Week 16 Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football: Baker Mayfield, Joe Flacco, Taylor Heinicke, Mason Rudolph, Nick Mullens

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to more fantasy football rankings. Week 16 is here; it's the second game of the fantasy postseason. Let's Go! Fantasy managers must set their lineups earlier with Thursday Night Football and two Saturday games. For fantasy managers searching for a streamer or injury replacement for the fantasy playoffs, we've got you covered […]

Week 16 Sleeper Fantasy Football Picks - Snap Counts, Targets, Usage Analysis

What a wild Week 15 it was for fantasy purposes. If you had Jalen Hurts or Geno Smith as one of your quarterbacks on Monday night, you were probably sweating all morning. Hurts winded up playing and put up 23.9 fantasy points, while Smith was active but didn't play any snaps. Maybe you didn't need […]

Week 16 NFL DFS Prop Picks for TNF - Over/Under Prop Picks on Sleeper.com

Welcome to our Sleeper NFL DFS prop picks for Week 16 Thursday Night Football: Saints vs. Rams.  Last week’s picks went 2-1, bringing us to 7-2 (78%) since taking over this column in Week 13. Let’s start Week 16 off right with three more top props. Sleeper offers some of the best and easiest-to-win NFL […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Over/Under Props for Saints vs. Rams Thursday Night Football

Hello everybody and welcome to our PrizePicks NFL DFS prop picks for Week 16 Thursday Night Football - Saints vs. Rams! The 2023 NFL season is underway and that means our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. Our partners at PrizePicks offer some of […]

2024 NFL Mock Draft Round 1 Predictions (4.0) - Latest NFL Draft Buzz Heating Up

Hard to believe the end of the College Football regular season is here and that we are just five weeks from the end of the NFL regular season. The good news is that the NFL Draft order is taking shape and it's becoming clearer that a handful of prospects have established themselves above the rest. […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports for NFL WRs: Week 16 Updates for Tyreek Hill, Ja'Marr Chase, Keenan Allen, Chris Olave, and Michael Pittman Jr.

In the past couple of weeks, the wide receiver position has been hit hard by injuries. With fantasy managers entering the second round of their playoffs, it's a bad time to be dealing with so many injuries, but here we are. There's nothing we can do about it, but there are a lot of names […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 16 Updates for Isiah Pacheco, Zack Moss, Alexander Mattison, Keaton Mitchell

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for running backs in Week 16, as of December 20. The injury statuses for various NFL running backs are up in the air for Week 16, including Isiah Pacheco, Zack Moss, Alexander Mattison, and Keaton Mitchell. As the fantasy football playoffs continue, every decision, transaction, and […]

2023 NFL QB Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Quarterbacks After Week 15

Quarterback play continues to be down as a whole in 2023 with all of the injuries at the position, but the cream of the crop continues to produce. Two of the league's top signal-callers in 2023, Brock Purdy and Lamar Jackson, will be going head-to-head in Week 16 after both put on impressive shows in […]

Chris Olave Expected To Play Thursday Night

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (ankle) is expected to return from his ankle injury to play in Week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night, according to a source. Olave was held out of the Week 15 win over the New York Giants but was listed as limited during the team's […]

Kendre Miller Shows Signs Of Activity

New Orleans Saints rookie running back Kendre Miller (ankle) practiced on a limited basis on Tuesday for the first time since spraining his ankle in Week 9. Keep in mind, it was an estimated status at the team's walkthrough practice, but it nevertheless is progress for the 21-year-old third-rounder after it was looking like he […]

Chris Olave Back At Practice Tuesday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (ankle) was listed as a limited practice participant on Tuesday, which is notable because he missed all of practice last week and didn't play in the Week 15 win over the New York Giants. He was also listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated practice report. With Olave […]

Rashid Shaheed (WR, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 47% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed returned from his thigh injury in Week 15, which had sidelined him for two games. He remains a boom-or-bust option at the moment, as he isn't someone who will consistently receive a high target volume. […]

Is Michael Pittman Jr. Injured or Healthy? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Michael Pittman Jr., Zack Moss, Ja'Marr Chase. Three players who were likely lineup locks for the fantasy playoffs, only to suffer an injury during their respective games on Saturday. Injuries can derail an entire matchup, missing out on critical points against other great fantasy lineups. That's the beauty and pain of the game that we […]

Juwan Johnson (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Juwan Johnson has been a disappointment after having a career year in 2023, so watching him post 38 receiving yards and a TD against the N.Y. Giants this past Sunday was a pleasant surprise. The problem for Johnson is New Orleans […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports (Tuesday Updates): Ja'Marr Chase, Isiah Pacheco, Chris Olave, Keaton Mitchell, Zack Moss, more

