Three Keys to Winning Championship Week in Fantasy Football

On By Littum

Yahoo Fantasy contributor Sal Vetri offers his three takeaways that will lead managers to success in Week 17, including the sketchy spot and pick and play of the week.

Video transcription

Three key takeaways that will help you in your Week 17 fantasy football matchup.

Starting with finding number 1, it’s pick up and play for the week.

And this is the Colts defense.

Indianapolis has had a great fantasy postseason schedule against teams like the Titans and Broncos, and it gets even better this week against the New York Giants.

And the Giants have been rotating quarterbacks due to nothing but injuries and poor play over the past few weeks, but regardless of who has been under center for them, it hasn’t been pretty.

The Giants have one of the worst offensive lines in the league and when you pair.

That with poor quarterback play usually leads to some big days for opposing defenses.

According to PFF, the Colts now have a top 10 defense on the season, with the Giants’ offense ranked 29th overall.

It’s one of the biggest mismatches of the week, and it makes the Colts defense a must-start this week.

If they are available on your wave wire, grab them.

Finding the No. 2 is now the odd spot of the week, and this one is for Cowboys running back Rico Da.

Anders has been one of the biggest fantasy bright spots of the past few months.

Since Week 9, when he returned from an illness, he has earned over 65% of.

Cowboy snaps and averages over 19 opportunities per snap. game.

And during that stretch, he’s produced 6 top 20 finishes at the running back position weekly, and he’s produced more fantasy points per game. match than guys like Kenneth Walker and Aaron Jones.

Not everyone has benefited from not only strong play, but an even stronger schedule in the past month against beneficial matchups and run defenses like the Bengals, Giants and Panthers.

But this week he faces his first tough spot in nearly 2 months when he takes on the Philadelphia Eagles as an 11-point underdog.

Philadelphia.

allowing the 7th fewest rushing yards per game and the 2nd fewest rushing touchdowns this year.

Anders will likely have to rely more on his use of the passing game in this game to get you there in fantasy.

And look, it’s a crooked place.

I know he’s been great, but if you have a viable replacement, you should consider starting them over Anders this week.

And now finding the No. 3 spot is the best spot of the week, and this one is for Bucks rookie running back Bucky Irving.

Irving has been a joy to watch all year, especially if you have him on your fantasy teams, because all season long, since week one, this guy has averaged over 8 yards per carry. touch.

has been effective.

And through Week 17, Irving is just one of 5 running backs to average at least 6 yards per carry. touch this season.

But not only that, according to the player profile, Irving also ranks top 10 in broken tackle rate this year and breakaway runs.

He is not only explosive, but he is also dynamic.

And now Irving gets the absolute dream showdown in the fantasy championships in Week 17 against the Carolina Panthers, who allowed the most rushing yards per game and the 2nd most rushing touchdowns this year, but that’s not all.

Because Irving just faced.

this Carolina team a month ago when he finished with a career-high 185 total yards and a touchdown.

It finished as RB1 overall on the week.

So congratulations if you have Bucky Irving in your fantasy championship matchup because you officially have the best running back matchup of the week on your list.

Now these have been the three key results that will help you win your week 17 fantasy football game.

All I have to do now is always just take this information, put it into your brain, take it into your fantasy championship and slam the competition with it.