Full-Length Playoff League Picks and Strategies

The regular season is over, but that doesn't mean the fantasy fun stops there. Playoff fantasy football is still a great way to carry on playing this game that we love and providing us all with a vested interest in each of these playoff games, no matter how unexciting some of them may appear to […]

Fantasy Football Playoff Power Rankings: FFPC Playoff Challenge Team Breakdowns

When building your fantasy football playoff lineups, the first step is to forecast how far you believe every team can potentially advance. This exercise is highly critical in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Playoff Challenge, where you can only choose one player from every team. To help you build out your squad, I have […]

Five Strategies To Help You Win In Fantasy Playoff Leagues

If you won a fantasy football title in the regular season and are looking for more hardware, or if you want redemption after a bad year, the fantasy football season isn't over just yet. You can add to the excitement of the NFL playoffs by assembling a team of your own in an attempt to […]

Saints Defense Won't Have Trey Hendrickson Sunday

New Orleans Saints defensive end Trey Hendrickson (neck) and offensive guard Nick Easton (concussion) will not play in the wild-card game against the Bears on Sunday. Hendrickson had a fourth-year breakout in 2020, recording career-highs in tackles (25), tackles for loss (12), QB hits (25) and sacks (13.5), with his previous high in sacks being […]

Alvin Kamara Says He'll Be Back Sunday

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week and missed the Week 17 win over the Panthers, said he'll be back for Sunday's wild-card game against the Bears. However, he's not back with the team and must wait the mandatory 10 days before he's allowed to return. But he […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Wild Card Round (Sunday) (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 […]

Saints Defense A Solid Start Against Bears

The New Orleans Saints Defense is a solid start against the Bears for this week's game. The unit compiled 45 sacks, 18 picks, and eight recovered fumbles in 2020 while looking completely dominant at times. The Bears have a rather mediocre offense featuring an error-prone QB in Mitchell Trubisky. As a result, this unit has […]

Jared Cook A Worthy Start Versus Chicago

Despite a lackluster regular season, New Orleans Saints tight end Jared Cook is a worthy start this week against Chicago. Cook ended 2020 by seeing at least four targets and hauling in two touchdowns in the last four games. In the last two games, he also had at least 43 yards. Though his role isn't […]

Emmanuel Sanders A Flex Option Against Bears

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is a flex play in this week's playoff game against the Bears. Sanders finished the regular season strong, getting at least five targets in the last five games and at least 63 yards in three of those five games. Though Michael Thomas may return from an ankle injury […]

Michael Thomas A Solid Play This Weekend

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) is a solid play this week if he plays. The WR missed Weeks 15-17 while on Injured Reserve due to an ankle injury that has been bothering him all season. Thomas could only play seven total games in 2020 after he compiled 40 receptions for 438 yards in […]

Alvin Kamara A Strong Play, If Active

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara would be a strong play if active on Sunday. Kamara has been on the COVID-19 list since Week 17 and missed the last game of the regular season. This week, there is a chance he could return and the RB would be a strong play even against a […]

Drew Brees Faces Tough Matchup Against Chicago

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees faces a tough test against a stingy Chicago defense this week. In his three starts since returning from a rib and lung injury, Brees has tossed for at least 200 yards in each game along with having a total of six touchdowns and three picks in that span. Though […]

Saints Still Hopeful Alvin Kamara Can Play

The New Orleans Saints remain hopeful that running back Alvin Kamara will be able to play in Sunday's wild-card game against the Bears after he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and was forced to miss the Week 17 win over the Panthers. Kamara is participating in live practices this week remotely, according to a […]

Sizing Up NFL Rookies That Flopped In 2020

2020 was a great season for some rookies around the NFL. Justin Jefferson set the rookie receiving yards record. Justin Herbert said a huge year for the Chargers. James Robinson earned the lead-back role in Jacksonville from the start and through Week 15 was the overall RB4 in PPR. But not every rookie was able […]

Latavius Murray, Dwayne Washington Activated

The New Orleans Saints activated running backs Latavius Murray and Dwayne Washington and fullback Michael Burton from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday. It's good news for the Saints running back room after all but Ty Montgomery was forced to sit in Week 17 against the Panthers as high-risk close contacts of Alvin Kamara, who tested […]

