Colts Opening Anthony Richardson Sr.'s Practice Window

According to head coach Shane Steichen, the Indianapolis Colts are opening the 21-day practice window for third-year quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. (orbital). Richardson has been sidelined since fracturing his orbital bone before Indianapolis' Week 6 win against Arizona, reportedly due to an accident with a training band. While it's unclear if the team will have […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 16 Start, Sit

With one week standing between fantasy managers and the championship matchup, it's never been more critical to set optimal lineups. Use these Week 16 fantasy football rankings for 2025 to crush your start-sit calls ahead of must-win matchups. Below, you will see where key players such as Mike Evans, Colby Parkinson, Michael Carter, Rico Dowdle, […]

2026 NFL Mock for Dynasty Rookie Fantasy Football Drafts - 1st Round Picks

In November, I put out my first 2026 rookie mock draft for fantasy football dynasty leagues. It's safe to say that in the month since then, some key things have changed. Namely, Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, who was my 1.02 pick in November, collapsed down the stretch, introducing uncertainty to his future outlook. Meanwhile, three […]

2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings - Week 16 Start, Sit Quarterbacks

Only one win stands between you and the fantasy football championship game, so let's nail our start-sit calls in Week 16. We're back with our Week 16 fantasy football quarterback rankings for 2025 to assist your lineup calls. Below, check out where Lamar Jackson, Jared Goff, Baker Mayfield, Jaxson Dart, Jacoby Brissett, C.J. Stroud, Trevor […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 16) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season. The playoff picture is nearly set in both conferences, with 11 teams holding a 90% or better chance to make the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Bears (84%), Buccaneers (76%), and Steelers (66%) are also on the precipice, according to The […]

Start/Sit Chart - Week 16 Fantasy Football Matchups for Thursday Night Football

Welcome to our Thursday Night Football start/sit chart for Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season. Below you will find our start/sit matchups chart for all players in the TNF game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. In addition to our start/sit recommendation and matchup ratings for each player, you can also […]

Matthew Stafford Enters Challenging Matchup Without Elite Target

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford continues to play at a high level, but he'll be without one of his favorite weapons for Thursday's Week 16 game against the Seattle Seahawks. Wide receiver Davante Adams (hamstring) is listed as doubtful for the primetime contest, which means that Stafford will have to find a new favorite […]

Sam Darnold a Poor Streaming Choice in Week 16

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is not a great streaming option in Week 16 against the Los Angeles Rams. Darnold has been in a bit of a slump over the last few weeks. He is turning the ball over far too much, and he is not throwing touchdowns. The last time these two teams met, […]

Joe Burrow Expects to be Back With Bengals in 2026

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has made headlines with some of his recent press conferences, and Wednesday's session with the media was no exception. When asked if there was any world he could imagine where he was not the starting quarterback of the Bengals in 2026, he answered clearly and definitively, "I couldn't see that. […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 16 Fantasy Football (2025)

If you are reading this, congratulations, you have made it to your league's semi-finals. You are so close to the ultimate goal, but also extremely far away. The semi-finals historically are when some weird stuff tends to happen. You could argue that weird stuff is already happening, with post-waiver injury news and QB changes. Oh […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 16 Targets and Avoids

With just three short weeks left in the NFL and three HUGE weeks for survivor pool gamers, welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 16! If you've survived this long, you've done incredibly well! However, the work isn't finished just yet. Even with a full 16-game slate, it's an incredibly tough slate […]

Updated Waiver Wire Rankings for Week 16 (2025): Fantasy Football Pickups for Audric Estime, Evan Hull, Jalen Coker, Darren Waller, Troy Franklin, Chris Rodriguez, Luther Burden, Colston Loveland

The final four of the fantasy football playoffs have arrived, and we will have games on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. While most leagues run their waivers on Tuesday, there are still a few days to make moves. At RotoBaller HQ, we have our updated waiver wire rankings for fantasy football Week 16 of the […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 (2025)

Congratulations to everyone who moved on in their fantasy playoffs this week. Hopefully, you rostered players such as TreVeyon Henderson or Puka Nacua. The week-winning performances of Week 15 were exciting and exactly what you want to see in the fantasy playoffs. As we head into Week 16, the stakes will only continue to get […]

Rams vs. Seahawks Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, Kyren Williams, Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kenneth Walker III

The second round of the 2025 fantasy football playoffs begins on Thursday Night Football, and we've got a great matchup to start the week. Besides the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, both being teams with a plethora of fantasy-relevant players, this game could determine who wins the NFC West and takes the top seed […]

Lamar Jackson Absent With Illness on Wednesday

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that quarterback Lamar Jackson (illness) was kept at home on Wednesday due to flu-like symptoms, according to Cordell Woodland of 105.7 The Fan. Jackson has been a regular DNP in Wednesday practices this year, but mainly due to nagging lower-body injuries. This week, he's under the weather. The […]

