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Fantasy Football Running Backs With a Potential Workhorse Role in Week 3
As NFL offenses continue to evolve, most teams live and die by the pass. As a result, we've seen the running back position de-prioritized to a certain extent, with true "workhorse" backs becoming almost extinct. Committee situations and shared workloads are increasingly becoming the norm in today's NFL. However, due to a combination of injuries […]
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NFL Bust Candidates: 10 Players Who Could Disappoint In Week 3
Najee Harris is and will continue to be the lead runner for the Steelers but he doesn’t get the high-value touches. Through two games, the Steelers have one touchdown and four drives that re...
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NFL Workhorse Running Backs: 11 RBs Who Will Carry The Load In Week 3
Mason has been phenomenal while filling in for the injured Christian McCaffrey. To their credit, the Niners haven’t been shy about leaning on the 25-year-old running back. Mason is tied for ...
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Thursday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Patriots vs. Jets Matchups
Rhamondre Stevenson may not get spoken about the same way as players like Breece Hall and Bijan Robinson, but he has just as much work. He tallied up nine red zone opportunities in Week 2, the mos...
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NFL Predictions for Week 3: Picks for Every Game
We kick off Week 3 with a fierce divisional rivalry meeting between the Jets and Patriots. The addition of Aaron Rodgers was supposed to provide a huge boost to the Jets’ stagnant offense, b...
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Week 3 Buys and Sells - Fantasy Football Trade Targets
This can’t be considered a “buy low” as George Kittle just finished as the TE1 on the week. The eighth-year pro turned eight targets into seven receptions for 76 yards and a touc...
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NFL Defense (D/ST) Rankings - Top 10 Streamers and Starts for Week 3
After a miserable Week 1 performance, the Cleveland Browns bounced back in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. They sacked Trevor Lawrence four times and also forced a fumble in the contest. ...
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NFL Winners and Losers from Week 2
A blowout of the lowly Carolina Panthers was one thing, but destroying the Dallas Cowboys on the road is another. Despite basically zero preseason buzz and practically the same roster from a medio...
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Monday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Falcons vs. Eagles Matchups
Hurts made some poor throws in Week 1 and only rushed for 33 rush yards in the season opener. However, the Eagles signal-caller should have a much better fantasy day this week against the Falcons....
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NFL Busts of the Week: 11 Stars Who Disappointed in Week 2
Stafford was already without Puka Nacua (knee), and he also lost Cooper Kupp (ankle) midway through this one. Still, he should have performed better than he did. The veteran ultimately finished wi...
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Is Evan Engram Hurt or Healthy? Week 2 Fantasy Football Injury Update
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram had a breakout season in 2023, amassing career highs in both receptions (114) and yards (943). Entering the season with high expectations, Engram had a quiet Week 1, totaling just five yards on one catch against the Miami Dolphins. Engram's production was expected to pick up in a Week […]
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Sunday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Bears vs. Texans Matchups
Moore was on the “matchups we hate” list last week due to his matchup against L’Jarius Sneed on the outside. But, this is a more favorable matchup for the Bears wideout in Week 2...
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NFL Week 2 DraftKings Lineup Picks
The Lions signal-caller put forth ho-hum numbers in a season-opening win over the Rams, but he’s in a much better spot to succeed in Week 2 matchup against a Tampa Bay defense that allowed t...
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Week 2 NFL Risers and Fallers
Lions head coach Dan Campbell talked all offseason about Williams being a big part of the offense in 2024. He wasn’t lying. Williams recorded career highs in snap percentage (85%), targets (nine),...
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Week 2 NFL RB Power Rankings: Top 12 Running Backs
After an injury-plagued 2023 campaign, Stevenson came out of the gates hard in the season opener. The Pats RB1 steamrolled the Bengals in Week 1, racking up 120 yards and a score on the ground. In...
