NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 13 (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 […]

D'Andre Swift Cleared From Concussion Protocol

The Detroit Lions removed rookie running back D'Andre Swift (concussion) from the injury report on Thursday, meaning that he has cleared the league's concussion protocol. If you were planning on using Adrian Peterson or Kerryon Johnson in your starting lineups in Week 13 against the Bears, you better look for other options. Swift missed the […]

D'Andre Swift Still In Concussion Protocol

Detroit Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell said that rookie running back D'Andre Swift (concussion), who missed the Week 12 loss to the Texans on Thanksgiving, is still working through the league's concussion protocol. The Lions keep saying that Swift is close to returning, but until he's out of the concussion protocol, his fantasy managers […]

Matthew Stafford Limited In Practice Wednesday

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (thumb) was a limited practice participant on Wednesday. Stafford played through his thumb injury on Thanksgiving Day, so there should be no reason to expect him to miss Week 13's contest against the Bears. He did very little against the Texans, though, going 28-for-42 for 295 yards, one touchdown and […]

Potential Fantasy Football Playoff Heroes From NFC Teams

As you are preparing for the playoffs, examining schedules and matchups now becomes a primary focus. You must also finalize the core of your roster for the championship drive as bye weeks will be done, and there is no more room or time to stash players or waste bench spots on guys that will not […]

Lions Ready to Roar Back Without Matt Patricia

The Detroit Lions’ experimental attempt to become the NFC’s version of the New England Patriots is officially over before it ever really started. Well, to be fair, it did technically start. After the Lions hired Bob Quinn as the team’s general manager in January 2016, he began stockpiling former Patriots - mostly defensive players who […]

FAB Bidding - Week 13 Waiver Wire Targets

Week 12 is largely done pending Wednesday's alleged game between Pittsburgh and Baltimore, which means most of you are heading towards your final regular-season FF game. You don't get bonus points for leftover FAB money -- make sure you're in the playoffs! With our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly waiver wire columns by […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

By this point in the season, your core team had better be set in stone because the waiver wire options keep getting thinner. It's still advisable to stash running backs whenever possible, as injuries continue to take their toll at the position. Some popular streamers like Brian Hill and Jordan Wilkins failed to deliver in […]

Matthew Stafford Has Tough Tilt Against Bears

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will have a tough matchup against the Bears in Week 13. Chicago is allowing the fourth fewest fantasy to opposing passers this season but have allowed 12 passing touchdowns during their five-game losing streak. Stafford's career numbers are not promising against the Bears and the Lions could be without D'Andre […]

T.J. Hockenson Has Fantastic Matchup

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson will have a favorable matchup in Week 13 against a tough Bears Defense that has been vulnerable to surrendering production to opposing tight ends. Chicago has allowed the ninth most fantasy points to opposing tight ends and have allowed seven touchdowns to the position this season. Hockenson heads into […]

Kenny Golladay Progressing Towards Return

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay's (hip) recovery from a hip injury has gone slower than expected, but interim Lions coach Darrell Bevell said the fourth-year wide receiver is making "progress" towards a return. "I think he's pushing himself," Bevell said. "It's a day-in, day-out thing where we monitor it. We push him to a […]

D'Andre Swift Close To Returning

Detroit Lions interim head coach Darrell Bevell told reporters that rookie running back D'Andre Swift (concussion) is close to returning heading into the team's matchup against the Bears in Week 13. Swift still needs to be cleared by an independent doctor before he can return to the field. The rookie was just beginning to hit his […]

Kenny Golladay Still Not Practicing

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay (hip) remains out of practice on Wednesday. Golladay was injured in Week 8 against the Colts and hasn't played since, and he's not off to a good start this week if he hopes to suit up in Week 13 against the Bears. At this point, fantasy managers can't count […]

