The 2025 Fantasy Football Playoffs are here. If you made them in your league, congratulations, but the celebrating is over until we get a “W” this week. Eyes on the prize, and that is a Fantasy Football Championship. My mission statement as a content creator is to help you “Play 2 Win”. This has been the intention of this article series all year long.
Each week, I dive into all NFL matchups and identify who has a positive one that can translate to a big week for Fantasy Football. Some names may be obvious, but I always include some sleepers on top of that as well. Let’s get it!
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2025 Fantasy Football Playoffs: Weekly Winners – Week 15
Jaxson Dart vs. WSH
Jaxson Dart returned to action after missing two full games in Week 13. Dart has had a quality rookie season, with plenty of flashes that have translated to Fantasy Football. Dart has two games over 240 passing yards, three weeks with multiple passing touchdowns, rushed for 54+ yards five times, rushed for seven touchdowns, and has finished three weeks with 26+ Fantasy Points. The dual-threat ability has been on full display, even without Malik Nabers for a majority of the season.
Dart will face a Commanders defense in Week 15 that allows the sixth-most Fantasy PPG to quarterbacks and the third-most passing yards per game (246.9) this season. After a down scoring week for Dart (13.56 Fantasy Points), this matchup sets him up for a major bounce-back game for Fantasy.
Brock Purdy vs. TEN
Brock Purdy has appeared in just five games this season due to injury. Through these five games, Purdy has finished two of them with 277 (Week 1) and 309 (Week 4) passing yards, thrown nine touchdowns, finished with over a 71% completion rate three times, rushed for a touchdown (Week 14), and finished three games with 17+ Fantasy Points. No explosive Fantasy Football week quite yet, but Purdy has finished with less than 16.78 Fantasy Points just once.
Purdy will face a Titans defense that allows the ninth-most Fantasy PPG to quarterbacks and the 10th-most passing yards per game (228.5) this season. Purdy has been a reliable Fantasy asset when on the field this season, so in a plus matchup, he can build on an already safe Fantasy floor.
Marcus Mariota vs. NYG
Marcus Mariota will start in place of an injured Jayden Daniels in Week 15. Mariota has displayed some Fantasy Football upside this year with scores of 20.28 (Week 3), 18.72 (Week 10), and 23.26 (Week 13). Mariota has thrown multiple touchdowns in three games, rushed for 40+ yards three times, and just finished with 294 passing yards back in Week 13.
Mariota will face a Giants defense in Week 15 that allows the third-most Fantasy PPG to quarterbacks and the ninth-most passing yards per game (231.5) this season. With Mariota displaying the upside he has, having a great matchup this week definitely makes him a strong streaming option for Week 15.
JJ McCarthy vs. DAL
After three poor outings and then missing a week due to injury, JJ McCarthy had a quality Week 14 performance. JJ threw 16/23, which was a season-high 69.6 completion percentage, for 163 yards and three touchdowns. 20.42 Fantasy Points was the third time this season JJM has finished with 18+ points.
McCarthy now gets a prime matchup against the Cowboys, who allow the most Fantasy PPG to quarterbacks and the most passing yards per game (255.2). Coming off a solid matchup, now in the best matchup for quarterbacks with his trio of Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and TJ Hockenson, makes McCarthy a solid streamer for Week 15.
Travis Etienne Jr. vs. NYJ
Since the Jaguars’ Week 8 BYE, Travis Etienne Jr. has scored 15+ Fantasy Points in five of those six games and has scored 20+ in two of his last three games played. During this six-game stretch, Etienne has rushed for over 70 yards four times and scored six total touchdowns. Quality consistency right there.
Etienne will face a Jets defense in Week 15 that allows the third-most Fantasy PPG to running backs and the third-most rushing yards per game (139.5) this season. At this point, we do not even know who the Jets’ starting quarterback will be this week, so with their offense projected to struggle on top of their defense being running back-friendly, it could be a huge Etienne game.
Woody Marks vs. AZ
Woody Marks rushed a season-high 26 times in Week 14 for 68 yards and also caught two balls for eight yards and a receiving touchdown for 15.6 Fantasy Points. Maybe most important to note was that the rookie played a season-high 87% of the snaps. Marks has finished four weeks with 15+ Fantasy Points this season, and it looks like he is taking on a workhorse role now vs. the Nick Chubb committee.
Marks will face a Cardinals defense that allows the fourth-most Fantasy PPG to running backs due to consistently giving up touchdowns to running backs. After seeing a workhorse role in Week 14, playing Marks in a quality matchup feels like a no-brainer.
TreVeyon Henderson vs. BUF
In Week 13, before the Patriots’ BYE, Rhamondre Stevenson led TreVeyon Henderson in both snap percentage (58% vs. 49%) and total touches (15 to 14). Henderson was still explosive, rushing for 67 yards on 11 touches (6.1 yards per carry). Henderson has finished four straight games with 62+ yards, with a season-high 147 yards back in Week 10. Hendo also finished Week 10 and Week 11 with a pair of rushing touchdowns, and added a receiving touchdown in Week 11 as well. The rookie has shown his explosive profile in the second half of the season, so even in a committee, I highly prefer Hendo.
The Patriots will face a Bills defense in Week 15 that allows the sixth-most Fantasy PPG to running backs and the fifth-most rushing yards per game (135.2) this season. The Patriots beat the Bills 23-20 earlier this season, so if they can keep this one close, it could be a game Hendo excels in with the matchup data.
