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Top Week 18 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Anthony Richardson, Russell Wilson, more
For many, the fantasy season ends in Week 17. Most leagues don’t want to deal with the headache of all their best starters being inactive if their team has locked in a playoff spot. However, some out there believe that the fantasy season needs to mirror the real season because every game counts. Given how […]
Dan Fornek 2 weeks agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 17) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
For many, Week 17 signals the end of the fantasy season. There is no better way to sweat out a fantasy championship with all 32 teams active and playing games over five of the next seven days. Football fans will be treated to two games on Christmas, a Thursday Night Football matchup, three games on […]
Dan Fornek 3 weeks agoTop Week 17 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Anthony Richardson, Bo Nix, Aaron Rodgers, Mason Rudolph, Bryce Young, more
Fantasy managers who rode Jalen Hurts and Josh Allen throughout the season and into the playoffs were certainly disappointed by their production in Week 16. Many managers were likely knocked out of the playoffs thanks to their underwhelming fantasy performances due to injuries and ineffectiveness. Still, some awesome quarterback performances could have swung fantasy matchups. […]
Dan Fornek 3 weeks agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 16) - Juicy Playoff Matchups
The fantasy season is close to ending. If you’re reading this article, you were likely able to navigate a slew of injuries and underwhelming performances from typically consistent fantasy players. Or, you earned a bye during the regular week. Aiming for upside is crucial at this point in the season. Only two games are between […]
Dan Fornek 4 weeks agoTop Week 16 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Anthony Richardson, Aaron Rodgers, Cooper Rush, Mac Jones
Fantasy managers were treated to several fantastic fantasy performances entering the fantasy playoffs. Four quarterbacks (Lamar Jackson, Aaron Rodgers, Josh Allen, and Jayden Daniels) had more than 20 fantasy points. Two (Jackson and Rodgers) had over 30 points. It wasn’t all great for fantasy managers though. Patrick Mahomes suffered a week-to-week ankle injury. There were […]
Dan Fornek 4 weeks agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 15) - Juicy Playoff Matchups
The fantasy playoffs are finally here. Making the fantasy playoffs is a huge achievement that requires good drafting, diligent waiver wire moves, and strong matchup analysis. If your team is in the playoffs, the hard part is just getting started. Winning a fantasy championship requires shooting for upside each week and exploiting every available matchup […]
Dan Fornek 4 weeks agoTop Week 15 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Bo Nix, Anthony Richardson, Jameis Winston, more
For many, the fantasy playoffs will start next week. Week 14 also signaled the end of bye weeks in the NFL. From here on out, it is about finding the right players with massive upside to win the fantasy championship. Big swings can be taken at the quarterback position since most leagues have just one […]
Dan Fornek 1 month agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 14) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
For many leagues, Week 14 signals the end of the fantasy football regular season. Unfortunately, it is also another week that features six teams on bye. Fantasy managers who couldn’t secure a first-round bye in the playoffs need to be active on the waiver wire to best position themselves to take home the championship. It […]
Dan Fornek 1 month agoTop Week 14 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Russell Wilson, Will Levis, Caleb Williams, Aidan O'Connell, Cooper Rush
Week 13 gave us a brief reprise from bye weeks. Unfortunately, they are back with a vengeance in Week 14 with six teams getting the week off. For many, Week 14 also signals the end of the regular season in fantasy. That means that plenty of fantasy managers who need an extra boost heading into […]
Dan Fornek 1 month agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 13) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Fantasy managers get a reprieve from bye weeks in Week 13 after six teams were off in Week 12. With the fantasy playoffs just around the corner, it is essential to make waiver-wire moves to optimize lineups. Understanding the offensive lines to target and avoid is especially important during weeks when every team is active. […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoTop Week 13 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Russell Wilson, Anthony Richardson, Drake Maye, and more
Week 12 was another rough week for offensive football. Just 10 teams scored more than 25 points in the week. That led to another underwhelming week of quarterback performances in fantasy. Just five quarterbacks posted more than 20.0 fantasy points. Week 13 gives us another full slate of games with three games on Thursday, one […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 12) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
11 weeks have come and gone in the NFL season, which means the fantasy playoffs are just around the corner. Whether you are at the top of the standings or fighting for a playoff spot, Week 12 will feature a unique challenge. Six teams are on bye in Week 12, forcing fantasy managers to get […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoTop Week 12 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Bo Nix, Anthony Richardson, Russell Wilson, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, more
There were some excellent quarterback performances for fantasy football in Week 11. Jared Goff (412 passing yards and four touchdowns) and Anthony Richardson (272 passing yards and a passing touchdown, 32 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns) each finished with more than 28 fantasy points. In total, eight different quarterbacks surpassed the 20.0-point mark. Six […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 11) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Week 10 featured an excellent Thursday night game but plenty of struggles on Sunday and Monday. Some rough offensive performances from historically reliable players this season made fantasy scoring hard to come by for many. The injuries kept racking up along offensive lines across the league. In Week 10, 18 teams were missing at least […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoTop Week 11 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Justin Herbert, Bo Nix, Trey Lance, Russell Wilson, Matthew Stafford, Derek Carr
Outside of a stellar Thursday matchup between the Ravens and Bengals, Week 10 was full of absolutely terrible football. There were nearly as many teams with 17 or fewer points (6) as with 27 or more points (8). Four more teams will be on bye in Week 11. Two of them (Tampa Bay and Arizona) […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 10): Offensive Line Champs, Chumps for James Cook, Joe Flacco, Kirk Cousins, Joe Mixon, CeeDee Lamb
