Team of the Week
QB: Matthew Stafford, LAR
Fantasy owners playing in Week 18 who roster Stafford were probably thrilled to hear the Rams would be playing their starters—and he went off as expected with 259 yards and four touchdowns through the air. Mitchell Trubisky (28.86 fantasy points) actually led the position, but Stafford (26.66) was obviously the more widely used option.
RB: Rhamondre Stevenson, NE
Stevenson had one of the most efficient fantasy outings of all-time to close out the season, as he turned nine touches into 153 yards and three touchdowns on his way to a week-leading 34.3 fantasy points. The performance could have been even bigger if Stevenson was able to find the end zone on a 56-yard run to open the game (TreVeyon Henderson scored on the next play from five yards out), but the big, versatile runner certainly came through.
RB: Tyrone Tracy Jr., NYG
Tracy took a backseat to Cam Skattebo early in the season and saw too much of a split after the impressive rookie went down with an ankle injury, but that’s changed since Brian Daboll was fired—culminating in 26 touches for 159 yards and a touchdown yesterday. Skattebo will be back in 2026, but we can only hope a new coaching staff takes advantage of Tracy’s skillset as a pass-catcher after an 8/56/1 line in Week 18.
WR: Zay Flowers, BAL
Flowers was quiet early on for Baltimore, but he was able to get loose for two long touchdowns as the pace picked up late—hitting Pittsburgh on scores of 50 and 64 yards (both coming in the final nine minutes). Overall, the former Boston College standout went for an 86/1,211/5 line this season with career-highs across the board.
WR: Alec Pierce, IND
Pierce was held without a catch last week and faced uncertainty in a difficult matchup versus Houston (at least when the starters were in)—but he went off for a career day by catching four passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns with rookie Riley Leonard under center. The performance was able to boost Pierce over 1,000 yards (1,003) for the first time in his career, and he should cash in with a big contract after averaging 21.3+ yards per reception in each of the past two seasons.
TE: Colston Loveland, CHI
Chicago brought Loveland along slowly this season, but he’s been excellent down the stretch as a featured player in Ben Johnson’s attack—including yesterday with a 10/91/1 line on 13 targets. The rookie reached 91+ yards and double-digit targets in each of the past two games, and his arrow is pointing way up for 2026.
FLEX: Ray Davis, BAL
The Bills pulled James Cook III early after building a lead for the rushing title (which was given a scare by Derrick Henry last night), so Davis took full advantage of a featured opportunity with 23 touches for 174 yards and a touchdown in the win over the Jets. Looking ahead to next year (and maybe beyond), Davis has shined whenever given heavy workloads for Buffalo—which is something to keep in mind in terms of handcuff value.
D/ST: Denver Broncos
Denver came through as a top play (as they usually are) with 20.0 fantasy points in a win over Trey Lance and the Chargers—holding LA to three points and 217 total yards. The high fantasy output was boosted by Ja’Quan McMillian’s early pick-six, and the Broncos will now rest as the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
K: Ka’imi Fairbairn, HOU
Fairbairn had a monster performance to close out the regular season for the Texans and fantasy owners—hitting all six field goals (and both extra points) to put up 26.0 fantasy points in the win. For those who had a four-week fantasy playoff, there wasn’t a better kicker than Fairbairn with point totals of 17.0, 16.0, 10.0, and 26.0.
Surprise of the Week: Riley Leonard
In one of the more surprising performances of the entire season, Leonard went off versus a fierce Houston defense in his first career start—completing 21-of-34 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns (one interception) with an additional three carries for 21 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Leonard showed more aggressiveness as a passer than expected, so Indy likely has their No. 2 quarterback set for 2026 with Daniel Jones (Achilles) seemingly being re-signed.
Disappointment of the Week: Josh Allen
There was definite mystery about how much Allen and the Buffalo starters would play this week, but those who rolled with the superstar quarterback—who wasn’t listed on the injury report—only saw him play one snap before exiting the game. Unfortunately, the 17-game schedule has seemed to accelerate the decrease in quality of play for Week 18 (though it’s difficult to blame the Bills for keeping Allen healthy considering they were facing the Jets).
Rookie of the Week: Colston Loveland
Tyler Shough, Riley Leonard, and Jaxson Dart were all considered with 20.4+ fantasy points, but Loveland wasn’t far behind (20.1) and made more of an impact at tight end. Looking ahead to next season, Loveland went for lines of 6/118/2, 6/94/1, and 10/91/1 in three games with more than six targets as a rookie.
Week 18 MVP: Rhamondre Stevenson
As stated, it’s difficult to be more efficient than Stevenson was yesterday, and he could have had a historic day if given more than the nine touches he saw in a 38-10 blowout. Nonetheless, it’s been a tremendous turnaround for Stevenson (after fumbling issues early in the year) with six touchdowns over the past three weeks, and he’ll be an important part of the offense in the Wild Card Round matchup versus the Chargers.