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Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast

667 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★ - 633 ratings

Matt Harmon and the rest of the Yahoo Sports’ world-class fantasy experts (Andy Behrens, Scott Pianowski & Dalton Del Don) dish out top-notch fantasy advice (and whatever else they feel like talking about) on America’s top fantasy football platform. Whether they're discussing waiver wire pickups, smoked meats, sleeper tight ends, the worst kind of pizza or the benefits of mobile QBs over pocket passers, you'll learn how to have the best taste as a fantasy manager & as a person.

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Post-draft Fantasy Football Team Power Rankings

May 05, 2023 01:26 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

With coaching changes, free agency and the draft in the rear view mirror most rosters are set heading into training camp. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski reveal Yahoo's Fantasy Football Team Power Rankings for all 32 teams. Harmon breaks the 32 rankings into 3 tiers: The bottom tier, middle tier, top tier. The bottom tier being offenses that look like a mess or are complete unknown based on changes made this offseason. The middle tier is teams with potentially high ceilings but al...

NFL Draft recap: Identifying the 'day one' fantasy impact rookies

May 01, 2023 23:40 - 1 hour - 72.7 MB

The NFL Draft is finally in the books which means our fantasy experts Matt Harmon, Dalton Del Don, and Andy Behrens can begin to dissect every angle of it. The three go over all the major skill position players (QB, RB, WR, TE) drafted and their fits and place the rookies into three categories: Major impact, maybe impactful, and least impactful. Harmon, Del Don and Behrens begin the show by trying to rationalize the 49ers decision to take a kicker in the third round and end the sh...

NFL Draft Round 1 fantasy (and real life) winners and losers

April 28, 2023 07:27 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Round one of the NFL Draft is in the books and Matt Harmon and Charles McDonald break down every angle from a crazy first night. Harmon and McDonald provide their winners and losers for fantasy (and real life) implications for all the QBs, RBs, WRs, and TE taken in the first round. Harmon expresses his love for all the QB and WR fits but can't make sense of the Detroit Lions picks. McDonald, a devoted Falcons fan, shares his perspective on Atlanta drafting Bijan Robinson. Both ...

The Fantasy Football Players' Dream Mock Draft

April 26, 2023 00:27 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

Of course for our last pod leading up to round 1 on Thursday we are doing a mock draft, might have heard of them… right? Except this mock draft will be a “fantasy football players’ dream mock draft” where we wish-cast the top skill guys into their best fits so they can be fantasy studs on Sundays. Matt Harmon and TheUndroppables' Tommy Mo mock the top QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs to their perfect fantasy home. But first, Matt and Tommy dissect all the fantasy angles from the Aaron Rodger...

2023 NFL Draft Positional preview: Tight Ends (and yes, it's a loaded class)

April 21, 2023 00:08 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

Matt Harmon and Charles McDonald wrap up their pre-draft positional preview series with a deep dive on the loaded tight end class as well as a quick look at the top offensive line prospects in this year's draft. But to begin the show, McDonald breaks down the 2023 "All-Juice" team and how he and Charles Robinson crafted the squad in honor of Terez Paylor. And as a friendly reminder, to help keep his memory alive you can purchase All-Juice Team merch at Breaking T, with proceeds goi...

Teams that will shape the 2023 Draft: Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles

April 19, 2023 01:25 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

Matt Harmon and crew wrap up our “teams that will shape the draft” series with a deep dive into the best and worst team in the NFC from last year: The Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. Harmon and Dalton Del Don also react to the news of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin announcing his return to football. They also determine if there's any fantasy implications of WR Allen Robinson heading to Pittsburgh in a trade with the Rams. Del Don and Harmon discuss Jalen Hurts' historic ...

2023 NFL Draft Positional preview: Wide Receivers (and why they are all so short)

April 14, 2023 00:02 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

We are officially two weeks away from the Carolina Panthers kicking off the 2023 NFL Draft. Matt Harmon and Charles McDonald dive into maybe the most perplexing and polarizing class of this draft season: The wide receivers. But before diving into the prospects, Matt and Charles look at what DeAndre Hopkins' trade market looks like postOdell Beckham Jr. signing with the Baltimore Ravens. Is Hopkins a good fit for the New York Jets? Should we expect Hopkins to be a draft day trade? M...

