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You’ll need help every week to make those tough fantasy football lineup decisions, especially now that we’re into the first round of the playoffs in most leagues. Luckily for you, the team at Yahoo has everything you need to prep for the week with updated rankings for Half-PPR and Full-PPR, as well as plenty of analysis via articles, video and audio. Below you’ll find a complete set of links to help you with all your fantasy football needs for the week.[Upgrade to Fantasy Plus and gain your edge in player projections and much more]📈 Week 15 RankingsRankings from each Yahoo…

The Minnesota Vikings head to Dallas to take on the Cowboys in the Week 15 edition of ‘Sunday Night Football’ at 8:20 p.m. ET. Dallas ranks third in the NFL in scoring offense as it is powered by big names like Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. Minnesota hasn’t been as successful offensively, but with skill players like Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson to consider for NFL DFS picks, the Vikings still deserve a long look from daily Fantasy players.How should you build your NFL DFS lineups for ‘Sunday Night Football,’ and which sleepers, like potentially Malik Davis…

Teams outside of the NFC playoff picture will meet on ‘Sunday Night Football’ when the Dallas Cowboys host the Minnesota Vikings. Dallas (6-6-1) is coming off a Thursday loss to Detroit, 44-30, which ended the Cowboys’ three-game win streak. Minnesota (5-8) ended a four-game slide with a stunning 31-0 victory over Washington in Week 14. The Vikings would be eliminated from playoff contention with a loss to Dallas. Jake Ferguson (calf) is active for the Cowboys, as is CeeDee Lamb who passed concussion protocol. OL Christian Darrisaw is inactive for Minnesota.Kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. ET from AT&T Stadium in…

Week 15 has a packed Sunday afternoon window with five games, headlined by an NFC showdown with plenty of playoff implications featuring the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams.The Lions (8-5) and Rams (10-3) meet in Week 15, with Detroit looking to stay alive in the NFC playoff picture, currently sitting in eighth place in the conference. Los Angeles is holding onto the No. 1 seed by a slim margin over Green Bay (9-3-1), so this game is just as big for them. The Rams are leading two close races, one at the top of the conference and one for…

A week from now, the emotions of Anfield a distant speck in his rear-view mirror, Mohamed Salah will step across the running track of the Adrar Stadium in Agadir. Treading gingerly, he’ll make his initial assessment of the state of the Moroccan pitch. It’s a quiet Salah ritual always worthy of careful study at the beginning of an Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).If the surface feels true underfoot, hope will soar that Africa’s showpiece tournament, the biennial event that gets hustled into random corners of the football calendar, can truly benefit from the full, thrilling Salah repertoire. But if the…

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition has a purple category that could be super-easy, if you spot the connection right away. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or…

CBS Sports graphic AP voters earned an early holiday gift from the college basketball gods with a chalky, sleepy week of results in which all teams ranked inside the top-11 either did not play or did not lose. In total, only five teams ranked in last week’s poll sustained a loss.  Voters can’t mail in their ballots without exerting some effort but the top-10 very well could remain the same as it was last week. And that’s how I’m expecting it to look when the poll is released Monday. The big tweaks will come in the teens this week with…

The AFC East is not settled.Behind two rushing touchdowns from MVP candidate Drake Maye, the New England Patriots sprinted out to a 21-0 lead over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday with a chance to clinch the division. But Josh Allen led the Bills on five consecutive touchdown drives to overcome a poor defensive effort and spark Buffalo to a stunning, 35-31 win.AdvertisementThe win snapped a 10-game win streak for the Patriots, who were in position to clinch the AFC East with a win. Instead, the Patriots drop to 11-3 and ceded ground in the race for the No. 1 seed…

A week ago, Philip Rivers was preparing for a potential Hall of Fame induction. But after multiple injuries to Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks, Rivers is making his shocking return to the NFL Sunday in a difficult matchup against a stout Seattle Seahawks offense.Follow along here for updates on Rivers’ first NFL game since 2020:AdvertisementSo why is Philip Rivers doing this?Let Rivers explain. The Colts quarterback spoke with CBS about his comeback before kickoff and leading Indianapolis to a 13-6 halftime lead:”I love the game,” Rivers said. “Got an opportunity. And it’s just how I remember it.”I’m excited to be a teammate…

The Chicago Bears had very little issue shutting down Shedeur Sanders and the Cleveland Browns on Sunday afternoon.The Bears rolled to a dominant 31-3 win at Soldier Field behind a strong outing from Caleb Williams. The Chicago now sits at 10-4 on the year after winning six of the last seven, and is very much on pace to make its first playoff appearance since 2020.AdvertisementSanders struggled to get much of anything going for the Browns on Sunday. He went just 18-of-35 for 177 yards, zero touchdowns and three interceptions. Two of those interceptions came in the third quarter alone to…