Fantasy Football Player Notes

If you managed to hang onto your fantasy season with Barkley, he is finally making his draft price worth it. With three straight games of top 10 finishes at the position, he is finally helping your fantasy team when you need it most. Even with minimal receiving work over the last three games, he has had at least 20 rush attempts and a score in each contest. To make matters even better, they face the Bills' Swiss cheese run defense in Week 17. Averaging the sixth most fantasy points to fantasy RBs, Barkley should keep his hot streak alive to close out the season.

With five straight weeks of 10-plus Half PPR points, Brown has turned into a reliable fantasy option down the stretch. Unfortunately, the Eagles' receivers have a brutal matchup to closeout the fantasy season. Since Week 10, the Bills have averaged a total of 97.9 receiving yards per game to opposing WRs. That said, these two offenses have the talent to take advantage of any matchup. Brown remains a low-end WR1 even in a tough matchup, but it's hard to see him coming through with a huge performance to closeout the season.

DeVonta Smith is the WR24 in fantasy points per game with a 24.2% target share, 62.1 receiving yards per game, 2.00 yards per route run, and a 30% first-read share. Smith is third on the team with ten red zone targets and first with 21 deep targets. This week, he faces a stout Buffalo secondary that, since Week 13, has had the second-highest two-high rate in the NFL (69.5%). Against two high, Smith leads the team with a 24.3% target share with 1.99 yards per route run (first on the team) and a team-leading 31.6% first-read share. Smith should lead the Philly passing attack this week and have success doing so. Since Week 12, Buffalo has allowed the fourth-most PPR points per target and the highest passer rating when targeted to slot receivers.

Dallas Goedert is the TE6 in fantasy points per game with an 18.4% target share with 41.6 receiving yards per game, 1.50 yards per route run, and a 20.5% first-read share (third on the team). Goedert is tied for the team lead in red zone targets with 12 while also seeing six deep targets. Sit Goedert this week. Buffalo remains stout against tight ends. Since Week 10, Buffalo has allowed the ninth-fewest receiving yards and the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game to tight ends.