Tyreek Hill is dealing with a heel injury and did receive a midweek downgrade on the injury report. Veteran Jerick McKinnon has been besieged by injuries for the last several seasons, but he would likely be the next man up if Williams further aggravates his toe issue. Youngster Derrick Gore should still see a handful of touches and with Kansas City heavy favorites, there is a chance he could get some mop-up duty. Pittsburgh has been in the bottom-five all season by most defensive rushing metrics and we know Williams is the preferred option for coach Andy Reid with his ability to contribute in all facets of the game. Running Backĭarrel Williams is dealing with a toe injury, though he is expected to play and this is going to be a pain management situation. Even with his skill position players banged up, Mahomes still will be in the mix for the fantasy point multiplier tonight across the various DFS sites. The yardage was lacking with only one game over 270, though he did average just over 35 pass attempts per game in this stretch.
Patrick Mahomes did seem to disappoint from a fantasy perspective for the latter third of the season, however he did have five straight multi-touchdown games. Kansas City Chiefs: 29.5 Points Quarterback Each team averaged right around 1.5 turnovers/takeaways per game so it is going to be a long row to hoe for this unit to provide any fantasy payoff. While Blitzburgh did lead the league in sacks, Kansas City has allowed just four over their last four games. Zach Gentry has benefited with the Eric Ebron injury as well as with Roethlisberger’s limited range and he should be good for a couple of targets tonight as a discount dandy. Pat Freiermuth has put together an excellent rookie campaign and looks to be a strong torchbearer continuing the long line of stellar Steeler tight ends. Smith-Schuster is at the minimum $200 on DraftKings and if he is active, he will be popular – however expecting anything more than two or three targets is folly. McCloud and Claypool are the secondary options and while both are viable, it is going to take a lucky touchdown for either to be a factor tonight. Johnson was third in the league with 169 targets, fifth with 107 receptions and just outside of the top ten with 72.6 yards per game. However, at best he might be a replacement level player who will cut into the snap count of Ray-Ray McCloud and James Washington. We last saw Smith-Schuster in Week 5 and even then it was already clear that Dionte Johnson was the lead receiver for Pittsburgh. JuJu Smith-Schuster (shoulder) has been designated for return from the injured reserve.
The rookie did convert all four of his targets for another 27 yards, but it was wideout Chase Claypool who led the team with 33 rushing yards on three opportunities. Benny Snell picked up the slack with 12 carries for a meager 22 yards compared to the 11 totes for 28 paltry yards for Harris. Last week Harris played less that two-thirds of the snaps in the Steelers overtime victory against Baltimore. While he is not on the injury report, he is still dealing with a recently hyperextended elbow which of course will be at risk for reaggravation. Najee Harris has dominated the Steelers backfield touches, though playing behind such a porous offensive line with a quarterback that is constantly under siege has limited his effectiveness over the last half of the season. Roethlisberger turns 40 this off season and tonight will likely be the swan song for his career. The short-passing game has lost its effectiveness with defenses knowing what is coming their way. The downfield accuracy and distance has just not been there this season. During the four games since reaching that milestone he has surpassed 160 passing yards only once despite averaging nearly 37 passing attempts per game in this stretch.
Pittsburgh Steelers: 17.0 Points Quarterbackīen Roethlisberger last topped 13 fantasy points in Week 14. Kansas City is in similar shape with just running backs Clyde Edwards-Helaire (shoulder) out and Darrel Williams (toe) questionable. Pittsburgh is coming into this game mostly healthy with no notable skill position players on the injury report.