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Yes, the regular fantasy season has come to a conclusion for 2017 - but we're certainly not resting on our laurels with all of the exciting playoff football still ahead of us! Although postseason fantasy leagues can be set up in a variety of ways, my personal favorite is going with a single draft that accumulates points throughout the playoffs. In this case, the optimal strategy is to determine which teams you think will play the most games and draft accordingly.

I've had success in the past picking no more than 4 teams and trying to only collect players from those squads. Looking at the available teams this year, I would shy away from the Chiefs and Titans (since the winner will end up against the Patriots), and I don't think that the Bills, Falcons, Panthers, or Eagles will win their first games. That leaves us with the below teams:

AFC

New England (1)

Pittsburgh (2)

Jacksonville (3) Wild Card

NFC

Minnesota (2)

Los Angeles (3) Wild Card

New Orleans (4) Wild Card

So my suggestion is to choose 3 or 4 of these teams that you think have the best chance of making it to the Super Bowl (or, at the very least, of playing multiple games in the playoffs) and try to draft players from those teams exclusively. Stacking up players from a team that makes it to the Super Bowl is usually your ticket to some postseason fantasy winnings. It's possible that all of the wild card teams could lose in the 2nd round, but keep in mind that if you do end up picking players from a wild card team (New Orleans, for example), they will have the advantage of playing an additional game over the higher ranked teams with a bye in the first round.

You may rank the top playoff teams differently, but I would urge you to adopt a similar philosophy to the above in how to build your postseason fantasy team - you have to take a chance in order to land on top! Best of luck and we'll see you all next year for more fantasy insights, strategies, rankings, and podcasts.

Clearly we love fantasy football, and it doesn't just stop once the regular season has concluded. There are a ton of fantasy leagues that you can still play right through the Super Bowl and if you do end up hopping aboard the fantasy train for one last ride, here are our rankings for the rest of the playoffs. Good luck! Pay attention to these rankings throughout the week, as they will continue to evolve based on the latest injury updates, news, and player/matchup analysis. Good luck in the Fantasy Playoffs and remember, you can tweet us @drinkfive with any of your lineup questions!

Just for all of you that do playoff fantasy challenges, or weekly DFS in the postseason, etc, check out the below rankings for the rest of the playoffs: I personally like a few players more than the expert consensus rankings over at FantasyPros: Boston Scott, A.J. Brown, Mike Boone, and N'Keal Harry to name a few. Good luck this week and see you next fantasy season!

Pay attention to these rankings throughout the week, as they will continue to evolve based on the latest injury updates, news, and player/matchup analysis. Good luck this season and remember, you can tweet us @drinkfive with any of your lineup questions!

Guess who is out here doing playoff fantasy leagues? Best ball postseason leagues are a terrific way to keep the fantasy flame burning for just a little longer. Utilize our rest of playoffs rankings to help with your drafts and good luck to you!

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