Filling in Your Wild Card Lineups
Here are theScore's sample lineups for the NFL's Wild Card weekend:
GPP Without FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Aaron Rodgers (GB) | at WAS |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch (SEA) | at MIN |
| RB | Eddie Lacy (GB) | at WAS |
| WR | Jeremy Maclin (KC) | at HOU |
| WR | Doug Baldwin (SEA) | at MIN |
| WR | Pierre Garcon (WAS) | vs. GB |
| TE | Tyler Eifert (CIN) | vs. PIT |
| K | Nick Novak (HOU) | vs. KC |
| D/ST | Chiefs | at HOU |
Rodgers, Lacy and Garcon provide the combination of low ownership and high floor in what could be a shootout. Lynch, Baldwin and QB Russell Wilson are the main cogs of the Seattle offense. The rest of the players on this roster possess tough matchups but with their high floors, they are must-roster options. -- David Chernish
Cash Game Without FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Kirk Cousins (WAS) | vs. GB |
| RB | Eddie Lacy (GB) | at WAS |
| RB | Fitzgerald Toussaint (PIT) | at CIN |
| WR | A.J. Green (CIN) | vs. PIT |
| WR | Doug Baldwin (SEA) | at MIN |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) | vs. KC |
| TE | Tyler Eifert (CIN) | vs. PIT |
| K | Cairo Santos (KC) | at HOU |
| D/ST | Texans | vs. KC |
Cousins enters the postseason playing as well as any quarterback in the league with 12 total touchdowns and no interceptions in the final three games of the regular season. Todman would receive the start if DeAngelo Williams (ankle) is eventually ruled out. Lacy has one of the few appealing running back matchups in the Wild Card round. -- Esten McLaren
GPP With FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Kirk Cousins (WAS) | vs. GB |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch (SEA) | at MIN |
| RB | Giovani Bernard (CIN) | vs. PIT |
| WR | Antonio Brown (PIT) | at CIN |
| WR | A.J. Green (CIN) | vs. PIT |
| WR | DeSean Jackson (WAS) | vs. GB |
| TE | Kyle Rudolph (MIN) | vs. SEA |
| FLEX | James Jones (GB) | at WAS |
| D/ST | Chiefs | at HOU |
Cousins has a TD:INT ratio of 23:3 since his "You Like That?" outburst, which came right around the time Jackson returned from injury. Lynch is a contrarian option having not played since Week 10; so, too, is Brown, with two below-average games against Cincinnati this season. Bernard should see plenty of work if Pittsburgh shuts down Jeremy Hill. -- Josh Wegman
Cash Game With FLEX
| POS | NAME | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Kirk Cousins (WAS) | vs. GB |
| RB | Eddie Lacy (GB) | at WAS |
| RB | Marshawn Lynch (SEA) | at MIN |
| WR | A.J. Green (CIN) | vs. PIT |
| WR | DeSean Jackson (WAS) | vs. GB |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) | vs. KC |
| TE | Heath Miller (PIT) | at CIN |
| FLEX | Tyler Eifert (CIN) | vs. PIT |
| D/ST | Seahawks | at MIN |
Cousins is the best value play this weekend, while Lacy and Lynch also represent terrific plays on an otherwise uninspiring RB list. Green owned the Steelers in two regular-season meetings, while Jackson and Hopkins should see enough targets to reach value. Going with two tight ends is a minor risk, but Miller and Eifert both have plus matchups. -- James Bisson