Fantasy Football 2025 Week 16 PPR Cheat Sheet: Player ratings to guide your toughest lineup calls

Matchup ratings for every player in Week 16 for PPR leagues

The Lineup Cheat Sheet was created so that you could get quick answers to your Fantasy start/sit questions with the analysis already built in. For detailed rationale, check out my latest content, including my weekly Lineup Decisions column.

What do the numbers mean?

All of my analyses from the week, from data points to matchup outlooks to game-flow predictions, are basically represented by a number on a confidence scale from 1-10. The higher the number next to a player's name, the more confident I am that you should start him. The numbers are not a projection, just a confidence score to help you pick who to start. Every relevant player for this week is here, so if a player isn't listed, don't start him.

To find a specific player, use your search function -- CTRL-F on PCs and Command-F on Macs. If neither of those are options, or if you're on a mobile device, you can scroll by game. If you're still unsure, just send a note on X.com (@daverichard), and I'll give it a look, time permitting. Remember to use the #AskFFT hashtag!

If you're reading this on Sunday, please refer to our weekly rankings, which are updated in real time.

Ready to get off on the right foot? Here's how to approach every play for this week in PPR leagues. You can also find our Non-PPR cheat sheet.

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Los Angeles Rams

@

Seattle Seahawks

Thu, Dec 18 at 8:15 pm ET •

SEA -1.5, O/U 42.5

Rams	RTG (MAX 10)	Seahawks	RTG (MAX 10)
Matthew Stafford	7.55	Sam Darnold	4.4
Kyren Williams	7.42	Zach Charbonnet	5.72
Blake Corum	4.94	Kenneth Walker III	5.65
Puka Nacua	8.7	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	8.65
Tutu Atwell	3.42	Rashid Shaheed	3.82
Colby Parkinson	6.28	Cooper Kupp	3.5
Terrance Ferguson	3.02	AJ Barner	3.7
Rams DST	7.2	Seahawks DST	6.6

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Philadelphia Eagles

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Washington Commanders

Sat, Dec 20 at 5:00 pm ET •

WAS +6.5, O/U 44.5

Eagles	RTG (MAX 10)	Commanders	RTG (MAX 10)
Jalen Hurts	8.6	Marcus Mariota	4.7
Saquon Barkley	8.85	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	3.58
A.J. Brown	8.2	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	3.32
DeVonta Smith	6.55	Terry McLaurin	7.35
Dallas Goedert	6.34	Deebo Samuel	6.36
Eagles DST	8.0	Commanders DST	2.0

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Green Bay Packers

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Chicago Bears

Sat, Dec 20 at 8:20 pm ET •

CHI +1, O/U 46.5

Packers	RTG (MAX 10)	Bears	RTG (MAX 10)
Jordan Love	6.9	Caleb Williams	6.5
Josh Jacobs	8.15	D'Andre Swift	7.5
Christian Watson	7.0	Kyle Monangai	4.4
Jayden Reed	4.31	DJ Moore	6.82
Romeo Doubs	4.1	Olamide Zaccheaus	4.02
Luke Musgrave	2.9	Colston Loveland	6.08
Packers DST	4.1	Bears DST	4.3

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

@

Carolina Panthers

Sun, Dec 21 at 1:00 pm ET •

CAR +3, O/U 45.5

Buccaneers	RTG (MAX 10)	Panthers	RTG (MAX 10)
Baker Mayfield	6.7	Bryce Young	4.8
Bucky Irving	7.52	Rico Dowdle	6.88
Sean Tucker	2.55	Chuba Hubbard	3.25
Rachaad White	2.48	Tetairoa McMillan	6.72
Mike Evans	7.58	Jalen Coker	6.2
Emeka Egbuka	6.48	Xavier Legette	3.22
Chris Godwin	5.34	Panthers DST	4.5
Jalen McMillan	3.56
Buccaneers DST	6.7

