The Week 18 NFL schedule kicks off Saturday with a two-game slate of Bucs vs. Panthers and 49ers vs. Seahawks, and a player pool that features

Vinnie Iyer is back for another season of fantasy football lineup advice, bringing his rankings and insights across all positions to help you make those tough Week 18 start 'em, sit 'em decisions based on matchups,

Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for the final week of the NFL regular season, with the 49ers beat the Seahawks and the Steelers prevailing.

The final week of the NFL season is tricky, but our Week 18 Flex rankings should help fantasy football managers and DFS players thrive.

Not just for reading this column in Week 18, but thank you for the entire season. It's been another fun ride in 2025. We know you have many options to get your Fantasy advice, and there are plenty of amazing analysts in the industry.

Every week, the first step of your DFS homework should be to examine the opening Vegas odds on all the NFL games for that week. Through some fairly simple algebra, it is easy to derive a spreadsheet that predicts team totals for every game, thereby allowing you to develop a rudimentary game script to help narrow down your decisions for the week.

An all-encompassing look at the matchups to exploit or avoid and lineup locks in fantasy, as well as projected scores for all NFL games.

The Raiders target the Tight End at the 3rd highest rate in the NFL (9.5 per Game). Mayer is the sole Tight End after Brock Bowers was listed out for the season. By default, we very well can see 7+ Targets shift towards Mayer. He is a starting Tight End on many NFL teams.

Week 18 is consistently the most unique slate of the NFL season. Motivations can vary wildly, as some teams are fighting for a spot in the playoffs or battling for seeding, while other squads are either already locked into postseason spots or focusing on draft position.

We’ve yet to learn of the Eagles’ official intentions when it comes to playing starters or not but this line seems to suggest they’re not just going to fold with the No. 2 seed potentially available to them. Or maybe it’s about the Birds’ backups being able to beat Washington anyway.