Willie Snead A Low-End Flex Option

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Willie Snead will look to make up for a disappointing game against his former team with a solid performance in Week 8. Snead, who had a stellar 68 percent reception rate through the first six weeks, snagged just three of seven targets versus New Orleans, where he spent his first three […]

Michael Crabtree A Low-End WR3 For Week 8

While Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had his troubles with drops this season, but he has been relatively consistent over the last month or so. Crabtree grabbed five of nine targets for 66 yards in Week 7, marking the fifth time that he has caught at least five passes and totaled 50 or […]

Javorius Allen Is Not Worth Playing In Week 8

Baltimore Ravens running back Javorius Allen has seen a light workload the past two weeks. He has totaled 42 scrimmage yards on 11 touches, with 39 of those yards coming on six receptions during this two-game period. Allen, who is averaging less than five fantasy points per game over the last month, has not reached […]

Week 8 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 1)

Welcome to our Week 8 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 […]

Week 8 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of our Week 8 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 late […]

Week 8 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR

Howdy, and welcome to the weekly column that puts my rankings under the microscope and compares them against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR). My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. Do note that the ECR will shift! Who am I and why should […]

Week 8 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

At every position other than tight end we are seeing fairly consistent names appearing in the top-10/15/25. Outside of that we still have a lot of boom-or-bust players. This week I want to focus on how you can use the information below to make those agonizing decisions about the high-ceiling, low-floor players. For running back […]

Under-the-Radar Booms/Busts: Week 8

This is the point of the season where bye weeks start getting as annoying to fantasy football players as rain is to golfers. Fantasy owners have another week where four NFL teams are on bye, so there are fewer candidates to choose from in the under-the-radar boom and bust categories. You would think this should […]

John Brown Is WR2 With Upside

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver John Brown has become the team's most consistent fantasy performer. Brown is coming off his best game of the season last week, as he hauled in each of his seven targets for 134 yards and one touchdown. It was the fifth-year veteran's second 100-yard game and the fourth time that he […]

WR Target and Snap Count Analysis from Week 7

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 […]

RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown - Week 8 Preview

Another week and more injuries at running back. For this week’s article, I’m going to focus on backfields that have had injuries or guys currently banged up and what value can be found in their replacements. Will they just be a bye-week fill in or will some of these newly crowned starters be viable starters […]

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions

Running backs: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. It's getting to the point where you almost wish you could start all wide receivers so you don't have to worry about injuries, trades, and duds. This week alone, we saw Carlos Hyde on the bench while he waits to integrate into the Jags' system, […]

Week 8 Running Backs - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

We now enter the planning process for Week 8, as some of you are contending with backs that have been inconsistent or completely absent due to lingering injuries, while others are receiving disappointing results from runners that you originally believed would be among your most dependable performers. Some of you have also been impacted by recent […]

Alex Collins Is An RB3 For Week 8

The NFL season is nearly halfway over and Baltimore Ravens running back Alex Collins has yet to have a breakout performance. Collins, who was expected to join the 1,000-yard club this season, is averaging just 3.5 yards a carry and 44.1 yards a game. The 24-year-old was limited to 38 yards on 11 attempts last […]

Jeremy Maclin Won't Play In 2018

Free-agent wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (gluteus, hamstring) is undergoing surgery on his hamstring/gluteus that has kept him from working out for interested teams and he won't play at all this season. He expects to be ready for 2019. Maclin played in 12 games for the Ravens last year, catching 40 passes (72 targets) for 440 […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Football Picks (Week 8): NFL DFS Lineups

Week 8 has similar bad news in the case of us losing a few interesting teams from the slate. With both the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Chargers on a bye week, we lose two of the more explosive offenses and one of the weaker defenses. We have also lost the New England Patriots to […]

Week 8 DFS GPP Stacks For FanDuel And DraftKings

Hey there RotoBallers! Week 7's action saw Todd Gurley continue to be an unstoppable force in fantasy. The Colts, and Marlon Mack, dismantled the Bills while the Vikings and Chiefs continued their high-scoring ways with big games. For Week 8, we are looking at potential shootouts between the Broncos and Chiefs, Steelers and Browns, Bengals […]