The second round of the fantasy football playoffs begins in Week 16, and as always, there are plenty of key injuries that could affect start-or-sit decisions. Our fantasy football injury reports as of Tuesday, December 19 will give you the latest news on the top banged-up players heading into Week 16 including Ja'Marr Chase, Isiah […]

When Will Chris Olave Return and Be Back? Fantasy Football Injury Update

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave didn't play in Week 15 due to an ankle injury. Even in his absence, the Saints came away with an impressive 24-6 win against the New York Giants. Olave suffered an ankle injury in the Week 14 game against the Carolina Panthers and missed all practices, leading to […]

Saints vs. Rams TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Chris Olave, Alvin Kamara, Derek Carr, Matthew Stafford, Kyren Williams, Puka Nacua, more

I'm willing to bet that the final score of the Week 16 Thursday Night Football game will not be as lopsided as last week's 63-21 score where the Raiders dismantled the Chargers. For this week, we have a mostly clean bill of health for our fantasy football contributors and both teams have massive amounts of […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 16 Lightning Round Including Ty Chandler, Noah Brown, Zamir White, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Week 15 kicked off many of your playoff rounds, with all of us now one step closer to that sweet championship. Whether you battled your way through an opening round or are coming off of a bye, be sure you're set for success. Let's stay hot with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week […]

Michael Thomas, Marshon Lattimore Not Expected To Return This Week

New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen said he doesn't expect the team to open the practice windows for wide receiver Michael Thomas (knee) or cornerback Marshon Lattimore (ankle) this week. It means that neither player is going to return from Injured Reserve to play in the team's Week 16 contest on Thursday Night Football […]

Kendre Miller Listed As Non-Participant Monday

New Orleans Saints rookie running back Kendre Miller (ankle) was listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated practice report. Miller hasn't practiced or played since spraining his ankle in Week 9 against the Chicago Bears. On a short week, it's highly unlikely that the 21-year-old TCU product will be able to play this Thursday night […]

Chris Olave Listed As DNP Monday

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (ankle) was listed as a non-participant on Monday's estimated practice report. Olave was unable to practice last week and was ruled out of the Week 15 win over the New York Giants. On a short week with the Saints playing on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams […]

Taysom Hill Has Two Touches In Return

New Orleans Saints tight end/quarterback Taysom Hill (foot, hand) returned from a one-game absence in Week 15's contest against the New York Giants but had a very limited role in the easy 24-6 victory on Sunday. Hill played just 19 percent of the offensive snaps, his fewest since Week 1, carrying the ball only once […]

Derek Carr (QB, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Derek Carr era in Las Vegas came to a heartbreaking end, as he was benched down the stretch for Jarrett Stidham, a QB who the Raiders didn't even re-sign in the offseason. Things didn't look too good in his first few games in […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Dak Prescott, Bijan Robinson, Breece Hall, Dalton Kincaid

The 15th Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Rashid Shaheed Posts 36 Yards, Leads New Orleans Wide Receivers

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed secured three of his four targets for 36 yards in the team's 24-6 win over the New York Giants. His totals led wideouts in New Orleans but trailed both Alvin Kamara and Juwan Johnson. Derek Carr spread the football around evenly with top wideouts Chris Olave (ankle) and […]

Fantasy Football Playoffs Strength of Schedule: Easy/Tough Matchups for QB, RB, WR, TE

Fantasy football is about matchups. Finding the right wideout who can exploit a shaky secondary, an offense that is peaking at just the right time against a reeling front, or chasing opportunities that align with the right scheme. Of course, there is an extreme amount of luck involved in this game as well. You could […]

Best/Worst Fantasy Playoff Schedules: Streamers and Starts To Win A Championship (2023)

As the old adage goes, "Defense wins championships." When push comes to shove, strong defenses can shut down even the most prolific offenses in the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs held the Miami Dolphins, who were once on a record-breaking pace on offense, to just 14 points. Defenses can also prevent fantasy managers from winning […]

Jimmy Graham Grabs Touchdown In Third Straight Game

New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham has proven to be a valuable addition in his return to the team after spending the first five years of his career in New Orleans. While the 37-year-old primarily operates as a red-zone target, he has been succeeding at his job as of late. Graham caught two passes […]

Juwan Johnson Scores Second Touchdown Of Season

New Orleans Saints tight end Juwan Johnson stepped up in the absence of Chris Olave (ankle) in Week 15's win over the New York Giants. While Johnson was part of a tight-end-by-committee approach along with Foster Moreau, Jimmy Graham, and Taysom Hill, he was still able to churn out a solid fantasy day due to […]

Alvin Kamara Totals 110 Yards In Win

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara did not find the end zone in Week 15's win over the New York Giants, but he was heavily involved in the game plan both on the ground and through the air. Kamara led the team in rushing with 16 carries for 66 yards and also led the […]