The Week 17 Wednesday/Thursday Preview was curated by senior staff writer Steven Pintado using statistics from the Fantasy Points Data Suite. If you want access to these stats (and dozens of other proprietary figures) sign up here and use promo code NERDS to save 25% on a Data Suite or All-In subscription. Without further ado, let’s dig in to the Week 17 Wednesday/Thursday Preview!
Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5)
Game Summary | Week 17 Wednesday/Thursday Preview
- Wednesday at 1:00 PM EST
- Acrisure Stadium
- Field Type: Grass
- Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Kansas City Chiefs are favored (-3) with an Over/Under of 43.5
- Stream on Netflix
| Team | Def. Rank Vs. QBs | Def. Rank Vs. RBs | Def. Rank Vs. WRs | Def. Rank Vs. TEs | Def. 2 Man % | Def. Zone % | 1-HI Sfty% | 2-HI Sfty% | Offensive Plays Ran | Points Per Game | Pass Yards Per Game | Rush Yards per Game |
| Chiefs | 11th | 1st | 15th | 29th | 34.2 | 58.7 | 39.1 | 60.9 | 66.7 | 23.7 | 225.9 | 112.9 |
| Steelers | 3rd | 11th | 12th | 21st | 33.3 | 64.2 | 68 | 32 | 63.3 | 23.5 | 198.9 | 126 |
Quarterbacks | Week 17 Wednesday Preview
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) | Week 17 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | A/G | SCRM | YDS/G | 1 Read % | YAC % | Press % | ADOT | CHK % |
| Patrick Mahomes | 11th | High QB2 | 85% | 20.1 | 20 | 36.2 | 3.8 | 270.9 | 62.6 | 59.8 | 30.6 | 6.7 | 8.3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) | Week 17 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | A/G | SCRM | YDS/G | 1 Read % | YAC % | Press % | ADOT | CHK % |
| Russell Wilson | 13th | QB3 | 48% | 19.3 | 20.7 | 29.8 | 3.7 | 245.9 | 60.1 | 48.7 | 35.2 | 8.2 | 11.6 |
- The Chiefs have not allowed a QB1 performance over the last 4 games.
- The Steelers have allowed at least 2 touchdowns to a QB in 4-straight games.
Running Backs | Week 17 Wednesday Preview
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | ATT/G | ATT % | Off. Snaps/G | TGT % | i5% | i20% | EXP Run % | MTF/ATT | YACO/ATT | YBCO/ATT |
| Isiah Pacheco | 37th | High Rb4 | 68% | 9.2 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 18.4 | 51% | 7.4 | 42.9 | 34.5 | 1.3 | 0.09 | 1.79 | 2.00 |
| Samaje Perine | 60th | Outside The Top 48 | 45% | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 25% | 5.7 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0 | 0.06 | 2.00 | 2.82 |
| Kareem Hunt | 26th | Mid RB3 | 75% | 12.3 | 7.3 | 15.9 | 45.6 | 52% | 6.2 | 84.2 | 60.3 | 1.6 | 0.08 | 1.96 | 1.75 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | ATT/G | ATT % | Off. Snaps/G | TGT % | i5% | i20% | EXP Run % | MTF/ATT | YACO/ATT | YBCO/ATT |
| Najee Harris | 29th | Low RB3 | 74% | 11.9 | 10.9 | 15.9 | 49.7 | 50% | 8.6 | 44.0 | 52.9 | 4.2 | 0.21 | 2.40 | 1.52 |
| Jaylen Warren | 43rd | Mid RB3 | 76% | 8.1 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 21.5 | 45% | 10.3 | 13.6 | 17.3 | 2.9 | 0.17 | 2.50 | 1.57 |
- The Chiefs have kept an opposing running back under 65 rushing yards in all but one game this year.
- The Steelers have allowed an opposing RB to have 100 all-purpose yards in 2 of the last 4 games.