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

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Buffalo Bills

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Cleveland Browns

Sun, Dec 21 at 1:00 pm ET •

CLE +10.5, O/U 41.5

Bills	RTG (MAX 10)	Browns	RTG (MAX 10)
Josh Allen	9.2	Shedeur Sanders	2.1
James Cook	9.3	Quinshon Judkins	6.25
Ray Davis	2.5	Jerry Jeudy	4.18
Khalil Shakir	5.25	Isaiah Bond	2.6
Dalton Kincaid	6.0	Harold Fannin Jr.	6.05
Dawson Knox	3.62	Browns DST	1.3
Bills DST	8.7

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

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Los Angeles Chargers

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Dallas Cowboys

Sun, Dec 21 at 1:00 pm ET •

DAL -2.5, O/U 49.5

Chargers	RTG (MAX 10)	Cowboys	RTG (MAX 10)
Justin Herbert	6.6	Dak Prescott	7.0
Omarion Hampton	6.68	Javonte Williams	7.8
Kimani Vidal	4.28	CeeDee Lamb	8.8
Ladd McConkey	6.84	George Pickens	7.22
Keenan Allen	4.22	Ryan Flournoy	3.35
Tre Harris	2.98	Jake Ferguson	5.18
Oronde Gadsden II	4.6	Cowboys DST	2.9
Chargers DST	6.8

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Cincinnati Bengals

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Miami Dolphins

Sun, Dec 21 at 1:00 pm ET •

MIA +4.5, O/U 47.5

Bengals	RTG (MAX 10)	Dolphins	RTG (MAX 10)
Joe Burrow	7.8	Quinn Ewers	2.2
Chase Brown	8.05	De'Von Achane	9.4
Samaje Perine	2.4	Jaylen Waddle	6.3
Ja'Marr Chase	9.0	Malik Washington	2.92
Andrei Iosivas	3.05	Darren Waller	5.28
Mike Gesicki	3.95	Dolphins DST	3.0
Bengals DST	3.2

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

New York Jets

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New Orleans Saints

Sun, Dec 21 at 1:00 pm ET •

NO -5.5, O/U 40.5

Jets	RTG (MAX 10)	Saints	RTG (MAX 10)
Brady Cook	2.7	Tyler Shough	6.0
Breece Hall	6.58	Audric Estime	5.36
Isaiah Davis	3.18	Chris Olave	8.0
Adonai Mitchell	6.22	Juwan Johnson	5.05
Isaiah Williams	3.8	Saints DST	7.3
John Metchie III	3.75
Jets DST	2.8

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Minnesota Vikings

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New York Giants

Sun, Dec 21 at 1:00 pm ET •

NYG +3, O/U 43.5

Vikings	RTG (MAX 10)	Giants	RTG (MAX 10)
J.J. McCarthy	4.5	Jaxson Dart	7.4
Aaron Jones	6.62	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	7.14
Jordan Mason	4.0	Devin Singletary	3.9
Justin Jefferson	6.75	Wan'Dale Robinson	7.38
Jordan Addison	4.8	Darius Slayton	5.22
Jalen Nailor	3.38	Theo Johnson	5.3
T.J. Hockenson	4.32	Giants DST	2.7
Vikings DST	4.6

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Kansas City Chiefs

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Tennessee Titans

Sun, Dec 21 at 1:00 pm ET •

TEN +3, O/U 37.5

Chiefs	RTG (MAX 10)	Titans	RTG (MAX 10)
Gardner Minshew	3.5	Cam Ward	2.8
Kareem Hunt	3.92	Tony Pollard	6.02
Isiah Pacheco	3.48	Tyjae Spears	3.12
Xavier Worthy	4.38	Chimere Dike	3.4
Marquise Brown	3.1	Elic Ayomanor	2.95
Travis Kelce	6.9	Gunnar Helm	3.6
Chiefs DST	7.7	Chigoziem Okonkwo	3.0
		Titans DST	3.4