Devin Neal vs. CAR
Devin Neal took over as the RB1 for the Saints the last two weeks and had a solid performance in Week 14. The rookie rushed 19 times for 70 yards and a touchdown and took a pass for 14 yards, which was 15.4 Fantasy Points. Neal finished with five receptions in Week 12 and three in Week 13, which shows he can add more to the receiving game as well.
The Saints will face a Panthers defense in Week 15 that allows the ninth-most Fantasy PPG to running backs this season. We are not sure if Alvin Kamara will play or not, as I am writing this on Wednesday. If Kamara goes, I would hesitate on Neal. If Kamara is out again, Neal is a quality start.
Terry McLaurin vs. NYG
Terry McLaurin returned from injury in Week 13 after missing three full games, to catch seven of his 14 targets for 96 yards and a touchdown. 22.6 Fantasy Points was a season-high, and it came attached to Marcus Mariota, who will start in Week 15. McLaurin caught three of his six targets for 41 yards just last week as well, which is back-to-back games with 13.7 yards per catch. This year has been a tough one for Terry due to injuries that have kept him out of seven full games in total, but Week 13 shows he still has it in him.
The Commanders will face a Giants defense in Week 15 that allows the fourth-most Fantasy PPG to wide receivers and the ninth-most passing yards per game this season. The usage from Mariota in Week 13, the production from McLaurin in that game, and the matchup at hand make Terry a quality start this week.
Jaylen Waddle vs. PIT
Jaylen Waddle caught five of his seven targets in Week 14 for 50 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed the ball once for a 21-yard gain, which was 18.1 Fantasy Points. Waddle has earned seven or more targets now in six games this season and has now scored six touchdowns on the year. Waddle has five games over 80 receiving yards, and three of those were at 95+ yards, so we know he has this upside on top of the target-earning and touchdown qualities.
Waddle will face a Steelers defense in Week 15 that allows the seventh-most Fantasy PPG to wide receivers and the fifth-most passing yards per game this season. Waddle has scored 18+ Fantasy Points four times this season, and is set up to have another quality Fantasy Football performance this week.
Wan’Dale Robinson vs. WSH
Wan’Dale Robinson for wide receivers is tied for seventh in targets with 110, ranks seventh in receptions with 73, ranks 10th in receiving yards with 828, and is 14th in total Fantasy Points through 14 weeks. Despite those metrics, Robinson does not get the love he deserves for doing what he is doing. The spike weeks include games of 142 (Week 2) and 156 (Week 12) receiving yards, in which he scored a touchdown and 28+ points in both.
Wan’Dale will face a Commanders defense in Week 15 that allows the eighth-most Fantasy PPG to wide receivers and the third-most passing yards per game this season. Robinson caught six of his eight targets in Week 1 for 55 yards in this matchup, but I expect a bigger game in Week 15.
Jordan Addison vs. DAL
Jordan Addison has earned 17 total targets across the last two weeks, but has only turned them into 8.6 and 10.2 Fantasy outputs. 62 receiving yards in Week 14 was not a bad mark, and could be a sign of better days ahead. Addison produced 114 yards in Week 4, 128 yards in Week 7, has three touchdowns through 10 games, and has finished with 15+ Fantasy Points three times.
Addison will face a Cowboys defense in Week 15 that allows the most Fantasy PPG to wide receivers and the most passing yards per game this season. JJ McCarthy is coming off of a three-touchdown game, Addison has had useful FLEX weeks this season, and this matchup is too great to sit him in.
Jerry Jeudy vs. CHI
Jerry Jeudy caught three of his five targets for a season-high 76 yards and a touchdown in Week 14 for 16.6 Fantasy Points. Sheduer Sanders had a great day through the air, showing some promise moving forward, so this connection can grow. Back in Week 10, Jeudy caught six of his 12 targets for 78 yards and a touchdown, which was 19.8 Fantasy Points, so we have seen two quality Fantasy outings across the last five weeks.
Jeudy will face a Bears defense in Week 15 that allows the third-most Fantasy PPG to wide receivers and the 12th-most passing yards per game this season. The Sanders to Jeudy connection can continue after last week, and as a historic Jeudy-believer, I know he can continue to have quality performances if given the volume.
Isaiah Likely vs. CIN
Isaiah Likely has scored 12.5 Fantasy Points for two weeks in a row now. Likely caught five of his six targets for 95 yards in Week 13, then four of his six targets for 25 yards and a touchdown in Week 14. In Week 14, he actually had a touchdown called back that could have made it two. Likely did not earn six targets all year, so back-to-back games with that target total show growth in his role. Likely also produced 60 yards back in Week 9 on three catches, which marks two games of 19+ yards per catch, showing upside there as well.
Likely gets a rematch against the Bengals who he dropped that 95 yards on in Week 13. The Bengals are by far the best Fantasy matchup in PPG allowed to tight ends, and it is not close. The Bengals also allow the second-most passing yards per game this season. A great week to stream Likely.
Tyler Warren vs. SEA
There will be a lot of people who fade Tyler Warren this week due to the quarterback uncertainty for the Colts. Will rookie Riley Leonard be healthy and start? Will the Colts roll out 44-year-old Philip Rivers, whom they just picked up off the couch?
For the season vs. the position, the rookie tight end ranks fifth (tied) in targets (84), fifth (tied) in receptions with 60, third in receiving yards with 699, fourth in total Fantasy Points, and he is averaging 12.4 PPG.
The Colts will have to pass plenty in this matchup against Seattle, who allow the fourth-most Fantasy PPG to tight ends. I am trusting Warren’s talent, and he just might be the easiest outlet to whoever is actually at quarterback this week.
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