WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 15 (2024)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 15 of the 2024 fantasy football season. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The data we access for offensive and defensive players continues to skyrocket. Though we mainly focus on offensive […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 15 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

In our IDP rankings article this week, we reminisced about old rotisserie fantasy football leagues. We discussed how fair and balanced those extinct leagues are, truly rewarding the best teams over a given season. You might wonder what brings that up. Perhaps it is the bitter pill that some of us feel when we lead […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 15)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series, "High-Value Touches and Opportunities," for Week 15 of the 2024 fantasy football season. We're in the fantasy football playoffs, hope we survive through Week 17 or 18. It's crunch time, and we'll want to pay attention to the news, noise, and trends, especially in the high-value opportunities.  Touchdowns […]

Top Fantasy Football Playoffs D/ST Rankings (Weeks 15, 16, 17) - Defense Streamers and Starts

Welcome RotoBallers to our fantasy football playoffs D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 15, 16, and 17. The fantasy football playoffs are right around the corner, and now is the perfect time to line up your fantasy defenses for the rest of the year. Getting ahead of your league mates and picking up defenses that […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 Include Justin Herbert, Tua Tagovailoa, Kyren Williams, Terry McLaurin, more

The fantasy playoffs are finally here for leagues that use single elimination. The fun is just beginning as we finally get to see all our hard work through. As such, we need to focus on the best matchups this week. Any edge matters in the fantasy playoffs because any team can get hot at the […]

Rams vs. 49ers TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Deebo Samuel, Matthew Stafford, Isaac Guerendo, Jauan Jennings, Demarcus Robinson, Brock Purdy, Tutu Atwell

The 2024 fantasy football playoffs are officially upon us and they kick off with the Los Angeles Rams visiting the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday Night Football. Both teams are coming off dominant offensive performances (Rams scored 44 points in Week 14, 49ers scored 38), and this matchup could not be more important for NFL […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 (2024)

If you have made it this far, you are likely secure at the tight-end position. In Week 14, George Kittle, David Njoku, Trey McBride, and Jonnu Smith extended the gap between them and the field of streaming options.  Brock Bowers and Travis Kelce will also be included with the previously mentioned names despite a Week […]

Week 15 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Kickers have been a wild ride this fantasy season with injuries, blocked field goals, and shifting performances. A total of 18 field goals have been blocked this year, adding to the unpredictability at the position. Teams like the Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, and Baltimore Ravens lead in extra points made, showing their offenses' ability to […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 (2024)

Here's your weekly Mike Evans update, and it could be better. On Sunday, Evans hauled four of his five targets for 69 yards. With those 69 yards, Evans pushes his 2024 total to 590 yards, leaving him 410 receiving yards shy of his 11th consecutive 1,000-yard season to begin his career. If Evans is to […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 (2024)

We enter the fantasy playoffs yearly with more questions than answers at the running back position. For example, what do we do with Zach Charbonnet if Kenneth Walker III returns this week? What about Isaac Guerendo, who exited late in last Sunday's contest with a possible midfoot sprain? With an opportunity to advance, could Israel […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 (2024)

If you are reading this, you may have made it to your fantasy playoffs. Once you get in, anything can happen. We again have every signal-caller available this week after seeing six teams on a bye last week. We must figure out which quarterbacks give us the best chance to advance. While we know any […]

Week 15 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 15 fantasy football defense streamers and D/ST rankings for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, I'll go through the best and worst fantasy defenses. Since this is the first week of the fantasy football playoffs for most leagues, I will be ranking every defense from No. 1 to No. 32.  […]

Bengals vs. Cowboys MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Joe Burrow, CeeDee Lamb, Tee Higgins, Chase Brown, Rico Dowdle, Jake Ferguson, Cooper Rush, more

The fantasy football regular season finale is this week, and the slate ends with an exciting matchup that could be full of offense. If you're one of many fantasy managers in a must-win situation this week, read our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Bengals vs. Cowboys game to help make any fantasy […]

Best/Worst Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

The holiday season is officially here and, more importantly, the fantasy football playoffs are about to begin. It's the time of ultimate judgment that allows only one man or woman to raise their hands in victory and hoist their league trophy. While your immediate attention is focused on either locking up a playoff berth or […]

