winless with Jacoby. But I'm saying he was giving us. Yeah. High flying production. It's so Winston, Flacco, whatever. Yeah, it's the same stuff.

Jacoby is a very, very good NFL backup. This is 10th season. Like, we know what Jacoby is and what he isn't. He is fine for fantasy to come in and, you know, just slinging around a lot. But, uh, yeah, he's, he's a backup. Yep. Yeah, I mean, all the fun that Joe Flacco is providing, Joe Flacco is well below 500 as a starter in the last three years.

These guys come in, Winston, they come in. They come in. They give us joy in our hearts and then they lose. Philip Rivers has been a lot of fun, a lot of fun. Yeah. And no wins. Yeah, yep. Trey McBride number one, Colston Love Land over two. Mr. Love Land.

And Tanges McBasketball number three. Yeah. So of everything we were all going through, last week, I'm keeping myself included of, what do we do to replace George Kittle? You're like, hey, I went with Brenton Strange, you know, it was, do you believe in Tate Some Hill, what has happened here, this, this, it was Tonges McBasketball. It was a.k.a. Brock Purdy. It was the answer for both the kiddle and the Bauer situation,

because Michael Mayer ended up with 13 points number five on the week. And that was the story. We had a big touchdown and a score for Chigga Conquo. Oh, man. That was a man touchdown. He's such a funny guy because he lives for the end of the season. He makes plays like that every year. And you're like, oh, he should be like a huge, great tight end.

And while Joanne Johnson, four for 95, Jason started the week, Harold Fanon, got in the end zone thankfully Gadsden scored again Barner scored again Hunter Henry scored again and we'll take a break and we'll talk about and commiserate with some players

not on Mike's team well Um, Jared Goff and Jalen Hertz let you down. Dude, that Jared golf game, I, like, I can't. Three fumbles lost, two interceptions. Minnesota's a good defense, but that was, not that good. Yeah, that was some bad play. Sam Darnold, uh, ended with a pretty bad performance as well.

Jalen Hertz was 13 for 27 for 110 yards. I don't know if you saw the video, uh, they caught Nick Siriani coming down the tunnel at the end of the game. Did you see this after they? Obviously they stopped. They won. Philly said no to that two-point conversion is what everyone said. And I'm like, he was wide open. And he's just, Seriani's a, you know, he's a loud guy. And he's just like, they can't do no more talking now, blah, blah, blah. And he's doing that down the down the tunnel. And then he does it kind of like to A.J. Brown. If you could see the indifference. on A.J. Brown's face. There was no hype. There was no excitement.

AJ Brown knew what really happened in that game, which was an offense that threw for 110 yards. I mean, be excited in your win, celebrate your win. You're talking about A.J. Brown? No, no. The coach. I'm saying be excited. You won. You beat the bills. You stopped the two-point conversion. I'm going to say something. But don't go out of control. I think Papa Josh is more dignified in his victories than Nick Sirion. Wow. Which is, I mean, look at Josh's face. Even Josh knows how undignified he is. And I'll tell you what, when it's going bad for Papa Josh, he doesn't bring his kids in and use them as a shield.

Oh, man. Philly fans are not going to disagree. No, yes. They're not going to be mad. They're mad at Siriani. Here's a fun stat from Robert Mays. Were you going to read this? I was going to bring up the stat of Sam Darnold.

Oh, no, no. Let me finish the Jalen Hertz stat here. Per true media sports, there have been 10 games this year where a team has had fewer than five passing yards and a half. Eagles have three of those games. Holy crap. And they still might win the Super. I don't think this Eagles team,

if the offense is playing like that, can make it through three rounds. I'll say that. Yeah, the offense has to. Their offense can show up. Exactly. They have the players to do it. Their offense has been bad,

but they still have the same. I mean, Lane Johnson is. is so much to this offense. They haven't had them. They get them back. All of a sudden, the offense gets healthy and better at the right time. They're literally the Super Bowl champions. It could. Yeah. It could happen. But no, I was laughing at the amazing truth of Sam Darnold, now joining the very elite, now five pack of quarterbacks with consecutive 13 win seasons. These are nobodies, right? Brett Farr. Tom Brady did it twice. Brett Farve did it once.

Peyton Manning did it once. Aaron Rogers and his MVP stretch. And now Sam Darnold. Tom Dunees. Yeah. This is that Hydra gift for sure. If Seahawks played Philly 10 times, what's the record? Splitting home?

Yeah. I'd give the Eagles six of the 10. I think that's. I feel about the same. Yeah. Josh Jacobs, oh my gosh. Four, four, three. Off the injury report, huh?

