The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

A wild Week 18 is in the books! Nando, Jake, and Brandon are ready to take a look ahead to fantasy football playoff pools -- and they hold a quick three-person draft of their own. Beyond the favorites, which team(s) should you consider bankrolling in your playoff leagues?

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It's Week 18 -- our final regular season Rankings Show of the 2021 season -- whether you're playing an actual Fantasy Championship, battling for a total points crown, or enjoy a special edition of the show, fire away with your questions!

Nando, Jake and Funston are here to help you make any final decisions you might have on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Nando, Brandon and Chris take an early look at their 2022 first-round candidates in their final episode together for the 2021 season. 

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Beller and Zac put a bow on Five Faves for the 2021 season, with a profitable season within reach for both of them. The guys dig into Chiefs (-5) at Bengals (51), Rams (-4.5) at Ravens (46.5), Cowboys (-6) vs. Cardinals (51.5) and more.

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The week every fantasy manager hopes to play in has arrived. All that prep beginning in June; all those best ball drafts in July; all the pods and articles consumed in August; all that excitement in draft season; all the grinding through waivers on Tuesday nights; it all pointed to this. Week 17. Fantasy Football Championship Week.

Beller, Jake and Funston are here to help you make any final decisions you might have on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Congratulations, you've made it to your fantasy football league's championship game. Chances are that way back in August, you drew part of it up like this. You targeted Jonathan Taylor in the first round. You ranked Davante Adams as the #1 receiver. You struck for players like Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel and Javonte Williams in the middle rounds. You had a good feeling that if you were in this spot, they'd be the ones to carry you.

But let's be honest. Part of it you didn't plan. Devin Singletary? Boston Scott? Ronald Jones? Dare Ogunbowale? All of those guys can be trusted to varying degrees in Week 17. Beller, Chris and Brandon discuss that, and a whole lot more, on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. 

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It's the final Beat Writer Tuesday of the season on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Bo Wulf (Eagles), Jay Morrison (Bengals) and Daniel Popper (Chargers) join Beller to discuss their teams from a fantasy perspective.

With Miles Sanders (hand) out again, what's the look of the Eagles' backfield for Week 17? Can Joe Burrow and the Bengals offense carry over their Week 16 explosion into this week's matchup with the Chiefs? Has Justin Jackson played well enough to carve out a meaningful role for himself alongside a healthy Austin Ekeler? Our beat writers answer those questions, and a whole lot more.

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We know that there are some championship berths hanging in the balance, but let's be honest. Saints-Dolphins is about as inconsequential as a Monday night game could be for fantasy purposes. The vast majority of fantasy managers heading to their league's championship already know that they're on their way.

Some surprise players might have helped them there. Guys like Joe Burrow and Justin Jackson and Amon-Ra St. Brown. On the other hand, they may have advanced despite Week 16 duds from Tom Brady or Saquon Barkley or Keenan Allen. Can they count on the Week 16 ponies to keep rolling? Can they rely on the Week 16 phonies to bounce back? Beller, Jake and Funston dig into that on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Zac Jackson and Vic Tafur run through their week 16 Five Faves, including a pair of key divisional games in Bills-Patriots and Ravens-Bengals. Plus, a look at Steelers-Chiefs, Rams-Vikings, and more!

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We’re full steam into the fantasy football playoffs! But there are still tons of questions heading into Week 16.

Jake and Funston are here to help you answer those questions. Is Ronald Jones an automatic start? What should we expect from Tyler Huntley? Devin Singletary or Joe Mixon? Is Justin Jackson an RB2? The guys get into all that and a whole lot more on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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