The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

Happy Thanksgiving to all our loyal listeners and viewers. To show our appreciation, we present you with a fantasy feast on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

This is shaping up to be a fun week in the NFL, with Rams-Packers, Vikings-49ers, Colts-Buccaneers, and Bengals-Steelers among the games with serious implications in the standings. Many of those games will weigh heavily in the fantasy world, as well, with just three weeks remaining in the typical fantasy football regular season.

Beller and Funston break down all 15 games on the Week 12 slate from the fantasy perspective. The guys also share their favorite Thanksgiving Day football memories.

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Nando and Vaccaro talk turkey on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Literally and figuratively!

On the figurative side, the guys discuss the Thanksgiving Day games, why Vaccaro hates watching the Saints and Giants, the greatness of Jonathan Taylor and Justin Jefferson, and why it's time to worry about Russell Wilson.

On the literal side, the guys have some fun with their favorite Thanksgiving traditions.

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We're rounding third and heading for home in the 2021 fantasy football regular season. Most leagues have just three weeks remaining before the playoffs, making any lessons we can draw from Week 11 potentially crucial for keeping championship hopes alive.

So, what are those lessons? Well, it's time to totally recalibrate what we think about Seattle's offense. Is the same true of the Bills' group? Can we buy what we saw from Ben Roethlisberger in the fourth quarter on Sunday night? Is Rhamondre Stevenson stealing thunder from Damien Harris? How much fun are the fully healthy 49ers? Are playoff bids from the Vikings and Eagles meaningful in the fantasy world? Beller, Jake and Funston tackle all that, and a whole lot more, on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Michael Beller joins Derek VanRiper to take the first look at the Week 12 waiver wire. As the Dallas receiving corps gets hampered by injuries, is Cedric Wilson a viable option for the upcoming week? How much interest should you have in Van Jefferson down the stretch? And, are there any waiver-wire running backs worth considering?

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Beller and DVR discuss the Week 11 slate from the DFS perspective. Cam Newton is back! Is he a viable cheap option at quarterback this week? Which top-end RB is Beller building around? How much exposure should you seek in the Dallas-Kansas City matchup?

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Beller, Zac and Vic are back for another round of Five Faves, with their 15 combined picks covering 10 of the remaining Week 11 games. Among their favorites, you'll find...

Beller and Vic going head to head on the Packers (-1.5) and Vikings.

Vic and Zac finding a form of agreement on Lions/Browns.

Zac and Beller doing the same in Cowboys/Chiefs.

And plenty more...

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Week 10 was another celebration of the backup running back, with the likes of Rhamondre Stevenson, Mark Ingram and D'Ernest Johnson coming through for fantasy owners. They all find themselves in different circumstances this week, which is just one of the many storylines coming our way in Week 11.

Beller, Jake and Funston break it all down on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Are Stevenson, Ingram and Johnson still playable with their starters expected to return? How good can A.J. Dillon be with Aaron Jones out of the lineup? How much fun are we going to have watching Cowboys-Chiefs? Mix in a couple of head-to-head receiver battles, and we've got one heck of a stew going for the Week 11 Rankings Show.

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It was another ghastly week in Survivor pools in Week 10, with results like Washington over Buccaneers, Panthers over Cardinals and the Steelers-Lions tie taking out huge numbers. For those that survived (thank you, Cowboys) it's on to Week 11.

Beller and DVR make their Survivor picks for Week 11 on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Can you trust the two most popular plays, Browns over Lions and Titans over Texans? Is now the time to burn the Buccaneers for those who saved them to this point? Who should we avoid? Who can we get a little bit crazy with, if that time is right?

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Is there a dearth of fantasy scoring this season, or is it just us? Seems like it's not just us. Nando, Chris and Brandon dive into the reasons why this has been one of the lowest-scoring fantasy seasons in recent memory. Their discussion leads them to actionable Week 11 topics, such as the utility of Wayne Gallman and D'Onta Foreman, quarterbacks to stream, Cam Newton's rest-of-season outlook, Kenny Golladay's bounceback chances, and a whole lot more.

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It's Beat Writer Tuesday on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Connor Hughes (Jets), Mark Kaboly (Steelers) and Daniel Popper (Chargers) join Beller to discuss their teams from a fantasy perspective.

Is the Elijah Moore emergence here to stay? Is there any risk of the Steelers pulling back on the Najee Harris throttle? What's wrong with Justin Herbert and the Chargers offense? Our beats provide their on-the-ground expertise on those questions, and a whole lot more.

After that, Funston joins Beller to open up our Athletic Fantasy Sports mailbag.

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