Yahoo Fantasy Forecast with Matt Harmon

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Championship Sunday preview + Harbaugh to Chargers fantasy implications Jan 25, 2024

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Championship Sunday in the NFL is arguably the best football day of the year. With fantastic matchups in both conferences this weekend should be no different. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don breakdown everything you need to know for Chiefs-Ravens and Lions-49ers. The two also share their reaction to Jim Harbaugh officially becoming the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.

Harmon and Del Don start the pod by looking at what Harbaugh's impact will have on Justin Herbert's development and the fantasy ripple effect it could have for Chargers skill players.

The two then breakdown each championship matchup by providing the stats you need to know for each of the four teams when they have the ball. Harmon and Del Don end the pod by sharing their favorite DFS dart throws and prop bets for the weekend:

1:45 - Catching up on the wild coaching carousel this week

9:35 - AFC championship preview: Chiefs @ Ravens

9:55 - Stat you need to know for when Chiefs have the ball

22:09 - Stat you need to know for when Ravens have the ball

29:45 - NFC championship preview: Lions @ 49ers

30:00 - Stat you need to know for when Lions have the ball

37:35 - Stat you need to know for when 49ers have the ball

55:40 - Matt and Dalton's favorite bets for the weekend

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Divisional Round recap: Was this the Bills best shot? Is Brock Purdy early Tom Brady? Jan 22, 2024

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We may have witnessed the best weekend of football this season. Two instant classics and a storybook run for the ages in Detroit defined a Divisional round that leaves plenty to digest. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski break down all the long lasting ramifications from each of the four games and look ahead to a speculator slate for Championship Sunday:

0:45 - Chiefs vs. Bills: Was this Buffalo's best chance at dethroning Chiefs? Is this Kelce's last run?

25:28 - Buccaneers vs. Lions: Why everyone can draw hope from Detroit's run and rebuild

41:40 - Packers vs. 49ers: Brock Purdy discourse is out of control... can we compare him to early Tom Brady?

57:43 - Texas vs. Ravens: This feels like the year the Ravens and Lamar Jackson finally get over the hump

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Divisional Round viewer's guide + Best bets for the weekend Jan 18, 2024

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Some say this is the best weekend of NFL football all year. Many are looking forward to another clash between Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don are pumped for every game this weekend and get you ready for every matchup in the Divisional Round. Harmon and Del Don provide the stats, mismatches and bets you need to consider for each game this weekend:

1:00 - Matt and Dalton review Dalton's top 20 tv shows of 2023

2:10 - Matt reveals tragic story when trying to watch 'The Bear'

4:30 - Divisional Round preview: Viewer's Guide + Stat Nerd

5:05 - Texans @ Ravens: How will Stroud handle Baltimore D? How do Ravens avoid 2019 deja vu?

22:15 - Packers @ 49ers: Why San Francisco cannot take Jordan Love and Packers lightly

38:55 - Buccaneers @ Lions: Could we see offensive fireworks in this one or a defensive struggle?

48:41- Chiefs @ Bills: How will Patrick Mahomes handle his first ever road playoff game?

1:03:00 - Matt and Dalton's favorite bets for the weekend

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Wild Card Weekend recap pt. 2: Baker cooks Eagles + Bills biggest threat to Ravens? Jan 16, 2024

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Wild Card Weekend is officially in the books. In our part two recap pod Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski breakdown all the biggest takeaways from Monday's action and look ahead to the Divisional round. Harmon and Pianowski debate what this playoff run means for Baker Mayfield's future and if the Buffalo Bills are the biggest threat to the Ravens in the AFC:

1:55 - Buccaneers vs. Eagles: What happened to Philly? Is Baker the long term answer in Tampa?

20:45 - Bills vs. Steelers: Can Josh Allen take over the entire playoffs? Is this the last of Mike Tomlin in Pittsburgh?

29:55 - Divisional Round look ahead: Are we on a collision course for 49ers-Ravens in the Super Bowl?

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Wild Card Weekend recap pt. 1: Stroud and Love shine + Cowboys catastrophe Jan 15, 2024

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It was a Wild Card weekend that saw shocking blowouts, a thrilling finish in Detroit and ripple effects that will shape the NFL offseason. In part one of our Wild Card Weekend recap pod, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski breakdown the four games from Saturday and Sunday.

