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Buffalo is a great team defense to start the year with and you should have little trouble taking them very late in your draft. They start the season with a set of very favorable matchups (at New York Jets, at New York Giants, vs. Cincinnati).

Each year, more NFL teams are converting to a running back by committee, or RBBC offensive build. This means that teams are regularly using two, three or even four ball carriers in a game and fewer teams are going with ...

Add security to your roster be acquiring your star running back's back up. Although they may spend the entire season riding your bench, you'll have peace of mind knowing that your biggest investment is insured. This is especially true if your star running back already has an injury history.

Can Tom Brady continue dominate and lead New England to another championship or will Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams running game get the job done? David Grey will breakdown the big game in this week’s “Grey Report,” because “not all matchups are black and white.”

Our Fantasy Football Projections are available for the Super Bowl. Projections will be updated continuously as practice reports are received and game-time decisions are made. We update our projections right up until kickoff every week. Check back often.

In order to help you in one final quest for a fantasy championship, I’ll be publishing individual defensive player (IDP) rankings each week during the NFL playoffs here at Fantasy Sharks. These rankings assume a league format where teams start two defensive linemen, two linebackers, two defensive backs and a “flex” spot or two.

Can Patrick Mahomes keep his magical season going or will Tom Brady and the weather be too much to overcome? Can Alvin Kamara and New Orleans stay hot at home and get by Todd Gurley and the Los Angeles Rams? David Grey will examine the matchups in this week’s “Grey Report,” because “not all matchups are black and white.”

In order to help you in one final quest for a fantasy championship, I’ll be publishing IDP rankings each week during the NFL playoffs here at Fantasy Sharks. These rankings assume a league format where teams start two defensive linemen, two linebackers, two defensive backs and a “flex” spot or two.

How will Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff perform in their playoff debuts? Can Nick Foles keep the magic going against Drew Brees and smoking hot New Orleans? David Grey will breakdown all the matchups in this week’s “Grey Report” because “not all matchups are black and white.”

Expect a hard hitting game where Baltimore's defense punches the Chargers in the eye, while their offense keeps the ball on the ground with a lot of Gus Edwards.

The NFL’s second season is almost here. For the 12 teams about to embark on the journey to Atlanta and Super Bowl LIII, the arrival of the playoffs are just swell. For the 20 teams that didn’t make the postseason though, it kinda sucks. Just ask Pittsburgh.

Can Nick Foles continue his magical run or will Khalil Mack and the Chicago defense break his magic wand? Can Lamar Jackson take Baltimore to the next level and get past the Los Angeles Chargers? David Grey will examine all the matchups in this week’s “Grey Report,” because “not all matchups are black and white.”

Alvin Kamara and Mark Ingram dominated the New Orleans backfield all season long and probably will play very few snaps if any at all. Dwayne Washington is the only other true tailback on the roster, so he’s expected to carry the bulk of the rushing load.

Crowder isn’t an exciting flex, but he is a high-floor flex if that’s what you need this week... Enter Philadelphia’s hapless secondary and it looks like Crowder could end the season on a high note.

Will Andrew Luck throw a ton and post a big score? Why yes, yes he will. T.Y. Hilton should be used here but there is no hotter team in football right now than the Tennessee Titans. They own the NFL's best win streak at four and there's a reason for that, they're playing good football.

Welcome back for the Week 17 edition of “Red Light, Green Light”, your matchup guide for all of this weekend’s NFL contests. While this piece is not intended to be solely a start/bench list, it can be used for some ...

Can Nick Foles and Philadelphia continue the magical late-season run and sneak into the playoffs? Can Lamar Jackson build on last week’s performance and help Baltimore reach the playoffs? David Grey will breakdown all the matchups in this week’s “Grey Report,” because “not all matchups are black and white.”

Well, folks, this is it—the last edition of IDP Studs and Duds at Fantasy Sharks for 2018—my eighth season writing the column at Fantasy Sharks and 10th overall. Time flies when you’re having fun. Most IDP leagues have already held ...

