Fantasy managers work so hard to reach fantasy championship week. All that preseason prep. Attacking the waiver wire. Monitoring injury situations up until kickoff each week before making your start/sit decisions. You get to this point and still, unforeseen injuries can be crippling.
We already saw championship week get off to a brutal start for fantasy managers with Derrick Henry. One of fantasy’s elite running backs missed the Titans’ Thursday night loss to the Cowboys, causing agita throughout the fantasy world. But there are many more dreadful scenarios in Week 17. And it’s not always about the player that’s out this week.