Start/Sit Chart - All Week 16 Fantasy Football Matchups and Player Ratings

Welcome to Week 16 of the NFL season, and to our fantasy football Week 16 start/sit recommendations chart for all player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some interesting Week 16 lineup decisions for players like Kyle Monangai, Justin Jefferson, Tyler Warren, and more -- and how their matchups project for the week. There […]

Week 16 Fantasy Football Projections (Half PPR): RB, WR, TE, QB

It's time for the semifinal round of the fantasy football playoffs, so it's important to use all the available resources to set your optimal lineups. No one wants to be eliminated due to a bad lineup call, so we're here to help. Below, view our Week 16 fantasy football projections for all positions. Navigate the […]

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Streamers: Start 'Em for Week 16 Playoffs

'Tis the season to be jolly here at RotoBaller -- and nothing puts me in a better mood than decking the fantasy halls with a big, juicy playoff win. No time to speculate, it's do or die. Cut the fat from those rosters, add anyone with a pulse who could help you, or your opponent, […]

High-Upside Waiver Wire Bench Stashes - Fantasy Football Pickups for Week 16

Even though the fantasy playoffs are officially underway, managers should still be looking to stash high-upside lottery tickets on their bench. This week, we will spotlight several handcuff running backs who would be must-start RB2s in the event their starter misses time. In addition, an emerging rookie WR is also seeing his fantasy stock increase, […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups - Fantasy Football Free Agent Adds and Stashes (2025)

We are now two weeks away from crowning a fantasy football champion. Two more victories. That's all that stands between us and immortality, or at the very least, year-long bragging rights. This week brought several running back injuries, which could create a busy waiver wire week. However, it doesn't seem that many of the injuries […]

Legit Breakouts or Flukes? Kyle Pitts Sr., Kirk Cousins, Colby Parkinson Fantasy Football Outlooks

Week 15 has concluded, and despite being nearly done with the 2025 NFL season, we still saw players have surprise performances that made fantasy managers consider grabbing them off waivers and starting them in Week 16, even with potential elimination on the line. The fantasy playoffs, in most leagues, are single-game elimination contests. But as […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 (2025)

Congratulations if you made it this far; now business is about to pick up as the Fantasy Football Championship births are on the line. Each lineup decision carries a little more weight than the previous weeks. Each risky proposition is magnified just a little more. Last week, Trevor Lawrence led the way in fantasy with […]

Dak Prescott Expected to Start for the Rest of the Season

Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said that he plans to play quarterback Dak Prescott when asked if he would want to see backup quarterback Joe Milton III play if the Cowboys are eliminated from playoff contention. "I want to win, so the plan would be to play Dak," Schottenheimer said. It's not a surprising […]

Geno Smith has "a Good Chance" to Return in Week 16

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said on Sirius XM NFL Radio on Wednesday that there's "a good chance" that quarterback Geno Smith (shoulder, back) returns to start this Sunday against the Houston Texans in Week 16, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Smith suffered a right-shoulder injury in the Week 14 loss to […]

Brady Cook Will Start Again in Week 16

New York Jets rookie quarterback Brady Cook has been named the starter for the team's Week 16 matchup with the Saints. Head coach Aaron Glenn made the announcement on Wednesday, adding that either Tyrod Taylor (groin) or Justin Fields (knee) will back him up. This marks Cook's second consecutive start after coming on early in […]

Patrick Mahomes Rehabbing ACL, LCL Tears

Kansas City Chiefs head trainer Rick Burkholder said that quarterback Patrick Mahomes (knee) was operated on quickly to fix the LCL part of his ACL/LCL knee injury that he suffered in Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, according to Jesse Newell of The Athletic. Mahomes has started his rehab in Dallas this week and […]

Fact or Fiction: Fantasy Football Outlooks for Kirk Cousins, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Jalen Nailor, Troy Franklin, Gunnar Helm

Welcome back to Fact or Fiction, RotoBaller's weekly look at some of the NFL's most shocking performances. This week's a fun one, because we had two wide receivers who've already appeared here earlier in the season, but whose production since then has fallen off so much that another big game felt like a shock. It's a […]

Philip Rivers in Line to Finish the Season as the QB1 in Indianapolis?

Making his first start since January 2021, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers managed to hold his own in Week 15 against the Seattle Seahawks. The 44-year-old completed 18 of 27 pass attempts for 120 yards, one touchdown, and one interception, and nearly led his team to an upset victory on the road. The Colts announced […]

Jaxson Dart Has a Target on His Back as a Runner?

In a clip from HBO's "Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East," Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is seen emphasizing the importance of hitting New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart when Dart takes off as a runner. Based on the clip, Giants beat writer Dan Duggan of The Athletic speculates that Dart "clearly […]

Quinn Ewers Making First Career Start in Week 16

The Miami Dolphins announced they will be benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and starting rookie quarterback Quinn Ewers. While former first-round pick Zach Wilson was an option as well, they will be rolling with the rookie with their playoff hopes completely eliminated. The 2025 seventh-round pick led the Texas Longhorns to the semifinals in 2024, totaling […]