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🏈 30 Players To Start/Sit for Week 15

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December 11, 2025

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MOVES GLOSSARY

Implied Team Total - projected point totals for each team based on NFL odds, per Eat, Drink, and Sleep Football

Opponent FP/G Allowed - opponent fantasy points per game allowed to the position, per FantasyPoints

% Started - Percentage of starting lineups player is in, according to Yahoo

Smash Spots - favorable matchups

Landmines - unfavorable matchups

Boost Expectations - player is in most starting lineups and has a good matchup

Temper Expectations - player is in most starting lineups but has a bad matchup

Start - player is in some starting lineups and has a good matchup

Sit - player is in some starting lineups and has a bad matchup

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QUARTERBACKS

QUARTERBACKS
🔥 Smash Spots

Start Lamar Jackson (76% started) vs. Bengals: 2nd-best matchup for QBs, t-5th-highest implied team total

Start Matthew Stafford (73% started) vs. Lions: 5th-best matchup for QBs, highest implied team total

Start Brock Purdy (36% started) vs. Titans: 9th-best matchup for QBs, 2nd-highest implied team total

Start Jaxson Dart (30% started) vs. Commanders: 6th-best matchup for QBs, t-10th-highest implied team total

Sleeper: Start Marcus Mariota (2% started) vs. Giants: 3rd-best matchup for QBs, 14th-lowest implied team total

QUARTERBACKS
💣 Landmines

Temper Expectations for Patrick Mahomes (80% started) vs. Chargers: 2nd-worst matchup for QBs, t-15th-highest implied team total

Sit Bo Nix (53% started) vs. Packers: 7th-worst matchup for QBs, t-10th-lowest implied team total

Sit Jordan Love (34% started) vs. Broncos: 6th-worst matchup for QBs, 15th-lowest implied team total

Sit Jacoby Brissett (26% started) vs. Texans: worst matchup for QBs, 6th-lowest implied team total

Sit Caleb Williams (25% started) vs. Browns: 4th-worst matchup for QBs, t-15th-highest implied team total

RUNNING BACKS

RUNNING BACKS
🔥 Smash Spots

Boost Expectations for Derrick Henry (98% started) vs. Bengals: best matchup for RBs, t-5th-highest implied team total

Start Travis Etienne (77% started) vs. Jets: 3rd-best matchup for RBs, 4th-highest implied team total

Start Woody Marks (45% started) vs. Cardinals: 6th-best matchup for RBs, 7th-highest implied team total

Start Aaron Jones (38% started) vs. Cowboys: 4th-best matchup for RBs, 12th-lowest implied team total

Sleeper: Start Chris Rodriguez (11% started) vs. Giants: 2nd-best matchup for RBs, 14th-lowest implied team total

RUNNING BACKS
💣 Landmines

Temper Expectations for Jonathan Taylor (98% started) vs. Seahawks: 6th-worst matchup for RBs, 3rd-lowest implied team total

Temper Expectations for Josh Jacobs (94% started) vs. Broncos: 2nd-worst matchup for RBs, 15th-lowest implied team total

Temper Expectations for Breece Hall (82% started) vs. Jaguars: 5th-worst matchup for RBs, 2nd-lowest implied team total

Sit David Montgomery (55% started) vs. Rams: 4th-worst matchup for RBs, t-10th-highest implied team total

Sit Bam Knight (9% started) vs. Texans: 8th-worst matchup for RBs, 6th-lowest implied team total

WIDE RECEIVERS

WIDE RECEIVERS
🔥 Smash Spots

Boost Expectations for Jaxon Smith-Njigba (98% started) vs. Colts: 4th-best matchup for WRs, 3rd-highest implied team total

Boost Expectations for Puka Nacua (98% started) vs. Lions: 2nd-best matchup for WRs, highest implied team total

Boost Expectations for Davante Adams (92% started) vs. Lions: 2nd-best matchup for WRs, highest implied team total

Start Jauan Jennings (32% started) vs. Titans: 8th-best matchup for WRs, 2nd-highest implied team total

Start Wan’Dale Robinson (32% started) vs. Commanders: 9th-best matchup for WRs, t-10th-highest implied team total

Sleeper: Start Ryan Flournoy (0% started) vs. Vikings: If CeeDee Lamb is unable to play…worst matchup for WRs, 5th-highest implied team total

WIDE RECEIVERS
💣 Landmines

Temper Expectations for Rashee Rice (84% started) vs. Chargers: 2nd-worst matchup for WRs, t-15th-highest implied team total

Sit Michael Pittman (40% started) vs. Seahawks: 5th-worst matchup for WRs, 3rd-lowest implied team total

Sit DJ Moore (30% started) vs. Browns: 3rd-worst matchup for WRs, t-15th-highest implied team total

TIGHT ENDS

TIGHT ENDS
🔥 Smash Spots

Start Mark Andrews (65% started) vs. Bengals: best matchup for TEs, t-5th-highest implied team total

Start Dalton Kincaid (35% started) vs. Patriots: 9th-best matchup for TEs, 8th-highest implied team total

Sleeper: Start Theo Johnson (12% started) vs. Commanders: 5th-best matchup for TEs, t-10th-highest implied team total

Sleeper: Start Isaiah Likely (6% started) vs. Bengals: best matchup for TEs, t-5th-highest implied team total

TIGHT ENDS
💣 Landmines

Temper Expectations for Trey McBride (98% started) vs. Texans: 5th-worst matchup for TEs, 6th-lowest implied team total

Temper Expectations for Brock Bowers (96% started) vs. Eagles: 3rd-worst matchup for TEs, lowest implied team total

Sit Hunter Henry (22% started) vs. Bills: worst matchup for TEs, 14th-highest implied team total

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
🔥 Smash Spots

Boost Expectations for Seahawks DST (86% started) vs. Colts: 2nd-worst matchup for DSTs, 3rd-lowest opponent implied team total

Boost Expectations for Texans DST (78% started) vs. Cardinals: 6th-best matchup for DSTs, 6th-lowest opponent implied team total

Start Eagles DST (73% started) vs. Raiders: 2nd-best matchup for DSTs, lowest opponent implied team total

Start Jaguars DST (57% started) vs. Jets: 8th-best matchup for DSTs, 2nd-lowest opponent implied team total

Start 49ers DST (31% started) vs. Titans: 3rd-best matchup for DSTs, 5th-lowest opponent implied team total

Start Bears DST (30% started) vs. Browns: 4th-best matchup for DSTs, 4th-lowest opponent implied team total

Sleeper: Start Cowboys DST (21% started) vs. Vikings: best matchup for DSTs, 12th-lowest opponent implied team total

Thanks for reading, and good luck this week!

-Stephen

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