Lions Add Jonathan Williams To Active Roster

The Detroit Lions signed running back Jonathan Williams to their active roster on Friday off the Washington Football Team practice squad. The Lions already have rookie D'Andre Swift, Adrian Peterson, Kerryon Johnson, Jamal Agnew and Bo Scarbrough on their roster, so Williams will add to a crowded running back picture in Detroit. The former fifth-round […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 7 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, […]

Adrian Peterson Limited Thursday

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson (abdomen) was limited in practice on Thursday. Peterson wasn't listed on the injury report on Wednesday, so this is something to watch for the aging future Hall of Famer. He had 12 touches in the Week 7 win, carrying the ball 11 times for 29 yards. He also caught […]

The King's Week 8 Fantasy Football Lineup Rankings (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers!  Below you will find my Week 8 fantasy football lineup rankings. The ranks are available in PPR, Half PPR and Standard formats. They will be updated as needed, so make sure to check back for the latest versions. Skill Position analysis is primarily based on the PPR ranks. The rankings are powered by […]

NFL DFS Stacks: Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me! I'm very proud to bring you our weekly tournament stacks article this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader, and valued premium subscriber. The NFL season is in full swing, so it's time to dig deep and […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 8 (Premium Content)

All other Week 8 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 8 (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 […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

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. […]

Week 7 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

In Week 6 scoring was a little down and Deshaun Watson led the way with 32 fantasy points. That was not the case in Week 7 as Justin Herbert, Kyler Murray, Tom Brady, Joe Burrow and Russell Wilson all accounted for at least three touchdowns and exceeded 32 fantasy points in the process. Week 7 was a […]

Adrian Peterson Losing Grip On Starting Job

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson will face a Colts Defense in Week 8 that is allowing the fifth fewest fantasy points to the running back position this season. Peterson continues to sit atop the depth chart for the Lions but is losing touches to rookie D'Andre Swift by the week. Peterson has totaled only […]

D'Andre Swift In Line For More Touches

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift is slowly gaining more traction in the Lions backfield heading into the team's Week 8 matchup against the Colts. Swift has four touchdowns over his last three games and has 11 receptions and 27 carries during that span. He is not the official bell-cow in the offense with veteran […]

T.J. Hockenson Has Stiff Test Against Colts

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson will try and extend his touchdown streak to four games in Week 8 against the Colts. Hockenson has amassed only 85 receiving yards over his last three games but has touchdowns in each contest to boost his fantasy value. The second-year tight end will have a tough matchup against […]

Kenny Golladay Has Challenging Matchup

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay will try and keep his hot streak alive against a tough Colts Defense in Week 8. Golladay will take back-to-back 100-yard games into this contest but the Colts defense is loaded with talent. Since Week 1, Indy's secondary has given up yards in the passing game but have allowed […]

Matthew Stafford Has Tough Test Against Colts

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford will try and get his team over .500 in Week 8 against a talented Colts Defense. Stafford passed for 340 yard last week but has only two touchdown passes over his past two games. Now he will take on a rested Colts defense that is allowing the second fewest fantasy […]

Lions Defense Won't Have Everson Griffen In Week 8

Because of COVID-19 protocols, the Detroit Lions Defense will not have newly acquired defensive end Everson Griffen available to play in Week 8 against the Colts. Griffen's debut with Detroit will come on Nov. 8 against the Vikings, the team that he spent the first 10 years of his career with while earning four Pro […]

The Cut List (Week 8) - Time to Let Go?

A handful of high-profile inactives opened the door for some bench stashes and waiver adds to find their way into starting fantasy lineups in Week 7. In the Week 8 edition of the Cut List, we'll spend some time breaking down which of those fill-ins are worth keeping around after seeing what they did or […]

The Operating Room Ep. 6: Fact or Fiction with @FFTroglodyte

In the fourth episode of the operating room, host Kev Mahserejian (@RotoSurgeon) of RotoBaller along with guest Zach Krueger (@FFTroglodyte) discusses a few burning topics as we head into Week 8 of the fantasy football season. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on […]

Lions Defense Acquires Everson Griffen

The Detroit Lions are acquiring defensive end Everson Griffen from the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday in exchange for a 2021 sixth-round pick, according to sources. The Cowboys are now 2-5 after their loss to Washington and are officially sellers with the trade deadline approaching and franchise quarterback Dak Prescott (ankle) out for the season. In […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round

Week 7 saw us skirt further COVID-19 postponements with big performances across the league. Key injuries included Odell Beckham Jr., Diontae Johnson, Deebo Samuel, Jeff Wilson Jr., Phillip Lindsay, N'Keal Harry, Breshad Perriman, Tim Patrick, and Andy Dalton. And then both Chris Carson and Kenyan Drake left SNF with injuries. Week 8 byes are Arizona, […]

Marvin Jones Jr. (WR, DET) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 50% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Marvin Jones Jr. barely made the cut (50% rostership) to be written about in this week's WW blog, and he's actually barely making the cut to being fantasy relevant this season too (7.9 PPR per game). Even though Jones has been widely disappointing […]

Adrian Peterson Totals Only 11 Carries In Win

Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson carried the ball 11 times for 29 yards in the Lions thrilling 23-22 last-second win over the Falcons in Week 7. Peterson struggled to get anything going in the ground game, averaging only 2.6 yards per carry. The veteran out-touched rookie D'Andre Swift 11-to-9 in the backfield but it […]

D'Andre Swift Punches In Touchdown In Week 7

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift posted only 48 all-purpose yards but scored a touchdown in the Lions 23-22 comeback win over the Falcons in Week 7. Swift carried the ball only nine times for 27 yards but punched in a three-yard touchdown in the first half. The rookie also added 21 receiving yards on […]

Marvin Jones Jr. Posts 80 Receiving Yards

Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones Jr. caught five passes for 80 yards in the Lions 23-22 win over the Falcons in Week 7. It has been a brutal season for the veteran but enjoyed his most active performance of the season. Jones made the most of his six targets and added a nice 23-yard […]

T.J. Hockenson Hauls In Game-Winning Touchdown

Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson caught five passes for 59 yards and a game-winning touchdown in the Lions 23-22 victory over the Falcons in Week 7. Hockenson's fourth touchdown of the season came with seconds remaining, hauling in an 11-yard pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford. The second-year tight end has emerged as a safety […]

Kenny Golladay Tops 100+ Yards For Second Straight Game

Detroit Lions wide receiver Kenny Golladay caught six passes for 114 yards in the Lions 23-22 last-second win over the Falcons in Week 7. This is the second straight 100+yard receiving game for the star receiver and now has 219 receiving yards over his last two games. This Lions offense could be chided for being […]

Matthew Stafford Delivers Epic Comeback

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 25-of-36 passes for 340 yards with a game-winning touchdown pass to edge the Falcons in the final seconds 23-22 in Week 7. Stafford led the team down the field for a multitude of field goals and yet the offense struggled to get the ball into the red zone with […]

Break The Slate: DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 7

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 […]

D'Andre Swift Could See Expanded Role

Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift may have earned himself an expanded role in the offense after a strong performance in Week 6. The appropriately-named Swift broke out in a big way against the Jaguars, totaling 116 rushing yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns scored. Veteran Adrian Peterson is the starter, though it seems […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 7

Hi, y'all! Six weeks of NFL action are in the books and we're moving on to another. Welcome to our Week 7 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 […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Week 7

Welcome to Week 7, RotoBallers! Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with or consider avoiding when faced with tough lineup decisions in Week 7 of the fantasy football season. These choices are based off my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller's NFL Premium Pass. […]