Pass Catchers | Week 17 Wednesday Preview
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | Off. Snaps/G | TGT/G | TGT % | RTE/G | SLOT RTE % | YAC | EZTGT | 1READ % | MAN WIN RATE | ZONE WIN RATE |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 52nd | Mid WR4 | 65% | 9.6 | 10.6 | 51% | 4.3 | 15.4 | 24.6 | 28.5 | 106 | 3 | 20.1 | 28.7 | 9.3 |
| Xavier Worthy | 42nd | Low WR3 | 70% | 10.9 | 15.0 | 67% | 6.1 | 16 | 29.9 | 36.2 | 341 | 7 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 5.6 |
| Hollywood Brown | 54th | High WR5 | 58% | 9.5 | 9.5 | 21% | 8 | 9.3 | 16.8 | 21.8 | 126 | 3 | 11.8 | 22 | 8.3 |
| Travis Kelce (TE) | TE7 | Low TE1 | 77% | 11.5 | 9.5 | 84% | 8.1 | 21.7 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 29 | 0 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 4.8 |
| Noah Gray (TE) | TE24 | Low TE2 | 52% | 7.5 | 7.1 | 60% | 3.1 | 8.3 | 17.0 | 30.2 | 206 | 5 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 4.2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | Off. Snaps/G | TGT/G | TGT % | RTE/G | SLOT RTE % | YAC | EZTGT | 1READ % | MAN WIN RATE | ZONE WIN RATE |
| George Pickens | 35th | Low WR2 | 84% | 13.0 | 16.4 | 78% | 7.5 | 25.1 | 27.9 | 25.4 | 219 | 13 | 34.4 | 27.3 | 13.5 |
| Van Jefferson | 113th | Outside the Top 60 | 30% | 3.9 | 4.8 | 66% | 2.3 | 8.1 | 20.5 | 23.1 | 79 | 3 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 5.5 |
| Calvin Austin | 73rd | Mid WR5 | 55% | 7.6 | 8.6 | 51% | 3.5 | 11.6 | 19.7 | 59.3 | 154 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 5.1 |
| Pat Freiermuth (TE) | TE16 | Low TE1 | 73% | 9.0 | 12.1 | 69% | 3.9 | 13.0 | 23.7 | 53.8 | 234 | 1 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 3.4 |
- The Chiefs have allowed an opposing WR1 to finish with 15 or more fantasy points in 7-straight games.
- Kansas City has allowed 45 or more yards to a TE in 4 of the last 5 games.
- The Steelers have allowed 3 100-yard receivers in the last 2 weeks.
- Pittsburgh has kept opposing TEs under 45 yards in 4 of the last 5 games.
Baltimore Ravens (10-5) vs Houston Texans (9-6)
Game Summary | Week 17 Wednesday/Thursday Preview
- Wednesday at 4:30 PM EST
- NRG Stadium
- Field Type: Turf
- Weather: Indoors
- Baltimore Ravens are favored (-5) with an Over/Under of 46.5
- Stream on Netflix
| Team | Def. Rank Vs. QBs | Def. Rank Vs. RBs | Def. Rank Vs. WRs | Def. Rank Vs. TEs | Def. 2 Man % | Def. Zone % | 1-HI Sfty% | 2-HI Sfty% | Offensive Plays Ran | Points Per Game | Pass Yards Per Game | Rush Yards per Game |
| Ravens | 28th | 8th | 30th | 20th | 30.7 | 65 | 54 | 45.8 | 61.8 | 30.1 | 242.5 | 181.2 |
| Texans | 15th | 4th | 27th | 10th | 26.8 | 69.1 | 54.4 | 45.6 | 63.1 | 23.1 | 213.7 | 109.6 |
Quarterbacks | Week 17 Wednesday Preview
| Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) | Week 17 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | A/G | SCRM | YDS/G | 1 Read % | YAC % | Press % | ADOT | CHK % |
| Lamar Jackson | 1st | High QB1 | 98% | 30.1 | 34 | 28.5 | 8.4 | 304.2 | 62.8 | 49.8 | 34.1 | 9.2 | 7.5 |
| Houston Texans | |||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) | Week 17 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | A/G | SCRM | YDS/G | 1 Read % | YAC % | Press % | ADOT | CHK % |
| C.J. Stroud | 26th | Low QB2 | 68% | 16.4 | 17.4 | 33.0 | 3.4 | 247.9 | 61.2 | 46 | 38.6 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
- The Ravens have kept QBs under 220 passing yards in 4-straight games.
