The ESPN+ Cheat Sheet for Week 18 is your one-stop shop for fantasy football advice. We've curated all our best start/sit advice from this week, including insights from Mike Clay, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Liz Loza and Eric Moody. Don't have time to read it all? That's why cheat sheets were invented! Catch up on a week's worth of reading in mere minutes, see which players are on the injury report, consider the betting data and then set your lineup with confidence knowing you've put your team in the best position to win.
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Buffalo Bills -3.5 vs. New England Patriots
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m.
Over/under total: 36.5 (13th highest)
FPI favorite: Bills by 5.5, 64.2% to win outright
Bills injury watch: WR Amari Cooper: O; WR Curtis Samuel: Q
Patriots injury watch: TE Hunter Henry: Q; QB Drake Maye: Q; WR K.J. Osborn: Q
Best of the Week
Mike Clay: The Bills have locked up the No. 2 seed in the AFC, which means they have nothing to gain or lose in Week 18. As a result, Josh Allen, James Cook, Khalil Shakir and Dalton Kincaid (among others) are very likely to rest for all or most of this game.
Eric Moody: Drake Maye is averaging 15.8 fantasy points per game over his past 11 outings. With the Bills likely to rest starters on both sides of the ball, Maye has a chance to shine at home. Buffalo's defense has allowed the seventh-most passing yards per game this season.
Eric Moody: Ray Davis had 23 touches and 18.2 fantasy points when James Cook was out in Week 6. This week, he'll likely lead the team in touches in a great matchup against a Patriots defense that's allowed the third-most RB rushing yards.
Mike Clay: Fumbling issues led to a demotion for Rhamondre Stevenson in Week 17, and Antonio Gibson went for 63 yards on 12 touches, whereas Stevenson totaled just a single yard on his two touches. It's unclear if Stevenson will return to lead-back duties this week, but considering the risk that he doesn't and the fact he has been held under 13.0 fantasy points in seven straight games, he's best left on benches against the Bills.
Eric Moody: While the Bills will rest some starters, Keon Coleman should play to get valuable reps before the postseason. He could even become Buffalo's No. 1 receiver against the Patriots. Coleman has had five games this season with five-plus targets and has scored double-digit fantasy points in four of them.
New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -14.5
Locks: Sunday 1 p.m.
Over/under total: 44.5 (third highest)
FPI favorite: Buccaneers by 12.3, 79.8% to win outright