Teams that will shape the 2023 Draft: Seattle Seahawks & Las Vegas Raiders

April 12, 2023 00:53 - 1 hour - 65.7 MB

Of course the NFL had to make news over Easter weekend. Odell Beckham Jr. is officially a Baltimore Raven and we have our fantasy experts Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don break down all the real life and fantasy implications of the big move. With the Sacramento Kings set to break the longest playoff drought in the major four sports this weekend, Matt and Dalton also look at which NFL team is primed to break their postseason drought in 2023. Meanwhile, the NFL Draft is so close you c...

2023 NFL Draft Positional Preview: Quarterbacks (and why we're having 2018 QB class flashbacks)

April 06, 2023 22:34 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

In this month-long lead up to the 2023 NFL draft at the end of April, it seems like all of the discussion has centered around the top four quarterbacks, who could all likely be selected with the top four picks. After discussing the 2023 class of running backs last week, Matt Harmon and Charles McDonald spend today's podcast finally diving into this year's blockbuster QB draft class in Alabama's Bryce Young, Ohio State's CJ Stroud, Florida's Anthony Richardson & Kentucky's Will Levis...

Teams that will shape the 2023 Draft: Indianapolis Colts & Detroit Lions

April 05, 2023 00:59 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

Our teams that will shape the draft series rolls on this April with the Indianapolis Colts and the Detroit Lions. Matt Harmon is joined at the top of the show by our very own Scott Pianowski to report on the pulse of the Lions franchise, but before that they tackle a few pressing news stories. First, they talk about the Tennessee Titans reportedly being interested in trading up for the third overall pick, currently held by the Arizona Cardinals. Next, they talk about Dalvin Cook's ...

2023 NFL Draft Positional Preview: Running Backs

March 31, 2023 00:13 - 1 hour - 57.6 MB

With the 2023 NFL Draft officially one month away, it's time to start breaking down the positions that matter most to fantasy managers, starting with the running backs. Matt Harmon is joined by Yahoo's own draft expert Charles McDonald to take an extended look at the running back position ahead of April's draft. Of course, if you've been paying attention, Bijan Robinson from Texas and Jahmyr Gibbs of Alabama may be the two names you're most familiar with, but the guys take the time...

Teams that will shape the 2023 Draft: Carolina Panthers & Houston Texans

March 29, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MB

It's (almost) April - which means it's absolutely time to dive fully in to the 2023 NFL Draft. All April (and we're including the last week of March in this), we'll be rolling out podcast episodes devoted to breaking down the draft from a team angle and from a positional angle. Today kicks off the team portion of that exercise, as Matt Harmon is joined by Underdog Fantasy's Josh Norris and Football Outsiders' Rivers McCown to look at the teams picking at the top of next month's dra...

Fantasy free agency losers & ranking this season's RB moves

March 24, 2023 03:33 - 1 hour - 61.5 MB

Earlier in the week, we did free agency winners; today Matt Harmon is joined by Upper Hand Fantasy's Faraz Siddiqi to look at the other side of the coin: the big losers in the 2023 free agency period. Before diving into that, the guys take a look at some recent news and notes from the wire including the Cleveland Browns trading for former Jets WR Elijah Moore and those very same New York Jets signing Mecole Hardman. They also chat about possible DeAndre Hopkins trade locations and ...

Fantasy free agency winners: why Justin Fields and Dak Prescott are set up for success in 2023

March 21, 2023 01:30 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

With the bulk of the 2023 NFL free agency season in the rear view mirror, Matt Harmon is joined by Yahoo's very own Scott Pianowski to chat about who they feel were the big winners coming out of this season of player movement. They kick off the podcast, however chatting about all sides of the recent trade between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans, which sent WR Brandin Cooks to Dallas. The guys discuss how this shores up the Cowboys offense & why the recent spate of Houston Tex...

Aaron Rodgers boards the Jets, could Patriots make a big WR trade, Cowboys part from Zeke & more free agency reactions

March 17, 2023 02:20 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

Most of the NFL's juiciest player moves occurred during the early-week "legal tampering" period, but as free agency kicked off in earnest on Wednesday, there were still plenty of signings for fantasy managers to feast on. The biggest move wasn't even technically a transaction, as the endlessly introspective Aaron Rodgers announced his intention to be traded to the New York Jets, but nothing will be official until the Green Bay Packers sort out trade compensation with his team of the...

