Week 2 has officially arrived, and fantasy managers have more clarity on their rosters. At the wide receiver position, several wild Week 1 developments either helped teams win or left managers searching for answers. Last week, this list had some great calls, including Parker Washington as a start and DK Metcalf and Brian Thomas Jr. […]

Week 1 finally gave us something more useful than depth charts and August speculation. We have carries, targets, snap counts, injuries, and at least a first idea of how teams want to divide their backfields. Of course, one game can also create some bad conclusions. That is what makes the late-week decisions interesting. Most fantasy […]

Welcome to Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season, and to our updated fantasy football Week 2 start/sit recommendations chart for all remaining player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some tough Week 2 start/sit decisions like Jaylen Warren, Kyle Pitts Sr., and more to see how their matchups project for the weekend. […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our weekly Start 'em and Sit 'em article! This Week 2 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions every week of the fantasy season.  There's a lot that we learned about the first week of the season. Some players had unexpected […]

Even after just one week of the 2026 NFL season, we all got fresh reminders of the types of players who can bust from week to week. Did you have Colston Loveland, Ja'Marr Chase, or De'Von Achane? Your team was at a disadvantage if you did. But these players will be must-starts when healthy. What […]

The main slate of Week 2 NFL games is rapidly approaching, and it's time to start figuring out which running backs we are going to lean on this week. These might just be some of the most important decisions you make for your lineups this week! We had a nice hit last week with D'Andre […]

After an exciting start to the season, the NFL is geared up for another full Sunday slate with 13 games on Sunday afternoon to provide a great slate for building NFL DFS lineups! I'm excited to dive into these wide receiver matchups and pick out a few plus plays. Getting the right receiver at the […]

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 2 of the 2026 fantasy football season. Wide receiver injuries headlined Week 1, so several updates will occur throughout the week as injury reports come in. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to […]

We're already in Week 2 of the 2026 season, and the slate looks like it could separate careful lineup setters from the rest of the pack. Sunday features several games with real scoring juice -- Dallas and Washington hovering around 50.5, Chicago and Minnesota near 47.5, and the Monday night Giants-Rams tilt in a similar […]

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season! I'm pinch-hitting on this feature for my friend Kevin Tompkins, or is the more appropriate sports analogy that I am the backup quarterback coming off the bench? Unfortunately, a lot of folks ran with the Chargers, and I saw […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the 2026 season. This article will identify the best D/ST to pick up for this week and in the weeks ahead.  If you are someone who likes to stream defenses in fantasy football every week, this should be […]

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season. We were able to learn a lot from the first week of the season, giving us even more data to inform our picks for Week 2! For example, the Cardinals might be a legitimate football team, and it would […]

Welcome to Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season, and to our fantasy football Week 2 start/sit recommendations chart for all player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some interesting Week 2 lineup decisions for players like Brian Thomas Jr., Jaylen Warren, George Kittle, and more -- and how their matchups project for the […]

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The tight end position is often the noisest for fantasy football. It's incredibly common for random no-names to finish in the top 10 on any given week. Because of the lack of options and the position's general scarcity, fantasy managers often get caught chasing yesterday's points. On the surface, adding a tight end who had […]

Early in the year, every team in your fantasy football league looks strong. This is because most players are healthy and there aren't any bye weeks. As a way to gain an advantage on your opponents, it's a good idea to look ahead at defense/special teams in Week 3 to take advantage of favorable matchups. […]

Did the high-scoring action from Week 1 make you feel alive?! Although we can't simply take one set of box scores and extrapolate the entire year, there is still intel to be gleaned and priors to adjust. We saw several double-digit fantasy performances from kickers; I count 12 by standard scoring measures going into Monday […]

Week 1 was our annual reminder that NFL head coaches don't care about fantasy football … at all. In fact, some evidence may suggest that they actively dislike a hobby that helps elevate the salaries of everyone in the league, with some schemes and game scripts seemingly engineered specifically to kill our fun … at […]

Week 2 of the 2026 NFL and fantasy football season kicks off Thursday night with what is probably the best game on the entire schedule. The Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions both escaped Week 1 with dramatic wins, but they did it in very different ways. Buffalo went into Houston and beat the Texans 36-31 […]

Week 2 of the NFL season kicks off on Thursday night when the Buffalo Bills open up their new stadium against the Detroit Lions. With many fantasy stars suiting up in this game, it's crucial to set your optimal lineup. Below, you will find our matchup ratings for all Lions and Bills players for this […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Week 2 defense (D/ST) streamers, starts, and tiered rankings. Each week of the fantasy football season, we will rank every defense from No. 1 to No. 32 and break them into tiers along with matchup analysis. This article will be your go-to stop for all defensive rankings and streamers. In Week […]

The 2026 NFL season has begun at long last, and it has already treated us to some great matchups. The Bills left Houston with a high-scoring 36-31 victory, the Lions survived a late Saints rally to triumph 31-30 in overtime, and Philadelphia defeated Washington 24-22 to notch an early divisional win. Week 1 is also […]

Hey RotoBallers! Week 1 of the fantasy football season is in the books, which means it's already time to turn our attention to Week 2. Even though it is still early, it's crucial to set our optimal lineups. Last week, we hit on many of our bust picks, such as Quinshon Judkins and Marvin Harrison Jr., who were […]

Week 1 gave fantasy managers plenty of information about running back workloads, but it also created plenty of new questions. Which backfields are actually committees? Which players are going to see the valuable touches? And which Week 1 performances were simply the result of a favorable game script? One week isn’t enough to have all […]

Week 1 gave fantasy football managers plenty to digest at the wide receiver position. Some players immediately looked like the stars we expected them to be, while others left us wondering whether their roles, target volume, or offensive environment will support consistent production. Now, the real challenge begins: figuring out what we can trust and […]

The tight end position is once again giving fantasy managers plenty to think about. Week 1 gave us some big performances, some frustrating duds, and a few surprises that could force us to rethink what we thought we knew heading into the season. But one week isn’t enough to completely rewrite the fantasy landscape. Volume, […]

Week 2 is where fantasy football managers start separating the signal from the noise. The first week of the season gave us plenty of surprises, but one game doesn’t suddenly change everything we thought we knew about a player. Now, we have another week of matchups, usage, and opportunity to help guide our decisions. This […]

The first week of the 2026 NFL regular season closes with a Monday Night showdown between AFC West divisional rivals, as the Denver Broncos travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Below, read about the fantasy football outlooks for key players like Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix, Kenneth Walker III,  and more. […]

When you're in a tight matchup in fantasy football, nailing a D/ST streamer can put you over the top and turn a narrow loss into a close win. Planning ahead for upcoming weeks is another important part of this strategy. If you have an open spot on your roster, it's not a bad idea to […]