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Full Game Divisional Round Fantasy Football Previews
Matchup | Time |
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Texans @ Chiefs -- FREE | Saturday -- 4:30 p.m. ET |
Commanders @ Lions | Saturday -- 8 p.m. ET |
Rams @ Eagles | Sunday -- 3 p.m. ET |
Ravens @ Bills | Sunday -- 6:30 p.m. ET |
Sam LaPorta Divisional Round Fantasy Outlook
After catching 86 passes for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns as a rookie, LaPorta took a step back this season, catching 60 passes for 726 yards and 7 touchdowns.
He averaged more yards per catch (12.1) and yards per target (8.7) this season versus his rookie year, but LaPorta saw far fewer opportunities, drawing 5.2 targets per game after 7.1 per game as a rookie.
That did change to close the season.
LaPorta finished the season on a high note, averaging 4.8 catches for 53.3 yards per game with 5 touchdowns over his final 8 games.
He received 20.4% of the team's targets (second to St. Brown) and was targeted on 21.4% of his routes over that span.
He had only 12.3% of the team targets with a target on 14.1% of his routes prior.
LaPorta has seen at least 6 targets in 8 straight games.
Washington has allowed 7.5 yards per target to tight ends (17th) and an 8.4% touchdown rate (31st) to the position.
Travis Kelce Divisional Round Fantasy Outlook
At age 35, Kelce ended this season with 823 yards, his fewest in a season.
After averaging 65.6 yards per game in what was considered a down season in 2023, he averaged 51.4 yards per game this season.
His 8.5 yards per catch and 3 touchdowns were career lows.
But he did close the season on a high note, catching 8-of-11 targets for 84 yards and a touchdown when he last played on Christmas Day.
Pairing that with how Kelce finished the year last postseason after a down regular season (for his standards), we won’t write off the potential that he can close his career with another good stretch of games.
Last postseason, Kelce rattled off games of 7-71-0, 5-75-2, 11-116-1, and 9-93-0.
This season, the Chiefs have a deeper pool of pass catchers than last postseason, when it was essentially only Kelce and Rashee Rice.
Kelce and Rice combined for 52.6% of the team targets last postseason.
Kansas City should be expected to be more diverse this postseason, with DeAndre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy, and Marquise Brown at wide receiver and Noah Gray still available to chip in.
This is not a glowing matchup, either.
Houston has allowed a league-low 63.9% catch rate to tight ends, allowing 6.2 yards per target (4th) and 9.7 yards per catch (11th) to the position.
However, they have allowed a 6.7% touchdown rate to the position (27th), keeping the lights on for scoring upside.
Kelce caught 5-of-7 targets for 30 yards when these teams played in Week 16.
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