Oops. That is a fart in the pants. That is a steam. It was not just air. Yeah. That was a steaming pile. Gamble loose. Imagine going into your title week and you're like, man, I'm going to play Jacobs and

Jemir Gibbs and I'm going to flex Sequin. Well, the nice thing is you probably did not. have to play Josh Jacobs in the championship. Most people did not because of how bad he was the week before. And he kicked me out of the playoffs. So I didn't have to experience that. But I mean, you're talking about literally two active weeks in a row in the playoffs where you combine the games and you don't have five fantasy points combined. That's insane. Four carries for three yards is as embarrassing as it gets. Play calling-wise, I don't know how you end up there,

but I guess when you don't play any defense against Derek Henry, like, it's a shame for our entertainment as not being a Packers fan. It's a shame that the Lions blew that game. Right. Because this would be, I mean, you'd be sitting here going into the final week with the chance for the Lions to pass the Packers. Jamir Gibbs 17 for 41. But Max Rosmer is.

was too much. Do you get Max Brosmer? To overcome. Carson Palmer today is twice the quarterback. Like if you just brought him in, then Max Brosmer. Sequin didn't catch a pass. Jalen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell, we were worried about the fact that, hey, if Green Bay beat Baltimore, they might let these guys rest.

They let them rest anyway, to their own maybe playoff detriment. They scored six points, man. Six points. And both running backs were running well. It would, I mean, 19 carries between Jalen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell in that environment is unacceptable. Michael Carter, sevens for 29. Yeah, that one's. At the end of the day, that one's a big bummer.

He's Michael Carter. Tyrone Tracy, 14 for 62. That's not the end of the world. At wide receiver, this was where people really, you know, we talked about all the different names that showed up. If you add them all together, they don't equal Derek Henry. Well, C.D. Lamb, Nico Collins, Amon Ra, those were Jameson Williams. Those were all guys in that list. Tedderall and McMillan won for five.

That game was ridiculous. Bryce Young's line, do you guys know what it is? I know he barely threw for any yards. Well, he threw the ball. 93 yards? He threw the ball 24 times. Okay. And he completed, he completed 58% of his passes.

That's pretty bad. 54 yards 54 total yards 504 45 passing yards yeah remember I was telling you how much more fun

Shuck and Olavah would be in the playoffs than watching that team or Tampa Bay right now yep Nico Collins unfortunately did not catch either of the long bomb touchdowns

those went to Nolan Higgins he was 3 for 57 not going to win you the week with that Tedro McMillan I said it DJ Moore was sick had one catch not sick like yo that was sick more like yeah you lose illness jameson williams is two for 37 uh just part of the golf experience Jefferson oh man four for 30 he literally when four for 30 was like man that's that's pretty good with what brosome was doing

that tells you his quarterback situation Justin Jefferson's fantasy points since week 10 oh no 5, 8, 6, 1, 2, 3, 11, 5. Those are total fantasy points in a week. I mean, that... Like, if you started like Ryan Flanoy or Isaac to Slaah or Jalen Coker, you were better off, is what you're saying? Yeah, I mean, Justin Jefferson... I don't understand how you can be as good as he is,

perhaps the best wide receiver in the entire National Football League and have a run of that much irrelevance while healthy. I know your quarterback was a backup and then a backup to the backup. That doesn't matter. I feel like if one of the three of us were playing quarterback, we could at least try to get them the ball a little bit more.

The first two games after Burrow went down, Jamar Chay scored six points and four points with who was the pre-flacco backup who's name was. Yeah, Jake Browning. Like this. And that was, you know when that was going on

it's like how does this possibly get fixed and then some some miracle is Joe Flacco shows up and fixes it enough that Joe Burrow can come back but like the fix will J.J. McCarthy's going to be their guy next year will he be able

to be good enough man I don't know to get Justin Jefferson me that week 16 that was that was Jefferson or that was McCarthy and the last couple weeks his injury, the timing of the injury sucks so much.

Well, it's magic, Mike. You were facing Jefferson. Well, I apologize for that. Because I want J.J. McCarthy and the Vikings to be good. I mean, the timing was awful. Since week 10, Drake London basically has as many points as Justin Jefferson. He's played three games to Justin Jefferson's eight.

I mean, John Metchy has more fantasy points than Justin Jefferson. Yeah, where does that take him in the draft? He can't be a first rounder, right? I mean... I mean, I think. But the name. I mean, bypassing Justin Jefferson is going to be hard in your drafts next year.

And it might be to your own peril. For sure. I mean, obviously, there's no one in the world who's going to say that Justin Jefferson is not a great wide receiver. Let's have a conversation about another player that I want to know if you think he's a great wide receiver. Last year, he played 69% of the snaps. Nice. He had 1,100 receiving yards. Average 12.5 fancy points per game.