Bears/Panthers trade, Ekeler requests out of LA, offensive linemen galore & more takeaways from free agency's first 48 hours

March 15, 2023 03:41 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

Though free agency only technically begins on Wednesday afternoon, Monday and Tuesday's "legal tampering period" gives football fans much to discuss in terms of player movement ahead of the 2023 NFL season. Matt Harmon is joined by 4for4's John Daigle to recap all of the biggest transactions from this early-week period, but first kick things off with Friday night's news that the Carolina Panthers traded for the Chicago Bears' first overall pick in exchange for four future picks and...

Playing QB matchmaker with 17 teams that could ride the QB carousel

March 09, 2023 08:01 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

What happens next with Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson will absolutely be the focus at the start of the NFL's free agency period next week, despite the fact that neither are technically free agents. Since quarterback is the most important position, Matt Harmon and his guest, the NFL Network's Patrick Claybon, take a look at a whopping seventeen teams who could be making some sort of QB move in the coming months and play a massive game of QB matchmaker. Lamar to the Buccaneers? Bake...

2023 scouting combine standouts, Carr to Saints, Lamar's non-exclusive franchise tag & Giants keep Jones & Barkley

March 08, 2023 00:13 - 1 hour - 79.8 MB

The 2023 NFL scouting combine is only a couple days in the rear view mirror, yet with this weeks news stories as the franchise tag deadline hit on Tuesday afternoon, it feels like it may have been three months ago. Nevertheless, Matt Harmon is joined by NFL.com draft expert, our old friend Eric Edholm! Matt opens the show discussing the New York Giants signing QB Daniel Jones to a long-term extension while placing the franchise tag on Saquon Barkley. Then Matt & Eric discuss former...

4 tiers of NFL coaching changes this offseason

March 03, 2023 00:54 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

Matt Harmon and Frank Schwab go through each head coach and offensive coordinator change that has happened during this NFL offseason and rank them according to which ones should have the largest fantasy impact. Before they dive into that, the guys go through all of the news coming out of the GM and head coach press conferences at the NFL Scouting Combine. What will the 49ers do at QB? Will the Cardinals trade DeAndre Hopkins? Where will Leonard Fournette land after being released b...

Fantasy Football Lessons Learned: WRs & TEs

February 28, 2023 01:01 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don get to enjoy themselves, for a while, and talk about lessons learned at the WR position from the 2021-22 NFL season before having to talk about what happened to the TE position. They start at the top, with Justin Jefferson as WR1 and the lessons we can take away from his awesome season before wondering if he’d be the #1 WR picked next year or if Ja’Marr Chase is ready to pass him. After working their way through the top 12 WRs with lessons for each o...

Fantasy Football Lessons Learned: Quarterbacks

February 22, 2023 23:11 - 1 hour - 63.1 MB

Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski go through the top 10 fantasy QBs for the 2022 NFL season and the lessons they learned along the way that will guide their fantasy football drafts in 2023. The guys talk about the steep cliff there was between the top 4 fantasy QBs this season and everyone else, making the argument against the popular “Late Round QB” strategy. They also discuss rushing QBs and whether they’re worth the injury risk to get the fantasy value from them. The top fantasy ...

8 Fantasy Football Lessons Learned: Running Backs

February 21, 2023 22:55 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB

Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens get together to discuss what they learned, as fantasy football experts, about the running back position this past season and how they’ll use that knowledge to adjust how they handle it next season. The guys figured that the best way to talk themselves through the top RB lessons learned was to attach one lesson to each of the top 8 RBs in fantasy football last season, with a couple of overachievers added to the end. Find out why you shouldn’t talk about...

32 NFL offseason fantasy questions

February 15, 2023 23:42 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don go through all 32 NFL teams in this podcast, with a fantasy football-relevant question for each one of them. This podcast is a riot, between Dalton’s aggravations over how the 49ers playoff run ended (and how fans are treating Trey Lance this offseason) and Matt going through the pros and cons of Aaron Rodgers’ darkness retreat, there are plenty of moments that will make you laugh out loud. Find out why Matt thinks the Falcons will be great for fanta...

Super Bowl LVII Recap: Mahomes or Hurts in fantasy next year?

February 13, 2023 22:57 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski to recap the Kansas City Chiefs’ exciting 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, but the conversation pretty quickly turns to next year’s fantasy value for Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts, Travis Kielce, Isiah Pacheco, Miles Sanders and just about everyone else who played in this game. The guys start off by talking about the late-game penalty that kept the Eagles from being able to make a game-winning (or overtime-forcing) d...

