It's the last game of the NFL season. Let's unwind the tale of the tape between these two titans of 2024.
Fans are eagerly anticipating Sunday’s showdown between the Chiefs and Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, and for good reason. On top of it being a great title bout, several of the biggest fantasy football stars who led squads to championships, headlined by Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley, will have their talents on display for one final time this season.
With the Big Game now upon us, let’s take a quick look at some of the most pivotal players for both teams by the numbers (and if you haven’t yet, make sure to renew your season-long fantasy leagues with Sleeper for 2025!).
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Despite finishing as the overall TE5, Travis Kelce scored a career-worst 3 TDs in 2024. The majority of his fantasy production came via an exceptional reception total (97), as he also posted a career-low in receiving yards (823).
As we know, Kelce takes his game to another level in the postseason, hauling in 174 receptions for 2,039 yards and 20 TDs in 24 career playoff games with Kansas City. Despite a brutal performance (two catches, 19 yards) against the Bills in the AFC Championship, you’d still expect a swift bounce-back Sunday from a player who has posted six-plus receptions in each of his four Super Bowl appearances.
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Saquon Barkley finished as the overall RB2 behind Detroit’s Jahmyr Gibbs in PPR formats, but no RB averaged more than his 22.2 fantasy points per game. After scoring 15 total touchdowns in 16 regular-season games, the dynamic back has scored five rushing TDs in the playoffs.
Fantasy managers who invested in Barkley were treated to one of the best statistical seasons by any running back ever – and he’s not done yet. In the Super Bowl, Barkley only needs 30 yards to break Terrell Davis’ NFL combined-regular-season-and-playoff record of 2,476 rushing yards.
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Patrick Mahomes finished the fantasy season as the overall QB11, barely sneaking into the top tier. Despite only topping 20 fantasy points twice during the regular season, the three-time Super Bowl MVP carried fantasy teams when it mattered most, finishing as the QB4 and QB7 in the all-important Weeks 16 and 17.
Regardless of whether it was a statistical down year for Mahomes, he’s still as prolific as anyone at the one stat that matters the most: wins. He has won 17 of his 20 career playoff games, trailing only Tom Brady (35 wins in 48 career playoff starts). Mahomes, who has the Chiefs at 17-2 this season through the regular season and playoffs, shines on the game’s biggest stage, owning a 3-1 record in four Super Bowl appearances. He has thrown for 1,071 yards and seven TDs while averaging 43 rushing yards on Super Bowl Sundays.
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DeVonta Smith finished as the overall WR27, averaging 15.3 PPR fantasy points per game. Despite posting a career low in receiving yards (833), the speedy wideout finished as the Eagles leader with a career-high 8 receiving TDs (in just 13 regular-season games, too).
Smith is a player who has become accustomed to playing for championships, as he’ll now be playing for a title for the fifth time in his last eight seasons overall (three in college with Alabama, two with Philly). After winning national championships with the Tide in both 2017 and ‘20, Smith is seeking his first Super Bowl ring.
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DeAndre Hopkins finished as the overall WR48 after playing six games with Tennessee and 10 with Kansas City. Acquired for a fifth-round pick following injuries to Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown, the three-time All-Pro posted 41 receptions for 437 yards and four TDs in 10 games with the Chiefs.
Hopkins, despite no longer being an elite fantasy option, can still be a serviceable WR3/flex next season, as he will be motivated to continue to climb in the record books. The 32-year-old ranks No. 16 on the NFL all-time receptions list (984) – needing just 16 more catches to tie Hines Ward, who sits one spot ahead of him with 1,000. Hopkins needs 86 to move into the top 10.
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Eagles star A.J. Brown finished as the WR20 overall after posting double-digit PPR fantasy points in 11 of his 13 regular-season games. Brown, who hauled in 64 receptions for seven TDs and a team-high 1,079 receiving yards, may have fallen short of his preseason Sleeper WR5 ADP projection. The three-time Pro Bowler performed like an elite WR1 in the NFC Championship win over Washington, though, grabbing six of eight targets for 96 yards and a TD.
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After exploding onto the fantasy scene with both a rushing and a receiving TD in his NFL debut against the Ravens, Xavier Worthy struggled to make an impact, ranking as the overall WR58 over his next 10 games and averaging just 8.3 PPR fantasy points per game in that time.
Ever since, though, he has become the club’s WR1, leading the team with 10 total TDs (both regular season and playoffs). The speedy rookie has posted at least five receptions in seven straight games while averaging 68 total scrimmage yards per game. As long as he’s attached to Mahomes, the fastest player in the history of the NFL Combine will certainly be among the most coveted WRs in the middle rounds of fantasy drafts in 2025 and beyond.
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After an injury-plagued 2024, Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert finished as the TE27 overall after appearing in just 10 games. His best game came in Week 3 against the Saints, when he posted the most PPR points (27) of any tight end after hauling in 10 catches for 170 yards.
Goedert burned fantasy managers by sitting out Weeks 14-17, missing the entire fantasy playoffs. In the NFL playoffs, though, a fully healthy Goedert has returned to the elite player fantasy managers coveted, leading Philadelphia in receptions (15) and receiving yards (188).
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After immense hype leading into the season, Isiah Pacheco finished as the overall RB64 in PPR formats (unglamorously tucked right in between Ezekiel Elliott and Dare Ogunbowale), averaging only 8.1 fantasy points per game. After suffering a broken fibula in Week 2 against the Bengals, Pacheco burned fantasy managers who trusted him in their lineups following his Week 12 return.
The powerful third-year back busted in the fantasy playoffs, posting 5.7, 3.5 and 1.8 PPR points, respectively, when championship hardware was on the line. Things have not gotten any better for Pacheco in the NFL playoffs, amassing only 42 total yards on 13 touches while continuing to cede work to Kareem Hunt.
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