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Fantasy Football Week 16: Waiver-Wire Pickups, Rankings and Stat Projections

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Bill Simmons

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Week 15 certainly brought some fantasy football surprises.

As was the case the previous week, some of the most dependable fantasy stars were massive disappointments at the worst possible times.

In Week 14, it was guys like Todd Gurley and Jared Goff. This week, it was players like Tyreek Hill, Saquon Barkley, Adam Thielen and Keenan Allen.

In other words, you can research trends, matchups and player roles all you want, but fantasy is still a wildly unpredictable game—you know, kind of like the real thing.