Dalvin Cook Returns Late In Third Quarter

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (leg) has returned to Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers late in the third quarter. Cook suffered a leg injury earlier in the quarter. He was looked at by trainers in the medical tent, but apparently it's nothing major. Cook had 13 carries for 37 yards and four catches […]

Dalvin Cook To Medical Tent

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has gone to the medical tent with an apparent leg injury after a third-quarter fumble. One of the NFL's top running backs, if Cook ends up missing time, backup running Alexander Mattison will see an increase in fantasy value, becoming a potential RB2 play. This is situation to keep […]

Adam Thielen, Irv Smith Jr. Out In Week 12

Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. (groin) and wide receiver Adam Thielen (COVID-19) are both out for Minnesota's Week 12 contest against the Carolina Panthers. The Vikings will have to rely more on rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson in this one, who's a low-end WR2 play. Tight end Kyle Rudolph has some streaming or […]

Break The Slate: DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 12

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 […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 12 - Daily Fantasy Football

For those who had Deshaun Watson, Will Fuller V, or Antonio Gibson in fantasy lineups, you likely had a wonderful Thanksgiving. For those who didn't, well, at least there was food. Heading into the weekend, the league has some solid games on the schedule as the season turns the corner toward the playoffs. With some potential […]

Updated Week 12 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out Mark Andrews (COVID-19) Will Not Suit Up Kalen Ballage Injured, Sitting Out This Week Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr. To Be […]

Updated Week 12 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 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 12 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Kalen Ballage Injured, Sitting Out This Week Raheem Mostert and Jeff Wilson Jr. To Be Activated James Conner Tests Positive For COVID-19 Austin Ekeler Activated From […]

Updated Week 12 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Julio Jones Officially Ruled Out Adam Thielen (COVID-19) Not Expected To Play Ravens-Steelers Tentatively Moved To Tuesday Deebo Samuel Will Make His Return D.J. Chark Jr., Chris Conley Ruled Out […]

Updated Week 12 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Wide Receiver Kendall Hinton To Be Broncos QB This Week All Broncos QBs Including Drew Lock Ineligible To Play (COVID-19) Ryan Fitzpatrick Expected To Start Tua Tagovailoa […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Week 12

Welcome to Week 12, 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 12 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. […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 12

The Week 11 wide receiver matchups article yielded some fairly good results. Damiere Byrd had a great matchup and finished as WR-5 on the week, while Michael Thomas finished as WR-13 and Mike Williams came in at WR-18. Tyler Boyd was on his way to a big day before Joe Burrow was lost for the season […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 12

Hi, y'all! Eleven weeks of NFL action are in the books and we're moving on to another. Welcome to our Week 12 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 […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 12 Lineups

In a week that was consumed by the Taysom Hill debate, Week 11 fantasy scoring found somewhat a bit of normalcy as compared to previous weeks. Players like Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott, and Tyreek Hill all found themselves successful enough to be among the tops at their respective positions. Even at the tight end position, […]

Updated Week 12 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 12 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 12 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Mark Andrews (COVID-19) Will Not Suit Up Zach Ertz Not Expected To Play Monday Tua Tagovailoa Downgraded To Doubtful Jordan Reed (Illness) Has Been Held Out […]

Week 12 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 11 saw a bit of a rebound in picking the right defenses. With the weather and injury updates on Sunday, we were able to nail six of the top-10 defensive units with the Bucs still to come. Miami laid a bit of an egg against a banged-up Denver team, and the Chargers weren't able […]

Week 12 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 12 and another edition of our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. The "fantasy points allowed rank" uses data from the 2020 season only. This […]

NFL DFS Expert Roundtable - Week 12 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hello, RotoBallers, and thanks for joining us for Week 12 of the NFL season! This is a new article that we're offering each week and we hope that you will find it useful. Be sure also to read all of our other top-notch weekly NFL […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 12

James Robinson emerged from a murky Jacksonville backfield to become the team's lead back, and he is now the RB4 on the season in PPR leagues. Justin Herbert has risen to weekly fantasy starter status, as he has put up the eighth-most fantasy points among all QBs. Justin Jefferson has had four 100-yard performances already, […]

NFL DFS Stacks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 12 GPP Contests (DFS Tournaments)

My week 12 GPP DFS stacks recommendations are being dedicated to "Brett S." I barely knew Brett, but he was one of the fellow owners in one of my seasonal FFL leagues. However, I am friendly with his brother-in-law, who ironically is the first person I remember ever asking me years ago, "Do you know […]

Week 12 Fantasy Preview- Woos and Boos

RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Brandon Murchison is flying solo in a new episode of WooFantasy! In this episode, he talks about the latest in player news and round-up the latest on the injury front. Also, the famed Woos and Boos segment goes through each game and provides you with the names that should be in […]

Irv Smith Jr. Doubtful Against Panthers

Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith Jr. (groin) is doubtful to play in Week 12 against the Panthers. Smith missed practice the last two days, so fantasy managers need to remove him from their starting lineups. The second-year tight end hasn't gone over four receptions or 64 yards receiving in a single game this year […]

GPP DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings (Week 12) - Daily Fantasy Football Advice

The Week 12 GPP Value brings to mind a little Hill Street Blues - let's be careful out there. Because this slate has gone from tough to ugly! It seems that some of these NFL players should heed that advice as the number of healthy options are dropping like flies. Adam Thielen is just the most […]

Adam Thielen Not Expected To Play Sunday

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen isn't expected to play in Week 12 against the Panthers after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, according to a source. Thilen remains on the team's COVID-19 list, barring a change this weekend. It's a crushing blow to any fantasy managers that were relying on Thielen, the league […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 12 (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 […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 12

Just because no NFL teams or players are on bye this week, it does not mean that fantasy football managers will not be in search of a last-minute replacement this week. Fantasy football teams are now battling for playoff berths and the opportunity to win their league titles. Making sure every player in your lineup […]

Week 12 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

Welcome to Week 12 of the NFL season. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as well as during your stud's bye weeks is an integral part of winning a fantasy championship […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 11 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, […]

What to Expect from Taysom Hill

New Orleans is the number one seed in the NFC at the moment. They got there despite not having Michael Thomas most of the season. Their defense also struggled early before coming together lately. What did the team have then to make them so solid? Drew Brees. He may not be what he used to […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

Folks, it's time to put on your battle armor and get ready for war. We've completed 11 weeks and I can see the playoffs on the horizon already. And let me tell you something: nobody is pushing me out of them. If you too have a chance at making the playoffs at this point in […]