Cooper Kupp or DK Metcalf or D.J. Moore Week 17 Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Fantasy football projections for WRs 

DK Metcalf and D.J. Moore are set to go head-to-head on Thursday when the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears clash in the final Thursday Night Football game of the season.

But just for the fun of managers everywhere, this fantasy football analysis will have a third party: Cooper Kupp, whose Los Angeles Rams visit the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday Night. Who wins?

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Is Cooper Kupp a good fantasy football pick in Week 17?

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Cooper Kupp needs no introduction. He has been plagued by injuries, especially after his herculean 2021 that saw him almost surpass Calvin Johnson for most receiving yards in a season; but he has been an explosive player when healthy and focused.

Against the Cardinals, he should have a mixed performance. While they are barely in the upper half of the fantasy anti-WR defense list, they do have a pair of potential play-stoppers in Sean Murphy-Bunting and Budda Baker who can make his day hard.

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Is DK Metcalf a good fantasy pick in Week 17?

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With just two weeks left in the season, DK Metcalf is so close, yet so far to both a thousand yards and 200 points. Sportskeeda's WR25 is at 897, good enough for 169.7.

He was decent in his last outing, covering 57 yards and catching a touchdown last time out against the Minnesota Vikings. But against the Bears, he may be facing an uphill battle. Despite their struggles, that team has a top-10 defense, allowing just a little over 30 points against his position.

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Is D.J. Moore a good fantasy pick in Week 17

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Remember when everyone thought D.J. Moore was going to be a major player in one of the most monstrous offensive cores in NFL history? Safe to say, he has not exactly hit that benchmark.

After setting career-highs in his first year as a Bear, he has regressed and failed to hit even 150 fantasy points. A saving grace for him, though, is that the Seahawks, despite their monstrous secondary with multiple Pro Bowlers, are only three spots away from being in the bottom quarter of anti-WR defenses.

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Whom should I start between Cooper Kupp, DK Metcalf and D.J. Moore?

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The Sportskeeda Start/Sit tool thinks Kupp wins, even though he has fewer projected yards than the two men who will face each other. But how?

He has more projected receptions and just as much scoring potential as Moore. He also has the second-best rushing yards potential. But most of all, the defense that he is facing is not exactly among the most star-studded in the league.