Fantasy managers work so hard to reach fantasy championship week. All that preseason prep. Attacking the waiver wire. Monitoring injury situations up until kickoff each week before making your start/sit decisions. You get to this point and still, unforeseen injuries can be crippling.
We already saw championship week get off to a brutal start for fantasy managers with Derrick Henry. One of fantasy’s elite running backs missed the Titans’ Thursday night loss to the Cowboys, causing agita throughout the fantasy world. But there are many more dreadful scenarios in Week 17. And it’s not always about the player that’s out this week. A quarterback who means nothing to you might be sitting, and the backup is bad news for your star receiver.
Of course, one of the biggest issues this week is the likelihood that Jalen Hurts misses this week’s game for the Eagles. Hurts is the QB3 on the season and surely carried many fantasy football players to this week. Lamar Jackson hasn’t been nearly as dangerous but the Ravens quarterback is still productive (when healthy) and his absence in Week 17 will force fantasy managers to settle on a second-level passer.
