Welcome to the NFL Week 18 Saturday Slate!

Here we are – the dreaded Week 18. What's going to happen? Who's going to start? Simple questions with extremely complicated answers and the worst part is that few teams are making it easy for us, the DFS community. Do we take coaches and players at their word or do we assume there is a lot of coach-speak and gamesmanship involved? Some situations seem easier to assess than others, so when it comes to building lineups, I tend to stick with what I know rather than what I think. Does that make the lineups, especially ones we build on a short slate, a little too chalky. Maybe. But how many times have we seen the chalk hit? Plenty.

Today's two-game slate Playbook comes to us a little later than usual, simply because we want as much of the news as possible. We've probably learned enough over the last 24 hours to make a better determination but when it comes to his Cowboys/Eagles game, there is going to be slightly more supposition, so we need to be careful. Maybe that has us investing a little more in the Chiefs/Broncos, but there's nothing wrong with that. Better that we build a strong foundation and see what happens with a dart or two rather than just take a bunch of wild guesses.

Again, for short slates – whether it’s single-game or a two-game slate – your focus should be on GPP tournaments only. There is just too much overlap for cash games and given the COVID situation of at least two of these teams, there could be a lot of last-minute pivots as news comes rolling in. Having some skin in the game is great, but recognize the fact that you should not be over-investing in these contests. We all want to hit the million-dollar jackpots, but, as I’ve always said, these are more lottery tickets than they are a skill-based contest. Have some fun today and focus more of your bankroll and attention on Sunday.  

OK. Lecture over. Let’s get to tonight’s action.

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos

Spread: Chiefs -10.5

O/U: 44.5

Weather: potential showers with temperatures in the high-30s; winds NW at 6 mph

Notable Injuries:

Kansas City Chiefs

Denver Broncos

DVOA Defensive Rankings

Kansas City Chiefs

  • vs Pass: 22nd 
  • vs Run: 19th 

Denver Broncos

  • vs Pass: 20th 
  • vs Run: 22nd   

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

Spread: Cowboys -4

O/U: 43

Weather: clear skies with temperatures in the low-20s; winds SSE 4mph

Notable Injuries:

Dallas Cowboys

Philadelphia Eagles

DVOA Defensive Rankings

Dallas Cowboys

  • vs Pass: 1st
  • vs Run: 18th

Philadelphia Eagles

  • vs Pass: 21st
  • vs Run: 16th 

Potential Captain/MVP Choices:

Chiefs/Broncos

Cowboys/Eagles

If the normal starters play:

If the normal starters sit:

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