IDP Leagues Waiver Wire - Fantasy Football Pickups (Week 6)

Is the NFC East the best conference in the NFL? It’s certainly looking that way. The Eagles are 5-0. The Cowboys, with their backup quarterback starting four games, are 4-1 and have beaten both the 2021 Super Bowl teams. Even the second-worst team in the division, the New York Giants, is 4-1, although they played […]

Deebo Samuel Makes Two Catches, Scores Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel caught two passes for 20 yards and a touchdown in the Niners' 37-15 victory over the Carolina Panthers. He also carried the ball twice for 12 yards. It was an off-day for the 26-year-old, who is usually the focal point of the Niners' offense. His 32 scrimmage yards […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Runs For 120 Yards And Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. gained 120 yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown in the Niners' 37-15 victory over the Carolina Panthers. He added one catch for 12 yards. Wilson has taken advantage of his opportunity stepping in for the injured Elijah Mitchell to be a starting caliber fantasy RB. […]

Jimmy Garoppolo Throws Two Touchdown Passes

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo completed 18-of-30 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns in the Niners' 37-15 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Garoppolo hit multiple passes of over fifteen yards to produce a relatively high yards-per-completion figure. The 49ers offense ran the ball well, opening up the pass, while their defense shut down […]

Tyler Higbee Has Another 10-Target Game

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee caught seven passes for 46 yards on 10 targets in the Rams' 22-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. It was the 29-year-old's third game of the season with seven or more receptions. Higbee has become a quality weekly starter this season, especially in PPR formats. The lack of […]

Cam Akers Bottled Up By Cowboys Defense

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers took 13 carries for 33 yards in the Rams' 22-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He did not catch any passes. It was his second straight game with fewer than 50 scrimmage yards and no touchdowns. In fact, the Rams as a team have only scored a single […]

Darrell Henderson Jr. Has No Carries

Los Angeles Rams running back Darrell Henderson Jr. caught four passes for 30 yards in the Rams' 22-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He had no carries in the game. Henderson has fallen to the position of the third-down back in this lethargic Rams offense. The Rams would have to change drastically for him to […]

Cooper Kupp Posts 125-Yard Game

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp caught seven passes for 125 yards and a touchdown in the Rams' 22-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He also ran the ball once for four yards and missed his only pass attempt of the game. (He was one of two non-quarterbacks who threw passes on trick plays.) […]

Matthew Stafford Benefits From Big Plays

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 28-of-42 passes for 308 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in the Rams' 22-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The 34-year-old failed to lead the Rams on sustained drives. Stafford amassed 128 of his yards on just two big plays: a nicely-thrown deep ball to Tutu Atwell for […]

Rams Defense A Subpar Choice In Week 5

The Los Angeles Rams defense and special teams unit faces the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5. The Cowboys have scored over 20 points in each of the last three games. They have turned the ball over fewer times than any other team in the league, and they have allowed the tenth-fewest sacks. The Rams defense […]

Matt Gay A Risky Streaming Option In Week 5

Los Angeles Rams kicker Matt Gay is 7-for-7 on field goals this season. In Week 5, he faces a Cowboys team that is allowing the third-fewest points per game in 2022. That means he probably won't get many chances to kick extra points this week, and his prospects for kicking field goals are unpredictable. He […]

Tyler Higbee Likely To Finish As TE1 In Week 5

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee has been targeted more than any other player on the Rams except Cooper Kupp. He might be targeted a lot in Week 5 against the Cowboys. The Cowboys have a tough pass defense, which ranks in the top ten in limiting opponent's yards per game and yards per […]

Allen Robinson II Likely To Struggle In Week 5

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Allen Robinson II has been having a poor season and doesn't rate as a starter with his tough matchup against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5. The Cowboys defense ranks second in fewest passing yards allowed per attempt and sixth in passing yards per game, while racking up the second-most […]

Cooper Kupp Projects As WR1

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp has a tough matchup against the elite Dallas Cowboys pass defense in Week 5, but he still should be started and expected to finish as a WR1 in all leagues. The Cowboys rank second in fewest passing yards allowed per attempt, sixth in passing yards per game, and […]

Darrell Henderson Jr. Should Be Kept On Bench

Los Angeles Rams running back Darrell Henderson Jr. faces a tough Dallas Cowboys defense, which limits his prospects as a fantasy starter in Week 5. Henderson has carried the ball less than ten times in each of the past two games. He has had two games with four or more targets, but he also has […]

