Don’t set your defensive fantasy lineups for the fantasy playoffs in Week 18 of the NFL season without consulting the IDP Guys’ Week 18 IDP start/sits article!
Welcome to the NFL Week 18 IDP Start/Sits article!!
Table of Contents
| Thursday Night Game |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons |
| Sunday Early Afternoon Games | |
| New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills | |
| Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears | |
| Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers | |
| Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts | |
| Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| New York Jets at Miami Dolphins | |
| Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints | |
| New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Sunday Late Afternoon Games | |
| Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders | |
| Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos | |
| Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders | |
| Sunday Night Football |
| Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks |
| Monday Night Football |
| Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers |
It shouldn’t be necessary to say this, but these are only suggestions. We don’t sit in on team meetings; we absorb as much information as possible and then make calls based on that knowledge. If you don’t agree with our suggestions, by all means, go in a different direction. Nobody makes these decisions for you.
Article Key
Trust
These players have the best outlook based on their opportunity, past production, talent level, and matchup. They usually have a solid floor and an excellent ceiling. These guys should be the nearest to guaranteed production you can find.
If You Must
These players should earn a reasonable amount of points. Their opportunity, talent, or matchup is typically not on par with a trusted player. Tier two players are usually a good option in deep leagues that start multiple players at each position.
Bust
Sit these players unless you’re desperate. You should not start these players for any number of reasons. They aren’t necessarily bad players. We just don’t predict them to be scoring well this game week. In the case of rookies, for example, they may simply need time to earn more playing time and, therefore, our trust as fantasy starters.
Any player not listed in these three categories should probably be considered a “sit.” If they become IDP-relevant on a week-to-week basis, they will likely end up in one of the categories above.
No Cornerbacks?
Johnny writes a separate article for CBs that drops on Fridays, and you can find it here once it is published.
True Position Designations
In some IDP leagues, certain positions are grouped in a suboptimal way, primarily because of outdated interpretations of what players at each position do. Many IDP leagues are turning towards True Position formats to address that problem. To know more about IDP True Position, click here to read the article written by Jase!
Let’s get into the NFL Week 18 IDP Start/Sits!
Click here to read the Week 18 Fantasy Football Start/Sits article for offensive players.
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