The end of the 2012 NFL season is finally here with a host of Week 17 games that will finalize the playoff picture, as well as this year's fantasy football season. For those who still have championship games to play, here are some players to look closely at as coaching staffs ponder sitting starters, altering possible fantasy football outcomes. Obviously owners will continue to start the Adrian Peterson's and Calvin Johnson's of the world, but everyone knows it's those flex-type matchups that make or break a team.

Calling our Shots: Week Seventeen (dynastyleaguefootball.com)

Will Adrian Peterson or Calvin Johnson hit the 2,000 yard mark? Make the right call and you could win.

5 Months Detroit Lions 3 Comments

Calvin Johnson (knee) missed practice Friday but is listed as probable for Week 17 against the Bears.

Megatron will be fine as he looks to become the first player in league history to clear 2,000 receiving yards. Johnson only needs 108 yards to get there.

5 Months Detroit Lions 5 Comments

Calvin Johnson (knee) returned to practice Thursday, as expected.

Johnson took Wednesday off as a maintenance day. He'll carry a streak of eight straight 100-yard games into Sunday's finale against the Bears. When Megatron faced the Bears in Week 7, he was held to just three catches for 34 yards -- his worst game of the year.

5 Months Detroit Lions Comment

Calvin Johnson (knee) did not practice Wednesday.

Johnson is getting a day off after putting 225 yards on the Falcons and breaking Jerry Rice's single-season yardage record Saturday night. He'll be gunning for the 2,000-yard mark in Sunday's home game against the Bears.

5 Months Detroit Lions 7 Comments

Calvin Johnson caught 11 passes for 225 yards and broke Jerry Rice's all-time single-season yardage record in Saturday's 31-18 loss to the Falcons.

Johnson entered the second half needing just 65 yards to break the record and broke it on a 26-yard catch late in the fourth quarter. He set multiple records on the night by also becoming the first receiver with eight straight 100-yard games and four games of 10-plus receptions. Despite drawing defensive attention on nearly every play, Megatron was targeted 16 times by Matthew Stafford and was predictably the Lions' entire offense. With 1,892 yards now on the season, Johnson will attempt to become the first receiver to surpass 2,000 yards in Week 17 against the Bears.

5 Months Detroit Lions 6 Comments

Calvin Johnson (knee) is officially probable for Week 16 against the Falcons.

Megatron finds himself in his usual spot atop Chris Wesseling's Week 16 receiver rankings.

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