Whitney Mercilus Expected To Sign With Packers

Former Houston Texans defensive end Whitney Mercilus is expected to sign with the Green Bay Packers, according to a league source. Mercilus was released by Houston just two days ago, but the former first-round pick will find a new home quickly. The 31-year-old veteran pass-rusher did have three sacks and 12 tackles (six solo) in […]

David Bakhtiari Making His Return To Practice

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) will practice on Wednesday for the first time since tearing his ACL on New Year's Eve. The Packers will take things day to day with him, starting with Wednesday's walkthrough practice. The 30-year-old can come off the Physically Unable to […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 7

Week 6 is officially in the books. The first week with teams on Bye. We had the Falcons, Saints, Jets, and 49ers all off. This week we saw numerous injuries as well, meaning it'll be even more difficult to fill those starting lineups in Week 7 where six teams are on a Bye (Bills, Cowboys, […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 7

Six weeks of the season have officially passed, and bye weeks and injuries continue to ravage fantasy lineups. As we enter the grind of the NFL (and fantasy) season, finding any little edge possible becomes important to building a fantasy roster that has a chance to take home the championship. One of the crucial (yet […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

It's been a month since the last time we took a look at our beloved quarterbacks. Numbers are numbers, and numbers don't lie. You can twist them, but looking at them objectively, numbers say that no matter what, rushing the ball is almost always a worse option than passing it in today's game. That's why […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 6 of the NFL season is now in the books and your top three quarterbacks were Josh Allen, Kirk Cousins and Dak Prescott. Both Cousins and Prescott took advantage of the overtime period to add a third touchdown, while Prescott threw for a whopping 445 yards. Matthew Stafford, Jalen Hurts, Kyler Murray, Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 7 RotoBallers. This week will be filled with difficult decisions, and important waiver wire pickups, as several teams are on bye and the injuries are really starting to pile up. But fear not, we're here to help you with all sorts of waiver wire analysis and advice to help you pickup the […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Week 7 Targets

Joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). Week 5 brought several injury hammers and Week 6 didn't let up, and now we face a Bye-pocalypse […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7

After six weeks of the regular season, some of you have embraced the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have encountered injuries, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a collection of unexpected developments. The reemergence of bye weeks […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 7 Lightning Round

Week 6 brought more action to our screens as the bye weeks start to announce their presence. Injuries rest for no one, which underscores the importance of having depth and making the right waiver moves. And that means it's time for the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 7. This column is published early every […]

Carson Wentz (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 35% of Leagues ANALYSIS: As bad as the narrative about Carson Wentz was last year, and even throughout the first few weeks of this season, the truth is that the new Colts QB hasn't bed bad by any stretch of the imagination. See, Wentz has five top-24 games […]

Mason Crosby Puts Dreadful Week 5 Performance Behind Him

Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby finished with a field goal, a 39-yard conversion, during the win over Chicago on Sunday. He also nailed all three of his extra-point attempts. The 37-year-old had a miserable outing during the overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals. However, it was still a welcome outing for the fantasy managers […]

Allen Lazard Scores A Rare Touchdown Against Chicago

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard had only three grabs for 27 yards during the Week 6 win over the Chicago Bears. However, and more importantly, one of those receptions resulted in a touchdown, capturing a one-yard pitch from Aaron Rodgers in the second quarter. While the 25-year-old certainly had his best performance of […]

AJ Dillon Continues To Get Some Work

Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon had 59 yards off 11 attempts during the win over Chicago on Sunday. The sophomore was entering Week 6 and coming off one of the better performances of his career after he had 30 yards off eight carries while catching all four of his targets for 49 yards […]

Davante Adams Gobbles Up Only Four Catches On Sunday

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams finished with four grabs off five targets for 89 yards during the Week 6 victory over the Bears. After producing a monster 11-catch, 206-yard, one-touchdown effort against the Bengals in Week 5, the veteran cooled off a bit in this one, although it was still an acceptable performance. […]

Aaron Jones Remains Productive In Week 6

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones finished with 76 yards off 13 carries during the win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday. He also added four catches for 34 yards, with one of those grabs resulting in an end-zone trip late in the third quarter. Although Jones only has one game with at least […]

Aaron Rodgers Has Another Solid Performance Against Chicago

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers added to his impressive career resume against the Bears on Sunday, finishing the Week 6 bout with 195 yards and two passing touchdowns on 17-for-23 passing. He also added a score on the ground, finding the end zone off a six-yard run late in the fourth quarter. While the […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 6 - Daily Fantasy Football

Week 5 was arguably the most intriguing slate we've seen all year, as it certainly didn't lack excitement. Looking back at some of the more memorable games on the schedule, the Rams and Seahawks kicked things off during a Thursday Night Football showdown. Unfortunately, we witnessed Russell Wilson fracture his finger, which will keep him […]

Updated Week 6 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 6 of the fantasy football season RotoBallers. Below you will find our team's updated Week 6 PPR fantasy football rankings. Before the Week 6 rankings, you will see a quick-hit list of relevant injuries to monitor for fantasy football lineups: Dalvin Cook Taken Off Final Injury Report Terry McLaurin Tweaks Hamstring, Now Questionable For […]

Updated Week 6 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Taken Off Final Injury Report Chris Carson Ruled Out, Lands On IR Christian McCaffrey Officially Ruled Out, Placed On IR Nick Chubb Ruled Out […]

Updated Week 6 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Terry McLaurin Tweaks Hamstring, Now Questionable For Week 6 Mike Williams Is Questionable To Play Tyreek Hill Is Questionable For Week 6 Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen […]

Updated Week 6 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 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 6 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: T.J. Hockenson (Knee) Is Listed As Questionable Zach Ertz Traded To Cardinals These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick […]

Updated Week 6 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 6 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 6 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Daniel Jones On Track To Return Tua Tagovailoa Expected To Start Sunday Joe Burrow (Throat) Good To Go Russell Wilson Placed On IR These rankings are a […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 6

The wide receiver matchup article from last week recommended some solid plays with Davante Adams (WR-2), Kadarius Toney (WR-7), CeeDee Lamb (WR-17) and Deebo Samuel (WR-20) all finishing Week 5 with strong performances. On the lower end, Marvin Jones Jr. was targeted six times but only hauled in one of them for 25 yards and Jakobi Meyers (WR-47) really underwhelmed. Tyler […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Week 6

Week 6 is ready to get rolling 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 the industry. There are no massive tournaments where you have to get […]

NFL Betting Picks for Week 6 (10/17/2021) - Spreads, Totals, and Moneylines

We pulled in another .500 week in Week 5, including my first prop pick of the season as Aaron Rodgers had a field day through the air against Cincinnati. The Chargers used a huge fourth quarter comeback to down the Browns and cover at home in a high-scoring game. Philly and Carolina played terribly, in […]

NFL Week 6: Thunder Dan's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome, RotoBallers, to my official tiered rankings for week 6 of this NFL season! You can find my core plays at RB and WR each week in my Anchors column as well as the rest of my favorites plays in our premium cheat sheet. […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 6 (Premium Content)

All other Week 6 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. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 6 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 6 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. Can you believe that we're already a quarter way through the season? It's time to keep it rolling for Week 6. For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be analyzing every game from the Sunday slate, helping you optimize your […]