Lucas Niang Tears Patellar Tendon

Kansas City Chiefs tackle Lucas Niang (knee) tore his patellar tendon and will miss almost a full year. For a young player trying to prove himself, this is absolutely devastating. Niang did a good job in filling in for Orlando Brown (calf), but now his career has been derailed. Hopefully he can return and get […]

Tyreek Hill Picks Up Six Receptions In Week 17 Loss

Coming off of an underwhelming performance in Week 16, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill caught six balls for 40 yards in a Week 17 loss versus the Cincinnati Bengals. He also picked up two yards on the ground. It wasn't the big game that managers expected and Hill also dropped what would have […]

Darrel Williams Has Big Game In Week 17

With Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (shoulder) inactive in Week 17, veteran running back Darrel Williams got another opportunity to showcase his work and he did in a big way. On the afternoon, Williams picked up 88 yards on 14 carries with a pair of touchdowns, both of which were for one-yard. He […]

Orlando Brown’s Injury Is Minor

Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Orlando Brown (calf) tweaked his calf in pregame warmups and missed the game against the Bengals. Brown has since gotten an MRI and the injury has been deemed as "minor." Although the timetable remains uncertain, this is encouraging for the star and his team's Super Bowl aspirations. After a loss […]

Patrick Mahomes Tosses Two More Touchdowns In Week 17

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed another game without a turnover in a Week 17 loss versus the Cincinnati Bengals. Despite the loss in one of the better games of the season, Mahomes was 26-for-35 for 259 yards and a pair of touchdowns. His first touchdown was on a 29-yard pass to Demarcus Robinson […]

Is Clyde Edwards-Helaire Playing This Week? Fantasy Football Injury Updates for Week 17

Facing a Steelers defense that was allowing the most yards before contact, there was a lot of hope that Clyde Edwards-Helaire would be able to have a monster performance in Week 16. After an early impressive touchdown, he was off to a fast start: Clyde Edwards-Helaire MY GOODNESS 💪📺: #PITvsKC on CBS📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/wHSiKa4MiN— […]

Is Travis Kelce Playing This Week? Fantasy Football COVID Updates for Week 17

As fantasy football managers are finalizing their lineups for Week 17, some last minute injury situations will shape their decisions and separate the winners from the losers Let's check in on the situation for Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who missed last week because he was on the league's COVID list. Will Kelce be back […]

Key Fantasy Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Week 17

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 17, the fantasy football Super Bowl. Congrats to all of you that have made it this far -- now let's win that championship! Below you will find some of my spotlight choices and players to go with when dealing with challenging lineup decisions in Week 17. These selections are based on […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 17 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 17 matchup analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. We hope everyone is having a successful fantasy season so far! It's playoff time, so let's go win a championship! Let's take a look at this week's matchups. For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 17

It's Championship Week! Congratulations to everyone who advanced to their fantasy Super Bowl. Hopefully, this article can help you make decisions that lead to a championship victory. When setting your lineups, make sure to factor in weather in addition to the matchup. For example, the forecast for Sunday in Green Bay calls for sub-10-degree temperatures. […]

Adam Koffler's Week 17 Rankings for Fantasy Football Championships Including Saquon Barkley, Chase Edmonds, Justin Jefferson

We made it! Fantasy football championship Week 17 is finally here after a very long, COVID-ridden 2021 season. If you've made it this far, congratulations, it most definitely wasn't easy, but you've persevered and overcome numerous obstacles. Below are my Week 17 rankings that include quarterbacks, wide receivers, running backs, and tight ends. These rankings […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 17

The wide receiver matchup article from Week 16 yielded some fantastic results. Tee Higgins (WR1), Isaiah McKenzie (WR4), Jaylen Waddle (WR8), Cooper Kupp (WR12) and Ja'Marr Chase (WR13) were the highlights of the week, all finishing inside the top-15 with monster games. Michael Pittman Jr. (WR24) had a decent game with eight catches for 82 yards, while […]

Updated Week 17 PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: DJ Moore, Marquise Brown, Cooper Kupp, Joe Mixon, Nick Chubb, Tyler Lockett

Welcome RotoBallers to our fantasy Super Bowl -- for most leagues, it's the fantasy football championship week. Congrats to those who made it! Below you'll see our updated Week 17 fantasy football rankings for PPR leagues. In a week with plenty of injuries and COVID-19 situations to deal with, where do DJ Moore, Marquise Brown, […]

Updated Week 17 Flex Rankings for Fantasy Football: Boston Scott, Allen Lazard, Breshad Perriman, Jeff Wilson, Cam Akers, Zay Jones

It's the fantasy football Super Bowl! Let's keep the winning going with our updated fantasy football Flex rankings for Week 17. Congrats to everyone who has made it this far, now it's time to win it all -- so let's take a look at where FLEX options like Boston Scott, Allen Lazard, Breshad Perriman, Jeff […]

