Fantasy Football Takeaways: Fact or Fiction + Week 18 Waiver Wire & Trade Advice | Out of Bounds (Ep. 1920)
December 30, 2025
AI Summary
5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: Casual host banter on the Fantasy Pros "Out of Bounds" podcast recaps NFL Week 17 chaos, fantasy heartbreaks, and playoff hype, blending personal gripes with live chat interaction for a raw, fan-fueled NFL dissection. Passionate and irreverent.
- The Format: Casual chat between two hosts with absent third due to flu.
- The Key Players:
- Hosts: Joey P and Scott Bogman, best friends and fantasy football experts with fiery Steelers fandom; their sharp chemistry shines through mutual roasts, championship laments, and bold takes, minus regular co-host "The Welsh" sidelined by holiday flu.
🗝️ Key Themes & Topics
Hosts dive into NFL Week 17 fallout, fantasy league dramas, coaching hot seats, and bold playoff prophecies, fueled by live Twitch chat "fact or fiction" polls for interactive edge.
- Topic 1: NFL Week 17 Recaps & Fantasy Losses – Packers-Steelers heartbreak dominates with Joey and Bogman venting over Pittsburgh's collapse to Cleveland, Aaron Rodgers woes, DK Metcalf's absence hurting deep balls, and MVS's dropped hail mary; Joey recounts Flex League championship defeat to Derrick Henry's monster 4-TD game, while Bogman lost home league to Welsh despite leading standings—highlighting QB instability like Max Brosmer backups and Chris Oladokun's debut amid injury pileups.
- **Topic 2: Steelers Frustrati
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:34) **Show Open: Hosts & Week 17 Recap**
- 2 (03:29) **Week 17 Highlights & Records**
- 3 (05:01) **NFL Game Takes: Patriots, Jets, Giants**
- 4 (07:40) **NFC Top Teams Debate**
- 5 (09:23) **AFC Top Teams & Playoff Paths**
- 6 (11:35) **Ravens-Steelers Preview & Coaching Hot Seats**
- 7 (15:24) **Week 18 Fantasy Advice: Championships Beware**
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Show Notes
Join Joe Pisapia, Chris Welsh and Scott Bogman LIVE on Twitch every Monday afternoon at 2:00 PM ET at twitch.tv/fantasypros. The guys discuss everything happening in the football world, both in fantasy and in reality, while having some fun along the way!
Put your bad day behind you with a new episode of "Out of Bounds," where Joe Pisapia and Scott Bogman share their top fantasy football Week 17 takeaways!
Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)
Intro - 0:00:00
Questions and Asses - 0:07:29
Joe's Takeaway of the week: The Bucs have to fire Todd Bowles after this collapse. - 0:17:02
Bogman's Takeaway of the week: Still a shot to go 9-8. - 0:19:39
Bogman's Moment of the week: Chase Young ripping the ball away from Cam Ward. - 0:20:20
Joe's Moment of the week: BUF Missed XP. - 0:20:48
Fact or Fiction - 0:21:52
311 Contest Results - 0:35:41
Joe's 311 Picks: Tyler Shough @ ATL, James Cook v NYJ, CeeDee Lamb @ NYG - 0:35:59
Bogman's 311 Picks: Dak Prescott @ NYG, Derrick Henry @ PIT, Mike Evans vs CAR. - 0:36:12
Outro - 0:39:38
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