Taysom Hill, Trey Hendrickson Limited Wednesday

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (concussion) and defensive end Trey Hendrickson (neck) were limited in practice on Wednesday. Hill is trending in the right direction to play on Sunday in the wild-card playoff game against the Bears as the team's Swiss Army Knife. The 30-year-old had eight touches for 46 total yards and a […]

Deonte Harris Returns To Practice

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Deonte Harris (neck) was designated to return to practice on Wednesday after being previously placed on Injured Reserve. Depending on how Harris fares in practice this week, he could be activated from IR and be on the active roster for the wild-card playoff game on Sunday against the Bears. Harris […]

Michael Thomas Expected To Be Limited Wednesday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) is expected to be limited in practice on Wednesday and will continue to ramp up throughout the week, according to a source. Thomas went on Injured Reserve at the end of the regular season to allow his high-ankle injury to heal, and the progress has been good. […]

Alvin Kamara, Michael Thomas Could Return Against Bears

The New Orleans Saints are optimistic that both running back Alvin Kamara and wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) will be available for the wild-card game against the Bears on Sunday. Kamara tested positive for COVID-19 last week, and it will be a full 10 days before their first-round playoff game against Chicago, so Kamara, Latavius […]

Alvin Kamara Could Play In Opening Round If Cleared

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (COVID-19 list) has the potential to suit up for the team's Wild Card matchup versus the Bears next Sunday after the team drew a later weekend kick-off slot. Kamara, who tested positive for the virus earlier in the week, would still need to pass through the league's protocols […]

Saints Defense Dominant In Victory

The New Orleans Saints Defense was dominant in a 33-7 victory over the Carolina Panthers. New Orleans intercepted a season-high five passes and recorded three sacks in the blowout win. The defensive line harassed quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and forced him into some errant throws, then proceeded to do the same thing to backup P.J. Walker. […]

Jared Cook Hauls In Touchdown Catch Against Carolina

New Orleans Saints tight end Jared Cook had another productive game in a win over the Panthers. Cook produced 43 receiving yards and a touchdown catch, his seventh of the season. The veteran tight end caught a pass down the seam from Drew Brees with multiple Panthers surrounding him- the two seem to be getting […]

Marquez Callaway Totals 51 Receiving Yards

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Marquez Callaway hauled in three of four targets for 51 receiving yards in a victory over Carolina. Callaway stepped up as the team's number-two wideout, producing the second-highest receiving yard mark on the team and the third-highest number of targets. He's had some dud games but has exceeded 50 receiving […]

Emmanuel Sanders Leads Team In Receiving

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders caught eight of a team-high 13 targets for 61 receiving yards and a touchdown in a 33-7 win over the Panthers. Sanders worked as a short-yardage target for Drew Brees, as his longest catch of the day went for nine yards. It was a money-making day for the […]

Ty Montgomery Excels As Fill-In Starter

New Orleans Saints running back Ty Montgomery carried the ball 18 times for 105 rushing yards and caught a pass for two receiving yards in a big win over Carolina. With starters Alvin Kamara (COVID-19) and Latavius Murray (close contact) both ruled out for the game, the lead back role was thrust into Montgomery's hands, […]

Drew Brees Tosses Three Touchdown Passes In Win

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees completed 22 of 32 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-7 victory over the Panthers. Brees bounced back in the touchdown department, throwing one to three different receivers a week after going scoreless. It hasn't always been pretty- he's averaged below 7 yards per attempt in […]

Ty Montgomery Has Upside In Week 17

New Orleans Saints running back/wide receiver Ty Montgomery is expected to see the bulk of the snaps at running back on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers with the team's entire running back room on the COVID list and ineligible to play. Montgomery has just one carry for negative-four yards this season, but he's shown some […]

Updated Week 17 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 17 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: All Saints RBs Out (COVID), Ty Montgomery Elevated From Practice Squad Christian Kirk To Miss Week 17 (COVID) Latavius Murray Placed On Reserve/COVID-19 List Tyreek Hill And […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 17

Hi, y'all... Happy New Year to everyone! Congrats to everyone who has made it this far in their fantasy leagues. Sixteen weeks of NFL action are in the books, and while most fantasy championships have concluded, there's some leagues who fight to the bitter end and go to the final week. It's also a great […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 17

While the majority of fantasy leagues have concluded, we here at RotoBaller know that some of you still have the most important matchup of the season coming up this week. Therefore, we’ll keep the train rolling as we continue to break down every fantasy football matchup and keep you up to date on the top waiver-wire pickups. With […]