This is the weird time of year. Some teams are desperately seeking wins to make the playoffs and/or to solidify seeding. But considering the brutality of the game of football, this late in the season also sometimes features guys you wouldn't ever expect to be relevant. Bryce Petty is likely starting in Week 15. Nick Foles as well.
So let's look back a year at Week 15 of 2016. Top-10 fantasy quarterbacks that week included Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, and Cam Newton … but also Matt Moore, Robert Griffin III, and Matt Barkley. Ezekiel Elliott and David Johnson were top-10 running backs … and so were Robert Turbin and Tim Hightower. Eli Rogers and Odell Beckham Jr. Dion Sims and Kyle Rudolph.
Yes, every week in football has surprise names offering surprise performances. But the later you get in the season, the weirder some of these situations can get. So keep an eye on our whole load of fantasy strategy and advice we offer up on a weekly basis. All week long, we'll have more tips and plays on the site, and they'll all land here. Bookmark this page and keep it around all week long.
Looking back
- Fantasy Game Notes from Week 14’s games
- Scott Barrett’s stats to know
- Jeff Ratcliffe’s Week 14 takeaways
Rankings, start/sit advice
- Jeff Ratcliffe’s flex rankings
- Scott Barrett’s start/sit advice
- Walton Spurlin’s IDP start/sit advice
Roster advice
- Jeff Ratcliffe’s waiver wire advice
- Ross Miles’ IDP waiver wire advice
- Dan Clasgens’ risers and fallers
- Walton Spurlin’s streaming defenses
- Mike Castiglione’s streaming QBs
- Tyler Loechner’s trade value deep dive
- Dan Schneier’s buy/sell report for dynasty leagues
- Mike Castiglione’s committee report
- Tyler Loechner’s breakouts based on fantasy points per opportunity
- Michael Moore’s streaming IDP options
Deeper dives
- George Kritikos’ exception report
- Scott Spratt’s garbage time report
- Scott Barrett’s Actual Opportunity
- Pat Thorman’s Snaps, Pace, & Stats
- Scott Spratt’s blitz report
- Michael Moore's Dynasty Stock Watch
- Jeff Ratcliffe’s WR matchups based on CBs
- Jeff Ratcliffe’s matchup stats to know
- Pat Thorman’s funnel defense report
Last-minute advice
- Scott Spratt’s outside factors
- Tyler Buecher’s weekend news update
- Scott Barrett’s injury report
DFS advice
- Tyler Loechner’s DFS locks
- Tyler Loechner’s DFS fades
- Dan Schneier’s DFS bargains
- Dan Schneier’s DFS stacks
- Tyler Loechner’s DFS guides for FanDuel cash games and tournaments
- Tyler Buecher’s DFS guide for DraftKings cash games and tournaments