Antonio Callaway Struggles in Return from Suspension
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway struggled in a 31-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. Making his season debut after serving a four-game suspension, Callaway was unable to corral either of his two targets. In fact, both of the targets that were directed at the second-year wideout resulted in interceptions. The […]
Nick Chubb Rushes for 87 Yards in Week 5
Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb carried the ball 16 times for 87 yards and added a 12-yard reception in a 31-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. Chubb's hard running was one of the few bright spots in a disastrous game for the Browns. The second-year running back is off to […]
Jarvis Landry Leads Cleveland in Receiving in Week 5
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry caught four of his seven targets for 75 yards in a 31-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. Landry, who was in the league's concussion protocol earlier in the week, wound up leading Cleveland in receiving for the second consecutive game. The veteran wideout has emerged […]
Odell Beckham Jr. Catches Two Passes
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. caught just 2-of-6 targets for 27 yards in a 31-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. He also added 15 rushing yards on two carries and completed a 20-yard pass to Jarvis Landry in the loss. That goes down as the second straight game where […]
Baker Mayfield Struggles Mightily in Week 5 Loss
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield had a rough evening in a 31-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. Mayfield completed just eight of his 22 pass attempts for 100 yards while throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble. Mayfield had very little time to throw in the game, with a fearsome San […]
Antonio Callaway (WR, CLE) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Before this week's Monday Night Football matchup gets underway, there is one name that fantasy football owners should remember from last year, and that's the second-year wide receiver in Cleveland, Antonio Callaway. Callaway had a decent rookie campaign posting a stat line of […]
Rashard Higgins Unlikely to Play Monday Night
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins (knee) is not expected to play against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night. Higgins has missed the past three weeks with a knee issue. While the Browns will be without Higgins, they will be getting Antonio Callaway back from a four-game suspension. Callaway and Damion Ratley will work […]
Deebo Samuel (WR, SF) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 30% of leagues ANALYSIS: Heading into the 2019 season, one of my favorite wide receivers to target late was rookie Deebo Samuel of the San Francisco 49ers. Between his skillset and his opportunity in this offense, it was hard to ignore the upside that he offered both […]
Alexander Mattison (RB, MIN) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: We all know just how valuable handcuffs can be in fantasy football. Getting that one running back off the waiver wire late in the season after the lead running back goes down can really end up being a game-changer. One of the most […]
Dante Pettis (WR, SF) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 20% of leagues ANALYSIS: Heading into the 2019 season, one of the more popular breakout candidates was the San Francisco 49ers Dante Pettis. After a strong showing towards the end of the 2018 season, we've seen nothing but disappointment from Pettis this year. He is currently the […]
Updated Week 5 PPR Rankings (Top 300)
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: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Terry McLaurin, Vance McDonald are officially active. Tyrell Williams, Kenny Stills, Devin Singletary are all officially out. JuJu Smith-Schuster A "True Game-Time Decision." T.Y. Hilton (quad) […]
Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 5
Welcome to our Week 5 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every single contest from the Sunday slate in one convenient location, helping you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. Be sure to check back regularly because this article will be updated as news comes in regarding injuries and other […]
Don't Let Me Down - What to Do with Disappointing Offenses
The key to drafting a quality fantasy team is to find players on high-powered offenses and draft them. By doing this, you give yourself a piece of good teams who should score a lot. But what if it all goes wrong? What if teams with high expectations like the Vikings, Browns and Texans disappoint? All […]
Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 5
In Week 4, Cooper Kupp and Kenny Golladay came through in a big way if you rolled them out in your DFS lineups. The other wide receivers that were recommended in this weekly piece didn't have the greatest days at the office. D.J. Moore had a great matchup, but he simply wasn't targeted often enough […]
Week 5 Busts? Players To Consider Avoiding
A quarter of the season is in the books. So what have we learned? The Dolphins are by far the worst team in the NFL and could lose all 16 games, but the Redskins aren't far behind and are turning to Colt McCoy at quarterback. The undefeated Chiefs, as expected, have the best offense in […]
Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
That Patriots have to play a legitimate offense at some point, right? This week they've got...sigh. Never mind. Below are RotoBaller's Week 5 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target off the waiver wire for Week 5 of the NFL and fantasy football season. In case you missed it, this is […]
Browns Ready to Break Out?
