Julio Jones Has A Strange Return Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones had a slightly disappointing day in the Falcons loss to the New Orleans Saints. Jones managed to catch five of his six targets for 96 yards, including a 58 yard reception late in the game. However, when a team scores 37 points you would expect their number one receiver... Read More

Ito Smith Effective In Passing Game

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith made some impressive plays in the passing game against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Smith, who rushed the ball just twice for a loss of six yards, caught three of his four targets for 41 yards, with a longest reception of 18 yards. Smith's ineffectiveness rushing the ball... Read More

Tevin Coleman Struggles Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman could not back up his Week 2 performance against the New Orleans Saints this week. Coleman was not short of opportunities to carry the ball with 15 rushes. However, Coleman averaged just 2.2 yards per rush and 15 of his 33 yards came on one rush, leaving him with... Read More

Matt Ryan Has Monster Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had a super day against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Ryan completed 26-of-35 for 374 yards and five touchdowns in the Falcons 43-37 loss. This was a perfect matchup for Ryan against a Saints defense, that is struggling to contain quarterbacks so far in 2018. However, this version of... Read More

Week 3 Consistency Reports - All Positions

Assessing consistency after two weeks of the season is always tough but in a 16-game season we have already seen an eighth of it. Therefore, looking at how players have started the season is still useful. It may not be a predictor of long-term fantasy consistency but it does give us an impression of who... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 3): NFL DFS Lineups

After two weeks we are getting some idea of what is maybe real and what in Week 1 was a fluke. Most importantly for DFS strategy we seem to be getting a read on how defenses are playing. We have confirmed that Kansas City's is not good and we have learnt that Pittsburgh's and New... Read More

Shin-Soo Choo Ending Season On A Cold Streak

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo is looking likely to end this season on a cold streak. In 56 plate appearances this month, Choo is hitting just .178 and has managed to register only one extra-base hit. Choo has struggled throughout the entire second half of the season, having had a strong first half. Choo's struggles... Read More

Joey Gallo Remains Out Of The Lineup Wednesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Joey Gallo (toe) will remain out of the Rangers lineup Wednesday. Gallo is expected to return during the current home stand, which stretches through until the end of the week. Gallo had got off to a solid start in September, with three home runs and a .231 batting average in 42 plate... Read More

Rougned Odor Struggling In September

Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor is having a September to forget. Coming off two hot months where he hit .341 in July and .269 in August, with 13 total home runs, the expectations were high that Odor could finish the year strong. However, that had not been the case. In September, Odor is striking... Read More

Nomar Mazara On A Cold Streak

Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara has struggled at the plate in the last week. Mazara had got off to a hot start in September, with a .379 batting average and three home runs in the first 10 days. Since then he is hitting just .136, has not added a single home run and has just... Read More

Adrian Beltre Has Tough Week

Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre has had an extremely tough week at the plate. After starting September with a hot streak and starting to look like his old self, Beltre has cooled off massively. In his last seven games he has just a .154 batting average with zero home runs, three runs and no... Read More

Matt Bryant In Line For Another Solid Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant should be in line for another solid fantasy outing against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Bryant has so far made all three of his field goal attempts and four of his five extra point attempts. Bryant's value this season will be very much reflective of the Falcons efficiency in... Read More

Austin Hooper Once Again A Touchdown-Dependent Option

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper will likely once again be a touchdown-dependent fantasy option in Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints. Hooper reeled in a touchdown and had 59 yards receiving on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. So far this season Hooper has caught seven of his eight targets and should have drawn... Read More

Julio Jones Should Bounce Back Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has the potential for a bounce-back game in Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints. Jones had just 64 yards and once again failed to find the end zone against the Carolina Panthers in Week 2. However, this Saints defense has surrendered nearly 12 more fantasy points to wide... Read More

Ito Smith Looking To Build On Solid First Outing

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith will be hoping to build on a solid first outing when he faces the New Orleans Saints in Week 3. Smith had 54 total yards on 10 touches against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Whether Smith has any value at all this week will depend on the status of... Read More

