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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Wild Card Round (Sunday)
Brandon Gdula, numberFire
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Wild Card Round (Sunday)

How big of a priority are the star receivers on the Sunday slate for Wild Card Weekend?
FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Wild Card Sunday (Giants at Vikings)
Kenyatta Storin, numberFire
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FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Wild Card Sunday (Giants at Vikings)

Following a brilliant regular season, Justin Jefferson? is a clear candidate to lead this game in fantasy scoring. Who else should we consider for our MVP slot?
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 17
Kenyatta Storin, numberFire
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 17

Playing in what could be the most fantasy-friendly game of the week, Jared Goff can come through as a value play. Who else should you consider on Sunday's main slate?
4 NFL FanDuel Stacks for Week 17
Austan Kas, numberFire
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4 NFL FanDuel Stacks for Week 17

Travis Etienne could go nuts in a friendly matchup with Houston. How should you stack that game, and which other stacks stand out for Week 17's main slate?
Week 17 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: It's Time for Championship Week Decisions
Brandon Gdula, numberFire
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Week 17 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: It's Time for Championship Week Decisions

How likely are players to help us out in championship matchups this week? Here's what the data has to say.
4 NFL FanDuel Stacks for Week 16
Austan Kas, numberFire
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4 NFL FanDuel Stacks for Week 16

Weather is no issue for Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson, who could go nuts versus the Giants. Which other stacks make sense for Saturday's main slate?
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 16
Kenyatta Storin, numberFire
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 16

On a slate where weather will have a significant impact, Patrick Mahomes still emerges as a top option at quarterback. Which other players should we build around on Saturday's main slate?
4 FanDuel NFL Studs to Target in Week 16
Nick Vazquez, numberFire
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4 FanDuel NFL Studs to Target in Week 16

Christian McCaffrey has been crushing it for the 49ers over the past three games, and he should be able to continue that this week. Which other high-salary plays should you prioritize?
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 15 (Saturday Slate)
Austan Kas, numberFire
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 15 (Saturday Slate)

Jonathan Taylor is seeing big-time volume, and that's hard to turn down on a three-game slate. Who else should you prioritize for Saturday's games?
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 14
Kenyatta Storin, numberFire
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 14

Christian McCaffrey saw a sizable jump in volume last week, and he could have a massive role moving forward. Which other players stand out on Sunday's main slate?
Week 13 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Accounting for Running Back Role Changes
Brandon Gdula, numberFire
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Week 13 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Accounting for Running Back Role Changes

The running back landscape is shifting for a lot of teams. How should we view certain backfields? And who else can we start this week?
Fantasy Football: 5 Bold Predictions for Week 13
Austin Swaim, numberFire
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Fantasy Football: 5 Bold Predictions for Week 13

Justin Jefferson might be kept quiet against the Jets. Which other outcomes could be surprising during Sunday's action?
Week 12 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Can Washington Come Through Against the Falcons' Defense?
Brandon Gdula, numberFire
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Week 12 Fantasy Football Start or Sit: Can Washington Come Through Against the Falcons' Defense?

A lot of Commanders are in the start-or-sit discussion. How should we handle them -- and all relevant players -- in Week 12?
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Thanksgiving Slate
Austan Kas, numberFire
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Thanksgiving Slate

In a dream matchup with the Lions, the Bills' offense will be super popular on Thursday's Thanksgiving slate. Should you swallow the chalk with Buffalo's stars, and how should you handle the rest of the slate?
FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 11
Kenyatta Storin, numberFire
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 11

Following back-to-back clunkers, Alvin Kamara has a chance to bounce back against the Rams this weekend. Which other players should we considering rostering?

Justin Jefferson Status

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Jefferson was named the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, Field Yates of ESPN reports.

What it means:

Jefferson has taken a step forward in production in each of his three seasons in the NFL, and he finished 2022 with 128 receptions for 1,809 yards and eight touchdowns across 17 games. He consistently put up big receiving lines to reach those marks, surpassing 100 receiving yards in 10 games and 150 yards on four occasions. The Vikings will almost certainly pick up Jefferson's fifth-year option on his rookie deal that guarantees he will remain with the team through 2024, though it's also possible that he'll reach a long-term deal with Minnesota this offseason.
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Jefferson corralled seven of nine targets for 47 yards in Sunday's 31-24 playoff loss to the Giants.

What it means:

Jefferson finished second in targets and receptions behind T.J. Hockenson (10-129-0), but he failed to record a reception greater than nine yards. While this wasn't a poor fantasy line, there were certainly higher expectations for the league's leading receiver in 2022. The 23-year-old finished the regular season with a gaudy receiving line of 128-1,809-8 across 17 games. Jefferson will enter the final year of his rookie contract looking to gradually improve the same way he has in each of his previous three seasons in the NFL.
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Jefferson caught four of five targets for 38 yards in Sunday's 29-13 win over the Bears.

What it means:

Jefferson's production came exclusively during the first half, as Minnesota opted to rest its offensive starters following halftime. The decision restricted Jefferson to his second straight game with under 40 receiving yards, a steep decline from his league-leading production. With the Vikings slated to host a playoff game, however, Jefferson should be operating at full capacity the next time he takes the field.
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Head coach Kevin O'Connell intimated Friday that Jefferson and other key starters on offense and defense may not play the entirety of the Vikings' Week 18 game in Chicago, Joe Nelson of SI.com reports. "We've got a pretty clear cut plan with how we want to go about the whole game, but we're going to go in with the expectation of our guys going and try to get off to a good start and play good football," O'Connell said.

What it means:

Minnesota is assured no worse than the No. 3 seed in the NFC playoffs regardless of how this weekend's games transpire, but since the Vikings will need a win over the Bears plus a Cardinals win over the heavily-favored 49ers to climb to the No. 2 seed, O'Connell may not have much incentive to expose key players to an injury heading into the wild-card round. While Jefferson and all of the Vikings' other starting skill-position players look poised to play at least one series, the uncertainty of whether they'll play much beyond that makes it tough to reliably project any in Week 18 season-long or DFS lineups.
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Jefferson caught one of five targets for 15 yards in Sunday's 41-17 loss to the Packers.

What it means:

It was a brutal showing for Jefferson, one that likely cost him a chance to break Calvin Johnson's NFL record for receiving yards in a season, but the whole Vikings offense struggled after losing two offensive linemen to injuries early in the game. The team might prioritize the health of its stars in a relatively meaningless regular-season finale, so Jefferson may not see much of the field in Week 18 against the Bears.
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Jefferson caught 12 of 16 targets for 133 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 27-24 win over the Giants.

What it means:

It was another huge day for the NFL's receiving yards leader, as Jefferson reached triple digits for the 10th time this season while scoring his eighth TD. The third-year wideout is now 208 yards short of Calvin Johnson's all-time single-season record of 1,964 heading into a Week 17 road game against the Packers -- a defense he lit up for 184 yards and two touchdowns back in Week 1.