Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 9 Fantasy Football (2025)

We were forced to navigate Bye-mageddon in Week 8, and while the Week 9 slate isn't as brutal, we still have four NFL squads on byes. Trying to optimize your fantasy football roster? You've come to the right place! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 9 of the […]

Legit Breakouts or Flukes? Samaje Perine, Chimere Dike, Roman Wilson Fantasy Football Outlooks

There's almost never a week of action in the NFL that doesn't come with surprises. Players that weren't even on the fantasy radar having big games out of nowhere, or breaking a streak of poor production with a big outing, aren't uncommon. We should pay attention to these breakouts, as sometimes, they can be indicative […]

Commanders vs. Chiefs Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Rashee Rice, Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel Sr., Zach Ertz, Isiah Pacheco, Xavier Worthy, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Marcus Mariota, Kareem Hunt

The Week 8 NFL slate concludes with what is supposed to be a lopsided matchup thanks to the absence of Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, but you never know what to expect, and fantasy matchups will be decided by this one. Below, read about the fantasy football outlooks for key players like Rashee Rice, Terry McLaurin, […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings and Start/Sit Picks for All Players

Welcome back to our updated Week 8 fantasy football start/sit chart for all player matchups and all games this week. The start/sit chart has been updated for the weekend for players like Garrett Wilson, A.J. Brown, and Calvin Ridley, who have been ruled out due to injury, and players like Darius Slayton who have been […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 8 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 8 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks! If you are new to this series, this is our main weekly matchups column where we cover all games. Every week of the season, we will offer in-depth analysis of every player in every game. This week, there are […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 8 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Kyle Monangai, Troy Franklin, Aaron Rodgers, Rashee Rice, more

Welcome to RotoBaller’s Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 8 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 8 Lineup Spotlights focus on notable players to start or sit when faced with challenging lineup calls. This week, "The King" features deeper lineup options to consider because six NFL teams are on bye weeks. The […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 8 (2025) - Ja'Marr Chase, Drake London, Chris Olave, Zay Flowers, Michael Pittman Jr.

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season. With seven games of data to work with, we can now lean on individual performance, matchup grades, pace of play, and implied totals to pinpoint the best WRs to target in daily fantasy lineups. Week 7 was another […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 8 (2025) - Jonathan Taylor, Bijan Robinson, J.K. Dobbins, More

The Week 8 main slate may be as top-heavy as any slate we have seen this season, with a trio of backs who have been elite fantasy producers this season (Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, and Bijan Robinson) as well as the two best backs from 2024 (Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry) in very good spots, […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks: Travis Kelce, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Zach Ertz, Jauan Jennings, Alec Pierce, Quinshon Judkins, Colston Loveland, Tua Tagovailoa, Caleb Williams, Andy Dalton, more

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 8 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Travis Kelce, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Zach Ertz, Jauan Jennings, Alec Pierce, Quinshon Judkins, Colston Loveland, Breece Hall, Romeo Doubs, Darnell Mooney. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 8 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 8 of the 2025 fantasy football season. We have a decent sample of six weeks in the offensive and defensive advanced metrics. Injuries have taken a toll on the wide receiver and cornerback positions. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide […]

Week 8 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

Welcome to the 2025 season's bye-pocalypse, bye-nado, or bye-mageddon (whatever you want to call it). Six teams, including high-profile offenses like Detroit, Los Angeles, and Seattle, are taking the week off. There are lots of lineup holes to fill, so you may not have the luxury of sitting these potential busts. Below, we sort through […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 8 Targets and Avoids

After seven long weeks of the NFL regular season, welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 8! Congratulations if you're still alive in your Survivor Pool, as there's still a lot of work left to do to be the last entrant standing, but we'll help get you there every week! Week 8 […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8 (2025)

Can I retroactively tell you to sit someone? Because if so, I'd go back in time and recommend that you don't play Quentin Johnston on Thursday night. In a game where the Chargers scored 37 points and quarterback Justin Herbert threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns, Johnston wasn't even targeted. He played 52 percent […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 8 Lineups (2025)

