Under-The-Radar Fantasy Football Stashes

Week 7 was the first week this NFL season that featured four teams on bye (Packers, Raiders, Steelers, Seahawks). Week 8 follows suit with the Falcons, Cowboys, Titans, and Chargers taking the week off. Week 9 gets even dicier with six teams out (Bengals, Colts, Giants, Eagles, Cardinals, and Jaguars). Week 10 will see another […]

WR Target and Snap Count Analysis from Week 7

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward accomplishing your unwavering goal of securing a league championship. As the season unfolds, it is crucial for you to utilize the tools that you have available, in order to maintain an extensive level of knowledge regarding the number of opportunities that are being provided to your wide receivers […]

RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown - Week 8 Preview

Another week and more injuries at running back. For this week’s article, I’m going to focus on backfields that have had injuries or guys currently banged up and what value can be found in their replacements. Will they just be a bye-week fill in or will some of these newly crowned starters be viable starters […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions

Running backs: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. It's getting to the point where you almost wish you could start all wide receivers so you don't have to worry about injuries, trades, and duds. This week alone, we saw Carlos Hyde on the bench while he waits to integrate into the Jags' system, […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 8 Waiver Wire Targets

As an addendum to our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, in this column we also present suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much […]

Week 8 Quarterback Waiver Wire Adds and Pickups

A lot of NFL teams are turning to their backup quarterbacks, and with poor play and bye weeks many fantasy owners may follow suit heading into Week 8. Four teams are on bye this week, with Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers the two most notable quarterbacks on bye. Lesser owned options Dak Prescott and Marcus […]

Week 8 DFS GPP Stacks For FanDuel And DraftKings

Hey there RotoBallers! Week 7's action saw Todd Gurley continue to be an unstoppable force in fantasy. The Colts, and Marlon Mack, dismantled the Bills while the Vikings and Chiefs continued their high-scoring ways with big games. For Week 8, we are looking at potential shootouts between the Broncos and Chiefs, Steelers and Browns, Bengals […]

Torrey Smith Won't Play Against Ravens

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith (knee) has been ruled out for Week 8 against the Ravens. Smith is a deep threat but mostly posts mediocre results for fantasy owners. In PPR leagues, he doesn't serve much of a purpose aside from being a bench stash. In his absence, rookie D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel […]

No Doubt About Cam Newton's Status For Week 8

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said "there is no doubt" that quarterback Cam Newton (shoulder) will play in Week 8 against the Ravens. Newton didn't throw in the portion of practice open to the media on Thursday, but he remained limited. Baltimore is one of the better defenses in the NFL and allow the […]

Torrey Smith Out Again Thursday

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith (knee) missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday. It's not a good sign for his chances of playing in Week 8 against the Ravens. The veteran wideout hasn't gone over five catches or 61 yards in a single game this year and remains an unattractive all-or-nothing fantasy […]

Early Week 8 Rankings - Standard Leagues (Non-PPR)

It's just about the half-way point of the season, and we're here to help you through those bye-week blues. Below are our early Week 8 standard scoring (non-PPR) rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Could Be Out Through Bye Week Keke Coutee, Ryan Griffin Ruled Out […]

Devin Funchess A Flex Option For Week 8

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess is a flex option for his matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Funchess is the primary receiver for the Panthers, and that is the reason for him being a potential flex option this week. The Ravens are one of the better units against the wide receivers, having given up an […]

Greg Olsen Faces Tough Matchup Against The Ravens

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen faces a tough matchup against the Baltimore Ravens this week. Olsen is coming into this third week from his return from a foot injury he suffered earlier in the season. The Panthers tight end is one of the favored targets of quarterback Cam Newton and the tight end position […]

Panthers Defense Not A Good Option For This Week

The Carolina Panthers defense/special teams is not a good option for this week. The team is going up against a team in the Baltimore Ravens that has been very effective so far this season. The Ravens have not turned the ball over so far this season, with quarterback Joe Flacco throwing four interceptions so far […]

Christian McCaffrey Faces Tough Matchup Against Ravens

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey faces a tough matchup against the Baltimore Ravens this week. McCaffrey has struggled to reach the highs he reached before his bye week. The Ravens are one of the best teams in defending against running backs, giving up the fewest points to the position so far this season. McCaffrey […]

