Dalvin Cook Tests Positive For COVID-19, Out 10 Days

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (illness) tested positive for COVID-19 and is unvaccinated, which means he will be out a minimum of 10 days. Regardless of how many negative tests Cook can gather, the NFL's protocols state that he may not return for this 10-day period, so he will miss his Week 16 against […]

NFL DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 16 (Main Slate)

All other Week 16 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'll highlight two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as foundational building blocks […]

Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tyreek Hill, Aaron Jones, James Conner, D'Onte Foreman, Michael Pittman

Week 16 is here RotoBallers -- the fantasy football playoff semi-finals in most leagues. In this article you will see our early fantasy football rankings for Week 16. The Thursday Night Football matchup kicks things off tonight, so make sure to set your optimal lineups! There are once again many injuries and COVID issues to […]

Dalvin Cook Put On COVID-19 List, Out For Week 16

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday. Cook is unvaccinated, so he's not expected to play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. Unvaccinated players must quarantine for 10 days for a positive test and five days if they are a close contact. The hits just keep coming […]

Week 16 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

What a cluster Week 15 was. Not only did fantasy managers have to deal with countless Covid-19 cases, but three games were delayed adding even more intrigue.....or frustration. We haven't even gotten to the actual games yet. You know, the one where the Buccaneers were shut out and Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Leonard Fournette all left […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 15

There are just a couple of weeks left in the season, and most leagues are probably into their playoff weeks now. It has been a whirlwind of a season, and I think we're all hoping next year brings a little bit more normalcy. Week 15 was no exception to the weirdness of the year, as […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 16

Week 15 was a blood bath for fantasy football players with numerous high-profile players failing to show up. A combination of injuries and COVID outbreaks wreaked havoc across the NFL, causing one of the lower fantasy scoring weeks of the season. While some reliable players like Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, and Jonathan Taylor continued to […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Jeff Wilson Jr., Justin Jackson, Craig Reynolds, Duke Johnson

Welcome back RotoBallers, we have reached Week 16 of the NFL season. Congrats to all of you who are still in it! Each week we put together a comprehensive list of fantasy football waiver wire articles, and this week is no different. We will be with you until the very end, hopefully helping you win […]

Kirk Cousins On The Week 16 Injury Report

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (ribs) was listed on the Week 16 injury report after getting in a limited practice on Wednesday. Cousins had by far his worst game of the season in the Monday night win over the Chicago Bears, going 12-for-24 for 87 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The 33-year-old just wasn't […]

Adam Thielen Puts In Limited Work Wednesday

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (ankle) was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday. This was Thielen's first time practicing since he suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 13, which gives him a chance to return this Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. The 31-year-old was a game-time decision on Monday night […]

Vikings Activate Alexander Mattison From COVID-19 List

The Minnesota Vikings activated running back Alexander Mattison from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday. Mattison is unvaccinated and was required to quarantine for 10 days, but he's now eligible to return for the Week 16 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. The 23-year-old is one of the best fantasy football handcuffs behind Dalvin Cook. But […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16: Ronald Jones, Justin Jackson, Craig Reynolds, Duke Johnson

We have now progressed into planning for the second week of fantasy postseason matchups, even though two Week 15 contests will be completed on Tuesday night. Congratulations to all of you who successfully navigated the numerous obstacles of this unique season. You have maintained your highest level of flexibility while persevering through injuries to critical […]

Top Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16: Gerald Everett, James O' Shaughnessy, Jared Cook, Foster Moreau

If you are worried about who you are using at tight end in your fantasy football lineup this week, you have either qualified for your league’s playoffs or you are praying this is the week you win big bucks in a DFS tourney. COVID is wreaking more havoc on the NFL and fantasy lineups these […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 16 Lightning Round

Welcome to the home stretch, RotoBallers! Congratulations to those of you still in the fight and here reading, as this playoff environment has been chaos personified. Those of you with bills still in the FAAB wallet are in a key spot to add some running back help, even if it's just to block your opponents. […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

Things finally got serious. If you're here, it's only because of one of two reasons: 1) you have followed the series all along and want to keep reading just so you don't feel bad with yourself, or 2) you won your first round of the fantasy playoffs and are still on the lookout for the […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 16?