Devonta Freeman Day-To-Day

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman's (knee) injury status is somewhat confused heading into the Week 3 game at home against the New Orleans Saints. Freeman suffered the injury in Week 1 and was reported as being out for at least 2-3 weeks by Adam Schefter. However, Dan Quinn refuted that claim Wednesday, saying that... Read More

Tevin Coleman A Tough Call Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman could make for a tough decision for fantasy owners against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. Coleman was superb against the Carolina Panthers in Week 2. As the lead back had 125 yards on 20 touches as the Falcons featured him heavily. However, the New Orleans Saints have only... Read More

Matt Ryan Could Have Monster Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will be looking for a monster day at home Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Ryan had two passing and two rushing touchdowns in the Falcons home win over the Panthers last Sunday. The New Orleans Saints were torched by quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in the season opener, giving up four... Read More

Takkarist McKinley An Injury Concern For the Falcons

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley is an injury concern after coming out of the game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. McKinley was not on the field late in the game and appeared to be dragging his leg a little in the locker room. This Falcons defense has already lost Deion Jones and Keanu... Read More

Matt Bryant Perfect On Sunday

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant made all of his kicks on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. While the rest of the league seemed to suffer from kicking woes the Falcons veteran kicker went about his business in his normal reliable way. Bryant made his only field goal opportunity from 44 yards and put all three... Read More

Marvin Hall Has One Reception Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Marvin Hall made the most of his one reception on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Hall's one target in this game was a 30 yard reception. Hall is currently sat at least fourth on the wide receiver depth chart. While that is the case he has very little fantasy value. However,... Read More

Austin Hooper Has A Big Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper had a nice game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Hooper caught all five of his targets for 59 yards as well as catching the Falcons second touchdown. Hooper seems to be a regular target for Ryan in the red zone, however this performance means that Ryan may now... Read More

Julio Jones Has Quieter Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones had a much quieter game than the season opener against the Carolina Panthers Sunday. Jones caught five balls for 64 yards and once again failed to find the end zone. For Jones' fantasy owners this will feel like a disappointing week but the positive side is that Jones still... Read More

Ito Smith Shines In First Regular Season Opportunity

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith grabbed his first opportunity in a regular season game and ran with it on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons rookie running back rushed the ball nine times for 46 yards, adding an eight yard reception on his only target. Smith demonstrated that he has the potential to... Read More

Tevin Coleman Has A Good Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman took full advantage of his opportunity to be the lead running back on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Coleman rushed the ball 16 times for 107 yards, including a longest rush of 36 yards. Coleman added four receptions for 18 yards but unfortunately failed to find the end zone... Read More

Matt Ryan Has A Bounce-Back Performance Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan bounced back in a big way on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Coming off a bad performance in the season opener, Ryan completed 23-of-28 passes for 272 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Ryan also added two rushing touchdowns, including one where he shrugged off some hits to find... Read More

Week 2 Consistency Report

Finding consistency in fantasy sports is hugely important if you want to have a shot at winning your leagues. Players with high variability week-to-week have their purpose, but if you rely too much on them you are going to find yourself frustrated some weeks. If fantasy football had roto style leagues like baseball, or you... Read More

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 2): NFL DFS Lineups

Once again there are tons of contests on both major DFS sites. Below are my DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Week 2. These DraftKings lineup recommendations are based on matchups, week 1 performances, overall upside/talent levels, opportunity, and other factors such as Vegas odds, home field advantage, and more. There are quite a few great value plays... Read More

Matt Bryant Hoping To Cash In On Falcons Red-Zone Woes

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant is the only person on the Falcons team who benefits from the Falcons issues within the red zone. The teams inability to get the ball into the end zone means that there should be plenty of opportunities for Bryant to make field goals. Unless the Falcons can fix their issues... Read More

Austin Hooper Remains a Red-Zone Threat

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper will be hoping to convert on one of his red-zone targets in Week 2. In the season opener, Hooper officially saw two targets in the red zone, catching one of them. Hooper really should have drawn a penalty for an accidental defensive pass interference that prevented him from having... Read More