Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Week 15: Reviewing Fantasy Football’s Top Fringe Starters

With the fantasy playoffs now upon us, the difference between a win and a loss is often the difference between fringe players either getting the start for your team or remaining on your bench.

Below, we’ll take a look at a few players who could be the difference between joy and despair. (Yes, it’s that serious come playoff time!)

Start ‘Em: Tyrod Taylor, QB, Buffalo Bills

Obviously, you’ll want to check the weather report carefully Sunday given what Decembers in Buffalo can be like. But it’s hard not to love the matchup here.

To put into perspective how bad the Cleveland Browns have been against opposing quarterbacks, they’ve now given up 16 or more fantasy points in 11 of 13 games this season and 20 or more fantasy points to the position five times. They are, not surprisingly, giving up the most fantasy points to quarterbacks in the NFL.

Taylor isn’t exactly lighting the world on fire these days, but he still has managed 15 or more fantasy points nine times. Taylor’s upside isn’t as high as the elite options at the position, but if you are streaming quarterbacks, Taylor is an excellent choice this week.

Sit ‘Em: Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions

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Matthew Stafford averaged 19.6 fantasy points over the first six games of the season. Since then, he’s averaging a more pedestrian 15.5 points per contest. Over the season, 15 quarterbacks are averaging more than 15.5 fantasy points per week, so Stafford’s numbers stretched out to a full season would put him squarely in the QB2 tier.

This week, he faces a New York Giants defense giving up the second-fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this year and one that hasn’t given up 20 points in a week to the position yet this season. Last week, the Giants held Dak Prescott to a whopping total of six fantasy points.

Avoid Stafford this week.

Start ‘Em: Jeremy Hill, RB, …

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