NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Picks for Every Game (Week 16)

The NFL Week 16 DFS main slate features 11 games. The following players are in my player pool. I’ll circle back to provide showdown selections and update the player pool by Saturday evening, after the final injury reports are released.

Updated on 12/20 at 9:22 p.m. ET

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NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Week 16

Sunday Main Slate

CAR vs. TB

• Core Plays: Jalen Coker, Xavier Legette, Mike Evans, Baker Mayfield, Chris Godwin
• GPP Only: Tetairoa McMillan, Bryce Young, Emeka Egbuka

CLE vs. BUF

• Core Plays: James Cook
• GPP Only: None

DAL vs. LAC

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: None

NO vs. NYJ

• Core Plays: Adonai Mitchell
• GPP Only: Chris Olave, Tyler Shough, Audric Estime

NYG vs. MIN

• Core Plays: J.J. McCarthy, T.J. Hockenson
• GPP Only: Tyrone Tracy, Justin Jefferson, Jordan Mason, Aaron Jones

TEN vs. KC

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: Tony Pollard

MIA vs. CIN

• Core Plays: De’Von Achane, Darren Waller
• GPP Only: Greg Dulcich, Ja’Marr Chase

ARI vs. ATL

• Core Plays: Trey McBride, Michael Wilson, Jacoby Brissett, Bijan Robinson
• GPP Only: Marvin Harrison Jr., Kyle Pitts

DEN vs. JAC

• Core Plays: Courtland Sutton
• GPP Only: Bo Nix, Jakobi Meyers, Brenton Strange

DET vs. PIT

• Core Plays: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff, Jameson Williams, Kenneth Gainwell
• GPP Only: Jahmyr Gibbs, DK Metcalf

HOU vs. LV

• Core Plays: None
• GPP Only: None

Sunday Main Slate Core Plays

QB

• Baker Mayfield
• J.J. McCarthy
• Jacoby Brissett
• Jared Goff

RB

• James Cook
• De’Von Achane
• Bijan Robinson
• Kenneth Gainwell

WR

• Jalen Coker
• Xavier Legette
• Mike Evans
• Chris Godwin
• Adonai Mitchell
• Michael Wilson
• Courtland Sutton
• Amon-Ra St. Brown
• Jameson Williams

TE

• T.J. Hockenson
• Darren Waller
• Trey McBride

Sunday Night Football

BAL vs. NE

• Top shelf captains: Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Drake Maye
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: Zay Flowers, Keaton Mitchell
• Flex only: Mark Andrews, Rashod Bateman, TreVeyon Henderson, Stefon Diggs, Kayshon Boutte, Hunter Henry, Andy Borregales, Mack Hollins, DeMario Douglas, Kyle Williams

Monday Night Football

IND vs. SF

• Top shelf captains: Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy
• Contrarian / Secondary captains: George Kittle, Jauan Jennings
• Flex only: Philip Rivers, Tyler Warren, Josh Downs, Blake Grupe, Ameer Abdullah, Eddy Pineiro, Demarcus Robinson, Brian Robinson, Kyle Juszczyk

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