Fantasy Football 2021: Week 9 Red Zone Risers and Fallers

In the red zone, it is all about opportunities.  Getting the targets and the touches are important, but so is how  are defenses at keeping the players/teams out of the red zone. Let's see what the stats say on red zone risers and fallers Week 9.   TOP 7 DEFENSES IN RED ZONE TEAM NAME […]

NFL Week 9: Thunder Dan's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome, RotoBallers, to my official tiered rankings for week 9 of this NFL season! You can find my core plays at RB and WR each week in my Anchors column as well as the rest of my favorites plays in our premium cheat sheet. […]

Nick Westbrook-Ikhine - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine could have an expanded role in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Rams if star wide receiver A.J. Brown (knee) is ruled out. Brown (knee) popped up on Friday's injury report with a knee injury and is questionable for Sunday's game. Titans wide receiver Julio Jones (hamstring) doesn't carry […]

Free NFL Betting Picks - Week 9 Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds (11/7/21)

If you're reading this, welcome my 200th article written here at RotoBaller! That's a pretty wild milestone for me, as this is now my fourth season writing. It might not seem like much, but consider me someone who always wanted to work in sports, then worked in sports and realized it wasn't "the life," and […]

Jeremy McNichols (RB, TEN) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues (PPR only) ROSTERED IN: 10% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Derrick Henry was spotted receiving medical attention with his cleat off in the first half on Sunday but played out the game, only to have us wake up on Monday to news that he suffered a season-ending foot injury. We must […]

Adrian Peterson (RB, TEN) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Yes, that Adrian Peterson. All-Day AP has been signed to the Titans' practice squad and will serve as the discount replacement for Derrick Henry. How much juice does the 36-year-old have left in the tank? He averaged 3.9 yards per carry for […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 8 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Projecting the Titans Offense Without Derrick Henry

The initial shock of Derrick Henry's season-ending injury was a stinging slap to the face of the Titans fanbase right after a fourth straight victory that has them sitting as the top seed in the AFC. For fantasy football GMs in a similar position thanks to the RB1's dominance, it's been a similarly tumultuous week. […]

Geoff Swaim - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans tight end Geoff Swaim is the team's primary blocking tight end and logged 78% of the snaps in Week 8. He was used in the red zone and caught his first touchdown of the season in last Sunday's win over the Colts. The 28-year-old has been more involved in the offense over MyCole […]

Julio Jones Will Play Sunday Night

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones (hamstring) was limited in practice all week, but he was removed from the final Week 9 injury report on Friday and will play on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams. It's good news, considering A.J. Brown (knee) is now questionable after missing practice on Friday with a knee […]

A.J. Brown Now Questionable With Knee Injury

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown (knee) popped up on the team's Week 9 injury report after not practicing on Friday, and he's officially questionable to play on Sunday night against the Los Angeles Rams. This is a troubling development, as new injuries that crop up on Fridays are usually never good news. Stay tuned […]

Snap Count and Usage Analysis for Week 9

Snap counts are not the be-all-end-all for fantasy production but they paint a clear picture with the necessary context. Every snap is an opportunity for a player to make his presence felt and if their snaps go up or down, you get an idea of what the team thinks of their skill set. A running […]

Video: Running Back Must-Starts and Sits - Week 9

Pierre Camus (@Roto_Chef) gives his must-start and must-sit running backs to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 9 of the 2021 NFL season. Who should you start or sit in RB2 or Flex spots? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us […]

Adrian Peterson Signed To Titans Active Roster

The Tennessee Titans have signed veteran running back Adrian Peterson to their active roster on Friday. Peterson, 36, toted the rock 156 times for 604 yards and seven touchdowns last season for the Lions, and he has reportedly impressed the Titans in his short time on the practice squad. The Oklahoma product seems likely to […]

Quarterbacks - Rest of Season Rankings for Fantasy Football

In a typical year, quarterback rankings aren't too important once we approach the midpoint of the season. As you know, this year has been anything but typical and that especially applies to the football world. Just this past week, several quarterbacks have suffered serious injuries and some big-name players will need to be replaced. Fantasy […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Week 9

Week 9 is ready to get rolling and that means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. There are no massive tournaments where you have to get […]

Week 9 NFL - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is well underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. […]

Week 9 NFL - Fantasy Score DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single […]

A.J. Brown - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown has been on an absolute tear over his last three games. He has caught 25-of-29 targets for 379 yards and two touchdowns during that span. The 24-year-old averages 12.2 air yards per target and owns 26% of the team's target shares in 2021. Rams star corner Jalen Ramsey will […]

Jeremy McNichols - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans running back Jeremy McNichols is expected to see an increase in usage with Derrick Henry (foot) sidelined for six to 10 weeks. The Titans running back hasn't had a game with 12-plus carries in the NFL and draws a tough matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. The Titans signed veteran Adrian Peterson to […]

Ryan Tannehill - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill will lead the offense without star running back Derrick Henry in Week 9 against the Los Angeles Rams. The Titans lost Henry for 6-10 weeks due to a foot injury. Tannehill will have the daunting task of facing a loaded Rams defense that recently required star linebacker, Von Miller. The […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 9 (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 this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're looking at […]

The King's Week 9 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 9 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 9) - Targets and Avoids

Football. The game doesn't add up. Sometimes all stats point to one team dominating but just the opposite happens. That transpired with  the Bengals Sunday, but the game that really made no sense was the Titans-Colts. Indy jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead before the Titans crawled back and then it was back-and-forth. Now […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 9

This is the time of the year where the NFL bye weeks start getting on fantasy footballers’ nerves. Thanks to major injuries to Tennessee’s Derrick Henry and New Orleans’ Jameis Winston, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers testing positive for COVID, and Atlanta’s Calvin Ridley taking time off to address his mental health, millions of fantasy football […]

Julio Jones Back At Titans Practice Wednesday

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones (hamstring) was back at practice on Wednesday after missing last week's game following an aggravation of his hamstring injury. While it's not 100% clear that Jones is out of the woods and will practice this week, this is a huge first step. The Titans could really use him, as […]

Early Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings and Injury News: Taysom Hill, Saquon Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham Jr.

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's games, but are back with our early Week 9 fantasy football rankings. The injury news and player updates are coming in quickly this week, so we are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 9 of the fantasy football season. As always, […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 8

Eight weeks in the books now, and it was another wild week of football. More surprise performances, big-time duds, and one massive injury that will change your fantasy league's landscape for the rest of the year. I appreciate everybody that's been following along with this post series, and I hope you're getting used to using […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 9

Week 8 is officially in the books. This week, the Ravens and Raiders are back in action, with the Lions, Seahawks, Buccaneers, and Washington Football Team on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrow may be pointing up, and players whose arrow may be pointing down based on the previous […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 9

With the conclusion of Week 8, we are about halfway through the fantasy season. From an offensive line perspective, last week featured some of the best and worst performances we have seen in terms of offensive line play. Six teams finished Week 8 with an average overall blocking grade above a 70 according to PFF. […]