- The Texans have allowed 260 or more passing yards in 3 of the last 5 games.
Running Backs | Week 17 Wednesday Preview
| Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | ATT/G | ATT % | Off. Snaps/G | TGT % | i5% | i20% | EXP Run % | MTF/ATT | YACO/ATT | YBCO/ATT |
| Derrick Henry | 6th | Low RB1 | 91% | 18.8 | 13.9 | 18.5 | 58.4 | 56% | 3.7 | 88.9 | 62.8 | 6.8 | 0.21 | 3.04 | 2.85 |
| Houston Texans | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | ATT/G | ATT % | Off. Snaps/G | TGT % | i5% | i20% | EXP Run % | MTF/ATT | YACO/ATT | YBCO/ATT |
| Joe Mixon | 3rd | High RB2 | 86% | 19.2 | 13.5 | 19.3 | 59.5 | 67% | 11.9 | 84.6 | 82.8 | 4.8 | 0.13 | 2.36 | 1.83 |
- The Ravens have allowed 2 running backs over 50 rushing yards in the last 7 games.
- The Texans have kept opposing running backs under 60 rushing yards in 4 of the last 5 games.
Pass Catchers | Week 17 Wednesday Preview
| Baltimore Ravens | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | Off. Snaps/G | TGT/G | TGT % | RTE/G | SLOT RTE % | YAC | EZTGT | 1READ % | MAN WIN RATE | ZONE WIN RATE |
| Zay Flowers | 29th | Low WR2 | 82% | 13.4 | 12.2 | 79% | 7.3 | 25.2 | 28.5 | 36.9 | 428 | 7 | 30.6 | 41.2 | 10.1 |
| Rashod Batemon | 45th | Mid WR4 | 65% | 10.3 | 10.5 | 71% | 4.2 | 13.8 | 24.7 | 8.1 | 145 | 8 | 14.6 | 28.6 | 13.9 |
| Mark Andrews (TE) | TE8 | Mid TE1 | 80% | 10.6 | 14.4 | 60% | 3.9 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 64.9 | 148 | 7 | 15.3 | 34.8 | 5.5 |
| Isaiah Likley (TE) | TE22 | Low TE2 | 58% | 7.8 | 10.1 | 58% | 3.7 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 54.4 | 246 | 7 | 14.2 | 21.7 | 4.3 |
| Houston Texans | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | Off. Snaps/G | TGT/G | TGT % | RTE/G | SLOT RTE % | YAC | EZTGT | 1READ % | MAN WIN RATE | ZONE WIN RATE |
| Nico Collins | 4th | Mid WR1 | 95% | 18.7 | 16.9 | 71% | 8.9 | 24.7 | 30.5 | 23.3 | 346 | 10 | 31.4 | 31.1 | 17.6 |
| Robert Woods | 136th | Outside the Top 60 | 40% | 3.2 | 2.7 | 33% | 2.2 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 41 | 64 | 2 | 4.2 | 16.7 | 10.6 |
| Dalton Schultz (TE) | TE25 | High TE2 | 70% | 7.2 | 12.0 | 80% | 5.1 | 14.7 | 27.4 | 27 | 204 | 3 | 14.9 | 21.4 | 5.7 |
- The Ravens have allowed an opposing WR1 to finish as a WR2 or better in 5 of the last 7 games.
- Baltimore has not allowed a TE over 45 yards in 6-straight games.
- The Texans have allowed 60 yards and a touchdown to a receiver in 3 of the last 5 games.
- Houston has allowed 8 or more fantasy points to a TE in the last 5 games.
