Alvin Kamara A Low-End RB1 In Week 14

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara is a low-end RB1 this week. Kamara posted a season-high 88 rushing yards last week on 15 carries. The RB now has at least 45 rushing yards in the past three games along with two rushing touchdowns. What's concerning is that the dual-threat back only has seven total […]

Taysom Hill A Low-End QB1 In Week 14

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill is a low-end QB1 against the Eagles this week. In his three starts the past few weeks, Hill has displayed his versatile skills by thriving in both the passing and rushing game. Last week, the QB posted 232 passing yards with two touchdowns and 14 carries for 83 yards. […]

Drew Brees Unlikely To Play In Week 14

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (lung, ribs) is progressing nicely in his rehab from a punctured lung and fractured ribs, but he won't practice much, if at all, on Wednesday, according to sources. Brees is eligible to come off the Injured Reserve and the Saints could ramp him up on Thursday to see how […]

You've Got a Playoff Bye, Now What?

Whether you were fortunate enough to get Dalvin Cook in the first round, savvy enough to grab Travis Kelce before a second RB, avoided landmines like Joe Mixon and Odell Beckham Jr. early on, or played the waiver wire correctly, your team has dominated all year and led you to a top seed. While the suckers […]

Week 13 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Week 13 was pretty random as far as quarterbacks went, with Derek Carr, Baker Mayfield, Ryan Tannehill, Matthew Stafford and Jared Goff finishing in the top-six. Patrick Mahomes only scored 19.32 fantasy points but his day could have been much bigger had Tyreek Hill's touchdown been properly called by the officials and counted. Darren Waller […]

Drew Brees Without Timetable For Return To Field

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (ribs) is eligible to return to action as soon as Sunday's game versus Philadelphia, but per head coach Sean Payton, the likely future Hall of Famer is still without a timetable to take the field. Payton noted that Brees will continue his rehab, although that does not necessarily indicate […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 14 Lightning Round

Week 13 went off without many key injuries or COVID-19 ripples, but there were many low-scoring performances and upsets across the league. We're approaching the stretch run and there's no holding back now. Let's hit those playoff weeks hot with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 14. This column is published early every week […]

Jared Cook Hauls In Touchdown

New Orleans Saints tight end Jared Cook had three receptions for 28 yards and a score on five targets in Week 13. Cook had a somewhat decent performance though it's worth noting the TE had six total yards in the three games prior to Week 13. Given his inconsistency and overall modest numbers this season, […]

Tre'Quan Smith Has Touchdown

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Tre'Quan Smith finished Week 13 with three receptions for 42 yards and a score on six targets. In the three weeks prior to Week 13, Smith had a grand total of two receptions for 30 yards on four targets. The WR is generally not much of a big factor on […]

Emmanuel Sanders Has 39 Yards

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders hauled in five receptions for 39 yards on six targets in the Week 13 win over the Falcons. In the past five games, the WR has only gotten over 40 yards once. The passing attack is not that explosive with Taysom Hill under center and Michael Thomas is […]

Michael Thomas Has 105 Yards

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas ended Week 13 with nine receptions for 105 yards on 11 targets. Thomas is the only reliable receiver on this Saints offense and has produced even without Drew Brees under center. In two of the past three games, the talented wideout has gotten at least nine receptions, 11 […]

Latavius Murray Musters 17 Yards

New Orleans Saints running back Latavius Murray fell back down to earth on Sunday after rushing for over 100 yards last week. Murray finished Week 13 with five carries for 17 yards and two receptions for zero yards on two targets. The RB had his lowest number of carries since Week 2 and posted his […]

Alvin Kamara Rushes For Season-High 88 Yards

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara had 15 rushes for 88 yards and a score along with two receptions for nine yards on three targets in Sunday's win over Atlanta. Kamara had been hobbled with a foot injury but still showed out and produced his best rushing total of the season. Though the total […]

Taysom Hill Excels Against Falcons Again

New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill was terrific in his second showing against the Falcons, finishing the game by going 27-for-37 for 232 yards and two touchdowns along with getting 14 rushes for 83 yards. Hill continues to prove his value in both the rushing and passing game but instead excelled with his arm on […]

Break The Slate: DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 13

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 […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Week 13

Welcome to Week 13, 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 13 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. […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 13

Hi, y'all! Twelve weeks of NFL action are in the books and we're moving on to another. Welcome to our Week 13 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 […]

Saints May Wait Until Chiefs Game To Play Drew Brees

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (ribs) is progressing well in his attempt to return and could be activated off the IR soon, but Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that the team may wait until their Week 15 contest against the Chiefs to bring Brees back. The extra time could help ensure the […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 13

The Week 12 wide receiver matchups article was 50/50 but it did feature Tyreek Hill who finished as the No. 1 wide receiver on the week after registering one of the best fantasy football performances of all-time. DeVante Parker benefited from playing with Ryan Fitzpatrick and gained 119 yards off of 14 targets, finishing as WR-11  Justin Jefferson scored twice […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 13 Lineups

It only took 12 weeks of action around the NFL, but the crap finally hit the fan. Between game postponements due to Covid, players being placed on reserve due to Covid, or just injuries in general, scoring for fantasy managers was affected. Throughout the season, we have been accustomed to seeing QB scoring fairly high […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Avoid - Week 13

With 13 weeks of data, the PPGA numbers on CB Matchup Chart are unlikely to change that much down the stretch. Atlanta is still an easy matchup for all receivers, while the Los Angeles Rams are the toughest. However, circumstances have changed in a few situations across the league. For example, Ugo Amadi is playing […]

Updated Week 13 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Josh Jacobs Ruled Out For Sunday David Johnson Officially Activated From IR Myles Gaskin Activated Off Injured Reserve James Conner Unlikely To Play In Week 13 Alexander Mattison (Appendicitis) Out […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 13

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! It's officially the last week of the fantasy regular season and it's time to push all the chips in as you prepare for battle. For those of you facing a win-or-go-home scenario, there is no tomorrow and it's a long wait until next season. Managers can ill-afford to leave valuable […]

Updated Week 13 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 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 13 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Josh Jacobs Ruled Out For Sunday David Johnson Officially Activated From IR Myles Gaskin Activated Off Injured Reserve James Conner Unlikely To Play In Week 13 Alexander Mattison (Appendicitis) Out This […]

Updated Week 13 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Kenny Golladay To Miss Week 13 Adam Thielen (COVID-19) Officially Activated Larry Fitzgerald Remains On COVID-19 List Julio Jones Looking Good Jerry Jeudy Questionable, Expected To Play Michael Thomas Good […]

Updated Week 13 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Jonnu Smith Won't Play Against Browns Mark Andrews (COVID-19) Unlikely To Be Available Zach Ertz Officially Activated From IR These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead […]

Updated Week 13 Quarterback Rankings

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 quarterback rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates. Lamar Jackson (COVID-19) Expected To Start Tuesday Tua Tagovailoa Listed As Questionable, Expected To Return Clyde Edwards-Helaire (Illness) Questionable, Chiefs Hopeful Matthew Stafford Is Listed As Questionable Robert Griffin III To IR […]

Week 13 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 12 saw some crazy high defensive point totals with Atlanta, Carolina, San Francisco, and Houston all scoring over 15 points. In fact, all of the top-10 units scored in double-figures, which is something I can't remember having happened in a while. The Raider's penchant for fumbles early in the season had me high on […]

Week 13 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We’ve made it to Week 13. The fantasy playoffs are right there. For some of you, they may have even started already. For the rest of you, we can’t let up now. We have to finish strong because there are matchups that we’re playing for right now that will decide our fates for the rest […]