Ekeler's Edge at Super Bowl LVII: Stefon Diggs, Justin Fields & Myles Garrett

February 10, 2023 19:39 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MB

Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler joins Matt Harmon from Radio Row in Phoenix, Arizona leading up to Super Bowl 57 for the season finale of Ekeler’s Edge. The guys spend some time catching up, including Austin talking about the Chargers’ heartbreaking playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars and getting a new offensive coordinator in Kellen Moore, and discussing their plans for the offseason. After that, the guys sit down with Buffalo Bills WR Stefon Diggs to talk about maybe ...

Super Bowl preview, Pro Bowl recap & an early NFL Draft preview

February 08, 2023 02:03 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Matt Harmon returns, along with Charles McDonald, to talk about everything that is going on and has gone on over the last week. The guys kick things off by discussing the news, starting with a couple of NFL legends retiring (A.J. Green & Tom Brady) and ending with a bunch of new head coaches around the league (Frank Reich to the Panthers, Sean Payton to the Broncos, DeMeco Ryans to the Texans, etc.). They also dig in on some new coordinators, including Kellen Moore taking over the ...

Conference Championship Recap: Chiefs & Eagles win with defense

January 30, 2023 22:20 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MB

Scott Pianowski and Frank Schwab break down both the AFC and NFC Championship games from over the weekend, talking about Brock Purdy’s injury in the 49ers loss and Patrick Mahomes playing through a high ankle sprain to lead the Chiefs to victory. The guys start by talking about the Philadelphia Eagles, who cruised to another easy win after their outstanding pass rush knocked both Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson out of the game, leaving the San Francisco 49ers without any options at QB...

Conference Championship Preview: Burrow flying under the radar & Purdy’s biggest test yet

January 27, 2023 01:50 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by his Fantasy Football Live co-hosts Andy Behrens and Tank Williams to preview both the AFC and NFC Championship games this weekend. First, the guys tackle a bit of news. They talk about the Carolina Panthers hiring Frank Reich to be their head coach and whether or not it will pull Matt back into being a Panthers fan. They they discuss the New York Jets hiring former Broncos head coach Nathanial Hackett to be their offensive coordinator and debate if it’s si...

Divisional Round Recap: Mahomes on one leg, the Eagles are loaded & Dak’s performance was unacceptable

January 24, 2023 00:03 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens recap the first 3 games of the NFL Playoffs Divisional Round, but not before having a debate over whether it is still considered the best weekend for football each year. They start off by talking about Patrick Mahomes, who fought his way through a high ankle sprain to lead the Chiefs to a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. There’s a bigger challenge waiting for him in the Bengals next week, but maybe he just needed a good night of sleep? Andy and Matt ...

Divisional Round Preview: Cowboys are underrated, Jags look like the 2021 Bengals & America’s teaser picks

January 20, 2023 01:32 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Matt Harmon, Scott Pianowski and Frank Schwab go over all four of the NFL playoff games coming up this weekend and preview each one in great detail, including where they would put their own money if they were betting on them. Frank is reminded of the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals that went to the Super Bowl when he looks at the 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars, and he wouldn’t be surprised to see an upset in Kansas City. Scott is worried about Jalen Hurts, who hasn’t played a great game in abo...

Wild Card Recap: The end of Brady in TB, historic Charger-ing & Daniel Jones sinks the Vikings

January 17, 2023 23:36 - 1 hour - 64.3 MB

Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens recap all six of the games from a wildly entertaining NFL Wild Card weekend and look ahead to the offseason plans for the teams that were eliminated. Dak Prescott and Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore really shined on Monday night, effectively ending Tom Brady’s time with the Buccaneers. He likely won’t find a home with the 49ers, who continue to get impressive performances from rookie QB Brock Purdy and an offense filled with playmakers. The ...

Wild Card Preview: The Fraud Bowl, Brock Purdy as a young Tom Brady & great surfer hair

January 13, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski and Frank Schwab to preview all six of this weekend’s NFL playoff games for Wild Card weekend in great detail. The guys tackle the games in order, starting with the Seahawks-49ers game and a conversation about rookie QB Brock Purdy (with lots of comparisons to 2001 Tom Brady). The group is split on who will be the winner of Chargers-Jaguars, but they might be aligned when it comes to which QB has the better head of hair. The Dolphins have n...

