The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

Nando, Chris and Brandon recap a maddening Week 15 for fantasy owners on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Chris says it was the most insane week of fantasy football in his 20 years in the business. Sunday featured a record low amount of touchdowns scored. The trio touch on top performers, underperformers and how to navigate your fantasy roster for the rest of the playoffs.

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It's Beat Writer Tuesday on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Greg Auman (Buccaneers), Nick Baumgardner (Lions) and Jon Machota (Cowboys) join Beller to discuss their teams from a fantasy perspective.

Is Antonio Brown a 1-for-1 replacement for Chris Godwin? How has Amon-Ra St. Brown turned into a must-start fantasy player? What's wrong with Dak Prescott and the Dallas passing game? Our beat writers answer those questions, and a whole lot more.

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Turns out that a lot of fantasy managers were able to advance out of the first round of their playoffs simply by being less bad than their opponents this season. That was a brutal Week 15 summed up by this one simple fact: With four games remaining, the QB1 class includes four players who scored fewer than 16 points.

Why was Week 15 so bad in the fantasy world? Was it a fluke, or could it tell us something about where the rest of the playoffs are headed? Beller, Jake and Funston discuss those two questions and dig into the full Week 15 slate on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper take their first look at the Week 16 waiver wire. Opportunities may be available for running backs in Cincinnati, Miami and Detroit as the fantasy playoffs continue, but could Amon-Ra St. Brown and Gabriel Davis end up serving as viable options to help you win a fantasy football championship in the coming weeks?

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Beller and DVR try to weed through a rapidly-changing Week 15 main slate from a DFS perspective.

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Beller, Vic and Zac have just a few more weeks of Five Faves to go, as the guys look to fight their way to profitable records on the season. Their 15 combined picks cover 11 of the 15 remaining games in Week 15, and they find a ton of agreement along the way.

Beller and Vic both like the Steelers catching 2.5 points in Denver, while Beller and Zac are both on the Steelers as 1-point underdogs at home against the Titans. You can get those picks from the show description. For the rest, you'll have to listen.

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The fantasy football playoffs are here, and with them come a host of questions for managers trying to navigate the murky waters of Week 15.

Beller, Jake and Funston are here to help you answer those questions. Can you wait it out for Lamar Jackson? How high up the ranks does A.J. Green rise? Who can help surprise and help you advance to your league's semifinals? The guys get into all that and a whole lot more on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Beller and DVR are back on the Survivor pool circuit, breaking down the slate for Week 15.

The top pick of the week looks like Cardinals over Lions, but it's likely that many, if not most, people still alive at this point of Survivor pools used the Cardinals to get here. If that's you, Beller and DVR offer up plenty of pivots, including Dolphins over Jets, Cowboys over Giants and 49ers over Falcons.

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It's the best time of the year. For those of us in the playoffs, of course. Nando, Chris and Brandon get into all the Week 15 craziness on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. They discuss the covid situations affecting the Browns and Rams, Lamar Jackson's injury and downturn, newfound WR3s for the playoffs, Rashaad Penny's breakout, Chase Edmonds' return, and more. And, of course, Nando figures out a somewhat relevant way to discuss D'Onta Foreman and Mike Davis.

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It's Beat Writer Tuesday on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Joe Buscaglia (Bills), Matt Barrows (49ers) and Michael-Shawn Dugar (Seahawks) join Beller to discuss their teams from a fantasy perspective.

Will Josh Allen be able to give it a go this week? What about Eli Mitchell? Has Rashaad Penny's breakout finally arrived? Is Russell Wilson back to full health? Our beat writers answer those questions, and a whole lot more.

After that, Funston joins Beller to open up our Athletic Fantasy Sports mailbag. The guys discuss quarterbacks and defenses to stream in the playoffs, the RB2 landscape heading into the fantasy playoffs, and more.

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