Fantasy Football Week 16 Toolkit: Rankings, start/sit lineup advice, sleepers and more

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You’ll need help every week to make those tough fantasy football lineup decisions, especially now that we’re into the second round of the playoffs in most leagues. Luckily for you, the team at Yahoo has everything you need to prep for the week with updated rankings for Half-PPR and Full-PPR, as well as plenty of analysis via articles, video and audio. Below you’ll find a complete set of links to help you with all your fantasy football needs for the week.

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