2022 Year-End Fantasy Football Awards

January 12, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski close the book on the 2022 regular season by coming up with their own year-end fantasy football awards and handing them out to the lucky winners. Find out who was the fantasy MVP, the fantasy rookie of the year, which team had the most variety of scapegoats, who we wasted the most oxygen on and a lot more, including a few minutes where Matt and Scott discuss their favorite books. Before wrapping things up, the guys also crown the best waiver wire pi...

Ekeler’s Edge: Recapping the 2022 season & Chargers/Jaguars playoff preview

January 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler is back with Matt Harmon for the final episode of Ekeler’s Edge of the season. Together, the guys look back at the amazing year Austin had as fantasy football’s RB1 before looking ahead to the Chargers’ playoff game against the Jaguars this weekend. The show kicks off with some positive news on Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin before recapping the season that was for Austin. As per usual, he’s already put his great performance behind him and i...

Week 18 Recap: Cardinals fire Kingsbury, Lions bury the Packers, Seahawks & Jaguars are playoff-bound

January 10, 2023 01:43 - 1 hour - 59 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Dalton Del Don to recap all of the craziness from week 18, which featured a lot of teams resting their starters or with nothing to play for. That didn’t stop the Detroit Lions, though, who played for pride and kept the Green Bay Packers out of the playoffs. The guys talk through all of the games, paying special attention to the teams that missed out on the playoffs and what questions they will face in the offseason. The Arizona Cardinals kicked off their of...

Week 18 Fantasy Preview: Who will play and who will rest?

January 05, 2023 23:46 - 1 hour - 74.5 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Dalton Del Don and former NFL safety Tank Williams to preview all of the NFL games from week 18 with an eye towards betting and DFS. Obviously, the health of Damar Hamlin and the mental health of all NFL players and coaches hangs over this final week of football, and the guys take time to discuss some positive updates and some stories from Tank’s playing career that provide a bit more context about what comes next. However, with playoff berths on the line,...

Update on the status of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin

January 04, 2023 00:08 - 5 minutes - 5.43 MB

Following a very scary situation on Monday Night Football, Matt Harmon gives an update on the health of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and explains why we're not publishing an episode of Ekeler's Edge this week. Click here to donate to Damar Hamlin's toy drive fundraiser See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Week 17 Recap: Mike Evans is back, Cam Akers is fixed & Davante Adams is QB-proof

January 02, 2023 22:21 - 1 hour - 69.6 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens to recap week 17 in the NFL, also typically known as fantasy football championship week. The guys discuss some big performances, a few duds, and look ahead for a couple of teams who are already out of playoff contention. We kick the show off with a recap of the very fun “backup QB bowl” between Jarrett Stidham (and the Raiders) and Brock Purdy (and the 49ers), but very quickly work our way towards the outstanding offensive performances by Tom B...

Week 17 Fantasy Preview: Championship week is a disaster!

December 30, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Marvin Elequin and Dalton Del Don to preview all of the week 17 NFL games from a fantasy angle during championship week (in most fantasy football leagues). Unfortunately, for the teams that are still alive in fantasy, this week is a mess. Or a disaster. However you want to describe it, it’s probably bad for the players on your team. Many teams have no motivation to win this week, so there are plenty of questions about who will play and for how long. Will C...

Stat Nerd Thursday: Raiders bench Carr, Lamb makes the leap & Lions/Bears shootout coming

December 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by fellow stat nerd Dalton Del Don for another episode of Stat Nerd Thursday. Together, the guys come up with one stat for all 32 teams and also preview the Thursday night game between the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans. The guys talk a lot about this weekend’s game between the Bears and Lions in Detroit, and what a great setup that is for fantasy players in championship weekend. They also talk a bit about Russell Wilson losing his athleticism seemingly o...

Ekeler’s Edge: J.J. Watt announces retirement, Chargers clinch playoff berth & more ‘Fantasy This-or-That’

December 28, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB

Fresh off a win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football, Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler sits down with Matt Harmon to talk about returning to the playoffs for the first time since 2018 and discusses the news of J.J. Watt retiring at the end of this season. The guys also do another round of “Fantasy This-or-That” where they debate two players that are similarly ranked for the upcoming week and tell managers in the fantasy championship which one they would recomme...

