Golden Games, Week 17: Best Fantasy Matchups This Week

Welcome to the Week 17 edition of Golden Games, where we highlight the best fantasy football matchups of the week.

We’re ranking every single game based on how many total fantasy points from projected fantasy starters will be scored. What better way to pick the “fantasy games of the week” than using a projection-based model?

This ranks “game environments” and is highly useful for both DFS and season-long fantasy, where you can choose your non-superstar starters wisely based on likelihood of a shootout.

For the purposes of this article, an “elite” player is someone in the top five for projected points among QBs, TE, K or DST, or the top 10 among RBs or WRs.

Week 17: Best Fantasy Games This Week

1. Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings

Elite fantasy players in the game:

• Josh Jacobs (RB4)
• Justin Jefferson (WR4)
• Green Bay Packers (DST2)
• Brandon McManus (K4)

This game is projected to produce 191.4 fantasy points – 86% of which will come from likely fantasy starters. If you have players from this game in your fantasy championship — congratulations. The last time these two teams played, 60 points were scored.