Desmond Trufant, Danny Shelton Placed On Injured Reserve

The Detroit Lions placed cornerback Desmond Trufant (hamstring) and defensive tackle Danny Shelton (knee) on Injured Reserve on Wednesday, which could potentially end their season. They'll be forced to miss at least the next three games, with only five games remaining in the 2020 season. Only Romeo Okwara played more defensive snaps this year than […]

Pocket Aces: RB and QB Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13

Host Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2020 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down each position. Today he takes a look at some quarterbacks and running backs to consider adding off the waiver wire. Like and subscribe to […]

Week 12 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Week 12 was a little frustrating for quarterbacks with Josh Allen, Justin Herbert and Kyler Murray all finishing outside the top-10. Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes finished as the top-two quarterbacks on the week, while the main surprise was Mitch Trubisky who relied on garbage-time production to finish as QB-6. Robert Tonyan returned to relevance […]

Matthew Stafford Demurs When Asked About Lions Future

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will have a new head coach when he takes the field Sunday against Chicago in offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. The team moved on from Matt Patricia following a Thanksgiving loss that dealt a crucial blow to their playoff chances in 2020, leading Stafford to say, "I'll figure that out and […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 12 Primetime Slate - DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football

Another week of NFL football in Week 12 and another game that was derailed by COVID-19. As a Steelers fan, I was disappointed when the Thanksgiving showdown with the division rival Ravens was postponed until Sunday and we ended up with only two games on that slate. Then the game got pushed again to Tuesday […]

Adrian Peterson (RB, DET) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 49% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Thanksgiving surely did wonders to AP. All Day finished last Thursday's game against Houston with 17.5 PPR points--all of them on rushing plays--making that game his season-best and also the first one since W15 of 2019 in which he scored more than 16 […]

Updated Week 12 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out Mark Andrews (COVID-19) Will Not Suit Up Kalen Ballage Injured, Sitting Out This Week Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr. To Be […]

Updated Week 12 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 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 12 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Kalen Ballage Injured, Sitting Out This Week Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr. To Be Activated James Conner Tests Positive For COVID-19 Austin Ekeler Activated From […]

Updated Week 12 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out Adam Thielen (COVID-19) Not Expected To Play Ravens-Steelers Tentatively Moved To Tuesday Deebo Samuel Will Make His Return D.J. Chark Jr., Chris Conley Ruled Out […]

Updated Week 12 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Wide Receiver Kendall Hinton To Be Broncos QB This Week All Broncos QBs Including Drew Lock Ineligible To Play (COVID-19) Ryan Fitzpatrick Expected To Start Tua Tagovailoa […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 12

The Week 11 wide receiver matchups article yielded some fairly good results. Damiere Byrd had a great matchup and finished as WR-5 on the week, while Michael Thomas finished as WR-13 and Mike Williams came in at WR-18. Tyler Boyd was on his way to a big day before Joe Burrow was lost for the season […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Avoid - Week 12

As we enter Week 12, injuries and changes in coaching tendencies continue to affect the CB Matchup Chart. Trends within recent weeks are becoming just as important to understand as the full-season data. The Jets have re-tooled their entire secondary with three new starters at each CB position. Keep an eye on rookie Bryce Hall […]

Updated Week 12 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Mark Andrews (COVID-19) Will Not Suit Up Zach Ertz Not Expected To Play Monday Tua Tagovailoa Downgraded To Doubtful Jordan Reed (Illness) Has Been Held Out […]

Week 12 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 11 saw a bit of a rebound in picking the right defenses. With the weather and injury updates on Sunday, we were able to nail six of the top-10 defensive units with the Bucs still to come. Miami laid a bit of an egg against a banged-up Denver team, and the Chargers weren't able […]

Lions Fire Matt Patricia, Bob Quinn

The Detroit Lions fired head coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn on Saturday. It comes after the Lions lost to the Texans on Thanksgiving on Thursday by a score of 41-25 to fall to 4-7 on the season and in last place in the NFC North. Patricia's three-year tenure with the team didn't […]

Inside the Tent - Week 12 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 […]