Calvin Ridley Hoping To Repeat Big Day Against Saints

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley will be hoping for a repeat of his earlier season performance against the New Orleans Saints when he faces them on Thursday. Ridley had a breakout three touchdown, 146 yard performance on a season-high seven receptions. His three touchdowns were the middle of a six touchdown run over a […]

Atlanta Falcons Defense To Be Avoided On Thanksgiving

The Atlanta Falcons DST are a group to steer clear of this week when facing the New Orleans Saints on the road. In the last three weeks the Saints have scored an average of 48 points and have averaged 45.33 in their last three road games. The Falcons defense has been extremely vulnerable this season […]

Matt Bryant A Risky Thanksgiving Option

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant makes for a risky play against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. The Atlanta Falcons are going to need to try and stay with the high flying Saints offense Thursday night. Therefore, they are likely to take chances on fourth down during the game, which could see Bryant's opportunities […]

Austin Hooper Someone To Avoid In Week 12

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper could be in for a tough week against the New Orleans Saints in Week 12. The Saints defense ranks 2nd in the league when it comes to preventing tight ends from scoring fantasy points, and are coming off a game in which even Zach Ertz struggled. In Hooper's first […]

Julio Jones Remains A WR1 In Week 12

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones hopes to continue his good season when he squares off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. Jones has averaged 7.3 receptions per game, 15.9 yards per reception and 115.8 yards per game in 2018, with a catch rate of 65.8% and three touchdowns in his last three games. […]

Ito Smith Only A Deep League Option Thursday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith is likely to struggle to make a mark against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. Smith has averaged just 11.5 rushing yards, five carries, three receptions and 13.5 receiving yards in the last two games. He has also failed to find the end zone in either of the last […]

Tevin Coleman A Tough Option To Trust Thursday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman is a tough option to trust when he squares off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. Coleman struggled in his first matchup against the Saints this season, carrying the ball 15 times for 33 yards and adding two receptions, on three targets, for 14 yards and a touchdown. […]

Matt Ryan Should Have Success On The Road Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan should be able to overcome his issues on the road this season when he squares off against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night. Ryan has a quarterback rating nearly 30 points lower, according to Pro Football Focus, when he has played on the road in 2018. However, Ryan has […]

Prep for the Playoffs With #AllBenchRB

What’s up RotoBallers? I’m back to remind you of a topic that happens to be relevant each and every week and that is a strategy I’ve coined #AllBenchRB. I’ll give you a quick reminder of the strategy and then get to what we all care about - how to apply the strategy to your roster […]

Fantasy Bomb - TE Start/Sit Advice (Week 12)

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and lead NFL writer Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) give their start/sit recommendations at the tight end position for Week 12 of the fantasy football season. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and listen to us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! […]

Thanksgiving Thursday DFS Lineup Picks: FanDuel, DraftKings Daily Fantasy Advice

Thanksgiving is a very dope holiday - food and football is an undefeated combination as far as I'm concerned. Questionable origins in the United States, but if we strip it down to the bare bones, it's a time to, well, give thanks. We're all blessed to be breathing, and even though life may sometimes feel […]

Thanksgiving Thursday Matchups Analysis - Week 12 Starts/Sits

Happy Thanksgiving to all! It was Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks' dominant ground game that carried the day on Thursday Night Football in Week 11. In a rematch of the 2014 NFC Championship, the Seahawks managed to pull out the 27-24 victory in a thriller over Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Fantasy […]

Week 12 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 12 is upon us, and two of the best fantasy offenses in the NFL are both on their byes this week. Not only will players be looking for kicker streamers with Greg Zuerlein and Harrison Butker out this week, but players will be scrambling to fill a ton of spots. The fantasy regular season […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 12 Lightning Round

Week 11 has been quite the show thus far, as all of our fantasy teams can only aspire to be half as successful as the New Orleans Saints, who appear to be executing at will over opponents. Remember when the Buccaneers beat them? Me neither. Anyway, we here at RotoBaller are always looking to get […]

