Welcome, everyone to the score fantasy football podcast.

I'm your host, Justin Boone, the lead fantasy analyst at the score.

Great to have you with us today, and we're back at it. We missed the last couple Tuesdays. Appreciate the people who showed concern for me, but don't worry, it was all positive stuff. I was getting ready for my friend's wedding a couple weeks ago. And then last week I was actually celebrating my 10-year anniversary at the score. And during the season, I don't have a ton of extra time in my schedule to do that stuff. So when something comes up, I kind of have to rearrange things a little bit. And the Tuesday podcast, that was the victim. So we're back at it this week. Don't worry. And we're going to continue the Tuesday shows as long as my schedule permits it the rest of the season. Now, I want to get you ready for the fantasy playoffs. We're getting to that time where we have to start shifting our focus here. And we normally do an episode each year where I'm looking at the best schedules down the stretch and the players that you might want to target for the fantasy postseason. And I know somebody asked that question on last week's mailbag show. I mentioned a few names there, but I also said that I will do that full episode at some point. Well, today I'm going to go position by position. I'm going to highlight some players who have matchup upgrades during the fantasy playoffs. And we can start right away here. We can jump right into quarterbacks. And we're trying to find the sweet spot because, yes, Jalen Hertz. I mean, he has a nice fantasy schedule, but good luck getting him in a trade right now. So there's a couple that we can get that kind of stand out from the middle of the pack. And one is Jared Goff. And he's got a great few weeks starting in week 14, really, with the Bears. Then in week 15, he gets the Broncos. Those are both top 10 matchups for fantasy quarterbacks.

He also gets the Vikings in week 16 and Minnesota's a middle of the pack defense.

The only problem for golf is that he gets the Cowboys.

They're waiting for him in the fantasy championship.

So you can use him to get there.

Then you might want to stream somebody else for that week 17 game, which is fine,

because you should be putting more emphasis on the opening week or two of the fantasy playoffs.

You got to get those wins to get through.

That's the most important part.

There's also the Seahawks passing attack.

They got a pretty friendly playoff slate.

They get the Eagles at home in week 15.

Philly's a pass funnel.

They're giving up the second most fantasy points to quarterbacks this year. Then the Seahawks travel to face the Titans. That's another pass funnel defense. And then they get the Steelers in the fantasy championship. And that game will be in Seattle. So I know Gino Smith hasn't been great this year for fantasy. He's only really had a couple big games, but one of them just came against the commanders.

The commanders are the easiest matchup for fantasy quarterbacks.

That bodes pretty well for him producing against the Eagles in week 15 because Philly is the

second easiest matchup this season.

And the Seahawks have great weapons.

We know that.

Hopefully the offensive line can come together as we proceed here like they did last year. And that could make Gino a sneaky streamer during the fantasy playoffs. Now, if you're just looking for that one week streamer to help you advance past week 15, my top quarterback ad in the waiver where I call him this week was Matthew Stafford. He could be your guy for this because as long as he could stay healthy, he gets the perfect matchup. He's going against the commanders in week 15. And Washington's that dream combination of a bad defense and an offense that's throwing a lot. They're pushing the pace. So it could be a lot of points scored in that game, which is also in a dome in L. So no weather concerns either. You like to see that when it comes to passing attacks in December. Let's shift to running backs now. And the Eagles are looking really good here too. DeAndre Swift, he's getting ready to capitalize on his schedule. He gets the Seahawks, the Giants, and the Cardinals from weeks 15 to 17. They're all inside the top 10 for fantasy points allowed to running back. So Swift's going to be doing his part to get you to a fantasy title. And if we see him get banged up before then, Kenneth Gainwell would be the next man up in Philly. It's kind of hard not to mention Derek Henry and the Titans backfield for this. Seems like they're in this conversation every year. I know they're coming off that down game against the Bucks defense and the Jags run D. They're on the tougher side too. That's who they have this week. But after that, the path is cleared for Henry to get frisky again. I mean, the Panthers in week 12. That's the second easiest matchup overall for fantasy running backs. The Colts in

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