The two begin debating what this playoff run means for the Detroit Lions and what the future looks like for the Rams and Puka Nacua. Harmon and Pianowski then discuss the debacle in Dallas and debate if this is the end of Mike McCarthy's tenure as Cowboys head coach.

They finish the pod by recapping the two Saturday matchups and debate if CJ Stroud is already a top 5 QB in his rookie year and if the Dolphins have reached their ceiling with Tua:

1:10 - Lions vs. Rams: Putting into context what this game meant for Jared Goff and the city of Detroit

21:40 - Cowboys vs. Packers: Why Dak isn't going anywhere but another HC could be on the way in Dallas

39:05 - Texans vs. Browns: Putting perspective on a historic rookie year by CJ Stroud

51:10 - Chiefs vs. Dolphins: Is this Miami's ceiling with Tua as their QB?

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Wild Card Weekend viewer's guide + Matchmaking the head coaching vacancies Jan 11, 2024

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What a wild week it's been in the NFL (and football in general). We saw titans of the game in Pete Carroll and Nick Saban retiring from coaching while the Patriots parted ways with Bill Belichick after a 24-year marriage. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don dive into all the coaching news and preview a stacked Wild Card weekend slate.

To start the show, the two play matchmaker with the head coaching vacancies and top candidates. Both discuss if there's a team not currently on the board, and playing this weekend, that could make sense for Belichick.

Combining our viewer's guide and star nerd format, Harmon and Del Don break down all six games this weekend and provide the data and matchups you need to know heading into the weekend. The two then end the show by providing their favorite bets to place in the Wild Card round:

0:45 - Reacting to the wild coaching news this week

3:05 - Head Coach Matchmaking game

19:13 - Wild Card Weekend Preview: Viewers Guide + Stat Nerd

19:45 - Browns @ Texans: Are we expecting a repeat performance from Flacco and Amari Cooper?

30:33 - Dolphins @ Chiefs: Can Miami win in a historically cold environment?

37:20 - Steelers @ Bills: Can Pittsburgh turn this into a sloppy game?

45:44 - Packers @ Cowboys: Should we expect offensive fireworks from both teams?

53:57 - Rams @ Lions: Which team is primed to take advantage of advantageous matchups

1:00:58 - Eagles @ Buccaneers: Can Baker Mayfield light up this defense?

1:06:42 - Matt and Dalton's favorite bets of the weekend

1:09:55 - Matt and Dalton's Super Bowl Predictions

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2023 year-end fantasy awards + Week 18 and Black Monday recap Jan 08, 2024

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The playoff field is set and Wild Card Weekend is going to be must watch television. Or in the case of Dolphins- Chiefs, a must stream on Peacock. But before we dive into the postseason later this week, Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens put one final bow on the regular season and give out their 2023 fantasy awards. However, the awards, like any pod with Behrens, goes not how you'd traditionally think:

1:44 - Initial thoughts on Wild Card Weekend slate

2:15 - Harmon is stunned at the Wild Card Peacock game bashing

8:51 - Quick thoughts on teams that just missed playoffs: Jaguars, Colts, Seahawks

11:05 - Black Monday firings: Ron Rivera, Arthur Smith and Panthers mess

21:28 - Yahoo Fantasy Football Award Show

22:34 - 'The Juice Squeezer' aka the Shane Steichen Award (Coach of the Year)

28:05 - 'The Bad Bartender' aka the Arthur Smith Award (Worst coach of the year)

34:22 - The 'What If Wonder' aka Garrett Wilson award

40:48 - 'Diamond in the rough' aka the Puka Nacua Award

48:43 - The 'Death Star Defense' aka the Cleveland Browns D/ST Award

51:31 - 'The Roller Coaster' aka the Gabe Davis Award

57:05 - 'The YFFer' aka Christian McCaffrey Award

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Week 18 viewer's guide: Games to binge, stream, skip Jan 05, 2024

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Hopefully your fantasy league has wrapped up by now given the chaos and uncertainty that Week 18 brings. With that said, there's still plenty of intriguing storylines in the regular season finale. Matt Harmon and Jorge Martin go game-by-game to identify which matchups to binge, stream and skip in Week 18:

4:00 - Binge games

4:05 - Texans @ Colts: Which team has a brighter future?