Week 16 Recap: Broncos fire Hackett, Eagles remain fantasy’s best team, Tua & Brady look bad

December 26, 2022 21:05 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski to recap all of the NFL games that happened on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in week 16 of the NFL season, an important week for fantasy football matchups. The guys kick off the podcast with breaking news that the Denver Broncos have fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett before recapping Denver’s ugly loss to the Rams on Sunday. They also dive into the other Sunday games, including another bad outing from Tua and Tom Brady looking ...

Week 16 Fantasy Preview: Bad weather, backup QBs & star WRs

December 23, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by both Dalton Del Don and Scott Pianowski to preview all of the Saturday, Sunday and Monday NFL games happening in week 16 with an eye towards fantasy football. Many of the games talked about will have freezing temperatures, snow and strong gusts of wind that could play big roles in passing games around the country. The guys talk about that and also about Californians inability to deal with weather of any sort. Matt struggles to figure out which TE he’ll sta...

Stat Nerd Thursday: New starting QBs for Cardinals, Colts & Eagles could mess up the fantasy playoffs

December 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Dalton Del Don to provide one stat for all 32 NFL teams, and along the way the guys end up talking about games on Christmas Day, the running back market in free agency this offseason and the ranking of QBs if you were building a franchise right now. Unlike most weeks, when the guys start with the best teams in the league and work down to the worst, they go from worst to first this week and uncover a few fantasy gems on the league’s worst teams along the way...

Ekeler’s Edge: Austin’s Pro Bowl campaign video, fantasy debates & former Chargers TE Antonio Gates

December 21, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler is back with Matt Harmon for another great episode of Ekeler’s Edge. This week, the guys talk about the Pro Bowl campaign video the Chargers’ social media team put out and play a game of “this or that” as a fantasy debate before welcoming former Chargers TE Antonio Gates to the show. The guys also discuss, with each other and then later with Antonio Gates, the Chargers moving into playoff position and what they need to do to finish the job and ...

Week 16 Pickups: Injury updates, Dotson on fire & waiver wire etiquette

December 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens to break down the news coming out of Week 15 in the NFL before diving into what is left on waiver wires, but not before laying out some crucial waiver wire etiquette. First, the guys discuss the disappointing news coming out regarding Jonathan Taylor’s high ankle sprain and what a blow that is for fantasy teams. Then the guys spend time talking about Trevor Lawrence, who is ascending to one of the highest tiers of fantasy QBs right now. After ...

Week 15 Recap: McKinnon is the answer in KC, Trevor Lawrence is making a leap & takeaways from Saturday

December 19, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski to recap the Sunday NFL action, which included a lot of exciting finishes but not a lot of big fantasy football performances, and talk about their takeaways from the Saturday games, as well. The guys kick off the show by talking about last week’s RB1, who might also end up this week’s RB1, Chiefs RB Jerick McKinnon. They also talk about the Jeff Driskel positional eligibility discourse. After that, they break down a few games that didn’t he...

Week 15 Fantasy Preview: Bad week for QBs, Jeff Driskel as the new Taysom Hill & a big week for Ekeler

December 16, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens and Scott Pianowski to preview all of the Saturday, Sunday and Monday NFL games happening in Week 15 to help you win your fantasy football playoff matchup. Can you trust Dallas Goedert this week? Is Miles Sanders a terrible fantasy football analyst? What can we expect from Desmond Ridder (and will he help Drake London)? Lots of questions are answered in this very fun episode. Andy makes the pitch that Texans QB/TE Jeff Driskel might be the new...

Stat Nerd Thursday: Kittle needs more targets, Chubb & Saquon are slowing down

December 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Matt Harmon is joined by guest co-host Rich Hribar for a very special episode of Stat Nerd Thursday, where the guys provide one stat for all 32 teams and preview the Thursday night game between the 49ers and Seahawks. Find out why it’s pointless to complain about the Cowboys’ backfield committee, how high is too high for Isiah Pacheco, what killed the Ravens offense, and what is Ja’Marr Chase’s role if Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins miss this week’s game. Can you start Tua in fantasy ...

Ekeler’s Edge: The Chargers’ offensive identity, rest vs. rust & A.J. Brown on joining the Eagles

December 14, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MB

Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler is joined by Matt Harmon in another fast-paced episode of Ekeler’s Edge. This week, the guys talk about the team’s win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday night and chat with Philadelphia Eagles WR A.J. Brown. While talking about the great performance by the Chargers defense and Justin Herbert, Austin blames Los Angeles’ offensive identity as a pass-first team for putting him on pace to break the record for the most receptions by a RB in NFL hist...

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