Locked On Fantasy Football – Daily NFL Fantasy Football Podcast

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the fantasy football matchups for the two conference championship games: Seahawks vs. Rams and Broncos vs. Patriots. With Seattle and Los Angeles facing each other for a third time, the spotlight will be on the spectacular top wide receivers, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua and how productive they will be for Sam Darnold and M...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the latest big fantasy football news around the NFL, including the Chargers landing former Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel as their new offensive coordinator. How good is the hire for the Chargers and Justin Herbert with the influence of Jim Harbaugh still there in Los Angeles? Vinnie and Michelle have a positive outlook. Plus, a f...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the fantasy implications of three new coaching hires: Kevin Stefanski to the Falcons, Jeff Hafley to the Dolphins and Robert Saleh to the Titans. While Atlanta goes offensive minded under Matt Ryan, it should keep the values of Bijan Robinson high and have a good influence on either Michael Penix Jr. or Kirk Cousins. The big que...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the fantasy implications of the Bills firing Sean McDermott and what the losses by the Texans and 49ers mean for the future of their offenses. While Josh Allen and James Cook may be attached to new coordinator as well as coach, Vinnie and Michelle don't see a dip in their values, especially if the Bills get more help. Also, do t...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down favorite bets and player props for NFL divisional playoff weekend and reveal PrizePicks picks of the week and FanDuel lineups. Michelle has plenty of love for the Bears' offense led by Caleb Williams and Colston Loveland against the Rams, and Vinnie gets quickly on board with that in what can still be a sneaky high scoring game...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk provide a complete breakdown for Sunday's two NFL divisional playoff matchups and also react to the Giants hiring former Ravens coach John Harbaugh. For Los Angeles at Chicago, in what's supposed to be a chilly, windy day at Soldier Field, can Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua and the Rams' passing offense come through vs. the Bears. Can Caleb...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk provide a complete breakdown for Saturday's two NFL divisional playoff matchups, San Francisco at Seattle and Buffalo at Denver while also reacting the latest fantasy-related news. After examining the Eagles firing their offensive coordinator, the Panthers bringing back Bryce Young and the Vikings thinking about a QB change, Vinnie and Mic...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the Steelers' shocker of Mike Tomlin resigning after the AFC playoff loss to the Texans and what it means for Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh's offense. What other changea are in store for the Steelers, including a likely new offensive coordinator and a potential Rodgers' retirement?  Then Vinnie and Michelle have their exit takes...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down the impact of the Eagles-49ers NFC playoff battle, with San Francisco winning but losing tight end George Kittle to a torn Achilles'. While Kittle is out until the 2026 NFL season, Philadelphia has bigger concerns for a long offseason ahead after A.J. Brown, Jalen Hurts and DeVonta Smith all disappoint in the passing game. Altho...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk break down their favorite bets and player props for NFL wild-card weekend and also reveal their PrizePicks picks of the week and FanDuel lineups. Vinnie.and Michelle agree that Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert will continue his career scoring season with a TD against the 49ers, which also is intriguing for the reliable production of Jalen H...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk provide a complete breakdown for three more playoff matchups from NFL wild-card weekend: Houston at Pittsburgh, San Francisco at Philadelphia and Los Angeles at New England. C.J. Stroud to Nico Collins looks good for the Texans, but can Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf answer for the Steelers to overcome a tough defensive matchup at home? Mean...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's Michelle Magdziuk provide a complete breakdown for three playoff matchups from NFL wild-card weekend: Buffalo at Jacksonville, Green Bay at Chicago and Los Angeles at Carolina. Will Josh Allen ball out again in the playoffs in a hopeful high-scoring duel with Trevor Lawrence? Which running back should have a bigger game, James Cook or Travis Etienne? In Pac...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the six best individual matchups across positions for the six games of NFL wild-card playoff weekend, including Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts at home against the 49ers. Vinnie also tells you why Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr. can have a big game to lead his team past the Bills, while at wide receiver, the Patriots' Stefon Diggs and Steelers' DK Metc...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer breaks down the fantasy football impact of the six "Black Monday" coach firings, including the Giants and Titans, who made their moves in the middle of the season. In addition to New York and Tennessee needing new leaders for their second-year first-round franchise QBs, the Falcons, Browns, Raiders and Cardinals all make some expected changes in trying to find more overa...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk share favorite fantasy football sleepers for Week 18 along with mock FanDuel lineups and PrizePicks picks for the week. Find out why Vinnie likes Shedeur Sanders in a potential Browns-Bengals shootout and Michelle is feeling it with C.J. Stroud and his wide receivers as the Texans take on the Colts. Also Vinnie looks at injury opportunity...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their Week 18 fantasy football running back and wide receiver rankings to find the best overall plays and players to avoid. While Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey and Derrick Henry will be determined to smash with statistical incentives on the line, Travis Etienne, Breece Hall and other backs also surge into top-10...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their Week 18 fantasy football quarterback and tight end rankings to find the best overall plays and players to avoid. While Trevor Lawrence and Brock Purdy should stay hot in meaningful reality games, Jaxson Dart vs. Dak Prescott sets up as a pleasing shootout, but will Calebe Williams vs. Jared Goff deliver in the s...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk look at the best and worst performers in the 2025 fantasy football playoffs and examine how much their stock has risen or fallen for 2026 draft rankings. Brock Purdy and Trevor Lawrence went from borderline QB1s to dominant passing producers down the stretch, while Jaxson Dart has proved to be a lot more than a dynamic running cheat code....

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk share favorite fantasy football sleepers for Week 17 along with mock FanDuel lineups and PrizePicks picks for the week. Find out why Vinnie is going with the Raiders' Geno Smith as an aggressive streaming QB against the Giants, while Michelle endorses the Saints' Tyler Shough doing damage on the Titans. Blake Corum leads the way at runnin...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their wide receiver rankings for Week 17 in fantasy football. Chris Olave (at Titans) and George Pickens (at Commanders) are prime to stay hot as elite plays in top matchups, while Mike Evans should be closer to his ceiling than floor staying in Florida at the Dolphins. Although A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith draw a tou...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their running back rankings for Week 17 in fantasy football. Vinnie explains why Saquon Barkley gets the top spot coming off his hot streak in a terrific road matchup against the Bills' run defense, right ahead of Christian McCaffrey's similar smash situation at home against the Bears. Then find out what to do with As...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their quarterback and tight end rankings for Week 17 in fantasy football. At QB, Vinnie and Michelle keep telling you why Brock Purdy and Trevor Lawrence are must-plays with high floors in the top 12 this week, even if they might cool off from recent monster games in respective favorable matchups against the Bears and...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk share their favorite fantasy football sleepers for Week 16 along with their mock FanDuel lineups and PrizePicks picks for the week. While C.J. Stroud and J.J. McCarthy are worthy sneaky plays in respective great matchups against the Texans and Giants, there's a new potential breakout running back in New Orleans with the Saints' injuries t...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their wide receiver rankings for Week 16 in fantasy football. Find out why the co-hosts have high hopes for Michael Wilson to stay on a heater for the Cardinals with Marvin Harrison Jr. still iffy to return to play vs. the Falcons and for Mike Evans to keep smashing another division foe in Carolina after ripping Atlan...

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer and NFL.com's' Michelle Magdziuk compare and contrast their running back rankings for Week 16 in fantasy football. While the usual suspects are high in the rankings in the top five, Saquon Barkley is back in our good graces after the past two weeks ahead of a smash spot vs. the Commanders on Saturday. Elsewhere, rookies take the spotlight, as the Patriots' TreVeyon Hende...