I can't recall a week – much less a playoff one – with as much craziness and randomness that Week 15 brought us and I for one am glad that it's over. For anyone who was able to advance in their playoff game despite all that's happened, a big kudos to you. To all of […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 15 was a very frustrating week to start your fantasy football playoffs, especially at the quarterback position. Of the top-12 QB's on the week, six of them are owened in 33%-or-less of Yahoo leagues, including Tyler Huntley (4%), Cam Newton (22%), Jared Goff (7%), Mac Jones (33%), Justin Fields (26%) and Davis Mills (3%). […]

Tyler Conklin Struggles Again With One Catch For Seven Yards

Minnesota Vikings tight end Tyler Conklin has struggled in recent weeks. After topping 40 yards in five of the first eight games of the season, he'd only topped that mark once in the last five weeks. Facing a Chicago Bears defense giving up the seventh-fewest points to opposing tight ends, Conklin had his worst fantasy […]

K.J. Osborn Posts Three Catches For 21 Yards In Win Over Chicago

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver K.J. Osborn was a popular streaming option in Week 15 with Adam Thielen deemed inactive once again before kickoff Monday night. Facing a Chicago Bear defense down several starters, Osborn's managers had to be optimistic for another solid showing in a starting role. But in a game in which quarterback Kirk […]

Justin Jefferson Held To 47 Yards But Scores TD

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has been elite all season, entering Week 15 as the WR3 in PPR leagues. Facing a Chicago Bears defense that was down four starting defensive backs, Jefferson's fantasy managers had big expectations in Round 1 of the playoffs. So of course with the craziness that was Week 15, Jefferson […]

Dalvin Cook Fights For 89 Yards On 28 Carries Against Chicago

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was poised for a big game against the 17th-ranked run defense of the Chicago Bears. But Cook had to fight for every yard against a depleted Chicago defense, ending the day with 28 carries for 89 yards and only two yards receiving. It was his worst fantasy performance in […]

Kirk Cousins Only Manages 87 Yards In Ugly Win Over Chicago

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins entered the Week 15 matchup with the Chicago Bears as the QB7 on the season. Fantasy managers depending on Cousins in the first round of the playoffs had to be excited for what should have been a plus matchup against a defense giving up the third-most points per game to […]

Adam Thielen Officially Inactive Monday Night

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (ankle) is officially inactive on Monday night against the Chicago Bears. Thielen came into this one as a game-time decision, but the fact that he didn't practice all week made him unlikely to suit up. The veteran wideout suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 13 and will now […]

Monday NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings (12/20/2021)

As Bubba mentioned on Saturday, it's hard to accept that we are down to the final four weeks of the NFL season. Fortunately, though, we have a Monday Night Doubleheader as the Raiders head to Cleveland, a makeup from Saturday's game, and the Vikings head to Chicago to take on the Bears in a divisional […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Week 15 Monday Night Football

Welcome to Monday Night Football for Week 15 where we have not one, but two NFL games this evening!! Tonight's games 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 […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Week 15 Monday Night Football

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is alive and well 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 […]

Is Kareem Hunt Playing Tonight? Is D'Ernest Johnson Worth Starting?

There is a mammoth COVID-19 outbreak with the Cleveland Browns. The Browns reported quarterback Baker Mayfield is among 14 Browns players on the Reserve/COVID-19 list along with head coach Kevin Stefanski. In Week 15, the NFL decided to flex the matchup so the Las Vegas Raiders will visit First Energy Stadium this Saturday to take […]

Monday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Bears vs Vikings

Week 14 Monday Night Football featured a great game between two teams not only competing for a divisional title, but also the top seed in the NFC. The Rams were able to ride an early offensive explosion and a dominating defensive effort from Aaron Donald to a seven-point victory, keeping them alive in the NFC […]

Adam Thielen Officially Questionable For Monday

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (ankle) missed practice all week but is officially questionable to play on Monday night against the Chicago Bears. Earlier in the week, it was suggested that Thielen could be a game-time decision. It sounds as if there's a chance that Thielen will play, but fantasy managers must remember that […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 15 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 15 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 […]