Robbie Gould A Poor Streaming Option In Week 4

San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould faces the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4. The Rams have allowed an average of 8.0 kicking points per game, the twelfth-most in the league. Gould is four-out-of-five on field goals this year and perfect on extra points and ranks as the K20. This matchup between two top defenses […]

George Kittle Has Tough Matchup In Week 4

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle scored two touchdowns on the Los Angeles Rams, his Week 4 opponent, in three games against them last season. While his yardage totals in those three games were modest at 87, he did catch 12 passes, a solid total for PPR. Kittle will be covered largely by Rams […]

Brandon Aiyuk Is A Risky Start In Week 4

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk does not project as a top 36 WR in his Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. The matchup is moderately difficult. The Rams have a top tier defense, but their defense excels against the run and has vulnerabilities against the pass. Except for Jalen Ramsey, Aiyuk […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 4

We all know who the elite tight ends are. You didn’t come here for me to tell you about how awesome Mark Andrews, Travis Kelce, and Dallas Goedert are. This is well known. It’s well documented. Even guys like Darren Waller, George Kittle, and Kyle Pitts, guys who have disappointed a bit so far, you only […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 4

We're three weeks into the 2022 fantasy football season, meaning the cries of small-sample size get a tad quieter as we look ahead with Rest-of-Season ranks! We hope to come together here and assess players moving forward so we can construct championships teams through waivers or trades, so today we present Week 4 fantasy football […]

Deebo Samuel Projects As Top-12 WR In Week 4

San Francisco wide receiver Deebo Samuel projects as a top 12 WR in his Week 4 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing WRs this season. While Rams CB Jalen Ramsey can shut down receivers, Samuel lines up all over the field and likely won't see […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Faces Top-10 Run Defense

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. has his toughest matchup of the season when the division-rival Los Angeles Rams come to the Bay Area in Week 4. Wilson rushed for 75 yards on 12 carries against the Broncos, also a tough defense, last week. But the Broncos excel more at rushing the passer […]

Jimmy Garoppolo Has Good Chance To Finish As Top-24 QB

In Week 4, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will seek redemption for his embarrassing debut, in which he finished as the QB28. He will have a tough go of it against the Los Angeles Rams defense. But he might be better positioned for success this week than he was last week. First, he has […]

Tape Tells All: Analyzing Cordarrelle Patterson's Week 3 Performance

Welcome back to Tape Tells All, the weekly series where I look at film and data for something that happened in the NFL this week. Today, I want to look at a player who set a new career-high in rushing yards in Week 3: Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson. In Week 3, Patterson had […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You can officially start panicking. We're already through three weeks of the year, and by next Monday at this time, you'll be looking at the schedule to realize that a quarter of the season is already behind us. It sucks, but it means there are still three more quarters ahead of us! Yay! To gain […]

Is Romeo Doubs A Good Fantasy Football Pickup For Week 4? Waiver Wire Outlook

All offseason, the fantasy football community examined who would replace Davante Adams as the Packers' No. 1 WR. Would Allen Lazard, the guy with the most chemistry with Aaron Rodgers step up? Would the blazing-fast rookie out of North Dakota State, Christian Watson, be the guy? What about longtime Packer Randall Cobb or the former […]

Week 4 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players

So far this season has been loaded with disappointments in the fantasy football realm. Kadarius Toney isn't playing, everyone on the Panthers has forgotten D.J. Moore and Christian McCaffrey can catch, and the NFL has unanimously decided this is the year we bury the running back position in a grave so deep you could safely […]

Early Week 4 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jaylen Waddle, Khalil Herbert, Keenan Allen, Gabriel Davis

It's already Week 4, and there's a lot of injuries to work through, but as always we're here to help you set some winning lineups. Below you'll find our Week 4 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of September 27th. Our goal as always is to help you set those winning lineups, so […]

Week 4 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Alexander Mattison, Michael Gallup, Romeo Doubs, Samaje Perine

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football, and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 4: Samaje Perine, DeVante Parker, Laviska Shenault, George Pickens, Craig Reynolds

The first three weeks of the NFL's regular season are behind us, but it's never time to stop searching for deep league stashes for short or long-term upside. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are geared toward leagues with deep benches or 14-plus teams, so obvious handcuffs and early-season breakouts such as Jahan Dotson, […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4: Top Free Agent Adds Include Khalil Herbert, Jamaal Williams, Tyler Allgeier, Samaje Perine