Cam Akers Unlikely To Finish As RB1 In Week 5

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers lacks both the volume and efficiency to be trusted as an RB1 or RB2 as he faces a quality Dallas Cowboys defense in Week 5. Akers has averaged 9.5 carries for 29.5 yards per game rushing and has only added two receptions all season. The Cowboys defense has […]

Matthew Stafford Faces Stifling Cowboys Defense

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford faces a stingy Dallas Cowboys defense in Week 5 and should not be trusted as a starting QB in fantasy football. Stafford has been having a disappointing season, averaging 253.8 yards per game to go with just four touchdowns in four games and a league-leading six interceptions. The Rams […]

49ers Defensive End Nick Bosa Faces Old Rival In Week 5

The San Francisco 49ers defense, which leads the league in sacks, is facing the Carolina Panthers offense, which has allowed the 10thh-most sacks. Defensive end Nick Bosa, who has had a sack or more in each game, faces his old college rival Baker Mayfield. The last time the two of them squared off was in […]

Robbie Gould A Poor Streaming Choice In Week 5

San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould faces the Carolina Panthers, the team allowing the sixth-most points to kickers, in Week 5. Despite the favorable statistics, there is so much random variability with kickers that it is hard to glean much about this matchup. Gould has made five field goals in four games this season and […]

George Kittle Needs More Targets

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle has not been the dynamic TE1 many expected him to be in his first two games back from injury. He has caught six passes for 52 yards. The problem has not been that he is not running routes. He is running routes on 86.7% of the Niners' passing […]

Brandon Aiyuk Will Be Low-End Flex

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk faces an average Carolina Panthers defense in Week 5. The Panthers are ranked No. 16 in total defense grade by PFF, and they are giving up the 12th fewest passing yards per game. The 49ers offense has been leaning on the run and throwing the ball less often […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. A Low-End RB2 In Week 5

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr., who is having the best season of his career, goes to Carolina to take on the Panthers in Week 5. Wilson is averaging 77.7 yards per game in his three starts. The 49ers as a team rank ninth in the league in rushing yards per game and […]

Jimmy Garoppolo A Capable QB2 In Week 5

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who is averaging 225 yards per game in his two starts, faces a middle-of-the-pack Carolina Panthers defense in Week 5. The Panthers rank No. 12 in limiting opposing teams' passing yards and No. 13 in completion percentage, but they are only No. 30 in sacks. Garoppolo has completed just […]

IDP Leagues Waiver Wire - Fantasy Football Pickups (Week 5): Rookie CBs Making A Splash

Through one-quarter of the football season, rookie cornerbacks have been performing exceptionally well. Sauce Gardner, for one, shut down Ja'Marr Chase in Week 3, keeping the ball away from him and visibly frustrating him. It’s not just the early-round draft picks who are doing well. There are many inspiring and unexpected stories behind the names […]

Darrell Henderson Jr. Held In Check By 49ers

Los Angeles Rams running back Darrell Henderson Jr. gained 27 yards on seven carries in LA's 24-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He was also targeted four times in the passing game and caught three for 12 yards. While Henderson had one fewer carry than fellow Rams RB Cam Akers, he did gain more […]

Cam Akers Gains 13 Yards In Week 4

Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers gained 13 yards on eight carries in LA's 24-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He was also targeted once but didn't haul in the pass. Akers led fellow RB Darrell Henderson Jr. in carries by just one. But a running back in a pass-heavy offense with carries […]

Tyler Higbee Posts Season High In Catches

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee was targeted 14 times and caught 10 passes for 73 yards. It was the 29-year-old's second game with double-digit targets this season and his first with double-digit receptions. Higbee is taking advantage of being a target hog in an underwhelming offense to rank as the TE5 in PPR […]

Cooper Kupp Targeted 19 Times, Catches 14 Passes

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp was targeted 19 times and caught 14 passes for 122 yards. It was the 29-year-olds first game without scoring a touchdown through the air or on the ground since Week 15 of 2021. Still, the bonkers target numbers allowed Kupp to finish as WR3 in PPR, while he […]

Matthew Stafford Has No Touchdowns On Monday

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 32-of-48 passes for 254 yards and threw an interception and lost a fumble in LA's 24-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He was under constant pressure, getting sacked seven times. It was the former Super Bowl champ's second-straight game without a touchdown and his third game in […]

Allen Robinson II Barely Cracks Top-100 WRs

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Allen Robinson II caught two of six targets for seven yards in LA's 24-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The 3.5 yards per reception was the fewest for Robinson since the first game of his career in 2014. With his WR85 finish, Robinson has now finished in the top […]