Sam Darnold Out Sunday, Joe Flacco To Start Against Cardinals

The New York Jets will use quarterback Joe Flacco as the starter in Week 5 against the Cardinals, according to a sources. Sam Darnold (shoulder) suffered an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder in the Week 4 loss to the Broncos and has been ruled out. It's unclear if Darnold will be ready to […]

Alex Smith Now The Backup In Washington

The Washington Football Team has benched quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr. in favor of Kyle Allen for Week 5 against the Rams, and veteran Alex Smith will now serve as Allen's backup. Haskins will be inactive this weekend. It will be the first time that Smith has been active in an NFL game since 2018 before […]

Kyle Allen To Start In Week 5, Dwayne Haskins Jr. Benched

The Washington Football Team is making a change under center heading into Week 5 against the Rams. Quarterback Kyle Allen will get the start, while Dwayne Haskins Jr. will head to the bench. Not only has Haskins been demoted, but he'll be the third-string QB behind Alex Smith. The former first-rounder has completed 89 of […]

Another Titans Player Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Tennessee Titans reopening of their team facilities remains on hold after another player tested positive for COVID-19 from Tuesday's round of testing, according to a source. It means that they will not be able to return to practice together on Wednesday, and their Week 5 game against the Bills is now in question. They'll […]

Now Is the Time to Sell High on Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott came into the season as a consensus top-five quarterback in fantasy football. Through four games, the Dallas Cowboys QB has soared past those expectations, completing 68% percent of his passes for 1,690 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions. Currently ranked as QB1, Dak is on an absurd pace of 6,000+ passing yards on […]

Ben Roethlisberger A Low-End QB1 Versus Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will face the Philadelphia Eagles at home in Week 5 after coming off a surprise bye in Week 4. The bye, which was forced by positive COVID-19 tests from several members of the Tennessee Titans, came at an opportune time for the Steelers as wide receiver Diontae Johnson was unlikely […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 4

This series continues into its fourth week of where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 4, we saw performances such as the Arizona Cardinals wide receivers only totalling 67 receiving yards, the Cleveland Browns running backs taking 35 carries for 228 […]

Baker Mayfield Draws Tough Week 5 Matchup

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield is coming off an impressive 49-38 road win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 4. He will look to help improve Cleveland's record to 4-1 when he faces off against the Indianapolis Colts at home in Week 5. This could end up as a low-scoring game as the Colts sport […]

Kirk Cousins Has Tantalizing Matchup In Week 5

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins will have an excellent matchup heading into Week 5. Over his last two games, Cousins is averaging 255.5 passing yards a game with four touchdowns and will go up against a Seahawks Defense that is allowing the second most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season. Seattle is allowing an astounding […]

Nick Foles Looking To Bounce Back Against Bucs

Chicago Bears quarterback Nick Foles will try and produce a better performance on a short week against the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football to kick off Week 5. The Bears offense was out of sorts the entire game against the Colts and the veteran passer simply did not look in rhythm. Foles will have another […]

Top Draft Prospect Trey Lance Declares For NFL Draft

North Dakota State Bison quarterback Trey Lance announced Tuesday that he would not suit up for the remainder of the 2020 college football season in order to prepare for the ‘21 NFL Draft. Projected by many prognosticators as a first-round pick -- potentially even a Top 10 selection -- Lance is a dual-threat signal caller […]

Drew Lock Watches Practice From Sidelines Tuesday

Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock (shoulder) may have entered the week with a “50-50” chance to play Sunday versus New England, but the fact that he was not practicing Tuesday is not a step in the right direction for his status. Lock has been sidelined since sustaining a strained rotator cuff during Week 2, with […]

Cam Newton A Long Shot To Play In Week 5?

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton hasn't shown any symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19 last weekend, but that doesn't mean that he won't experience some symptoms in the next couple days. Newton could have a chance to play this Sunday against the Broncos if he returns two negative tests within a 24-hour span, but […]

Will Bill O'Brien's Firing Change Anything In Houston?

On Monday, the thing Houston Texans fans had wanted for years finally came true, as the team fired head coach/general manager Bill O'Brien. An exciting hire back in 2014 to replace Gary Kubiak after he'd helped steady a heavily sanctioned Penn State program, Texans fans eventually soured on O'Brien, whose uncreative playcalling and failure to […]

The Cut List (Week 5) - Time to Let Go?

