Week 6 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters & Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With five weeks of the NFL season in the books, it is now time to focus our attention on Week 6 and determine what fantasy defenses are best to play this week. Week 5 was another surprising one, as three out of the bottom-five fantasy defenses prior to the week finished with double-digit fantasy points. […]

Week 6 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season is in the books. Let’s see how last week’s streaming kickers performed for fantasy players. Blake Grupe was one of our top streaming kickers last week. He scored 14 fantasy points against the New England Patriots, making him the fourth-highest-scoring kicker of the week heading into the Monday […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 6: DJ Moore, Jakobi Meyers, Jordan Addison, Marquise Brown, Curtis Samuel

Week 5 saw dominating performances from familiar faces including Tyreek Hill, Ja'Marr Chase, and Stefon Diggs. It also saw continued success for surprising veterans like DJ Moore and Adam Thielen.  The Week 6 DFS main slate brings more opportunity for low-cost, high-upside receivers to fill out lineups. With Justin Jefferson on IR and injury question […]

Fantasy Football Week 6 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include C.J. Stroud, Derrick Henry, Terry McLaurin, Amari Cooper

The stars of today are the busts of tomorrow. That may be the theme of the week, as several high-profile fantasy football producers find themselves on the list for Week 6. There's a potential star of tomorrow that also landed on the list. Injuries are piling up as the one-third mark of the season approaches. […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) - Defense Streamers and Starts

Welcome to the first installment of the Defense Edition of my Fantasy Matchmaker article series. In today’s fantasy football, the Defense/Special Teams (DST) starting roster spot is slowly becoming less common. Some prefer to replace that spot with another WR or flex. Half the leagues I am in do not have a DST.  Some see […]

Week 6 Fantasy Football Matchups We Love: The Fantasy Matchmaker

Welcome to Week 6 of my weekly article series for RotoBaller, The Fantasy Matchmaker. In this series, I am looking at fantasy football matchups as each week of the 2023 NFL season approaches and giving you some players whose matchups I love based on their opponent’s strength (or weakness) versus that position. The common method […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 6) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests

Two undefeated teams (and one winless team) remain as Week 6 of the NFL season begins. It's not always that clear-cut, however. Some one-loss teams have looked shaky. A few teams with two losses or more are presumably better than their record shows. And, somehow, the Steelers are atop the AFC North. Each week of […]

Giants vs. Bills SNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Gabe Davis, James Cook, Saquon Barkley, Darren Waller, Matt Breida, Wan'Dale Robinson, Dalton Kincaid

Week 6 has been loaded up with action, and there are still more games left starting with the Sunday Night Football matchup. In this article you'll find out Sunday Night Football matchups analysis article, this time for the Giants vs. Bills. With more injuries and boom performances, fantasy football managers have had an exciting week. […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 6) - Targets and Avoids

How could a team not score a touchdown in a game? One week, okay it's just one week. But two games in a row?!? The New England Patriots have not scored a touchdown in the last two games and last 10 quarters. In recent years, the NFL has changed the rules to favor the offense. […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 6 Lineups

Welcome to Week 6 of the NFL season, where fantasy football managers face crucial decisions that can make or break their matchups. As we delve into the heart of the season, the landscape of player performance and team dynamics continues to evolve. It's essential for fantasy enthusiasts to stay ahead of the curve, strategically selecting […]

Jaguars vs. Saints TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne, Evan Engram, Christian Kirk, Calvin Ridley, Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave, more

Thursday Night Football, Week 7 edition, features the Jacksonville Jaguars visiting the New Orleans Saints, which means we might be getting a matchup between the best teams of the AFC South and the NFC South. Or we might not. Who can really say with these two mediocre divisions which feature just one team among their […]

Week 6 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players

In this week’s IDP rankings article, I lampooned Arthur Smith as an offensive coach who can’t score points and gets bailed out by his defense and soft schedule. Today, I'd like to touch on another offensive coach who some are giving too much credit this week. That coach is Nathaniel Hackett. While the Jets rightly […]

Broncos vs. Chiefs TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Travis Kelce, Isiah Pacheco, Jaleel McLaughlin, Rashee Rice, Russell Wilson, Jerry Jeudy, more

Are we really about to have another Thursday Night Football game with the Kansas City Chiefs where we have to worry about Travis Kelce missing the game? Fantasy managers might finally abandon the night altogether if that happens after Kelce missed the season opener with a knee injury, but it does look like the first-round […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 5 Matchup Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 5 matchup analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. Last week was a world of extremes. There were some absolutely massive performances and then some unexpected goose eggs. It really sways fantasy matchups when the discrepancy is so large. Once again, the Jacksonville Jaguars are slated to […]

