Lions quarterback Jared Goff has been a mainstay near the top of the Fantasy football QB rankings this season, ranked third in the league in passing yards (3,727). He put together a huge outing against Denver last week, completing 24 of 34 passes for 278 yards and five touchdowns. Goff now faces a Vikings pass defense that ranks in the bottom half of the league in yards allowed per game, so should you target some of Detroit's key players with your Week 16 Fantasy football lineups?
Miami, the No. 1 offense in the NFL, is also going to be in action on Sunday. Are there any players on the Dolphins' roster you should include in your Week 16 Fantasy football strategy? Before you lock in any Fantasy football picks, be sure to check out the Week 16 Fantasy football rankings from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
When it comes to ranking players, SportsLine's model beat human experts in Fantasy football for the past several seasons especially when there were big differences in ranking. Over the course of a season, that could literally be the difference between winning your league or going home emptyhanded.
Now, the model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, has revealed its Fantasy football rankings for Week 16 of the 2023 NFL season. Head to SportsLine now to see its Week 16 Fantasy football rankings.
Top Week 16 Fantasy football picks
One player the model is high on this week: Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard. He has been one of the more consistent Fantasy running backs in recent weeks. Hubbard has finished with at least 87 rushing yards in his last three games and he's scored three rushing touchdowns over his last four contests.
He's carried the ball at least 22 times in each of his last three outings, giving him ample opportunity to return value for Fantasy owners. On Sunday, the Panthers will host the Green Bay Packers, a defense that's giving up 138.8 rushing yards per game, which ranks 30th in the NFL. That's a big reason why Hubbard is projected to finish as a top-20 running back this week, safely placing him as an RB2 for your Fantasy football lineups.
And a shocker: Lions running back David Montgomery, who has accumulated 958 scrimmage yards and scored 10 touchdowns in 11 games this season, stumbles big-time and fails to crack the top 20 at his position. The Lions began the season by piling Montgomery up with 93 touches over the first four games and the veteran rewarded them by scoring six times.
However, he suffered a rib injury against the Buccaneers in Week 5 and didn't return to action until nearly a month later. That gave rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs time to get up to speed and Montgomery's workload hasn't been as heavy since. He hasn't reached 20 touches in a game in his last seven starts and has failed to score the last two weeks. Now, he'll match up with a Vikings defense that ranks fifth against the run. For more start/sit Fantasy football advice, be sure to check out the rest of the Week 16 Fantasy football rankings.
How to set Week 16 Fantasy football rankings
The model is also calling for a shocking quarterback to finish in the top five of its Fantasy football QB rankings, ahead of stars like Dak Prescott and Brock Purdy. These picks could be the difference between winning big and going home with nothing. See the Week 16 Fantasy football rankings here.
So who should you start and sit this week, and which surprising quarterback could lead you to victory? Visit SportsLine now to get Week 16 Fantasy football rankings for every position and see which shocking quarterback comes out of nowhere to crack the top five, all from the model that has outperformed experts big-time.
