The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 18. Here’s the latest fantasy football news and advice to help you with your lineups this week and moving forward, especially regarding TE Pat Freiermuth.
Is Pat Freiermuth Playing in Week 18?
Freiermuth 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 Steelers’ 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 Pat Freiermuth in Week 18?
I thought we could see a change in passing game usage from the Steelers as the postseason picture comes into focus – I just thought Mike Williams would be the focus of it.
Instead, Pittsburgh is sliding Pat Freiermuth into the slot (three straight games with the majority of his routes coming when lined up there) and I actually like how it looks with the threat of George Pickens on the outside.
He owns an 85.1% catch rate this season and turned a 19.4% target share into a 6-68-1 stat line in this matchup five weeks ago. I’m not projecting him for a repeat performance in terms of production, but I think that level of involvement is about right. In what could be a high-scoring game, I think you’re playing Freiermuth with more confidence this week than any of the first 17.
Are you looking for start/sit advice for other players in your lineup? Read our Week 18 Fantasy Start-Sit Advice Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Pat Freiermuth’s Fantasy Points Projection in Week 18
As of Saturday, Freiermuth is projected to score 10.3 fantasy points in PPR formats. This includes 4.2 receptions for 42.3 yards and 0.3 touchdowns.
Check out the free PFN Fantasy Start-Sit Optimizer for the latest projections and advice for your lineups this week.
Pat Freiermuth’s Fantasy Ranking
Our Weekly Consensus PPR Rankings are below — both positional and overall. They were last updated at 11:45 PM ET on Saturday, January 25.Â
Conference Championship TE PPR Rankings
1) Travis Kelce | KC (vs. BUF)
2) Dallas Goedert | PHI (vs. WAS)
3) Dalton Kincaid | BUF (at KC)
4) Zach Ertz | WAS (at PHI)
5) Noah Gray | KC (vs. BUF)
6) Dawson Knox | BUF (at KC)
7) John Bates | WAS (at PHI)
8) Grant Calcaterra | PHI (vs. WAS)
9) Ben Sinnott | WAS (at PHI)
10) Quintin Morris | BUF (at KC)
11) Peyton Hendershot | KC (vs. BUF)
12) E.J. Jenkins | PHI (vs. WAS)
13) Anthony Firkser | NYJ ()
