Game Info
Kickoff: Sunday, December 28, 2025, 1 p.m. ET
Location: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Network: CBS
New Orleans Saints
Quarterback
Tyler Shough: START (in Superflex), Borderline QB1
Shough it. Against a Titans defense that made Sheduer Sanders look like a top-five quarterback, Tyler Shough is a borderline QB1.
Running Back
Alvin Kamara
Audric Estimé: SIT
Evan Hull: SIT
When the three backs ahead of you go down, and you’re outcarried by Taysom Hill, I’m sorry, maybe football isn’t for you.
Wide Receiver
Chris Olave: START, WR1
Mason Tipton: SIT
Kevin Austin Jr.: SIT
Chris Olave went b-a-n-a-n-a-s against the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets mess. Olave scored a season-high 36.8 fantasy points catching 10 of 16 targets for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and is set up perfectly to go three straight games over 20 points with a Week 17 meeting with the Titans up next. Mason Tipton and Kevin Austin Jr. are also wide receivers for the New Orleans Saints.
Tight End
Taysom Hill: STREAMER
One of the most divisive players in the history of fantasy football, wherever you fall on the like/love/despise argument of Taysom Hill, there’s no denying he’s incredibly talented.
Cinema.
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— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) December 21, 2025
Hill rushed 12 times for 42 yards, caught four passes for 36 yards, and threw a 38-yard bomb to become the first player in the Super Bowl era to have 1,000 passing, 1,000 rushing, and 1,000 receiving yards. There is absolutely no stability in his usage, and you’ll have no peace of mind starting him, but he makes for an interesting streaming option at tight end if you’re shooting for upside.
Defense/Special Teams
New Orleans Saints: START
The Saints had a field day against the Brady Cook-led Jets, racking up eight sacks and two touchdowns. They could easily replicate that performance against the Titans’ anemic offense, which has allowed 51 sacks this season.
Tennessee Titans
Quarterback
Cam Ward: SIT
Cam Ward threw multiple touchdowns for his third consecutive game and didn’t have a turnover for his second straight. Not enough to consider starting him in the fantasy championship, but enough to give some hope to Titans fans, he may actually be the quarterback of the future (and maybe a post-hype sleeper in 2026).
Running Back
Tony Pollard: FLEX, RB3
Tyjae Spears: SIT
What’s in the water in Nashville? After Tony Pollard’s out-of-nowhere resurgence, Tyjae Spears had his first 20-point game of the season. Spears caught five of five targets for 53 yards, totaling 105 yards of total offense and a touchdown. Pollard ran for 102 yards himself, with the two Titans combining for 207 yards, just like we all predicted. That being said, I have no interest in starting Spears. The Saints are an OK matchup, but I’m not banking on the repeat of flukey performance like this. Spears scored more points in Week 16 than in his last three games combined. Could it happen again? Sure. Not risking it tough. Pollard is a decent flex given his seemingly locked-in workload of around 20 touches per game, but he’s still a risk himself.
Wide Receiver
Elic Ayomanor: SIT
Van Jefferson: SIT
Chimere Dike: SIT
Chimre Dike is the only Titans receiver even remotely on the fantasy radar, and it’s only in the most desperate of situations. Expect around eight points with a midteens upside if he’s able to get into the end zone. Elic Ayomanor hasn’t scored double-digit fantasy points since Week 3, and Van Jefferson has two over that same span.
Tight End
Chig Okonkwo: STREAMER
After failing to score at least 10 fantasy points in eight straight games, Chig Okonkwo caught six of eight targets and his first touchdown of the season against the Chiefs in Week 16. Surprisingly so, as the Chiefs came into the week as one of the worst matchups for tight ends in fantasy. The Saints are much more friendly to the position, but Okonkwo is still just a desperation sleeper you pray catches a touchdown — something no tight end has done against New Orleans since Week 9.
Defense/Special Teams
Tennessee Titans: SIT
Merry Christmas!