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  • NFL Week 17 IDP Start/Sits

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    Don't set your defensive fantasy lineups for the fantasy playoffs in Week 17 of the NFL season without consulting the IDP Guys' Week 17 IDP start/sits article!


    Welcome to the NFL Week 17 IDP Start/Sits article!!

    Table of Contents

    Thursday Night Game
    Dallas Cowboys at Tennessee Titans
    Sunday Early Afternoon Games
    Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons
    Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens
    Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
    Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
    Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
    Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
    Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants
    New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles
    Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    Cleveland Browns at Washington Commanders
    Sunday Late Afternoon Games
    San Francisco 49ers at Las Vegas Raiders
    New York Jets at Seattle Seahawks
    Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
    Sunday Night Football
    Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers

    Monday Night Football
    Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals

    It shouldn't be necessary to say this, but these are only suggestions. We don't sit in on team meetings; we absorb as much information as possible and then make calls based on that knowledge. If you don't agree with our suggestions, by all means, go in a different direction. Nobody makes these decisions for you.

    Article Key

    Trust

    These players have the best outlook based on their opportunity, past production, talent level, and matchup. They usually have a solid floor and an excellent ceiling. These guys should be the nearest to guaranteed production you can find.

    If You Must

    These players should earn a reasonable amount of points. Their opportunity, talent, or matchup is typically not on par with a trusted player. Tier two players are usually a good option in deep leagues that start multiple players at each position.

    Bust

    Sit these players unless you're desperate. You should not start these players for any number of reasons. They aren't necessarily bad players. We just don't predict them to be scoring well this game week. In the case of rookies, for example, they may simply need time to earn more playing time and, therefore, our trust as fantasy starters.

    Any player not listed in these three categories should probably be considered a "sit." If they become IDP-relevant on a week-to-week basis, they will likely end up in one of the categories above.

    No Cornerbacks?

    Johnny writes a separate article for CBs that drops on Fridays, and you can find it here once it is published.

    True Position Designations

    In some IDP leagues, certain positions are grouped in a suboptimal way, primarily because of outdated interpretations of what players at each position do. Many IDP leagues are turning towards True Position formats to address that problem. To know more about IDP True Position, click here to read the article written by Jase!

    Let's get into the NFL Week 17 IDP Start/Sits!

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    Click here to read the Week 17 Fantasy Football Start/Sits article for offensive players.


    Thanks for taking the time to read our NFL Week 16 IDP Start/Sits article. We hope you find it useful. You can find more of our work here at IDPguys.org, and you can follow us on Twitter @DynastyDVM and @JaseAbbey. We will do our best to be available for questions or feedback. Our DMs are open.

    Jase Abbey

    I'm an IDP-obsessive and have been playing fantasy football for 20 years. I write the weekly IDP start/sit for IDP Guys in-season, redraft IDP content during the offseason, and appear on the odd podcast from time to time. I am a big, big believer in data-driven and evidence-based content. I'm UK-based, love most sports, and study sports journalism at university. My favorite two things in life are family and sarcasm.
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