Cam Newton Difficult Start This Week

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is a difficult start this week. Newton is not a conventional pocket passer, owing to his dual-threat ability but the Baltimore Ravens have been an elite team against the position so far this season. Going into this weeks game the Ravens have given up an average of 14 points to […]

Cam Newton Dealing With Sore Shoulder

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (shoulder) was limited in practice on Wednesday, and head coach Ron Rivera said Newton was a little bit sore and tired coming out of Week 7. Newton has gone over 300 yards passing just once this season, but he's completing 65.6 percent of his passes and has 11 passing touchdowns, […]

Week 8 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

  Some weeks, kickers put up a ton of points and they win you a week. This week was not one of those, as the leading scorer after Sunday was Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater with 14 points in standard formats. Hopefully, things turn out better this week with a new slate of games and […]

Greg Olsen Scores Against The Eagles

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen finished his game against the Philadelphia Eagles with a touchdown, which enabled him to have some fantasy relevance. Olsen had a difficult outing in his second week from injury. Olsen finished the game with just two receptions for five yards and a sole touchdown. Olsen attracted five targets in […]

D.J. Moore Has Another Quiet Week

Carolina Panthers rookie wide receiver D.J. Moore had a quiet week against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 7. Moore had seen an increase in this opportunity over the previous weeks since his bye week, finishing the Eagles game with 29 yards from three receptions. Moore will continue to struggle for fantasy relevance with quarterback Cam […]

Devin Funchess' Usage Allows For Decent Outing

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess was able to take his team-high 11 targets and have a productive game against the Eagles. Funchess finished the game with six receptions for 62 yards and a touchdown. Funchess by far and away had the biggest opportunity in the game, attracting around a third of all of the […]

Torrey Smith Has Decent Showing In Week 7

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Torrey Smith followed up his performance against the Washington Redskins in Week 7 with a decent showing against the Philadelphia Eagles. Smith finished the game with four receptions for 61 yards. Smith has largely been ineffective for fantasy so far this year, however, it cannot be ignored that Smith has had […]

Christian McCaffrey Continues To Struggle

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey continued his struggles in fantasy against the Philadelphia Eagles. McCaffrey finished the game with only 29 yards rushing to add to his more impressive 51 yards from six receptions. McCaffrey has struggled after his bye week, and with a game against the Baltimore Ravens to come into Week 8 […]

Cam Newton Impresses Against Eagles

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton impressed against the Eagles. Newton finished the game throwing the ball 39 times, connecting with 25 of them for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Newton was able to lean on the passing game, keeping the Eagles defense guessing using a multitude of targets. Newton again bumped this passing performance with […]

Torrey Smith Avoids Serious Injury

Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said wide receiver Torrey Smith (knee) will be looked at by doctors on Monday, but Rivera said there is nothing structurally wrong with Smith's knee after he was hurt late in the Week 7 win over the Eagles. Smith had four catches on six targets for a season-high 61 […]

Updated Week 7 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. Below are our updated Week 7 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Carlos Hyde is officially out for Week 7. Melvin Gordon (hamstring) is officially out for Sunday's 9:30 am ET game in London. Rob Gronkowski (back) is officially out for Sunday. Devante […]

Week 7 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 1)

Welcome to our Week 7 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the early slate of games, beginning […]

Week 7 Busts - Overvalued Players to Avoid In Fantasy Football

Unless you play in a league with a Week 17 playoff round, which...no, no, no, stop it...then Week 7 represents the midway part of the fantasy football regular season, which feels shocking. It's gone so fast! But why has it gone so quickly? Football feels like it just barely returned and now it's already Week […]

Week 7 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

Through six weeks we are now starting to see things settle down somewhat. We no longer have the massive movements in the tables that we have seen previously. This goes for all positions and the numbers are starting to match results. There will be names that surprise but when you go and look at the […]

Week 7 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR

Hey, everybody, and welcome to the weekly column that puts my rankings under the microscope and compares them against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR). My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. Do note that the ECR is likely to shift a bit! Who […]