Week 9 Half-PPR Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Tyjae Spears, Alexander Mattison, Gus Edwards, more

The NFL trade deadline is over. Some players changed scenery, and the Bills brought in veteran back Leonard Fournette. Week 9 is here, and it's time to start preparing and getting ready to win your league matchups. Fantasy managers could scramble for replacements as the 49ers, Jaguars, Lions, and Broncos are off this week. Here […]

Week 9 Half-PPR FLEX Rankings for Fantasy Football: Chuba Hubbard, Gabe Davis, Jakobi Meyers, Emari Demercado, more

Welcome back, RotoBallers! Week 9 is here as the fantasy football regular season keeps rolling along. With four teams on the bye, fantasy managers must dig deep when selecting a FLEX for their starting lineup. We are here to help you set that winning line with our NFL team's updated Week 9 fantasy football FLEX rankings […]

NFL Touchdown Predictions for Week 9: The Fantasy Football Pie Shop (2023)

After having no teams on their bye in Week 8, we have three great offenses taking their seasonal breather. I’ll let you guess the three great offenses, with the Lions, Jaguars, 49ers, and Broncos on bye. Last week, was not our best week, finishing with only one correct lock pick. For those of you who […]

Deshaun Watson, Taylor Heinicke, Aidan O'Connell: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 9

The Week 9 NFL slate is finally here, meaning it's time for fantasy managers to make tough, last-minute start 'em, sit 'em decisions. Deshaun Watson, Taylor Heinicke, and Aidan O'Connell are all hot names ahead of this week's games Watson, if he plays, will take on the Cardinals. Heinicke and the Falcons take on Minnesota. O'Connell […]

Week 9 Superflex Rankings for Fantasy Football: Will Levis, Aidan O'Connell, Taylor Heinicke, Tyler Lockett, Aaron Jones, more

Howdy RotoBallers! Week 9 officially arrives and kicks off with the Titans and Steelers on Thursday night. Fantasy managers will be without crucial fantasy options with the 49ers, Jaguars, Broncos, and Lions on the bye this week. Today, we will review our NFL Week 9 fantasy football superflex rankings (2QB) for fantasy football as of November 2nd. […]

Best Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9 - Will Levis, Trey McBride, Demario Douglas, Taylor Heinicke, more

With eight weeks in the books, we are officially halfway through the regular season of fantasy football. If you're 3-5, it's time to make some moves and mix up your roster. That includes trades and through the waiver wire. If that's your situation, you need to prioritize players who can help you win right now. […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Leonard Fournette, Trey McBride, Jahan Dotson, Jeff Wilson Jr.

Hey, RotoBallers! Week 9 snuck up on us, and it's time to hit the waiver wire and start prepping for your upcoming Week 9 fantasy football matchups. Fantasy managers will have to go through another bye gauntlet again with the Jaguars, Lions, Broncos, and 49ers all off this week, and plenty of NFL injury updates […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Fantasy Football WR Adds for Week 9 include Rashid Shaheed, Demario Douglas, more

With last week in the rearview, it's time to look ahead to Week 9 with our wide receiver fantasy football waiver wire pickups. There are some good upside wide receivers out there on the waiver wire, so this is a good chance for you to bolster your fantasy lineup. Below, you'll find some wide receivers […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Waiver Wire - Week 9 TE Pickups Include Trey McBride, Taysom Hill, Jake Ferguson, more

Week 8 was easy for fantasy football managers. Week 9 will not be as easy, especially at the tight end position. The bye weeks are back in full force. Fantasy footballers will be without San Francisco’s George Kittle, Detroit’s Sam LaPorta, and Jacksonville’s Evan Engram since they are all off. New York’s Darren Waller injured […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 9

We're halfway through the fantasy football regular season. Regardless of where you stand in your league's standings, it's important fantasy managers continue to tinker with their rosters. Part of that process is deciding which players need to be sent packing. This article, as difficult as cutting players can be, should help you do that. Unfortunately, […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports for NFL WRs: Week 9 Updates for Puka Nacua, DeAndre Hopkins, Drake London, and Deebo Samuel

The receiver position has, for the most part, has been somewhat injury-clean this season. While fantasy managers needed to deal with Cooper Kupp's early hamstring injury, Mike Williams's torn ACL, and now Justin Jefferson's hamstring injury, there have been very few other injuries to the position. At least to some of the big news. Week […]

Drake London Won't Practice Wednesday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (groin) will not practice on Wednesday after getting injured in the Week 8 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Head coach Arthur Smith said the team will "see how the week goes" before determining London's status for the Week 9 contest against the Minnesota Vikings. The 22-year-old second-year […]

Desmond Ridder Benched, Taylor Heinicke To Start In Week 9

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith announced on Wednesday that quarterback Taylor Heinicke will make the start over Desmond Ridder in Week 9 against the Minnesota Vikings. Ridder was pulled in the Week 8 loss to the Tennessee Titans, so the writing was on the wall for this move. Heinicke went 12-for-21 for 175 yards […]

NFL DFS Stacks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Top Week 9 Daily Fantasy Football Picks

We are back to dealing with bye weeks in the NFL, with the Denver Broncos, the Detroit Lions, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the San Francisco 49ers all on a bye week in Week 9. The Miami Dolphins, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Buffalo Bills, and the Cincinnati Bengals are all on primetime games (or overseas […]