The Cleveland Browns are currently leading the AFC North division, but that doesn't mean everything is going well for the team, as fantasy owners will be able to tell you. The offseason was full of hype for the Browns, especially after the team traded for Odell Beckham Jr. Certainly, the team is performing a lot […]
Monday Night Football Prop Picks for Week 5 - Monkey Knife Fight
Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. If you haven't checked out these games yet, you can start tonight for the Monday Night Football game! There are no massive tournaments where you have to get ridiculously lucky just to cash, because […]
Week 5 Start/Sit: Monday Night Football Matchups Analysis
Finally, a decent Monday night game. Well, at least on paper. The Cleveland Browns come across the entire country from Baltimore to take on a 49ers team coming off a bye. Pretty unfair but it is the NFL, so it is par for the course. San Francisco is undefeated at 3-0 despite George Kittle not […]
NFL DFS Prop Picks for 10/7/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are just two undefeated teams remaining in the National Football League and one of them, the San Francisco 49ers, is at home for the Monday nighter against a resurgent Cleveland Browns team. It’s a primetime opportunity for both teams to prove that they are for real. The 49ers are 3-0, playing at home, and […]
Pass Rush vs QB Matchups to Watch - Week 5
Week 5 is here, and we have NFL offenses rocking and rolling. Defenses are adjusting to the new rules of pass interference, and life is getting even harder on cornerbacks that are trying to play the ball without causing too much contact. In the trenches, offensive lines were dealing with chemistry issues to start the […]
Buys and Sells - The King's Guide for Week 5
It has been a very busy week on the fantasy trade market. A major reason for the flurry of trade talks is there just weren't a lot of significant impact players on free agency this week. If you really want to improve your team heading into Week 5, you have to make a deal before […]
Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Week 5 of the NFL season is here, and the offenses are starting to get even more in sync. Of the 15 games this week three different teams scored 40 or more points, including the Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers combining for 95 points in a 55-40 final. In Week 5, we'll be […]
NFL DFS Tournament Stacks For Week 5 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers! I hope you had a fun and prosperous Week 4, though the slate did play out in a weird way. I'm very proud to bring back our weekly tournament stacks this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader and appreciated premium subscriber. […]
Week 5 DFS GPP Value Plays For FanDuel And DraftKings
In what's becoming a trend, the Week 4 DFS slate was chock full of surprising performances. Sure, we saw some of the top-tier players mixed in atop the leaderboard, but when players such as Jacoby Brissett and Joe Flacco finish inside the top-10 you know it was a tough week to predict. There were the […]
Top NFL Betting Expert Picks for Week 5 (10/6/19)
Last week wasn't what the past few weeks have been but even the beats were close. We've had a solid beginning to the season and as we continue to learn more about teams, I'm hopeful we can continue to make this a profitable season. Week 4 Picks: 2-2 (50%) 2019-20 Picks: 10-5 (67%) I'm here […]
Browns Defense a Quality Option in Week 5
The Cleveland Browns Defense has been a rock-solid fantasy unit through the first four weeks of the season. They will look to stay hot against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5 after slowing an impressive Baltimore Ravens offense last weekend. Cleveland's defense ranks fourth in the NFL with 14 sacks, tying them with the […]
Ricky Seals-Jones Interesting in Week 5
Cleveland Browns tight end Ricky Seals-Jones came out of nowhere to steal Demetrius Harris' job and rack up 82 yards and a touchdown in a Week 4 win. Seals-Jones appears to be locked in as Cleveland's preferred pass-catching tight end after Week 4, giving him some value as a TE2 in fantasy going forward. While […]
Odell Beckham Jr. a WR1 in Week 5
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is coming off of a slow Week 4 performance that saw him catch just two passes for 20 yards in a 40-25 win over the Baltimore Ravens. He took a back seat in the game to Jarvis Landry, who had a career afternoon. In fact, both of Beckham's […]
Fleaflicker's Most Added and Dropped: Week 5
Before we get into the waiver wire analysis, I want to state that the Patriots have put together a football dynasty like none we've ever seen. However, I think we should all agree that a 16-game season is a whole lot less taxing when six of them every year are against the Dolphins, Bills, and […]