This year, he's playing 78% of the snaps, has 789 receiving yards, and averages nine fancy points per game. Do you know what I'm talking about? You're talking about, my little lad? I'm talking about your little lad. He is little right now. 66 for 789 is not what you hope for.

He's still, I mean, he's got six touchdowns. He had seven last year, so it's not like that's the differentiator in the fantasy points per game. Yeah, they have other. Two targets, one for 31. They have other places to go with the ball now with Keenan Allen there, their great rookie selection of past catchers, including Gadsden, Trey Harris. They've got. Cuge is the biggest one. And Cuge is.

Huge was gone. He had disappeared. He would not factor in this offense and then it all came together. Yeah. So, I mean, I don't think Ladd. is any worse or has taken a step back. It's just he is the type of player where he's not the dominant alpha one for a team. He's a great possession wide receiver when needed. He's not always needed. He's certainly not needed as much as he was last year. And so I think

we discussed this during the draft season. I was pretty low on McConkey for where he was being drafted just because there's a lot of ways that he could not have the same market share. What is Brian Thomas? Four for 39 in this game. Brian Thomas, just to give you the same thing I just did for McConkey, 14.1 fantasy points per game last year, 1,200 yards, 87 and 10. This year, 8.3 fantasy points per game, 45 for 658 and 2. I mean, BTJ was drafted ahead of McConkey. Both were drafted very high and the dynasty forecast for BTJ I mean there I think you can still have some optimism but the long-term deal for Jacoby Myers and the addition of Travis Hunter is not even playing right now I mean Parker Washington was great again we didn't talk about him in the

studs we should have he was yeah he was outstanding his after the catch is what makes him special yeah i i thought last week was just ser tan on brian thomas junior and but park i really wonder if he's going to be gone man i really do yeah because i just look at is he a free agent no no no no i'm sorry bt j like i just strange meyers hunter parker that's that's four names that they've used a lot and they're they're a 13-1 team right he's a on a rookie contract and so unless they are desiring to trade him. I think he is really a perfect fit for this team in the sense that he

doesn't, I mean, right now he's not an alpha, but he's like even if he's their wide receiver three, he's not going to be happy. Oh, I'm sure he's not happy. That's all I'm saying. But the team has to be to have him as your like wide receiver three. I just, it doesn't add up to me. The math doesn't check out to me of him staying there.

A 1400 yard receiver that you're not going to give anything close to that work, those things don't last. yeah i hope he's traded i really do buffalo is calling brian thomas junior pick up the phone um and limping into the um limping into the uh the final week of the year tasem hill did nothing oh my gosh the we started getting out on hill probably friday i put a few tweets out there people asking questions about Tastom Hill or any other name I'd kind of give you two or three names that didn't include Hill

because we found out that he was just saying goodbye. Yeah, Mike had tweeted at Underhill and to get information because I was pretty high on Taysam Hill when we were recording the shows last week but then after that we got the information on X from Underhill that there was a press conference basically. talking about getting him involved for his last home game at the Superdome. And so we, so hopefully you're following us on, on action. Yeah, I brought it up again on Sunday Live too.

Yeah, we, we did start pivoting and going away from Taysam Hill, thankfully, because he ended up with zero targets and zero rushing yards after being like a third of their offense the week prior. Travis Kelsey, 536, maybe his last game ever next week for Kansas City. studs and duds presented by Lowe's. Lowe's, no Sundays are for NFL football. Earn your Sunday with Lowe's, official partner of the NFL. We're going to talk through some NFL playoff scenarios, team motivation levels,

mailbag, Wednesday this week, which is New Year's Eve. We're going to do kind of a Megalodon, a Week 18 Megalodon with all the week 18 matchups, the Wheel of Shame, start to the week. And no show on Thursday and Friday this week, New Year's Day, day after so a big week for you week 18 weirdos which is the official term right week 18 weirdos we're still here for you we love you we're being weird with you but we're gonna complain but we're this is our this is the week where I really relate to early 1900s coal miners that's all yeah right get that they had it tough we have it as tough as them tougher tougher than them yeah um doing the

heavy lifting of week 18 like black lung carpal tunnel yeah like they kind of walked into a void and I feel like we might be talking into a boy with week 18. So it's very, very similar. But they had the canaries, which are like cool little birds, and we don't have that. Yeah, we don't have any mascot or pet around here that we can sacrifice. Yeah. I guess they did do that with the canaries, right? Oh, my goodness.

You go die. Yeah, they were sacrificial canaries. But that's what we got on the docket. One more reminder for you. If you need a championship shirt, buy them before Mike buys them out, shotballers.com and if you need trophies, rings, belts, things to bring to your draft

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