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Atlanta Falcons

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Arizona Cardinals

Sun, Dec 21 at 4:05 pm ET •

ARI +3, O/U 48

Falcons	RTG (MAX 10)	Cardinals	RTG (MAX 10)
Kirk Cousins	5.5	Jacoby Brissett	8.3
Bijan Robinson	9.5	Michael Carter	6.1
Tyler Allgeier	4.3	Marvin Harrison Jr.	6.7
Drake London	8.45	Michael Wilson	6.44
Kyle Pitts	6.5	Trey McBride	8.6
Falcons DST	4.4	Cardinals DST	1.8

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Jacksonville Jaguars

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Denver Broncos

Sun, Dec 21 at 4:05 pm ET •

DEN -3, O/U 46.5

Jaguars	RTG (MAX 10)	Broncos	RTG (MAX 10)
Trevor Lawrence	6.2	Bo Nix	7.1
Travis Etienne	7.6	RJ Harvey	6.86
Jakobi Meyers	6.78	Courtland Sutton	8.1
Brian Thomas Jr.	6.51	Troy Franklin	5.4
Parker Washington	5.0	Pat Bryant	4.9
Brenton Strange	3.68	Evan Engram	3.28
Jaguars DST	5.9	Broncos DST	7.5

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Pittsburgh Steelers

@

Detroit Lions

Sun, Dec 21 at 4:25 pm ET •

DET -7, O/U 52

Steelers	RTG (MAX 10)	Lions	RTG (MAX 10)
Aaron Rodgers	5.4	Jared Goff	7.9
Kenneth Gainwell	6.65	Jahmyr Gibbs	9.7
Jaylen Warren	4.92	David Montgomery	6.46
DK Metcalf	6.95	Amon-Ra St. Brown	8.9
Darnell Washington	2.62	Jameson Williams	8.08
Steelers DST	3.1	Isaac TeSlaa	2.68
		Lions DST	5.8

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

Las Vegas Raiders

@

Houston Texans

Sun, Dec 21 at 4:25 pm ET •

HOU -14.5, O/U 38

Raiders	RTG (MAX 10)	Texans	RTG (MAX 10)
Geno Smith	2.0	C.J. Stroud	6.8
Ashton Jeanty	6.15	Woody Marks	6.6
Tre Tucker	3.08	Jawhar Jordan	2.52
Brock Bowers	6.8	Nico Collins	8.4
Raiders DST	1.0	Jayden Higgins	4.25
		Dalton Schultz	6.38
		Texans DST	10.0

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

New England Patriots

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Baltimore Ravens

Sun, Dec 21 at 8:20 pm ET •

BAL -3, O/U 48

Patriots	RTG (MAX 10)	Ravens	RTG (MAX 10)
Drake Maye	7.6	Lamar Jackson	7.5
TreVeyon Henderson	7.25	Derrick Henry	7.18
Rhamondre Stevenson	4.85	Keaton Mitchell	3.2
Stefon Diggs	5.75	Zay Flowers	6.52
Kayshon Boutte	4.48	Mark Andrews	3.85
Mack Hollins	3.52	Isaiah Likely	3.54
Hunter Henry	3.88	Ravens DST	4.2
Patriots DST	4.8

Start 'em

10.0-7.00

6.99 - 5.01

5.00 - 0

Sit 'em

San Francisco 49ers

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Indianapolis Colts

Mon, Dec 22 at 8:15 pm ET •

IND +6, O/U 46.5

49ers	RTG (MAX 10)	Colts	RTG (MAX 10)
Brock Purdy	8.0	Philip Rivers	3.0
Christian McCaffrey	9.6	Jonathan Taylor	8.25
Jauan Jennings	7.28	Ameer Abdullah	3.15
Demarcus Robinson	3.3	Michael Pittman	5.32
George Kittle	7.48	Alec Pierce	4.75
49ers DST	6.9	Josh Downs	4.2
		Tyler Warren	5.2
		Colts DST	1.9