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Facts vs Feelings: Make These Week 16 Calls and Win πŸ† | Fantasy Focus 🏈

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πŸ—“οΈ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

This week on Facts vs Feelings, it’s all about chasing satisfaction, not just points, with the starts that feel right in the playoffs. So Liz and company hear out YOUR toughest lineup decisions in Fantasy Therapy. Then Liz is joined by Sal Leto, the Fantasy Football Historian, who puts the playoffs in perspective by breaking down key fantasy postseason trends, revisiting memorable fantasy playoff performances, and delivering his Week 16 start/sit advice. The episode wraps with Liz and Sal playing a round of β€œSmash or Pass.” πŸ“ž Don't forget, you can call our Fantasy Therapy hotline at (914) 348-1893 to leave your questions for next week's show! 0:00 - πŸ‘‹ Welcome 2:10 - πŸ”₯ Satisfaction check: Leave it all out there 8:38 - πŸ›‹οΈ Fantasy Therapy 15:42 - πŸŽ™οΈ Sal Leto joins! 17:00 - πŸ“ˆ Fantasy playoff trends to know 18:20 - βš–οΈ Emphasis on star power vs players with the best matchup? 19:31 - πŸ” Sal’s week 16 start & sit 22:22 - πŸ“š Sal’s fantasy history lesson 23:48 - πŸ’₯ β€œSmash or Pass” with Liz & Sal 28:24 - πŸ₯ƒ Last call 29:31 - πŸ˜‚ Bloopers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Think about cheese.

0:25.5

Make your thoughts cheesier. Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipoplae sauce and amadea cheese melt. And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's. Did we mention it's cheesy? Cheese. Availments of the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11 a.m. Plus and participation may vary. Subjects availability. Hi, I'm Liz Loza, and this is facts versus feelings. You're a moose-boosh to your fantasy-focused main course. We are bringing more fantasy, more facts, more feelings, and of course, more fun.

0:31.6

And now that I have your attention, today's fact is that satisfaction is key.

0:44.7

We have producer Presley back in the control room.

0:45.9

Thank you, Dave, for joining us.

0:49.5

What is facts versus feelings, by the way, without a little chill from the East Coast?

0:50.2

Is it cold there?

0:51.6

Because I'm flying in on Friday.

0:53.9

So what should I prepare for?

0:58.0

Definitely more than your shacket than the, you know, you're going to, you're going to need a little bit more than that. Obie it is going to warm up when you, as always, when Liz Loza decides to travel east, she brings a sunshine with her. So it is going to, it's going to warm up a little bit. It is not as cold as my fantasy teams were in week 15.

1:10.0

I was eliminated from all four playoffs.

1:12.1

So I'm here just for, you know, we're going to get everybody else to a championship this week list. Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. I, maybe, maybe you should have called the voicemail line. I got Roma dunes aid. I got Roma duise in at least three leagues. It was those, like, set my line up, go get a beer, come back, and he was out. So screwed me over. I had Trevor Lawrence. Shout out to Joey Wright. And he still lost with Trevor Lawrence. So it is what it is. Now we jump into Time Machine and look forward to a draft season next year.

1:41.6

All right. Well, understood. We can like next year, but we can still

1:45.7

like the present. And our viewers and listeners can also like and subscribe to this video. Go ahead

1:51.5

and smash that button. And also do what Dave didn't do and call the voicemail line. That number,

1:56.6

David, is? 914-34-81893. We check those on Mondays.

2:02.0

Give us all your line-up questions.

2:18.6

Give us your cash-outs, your crash-outs. And any life advice. We've not had any life advice yet this year. I just wanted one life-advice, voicemail, so give us something. We had a couple. I just don't think they made the show. Anyway, before we get to that, hit the disclaimer. Fantasy football is a game of inches, luck and irrational confidence.

2:34.2

Proceed with caution, trust your gut, and remember, side effects of listening to this podcast may include spontaneous victory dances, mal-trash-talking, and the belief that your sleeper pick is better than everyone else's. Take the facts of fantasy football seriously, but consult your feelings before making any lineup changes. I see us winning out there tonight. I have no trouble seeing that. Well, Week 16 is all about satisfaction, Liz, and everybody who rusted this player was very satisfied in week 15 with his 29 fantasy points.

2:42.2

But he goes up against a tough Jags defense in Week 16. What are we feeling about Bo Nix this week?

2:48.2

You know, I am optimistic about Bo Nix, and I'm not too worried about the matchup.

2:52.8

The Jaguars have actually allowed the 10th most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks.

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