Matthew Stafford Won't Practice Wednesday

Detroit Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell said that quarterback Matthew Stafford (ankle, rib, thumb) will not practice on Wednesday. Stafford looks to have a 50/50 chance of playing in the Week 17 season finale against the Vikings due to the sprained ankle he suffered in the Week 16 loss to the Buccaneers. The 32-year-old […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 16

This series continues into its sixteenth and final edition for the NFL regular season where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 16, we saw performances such as the San Francisco 49ers wide receivers combine for two receptions against the Arizona Cardinals, […]

2020 Rookie Review: Breakouts, Busts, and Surprises

The part of the fantasy football season that matters to the vast majority of us is now over. Congrats on your titles, or on your successful dynasty tank job, or on making the playoffs despite drafting Christian McCaffrey first overall. This is the time to look back and reflect on things, to try to make […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers - Week 17

Well, folks, this is it. It has been a wild ride this season thanks to a litany of injuries and quarantines throughout the NFL season. We have seen veteran quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Philip Rivers, and Ben Roethlisberger continue to show they are fantasy viable while a crop of new talented players like Jalen Hurts, […]

Week 16 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Quarterback was a crazy position to navigate in Week 16. Tom Brady saw just 30 minutes of action against the Lions and still managed to finish as QB-2 and Andy Dalton, who is only rostered in 13% of Yahoo leagues shredded the Eagles Defense to finish as QB-3. Mitch Trubisky accounted for three touchdowns, finishing as QB-7, […]

The Cut List (Week 17) - Time to Let Go?

Welcome to the final Cut List of 2020. I'd like to thank everyone who's joined me on this column all year. I took it on in Week 7 and I've looked forward to writing it each week ever since. So I hope you've looked forward to reading it as well. I don't have any profound […]

Matthew Stafford Uncertain For Season Finale

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (ankle, rib) said any decision on whether to play in the Week 17 regular season finale against the Vikings will be based on his health after he injured his right ankle on the first offensive series in the Week 16 blowout loss to the Buccaneers last Saturday. Stafford has also […]

Lions Defense Releases Jayron Kearse

The Detroit Lions released starting safety Jayron Kearse on Monday, according to a source. The former Viking started seven games for the Lions this year and racked up 59 tackles, two passes defensed and a forced fumble in 11 total games in his first and only season in Detroit. The 26-year-old is an experienced defensive […]

Matthew Stafford Diagnosed With Sprained Ankle

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (ankle) was diagnosed with a sprained ankle and could miss Week 17. Stafford left Saturday's loss against Tampa Bay after the first series and never returned, which is probably not a good sign for his availability in Week 17 against the Vikings. While Stafford is among the toughest players in […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 16

Hi, y'all... Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! Congrats to everyone who has made it this far in their fantasy leagues. Fifteen weeks of NFL action are in the books, and for most of us it's time for the fantasy football championships! Welcome to our Week 16 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. This […]

Updated Week 16 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones (COVID) To Miss Week 16 James Robinson Will Not Play DeVante Parker Officially Out For Saturday Mike Gesicki Is Active For Week 16 Derek […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 16

The Week 15 wide receiver matchups article was not the greatest. The only positives were Robert Woods who finished as WR-7 and Terry McLaurin who had 14.7 fantasy points. Allen Robinson appeared to be on his way to a decent showing with four catches for 83 yards off of just five targets, but David Montgomery crushed the Vikings Defense on the ground as […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 16 Lineups

In the all-important Week 15 of the fantasy football season, some managers were left overjoyed as they advanced to their league championships, whereas some were left with crushing defeats and now have to reset and figure out what went wrong as the offseason has now begun. The difference between these managers? It was noticing the […]

Running Back Rankings & Start/Sit Advice - Week 16

Pierre Camus (@Roto_Chef) breaks down his weekly running back rankings to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 16 of the 2020 NFL season. Who should you start or sit among those in RB3/4 or Flex consideration? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and […]