Atlanta Falcons Defense Delivers Poor Return

Atlanta Falcons defense and special teams were extremely disappointing once again this week against the Dallas Cowboys. The Falcons defense were not able to force any turnovers and only managed to get two sacks. While they were not blown up they did surrender 22 points to the Cowboys and will therefore be unlikely to receive […]

Matt Bryant Has Big Return

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant had a big day against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday as he returned from a groin injury. Bryant took advantage of the Falcons failure to find the end zone in kicking all four of his field goal opportunities, including one from an impressive 53 yards. Bryant also added an extra […]

Austin Hooper Has Extremely Disappointing Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper had his most disappointing day of the season against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Hooper has had other days where he has not put up many yards but his four catches for 27 yards was disappointing for a different reason. Hooper was targeted eight times and was only able […]

Julio Jones Has Big Day Again Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones had a nice day against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. Jones needed a big reception in the fourth quarter for a 34-yard touchdown to make this day a success for his fantasy owners. Jones caught 6-of-9 targets for 118 yards and the single touchdown. At this point in the […]

Ito Smith Disappoints Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith had a disappointing day Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Smith carried the ball six times for 10 yards and added two receptions for 12 yards. The positive is that Smith did see carries around the red zone however he was unable to make them count. There is not really […]

Tevin Coleman Effective But Under Whelming Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman had a frustrating day for his fantasy owners on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. Coleman averaged over seven yards per carry with a longest run of 17 yards. However, he carried the ball just eight times, and was therefore only able to put up 58 yards rushing. He managed […]

Matt Ryan Has Unspectacular Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan salvaged his day with a late touchdown as he struggled to register 15 fantasy points against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday. It needed a late drive from Ryan, culminating in a touchdown to Julio Jones, for him to make his points total look even remotely satisfactory. Ryan completed 24-of-34 passes for […]

Updated Week 11 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 11 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 11 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Joe Flacco is out this week, Lamar Jackson will start instead. Keke Coutee is expected to make his return this week. Marvin Jones (knee) is officially out […]

Week 11 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 1)

Welcome to our Week 11 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the early slate of games, beginning […]

Flex Heroes and Zeroes - Week 11 Fantasy Football Picks

Hopefully, all my loyal readers got the joke last week that the picks were actually reversed and did the complete opposite of what was suggested! Nelson Agholor has apparently not morphed into toast, at least not yet. Week 10 was just one of those weeks that was filled with blowouts and upsets, or in the case […]

Under-the-Radar Booms/Busts: Week 11

For those fantasy footballers looking to make a playoff push in standard leagues or make a million dollars in daily fantasy leagues, Week 11 is going to test their ability to set a winning lineup. Fantasy football owners have to combat glaring gaps in their lineups caused by a half-dozen NFL teams being on bye […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 11): NFL DFS Lineups

Anytime you lose both the Rams and the Chiefs from a slate you are set for a weird week. Throw in the Patriots on a bye and there are a lot of big names missing in Week 11. However, thankfully we still have the Chargers and the Saints on the slate. Interestingly this week the […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 11) - Targets and Avoids

Week 10 was a gloomy day for the favorites. The Falcons and Patriots were soundly beaten on the road. The Jets were mauled at home while the Eagles were surprisingly beaten. The favorites that did take care of business; the Saints, Rams, Chiefs, Chargers, and Bears. With nearly all participants in survivor pools eliminated, you […]

Week 11 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR

Howdy, and welcome to the weekly column that puts my rankings front and center and compares them against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR).  Who am I and why should you care? I was the ninth-most accurate in-season expert on FantasyPros out of 125 last season and am fighting against the incredibly smart field yet again. […]

Week 11 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

I cannot believe it is Week 11 already! This season has flown by and things in the NFL are starting to settle down. The good teams are really starting to distinguish from bad and the pretenders are falling away a little bit. The same goes for the players in the consistency ratings. The best running […]

WR Target and Snap Count Risers from Week 10

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward accomplishing your unwavering goal of securing a league championship. As the season unfolds, it is crucial for you to utilize the tools that you have available, in order to maintain an extensive level of knowledge regarding the number of opportunities that are being provided to your wide receivers […]