Seattle Seahawks (8-7) vs Chicago Bears (4-11)
Game Summary | Week 17 Wednesday/Thursday Preview
- Thursday Night Football at 8:15 PM EST
- Soldier Field
- Field Type: Turf
- Weather: Chance of Rain
- Seattle Seahawks are favored (-3.5) with an Over/Under of 43.5
- Stream on Prime Video
| Team | Def. Rank Vs. QBs | Def. Rank Vs. RBs | Def. Rank Vs. WRs | Def. Rank Vs. TEs | Def. 2 Man % | Def. Zone % | 1-HI Sfty% | 2-HI Sfty% | Offensive Plays Ran | Points Per Game | Pass Yards Per Game | Rush Yards per Game |
| Seahawks | 19th | 17th | 20th | 16th | 30.4 | 64.1 | 49.6 | 50.4 | 61.7 | 22.6 | 244.5 | 91.9 |
| Bears | 2nd | 30th | 11th | 24th | 18.2 | 76.3 | 59 | 41 | 63.3 | 18.9 | 191.3 | 103.2 |
Quarterbacks | Week 17 Thursday Preview
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) | Week 17 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | A/G | SCRM | YDS/G | 1 Read % | YAC % | Press % | ADOT | CHK % |
| Geno Smith | 23rd | Mid QB2 | 70% | 17.7 | 15.4 | 35.2 | 3.2 | 278.4 | 61.7 | 50 | 30.3 | 7.6 | 9.5 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (6 PPT) | Week 17 Ranking | Confidence Start Rating | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | A/G | SCRM | YDS/G | 1 Read % | YAC % | Press % | ADOT | CHK % |
| Caleb Williams | 21st | High QB2 | 82% | 17.9 | 22.2 | 34.3 | 4.9 | 247.1 | 63.6 | 52.2 | 31.8 | 8.5 | 7.1 |
- Seattle has allowed 4-straight games of a quarterback throwing for 2 or more passing touchdowns.
- The Bears have allowed a 300-yard passer with 2 passing touchdowns in 3 of the last 5 games.
Running Backs | Week 17 Thursday Preview
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | ATT/G | ATT % | Off. Snaps/G | TGT % | i5% | i20% | EXP Run % | MTF/ATT | YACO/ATT | YBCO/ATT |
| Ken Walker | 12th | Low RB1 | 90% | 16.5 | 10.3 | 13.9 | 45.8 | 63% | 12.7 | 57.1 | 62.2 | 3.9 | 0.30 | 2.65 | 1.09 |
| Zach Charbonnet | 31st | Mid RB3 | 74% | 11.2 | 16.8 | 7.1 | 32.0 | 50% | 8.1 | 44.4 | 38.9 | 4.7 | 0.22 | 2.59 | 1.68 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | ATT/G | ATT % | Off. Snaps/G | TGT % | i5% | i20% | EXP Run % | MTF/ATT | YACO/ATT | YBCO/ATT |
| D’Andre Swift | 23rd | Low RB2 | 80% | 12.7 | 8.2 | 14.7 | 57.9 | 66% | 8.7 | 39.1 | 50.8 | 4.1 | 0.13 | 2.15 | 1.65 |
| Roschon Johnson | 48th | Outside the Top 48 | 45% | 6.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 12.8 | 31% | 3.4 | 42.9 | 28.0 | 0 | 0.08 | 1.86 | 1.04 |
- Seattle has allowed 80 all-purpose yards to an opposing RB in 3-straight games.
- The Bears have allowed 70 yards with a touchdown to an RB in 4 of the last 6 games.
