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.
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Melvin Gordon is coming off a rough 2020 and joining a team with a pair of quality backs. How should we value Gordon in fantasy football with the Denver Broncos?
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Fantasy Football: Gdula's Game Notes for Week 15
What should you know about every main-slate game in Week 15?
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Week 14 Running Back By Committee Report
Both Austin Ekeler and Melvin Gordon have been able to provide valuable fantasy production since Gordon's return. How are the other NFL backfields playing out as the season comes to a close?
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15 Fantasy Football Transactions for Week 15
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What should you know about every main-slate game in Week 14?
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Fantasy Football: Gdula's Game Notes for Week 13
What should you know about every main-slate game in Week 13?
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15 Fantasy Football Transactions for Week 13
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FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 7 Thursday Night
The Chiefs are getting rolled by opposing rushing attacks, putting Phillip Lindsay in a great spot. Who else should you look to tonight?
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DRAFT Daily Fantasy Helper: Week 17
With only a few games expected to be close, T.Y. Hilton looks like a strong play in a must-win game for the Colts. Who else should you target on DRAFT in Week 17?
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FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 16 Monday Night
Phillip Lindsay is coming off a down game but should have no problem bouncing back against the Raiders on Monday night.
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Week 13 Fantasy Football Backfield Report
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Royce Freeman Status
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Freeman rushed seven times for 15 yards and brought in one of two targets for one yard in the Broncos' 32-31 loss to the Texans on Sunday.
What it means:
Freeman was unable to take advantage of what had been an inconsistent Colts run defense, gaining nearly half his meager rushing yardage total on a seven-yard scamper and netting just eight yards on his other six totes. The journeyman back has appeared in 11 games with the Texans over the last two seasons and is on an expiring contract, and it remains to be seen if he'll have a chance to claim a complementary role behind the promising Dameon Pierce (IR-ankle) in training camp next summer.
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Freeman had seven carries for 19 yards and caught three of five targets for 20 yards in Sunday's 31-3 loss to the Jaguars in Week 17.
What it means:
Freeman (30 snaps) and Dare Ogunbowale (26 snaps) once again were the top backs on offense, but neither had a productive day. Freeman's 39 combined yards paced the backs. Expect a similar backfield mix, with a bit of Rex Burkhead, in next week's season finale against the Colts.
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Freeman rushed the ball 16 times for 32 yards in Saturday's 19-14 win over the Titans. He added one reception for six yards.
What it means:
Freeman accounted for 16 of the Texans' 24 carries by a running back in a tough matchup against the Titans. He was stymied throughout the game, as he averaged just two yards per carry and his longest gain of the day on the ground went for only five yards. Despite the poor performance, Freeman appears to have locked in an opportunity, as he now has 27 carries combined across the team's last two games heading into a Week 17 matchup against Jacksonville.
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Freeman rushed 11 times for 51 yards and brought in his only target for five yards in the Texans' 30-24 overtime loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.
What it means:
Just promoted from the practice squad Saturday, Freeman ended up leading the Texans backfield across the board during Houston's first game without Dameon Pierce (IR-ankle). Dare Ogunbowale was the only other back on the team to log a carry since Rex Burkhead was limited only to receiving work, giving Freeman some fantasy appeal heading into a Week 16 divisional road matchup against the Titans on Saturday afternoon.
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Freeman was signed to the active roster Saturday, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
What it means:
Freeman will look to make his season debut this week against the Chiefs after spending the entirety of the season on the practice squad. The 26-year-old running back could have an ample opportunity to get some playing time now that Dameon Pierce (ankle) has been placed on injured reserve as he figures to be the third option behind Rex Burkhead and Dare Ogunbowale.
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Freeman was signed to the Texans practice squad Monday.
What it means:
Freeman was let go for a second time this season by the Texans on Friday. Now the 26-year-old has been brought back again. Freeman will try and work his way up to the active roster and not get let go for the third time.