Dion Lewis

AFC Conference Championship vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

There is some mystery to how healthy Tom Brady is going into the conference championship game because of an apparent injury to his right hand. Reports out of New England range from Brady is okay to it will affect him slightly. Either way, running the ball is the best way to attack the Jaguars defense, as they rank just 24th in aFPA vs. RBs. Dion Lewis' workload is safe but recall he still didn't get the goal-line work last week with, of all players, Brandon Bolden stealing points near the goal line. He's still a solid value based on volume and matchup.

Week 17 vs. New York Jets

The Patriots are still playing for home-field advantage this week, which makes their starters viable in fantasy for Week 17. The Patriots also have the highest implied team total in Vegas this week at 29 points. Plus, Dion Lewis turned into a bell cow back in Week 16 with Rex Burkhead out—29 touches for 153 total yards and 2 touchdowns. He's a high-end RB1 in Week 17.

Week 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers

Despite the loss in Miami last week, the Patriots are still favored in Pittsburgh with the second-highest implied team total in Vegas this week at 28.25 points. Over the past four weeks, the Steelers have also allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to the RB position, including 6 total touchdowns. We saw what a negative game script can do though to Dion Lewis last week, playing only 18 snaps and getting only 10 touches, his fewest since Week 5. There is some risk, but he's still an RB2/FLEX play in Week 15.