It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like the Finals

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Get these summaries delivered to your inbox each week!  Chris is visiting his in laws this week, so that means Camaron gets to write the intro this week. I have bowling on Tuesday nights, so if this intro is a little more spicy than normal you can blame that. The finals are here! If you subscribe to the FF Newsletter, then you’re guaranteed to make it to the finals (though there’s no money back offered to losers - mostly because it’s free). In all seriousness, the semifinals were one of the craziest I can remember. The top QB is the QB27 on the season, multiple RB1s were undrafted free agents in redraft leagues, and the number 3 WR in PPR was somebody named Parker Washington. Luckily, somebody awesome (*coughs aggressively*) warned you ahead of time who the number one kicker would be. If you were able to survive all that, congratulations and best of luck on the last leg of your championship journey! This newsletter is dedicated specifically to you. You’re amazing and deserve a community purpose-built to celebrate your genius - good thing we have one handy. Why not try out the FF Newsletter discord via Patreon for just $5 a month and turn that dominance into a dynasty? Here’s a taste of the kind of topics we talked about this week: Monday night Fantasy miracles (shout out George Kittle) DeKaylin “DK” Metcalf’s suspension The Chiefs’ move to Kansas from the garbage state to their East (guess where Cam lives?) D/ST streamers for Week 17 to bring home the bacon Which backup RB you should trust in the most important game of the year Titans vs. Giants in the real-life toilet bowl If you’re here from some non-email source (Reddit, Twitter, a friend who forwarded the email, etc.), make sure to subscribe so you get this email every Thursday AM and can act on it before your leaguemates get to it first. In case you missed the button to do so above, here’s another one: Subscribe now As always, let us know what stats helped you out in the comments, Reddit , or on Twitter @FFNewsletter! We’ve got a short one due to the Christmas schedule, but we hope you enjoyed this year’s content! Analysis & Hype: In the past 9 years, every team that has won the Super Bowl has had at least a top 11 offense and a top 13 defense. Every team that has made it has had at least a top 11 offense. There are currently 5 teams that fit the SB winning criteria: • Rams • Patriots • Jaguars • Bears • Bills Puka Nacua 's 46.5 fantasy points were the most in a game by any WR this season. Jahmyr Gibbs and Jonathan Taylor are the only position players to score more in a game this season. 30+ yard run rates in the 2025 season: 1. Jahmyr Gibbs (2.9%) 2. De’Von Achane (2.7%) 3. TreVeyon Henderson (2.7%) 4. RJ Harvey (2.6%) Next closest RB: 2.2% rate (TDs + 1st downs + tackles avoided) per reception tight end leaderboard: 1. Tucker Kraft 2. Darnell Washington Tetairoa McMillan in his rookie campaign: • 1.98 yards per route (24th/99 WRs) • 31.0% of team yards (11th) • 0.109 1st downs per route (14th) • 0.23 targets per route (24th) • 23.9% target share (15th) Omarion Hampton in his last 5 games (Week 4 on): • 5.50 YPC (4th/54 RBs) • 10.3% explosive rush rate (2nd) • 0.16 MTF/Att (20th) Bijan Robinson needs 68 more scrimmage yards to set the record for most career scrimmage yards before turning 24. 1. Christian McCaffrey (5,443) 2. Barry Sanders (5,391) 3. Bijan Robinson (5,376) Chris Olave’s 17 game pace since Tyler Shough has been the starter: • 97 Receptions • 1,300+ Rec. yards • 12…