Week 16 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Oooh, baby! We tied our best week of the season at just the right time. I'm not going to lie, I had assumed Pittsburgh would deliver last night and make it eight out of ten, but they and the Rams really let us down this week. Hopefully, the rest of the rankings helped some of […]

OwnersBox NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 16 - Daily Fantasy Football

Happy Holidays RotoBallers! If you haven't had a chance to check out the weekly fantasy offerings over at OwnersBox, now is the time! OwnersBox is a new weekly fantasy platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season! Over at OwnersBox, you can participate in snake drafts and […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 16 (Premium Content)

All other Week 16 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. Make sure you're thoroughly informed before you start building your lineups for FanDuel or DraftKings by checking out the […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 16 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid (at their price-point) in DFS this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to […]

Updated Week 16 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 Flex rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. These Flex rankings are geared towards making decisions for your Flex spot (RB/WR or RB/WR/TE), which in most leagues consists of running backs, wide receivers and in […]

Updated Week 16 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: James Robinson Will Not Play James Conner Returns To Full Practice Ronald Jones II Officially Ruled Out Ezekiel Elliott Thinks He'll Play Against Eagles Julio Jones Expected To Be Game-Time […]

Updated Week 16 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jarvis Landry, Rashard Higgins, Donovan Peoples-Jones (COVID) To Miss Week 16 Terry McLaurin Listed As Doubtful, Not Expected To Play DeVante Parker Officially Out For Saturday Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out […]

Updated Week 16 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Mike Gesicki Is Active For Week 16 George Kittle Will Make His Return On Saturday Hunter Henry Placed On COVID-19 List, Ruled Out Greg Olsen On Track […]

Updated Week 16 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 16 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 16 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Dwayne Haskins May Start Over Alex Smith Derek Carr Officially Active Mike Glennon To Start Over Gardner Minshew II Matthew Stafford Banged Up But Trending Towards Playing Bengals […]

Matthew Stafford Injures Ankle In Saturday's Loss

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (ankle) played one offensive series in Saturday's 47-7 blowout loss to the Buccaneers on Saturday before leaving the game and never returning with a right ankle injury. It was the team's worst home loss in the Super Bowl era and the fourth-worst home loss of all time. It's the ninth […]

Adrian Peterson A Non-Factor Against Buccaneers

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson carried the ball four times for 10 yards in the Lions 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 16. Peterson was a non-factor as the Lions got down multiple scores early in this brutal blowout defeat. Peterson began the season as the starting running back but his touches have […]

Danny Amendola Leads Team With Five Receptions

Detroit Lions wide receiver Danny Amendola caught a team-high five passes for 35 yards in the Lions brutal 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 16 on Saturday. With starting quarterback Matthew Stafford (leg) exiting early with an injury, Amendola led the team in receptions and targets (seven) with backup Chase Daniel under center. The veteran […]

T.J. Hockenson Registers Only 23 Yards Against Tampa Bay

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson had only four catches for 23 yards in the Lions 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 16. Hockenson saw six targets in this embarrassing performance by the Lions offense, who used all three quarterbacks in the game after starter Matthew Stafford (leg) exited with an injury early in the […]

Chase Daniel Ineffective Against Buccaneers

Detroit Lions quarterback Chase Daniel completed 13 of 18 passes for only 86 yards in the Lions 47-7 blowout loss to the Buccaneers in Week 16. Daniel replaced starter Matthew Stafford (leg) after he hobbled off the field early in the game, but the veteran backup couldn't get anything going offensively. Daniel was later replaced by […]

D'Andre Swift Held To 45 Yards In Defeat

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift carried the ball 10 times for 45 yards with four receptions for 25 yards in the Lions 47-7 defeat to the Buccaneers in Week 16. The Lions struggled getting anything going offensively as the Buccaneers bludgeoned their defense from the jump. It was 34-0 by the half and the […]

Marvin Jones Jr. Fails To Post WR2 Numbers In Week 16

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. caught only three passes for 19 yards in the Lions embarrassing 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers in Week 16. The veteran Jones came into the contest on a mild hot streak, posting 474 receiving yards and three touchdowns over his previous six games. But this game got out […]