Joe Flacco A Mid-Level QB2 Option For Week 8

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco bounced back from two below-average games with a solid performance against the Saints in Week 7. While Flacco completed just 59 percent of his passes for 279 yards last week, he also tossed two touchdowns and no interceptions, marking the first time that has occurred in three weeks. It also […]

Week 8 DraftKings Power Pivots - NFL DFS

Thanks for dropping by RotoBallers! If this is your first time reading Power Pivots I hope you enjoy it! I have to warn you that this isn't a typical "picks" column. I firmly believe that hard work is the key to success in every pursuit, including DFS. My goal here every week is to find […]

Ravens Looking To Get Hayden Hurst More Involved

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said the team needs to get rookie tight end Hayden Hurst more involved in the offense. "It’s important to get Hayden involved going forward," coach John Harbaugh said. "He’s a first-round pick, talented guy. He’s practicing really well. He’s a rookie –- that’s the other side of it -- […]

Early Week 8 Rankings - Standard Leagues (Non-PPR)

It's just about the half-way point of the season, and we're here to help you through those bye-week blues. Below are our early Week 8 standard scoring (non-PPR) rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Dalvin Cook Could Be Out Through Bye Week Keke Coutee, Ryan Griffin Ruled Out […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 8 Lightning Round

Week 7 was a particularly chaotic one, with several big names going down with injuries and smaller names stepping up before most of us woke up (thanks, London) all the way through the night. We here at RotoBaller are always looking to get you actionable intel as fast (and as accurately) as possible, so consider […]

Week 8 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

  Some weeks, kickers put up a ton of points and they win you a week. This week was not one of those, as the leading scorer after Sunday was Detroit Lions kicker Matt Prater with 14 points in standard formats. Hopefully, things turn out better this week with a new slate of games and […]

Ravens Could Target A Pair Of Raiders Before Trade Deadline

The Baltimore Ravens have a few holes on their roster that need to be addressed if they want to be legitimate playoff contenders. The Ravens (4-3) are essentially in a three-team battle for the AFC North crown along with the Steelers (3-2-1) and Bengals (4-3). With the NFL's trade deadline (Oct. 30) fast approaching and […]

Ravens Need More Wide Receiver Help In Draft

While it is still way too early to look ahead to the 2019 NFL draft, Luke Easterling of DraftWire recently released his latest mock draft and he has the Baltimore Ravens selecting a wide receiver with their top overall selection once again. Easterling projected that the Ravens would choose 6-foot-4 N'Keal Henry out of Arizona […]

Lamar Jackson Gets First Career Touchdown

After coming up just a little short of the end zone last week, Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson finally hit paydirt versus the New Orleans Saints in Week 7. Jackson scored on a one-yard run after faking a handoff to Alex Collins just before halftime. He finished the game with nine yards on three carries […]

Alex Collins Held To 38 Rushing Yards

Baltimore Ravens running back Alex Collins was limited to 38 yards on 11 carries in Week 7. Collins, who also hauled in three passes for 10 yards, has now failed to reach the 50-yard mark four times this year. While the 24-year-old back had five carries of five or more yards, he was stuffed behind […]

Joe Flacco Posts Fourth Multi-Score Game

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco bounced back from two average performances, at best, with two touchdown tosses versus the New Orleans Saints. It was his fourth multi-touchdown game of the season. Flacco connected with tight end Mark Andrews and wide receiver John Brown for the scores. His 14-yard strike to Brown brought the Ravens within […]

Justin Tucker Misses First Career PAT

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker missed his first career extra-point attempt at the most inopportune time as the Ravens fell to the Saints 24-23 on Sunday evening. Following wide receiver John Brown's 14-yard touchdown reception with 24 seconds remaining, it appeared the Ravens were headed for overtime for a second time this season. However, Tucker […]

Week 7 Start/Sit: Monday Night Football Matchup Analysis

When I watch movies, I root for the bad guy. I always wanted the coyote to catch the roadrunner. An NFL team going after a defeated season is exponentially more intriguing to me than the pursuit of an undefeated one. I'm just that guy. So much so, that when I sat down to begin typing […]