Quarterback
MVP: Matt Ryan (Falcons)
Ryan snapped out of a lengthy skid in empathic fashion by hanging 249 scrimmage YDS (231 passing, 18 rushing) and 3 TD's (2 passing, 1 rushing) on the Cardinals. Matty Ice finishes up the fantasy season with a pretty favorable matchup against the Panthers at home.
Honorable Mentions: Deshaun Watson (Texans), Phillip Rivers (Chargers), Mitch Trubisky (Bears)
LVP: Drew Brees (Saints)
The Saints signalcaller's December to Forget continued in Week 15. Despite an extremely favorable matchup against a poor Panthers defense that has particularly struggled to contain the pass this season, Brees was frustratingly average at best, finishing the night with just 203 YDS, 0 TD and an INT. Even with these recent struggles, it will be hard to bench him for this week's tantalizing home matchup versus a wretched Steelers secondary.
Dishonorable Mentions: Cam Newton (Panthers), Dak Prescott (Cowboys), Andrew Luck (Colts)
Running Back
MVP: Derrick Henry (Titans)
Unicorns apparently do exist. Henry stunned the fantasy world by putting together his 2nd consecutive monster performance, torching the Giants for 177 YDS and 2 TD's on 33 carries.. He'll look to make it 3 straight dominant games against a respectable, but definitely beatable Redskins front this Saturday.
Honorable Mentions: Dalvin Cook (Vikings), Joe Mixon (Bengals), Marlon Mack (Colts)
LVP: Phillip Lindsay (Broncos)
Lindsay couldn't muster much of anything on 18 touches (44 scrimmage YDS) against the Browns last Saturday, which is a large reason why the Broncos came out on the wrong end of a 17-16 rock fight. These back-to-back poor performances have been an unfortunate late misstep in an otherwise exceptional rookie season where the undrafted rookie has been one of the most explosive backs in the league and arguably this year's most valuable waiver wire pickup in all of fantasy football. Expect him to be an early-to-mid 2nd round pick in next year's drafts.
Dishonorable Mentions: Saquon Barkley (Giants), Sony Michel (Patriots), James White (Patriots)
Wide Receiver
MVP: Mike Williams (Chargers)
Keenan Allen exited the game with a hip pointer at the start of the 2nd quarter, which opened up a lot more opportunities for Williams and boy oh boy did he make the most of them. The Chargers sophomore wideout was the hero in last Thursday's magical comeback win over the Chiefs, managing 95 scrimmage YDS, 3 TD's and the game-clinching 2-PT conversion. He's been up-and-down all year long, but his status as a frequent redzone target on a good offense should put him firmly on the WR3 radar for 2019.
Honorable Mentions: DeAndre Hopkins (Texans), Doug Baldwin (Seahawks), Alshon Jeffrey (Eagles)
LVP: Adam Thielen (Vikings)
A rare dud from Thielen came at a really puzzling time. The Vikings offense was humming along for most of the day in a blowout win over the Dolphins, but Thielen somehow managed to only secure 2 catches for 19 YDS. Kirk Cousins' favorite target will look to rebound against a mediocre Lions secondary in Week 16.
Dishonorable Mentions: Tyreek Hill (Chiefs), Josh Gordon (Patriots), D.J. Moore (Panthers)
Tight End
MVP: Trey Burton (Bears)
In a week that was largely devoid of huge fantasy performances across the board, the futile tight end position ended up being especially underwhelming. As a result, Burton's pretty pedestrian 4 REC/36/1 TD day ended up being the best line of any TE that was started in a sizable number of leagues. Burton has a date with the banged-up 49ers secondary for fantasy championship week.
Honorable Mentions: Evan Engram (Giants), Vance McDonald (Steelers), Travis Kelce (Chiefs)
LVP: Eric Ebron (Colts)
TD-scoring machine Ebron was real quiet against the Cowboys, reeling in just 1 catch for 8 YDS, on a day where Marlon Mack was the focal point of the Colts offense as well as the only guy on the roster to hit paydirt. He has a decent chance of returning to the endzone against the Giants this Sunday.
Dishonorable Mentions: Cameron Brate (Buccaneers), Rob Gronkowski (Patriots), Jared Cook (Raiders)
Defense/Special Teams
MVP: Falcons
A bad defense with a good matchup streaming success story? It's a holiday miracle! The Falcons feasted on the horrible, Josh Rosen-led Cardinals offense, getting 7 sacks, 2 INT's, a FUM REC and a TD in an easy 40-14 victory. They'll likely be on the streaming radar again in Week 16 when they go up against a Taylor Henicike-led Panthers squad.
Honorable Mentions: Colts, Titans, Vikings
LVP: Rams
Remember when the return of Aqib Talib was going to solidify the Rams defense? Welp, that miracle fix for this perpetually underachieving defense hasn't happened yet. Wade Phillips' group got torched by the Nick Foles-led Eagles for 30 points in a 2nd consecutive disheartening primetime loss last Sunday night. That long-awaited bounceback might finally occur this week against the aforementioned abysmal, turnover-happy Cardinals offense.
Dishonorable Mentions: Bills, Texans, Seahawks
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