Updated Week 17 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: James Conner, Ronald Jones, Rex Burkhead, Sony Michel, Devin Singletary

Welcome back RotoBallers -- congrats to all of you who made the fantasy football championship game! Below you'll find the updated Week 17 fantasy football running back rankings. As always, our goal is to help you win your matchups -- let's take a look at where some key running backs like James Conner, Ronald Jones […]

Updated 17 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel, Ja'Marr Chase, Stefon Diggs, Tee Higgins

For most leagues, it's the fantasy football championships. Congrats to those who made it! In this article you'll see our updated Week 17 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. We're here to help you win your leagues, so let's see where key receivers like Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel, Ja'Marr Chase, Stefon Diggs and Tee Higgins rank this […]

Updated Week 17 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Travis Kelce, Foster Moreau, Gerald Everett, Mark Andrews, George Kittle

Welcome RotoBallers to the fantasy football championship week. As always, below you'll find our Week 17 tight end rankings for fantasy football. Our goal is to help you set those league-winning lineups, so let's see where key tight ends like Travis Kelce, Foster Moreau, Gerald Everett, Mark Andrews and George Kittle rank, among others? In […]

Updated Week 17 Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football: Trey Lance, Kyler Murray, Taysom Hill, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady

Welcome to the fantasy football championships! Just like every week, below are our updated fantasy football Week 17 quarterback rankings. It's the final week for most fantasy leagues, and the QB situation is a tricky one -- where do Trey Lance, Kyler Murray, Taysom Hill, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and Josh Allen rank, among others? In […]

Week 17 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We've finally made it – Championship Week. It's been a long season and the last two weeks have been some sort of sick drill of trying to dodge landmine after landmine. Between the injuries and Covid-19, making it this far was a testament to your team's depth and luck. Regardless of the reason, you're here. […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 17: Break The Slate

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! Let me kick off this week's edition by wishing you all a very Happy New Year! Chances are that you will be spending at least a portion of this weekend in recovery mode from holiday festivities, so kick back, relax, and let me help guide […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 17 - Daily Fantasy Football

Happy New Year, everyone. Holy moly, what an exciting Week 16 it was, especially for those who opted to roll with Joe Burrow as their starting signal-caller. Tee Higgins also had one hell of a week, so the DFS managers who stacked the duo more than likely won some cash. However, it wasn't all rainbows […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Downgraded To Out For Week 17

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (shoulder) has been downgraded to out for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He could not practice this week and was ultimately ruled out for Week 17. Jerick McKinnon was promoted from the 53-man roster in a corresponding move. Darrel Williams has played well while filling in for […]

Week 17 NFL - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is moving right along and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 17 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 17 Sunday slates 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. Before we go NFL DFS Bargain Bin hunting, a few particulars about format and content: The nature […]

Is Brandin Cooks Playing This Week? Should I Start Brandin Cooks In Week 17?

Week 17 has arrived, and with that comes all sorts of injuries to deal with on top of plenty of COVID chaos, all of which has made setting fantasy football lineups really tricky. This is the fantasy championship week for most fantasy football leagues, so it's crunch time, and making the correct start/sit decisions can […]

Seven under Seven: DraftKings NFL DFS Pivot Plays for Week 17

The penultimate week of the NFL season is upon us and with no Thursday or Saturday games (or byes), we finally have a full 14-game slate with only four teams not playing on Sunday afternoon. I hope you played a few guys featured in this piece last week as Joe Burrow was the highest-scoring QB […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Listed As Questionable

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (shoulder) was unable to practice all week but is listed as questionable for Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The Chiefs are refusing to rule out Edwards-Helaire, but he's been facing an uphill battle to play all week and is unlikely to suit up. Darrel Williams, who has […]

Fantasy Football Injury Report for WRs: Updates on Antonio Brown, Mike Williams, Gabriel Davis, DJ Moore, Brandin Cooks

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for wide receivers in Week 17. The injury statuses for various NFL wide receivers are up in the air for Week 17 including Antonio Brown, Mike Williams, Gabriel Davis, DJ Moore and Brandin Cooks. With the fantasy football championship week upon us, and NFL teams fighting […]

Fantasy Football Injury Report for RBs: Updates on Derrick Henry, Dalvin Cook, Austin Ekeler, Cam Akers, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for running backs in Week 17. The injury statuses for various NFL running backs are up in the air for Week 17 including Dalvin Cook, Austin Ekeler, Derrick Henry, Cam Akers and Clyde Edwards-Helaire. With the fantasy football championship week upon us, and NFL teams fighting […]

Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings - Elijah Mitchell, Terry McLaurin, A.J. Green, Antonio Gibson, Sony MIchel, Saquon Barkley

Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers, aka the fantasy football championships. Below you will find our early fantasy football rankings for Week 17. Make sure to check back all week long as these rankings get updated. As we've seen for most of this NFL season, there are key injuries and COVID issues that will affect our […]