Best Running Back Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

Running back is the most important position in fantasy football, and it can be frustrating to have backs that are inconsistent or underperform throughout the season. It doesn't feel good to see backs like Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry and Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley seemingly dominate every game. But the playoffs present […]

Best Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

It's difficult to determine which players at certain positions will have the easiest playoff schedules for fantasy football in any given season before the year actually starts. Too many things change year over year, and it's tough to determine anything coherent because of that. However, we're just about to start Week 13, meaning we have […]

Best Tight End Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

Paying up for a top tight end in 2024 fantasy football drafts has produced mixed results. Hopefully, anyone reading this article has found a singular contributor or a sensible weekly rotation. Regardless of whatever situation your roster is in, planning for the start of the fantasy football playoffs next week could involve making a trade […]

Best Quarterback Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

Fantasy football players selecting their starting quarterbacks for the 2024 fantasy football playoffs will have varying choices depending on their league format. The increase in fans playing in Superflex or two-quarterback games has increased the importance of the position -- and the depth at the position that needs to be considered. It helps that all […]

Best Defense (D/ST) Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules and Matchups for Weeks 15-17 (2024)

D/ST is probably the easiest position to get an edge with in fantasy football. Generally, there are great streaming options available throughout the playoffs, and fantasy managers are slower to react to strings of good games. In addition, injured players can make a big impact on D/ST scoring. Teams often lose some of their best […]

Chargers vs. Chiefs Sunday Night Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Justin Herbert, Patrick Mahomes, Isiah Pacheco, Ladd McConkey, DeAndre Hopkins, Travis Kelce and more

With the fantasy football playoffs looming, we have an excellent matchup for Sunday Night Football between two of the league's most interesting teams, as the Chiefs and Chargers meet in an AFC West divisional clash. The common theme in Kansas City is how the Chiefs have underperformed in 2024, yet Patrick Mahomes and company stand […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 14 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Braelon Allen, Parker Washington, Isaac Guerendo, Noah Gray

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 14 fantasy football lineup spotlights, where we discuss key starters and tough calls for Week 14 fantasy lineups. Scott Engel’s Lineup Spotlights are an essential weekly feature on RotoBaller.com for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, he focuses on players to choose as starting options when you are […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 14 - Calvin Ridley, Jakobi Meyers, Elijah Moore, Parker Washington

We’re back with more WR Matchups to Target for the last week of the fantasy football regular season. Last week’s picks yielded three top-20 finishers at the position, including two with DraftKings points-to-salary multipliers of over 4x. Each week, we will use matchup data from PFF to determine which wide receivers to target based on […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 14 Lineups Include Tyrone Tracy Jr., Will Levis, Chuba Hubbard

After 13 grueling weeks, the fantasy playoffs are just one week away. Normally, I like to start this column by recapping the previous week. I do so to be as transparent with people as possible. And while we had our usual shares of hits and misses last week, we are going to skip the formalities […]

Week 14 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include A.J. Brown, Aaron Jones, Chuba Hubbard, DK Metcalf, Deebo Samuel, Adam Thielen

Welcome to Bye-Nado II. This time, the NFL means business. The league's schedule-makers sent some of the league's best offenses to rest on the eve of the fantasy football playoffs. Managers are scrambling for starters and may not have the luxury of sitting players trending down or facing a bad matchup. Below are my 10 […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 14 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another start'em and sit'em piece as we look ahead to Week 14! This is the final week of the fantasy football regular season in most leagues, so this is the most important week for most fantasy managers. This Week 14 matchups analysis and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will help you make the right lineup decisions […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 14)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series, "High-Value Touches and Opportunities," for Week 14 of the 2024 fantasy football season. We're one week away before the fantasy football playoffs begin, depending on if leagues go through Week 17 or 18. It's crunch time, and we'll want to pay attention to the news, noise, and trends, […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 14 Targets and Avoids (2024)

Welcome to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season! There are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest and simplest leagues out there. All you have to do is […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 14 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

As we witness the "Super Bowl Hangover" claim another victim in the San Francisco 49ers, an interesting myth is circulating in the media. This myth centers on the idea that San Francisco is not to blame for this problem, that fantasy managers could not have planned for it, and that San Fran's misfortune is a […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 14 (2024)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 14 of the 2024 fantasy football season. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The data we access for offensive and defensive players continues to skyrocket. Though we mainly focus on offensive […]