Week 1 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

The start of the 2023 NFL season is just around the corner and it is time to begin thinking about what fantasy football defense will be in your lineup for Week 1. If you are not spending an earlier draft pick on an elite fantasy football D/ST, then you should be looking at each team’s […]

Lions Defense Scores Touchdown In Week 1 Win

The Detroit Lions defense held the Kansas City Chiefs to just 316 yards of offense and 20 points in the Week 1 win. Rookie safety Brian Branch caught an interception off a dropped Kadarius Toney pass and returned it for a touchdown. While Detroit mightily exceeded expectations on defense, touchdowns are fluky for fantasy defense/special […]

Riley Patterson Makes Three Extra Points In Win

Detroit Lions kicker Riley Patterson connected on all three of his extra point attempts in the Week 1 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Unfortunately, he did not attempt a field goal and finished with just three total fantasy points. The 24-year-old kicker could become a solid streaming option when bye weeks force stud kickers […]

Sam LaPorta Catches All Five Targets In NFL Debut

Detroit Lions rookie tight end Sam LaPorta caught all five of his targets for 39 yards in the Week 1 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The Iowa product had an 83% snap share in his NFL debut, meaning he's locked in as the clear starting tight end for quarterback Jared Goff in 2023. While […]

Josh Reynolds Posts 80 Receiving Yards In Week 1 Win

Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds caught four of his seven targets for 80 yards in the Week 1 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The 28-year-old pass-catcher delivered multiple splash plays and looked like the clear No. 2 target behind Amon-Ra St. Brown. While it's too early to trust him completely in fantasy lineups, […]

Amon-Ra St. Brown Catches Touchdown In Week 1

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown caught six of his nine targets for 71 yards and a touchdown in the Week 1 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. St. Brown picked up where he left off last year, leading the team in targets and looking uncoverable at times. This matchup against the defending Super […]

Jahmyr Gibbs Racks Up 60 Yards In NFL Debut

Detroit Lions rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs rushed seven times for 42 yards and caught both of his targets for 18 yards in the 21-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Fantasy managers were likely expecting more total touches in his NFL debut, but the season is young, and he could see his workload ramp […]

David Montgomery Handles 21 Touches, Scores Touchdown In Win

Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery rushed 21 times for 74 yards (3.5 YPC) and scored a rushing touchdown in the 21-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. The 26-year-old handled 12 more touches than rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs and played 78% of the offensive snaps. Until proven otherwise, Montgomery looks like the primary […]

Jared Goff Throws For 253 Yards In Win

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff completed 22 of his 35 passing attempts for one touchdown and zero interceptions in the 21-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Since Goff doesn't do damage as a runner, he needs multi-touchdown games to pay off in fantasy football. That said, he turned out not to be a great […]

Chiefs vs. Lions Betting Picks - Free NFL Best Bets, Odds, Predictions for Week 1

Welcome RotoBallers to our betting picks for the Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs, another article in our weekly series of free NFL betting picks for every game on the schedule. This free NFL betting breakdown article is for Thursday, September 7th, 2023. Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 1: Cooper Kupp, Jaylen Waddle, Christian Watson, and more

As fantasy managers prepare for the start of the 2023 NFL season, it has been a week full of notable injury news. Heading into Week 1 of the NFL season, the fantasy community has been forced to deal with constantly changing injury situations surrounding some of the football's biggest stars. These are the latest notable […]

Should I Pickup And Start Noah Gray With Travis Kelce Out? Fantasy Football Outlook

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce suffered a knee injury in practice on Tuesday. Despite some hope that he could play in Week 1, the Chiefs have declared the superstar tight end out for tonight’s contest. With the superstar tight end missing the first game of his career because of injury since his rookie […]

Has Travis Kelce Been Ruled Out For Week 1? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Picture it: You've spent weeks researching player outlooks and mock drafts (on RotoBaller, of course), and you draft the perfect team. You're projected to beat your Week 1 opponent by double digits, and the platform you play on forecasts you to have the most wins in the league. Then you're hanging out on a Tuesday […]

Week 1 FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football: Deon Jackson, Nico Collins, Van Jefferson, Justin Watson, Evan Hull, Marvin Mims Jr.

Hey, RotoBallers! Week 1 is officially here, and we are back with another set of rankings. Today, let's check out our Week 1 fantasy football FLEX rankings as of September 7th. We are here to help you set those winning lineups, so let's see where key FLEX options like Deon Jackson, Nico Collins, Marvin Mims […]

Week 1 Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football: Daniel Jones, Jared Goff, Anthony Richardson, Russell Wilson, more

Welcome RotoBallers! We are back with our fantasy football rankings and articles to help you win not only Week 1 but your league! Below, you'll see our NFL team's updated Week 1 fantasy football quarterback rankings as of September 7th. For fantasy managers who missed out on a top quarterback option such as Jalen Hurts, […]

Week 1 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Brandon Aiyuk, Christian Watson, Chris Godwin, Amari Cooper, Christian Kirk, more

