The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

Ravens-Browns wasn't just the game of the year. It also likely swung more than a few first-round matchups in the fantasy football playoffs with huge late touchdowns by Rashard Higgins, Baker Mayfield, Marquise Brown and Kareem Hunt, plus a lateral-fest safety on the last play of the game.

Now that we've all settled down from that crazy end to Week 14, it's time to turn the page to Week 15 and the fantasy football semifinals. Nando Di Fino and Chris Vaccaro do just that on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Can late-season breakouts like Cam Akers and Jonathan Taylor carry fantasy managers to championships? Is Mitch Trubisky—Mitch Trubisky!—a must-start? Should we be even more worried than usual about bad teams mailing it in? The guys answer all those questions, and more.

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One month ago, neither Jalen Hurts nor Mitch Trubisky were starting for their real-life teams. Now, they could both legitimately carry fantasy teams to championships. On this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast, Michael Beller, Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston discuss Hurts and Trubisky, as well as the other big Week 14 storylines that could weigh heavily on the fantasy football playoffs.

Among them: What's up with the Steelers' and Buccaneers' offenses? A positive week for D'Andre Swift. The return of T.Y. Hilton. Alvin Kamara finally getting the Alvin Kamara treatment again. The viability of Raheem Mostert and J.D. McKissic. And a whole lot more.

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On this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast, Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper break down the Week 14 DFS slate. They discuss an abundance of attractive players across the three major positions priced between two $7,000 and $7,700, Dalvin Cook vs. Derrick Henry vs. Davante Adams, the lack of cheap pivots at quarterback, and more.

Later, Beller and Vic Tafur run through the slate from a gambling standpoint, highlighting their favorite picks against the spread. The guys are going head-to-head in three games, including marquee matchups between the Bills and Steelers, and Vikings and Buccaneers. They also dive into Packers-Lions, Saints-Eagles, Chiefs-Dolphins, and a whole lot more.

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The fantasy football playoffs have arrived, and they have brought into focus the meaning of a certain fantasy buzzword: trust. A bad game from an individual player sprinkled here or there throughout the regular season isn't a big deal. One in the fantasy football playoffs, however, could send a fantasy manager home. And that's why we ask, "Who can you trust?"

Nando Di Fino, Jake Ciely and Eric Moody get into the question of trust on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. They do so by discussing Giovani Bernard, D'Andre Swift, Jonathan Taylor, T.Y. Hilton, Chase Claypool, Matthew Stafford, Jalen Hurts and more.

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The fantasy football playoffs are here, with Week 14 kicking off a three-week sprint to championships all across the fantasy football world. Michael Beller, Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston are also here, helping you make the tough start/sit decisions with an in-depth look at the Week 14 rankings on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

The guys got into more than 30 of the most confounding players for Week 14, including Kirk Cousins, Jalen Hurts, J.K. Dobbins, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Kareem Hunt, CeeDee Lamb, D.J. Chark, Juju Smith-Schuster, and a whole lot more.

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Week 13 was not kind to our friend Chris Vaccaro, but he's still here to dive into the week's biggest stories from a fantasy perspective, and break down how we can use what we learned in the fantasy football playoffs.

Chris and Nando Di Fino discuss, among other topics, Cam Akers' usage, Washington's offense without Antonio Gibson, the Dolphins with Tua Tagovailoa back at the helm, Corey Davis fulfilling his draft-day promise, and a whole lot more.

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Week 13 isn't quite over, but the fantasy football playoffs are upon us. Some berths will be earned on Monday and Tuesday, but most people who are headed to the playoffs have already punched their tickets. And yet, there are still many questions to be answered that could determine who raises the trophy in any fantasy league.

Among them: Has Cam Akers' time finally arrived? Are Miles Sanders and Kyler Murray trustworthy? Is Jonathan Taylor set to become a playoff hero? Can you roll out Baker Mayfield with confidence, or should we be looking at the other side of Browns-Titans and attacking the latter's defense during the playoffs? Is Cam Newton a set-it-and-forget-it starter? Michael Beller, Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston answer those questions, and more, on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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On this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast, Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper break down the Week 13 DFS slate. They discuss building lineups around an elite back or receiver, finally paying up for a quarterback, the desire to get invested in Browns-Titans, and more.

Later, Beller and Vic Tafur run through the slate from a gambling standpoint, highlighting their favorite picks against the spread. Can the Raiders bounce back against the Jets? Will Taysom Hill hit his first speed bump as a starter in Atlanta? Can the Browns spring an upset on the Titans—or at least keep it within 5.5 points? Will the Packers run away from the Eagles? Can the Bills take care of business against the 49ers? The guys answer those questions, and a whole lot more.

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Week 13 has arrived, and not a day too soon. Instead of Thursday and Monday night games this week, we're getting a Monday night doubleheader and Tuesday Night Football to wrap up the final week of the fantasy football regular season. The last part of that sentence is, of course, the operative part, with fantasy managers looking lock up regular season championships and playoff berths.

On this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Nando Di Fino, Jake Ciely and Eric Moody discuss the Jets, Raiders and Cowboys, dive into the Browns-Titans and Rams-Cardinals games, try to figure out what's going on in Philadelphia, and more.

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It's the final week of the fantasy football regular season in most leagues, meaning that regular season championships will be won and playoff berths will be secured when this week comes to an end. Michael Beller, Jake Ciely and Brandon Funston help you get ready for it all with a deep dive into Week 13 rankings on this episode of Fantasy Football in 15.

How much have our expectations for Deshaun Watson changed? Is Latavius Murray now on the RB2 radar? How do we make sense of the jumbled mess that is the WR3 class? Should Myles Gaskin and Jonathan Taylor go right back into fantasy lineups? The guys answer all those questions, plus a whole lot more.

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