As you now read this week’s recommendations from the waiver wire, the planning process for your Week 4 roster construction has already begun. The matchups of Week 3 included five different 100-yard performances from running backs, although the numbers that were delivered by other backs were more difficult to embrace. Some of you are now […]

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 4: Jared Goff, Trevor Lawrence, Jimmy Garoppolo, Geno Smith

Week 3 is nearly in the books and quarterback play is starting to stabilize. 17 different quarterbacks threw for over 250 passing yards and six teams scored at least 28 points. Josh Allen paced the quarterback position as the week’s only 400-yard passer. Six other quarterbacks (Jameis Winston, Jalen Hurts, Geno Smith, Mac Jones, Kyler […]

IDP Leagues Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football: Week 4 -- Jevon Holland, Eddie Jackson, and more

We’re three weeks into the season, and the Broncos are tied with Kansas City as the best team in the AFC West. The Jaguars are the best team in the South, the Browns, without Deshaun, are tied for the lead in the North, and the Dolphins defeated the Bills to take the undisputed lead in […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 4 Lightning Round Including Alexander Mattison, Greg Dortch, Michael Gallup, Trevor Lawrence

We're gathered here to react to Week 3 and start looking forward to Week 4 with a broad overview. Sunday brought plenty of injuries, with key names such as Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Tee Higgins, David Montgomery, Garrett Wilson, Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, and Mac Jones exiting. We'll see how those situations shake out through […]

Jimmy Garoppolo (QB, SF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 37% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jimmy Garoppolo is back at the helm of the 49ers' offense and finally has his full complement of offensive weapons back after George Kittle returned from his calf injury. Given the yards-after-catch abilities of all his pass-catching weapons, Garoppolo won’t need to […]

Trent Williams Could Miss 4-6 Weeks

San Francisco 49ers All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) suffered a high-ankle sprain in the Week 3 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday night and will be out "some time," according to head coach Kyle Shanahan. The head coach said it could be four to six weeks, but the team won't know for sure […]

Trent Williams Likely Dealing With High-Ankle Sprain

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams (ankle) likely suffered a high-ankle sprain when he was injured in the second half of the team's 11-10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday night. Williams refused to be taken off the field on a cart and limped off the […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 4: Dalvin Cook, David Montgomery, Joe Mixon, Dak Prescott, Mac Jones, Keenan Allen

Pending Monday Night Football, we're through three weeks of the NFL's regular season, and injuries are beginning to pile up. Our fantasy football injuries report highlights several players with fantasy significance and their latest status heading into Week 4. Guys like Mac Jones, Dalvin Cook, and David Montgomery are new additions to injury reports after […]

Biggest Week 3 Busts: Fantasy Football Reactions for Justin Jefferson, Tyreek Hill, D'Andre Swift, Joe Mixon, DJ Moore

The third NFL Sunday of the 2022 season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your week 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 […]

49ers Defense Holds Broncos To Nine Points

The 49ers defense and special teams unit held the Russell Wilson-led Denver Broncos offense to nine offensive points, but it wasn't enough, as the 49ers lost 11-10 at Mile High. The Niners offense could only put 10 points on the board, and QB Jimmy Garoppolo got himself safetied while trying to avoid a sack, adding […]

Robbie Gould Makes One Field Goal And Extra Point

San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould made a field goal and an extra point in the Niners' 11-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. They were the only kicks he attempted. The 49ers offense looked atrocious in Jimmy Garoppolo's first game as the starting quarterback. They turned the ball over three times. They […]

George Kittle Goes For 28 Yards In Return

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle caught four of five targets for 28 yards in his first game back since suffering a groin injury, an 11-10 loss to the Denver Broncos. It was Kittle's fourth straight game, going back to last season, to be held under 30 yards. It was an ugly game all […]

Brandon Aiyuk Scores 49ers Only Touchdown

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk caught three of eight targets for 39 yards and a touchdown in the Niners' 11-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. Many of the missed connections were on errant passes from quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who was starting his first game of 2022 after not working out […]

Deebo Samuel Goes For 79 Scrimmage Yards

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel caught five passes for 73 yards in the Niners' 11-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. The 26-year-old also took five carries but only gained six yards. He tends to break off large runs every so often. (This season, 70% of his rushing yards have come […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Gains 106 Scrimmage Yards

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. gained 75 yards on 12 carries in the Niners' 11-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. The 26-year-old was targeted three times and caught all three passes for 31 receiving yards. Unlike previous seasons, when the 49ers seriously split carries or alternated between many running […]