Atlanta Falcons Defense A Fantasy Option In Week 15

Despite suffering through a tough season, the Atlanta Falcons defense is in play as a fantasy option in Week 15 against the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona's punchless offense, led by rookie quarterback Josh Rosen, has been a unit to target with fantasy defenses all season. Averaging just 13.7 points per game, last in the league, the […]

Austin Hooper Draws Brutal Matchup

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper has caught at least four passes in each of his past five games in what has been a mini-breakout season for him. The young tight end is also dealing with ankle and knee injuries that have kept him from practicing on Wednesday and Thursday. Even if he is able […]

Mohamed Sanu A High-Floor PPR Flex

Atlanta Falcons slot receiver Mohamed Sanu draws a decent Week 15 matchup against the visiting Arizona Cardinals. Coming off a six-catch, 54-yard game against the Green Bay Packers, Sanu has been a high-floor PPR play this season, notching at least 8.5 points in nine of his 13 games played. While he hasn't shown a huge […]

Calvin Ridley Tough To Trust In Week 15

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is coming off one of his worst games of the season in Week 14. Ridley caught just one of four targets for 10 yards last week, his lowest output since his goose egg back in Week 1. Theoretically, Ridley draws a plus matchup against the Arizona Cardinals in Week […]

Julio Jones A WR1 Despite Tough Matchup

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is fresh off of shredding the Green Bay Packers for 108 yards and two touchdowns in Week 14. The all-world talent will look to keep it going in Week 15 against the visiting Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals, led by star cornerback Patrick Peterson, have been tough against wide receivers […]

Ito Smith Worth Considering As A Flex

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith will welcome a struggling Arizona Cardinals run defense to town in Week 15. The rookie runner set career-highs with 14 touches and 74 all-purpose yards in Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. While he continues to play behind Tevin Coleman, Smith has some value as a flex play […]

Tevin Coleman A Low-End RB2 In Good Matchup

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman has fallen on hard times in recent weeks. The veteran runner has gained just 59 total rushing yards over his past three games. Coleman's Week 15 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals does offer a glimmer of hope for his fantasy owners. The Cardinals have been tough against the pass […]

Matt Ryan Has Tough Week 15 Matchup

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan draws a tough Week 15 matchup as he will face the Arizona Cardinals at home. The veteran signal-caller played well against the Green Bay Packers in Week 14, turning in his first three-touchdown game since Week 9. He will have his work cut out for him this weekend, however, as […]

Austin Hooper Misses Another Practice

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper (calf, foot, illness) missed his second straight day of practice on Thursday. It's not looking good for Hooper's status in Week 15 against the Cardinals, and with Logan Paulsen (ankle, knee) also hurt, the team might be down to Eric Saubert this weekend. If that's the case, Saubert shouldn't […]

Julio Jones Sent Home With Illness

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (foot, illness) was sent home from practice with an illness on Thursday, according to head coach Dan Quinn. The team fully expects Jones to be back on Friday. The Falcons are likely just resting the veteran wideout after he went off for two touchdowns against the Packers in Week […]

WR Target and Snap Count Risers From Week 14

Congratulations to those of you whose diligence through the draft process and the regular season has been rewarded with an opportunity to participate in the fantasy playoffs. Your wide receivers remain essential components toward accomplishing your unwavering goal of securing a league championship. Since you have now advanced even further toward achieving your objective, it […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 15

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Trusting Derrick Henry (or Not) in Fantasy Playoffs

Few things give me true pleasure in watching the game of football like watching a running back rip off a long run. Derrick Henry did just that in Week 14, running for 99 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He didn't stop there, posting a memorable 238 yards and four touchdowns on the day. That's the stuff of […]

Ito Smith Lands On Injury Report

Atlanta Falcons rookie running back Ito Smith (neck) is on the Week 15 injury report and was limited in practice on Wednesday. Smith should be able to play and will once again be an RB3/flex consideration in a great matchup with the Cardinals. The 23-year-old has seen more touches than Tevin Coleman in the last […]

Julio Jones, Austin Hooper Not Practicing

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (foot) and tight end Austin Hooper (leg) are not practicing on Wednesday. Jones missed practice time last week as well but played and tore up the Packers to the tune of eight catches, 106 yards and two touchdowns. Even in a potential matchup with Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson in […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions

If at least one of your fantasy teams is still in contention for a championship, congratulations. Rather than wishing you good luck in Week 15, it would be more prudent to offer sage advice on which waiver wire adds could become valuable streamers or backups for the last couple of weeks of the 2018 season. […]

Week 15 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 14 is over, and, for some of us, so is our fantasy season. For those of you that are still going, congratulations are in order. Kickers become all the more important during the playoffs, as the weather is getting colder, and the best players are even more difficult to predict. Week 15 is here, […]

Week 15 Quarterback Waiver Wire Adds and Pickups

It's the semi-finals in most fantasy leagues, so most owners should have their quarterback locked in permanently. If that's not the case don't fear, there are still good streaming options available in plenty of leagues. There are a few tough matchups for highly-owned quarterbacks this week. Aaron Rodgers @ Chicago, Matt Ryan vs. ARI, Matt […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 15 Lightning Round

The fantasy football playoffs are off and running, and we here at RotoBaller are here to help and get you waiver information as fast (and as accurately) as possible for your championship push. Consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 15. This column is published early every week and then updated after […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 15)

This is your weekly list of players to drop. I will do my best to limit this list to injured players and players you might consider holding. If you roster pure handcuffs or backups, obviously you can let them go at any time. The players on this list will, ideally, be guys that aren't clearly […]

Falcons Defense Unable To Force Turnovers

The Atlanta Falcons defense/special teams had a mixed day against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Falcons managed to put a joint high for the season in sacks, with four, but their ceiling was limited by their inability to force a turnover. Therefore, the Falcons D/ST did not return a negative fantasy value for […]

Justin Hardy Catches Touchdown Pass Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Justin Hardy caught his first touchdown of the season against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Hardy three receptions and four targets in this game, bringing his season totals to 11 and 17 respectively. Interestingly, Hardy was targeted as much as Calvin Ridley in this game, and actually did more with […]

Matt Bryant Misses Long Attempt In Week 14

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant (back) did not get many opportunities as the Falcons offense struggled against the Green Bay Packers. Bryant's only field goal opportunity was a 53-yarder, which you would normally give him a chance to make, but in the cold of Lambeau Field it was always going to be tough. Bryant did […]

Austin Hooper Has Just 37 Yards Sunday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper had a disappointing fantasy day in Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. Hooper was targeted six times in the game but could only pull in four of those targets for 37 yards. Hooper has been a touchdown dependent fantasy options this season and being held out of the […]

Calvin Ridley Goes Missing In Week 14

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley returned a terrible day for his fantasy owners in Week 14. Ridley saw just four targets in these game, the same amount as Ito Smith and Justin Hardy, which is a concern. However, in a season where we have seen some poor mistakes from Smith he managed to only […]

Mohamed Sanu Sees Eight Targets In Week 14

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu had a solid game in Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. Sanu has at times been somewhat marginalized in this offense in 2018, due to the number of mouths to feed, but in this game he saw eight targets, the second highest amount on the team. Sanu caught […]

Julio Jones Has Monster Day In Week 14 Loss

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones had another big performance in 2018, this time against the Green Bay Packers. Jones caught eight of his 11 targets for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Ultimately the touchdowns counted for nothing in terms of the results but they ensured that Jones returned a really nice result for his […]

Tevin Coleman Plays Second Fiddle In Week 14

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman ended up playing second fiddle to Ito Smith in Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. Coleman had 10 carries and 11 total touches compared to Smith's 11 and 14, respectively. Coleman was reasonably effective running the ball with 45 yards on his 10 carries. However, on his only […]

Ito Smith Returns Solid Week 14 Numbers

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith put up a solid fantasy day for his owners in Week 14 against the Green Bay Packers. Smith actually led the Falcons backfield in carries with 11 carries for 60 yards, and he then added a further three receptions on four targets for 14 yards. The three receptions mean […]

Matt Ryan Puts Up Numbers Despite Week 14 Loss

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan did not have a great day against the Green Bay Packers in Week 14. However, his final line will have pleased his fantasy owners as he returned a 20 fantasy point day for them. Ryan completed just 28-of-42 passes and threw a crippling pick-six as the Falcons were blown away […]