WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 12
Welcome to Week 12 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. On this Thanksgiving weekend, make sure to prioritize the things that really matter in life. Your fantasy matchup is far more important than family, so prepare accordingly. The WR/CB Matchup chart typically becomes more predictive as the season goes on. Another huge factor in WR/CB Matchups […]
Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 12 - Donovan Peoples-Jones, Elijah Moore, James Cook, and Jahan Dotson
I am in the business of pivot options, at least with this article, but I hope you do not need as many as normal this week. Why? Because the NFL’s Thanksgiving gift to us is that all 32 teams are playing this week. That’s right, no byes this week! For the first time since Week […]
NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 12 Including Christian Watson, Treylon Burks, Kenny Pickett, Skyy Moore
Every year, players emerge late in the season and rise to major fantasy relevance. Two such players in 2021 were Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny. Both elevated their play to such an extent that they won many fantasy managers their leagues. Anyone who made the call to add them […]
Travis Kelce Remains Top Fantasy Tight End Play In Week 12
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce caught three touchdowns last week against the Chargers, bringing his total this season to 11, which has already tied his career high. After personnel changes in the offseason, Kelce is now the unquestioned top option in this Chiefs offense, and he's averaging 9.4 targets per game. Kelce is […]
Isiah Pacheco Has Low-End RB2 Appeal For Week 12
Kansas City Chiefs running Isiah Pacheco has taken the reins of the team's backfield, and last week produced the first 100-yard rushing game for the team all season. He now has 189 yards over the last two games. But he also has zero targets over that time and the Chiefs offense is notorious for how […]
Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 12 Updates for Josh Jacobs, Aaron Jones, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, Leonard Fournette
Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for running backs in Week 12, as of November 26. The injury statuses for various NFL running backs are up in the air for Week 12, including Josh Jacobs, Aaron Jones, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, and Leonard Fournette. As the fantasy football season carries on, every […]
Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 12 Updates for Ja'Marr Chase, Deebo Samuel, Mike Williams, Jerry Jeudy, Kadarius Toney
Welcome to Week 12 of the fantasy football season and the Saturday edition of our WR injury reports! Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for wide receivers in Week 12, as of November 26th. The injury statuses for various NFL wide receivers are up in the air for Week 12, including Ja'Marr […]
Patrick Mahomes Looks To Keep Rolling Against Rams
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has thrown for seven touchdowns in the past two games plus has five games in a row of over 300 passing yards. In Week 12, he'll look to keep that streak alive against the Rams. Mahomes has faced the Rams just once in his career, passing for 478 yards […]
NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 12) - Targets and Avoids
Recency bias. The Eagles, who were the most dominant team in football through nine weeks, lost at home to a division rival and then squeaked by the Colts. Now all of a sudden, there are those wondering if the Eagles are for real. Another example is the Dallas Cowboys. After losing a game to the […]
NFL Player Props: Bets for Week 12 - Prop Betting Picks for Rushing, Receiving, Passing Yards
As we head into Week 12, this NFL season continues to sort itself out on a weekly basis. The best teams have started to separate themselves at the top of each conference, and everyone else is fighting for positioning behind them. It's still tough to figure some teams out, as they will lay an egg […]
Is Aaron Rodgers Healthy Or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a fantasy superstar last season. The future Hall of Famer was the QB5 last year, averaging 20.8 fantasy points per game. However, the Packers traded away Davante Adams in the offseason. Meanwhile, Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed with the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency. Heading into the 2022 season, […]
NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 12 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Including Tom Brady, Tyler Lockett, George Kittle, More
Welcome to the Week 12 Sunday main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to […]
NFL DFS Stacks: Week 12 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It is now Week 12 of the 2022 season and am back with another installment of stacks to consider for your GPP lineups! Some reminders: Stacking your quarterback with one or more of his pass-catchers is imperative in order to optimize your lineup. Generally, […]
Chiefs Rule Out Kadarius Toney
The Kansas City Chiefs ruled out wide receiver Kadarius Toney (hamstring) for the Week 12 game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Toney aggravated a hamstring injury in the Week 11 win over the Los Angeles Chargers and was unable to practice at all this week. Given the 23-year-old's extensive injury history early in […]
FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 12 - Daily Fantasy Football Targets Include Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert, Isiah Pacheco, Kenneth Walker III, Jeff Wilson Jr., Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill, DeAndre Hopkins
Week 12 began with a three-game Thanksgiving showdown, although the day didn't go exactly as planned for many DFS participants. While most had expected the Bills to take down the Lions easily, Detroit kept things close for the entire contest. In the end, Buffalo managed to squeak out a victory courtesy of a Tyler Bass field […]