Packers vs. Raiders MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - AJ Dillon, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jaylen Reed, Josh Jacobs, Jakobi Meyers, more

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Packers vs. Raiders. Week 5 is just about in the books, and we'll get the final matchup of the week tonight. It's been a fun and crazy kickoff week of NFL and fantasy football action filled with big performances, new players emerging, […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 5 (2023)

Welcome to Week 5 of the WR/CB Matchups article. For those who are not familiar, this is a weekly series looking at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. During the past three seasons, I have tweaked my process to make the chart more user-friendly and predictive, […]

Fantasy Football Week 5 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Dak Prescott, Najee Harris, Rhamondre Stevenson, Calvin Ridley

A couple of weeks ago, a friend messaged and jokingly scolded me for listing half of his roster in my busts column. It wasn't a jab at him. We weren't even matched up that week. The busts were based on matchups and advanced metrics, and not overall performance on the season. Many fantasy managers are […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters & Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With Week 4 of the NFL season wrapped up, it is now time to focus our attention on Week 5 and determine what fantasy defenses are best to play this week. Week 4 was a very surprising one. Two out of the top-10 fantasy defenses before the week finished with single-digit fantasy points. This included […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 5) - Targets and Avoids

It's the slide that had nearly everyone up in arms. Patrick Mahomes giving himself up right at the goal line with under two minutes to go in the Chiefs vs. Jets Sunday night game. Kansas City led by three, they were favored by eight. The Jets had no timeouts when Mahomes elected to slide short […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Matchups We Love: The Fantasy Matchmaker

Welcome to Week 5 of my weekly article series for RotoBaller, The Fantasy Matchmaker. In this series, I am looking at fantasy football matchups as each week of the 2023 NFL season approaches and giving you some players whose matchups I love based on their opponent’s strength (or weakness) versus that position. My strength of […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 5 Lineups

Welcome to the enchanted realm of fantasy football as we journey into Week 5, where gridiron gladiators clash in a battle of wits and skill. In this mystical realm, decisions on who to start and who to sit hold the key to victory or defeat. As the seasons change, so do the fortunes of our […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) - Defense Streamers and Starts

Welcome to the first installment of the Defense Edition of my Fantasy Matchmaker article series. In today’s fantasy football, the Defense/Special Teams (DST) starting roster spot is slowly becoming less common. Some prefer to replace that spot with another WR or flex. Half the leagues I am in do not have a DST.  Some see […]

Week 5 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players

As we enter Week 5 and the first round of byes, it is a good time to take stock of what IDP managers could be doing better. After all, we are here to advise the masses, aren't we? One way to help IDP managers improve, especially in shallow formats, is to consider the problems with […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 5) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests

Week 5 of the NFL season has arrived and the contenders are starting to separate themselves from the pretenders. Week 5 also means that the first batch of teams get their week off. The Browns, Chargers, Buccaneers, and Seahawks will take their bye week. Each week of the NFL season, I’ll share my picks for […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 5: Chris Olave, Michael Pittman Jr., Garrett Wilson, Michael Wilson, Rashee Rice

Week 4 brought five new faces to the weekly top-12 WR finishers club (PPR scoring), including Michael Wilson, Chris Godwin, and Romeo Doubs. Of the repeat performers, only Justin Jefferson and Puka Nacua have finished in the top 12 three times in their four games. Week 5 introduces our first byes of the 2023 season. […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Position Battles After Week 4 - De'Von Achane, Raheem Mostert, D'Andre Swift, more

As Week 5 approaches, some highly speculated backfields from the preseason start to finally take their shape. It seems as if every year, the running back position in fantasy football becomes increasingly challenging to navigate in the offseason. These days, teams now view the position as interchangeable as ever. It appears the days of “workhorse” […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 5 fantasy football kicker rankings, streamers and starts. Another week is in the books, filled was plenty of action. Before we get to this week's rankings and picks, let’s see how last week’s streaming kickers performed for fantasy players. Cairo Santos and Chad Ryland were the two streaming kickers […]

Bears vs. Commanders TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Justin Fields, D.J. Moore, Khalil Herbert, Cole Kmet, Sam Howell, Brian Robinson, more

For those who love to hate-watch Thursday Night Football, this matchup with the Chicago Bears visiting the Washington Commanders was picked especially for you! Start with two lackluster teams, and add in a lack of true attractive fantasy options, and you have a recipe for uninterested fans. This is the NFL betting degenerate game of […]

Giants vs. Seahawks MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Daniel Jones, Matt Breida, Geno Smith, Darren Waller, D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, more

We're back with our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Giants vs. Seahawks. Week 4 is just about in the books, and we'll get the final matchup of the week tonight. It's been a fun and crazy kickoff week of NFL and fantasy football action filled with big performances, new players emerging, and […]