NFL DFS Rankings for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 9 Picks for Cash and GPP Contests

Just when we thought a slate couldn’t get uglier than Week 7, here comes Week 9! There are no games on the slate this weekend with a total of over 50 points, and the Dallas/Philadelphia game is the only one that looks mildly promising from a fantasy perspective. When a slate has only one obvious […]

Titans vs. Steelers TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Derrick Henry, Kenny Pickett, Will Levis, Tyjae Spears, DeAndre Hopkins, Jaylen Warren

If you weren't already excited enough about a Week 9 matchup between the under-achieving Pittsburgh Steelers and the identity-seeking Tennessee Titans for Thursday night football, would some Kenny Pickett vs. Will Levis help get you there? In what was originally shaping up to be the most Thursday Night Football-ish game ever, we will at least […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9: Will Levis, Zach Charbonnet, Brandin Cooks, Julio Jones, Gerald Everett, more

Week 9 marks the midway point of the 2023 NFL season. The fantasy football playoffs are just over six weeks away in most leagues, so it's time for deep league fantasy managers to position themselves for a playoff run using the waiver wire. As expected, the options are running thin in deep leagues, meaning most […]

2023 NFL QB Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Quarterbacks After Week 8

Quarterback injuries ran rampant in Week 8, as Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, Kenny Pickett, and Desmond Ridder all left their respective games and did not return. Cousins is done for the season with a torn Achilles, while Pickett is set to start Thursday night. Stafford is day-to-day, and Ridder's job could be on the line […]

Is Desmond Ridder Injured or Healthy? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback Desmond Ridder left Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans to be evaluated for a concussion. He did not return to the contest despite being cleared from the concussion protocol. It was a bit of a confusing situation, with some speculating that he was benched for Taylor Heinicke because of performance. So, […]

NFL DFS: Week 9 Matchups First Look - Totals, Salaries, Slates and More

Well, some things in Week 8 went exactly as planned - A.J. Brown crushed the Commanders once again, Gus Edwards and the Ravens ran roughshod over the Cardinals, and the Cowboys defense racked up fantasy points. But other outcomes were far from predictable - like when Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs lost by two scores […]

Is Drake London Injured Or Healthy? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London was the eighth overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. London had an impressive college career, totaling 160 receptions for 2,153 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns in three years at USC. He led the team in all three categories in his final year in college. The former Trojan had […]

Falcons Acquire Kentavius Street From Eagles

The Atlanta Falcons acquired defensive tackle Kentavius Street and a 2025 seventh-round pick from the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday in exchange for a 2024 conditional sixth-round selection (if he plays at least six games), according to sources. The Falcons will use Street to help replace defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (knee), who suffered a season-ending torn […]

Desmond Ridder Not Guaranteed To Play In Week 9

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said the team will evaluate the quarterback position heading into a Week 9 clash against the Minnesota Vikings. Smith reiterated that health can affect performance, and his top concern is Desmond Ridder's (head) health. "Whoever is going to play this week has got to get the reps," Smith said. […]

Top Fantasy Football Injuries From Sunday: Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, Kenny Pickett, Drake London, Darren Waller, more

Week 8 saw a ton of signal-callers enter the injury headlines, but there is also a group of key pass-catchers who were dinged up on Sunday. Our fantasy football injuries report highlights the banged-up players with fantasy significance and their early status heading into Week 9 as of Monday, October 30, 2023. This article focuses […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Will Levis, DeAndre Hopkins, Trey McBride, Jahan Dotson, more

As it has been with most weeks during the 2023 NFL season, Week 8 was an interesting one. There were obviously some entertaining games, but the story of the day was the amount of notable quarterbacks that went down. Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, Tyrod Taylor, Kenny Pickett, and Desmond Ridder all exited their games with […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round Including Jahan Dotson, Chuba Hubbard, Taysom Hill, Kyler Murray

Howdy, RotoBallers, and re-join us for our first glance at the Week 9 fantasy football waiver wire landscape following a gritty Sunday. We serve as a rapid reaction to get critical names on your radar with the week's early performances and injuries to big names such as Kirk Cousins, Matthew Stafford, Drake London, Darren Waller, […]

Grady Jarrett Suffers Torn ACL

Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (knee) suffered a torn ACL and will not play for the remainder of the 2023 season. The two-time Pro Bowler suffered the injury early in Atlanta's contest against the Tennessee Titans, which allowed running back Derrick Henry to run for over 100 yards. Jarrett only logged four snaps before […]

Desmond Ridder Not Benched For Poor Performance

According to Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith, the team remains confident in the abilities of quarterback Desmond Ridder. The signal-caller didn't look the best in the Week 8 loss to the Titans, going 8-for-12 for 71 yards and adding three carries for 26 yards before being replaced by Taylor Heinicke. While those numbers aren't […]

Kyle Pitts Held In Check Once Again

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts has been unable to get anything going lately after he looked like he was finally heating up a few weeks ago. On Sunday, the young tight end hauled in three of his five targets for 35 yards in the loss to the Tennessee Titans. The Falcons didn't have much […]

Drake London Exits Early In Week 8

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (groin) was forced to leave early during the Week 8 matchup against the Tennessee Titans. The young wideout was hit hard during the third quarter. At first glance, it looked like a head or rib issue, but London has been diagnosed with a groin injury. He was seen on […]