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Week 2 DraftKings NFL DFS Picks - Main Slate (2024): Jayden Daniels, Jonathan Taylor, Cooper Kupp, and more
Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back to our weekly DraftKings NFL DFS article! I hope you all enjoyed Week 1 and had some profitable DFS lineups. We are off and running as we hop into the Week 2 Main Slate, a slate that features some legitimate marquee matchups, as well as some game environments that we […]
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Thursday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Bills vs. Dolphins Matchups
Sunday against the Cardinals was just the fourth time in Allen’s career that he rushed for two scores and threw for at least two scores in the same game. He had nine rushing attempts and is ...
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DraftKings Core Four: PGA DFS - 2024 Procore Championship (Premium Content)
All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi, RotoBaller fam, and thank you very much for joining me for the 2024 Procore Championship! The 'Core Four' represents the foundational building blocks of my PGA DFS player pool for the week. This core isn't specifically crafted for use in one lineup (though […]
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Biggest Week 1 Busts: 13 NFL Players Who Disappointed
Burrow didn’t seem to have many answers for the Patriots. In his defense, though, Tee Higgins (hamstring) was sidelined and Ja’Marr Chase (personal) was on a snap count. We know Joey B...
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Should I Pick Up Isaiah Likely? Week 2 Waiver Wire Adds for Fantasy Football
The 2024 NFL season started with a bang, as the Ravens and Chiefs put on an instant classic in the Thursday night season opener. While there were several notable fantasy performances in Kansas City's 27-20 win, none were more surprising than that of Baltimore tight end Isaiah Likely. Should fantasy managers be targeting Likely on […]
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Monday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Jets vs. 49ers Matchups
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has been dealing with a calf and Achilles injury for the past couple of weeks, which has held him out of preseason action. While he is listed a...
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Sunday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Rams vs. Lions Matchups
For the second time in a row, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will face his former team. In last year’s playoff game, Stafford threw for 367 yards and two touchdowns. Given Det...
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Week 1 DraftKings NFL DFS Picks - Main Slate (2024): Jayden Daniels, De'Von Achane, Justin Jefferson, Trey McBride, and more
Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back to our weekly DraftKings NFL DFS article! For those of you who don't participate in Preseason DFS, it's been a long wait for some NFL action on DraftKings. I hope you are as excited about the Week 1 Main Slate as I am! If you've been a regular reader of […]
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Friday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Packers vs. Eagles Matchups
Will the retirement of Jason Kelce hurt the “Tush Push” and Jalen Hurts’ fantasy value to the point where he is not worth being an every-week starter? The answer is a resounding ...
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Thursday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Ravens vs. Chiefs Matchups
Is there a scenario where you wouldn’t play Patrick Mahomes in a home game? I guess if his right arm was cut off at the elbow and it was Week 18 and the Chiefs had already locked up the #1 s...
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Who Is The Richest NFL Owner? Every Team Owner Ranked By Net Worth (2024)
We all know that NFL owners are some of the richest and most powerful people, not only in sports but on the planet. But just how rich are they? We're ranking all 32 team owners in the NFL by their Forbes estimated net worth as of 2024. We'll also take a look at their backgrounds […]
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Week 1 NFL QB Power Rankings: The Bottom 12
Tabbed as Sean Payton’s guy, Bo Nix will be starting in Week 1 after defeating Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson in Denver’s quarterback battle. Nix was a surprise first-round selection in the 2024 ...
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2024 NFL Season-Long Player Prop Picks
Since 2010, there have been 12 rookie QBs to surpass this total. These names range from Hall of Fame-caliber players (such as Andrew Luck) to Mac Jones. Interestingly, the last top prospects surpa...
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The King's One-Man Mock Draft: Round 1 for 2024 Fantasy Football
Got his extension and back on top, and I lean toward a WR over the top RB here. Lamb has missed one game in four years.
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Will Brock Bowers Play in Week 1? Fantasy Football Injury Update
University of Georgia tight end Brock Bowers was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 13th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. It was a somewhat surprising landing spot for Bowers, considering the Raiders used a second-round pick on promising tight end Michael Mayer in the 2024 NFL Draft. One of the best […]
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