NFL DFS Example Lineups: Week 15

Welcome to the DFS Example Lineups for NFL Week 15!

What a week it's been, amirite? Wow. Just wow. Three games postponed, COVID cases everywhere and we're still seeing news of positive tests rolling in. By now, you should be familiar with the Fantasy Alarm Reserve/COVID List, but if not, check it out so you can see who's on the list and who isn't…yet. You never know.

With two of the Sunday games moved to Tuesday, we have just a nine-game slate today, so while there are still plenty of great options, you should expect there to be a fair amount of overlapping players in both cash games and GPP tournaments, so there will be a need to be different if we are going to beat the lineup trains and differentiate ourselves from the GPP herd. I'm not saying to go crazy and start throwing a bunch of random guys into your lineup, but don't lean so heavily on the chalk today.

You're also going to have to stay on top of the morning news closer than ever. Keep checking back here and routinely refresh the Playbook as we may be forced into some pivots here and there. You don't want to start building lineups just to tear them down and you certainly don't want to build them and walk away only to see someone as a late inactive.

Just a few notes here about the lineups below...

The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the Playbook. These are the guys who, unless I have indicated otherwise, offer up the higher floor and will help you cash in your Double-Ups and 50/50s. For GPP tournaments, particularly the large-field ones, you need to find alternative routes to the cash line. I will utilize players from the Playbook and the DFS Dart Board to fill in the gaps, but what I am looking for are some lower-owned stacks that make sense based on expected game flow and other news. You may also see in the GPP lineups, there may be some names I haven't discussed this week on the site, but have talked about during the week on the Fantasy Alarm Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You will also notice, though, that others on the site have mentioned some of these players in places such as the position coaches, so it's not like we're trying to hide anything from you. The only time, and I mean the only time you will see a player in a GPP lineup who hasn't been discussed is if we are using a stack and need a player from the other team coming back. But it's rare when that happens.

Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you. A sounding board if you will. They are not meant for you to plug in as your own. That's the lazy way and we don't condone it. We are trying to teach you how to be a better DFS player; we aren't lineup-sellers. You should be creating your own lineups using all the information we provide you throughout the week and then coming here to see if there is anything you may have missed or simply for an alternative perspective.

Best of luck to you this week and let's make some money!

SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:

Most Recent Updates:

According to NFL Insider Adam Schefter:

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (ankle) is "unlikely" to play in Week 15 against the Packers but still has a chance.

Ravens WR Marquise Brown (illness) is expected to play in Week 15 against the Packers.

Broncos’ RBs Melvin Gordon (thumb, hip) and Javonte Williams (knee), both listed as questionable for Sunday, both are expected to play vs. the Bengals, per source.

Cardinals’ RB James Conner, listed as questionable for Sunday due to an ankle injury, is expected to play vs. the Lions, per source. Arizona now will have Conner and Chase Edmonds, fresh off IR, available on its DeAndre-Hopkinsless offense.

Players expected to play Sunday include Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Chase Edmonds, Michael Carter, Tyler Kroft, Myles Gaskin and Adam Trautman.

Players out Sunday include DeAndre Hopkins, D’Andre Swift, T.J. Hockenson, Daniel Jones, Tyron Smith, Carlos Hyde, Elijah Mitchell, Calvin Ridley, Riley Reiff, Logan Wilson, David Bakhtiari, Terron Armstead, Ryan Ramczyk, Jamel Dean and Breshad Perriman.

Other News:

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports Tony Pollard (foot) is expected to play "a couple dozen snaps" in Week 15 against the Giants.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports D.J. Moore (hamstring) is expected to play in Week 15 against the Bills.

Ravens placed WR Sammy Watkins on the reserve/COVID list.

Cowboys placed DT Trysten Hill and DT Osa Odighizuwa on Reserve/Covid list

Cardinals activated RB Chase Edmonds (ankle) from injured reserve.

Jets activated RB Michael Carter (ankle) from injured reserve.

Jets activate TE Tyler Kroft (chest) from injured reserve.

LATE ADDS:

Cordarrelle Patterson has been added to the Playbook which should give you some added flexibility in your lineup builds, especially in cash where it looks like we might not want to use James Conner or Chase Edmonds right now.

Late change on a punt-defense as I pivot off the Jaguars and look to the Bengals.

GPP STACKS:

As a reminder, when you're stacking in GPP, you always want to run someone back from the opposing team. One-sided games often turn to a running back seeing higher-than-usual volume or the back-ups start to play. For a stack to really pop, the other team needs to keep things competitive. 

Chalk Stacks (Expect High Ownership):

Cardinals: Kyler Murray, Christian Kirk, A.J. Green or James Conner or Chase Edmonds (St. Brown or Reynolds coming back)

Cowboys: Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup or Amari Cooper (Barkely coming back)

**Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, DeVante Parker, Mike Gesicki or Myles Gaskin (Crowder or Carter coming back)

**Packers: Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, Aaron Jones or AJ Dillon or Allen Lazard (Andrews coming back)

Possible Lower-Owned Stacks:

**49ers: Jimmy Garoppolo, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel or Brandon Aiyuk (Patterson or Gage or Pitts coming back)

Falcons: Matt Ryan, Cordarrelle Patterson, Russell Gage or Kyle Pitts (Kittle or Aiyuk or Deebo coming back)

Bills: Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Gabriel Davis or Dawson Knox (Moore or Anderson coming back)

Bengals: Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon, Tee Higgins or Ja'Marr Chase (Williams or Gordon coming back)

Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger, Diontae Johnson, Najee Harris or Pat Freiermuth (Foreman or Jones coming back)

Dart Throw Stacks:

Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, James Robinson, Laquon Treadwell or Laviska Shenault (Cooks coming back)

Titans: Ryan Tannehill, D'Onta Foreman, Julio Jones (Harris, Johnson or Freiermuth coming back)

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