{"id":260290,"date":"2025-12-24T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=260290"},"modified":"2025-12-23T21:32:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T02:32:50","slug":"fantasy-football-start-em-sit-em-week-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/12\/24\/fantasy-football-start-em-sit-em-week-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football Start \u2018Em Sit \u2018Em Week 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know the feeling, but now it\u2019s amplified because Week 17 brings with it a fantasy football championship on the line. The safety net is gone. It\u2019s the SHIP, and that glorious, maddening weekly riddle has morphed into a do-or-die ultimatum: WHO DO I START?<\/p>\n<p>The stakes? No longer just a bad week &#8211; we&#8217;re talking season-ending, delete-the-app despair versus the intoxicating high of championship glory. You\u2019re looking for that edge, that reassurance amidst the chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Friends, I\u2019m here for you. To give you my two cents on who needs to be touching grass to keep your title hopes alive and who needs to be riding pine before they pack your bags for you.<\/p>\n<p>This is it. Your CHAMPIONSHIP nudge. *pats tushie* Now, let\u2019s go get this RING.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>After you get done here, get more help with your fantasy football championship matchup with our <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/12\/23\/week-17-quarterback-rankings-fantasy-football-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">Week 17 quarterback rankings<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Week 17 Start&#8217;Em Sit&#8217;Em<\/h2>\n<h3>QBs I LOVE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-255127\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/USATSI_27609020-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joe Burrow (CIN v. ARI)<\/li>\n<li>Dak Prescott (DAL @ WAS)<\/li>\n<li>Brock Purdy (SF @ CHI)<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Stafford (LAR @ ATL)<\/li>\n<li>Tyler Shough (NO @ TEN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>QBs I HATE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-250935\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Jaxson Dart Fantasy Football Waiver Wire\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Jaxson-Dart-Fantasy-Football-Waiver-Wire-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bryce Young (CAR v. SEA)<\/li>\n<li>CJ Stroud (HOU @ LAC)<\/li>\n<li>Justin Herbert (LAC v. HOU)<\/li>\n<li>Jaxson Dart (NYG @ LV)<\/li>\n<li>Geno Smith (LVR v. NYG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>RBs I LOVE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-247452\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Week 12 Running Back Rankings\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/USATSI_27084500_168400545_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bijan Robinson (ATL v. LAR)<\/li>\n<li>Jahmyr Gibbs (DET @ MIN)<\/li>\n<li>De\u2019Von Ahcane (MIA v. TB)<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Walker II (SEA @ CAR)<\/li>\n<li>Saquon Barkley (PHI @ BUF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>RBs I HATE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-242504\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Quinshon-Judkins-Browns-Update-1024x638.jpg\" alt=\"Quinshon Judkins Browns Update\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Quinshon-Judkins-Browns-Update-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Quinshon-Judkins-Browns-Update-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Quinshon-Judkins-Browns-Update-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Quinshon-Judkins-Browns-Update-1536x957.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/Quinshon-Judkins-Browns-Update.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travis Etienne Jr. (JAC @ IND)<\/li>\n<li>Isiah Pacheco (KC v. DEN)<\/li>\n<li>Quinshon Judkins (CLE v. PIT)<\/li>\n<li>Emmanuel Wilson (GB v. BAL)<\/li>\n<li>Kimani Vidal (LAC v. HOU)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>WRs I LOVE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-255322\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"George Pickens\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/11\/George-Pickens-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Puka Nacua (LAR @ ATL)<\/li>\n<li>Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA @ CAR)<\/li>\n<li>Drake London (ATL v. LAR)<\/li>\n<li>George Pickens (DAL @ WAS)<\/li>\n<li>JaMarr Chase (CIN v. CIN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>WRs I HATE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-238214\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25073669_168400545_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nico Collins (HOU @ LAC)<\/li>\n<li>Michael Wilson (ARI @ CIN)<\/li>\n<li>Khalik Shakir (BUF v. PHI)<\/li>\n<li>Ladd McConkey (LAC v. HOU)<\/li>\n<li>Jerry Jeudy (CLE v. PIT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>TEs I LOVE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-190447\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Week 17 Start and Sit\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/09\/Week-3-Tight-End-Rankings-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>George Kittle (SF v. CHI)<\/li>\n<li>Trey McBride (ARI @ CIN)<\/li>\n<li>Brock Bowers (LVR v. NYG)<\/li>\n<li>Taysom Hill (NO @ TEN)<\/li>\n<li>Colson Loveland (CHI @ SF)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h3>TEs I HATE THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-244652\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mark Andrews Ravens\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/Mark-Andrews-Ravens.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dawson Knox (BUF v. PHI)<\/li>\n<li>Cade Otton (TB @ MIA)<\/li>\n<li>Cole Kmet (CHI @ SF)<\/li>\n<li>Chig Okonkwo (TEN v. NO)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Andrews (BAL @ GB)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>For more great fantasy football analysis, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/drroto.com\/category\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DrRoto.com<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know the feeling, but now it\u2019s amplified because Week 17 brings with it a fantasy football championship on the line. The safety net is gone. It\u2019s the SHIP, and that glorious, maddening weekly riddle has morphed into a do-or-die ultimatum: WHO DO I START? The stakes? No longer just a bad week &#8211; we&#8217;re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5637,"featured_media":190447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,33917],"tags":[2320,9531],"class_list":["post-260290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-advice","tag-nfl-schedule","tag-starts-and-sits"],"modified_by":"Doug Henderson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260290"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260295,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260290\/revisions\/260295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}