10:55 - Bills @ Dolphins: Is Miami healthy enough to win this game?

19:15 - Jaguars @ Titans: Will Jacksonville complete the all-time collapse?

24:55 - Bears @ Packers: Chicago can pull off the upset

30:50 - Stream games (these games matter)

31:25 - Steelers @ Ravens: Will Pittsburgh waltz to a win?

35:15 - Buccaneers @ Panthers: We need Tampa Bay to win the south

36:55 - Cowboys @ Commanders: Is Washington tanking for No. 2 pick?

39:35 - Seahawks @ Cardinals: Seattle is on upset alert

43:55 - Falcons @ Saints: This game matters in a really weird way

49:33 - Stream games (they matter... sort of)

49:38 - Rams @ 49ers: Sickos will watch Darnold vs. Wentz

53:48 - Eagles @ Giants: Does Philly rest key guys?

55:20 - Vikings @ Lions: Minnesota needs a miracle

58:30 - We try to say one nice thing about the Skip games this week

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Revealing the Yahoo Fantasy internal stats that tell the story of 2023 season Jan 04, 2024

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For the final regular season edition of 'Stat Nerd Thursday' we decided to open up the Yahoo Fantasy vault and share the internal stats and data that tells the story of the 2023 fantasy football season. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don use Yahoo Fantasy's internal stats to answer some of the biggest questions of the season:

Who were the true league winners? Who were the heroes of the waiver wire this season? Who out-kicked their preseason rankings? Who did the complete opposite and busted in 2023? Which position in the draft had the most success this year? Which draft strategy in the first two rounds was the best, which was the worst?

The two go through all the data and stats to see what lessons we can learn and take into next year:

1:40 - Who's playing QB this weekend?!

2:52 - Programming note: Two pods a week starting next week

3:10 - Final Stat Nerd Thursday: Deep dive on internal Yahoo fantasy data

3:55 - League Winners: Here are the top 14 players on championship teams

4:57 - Lessons to learn from Kyren Williams + Puka Nacua

11:26 - QB 'league winners': Josh Allen + Jalen Hurts

15:43 - Lessons to learn from Rachaad White and RB dead zone

19:11 - The 10 most added players on the Waiver Wire this season

22:23 - Top 5 players of first place teams (regular season)

25:50 - These are the players that severely out kicked their pre-season rankings

44:31 - Here are the top 10 players on last place teams

48:59 - Players that severely underperformed preseason rankings

56:46 - Which draft position was the best to have in 2023?

57:21 - Which draft strategy in first two rounds was best in 2023?

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The 10 things we care most about from the 2023 fantasy season Jan 03, 2024

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For many the 2023 fantasy football season is in the books. While there's plenty of exciting games to talk about in Week 18- which we will do in full later in the week - Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens reveal the 5 things they care most about from this fantasy football season. Secret list style so you know it's fun.

The two share the biggest lessons we can learn from this season at the QB, WR and TE position and offenses to invest and avoid next year based on current situations. Harmon also gauges the state of the Bears and Justin Fields with die-hard Chicago fan Behrens to see what the polarizing QB and the organization's offseason options could look like:

1:15 - 2023 fantasy season is in the books, but we are just getting ramped up :)

1:49 - Secret List: 5 things we care about from 2023 fantasy season

3:03 - Andy's #1 thing: Sam LaPorta was a hit, so were other young TEs

13:49 - Matt's #1 thing: Jordan Love is a GUY

17:52 - Andy's #2 thing: Young QBs stepped up, but not the ones you thought

23:11 - Sidebar: The Justin Fields conversation has gotten toxic

31:34 - Matt's #2 thing: A trio of WRs graduated to elite play

34:12 - Andy's #3 thing: DJ Moore was a home run trade for Bears

40:52 - Matt's #3 thing: WRs situations matter A LOT

45:39 - Andy's #4 thing: Antonio Pierce made the Raiders respectable again

50:03 - Matt's #4 thing: It was a great year to avoid bad ecosystems

53:40 - Matt's #5 thing: The fall of the 'too big to fail' offenses