We have reached the point in the season where you will inevitably encounter players once featured in the “hold” category, be demoted to the “drop” portion of the entry. As the sample size of games increases, it will be harder to recommend a hold on a “let’s see” approach. There are naturally exceptions to this, […]

Joe Looney Could Miss 2-3 Weeks

Dallas Cowboys center Joe Looney (knee) suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee on the first play of the Week 4 loss to the Browns and could miss two to three weeks, according to a source. Rookie Tyler Biadasz will take over for Looney with left guard Connor Williams working as the backup center. […]

Cam Newton Not Showing Symptoms After Positive COVID-19 Test

New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, who tested positive for COVID-19 last Friday, was asymptomatic as of Monday, according to a source. It means that Newton could be cleared to return in five days since his first positive test if he continues not to show any symptoms, has two negative tests 24 hours apart within […]

Titans Have Zero Positive COVID-19 Tests Again Tuesday

The Tennessee Titans had zero positive COVID-19 tests again on Tuesday for the second straight day, according to a source. Because of the two straight days without any positives, there is potential that the Titans facilities could re-open on Wednesday. Tennessee's facilities have been closed since Sept. 29 because of a coronavirus outbreak that caused […]

Ryan Fitzpatrick Will Start Against 49ers

Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has officially named quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick the starter for Week 5 against the 49ers. While it sounds like the coaching staff was considering all options, including giving rookie first-rounder Tua Tagovailoa his first NFL start, they decided to stick with the grizzled veteran for at least another week after […]

FAB Bidding - Week 5 Waiver Wire Targets

It's time to break out the wallets! Alongside our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). In case you were not aware, several fantasy sports platforms are switching from […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The bye weeks officially begin, although a couple of teams have already taken theirs prematurely due to COVID. Hopefully, no other games are delayed but we know to always be prepared for unexpected changes to the schedule. The waiver wire will be more important in 2020 than any previous season, especially after waivers clear in […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

While Week 4 hasn't yielded as many injuries as Weeks 2 and 3, we're still tracking several relevant names potentially going down and who would step up. Key injuries include: Austin Ekeler (hamstring), Nick Chubb (knee), Noah Fant (ankle), O.J. Howard (Achilles), Tyler Eifert (concussion), and Jordan Akins (concussion). And of course, there are the Covid-related […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

With week 4 in the books, we have completed a quarter of the NFL season for each team. It has been a wild ride with COVID positive tests and an ever-growing list of injuries, but the waiver wire just keeps on churning. We got to see some explosive passing performances with Dak Prescott throwing for […]

Week 4 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

There were 17 quarterbacks that scored at least 20-fantasy points in Week 4 with Dak Prescott leading the charge. Teddy Bridgewater, Justin Herbert and Sam Darnold were some unfamiliar faces that cracked the top-10 this week, but other than those guys none of the big producers really surprised us. As a whole, tight ends weren't […]

Jarrett Stidham Tosses Two Interceptions

New England Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham played the final quarter during the Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He replaced Brian Hoyer who was horrendous up to that point, but Stidham didn't do much better. Stidham completed five of 13 passing attempts for 60 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. The Patriots […]

Brian Hoyer Benched In Loss

New England Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer was tough to watch during his spot start against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4. He completed 15 of 24 passing attempts for 130 yards and zero touchdowns with one interception. There was really nothing positive to take out of Hoyer's performance here. He was benched in the […]

Matt Ryan Posts 285 Yards

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan went 28-for-39 and posted 285 yards in the Week 4 loss to the Packers. The Falcons were down for most of the game and the offense looked out of sync for most of the night. Ryan now only has one passing touchdown in the past two games. He will look […]

Aaron Rodgers Roasts Falcons On MNF

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 27 of 33 passes for 327 yards and four touchdowns in the Packers 30-16 trouncing of the Falcons. Rodgers is having an MVP-type start to his season and found tight end Robert Tonyan in this game for three touchdown scores. Even without star receiver Davante Adams (hamstring), Rodgers is […]

Patrick Mahomes Tosses Two Touchdowns In Week 4

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was held in check by the Patriots for most of Monday’s contest, but came alive late in the game. Mahomes tossed a short pass to wide receiver Tyreek Hill for a touchdown late in the third quarter and connected with wide receiver Mecole Hardman for a short touchdown in […]

Ryan Tannehill Has Upside Appeal In Week 5

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill will have considerable DFS appeal should Sunday’s contest versus Buffalo go off without a hitch in the wake of the Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak. Tannehill has completed 67.3% of his passes to begin the year, which is right in line with the completion rate that the Bills have allowed (67.7%). The […]