Pass Catchers | Week 17 Thursday Preview
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | Off. Snaps/G | TGT/G | TGT % | RTE/G | SLOT RTE % | YAC | EZTGT | 1READ % | MAN WIN RATE | ZONE WIN RATE |
| D.K. Metcalf | 34th | Mid WR3 | 75% | 13.1 | 10.0 | 86% | 7.7 | 20.8 | 35.4 | 13.5 | 241 | 9 | 27.9 | 20.2 | 6.8 |
| Tyler Lockett | 78th | Outside the Top 60 | 30% | 7.4 | 2.9 | 70% | 4.4 | 11 | 31.1 | 29.8 | 118 | 7 | 14.7 | 21.2 | 6.4 |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 15th | High WR2 | 89% | 16.0 | 18.5 | 85% | 8.4 | 22.7 | 35.3 | 84.7 | 465 | 11 | 25.8 | 21.5 | 6.4 |
| Noah Fant (TE) | TE29 | Low TE2 | 50% | 6.5 | 5.7 | 64% | 4.4 | 11.7 | 26.8 | 54.8 | 202 | 3 | 12.9 | 6.2 | 3 |
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||||
| Player | Fantasy Rank (PPR) | Week 17 Ranking | Start % | FP/G | FP/G Last 4 Weeks | Off. Snaps/G | TGT/G | TGT % | RTE/G | SLOT RTE % | YAC | EZTGT | 1READ % | MAN WIN RATE | ZONE WIN RATE |
| D.J. Moore | 27th | Low WR2 | 81% | 13.5 | 15.9 | 93% | 8.1 | 23.8 | 37.9 | 28.1 | 481 | 8 | 30.6 | 24.7 | 7.1 |
| Keenan Allen | 31st | Low WR2 | 80% | 13.3 | 19.9 | 86% | 8.5 | 24.6 | 33.2 | 52.9 | 228 | 12 | 29.9 | 28.6 | 7.1 |
| Rome Odunze | 55th | Low WR4 | 61% | 9.2 | 10.1 | 82% | 6.3 | 18.1 | 32.3 | 36.3 | 249 | 14 | 20.7 | 23.7 | 8.2 |
| Cole Kmet (TE) | TE21 | Outside the Top 24 | 50% | 7.9 | 4.2 | 86% | 3.5 | 10.4 | 26.1 | 63.3 | 196 | 2 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 3.9 |
- Seattle has allowed 5 receiving touchdowns to a receiver over the last 3 games.
- The Seahawks have kept opposing TEs under 40 yards in 3 of the last 4 games.
- The Bears have allowed a pair of receivers to have over 60 yards in back-to-back games.
- Chicago has allowed 40 or more yards to a TE in 4 of the last 5 games.
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Glossary of Terms | Week 17 Wednesday/Thursday Preview
| Quarterbacks | |
| FP/G | Fantasy Points per Game |
| YPA | Passing Yards per Attempt |
| SCRM | QB Rush Attempts per Game |
| YDS/G | Yards Per Game |
| First Read % | Percentage of Throws to the QB’s 1st Read or Designed Throws |
| YAC % | Percentage of Passing Yards that come after the catch |
| Press % | Percentage of Dropbacks Under Pressure |
| ADOT | Average Depth of Target |
| Running Backs | |
| FP/G | Fantasy Points per Game |
| ATT/G | Attempts per Game |
| ATT % | Team Carry Share |
| TGT % | Team Target Share |
| Off. Snaps/G | Offensive Snaps per Game |
| i5 % | Percentage of Team’s Inside-the-5 Carries |
| i20 % | Percentage of Team’s Inside-the-20 Carries |
| EXP RUN % | Percentage of Runs to go for 15+ Yards |
| MTF/ATT | Missed Tackles Forced per Attempt |
| YACO/ATT | Yards After Contact per Attempt |
| YBCO/ATT | Yards Before Contact per Attempt |
| Pass Catchers | |
| FP/G | Fantasy Points per Game |
| Off. Snaps/G | Offensive Snaps Per Game |
| TGT/G | Targets Per Game |
| TGT % | Team Target Share |
| RTE/G | Routes Run Per Game |
| SLOT RTE % | Percentage of Routes Run from the Slot |
| YAC | Yards After the Catch |
| EZTGT | Endzone Targets |
| 1READ % | Percentage of Team’s 1st Read and Designed Targets |
| MAN WIN RATE | Percentage of Routes against Man Coverage with a Positive Separation Score |
| ZONE WIN RATE | Percentage of Routes against Zone Coverage with a Positive Separation Score |