We’re quickly approaching another weekend of jam-packed fantasy football action. Last week’s sonic boom, Quinshon Judkins, exploded for a huge game. Judkins only ran for 84 rushing yards, but he scored three rushing touchdowns against the Miami Dolphins' hapless defense. Hopefully, you heeded our advice, started Judkins, and picked up a win in the process. […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 8 (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of our weekend start 'em sit' em columns. Last weekend, we crushed our picks once again, with Rhamondre Stevenson enjoying the best game of his season, while Travis Etienne Jr. and Kenneth Walker III lived up to their bust title. In this week's edition, we will express concern about […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 8 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

In an era of online warriors, where everyone with a keyboard thinks they know more than veteran executives and Super Bowl-winning coaches, it is natural to question, or even ignore, public outcries. Particularly in the world of sports, fans and analysts frequently slam or pan decisions of GMs, coaches, and owners without any rings or […]

Start/Sit Chart - All Week 8 Fantasy Football Matchups and Player Ratings

Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL season, and to our fantasy football Week 8 start/sit recommendations chart for all player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some interesting Week 8 lineup decisions for players like Oronde Gadsden, Tez Johnson, Jordan Addison, and Rico Dowdle -- and how their matchups project for the […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 8 (2025)

This week, we'll be talking about several tight ends likely on your waiver wire who are starting to make noise. Oronde Gadsden, Dalton Schultz, Colston Loveland, Cade Otton, and Evan Engram are showing signs of being usable players in the next few weeks. Does that mean they'll become weekly starters? Most likely not, but few […]

Week 8 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The NFL has established a new tradition in recent years of scheduling six or more teams on bye at the same time. While this philosophy might make sense if the aim were to fit all byes into the center of the schedule to create balance and fairness, the NFL doesn't do that. Instead, they stack […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 9 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Navigating bye weeks and injuries makes streaming defenses a key strategy entering Week 9 of the fantasy football season. While most elite D/ST options are already rostered, there are still several waiver-wire defenses in favorable matchups that can deliver starter-level production. The goal when streaming is simple: target defenses that can force turnovers and pressure […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 8, 9, 10, 11) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 8, 9, 10, and 11 of the 2025 season. Each week, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers should pick up for the coming weeks.  Last week, this article featured both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles […]

Week 8 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back to our fantasy football kicker streamers, rankings, and starts for Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season. Every week brings a new headline or two when it comes to the kicker position. Week 7 was no different. Brandon Aubrey became the first kicker in league history to knock in five field goals of […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 8 Fantasy Football (2025)

Week 8 has many fantasy managers in desperation mode, as the NFL schedule features SIX teams on byes in Week 8! Trying to navigate Bye-mageddon? You've come to the right place! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 8 of the 2025 season. These defenses can impact your matchups […]

Vikings vs. Chargers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Justin Jefferson, Jordan Mason, Jordan Addison, Justin Herbert, Ladd McConkey, Kimani Vidal, Quentin Johnston

Just when you thought Thursday Night Football was going to disappoint, they bring you Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco last week, who combined for 81 years and 64 points in a turn back the clock kind of night. Can Justin Herbert and Carson Wentz bring some of that offensive magic to this Week 8 Thursday […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 8 (2025)

Just as we all predicted, Daniel Bellinger, Pat Freiermuth, Noah Fant, and Theo Johnson were all among the weekly leaders in Week 7, proving that the tight end position is just as volatile now as it has ever been. With several tight end options off the board this week, including Trey McBride, Sam LaPorta, Brock Bowers, and AJ […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 8 (2025)

The “Bye-Apocalypse” has been a fantasy landmine since the dawn of fantasy football. Here in Week 8, we have six teams on bye, with many of the top receivers taking their talent to Cancun for the week. That’s right, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Cooper Kupp, Jakobi Meyers, Brian Thomas Jr., Davante Adams, Puka Nacua (ankle), and Marvin Harrison Jr. are all […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 8 (2025)

Outside a few surprise performances courtesy of Kyle Monangai, Rhamondre Stevenson, and Brashard Smith, the leaderboard for Week 7 wasn't all that surprising. When we look at the overall fantasy production this season at the running back position, we are seeing consistency within the top-20 backs on a points per game basis. As we continue […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 8 (2025)

I hope the fantasy season is treating you well. But considering what fantasy managers are dealing with as we enter Week 8, the process seems more complicated than it needs to be. In this week's start 'em and sit 'em, we will explore more debatable options that are being presented to fantasy managers who may […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the 2025 season. Every week of the fantasy football season, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers have to pick up for the upcoming weeks.  Last week, this article featured the Rams as […]