Fantasy Football Start ’em Sit ’em Week 17 (Championship Week)

If you are still reading this then congrats are in order. You have made it to the championship game! Enjoy this moment because you never know when you will be back here again. Tomorrow is not promised, especially in fantasy football. Don’t forget to stop and smell the roses while you can.

With that said, there is not much more for me to say but to finish the job that you started on draft day.. Go with your gut instinct when it comes to setting your final lineup and don’t listen to too much advice from other people who aren’t in the fantasy title game. You got yourself here so you are the only one who can emerge victorious at the end of the day. Set your best lineup and live with the consequences. See you next year, champ!

Week 17 Start ’em

Brock Purdy – 49ers QB

Mr. Irrelevant aka BCB has taken the league by storm winning his first 3 starts including an epic battle against Tom Brady. Purdy will look to make history in Week 17 against the Raiders, which would make him just the 5th rookie QB ever to win his first 4 NFL starts. Now that the Raiders have decided to bench QB Derek Carr in favor of Jarrett Stidham, the wheels look like they have completely fallen off in Las Vegas after another disappointing season.

The 49ers on the other hand are still playing for the 2nd seed in the NFC which would give them 2 home games in the first 2 rounds of the playoffs if they can win out and the Vikings lose one of their remaining games. This sets the table for Shanahan to air it out with Purdy against one of the worst defenses in the NFL that is allowing the 8th most fantasy points to opposing QBs. Fire up BCB and let him bring home the hardware in fantasy and IRL.

Brock Purdy Week 17 Projections: 223 passing yards, 2 passing TD’s, 4 rushing attempts, 5 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD

QBs to Start

Justin Fields
Trevor Lawrence
Aaron Rodgers
Mike White
Gardner Minshew

RBs to Start

Travis Etienne
Cam Akers
Joe Mixon
Alvin Kamara
James Conner
Tony Pollard
Aaron Jones
Brian Robinson
David Montgomery
Jerick McKinnon
AJ Dillon
Devin Singletary
Leonard Fournette
Tyler Allgeier
D’Onta Foreman
Zack Moss
Jordan Mason

WRs to Start

Tee Higgins
DeVonta Smith
Chris Godwin
Garrett Wilson
Mike Williams
Christian Kirk
Jerry Jeudy
Diontae Johnson
Brandon Aiyuk
DJ Moore
Christian Kirk
Gabe Davis
Drake London
Romeo Doubs
Jakobi Meyers
DJ Chark
Brandin Cooks
KJ Osborn
Russell Gage

TEs to Start

Cole Kmet
Dawson Knox
Evan Engram
Tyler Higbee
Pat Freiermuth

Michael Pittman - Sit em Week 17

Week 17 Sit ’em

Michael Pittman – Colts WR

Pittman has had an up and down season after many experts predicted a breakout from the second-year wideout. Any potential for ending the year with a bang went up in flames last week when the Colts benched Matty Ryan in favor of Nick Foles who looked every bit of a QB who hasn’t played since winning a Super Bowl in 2018. Against a stingy Giants defense in Week 17, Pittman should best be left on benches for any managers that are left who made it to the finals despite his poor performance against the Chargers on MNF.

Michael Pittman Week 17 Projections: 4 targets, 2 receptions, 17 receiving yards, 0 TD’s

QBs to Sit

Geno Smith
DeShaun Watson
Tom Brady
Daniel Jones
Derek Carr

RBs to Sit

Najee Harris
JK Dobbins
Miles Sanders
D’Andre Swift
Kenneth Walker
Isaiah Pacheco
Cordarrelle Patterson
Jamaal Williams
Zonovan Knight
Raheem Mostert
Khalil Herbert
Chuba Hubbard
James Cook
Rachaad White
Latavius Murray
Jeff Wilson
Deon Jackson

WRs to Sit

DeAndre Hopkins
Mike Evans
Michael Pittman
Terry McLaurin
Amari Cooper
Juju Smith-Schuster
Zay Jones
Christian Watson
Donovon Peoples-Jones
George Pickens
Marquise Brown
Adam Theilen
Courtland Sutton
Michael Gallup
Chris Moore
Josh Palmer
Treylon Burks
Hunter Renfrow

TEs to Sit

Noah Fant
Hayden Hurst
Darren Waller
Hunter Henry
Gerald Everett

If you have any questions about your lineup for this week, you can find me on our Facebook group, Fantasy Couch Fam. My name is Mike Mital on there, by the way.

Make sure to watch the Week 17 waiver wire video in case there are any players on waivers or free agency that you might have missed.

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