Updated: Sunday, 12/28 at 11:55am ET

Welcome to the NFL Week 17 DFS Example Lineups!

With the three-games on Thursday and the two games yesterday, we are looking at a nine-game Sunday main slate. Not ideal, but still, a slate flush with strong talent and enough options to not worry about too much overlap ruining our single-entry GPP tournaments. Everything you need is right here on Fantasy Alarm. You've got all the relevant news from late Saturday and this morning below, including any relevant NFL weather reports, and then we start to dive into the stacks and everything else you need to crush this week. Are you ready? Have you read through all of this week's content – the NFL DFS Playbook, the DFS Coaches, the WR/CB Report, and watched this week's DFS Show? Great. We've played around with a number of builds and hopefully we can figure out the best directions we want to go. The Cincinnati Bengals/Arizona Cardinals game is going to have some high ownership all around given the 53.5-point game total, but we have a few other games we're eyeballing to help us differentiate ourselves from the herd.

 

 

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

The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the DFS 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 or even on the Fantasy Alarm Sunday Gameday 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. Sometimes, correlation is needed.

Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you; a sounding board, as I said. 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.

Be sure to check the Playbook and Dart Board for any late changes – refresh the pages to make sure.

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

 

 

SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:

According to Adam Schefter:

Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson has cleared concussion protocol and is expected to play Sunday versus the Jets.

Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty, whose status has been the source of speculation with his team and the Giants vying Sunday for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, is expected to play vs. the Giants

Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a heel injury, is expected to play vs. the Bengals but his s snaps will be managed

Saints WR Chris Olave, listed as questionable for Sunday due to back injury, is expected to play vs. the Titans

Browns TE Harold Fannin, who injured his groin during practice Friday and is questionable for Sunday, is expected to be “a full go” vs. the Steelers

Giants TE Theo Johnson (illness) is out for Week 17’s game against the Raiders.

 

 

WEATHER REPORT:

**courtesy of Kevin Roth

PIT/CLE -- Fortuitous timing here with gametime hours being somehow the only time of day that look remotely decent on Sunday. It pours pregame, it's very windy post-game, but in-game it's just a chance for rain with sustained winds 10-15mph, gusts 20-25mph. Not perfect, not great, but as good as it could be given how ugly the rest of the day is.

NO/TEN -- A raindrop or two at worst. Winds are the bigger concern here, high-res models coming in with sustained winds a bit over 15mph, wind gusts 30-35mph.

NE/NYJ -- Cold, temp around freezing, but otherwise it looks decent. Winds are light. Of note is the chance for some late-game wintry-mix precipitation... a chance of a rain/snow/sleet mix, but even if we do see that in-game (and we may not) it looks light, and likely only late-game.

ARI/CIN -- A few showers/sprinkles are possible, but I don't expect anything heavy or long-lasting. Wind is noteworthy here, sustained a bit over 15mph, gusts coming in at 35mph or a touch higher on high-res models. If that trend continues I may up the impact here to a Yellow/Orange, though it's still primarily just a concern for kickers.

PHI/BUF -- The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from 1PM Sunday through Monday afternoon, and while that doesn't necessarily mean the heaviest of the rain comes in-game, it does tell us something about the nature of the rain (very, very heavy). High-res models DO show some of the heaviest of that rain during game-time. That's not set in stone more than 24 hours ahead of gametime as I write this, but it looks likely as there is good model agreement. That's an issue for offense and special teams.

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): 

*Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, Jakobi Meyers, Brian Thomas Jr, or Brenton Strange or Parker Washington (Taylor coming back)

*Bengals: Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins or Mike Gesicki (Carter or McBride coming back)

*Cardinals: Jacoby Brissett, Trey McBride, Michael Wilson or Marvin Harrison (Brown or Chase coming back)

*Patriots: Drake Maye, Stefon Diggs, Hunter Henry or Kyle Williams (Hall coming back)

*Saints: Tyler Shough, Chris Olave, Juwan Johnson or Taysom Hill (Pollard coming back)

Giants: Jaxson Dart, Wan'Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton (Jeanty coming back)

*Bucs: Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin or Emeka Egbuka (Achane coming back)

Possible Lower-Owned Stacks:

*Seahawks: Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njgba, AJ Barner or Cooper Kupp or Rashid Shaheed (Dowdle or Hubbard coming back)

Eagles: Jalen Hurts , A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith or Dallas Goedert (Cook coming back)

Raiders: Geno Smith, Tre Ticker, Michael Mayer or Jack Bech (Tracy coming back)

Bills: Josh Allen, Khalil Shakir, Dalton Kincaid or Joshua Palmer (Barkley coming back)

Dart Throw Stacks:

Colts: Philip Rivers, Tyler Warren, Michael Pittman or Alec Pierce or Josh Downs (Etienne coming back)

*Panthers: Bryce Young, Tetairoa McMillan, Xavier Legette or Jalen Coker or Ja'Tavion Sanders (Walker or JSN coming back)

Dolphins: Quinn Ewers, Jaylen Waddle, Darren Waller or Malik Washington (Irving or Evans coming back)

Browns: Shedeur Sanders, Harold Fannin, Jerry Jeudy or Malachi Corley (Warren coming back)

Steelers: Aaron Rodgers, Adam Thielen, Darnell Washington or Pat Freiermuth (Sampson coming back)

Jets: Brady Cook, Adonai Mitchell, John Metchie (Stevenson or Henderson coming back)

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