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There are six teams on byes this week: the Bengals Nick Vannett Color Rush Jersey , Cardinals, Colts, Eagles, Lions and Jaguars.You won’t be setting what you feel is a fully solid lineup. That’s why you have to deftly work the waiver wire at all positions.RUNNING BACKSELIJAH McGUIRE, New York Jets (4.3 percent owned): The potential sparkplug is currently on injured reserve as he makes his way back from a foot injury, but he has been practicing for two weeks and could be activated very soon. Rookie Trenton Cannon did not seize an opportunity with Bilal Powell done for the season, as he totaled 22 yards from scrimmage at Chicago. McGuire could get a chance to complement the very inconsistent Isaiah Crowell upon his expected return.DEVONTAE BOOKER, Broncos (11.6): Disappointing rookie Royce Freeman may continue to sit out with an ankle sprain, and Booker made the most of his touches in Week 8, totaling 101 yards from scrimmage. Phillip Lindsay is Denver’s clear lead back, but Booker can catch passes and is worth the waiver add as a bye week plug in point-per-reception formats.JOSH ADAMS, Eagles (0.4): The Eagles running game has been mired in mediocrity this season without the departed LeGarrette Blount and the injured Jay Ajayi. Enter undrafted free agent Adams, who rushed for 61 yards on nine carries on Sunday. A big back with versatility and quickness, he is worth the waiver pickup to see If he can emerge in this situation and add a much-needed element of respectability in the Philadelphia backfield.WIDE RECEIVERSD.J. MOORE, Panthers (10.4): Veteran Torrey Smith sat out Sunday and the rookie took advantage, registering his best yardage total yet (90). Moore will be a very alluring streaming option against Tampa Bay this week, especially if Smith sits again. He is going to push for more playing time sooner or later anyhow, as he can be slippery against defenses in high percentage and key situations. His skill set also adds a needed catch-and-run element to the Carolina passing game.DAVID MOORE, Seahawks (2.7): He should have already been picked up, but obviously fantasy owners needed more convincing that he can be a relevant producer. No more selling points are needed after four TD receptions in his past three games and a 97-yard outing in Week 8. Moore is effectively making the Seahawks forget Paul Richardson, as he has come on as their new downfield threat. He’ll need to generate more consistent yardage totals to be more than a WR4 in fantasy, but he is a terrific bye week replacement.DEVANTE PARKER, Dolphins (21.6): An injury-plagued disappointment for three-plus seasons until his last outing Justin Britt Color Rush Jersey , Parker resurfaced in a big way Thursday night and displayed the sort of promise that has tantalized fantasy owners since he arrived in the pros. In the most inspiring performance of his career so far, Parker caught six passes for 134 yards. Now he faces the highly vulnerable Jets secondary. If you use a free agent acquisition budget for waiver adds, don’t overbid on Parker just because of one game. But if you do land him, matchups with New York and Green Bay next do point to him being a very intriguing streamer.TIGHT ENDSJACK DOYLE (31.9): Many fantasy owners cut a player when he is injured, and while you can’t fault them for doing so in a 10-team league, Doyle should have received strong consideration to remain rostered in 12-team leagues and larger formats. Sometimes it is difficult to keep a player on your bench when bye weeks and other considerations make the roster squeeze tight. Doyle was never reported to be out for the season, so it was smart to stash him. He returned to catch six passes for 70 yards and a TD in Week 8 and even while sharing some targets with Eric Ebron, he should retain TE1 status in PPR leagues. Don’t pass over him as a waiver add just because he is on a bye.ED DICKSON, Seahawks (0.5): A quadriceps issue kept him out of action until Week 8, and then he caught two passes for 54 yards and a TD in his Seahawks debut. Dickson is unlikely to rise above TE2 status, but Russell Wilson will look to his TE in scoring situations and will work him in occasionally enough otherwise to make him a bye week consideration. He’s a rental waiver add if you need one at the position.QUARTERBACKRYAN FITZPATRICK, Buccaneers (6.0): The QB position has enough quality depth that many owners don’t need to trade for one or visit the waiver wire for them too often. But Fitzpatrick has regained the starting job in Tampa Bay and it’s no secret that his defense and lack of a consistently reliable running game will prompt him to fling the ball frequently. It seemed like some time ago that Fitzpatrick opened the season with three 400-yard games, and he is always capable of a stinker outing. But the statistical upside remains very tempting. Just don’t make the potential mistake of starting him over a top-level QB based simply on the other passer having a less friendly matchup. Fitzpatrick’s track record indicates you are always in for a possible roller coaster ride with the journeyman. I want to see the Seattle Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs on primetime in Week 16, as they’ve been scheduled to play, so please at least temporarily park your pitchfork as I say the following statement: the NFL opted not to flex the game out of Sunday Night Football in two weeks but factually speaking, the game might not have any stakes when it comes to the 2018 postseason.Yes, it could be the most exciting matchup of the week.Yes, it could go a long ways towards each of these teams proving their salt right now.Patrick Mahomes. Russell Wilson. Yes.I’m just speaking from a place of facts: It’s possible that the game won’t mean anything as far as the playoff seedings go, which is not what the NFL is typically looking for when it comes to these end of season primetime games, which is why they started giving themselves the option to flex in the first place. Stakes do matter and while this game does feature the AFC’s best team and an NFC team that has myriad great storylines, it just might fall flat in terms of who wins and who loses. Especially if the Seahawks win on Monday night.Seattle hosts the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, and a win all but assures them of a playoff spot; 538 has it at 99+% thanks to all their competition losing this week and of late. If they beat the Vikings, it also gives them a considerable lead over Minnesota Nazair Jones Color Rush Jersey , who’d remain in the six seed. This virtually locks the Seahawks in as the five seed and it’s almost certain that after their Week 15 game against the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle won’t be playing for anything over their final two weeks.Meanwhile, the Chiefs have a two-game lead for the AFC’s 1 seed with three games left to go. They have a difficult game next week: they host the LA Chargers. A loss would give the Chargers hope of winning the AFC West and taking the one-seed, but a win by Kansas City would give them the division title and at least a two-game lead over the New England Patriots and Houston Texans with two games to go; the Chiefs have a better conference record that neither team could catch up to though, so KC would also lock in the 1-seed.A win at home against the Chargers next week should give the Chiefs all they need. A loss by the Pats or Texans also obviously gives them what they need to some degree. And both teams still have Week 16 games before KC does, so it’s possible that if there is still some doubt headed into the day, it could be gone by the night.Unless Los Angeles does win, and then of course, the stakes are back on for at least the Chiefs.Right now the NFL is banking on the fact that:There isn’t a better game that they are allowed to flex into that spot. Ravens at Chargers? Steelers at Saints? There might have also been protections on those games but they also don’t provide a ton more intrigue.These teams may not fill the intrigue gap but they do fill out talentwise: Mahomes, Wilson, Tyreek Hill, Tyler Lockett, Justin Houston, Bobby Wagner, Travis Kelce, Doug Baldwin, and so on. The best offense. A retooling defense that was once great. Seattle’s offense vs a notably weak KC defense that featured a 100+ point primetime game earlier this season. Even if the stakes are non-existent, neither coach is likely to bench starters. Not until the second half at least. If you do have evidence against this, please post in the comments.Off field storylines that likely gain publicity.Maybe the Chiefs will lose to the Chargers. Maybe the Seahawks will lose to the Vikings. Neither is totally improbable.For now though we do know that Seattle keeps its home primetime game, which I do think is good for business. And as all know, the NFL is certainly a business first.