T.J. Hockenson Delivers 84 Yards

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson caught seven passes for 84 yards in the Lions 34-30 loss to the Bears in Week 13. Hockenson was extremely active in an effective passing game, seeing nine targets in the comeback win. The talented tight end continues to make plays and consistently has delivered modest fantasy results. Hockenson […]

Quintez Cephus Comes Up Big

Detroit Lions wide receiver Quintez Cephus caught two passes for 63 yards, including his first NFL touchdown, in the Lions 34-30 win over the Bears in Week 13. The rookie came up with a huge play, hauling in a 49-yard bomb from quarterback Matthew Stafford for his first touchdown as a pro. Cephus has been […]

Adrian Peterson Punches In Game-Winning Touchdown

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson carried the ball 16 times for 57 yards with two touchdowns in the Lions 34-30 comeback win over the Bears in Week 13. Peterson picked up some hard yards but none more important than his touchdown runs. The veteran punched in a three-yard score in the first quarter and […]

Marvin Jones Jr. Explodes For 116 Yards, One Touchdown

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. caught eight passes for 116 yards and one touchdown in the Lions 34-30 comeback win over the Bears in Week 13. The veteran came up with some huge plays, leading the team with 13 targets. Jones Jr. helped the Lions overcome a 10-point fourth quarter deficit with a […]

Matthew Stafford Rips Bears For 402 Yards In Comeback

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 27-of-42 passes for 402 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the Lions thrilling 34-30 comeback win over the Bears in Week 13. In Detroit's first game with interim coach Darrell Bevell, the passing offense came alive as it picked apart a tough Bears Defense the entire game. Stafford […]

D'Andre Swift Inactive Against Chicago

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift (illness) is inactive for Week 13 against the Chicago Bears. Not a surprise, as Swift was listed as doubtful. Swift hasn't played since Week 10. Adrian Peterson will once again serve as the lead back in Detroit and is coming off a two-touchdown game last week. He's a decent […]

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

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! If you read this article regularly, then you know what we're about here, but if you are a new reader, let me quickly summarize our goals with this article. We'll spend each week discussing a few plays at each position for the DraftKings main slate […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 13

Hi, y'all! Twelve weeks of NFL action are in the books and we're moving on to another. Welcome to our Week 13 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Each week we'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your fantasy lineups and take down your opponent. Be sure to check back […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 13

The Week 12 wide receiver matchups article was 50/50 but it did feature Tyreek Hill who finished as the No. 1 wide receiver on the week after registering one of the best fantasy football performances of all-time. DeVante Parker benefited from playing with Ryan Fitzpatrick and gained 119 yards off of 14 targets, finishing as WR-11  Justin Jefferson scored twice […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 13 Lineups

It only took 12 weeks of action around the NFL, but the crap finally hit the fan. Between game postponements due to Covid, players being placed on reserve due to Covid, or just injuries in general, scoring for fantasy managers was affected. Throughout the season, we have been accustomed to seeing QB scoring fairly high […]

Updated Week 13 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Josh Jacobs Ruled Out For Sunday David Johnson Officially Activated From IR Myles Gaskin Activated Off Injured Reserve James Conner Unlikely To Play In Week 13 Alexander Mattison (Appendicitis) Out […]

Updated Week 13 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 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 13 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Josh Jacobs Ruled Out For Sunday David Johnson Officially Activated From IR Myles Gaskin Activated Off Injured Reserve James Conner Unlikely To Play In Week 13 Alexander Mattison (Appendicitis) Out This […]

Updated Week 13 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Kenny Golladay To Miss Week 13 Adam Thielen (COVID-19) Officially Activated Larry Fitzgerald Remains On COVID-19 List Julio Jones Looking Good Jerry Jeudy Questionable, Expected To Play Michael Thomas Good […]

Updated Week 13 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jonnu Smith Won't Play Against Browns Mark Andrews (COVID-19) Unlikely To Be Available Zach Ertz Officially Activated From IR These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead […]

Updated Week 13 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Lamar Jackson (COVID-19) Expected To Start Tuesday Tua Tagovailoa Listed As Questionable, Expected To Return Clyde Edwards-Helaire (Illness) Questionable, Chiefs Hopeful Matthew Stafford Is Listed As Questionable Robert Griffin III To IR […]

Week 13 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 12 saw some crazy high defensive point totals with Atlanta, Carolina, San Francisco, and Houston all scoring over 15 points. In fact, all of the top-10 units scored in double-figures, which is something I can't remember having happened in a while. The Raider's penchant for fumbles early in the season had me high on […]

D'Andre Swift Downgraded To Doubtful

Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift (illness), who cleared the league's concussion protocol this week but fell sick, has been downgraded to doubtful for Week 13 against the Bears. It looks like Swift will miss his third straight game, so fantasy managers need to remove him from their starting lineups. Veteran Adrian Peterson and […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals For Week 13

Week 12 must have been the craziest slate of games to have ever been played. The Denver Broncos went without a quarterback. There’s a game getting pushed back until Wednesday. We also saw Latavius Murray outscore Alvin Kamara. The closer we get to the fantasy playoffs the more things get magnified. The warning signals are […]

Marvin Jones Jr. Headlines WR Core Sunday, Faces Tough Defense

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. is in line to be the team's top wideout target Sunday versus the Bears with Kenny Golladay (hip) once again out of the mix. But unfortunately for Jones, he has the double whammy of catching passes from a banged-up quarterback (Matthew Stafford, hip) and facing a stout defense […]

Lions Plan To Waive Marvin Hall

The Detroit Lions plan to waive wide receiver Marvin Hall, opening up chances for younger players like Quintez Cephus to see time at receiver over the rest of the season. Outside of the injured Kenny Golladay, Detroit hasn't had much youth at wide receiver lately, so this will give them the chance to see if […]

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

Hey there 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 […]

Inside the Tent - Week 13 NFL Injury Insight

At RotoBaller, we can't stress enough the importance of keeping up with injuries and playing your best lineup week after week. Players are going to get injured, that's an unavoidable fact. What's avoidable though is making the wrong roster decisions based on the injuries surrounding your fantasy squad. If you want to dominate your leagues […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Week 13 - Monkey Knife Fight

Welcome to Week 13 of the NFL Season! The season is moving right along and has gotten very exciting and that means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in […]

NFL DFS Value Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 13 DFS Cash Games

We have made it to Week 13 of the NFL season, and we have some injury news to monitor, and for now, no serious COVID issues on our hands. We have a 12 game slate thanks to some rescheduling due to last week's COVID issues. There are currently three game totals over 50 points and […]

Kenny Golladay Set To Miss Week 13

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay (hip) missed practice all week and has been ruled out for Week 13 against the Bears. It will be Golladay's fifth straight absence, so his fantasy managers are just hoping that he can be available for the fantasy playoffs, which start in Week 14 in most leagues. Marvin Jones […]

D'Andre Swift, Matthew Stafford Questionable

Detroit Lions rookie running back D'Andre Swift (illness) and quarterback Matthew Stafford (thumb) are both listed as questionable for Week 13 against the Bears. Interim head coach Darrell Bevell said that Swift has cleared the concussion protocol, but he has missed practice the last two days with an illness. It's good news that the rookie […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 12 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As this unique regular season continues to unfold, 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 multiple categories, […]

Week 13 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

Welcome to Week 13 of the NFL season. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as well as during your stud's bye weeks is an integral part of winning a fantasy championship […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 13

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]