Kansas City is Week 7’s chalk, a near-certainty lock with the biggest win probability and the broadest path to advance. Broncos sit as the clear next option, while Patriots, Bears and Steelers offer upside but carry risk on the road or with schedule quirks. Only about 13% of eliminator entries remain, making early, decisive usage crucial. The rest of the season unfolds with a mix of safe successors and late-season traps, so prioritizing KC this week is a high-confidence move.

Week 7 in Nashville centers on Vrabel's return to the city that helped shape his career, as Tennessee fires OC Brian Callahan and taps Mike McCoy interim head coach. Vrabel describes the coaching fraternity and reaching out to Callahan, while McCoy inherits an offense in flux. Tennessee hosts New England, a test that could reveal early signs of how the Titans adjust their play-calling and rhythm under new leadership, with fantasy implications across the board.

Patriots eye Richie Grant to bolster safety depth as Hawkins recovers from a hamstring issue and Dugger's coverage has drawn questions. Grant, a four-year Falcons veteran who spent time with the 49ers on their practice squad, could be elevated as an emergency option or kept on the practice squad if health allows.

Grant's resume—67 games, 33 starts, 275 tackles, 17 pass deflections, two fumble recoveries, three interceptions—gives New England a versatile veteran to lean on in sub-packages and special teams should Hawkins miss time again.