Howdy RotoBallers! Week 1 of the NFL season is here! We are back with our weekly fantasy football rankings and articles to help you win your league! Below you'll see our NFL team's updated Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver rankings as of September 7th. Let's see where key players like Jahan Dotson, Brandon Aiyuk, […]

Week 1 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Breece Hall, Cam Akers, Alexander Mattison, Antonio Gibson, Raheem Mostert

Welcome RotoBallers! It's officially Week 1 of the NFL season! We are back with our weekly fantasy football rankings and articles to help you crush your leagues in 2023! Below you'll see our NFL team's updated Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings as of September 7th. Let's see where key players like Jahmyr Gibbs, […]

NFL DFS Lineup Sleepers for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 1 Value Picks Include Russell Wilson, Miles Sanders, Zay Jones, and Dalton Kincaid

The long wait is over, RotoBallers! NFL DFS is back, and we're here to guide you through week one and find the sneakiest sleeper values to help you take down your favorite contest. If you're playing cash games, you don't have to have the top QB or RB of the week. But in Guaranteed Prize […]

Week 1 Must-Start Quarterbacks: 2023 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Analysis

Check out our top 2023 fantasy football quarterbacks starts and sits for Week 1 of the NFL season! Matt Donnelly discusses his top "Must Start" quarterbacks that will have a fantasy football impact in Week 1. You should consider locking these QBs into your 2023 fantasy football lineups for Week 1. The 2023 fantasy football […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 1 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Including Derek Carr, Kenneth Walker, Amari Cooper, More

Welcome to the Week 1 main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry who find themselves in favorable matchups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week, I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to exploit, […]

Updated PPR Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Football Drafts: Tony Pollard, Calvin Ridley, Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor, more

Welcome RotoBallers! Fantasy football draft season is in full swing, and we are here to help you crush your upcoming fantasy drafts with more fantasy football rankings. In this article, you will see our NFL team's updated 2023 fantasy football PPR rankings for the top 375 players as of September 7, 2023. Let's see where […]

2023 Superflex Rankings for Fantasy Football Drafts - Russell Wilson, Anthony Richardson, Deshaun Watson, Miles Sanders, Jerry Jeudy

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of our 2023 fantasy football rankings to prepare you for drafts! Today we will take a look at rankings for superflex league formats. For those unfamiliar with superflex leagues, it's a format that allows you to start two quarterbacks but does not require you. Superflex leagues are becoming increasingly popular […]

Non-PPR (Standard) Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Football Drafts: Derrick Henry, DJ Moore, Isiah Pacheco, David Njoku, more

It's that glorious time of year, with drafts taking place and constantly-updated fantasy football rankings! Today in this article, we're bringing you our NFL team's updated 2023 fantasy football non-PPR (Standard) rankings for the top 375 players. Let's see where Derrick Henry, DJ Moore, Isiah Pacheco, David Njoku, Kirk Cousins, AJ Dillon, Rashaad Penny, Jamaal […]

Half-PPR Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Football: Cooper Kupp, James Conner, Raheem Mostert, Jerry Jeudy, James Cook, Kyle Pitts, more

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of fantasy football rankings! It's an exciting time for football, as fantasy draft season is in full swing, and we are less than a month away from Week 1. Today, we're looking at our NFL team's updated 2023 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for the top 375 players as of September […]

2023 NFL RB Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Running Backs

The running back position has been the subject of much discussion during the NFL's offseason, as many feel that the position's best players are becoming drastically underpaid due to the prevailing theory that running backs are one of the game's most "replaceable" commodities. While the reluctance to pay running backs mega millions might make sense […]

2023 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings: Post NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! The 2023 NFL Draft is over, and we are just over a few weeks away from the start of the season. Best ball season is in full swing, and fantasy managers are preparing for their upcoming drafts. Below you'll see our team's 2023 fantasy football best ball rankings for the top 325 fantasy […]

Is Breece Hall Playing In Week 1? Should I Start Hall In Fantasy Football?

New York Jets running back Breece Hall appears to be ready to go for Week 1 and, according to coach Robert Saleh, will not be on a predetermined snap count. It sounds like everything that Hall fantasy managers ever wanted, coming off of an ACL tear in October. But it's not as rosy as it […]

Should I Start David Montgomery In Week 1? Fantasy Football Outlook

The Detroit Lions are heading to Arrowhead to face the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, in what is projected to be the highest-scoring game of Week 1. The new-look Lions backfield now consists of off-season signing David Montgomery, as well as rookie first-round pick Jahmyr Gibbs. This comes after Detroit parted ways with […]

Riley Patterson A Mid-Level Streaming Option In Week 1

Detroit Lions kicker Riley Patterson has had an up-and-down NFL career thus far, and although he has upside in what should be a high-scoring contest against the Kansas City Chiefs -- there are better options in Week 1. With all NFL kickers available, Patterson is not high on the fantasy radar in the opening week […]

Lions Defense A Bottom-Five Option Against Chiefs

The Detroit Lions defense is expected to take a step forward after being abysmal last season, but its clearly still a unit to avoid in Week 1 against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite the injury concerns of tight end Travis Kelce (knee), Kansas City always finds ways to score points and should […]