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NFL 2024 | Week 19 | Sun, Jan 12, 2025 | JAYDEN DANIELS PLAYOFF DEBUT, COMMANDERS DOUBLE WR, EAGLES DST VS LOVE

NFL $2.25M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st] (SUN)
NFL $2.25M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st] (SUN)

Winning lineup

POS PLAYER OWN SAL PTS
QB
Jayden Daniels
WAS QB
27.1% 7500 22.32
RB
Bucky Irving
TB RB
62.6% 7000 16.3
RB
Saquon Barkley
PHI RB
58.8% 8500 17.3
WR
Terry McLaurin
WAS WR
40.4% 6500 21.9
WR
Dyami Brown
WAS WR
6.2% 3400 19.9
WR
Curtis Samuel
BUF WR
2.1% 3100 15.8
TE
Dallas Goedert
PHI TE
29.2% 3900 14.7
FLEX
James Cook
BUF RB
32.8% 6700 21
DST
Eagles
PHI DST
25.5% 3300 14

Analysis

Stack summary
This roster starts with Jayden Daniels as the slate engine in his playoff debut, then commits to Washington pass game concentration instead of spreading exposure across all three games. Daniels, Terry McLaurin, and Dyami Brown capture nearly all of the Washington passing touchdowns, while Bucky Irving brings back the Tampa Bay side through receiving usage and touchdown equity. The second cluster is Philadelphia against Green Bay. Saquon Barkley, Dallas Goedert, and Eagles defense give the lineup a balanced Philadelphia position across rushing volume, tight end touchdown access, and defensive disruption against Jordan Love. The defense is not isolated from the rest of the build. It connects to the same game as Barkley and Goedert, which gives the lineup a clean path if Philadelphia controls the game and Green Bay mistakes create field position. The Buffalo pieces are narrow and efficient. James Cook supplies the 100 yard rushing bonus with a touchdown, while Curtis Samuel becomes the low ownership salary release at 2.1 percent. The winning profile is not built by avoiding chalk. It wins because the chalk scores enough, the Washington passing stack lands correctly, and Samuel gives the roster a low salary score most entries did not have.
Uniqueness notes
The roster’s leverage comes from the Washington double receiver pairing. McLaurin was a natural Daniels partner, but Dyami Brown at 6.2 percent changes the shape of the lineup. Instead of needing Daniels to win through rushing volume, this build captures both passing touchdowns and turns Washington’s production into a concentrated scoring block. Bucky Irving at 62.6 percent and Saquon Barkley at 58.8 percent show the roster was comfortable eating running back ownership where role and touch projection were strongest. The separation is not created by fading those players. It is created by attaching them to lower owned receivers who fit the salary and game script. Curtis Samuel is the pressure point. At 3,100 salary and 2.1 percent ownership, his touchdown allows the lineup to keep Daniels, Barkley, McLaurin, Cook, and Eagles defense together without forcing a weak punt into the final roster spot.
Build details
Roster construction: 4-3-2 Game key: WAS@TB: 4 (QB game) GB@PHI: 3 DEN@BUF: 2 Primary lever: Jayden Daniels paired with Terry McLaurin and Dyami Brown Secondary lever: Curtis Samuel at 2.1 percent with Eagles defense against Jordan Love