DFS Primer: Wild Card Edition (2021 Fantasy Football) | FantasyPros

Diontae Johnson is one of the best cash-game plays on the wild card slateI think many of us DFS players take it for granted that everyone knows or understands the lingo “cash games” or “GPPs.” With season-long fantasy football in the rear-view mirror, many are left watching football without rooting interest. Meanwhile, Jackson has been on a hot streak, finishing with at least 21.3 fantasy points in six of his last seven games, including each of his last five. The lone concern is that Jackson has played two games against this Mike Vrabel defense, and in those two games, he’s thrown for 541 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions, while rushing for 194 yards. These two teams met back in Week 6 when the Steelers were still able to run the ball, but a lot has changed since that game where James Conner rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. In a must-win game last week, the Browns secondary allowed Mason Rudolph to throw for 315 yards and two touchdowns.Derrick Henry (TEN) vs BAL – $9,200 This is the time of year where the Titans allow him to shine, as he’s racked up at least 23 carries in six of the last seven games. In a must-win game for them last week, the Colts had Taylor play a season-high 82.1 percent of the snaps (hadn’t been over 70 percent before that game). The Bills have a solid defense, though the area of weakness is surely on the ground, as they’ve allowed 57 rushing touchdowns to running backs in the 64 games they’ve played under Sean McDermott. On the year, they’ve allowed the 12th-most fantasy points per touch to running backs, which much of stems from touchdowns, as the one they allow every 24.5 carries was more often than all but seven other teams. They may be catching the Saints defense at the right time, too, as they’ve allowed at least one running back who totaled at least 14.6 PPR points in three of the last four games, while they’d allowed just two such performances over their first 12 games. The Bears are the clear-cut underdogs in this game, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for Montgomery, who’s seen all but one of the Bears’ running back targets since the start of Week 12.J.D. McKissic (WAS) vs TB – $4,900 Would it make you feel better to know they’ve allowed 10 different wide receivers to score 15-plus PPR points against them over the last seven games, including seven of them who hit 19.8 or more PPR points? Based on the opponents they’ve played, receivers have averaged 10.5 percent more PPR points against the Browns than their season-long average, which makes this the sixth-best schedule-adjusted matchup. There were eight tight ends who were able to hit 10.3 or more PPR points against them this year, including Smith himself when he caught four passes for 20 yards and a touchdown back in Week 11. Prior to their Week 17 game, Smith had seen 12 targets in Weeks 15-16, which is more in line with what he saw earlier in the year when he was a tight end who cost you $4,700-$5,200 on DraftKings.