Welcome to the Week 17 fantasy and betting cheat sheet, a one-stop shop for The Athletic’s game previews, injury and weather updates, and expert analysis. With the extra Christmas games on Wednesday,

After a long, grueling season, we’ve officially made it to week 17. If you’re reading this, I just want to say

With the fantasy football finals this week, a team’s motivation is the most important factor. We have no idea what kind of effort we’re going to get or who’s going to play through the usual bumps and bruises;