Cam Newton Expected To Start In Week 14

Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said he expects quarterback Cam Newton to start in Week 14 against the Atlanta Falcons. Newton looked terrible in the Week 12 loss to the Miami Dolphins before the team's bye, going just 5-for-21 (23.8 completion percentage) for 92 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions. The 32-year-old was benched […]

Best and Worst Running Back Performances - Week 13 Fantasy Football Booms and Busts

Sundays games are always filled with action for fantasy football managers -- surprise performers who had big days, players who busted, or performances that make you just want to give a piece of your mind. Our reactions are some of the best moments. In this reaction article, we'll take a look at some of the […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 14 Lightning Round

We're onto December and that means the home stretch of fantasy football regular seasons. You may not have much in the FAAB wallet but we can still prioritize those $0 adds or flex a strong budget over your dollar-store competitors. Either way, let's hit the playoffs hard with the waiver wire lightning round heading into […]

Panthers Fire Offensive Coordinator Joe Brady

The Carolina Panthers have fired offensive coordinator Joe Brady. After helping lead Joe Burrow to arguably the best season in college football history in 2019, Brady joined Matt Rhule's staff in Carolina. But the Panthers offense has struggled over his two seasons at the helm, even if the rotating collection of quarterbacks has contributed to […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 13

Welcome to lucky number Week 13 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. The Week 12 article had some good calls with sneaky suggestions of Kendrick Bourne, Van Jefferson, Darnell Mooney, and Hunter Renfrow. While the chart did show slate-breaker Jaylen Waddle in red, the article did suggest to ignore his matchup. On the flip side, using […]

Week 13 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint

Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 13 of the NFL season, we are now well into the crucial point in the season that can make or break your fantasy football playoff aspirations. It's more critical than ever to make the right lineup decisions and start the right players to put out your optimal […]

Week 13 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We knew this week was going to be a weird one. Many of the worst offenses in football were doing battle against one another, while some of the powerhouse defenses were facing each other as well. There seemed to be no real gimme choices on defense, except for New England against the Tennessee Titans' preseason […]

Week 13 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

There is always a player at every position who seems to come out of nowhere. Last year, it was James Robinson at running back and Logan Thomas at tight end. This happens every year, like clockwork. This year, we have Deebo Samuel at wide receiver.......and Nick Folk at kicker. He has been absolutely phenomenal. How […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 13: Break The Slate

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! It's great to be back talking NFL DFS with you! In what's been a weird season of NFL DFS, Week 12 was yet another example, as in-game injuries to popular plays Christian McCaffrey and Miles Sanders, and underwhelming performances from the likes of Jalen Hurts […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 13 - Daily Fantasy Football

After an exciting Week 12, which featured three games on Thanksgiving, the season rolls on, beginning on Thursday with a showdown between the Cowboys and Saint in New Orleans. Unquestionably, there are some significant injuries to consider as we head toward kickoff on Sunday, beginning with DeAndre Hopkins and Kyler Murray, two players who have […]

Bold Predictions for Week 13

Bold predictions are always meant to be taken with a grain of salt, but ideally, they are not a bunch of takes thrown like you-know-what 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 […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 13

The wide receiver matchaup article from Week 12 had hits and misses. Deebo Samuel (WR-5) was one of the highlights from Week 12 as he continued to assault defenses in the ground game while  Tee Higgins (WR-4) exploited a great matchup in the Steelers secondary on his way to a big game. Michael Pittman Jr. […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 13 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 13 Sunday slates edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced 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 […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 13

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As many of you prepare for your Week 13 matchups, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results are contained in this weekly statistical breakdown of […]

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 13

Welcome fantasy friends and foes to the Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 13. Here's hoping that your league's trade deadline is still upon us and you have the luxury of improving your roster. Regardless of your record or place in the standings, fantasy managers need to continue to be aggressive in their relentless […]

Fantasy Football Offenses To Avoid Down The Stretch

Fantasy football is an easy game, right? Just start the right players and profit! If only it were that easy. With injuries mounting, fantasy managers are left scrambling to their bench or the waiver wire to find suitable replacements. However, don't have that player come from the wrong teams. In fantasy football, the state of […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Adds for Fantasy Football

It's time for lucky Week 13 with the fantasy playoffs on the horizon. At this point, waiver wire adds should be made with the final stretch in mind. Insurance policies at running back are worth stashing and streamers at QB/TE/DST should be made based on the upcoming schedule. In this column, we always identify as […]

Michael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 13: Josh Reynolds, Ameer Abdullah, Gerald Everett

Those of you still in the playoff hunt should rejoice that this is the longest season ever. Typically, this would be the final week of the regular season, but this year you get that extra week to secure your playoff spot. Of course, for front-runners trying to fend off those teams, you may be wanting […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Week 13 of the fantasy football season is here, and it's arrived rather quickly. This week there are four teams on bye, including some heavy-hitters, and some major injuries that fantasy football managers have to deal with. The Week 13 waiver wire will prove to be an important one for many leagues, and we're here […]

NFL Week 13: 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 13 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. […]

Week 13 NFL - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is moving right along 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 […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 13 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 13, Rotoballers! Last week was busy in DFS land with the Thanksgiving slate and the quick turnaround for the main schedule on Sunday. Now, we turn our attention to the final five weeks (how did it fly by so fast?!) of […]

NFL DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 13 DFS Lineups

All other Week 13 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I'll highlight two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as foundational building blocks […]

Chuba Hubbard (RB, CAR) - Fantasy Football Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues ROSTERED IN: 36% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We can spend all offseason arguing about whether Christian McCaffrey is made of glass or if the Panthers are being too cautious with their franchise back but for now, fantasy GMs have to face the prospect of replacing him again. CMC was put on the […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 13

This has been a hard week for many fantasy players. A few days ago, we received news that Christian McCaffrey will be out for the season due to an ankle injury. That wasn’t the only news to float down the pipeline. We also caught wind that Dalvin Cook will be out a few weeks because […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 12

Welcome back to my weekly fantasy football data dump! I missed Week 11 and I apologize for that. I'm sure you were all just starved for the missing data tables, but I hope you can all climb out of the pit and have hope again in life. This year continues to be a really strange […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 13

Week 12 is officially in the books. This week, the Cardinals and Chiefs are back in action, with the Titans, Packers, Browns, and Panthers all on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll look at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on the previous week's games. […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 13

After several weeks of defenses dominating offenses in the NFL, Week 12 provided a bit of a course correction. Nine teams were able to score at least 30 points last week, leading to elevated fantasy points among those squads. While there were some blowout victories (Buffalo, Cincinnati, and Miami), several games produced a shootout environment […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You won't believe it, but you weren't dreaming. That turkey you stuffed your face with a few days ago? Real. Your weekly meeting with football on the telly this past Sunday? Also real. All of that together only meant one thing: the fantasy football regular season is almost over, and with just one/two more weeks […]

Thursday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Cowboys vs Saints

Time to wake up from that food coma. Hopefully, everyone didn’t sleep through another exciting week of NFL football. Finally, the NFL seemed to have a more “normal” week this year and a lot of questions were answered. I think it’s officially safe to say that Seattle and Russell Wilson are not a good team […]