Derek Carr was not exactly lighting the world on fire on Christmas Eve, but at least he didn’t turn the ball over. He will have to throw a ton in week 17, though, as Kansas City is knocking on the door this week. They are the 3rd best matchup for opposing quarterbacks on the year.

The rookie QB has had his share of bad games in 2018, but he looks like he’s starting to figure it all out. Darnold has been great over the last two weeks, throwing for five touchdowns and zero interceptions. He’s making better decisions and has really built some nice chemistry with wide out Robby Anderson.

After gashing Kansas City for 116 yards and two scores last week, Carson went past 1,000 rushing yards for the season. It’s possible he won’t play the entire game here, but it’s worth the risk in a prime fantasy matchup for running backs.

He didn’t grind against Denver because Case Keenum was the MVP quarterback for Oakland in that game. Kansas City is the last stop and he should have to throw this week once Oakland gets behind.

Our Fantasy Football Projections are available for Week 17. Projections will be updated continuously as practice reports are received and game-time decisions are made. We update our projections right up until kickoff every week. Check back often.

I'm liking Andrew Luck this week in a must-win situation against the Giants... Jared Goff needs to regain some of his swagger, and quick; the Arizona defense may allow him that opportunity.

Drew Brees has had consecutive sub-par outings, causing him to slide a bit. With just two games to go, can Tom Brady put together a strong kick to end up in the Top 12?

Have no fear for those that play in Week 17 games, we'll all be here next week too and while we run a lighter schedule though the playoffs, we'll continue to have coverage, projections and all that goes along with that very exciting time of the year.

Welcome back for the Week 16 edition of “Red Light, Green Light”, your matchup guide for all of this weekend’s (and Monday’s) NFL contests. While this piece is not intended to be solely a start/bench list, it can be used ...

Baker Mayfield will throw for 350 passing yards, three touchdowns and have his best fantasy performance of the season against Cincinnati this week.

There’s a good chance Trevathan will get the eight stops Sunday he needs to top 100 for the season Sunday against a San Francisco team that ranks fourth in fantasy points given up to linebackers this season.

Peyton Barber was the only running back to receive a carry in Week 15, and he has scored in 4 of his past 5 games. The math adds up here to yet another productive day for the underrated back out of Auburn.

Our own Tony Holm hosts his weekly chat at USAToday.com and FantasySharks.com today at Noon ET, get those questions in as we try to work our way through your lineup decisions this week. We'll see you then!

Can Philip Rivers and the Los Angeles Chargers solve the stingy Baltimore defense? Can Drew Brees and New Orleans offense get back on track now that the team has returned home? David Grey will examine all the matchups in this week’s “Grey Report” because “not all matchups are black and white.”

Gus Edwards should see plenty of work this weekend against the Chargers as both teams will look to run often and control the ball. It’s not the greatest matchup for Edwards, but based on his volume, he needs to be in fantasy lineups.

The New York Jets’ young wide receiver was a valuable waiver-wire add down the stretch last season and seems to be in the midst of another hot streak this season.

Were it not so late in the season, I’d be sorely tempted to add the hard-charging Chubb to the “Studs” list. In Week 16 he hits the matchup jackpot too against Cincinnati’s tissue-paper defense.

Case Keenum has not been good this year, to put it lightly, but he does get the fifth-best matchup for opposing quarterbacks when he faces Oakland on Christmas Eve. If any team can make a subpar quarterback look good, it’s Oakland.

Josh Allen has been rewarding fantasy owners with a steady line week after week and the Patriots are the next team on the schedule. Allen has a nice grinder floor.

Is it okay to trust a Philadelphia Eagles wideout not named Golden Tate? Perhaps you remember this guy. If he’s on your roster, he probably has been collecting dust on the end of the bench.

I expect that the Saints are going to attempt to shut down the Panthers rushing attack and force Cam Newton to beat them with the pass. This will lead to several opportunities for both Devin Funchess and D.J. Moore.

While Dalvin Cook hasn't been running the ball all that well since his return from injury, he's been a decent RB2/Flex play over the last three games. The Vikings' RB has average 88 scrimmage yards, five catches and 0.67 TDs per game in that span, good for an average 18.2 PPG...