Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions

Life is easy if you have Todd Gurley or Alvin Kamara. Sadly, statistics say that only 8.3% of all fantasy owners in a typical 12-team league will own one of these players. That number drops further the more teams in your league. Lucky for you, we're here to help. The running back scene can be […]

C.J. Beathard Only A Risky QB2 Option

San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard faces a formidable challenge in Week 5 against the Arizona Cardinals 10th best pass defense (250.3 yards per game). Beathard showed no timidity in Week 4, slinging the rock 37 times for 298 yards and two touchdowns. However, he also threw two critical picks and failed to complete any […]

Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 5

Finally, football fans got the Thursday night shootout they were looking for! The Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings put up over 1,000 yards in total offense during their Thursday Night Football game in Week 4. Fantasy owners who started most offensive pieces on either team were rewarded with a bevy of points to kick […]

Patrick Mahomes Throws for Over 300 Yards Again

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes played well on Monday despite facing a fairly strong Denver defense. Mahomes went 28-for-45 with 304 passing yards and one touchdown in the victory over the Broncos on Monday. This was the third game in a row that Mahomes has thrown over 300 yards. However, he only threw one […]

Eli Manning Hopes To Unlock Offense Against Panthers

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has passed for 1,055 yards, four touchdowns and one interception through four games. He has completed 74.2% of his passes with a QB rating of 99.1 but the offense has been mediocre thus far this season and Manning is averaging only seven yards per completion. This week the Giants […]

Drew Brees Has Fantastic Career Numbers On MNF

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will go up against a Redskins defense that has allowed the fourth fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks in Week 5. This typically would be a tough matchup but the Saints are at home and Brees has dominated the competition playing on Monday Night Football. In 21 games on […]

Tom Brady In Line To Produce Against Colts

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will go up against a Colts defense that has allowed the ninth fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks in Week 5. But Brady and Co. will take on the Colts team on a short week that just gave up 375 passing yards to the Texans Deshaun Watson. The Patriots […]

Week 5 Quarterbacks - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Week after week it seems we're getting huge quarterback performances out of nowhere. It was Ryan Fitzpatrick and Patrick Mahomes stealing the show through the first few weeks, but this week a few different unlikely quarterbacks stepped up to the plate. Tampa Bay and Chicago are on bye for Week 5. Neither team has a […]

Blake Bortles (QB, JAX) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 32% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Despite his less than stellar reputation in the NFL, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles has long been a solid fantasy football option with an ownership lower than it should be. He's shown himself to be capable of putting up top-tier fantasy numbers in […]

After Hours With RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire Week 5

RotoBaller fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano takes a look at the latest fantasy football news and notes, and discusses the waiver wire for fantasy football week 5. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at FanPicks. In this podcast you will hear about: Dede Westbrook, Mike Davis Taylor Gabriel, Nick Chubb Cameron Brate, […]

Daniel Kilgore's Season Could Be Over

The Miami Dolphins fear that center Daniel Kilgore (triceps) suffered a torn triceps in Week 4, according to a source. That is a significant injury that would likely require him to miss the rest of the season. With Kilgore out for the foreseeable future, Travis Swanson is expected to fill in for a declining offensive […]

Case Keenum Fails to Capitalize on Favorable Matchup

Denver Broncos quarterback Case Keenum completed 21 of his 33 passes for 245 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception in the Broncos 23-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs Monday night. The same Kansas City Chiefs who came into the game allowing the second-most fantasy points to opposing signal callers. After tossing three TDs in […]

Mike Glennon To Remain As Backup

Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks said he expects quarterback Mike Glennon to remain as the backup to rookie Josh Rosen. That means that Sam Bradford will remain as the No. 3 quarterback. We never expected Bradford to remain as the starter all year, but falling to third on the depth chart this quickly just […]

Dante Pettis, Joe Staley Don't Have Serious Knee Injuries

The San Francisco 49ers are optimistic that wide receiver Dante Pettis (knee) and offensive tackle Joe Staley (knee) aren't facing long-term knee injuries. Both Pettis and Staley suffered injuries in the first half of the Week 4 loss to the Chargers and didn't return. Both players were expected to undergo MRI exams on Monday, but […]

Aaron Rodgers Looks Human In Week 4 Win

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was far from perfect in Sunday's game, but he was able to lead the team to a win. Rodgers completed 22 of his 44 attempts for 298 yards and a touchdown. He also threw an interception. Rodgers was fairly successful on the ground with five rushes for 31 yards […]

