Joe Burrow Being Evaluated For Throat Contusion

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (throat) was taken to a hospital after the team's Week 5 overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers. He is being evaluated for a potential throat contusion. Few other details have been released at this time, including the details of when he suffered this potential injury. Burrow took a bit […]

Taylor Heinicke Throws Two Picks In Loss To Saints

Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke had his worst performance of the year so far in the team's Week 5 loss to the New Orleans Saints. He completed 20-of-41 passes for 248 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. He also added 40 rushing yards in the game. It was the first time Heinicke failed to […]

Jalen Hurts Runs In Two Touchdowns In Week 5

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts led his team to a win over the Carolina Panthers despite not being able to do much in the passing game. Hurts attempted 37 passes, completing just 22 of them for 198 yards. He did not throw a touchdown but was intercepted once. It was a bad day for Hurts […]

Tom Brady Erupts For 411 Yards

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady erupted in Week 5 by going 30-for-41 for 411 yards and five touchdowns in the win over Miami. Brady has been on a torrid stretch to start the season and this is his second time in the last three games throwing for over 400 yards. This is also his […]

Davis Mills Throws For 313 Yards, Three Scores In Losing Effort

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills completed 21 of 29 passes for 313 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions in a loss to the Patriots. Coming off of a terrible, four-interception game, Mills authored the best start of his young career against a tough Patriots defense, firing scores to three different receivers, while averaging […]

Taysom Hill Ruled Out With Concussion

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (concussion) won't return to Sunday's game against the Steelers. Hill had one reception for 11 yards, but went down after a hard hit. Hill does a little bit of everything for the Saints, but with Jameis Winston beating him out for the starting QB role this offseason, Hill's role […]

Taysom Hill, Deonte Harris Exit Game

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against Pittsburgh, while quarterback/utilityman Taysom Hill was carted off after a hit to the helmet. Harris had one catch for a 72-yard touchdown before exiting, while Hill had an 11-yard reception. New Orleans is fairly shallow at receiver, so expect […]

Jacoby Brissett Returns To Game

Miami Dolphins quarterback Jacoby Brissett (hamstring) has returned to Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. Brissett winds up not missing any series after initially being announced as questionable to return. Backup quarterback Reid Sennett was set to make his NFL debut and could still see some snaps if Brissett's hamstring issue flares up later in the […]

Jacoby Brissett Questionable To Return

Miami Dolphins quarterback Jacoby Brissett (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. Brissett started 8-for-10 for 119 yards and a touchdown and had the Dolphins leading when he exited, so if he's unable to return, it would be a big loss for this Miami team. With Tua Tagovailoa (ribs) not active, […]

Matt Ryan Throws For 342 Yards, Two Scores In Victory

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completed 33 of 45 passes for 342 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in Sunday's win over the Jets in London. Ryan put together an impressive performance with a lesser supporting cast around him, tossing for a season-high 342 passing yards, with both of his touchdown passes going to […]

Updated Week 5 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in […]

Updated Week 5 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Is Officially Inactive DeVante Parker Has Officially Been Ruled Out T.J. Hockenson Will Play On Sunday Joe Mixon Suiting Up, Won't Be 100 Percent Chase […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 5

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 5 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Can you believe that we're already a quarter way through the season? It's time to keep it rolling for Week 5. For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Week 5

Four weeks into the NFL season and injuries have piled up for key players on seemingly all 32 teams. As if these injuries weren't difficult enough to overcome, fantasy managers will now face an additional obstacle when bye weeks begin in Week 6. Roster depth is increasingly essential as players sitting on fantasy benches or […]

Booms and Busts for Week 5 Lineups

The world of fantasy football can be a vicious cycle throughout the long season with mind-numbing performances from players that can leave managers second-guessing roster decisions. That was yet again the case in Week 4 as the trend of under-the-radar players outperforming their rankings continued. Players like Taylor Heinicke, Kenneth Gainwell, and Van Jefferson took […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls: Lineup Spotlights for Week 5

Welcome to the fifth week of the 2021 season, RotoBallers! Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with when dealing with tough lineup decisions in Week 5. You may be faced with some challenging RB calls this week, so we help out in those instances. These choices are based […]

Bold Predictions for Week 5

Bold predictions are always meant to be taken with a grain of salt but ideally, they are not a bunch of takes thrown like excrement at a wall with the hope of sticking. These predictions come with backing to make them somewhat substantiated with the obvious caveat that it's playing into a range of outcomes […]

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 5

Welcome to Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 5. While trade strategy varies widely depending on league size and, most importantly, league mates, we will identify some players who are ideal targets in the current market. Those who follow last week's advice might have acquired Robert Woods before his explosion on Thursday night. We will […]

Week 5 Busts - Players Who May Disappoint

Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 5 of the NFL season, we are approaching the time where getting off to a slow start can cross the line and get into "I may be digging too deep of a hole to climb out of " territory. It's more critical than ever to make the […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 5

We are one month into the fantasy football season. I sure hope your fantasy team’s season is not over already. Fantasy football general managers now have four weeks/games under their belts. They know what their teams’ strengths and weaknesses are. What they don’t know is which of their players with “questionable” tags are going to […]

Russell Wilson Targeting Week 10 Return

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (finger) is hoping to return for the Week 10 matchup against Green Bay. Although this would be the best scenario possible, mainly since he had three pins inserted into his middle finger, fantasy managers should come to terms with the idea that he could be out longer. The veteran sustained […]

Jimmy Garoppolo Aiming For Week 7 Return

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (calf) could return in Week 7 after the team's bye, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. When Garoppolo is healthy again, he will slot in as the 49ers' starter, sending rookie Trey Lance back to the bench. This is a promising timetable for Garoppolo, who wasn't ruled out […]

Break The Slate: DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 5

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! Week 4 was a huge one for this article! We had at least one player from each highlighted position finish inside the top-five DK point scorers at their respective position. I hope you guys were able to take advantage of the recommendations. Unfortunately, I wasn't. […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 5 - Daily Fantasy Football

Week 4 is in the books, and it ended with a Monday Night Football trouncing of the Las Vegas Raiders, courtesy of the Los Angeles Chargers. Of course, we can't move ahead without taking a moment to recognize some of the standouts of the week, with Tyreek Hill exploding for three scores and nearly 200 […]

DraftKings Plays Of The Week - Daily Fantasy Football Advice from a Milly Maker Winner

The day I took home $1.3 million on DraftKings was a dream come true. That Sunday, Week 3 of the 2021 NFL season, I felt like I had found the holy grail by winning the DraftKings Millionaire Maker tournament. It was surreal, exciting and nerve racking, but most of all, life changing. I have been […]

NFL DFS Value Plays (Cash Games) for Week 5 on FanDuel and DraftKings

Week 4 of the NFL season is in the books, and what a week it was. First, the Chiefs reminded the NFL that they are still really good. Then, the Cardinals took down the Rams and are the final undefeated team in the NFL. Finally, the Bills dominated the Texans and now head to Arrowhead […]

NFL DFS Bargain Bin: Week 5 Value Plays for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 5 Sunday slates edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mis-priced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Before we go NFL DFS Bargain Bin hunting, a few particulars about format and content: The nature of the beast with value […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Week 5

Week 5 is ready to get rolling and that means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. There are no massive tournaments where you have to get […]

Week 5 NFL - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is well underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. […]

NFL Week 5: Thunder Dan's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome, RotoBallers, to my official tiered rankings for week 5 of this NFL season! You can find my core plays at RB and WR each week in my Anchors column as well as the rest of my favorites plays in our premium cheat sheet. […]