JuJu Smith-Schuster Will Face The Rams
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion) will play against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 12. Smith-Schuster missed the game last week against the Los Angeles Chargers with a concussion but appears to be ready to go. The Rams have allowed the eighth-most fantasy points to wide receivers thus far, and since Kadarius […]
NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 12 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 12, Rotoballers! This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you much of your salary on DraftKings or FanDuel. However, if I see a quarterback, running […]
Week 12 DraftKings NFL DFS Picks (2022): Break The Slate With Joe Burrow, Davante Adams, Mark Andrews
Hello RotoBallers and welcome back to Break The Slate, our DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 12! I appreciate you joining me in our season-long quest to find the best plays at each position for every DraftKings Main Slate. Hopefully, you all had a nice Thanksgiving holiday! As you continue to digest your turkey […]
Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 12 (Friday Updates): Justin Fields, Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Mixon, Mike Williams, JuJu Smith-Schuster
There are no teams on a bye in Week 12, but injury concerns more than make up for the challenges they present. There are several players in the must-start category with uncertain statuses heading into Sunday, so fantasy managers will need to monitor the latest injury news. Our injury updates and reports for Week 12 […]
Quarterback Starts/Sits for Week 12 - QB vs. Pass Rush Matchups for Lineup Decisions
Week 12 of the NFL season is here. For those of you that celebrate, a belated Happy Thanksgiving to you. This NFL season is starting to get really interesting. We have teams at the top of each conference jostling for position, and there are others that are making a late surge to find their way […]
Week 12 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Leonard Fournette, Terry McLaurin, Najee Harris, Christian Kirk, Keenan Allen
By no surprise this late in the season, there continues to be injuries that shake up rankings and depth charts. To add to the mix, the early Week 12 news cycle saw a few veteran running backs be released. Fantasy managers must adjust to keep up so we're here to help with our Week 12 […]
Wide Receiver Breakouts for Fantasy Football: Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends for Treylon Burks, Christian Kirk, Skyy Moore, Justin Watson
You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters – both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]
Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – 6 Burning Questions for Week 12
Tight end isn't an easy position and unfortunately, it doesn't always get easier as the season rolls along. As much as we want to follow the numbers, we can still end up with guys like Cole Kmet and Juwan Johnson who hit the touchdown jackpot over a few weeks whereas other guys like Pat Freiermuth […]
Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 12 Including Saquon Barkley, Ja'Marr Chase, Antonio Gibson, Tua Tagovailoa
For many RotoBallers, this week's article won't be useful for trade suggestions as deadlines have passed in most fantasy football leagues. However, if you're in a league with a later trade deadline or without one at all, or if you're just interested in gaining some knowledge that can help set expectations for the rest of […]
Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 12
Hi RotoBallers, I'm Joe Nicely, and I'll be filling in for the great Adam Koffler this week. With Week 11 now officially in the books, we have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 12 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at […]
Updated Half-PPR Running Back Rankings for Thanksgiving Day: Gus Edwards, Isiah Pacheco, Cordarrelle Patterson, Dameon Pierce
Happy Thanksgiving RotoBallers! We have a special day of NFL and fantasy football with three games on top, and we're here as always to help you set those winning lineups. Below you will find our half-PPR Week 12 fantasy football running back rankings, as of November 24th. Our goal is to help you set those […]
Week 12 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Rachaad White, Gus Edwards, Samaje Perine, Latavius Murray, Cam Akers
Two veteran running backs were waived just before the Thanksgiving holiday, and there are no days off for fantasy managers as they'll have to adjust quickly to new RB depth charts. The fantasy football playoffs are officially close, so it's a crucial week for a ton of fantasy enthusiasts. That's where we come in with […]
Week 12 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Treylon Burks, Greg Dortch, Mike Evans, Tee Higgins, Chris Olave, DJ Moore
The wide receiver position is always the deepest, but key injuries and changes to target pecking orders set up fantasy managers for tough start-or-sit decisions. Fantasy managers who drafted Cooper Kupp are still likely suffering from the loss of the key stud, but in a must-win week, they must figure out where to go next […]
Week 12 Tight End Rankings For Fantasy Football: Dalton Schultz, Greg Dulcich, David Njoku, Dawson Knox, Pat Freiermuth
The tight end position is always tough to figure out and changes drastically throughout the season, meaning head-scratching decisions for fantasy managers. Can Juwan Johnson keep scoring touchdowns? Is George Kittle officially back? Is Taysom Hill season over? We're here to help sort through it all with our updated Week 12 fantasy football tight end […]
Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 11
This is the eleventh week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 11, we saw stat lines such as the Dallas Cowboys running back room combining for 271 scrimmage yards, the Minnesota Vikings […]