The Green Bay Packers will face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 17. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding QB Jordan Love.
Is Jordan Love Playing in Week 17?
Love is not listed on the injury report this week, so barring any setbacks, he is on track to play this weekend.
We’ll continue to monitor the Packers’ injury report. You can also visit and bookmark our NFL Injury Tracker and Fantasy News Tracker for the latest updates.
Should You Start or Sit Jordan Love in Week 17?
Love wasn’t asked to do much in Monday night’s thrashing of the New Orleans Saints (16 completions for 182 yards and a touchdown), something that I don’t think we have to worry about this week.
Or maybe we do?
The Packers rank third in rush rate over expectation this season and appear more content to pound Josh Jacobs now than at any point this season. Not only does this help keep Justin Jefferson off the field, but it also wears down a defense and limits the number of times that Love can put the ball in harm’s way.
Working in Love’s favor is that the blitz-happy Vikings have so much going on around the line of scrimmage that they’re a tough defense when it comes to finishing drives against on the ground, allowing one rushing touchdown for every 48.1 opponent attempts (third-best).
Cheap touchdowns might be needed in this game, which I apparently like less from an offensive output standpoint than the bookmakers (under 49 points!).
Love’s QB+ numbers are actually better on the road than at home this season, but they haven’t translated into big fantasy production, and that’s the name of the game.
Love’s fantasy finishes, road games in 2024:
- Week 1, Eagles: QB11
- Week 5, Rams: QB14
- Week 8, Jaguars: QB35
- Week 11, Bears: QB11
- Week 14, Lions: QB15
- Week 15, Seahawks: QB10
If you’re combing through the box-score data and a 389-yard, four-touchdown first meeting against the Vikings jumps out, don’t forget that three TD passes in the fourth quarter of a one-sided game are fueling that stat line.
All production counts, sure, but are you projecting garbage time in a game where the home team is favored by 1.5 points? I’m not.
I think you can start Love; he’s my QB11. But I don’t think you have to — I have Jared Goff (at SF) and Bo Nix (at CIN) ranked just ahead of him.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 17 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Jordan Love’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 17
As of Sunday morning, Love is projected to score 19.4 fantasy points in Week 17. This includes 271.9 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and 1.1 interceptions. It also includes 3.1 rushing attempts for 10 yards and 0.1 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Jordan Love’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 9:15 AM ET on Saturday, January 18. If you're in a Superflex league, make sure you check out our Divisional Round Superflex Rankings.
Divisional Round QB PPR Rankings
1) Josh Allen | BUF (vs. BAL)
2) Lamar Jackson | BAL (at BUF)
3) Jayden Daniels | WAS (at DET)
4) Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. LAR)
5) Jared Goff | DET (vs. WAS)
6) Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. HOU)
7) Matthew Stafford | LAR (at PHI)
8) C.J. Stroud | HOU (at KC)