Aaron Rodgers Not Happy With Offense

Despite the Green Bay Packers 22-0 win over the Bills in Week 4, quarterback Aaron Rodgers remains unhappy with the offense as a whole. He also said it took "grit" to be able to practice last week on his injured left knee last Thursday, but he fought through it because he "felt like we needed […]

Jameis Winston Named Week 6 Starter

Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter has named quarterback Jameis Winston the starter for Week 6 against Atlanta. Koetter refused to commit to Winston to start the year and with Ryan Fitzpatrick's play early on his reasoning was justified. However, after seeing Fitzpatrick falter early on in two straight games, the head coach has made the […]

Eagles Unable To Protect Carson Wentz

The Philadelphia Eagles fell to 2-2 on the season after blowing a 17-3 third-quarter lead in their 26-23 overtime loss to the Tennessee Titans. A big reason that the Eagles were unable to maintain the lead was their inability to protect quarterback Carson Wentz. Wentz was under siege all day by the Titans, as they […]

Matt Ryan Has Another Big Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had another big week Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Ryan went 29-of-39 for 419 yards with three touchdowns as the Falcons slipped to 1-3 on the season. This is now three weeks running that Ryan has put up impressive fantasy performances as the Falcons offense appears to be rolling at […]

Josh Allen Falls Flat On Sunday

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen had a rough outing Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. The rookie quarterback went 16-for-33 finishing with 151 yards and two interceptions. After the Bills made easy work of a solid Vikings defense last week, they came back down to earth Sunday. While Allen is doing an okay job with […]

Joe Flacco Tops 300 Yards Again

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco surgically picked the Pittsburgh Steelers apart in a 26-14 victory. Flacco completed 28 of 42 passes for 363 yards and a pair of touchdowns versus the Steelers. Eleven different receivers caught a pass, led by Willie Snead with six receptions. The 11th-year pro, who ranks 14th among quarterbacks in fantasy […]

Russell Wilson Dinks And Dunks On Sunday

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is one of the most exciting players in the league, but not this week. With their starting running back out against Arizona, Seattle coaches did the only logical thing and decided to ride the running game to victory. Wilson was instead relegated to short passes only when necessary, and he […]

Philip Rivers Passes John Elway On All-Time List

With their win on Sunday, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers passed John Elway on the all-time passing yards list. Rivers threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns to help guide the crew to their first home win of the season. Rivers is off to another wonderful start and looks like he should have no […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Likely Headed Towards Backup Role

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was reportedly nearly benched during Week 3 and was pulled at halftime during the blowout loss to Chicago on Sunday. Fitzpatrick opened the season with three straight games with over 400 years. Sadly, it looks like the "FitzMagic" has run out in Tampa Bay. Fitzpatrick went 9-for-18 with one […]

Jameis Winston Plays Well in Blowout Loss

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston replaced starter Ryan Fitzpatrick in the blowout loss to the Bears on Sunday. Winston went 16-for-20 with one touchdown in two interceptions while throwing for 145 yards in the second half. The two interceptions weren't ideal, but Winston did have a 80% completion rate. The Bucs head into a […]

Jameis Winston (QB, TB) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Those looking for a QB for Week 5 can move on. The Bucs are entering their bye week and it hasn't even been determined that Jameis Winston will be the starter following it. However, it is highly likely that he will be. Also, […]

Blake Bortles Strong In Week 4

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles threw for 388 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception on 29-for-38 passing in Sunday's victory over the New York Jets. He added 28 rushing yards. Despite the matchup looking tough on paper for Jacksonville, Bortles was accurate against a Jets defense that had looked good through three weeks. Fantasy owners […]

Ben Roethlisberger Slowed By Ravens In Week 4

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger turned in a pedestrian game against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 4. Roethlisberger passed for 274 yards, one touchdown, and one interception in his team's 26-14 loss on Sunday night. The Steelers did all of their scoring in the second quarter as Roethlisberger and the team's offense was shut out […]

Andy Dalton Lifts Bengals Over Falcons

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton led his team to a comeback victory over Atlanta on Sunday. Dalton completed 29 of his 41 pass attempts despite consistent pressure from the Falcons defense throughout the entire game, finishing throwing for 337 yards and three touchdowns, including a game-winning pass to wide receiver A.J. Green. The former Horned […]

Alex Smith (QB, WAS) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 54% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith was dropped in some leagues heading into the bye week, meaning he’ll be out there in nearly half of Yahoo leagues for a Week 5 date with the Saints in New Orleans. New Orleans has generally been a favorable […]