Fantasy football sizzlers, fizzlers: Daniel Jones, Mike Evans are championship week stars
With fantasy football championships hanging in the balance, all performances were magnified in Week 17. Some stars who helped their fantasy teams make it to championship week were no-shows (thank you very much Trevor Lawrence, Justin Jefferson and Travis Kelce), while others (Austin Ekeler, Christian McCaffrey, Davante Adams) came through with flying colors.
But which players ended up being difference-makers — both in a positive and a negative sense? They’re the ones we highlight in our final edition of sizzlers and fizzlers.
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These players saw their fantasy values increase or decrease most based on their performances in Week 17:
Sizzlers
QB Daniel Jones, New York Giants: Jones continues to be the most underrated fantasy quarterback in the game. While his 177 yards passing against the Colts wasn’t a big number, his rushing more than made up for it. Not only did Jones throw for two touchdowns, but he also ran for 91 yards and two more scores.
QB Jarrett Stidham, Las Vegas Raiders: The New England connection with head coach Josh McDaniels most certainly helped, but not many anticipated 365 yards and three touchdowns through the air in his first NFL start. That performance might even get him in the conversation to start next season.