The 2024 season continues to be a struggle for offensive football. We did get some good performances in Week 9, but once again quarterback play was down. A lot of those issues start in the trenches. Plenty of teams are navigating an array of offensive line injuries halfway through the 2024 season. Nineteen of the […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoTop Week 10 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Russell Wilson, Drake Maye, Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa, Daniel Jones, more
It was not a banner week for the quarterback position in fantasy football. There wasn’t a single quarterback that surpassed 300 passing yards between Thursday and the main Sunday slate. We did get a five passing touchdown performance (Joe Burrow) and three quarterbacks with three passing touchdowns, but that was it. Four teams have a […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 9) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Bye weeks are back in Week 9 with the 49ers and Steelers getting the week off. For many teams, it is time to scour the waiver wire again to try and make a push for the fantasy playoffs. Several teams entered Week 8 with offensive line injuries, but the Vikings suffered one of the worst […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoTop Week 9 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Russell Wilson, Geno Smith, Jameis Winston, Matthew Stafford, Daniel Jones
Fantasy managers enjoyed a vintage quarterback performance from Jameis Winston, who led all quarterbacks in passing yardage (334) going into Sunday night. Three other quarterbacks surpassed 300 passing yards with five touchdowns throwing for three or more touchdowns (Jalen Hurts added three rushing scores). Week 8 was a nice break from bye weeks, but we […]
Dan Fornek 2 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 8) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
After two weeks of great fantasy production, Week 7 was a regression to how the season started. Plenty of teams also suffered brutal injuries to key players. Thankfully, those effects weren’t felt along the offensive line despite the number of teams that entered the week missing starters. Through seven weeks, we have a strong enough […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoTop Week 8 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Tua Tagovailoa, Geno Smith, Jameis Winston and more
After a few great offensive weeks, Week 7 was underwhelming at the quarterback position in fantasy. There was just one 300-yard passer (Josh Allen) and one quarterback with three passing touchdowns (Jordan Love). Some injuries will shake up quarterback rooms in the NFL and fantasy. Deshaun Watson (Achilles) suffered a likely season-ending injury. New Raiders’ […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 7) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
We get a slight reprieve from bye weeks in Week 7 with only two teams getting the week off (Dallas and Chicago). However, there are still fantasy matchups to be played and edges to be found with a nearly full slate of games. Offensive play is starting to stabilize after a slow start to the […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoTop Week 7 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Sam Darnold, Daniel Jones, Drake Maye, Matthew Stafford
Offensive scoring continued to stabilize in Week 6. Six teams had more than 30 points in the week. We also had a team that scored 40 points (Houston) and a team that scored 50 (Tampa Bay). It wasn’t a big passing yardage week, but there were still some excellent passing performances in the touchdown department. […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 6) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
We finally witnessed some offensive football in Week 5 of the NFL season. Nine different teams had 30 or more points. Five of those games went for over 35. We also saw nine different quarterbacks exceed 300 passing yards. The previous high was five. Despite the strong offensive production, offensive lines across the NFL continue […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoTop Week 6 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Kirk Cousins, Justin Fields, Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, more
We finally saw some fun offensive football in Week 5. 10 teams scored over 27 points. Seven quarterbacks threw for over 300 yards, led by an absurd 509 passing-yard day from Kirk Cousins. We also had a five-touchdown performance (Joe Burrow), two quarterbacks with four touchdowns (Cousins and Lamar Jackson), and two others with three […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 5) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Injuries continue to plague offensive lines across the NFL. 17 NFL teams had at least one backup offensive lineman take snaps in Week 4. Seven teams had at least two new starters. That led to a continuing trend of offensive lines struggling to get movement in the trenches. Only six teams finished with an average […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoTop Week 5 Quarterback Pickups - Best Fantasy QB Adds, Streamers Include Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, Justin Fields and more
Five quarterbacks had more than 20 fantasy points in Week 4. Three quarterbacks (Justin Fields, Baker Mayfield, and Jordan Love) exceeded 28 fantasy points. Things will get even more bleak with bye weeks finally starting in Week 5. The quarterback position still hasn’t been great for fantasy, but at least four quarterbacks exceeded 300 passing […]
Dan Fornek 3 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 4) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Week 3 was a bloodbath for offensive lines across the NFL. 13 teams lost at least one starter in the trenches in Week 3. Several starters will be out for the rest of the season. That’s bad news for a position group struggling to start the season. Despite the injuries, we did see a slight […]
Dan Fornek 4 months agoQuarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Fantasy Football QB Adds for Week 4 Include Justin Fields, Sam Darnold, Andy Dalton, Daniel Jones, more
We finally got some good production out of the quarterback position in Week 3. Four quarterbacks (Dak Prescott, Caleb Williams, Andy Dalton, and Jalen Hurts) surpassed 300 passing yards. Three different quarterbacks had three or more passing touchdowns. Scoring is still down across the league, but there are signs that quarterbacks are starting to figure […]
Dan Fornek 4 months agoFantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 3) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps
Offenses continued to struggle across the NFL in Week 2. While some of that can be tied to the increased use of two-high coverages from defenses, there has certainly been a wide range of subpar offensive line play this year. Just 12 of 32 teams had their collective offensive lines average a PFF grade of […]
Dan Fornek 4 months ago