3 Week 17 games that will determine fantasy football championships

Michael Penix Jr. started his first NFL game last week but largely passed his initial test.

The rookie quarterback also showed a nice connection with Drake London before the wideout left the game early with an injury.

Bijan Robinson is one of the five best backs in the league right now, but I anticipate him being a huge title-game swinger.

Sam Darnold has a near-equal passer rating when under pressure ( 110.6 ) compared to when he’s kept clean ( 115.0 ) Bo Nix is 24th in EPA per play the last three weeks since returning from the bye.

The Bengals defense had some great moments last week against the Browns but that team is not running a real offense under Dorian Thompson-Robinson .

If the Broncos are going to hang with the Bengals , they will need Nix to settle in the pocket.

The No. 1 individual faceoff of note will be Patrick Surtain II in coverage.

The Bengals have used Ja’Marr Chase inside on a career-high 34% of routes this season .

Tee Higgins is dealing with an injury and may not play in this game.