Disaster Recovery: The Playoff Panic

Welcome to Disaster Recovery, where each week I'll examine why your studs played like duds. This isn't a place to find out why you should have benched a player for somebody on your bench. Disaster Recovery is to examine the guys who you didn't think twice about benching, and deciding if you should be panicking at all […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 14

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Rex Burkhead (RB, NE) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team PPR Leagues OWNED IN: 24% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Rex Burkhead ranks just fourth on the New England Patriots in carries on the year (31), fourth in rushing yards (106), and third among New England running backs with five receptions out of eight targets for 52 yards, all without a single […]

Rob Gronkowski Has Beatable Week 14 Matchup

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski will have a favorable matchup in Week 14 against a Dolphins defense that is allowing the eighth most fantasy points to opposing tight ends. They have allowed eight touchdowns to tight ends since Week 6 and just surrendered three in one game to the position against the Colts […]

James White Looks To Dominate Dolphins One More Time

New England Patriots running back James White will go up against a Dolphins defense that is allowing the fifth most fantasy points to opposing running backs this season. White, in particular, enjoyed a strong performance against Miami in Week 4, posting 44 rushing yards, 68 receiving yards on eight receptions and two total touchdowns. That […]

Rex Burkhead Not Ready For Fantasy Lineups

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead returned to the lineup in Week 13 with 41 yards from scrimmage against the Vikings. Burkhead was activated from IR after recovering from a neck injury and his legs certainly looked fresh. Burkhead has an excellent matchup this week against a Dolphins defense that is allowing the fifth […]

Sony Michel Has Excellent Matchup Against Dolphins

New England Patriots running back Sony Michel will have a strong matchup against a Dolphins defense that is allowing the fifth most fantasy points to opposing backs this season. Miami has allowed four runners to post 100-plus rushing yards against them and eight running backs have totaled more than 100 yards from scrimmage this season. […]

Josh Gordon A Touchdown-Dependent Week 14 Option

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon's fantasy value slowly continues to rise heading into the team's Week 14 matchup against the Dolphins. Gordon has 481 receiving yards over his last six games and is averaging 80.1 receiving yards a game during that span. He seems to make the most of his 3-to-6 targets a […]

Julian Edelman A Low-Ceiling WR2 For Week 14

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman will go up against a Dolphins defense in Week 14 that has allowed the 12th fewest fantasy points to opposing receivers this season. Miami has allowed only five touchdowns to receivers in their six home games and Edelman has caught only one touchdown over his last five games. […]

Tom Brady's Struggles In Miami Muddy Fantasy Waters

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will head to the one place in Week 14 that has seemed to cause him fits throughout his career: Miami. In 16 career games playing in Miami, Brady has 30 touchdowns with 15 interceptions but that 2:1 ratio can be deceiving. Three times in the future Hall of Famer's […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 14 Waiver Wire Targets

As an addendum to our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, in this column we also present suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions

The picture is pretty clear for fantasy owners seeking help on the waiver wire. All the good quarterbacks are gone, the tight end outlook is bleak at best, there are a ton of wide receivers who could pop in a given week, and one RB (in Pittsburgh) stands clearly above the rest in a group […]

Week 14 Running Backs - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

It is literally mind-boggling how rapidly each fantasy season progresses from the anticipation and optimism of Week 1 to the inevitable conclusion once we reach December. Congratulations to those of you whose diligence through both the draft process and the regular season has been rewarded with an opportunity to participate in the fantasy playoffs. It […]

Week 14 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 14 is upon us, and the fantasy regular season is over. The playoffs are what we have spent the past few months or even longer researching for, and the decisions we make right now matter more than any we have made to this point. Every team is scrapping for position, and, with weather issues […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 14 Lightning Round

Welcome to this quick waiver overview as we head towards those fantasy playoffs. Congratulations to those of you who are already in, those with byes looking forward to Week 15, as well as those with leagues that continue the regular season through Week 14. We here at RotoBaller are here to help and get you […]

Julian Edelman Registers 60 Yards From Scrimmage

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman caught three passes for 25 yards and added 35 rushing yards in the Patriots Week 13 win over the Vikings. Edelman took two reverse hand-offs for some much-needed first downs but struggled to get open at times during the game. He caught only three passes on eight targets […]

Rob Gronkowski Adds Only 26 Yards To Week 13 Win

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski caught three passes for 26 yards in the Patriots 24-10 win over the Vikings. Gronk was targeted only four times and the Patriots never tried to unleash him downfield. New England deployed a balanced offensive attack but the team certainly is lacking an element of explosiveness at the […]

Rex Burkhead Returns With 41 All-Purpose Yards

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead returned to the lineup in Week 13 with seven carries for 20 yards and 21 receiving yards against the Vikings. Burkhead has missed most of the season due to a neck injury but his legs looked fresh as he ran with authority. It is hard to envision a […]

Sony Michel Gains 63 Rushing Yards In Victory

New England Patriots running back Sony Michel carried the ball 17 times for 63 yards in the Patriots 24-10 win over the Vikings. The rookie running back added seven receiving yards in a game where the return of Rex Burkhead cut into Michel's playing time. Michel was workmanlike with his runs when given the opportunity, […]

Josh Gordon Delivers Touchdown In Week 13

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon caught three passes for 58 yards and one touchdown in the Patriots 24-10 win over the Vikings. Quarterback Tom Brady found Gordon wide open in the middle of the field and the athletic receiver easily took it to the house for a 24-yard score. Gordon now has four […]

James White Puts Up 118 Total Yards Against Vikings

New England Patriots running back James White caught seven passes for 92 yards in the Patriots 24-10 win over the Vikings. White also added 26 rushing yards and was a huge asset for quarterback Tom Brady in the passing game. The Vikings defense is a fast and aggressive unit but the Patriots worked hard to […]

Tom Brady Throws For 311 Yards In Win

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady completed 24 of 32 passes for 311 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the Patriots 24-10 win over the Vikings. Brady found receiver Josh Gordon wide open in the middle of the field for an easy 24-yard score. The Patriots win but another mediocre fantasy output from the […]

Rex Burkhead Active Against Vikings

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead (neck) is active in Week 13 against the Vikings for the first time since Week 3. Burkhead was activated from Injured Reserve this week and will factor into the backfield behind rookie Sony Michel and James White. While Burkhead isn't expected to see many snaps in his first […]

Updated Week 13 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 13 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 13 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Stefon Diggs will be a game-time decision. Marlon Mack is good to go for Week 13. Keke Coutee will be inactive for this week. Alex Collins has […]

Week 13 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of our Week 13 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 for the latest advice. This article […]

Week 13 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. Industry ECR

Hello and welcome to the weekly column that puts my rankings in the spotlight and compares them against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR). I'm currently ninth overall out of 130 rankers on FantasyPros after finishing ninth for the 2017 season, so I'd like to think I've earned some street cred here. #Consistency. You take the […]

Forget ADP - Bench These Players If You Can

Most leagues will be wrapping up their regular season in Week 13. For others, the playoffs have already begun. Whatever the case may be, this is very much in win-or-go-home territory. There's no room for error in making lineup decisions. That's why you need to bail on underperforming "studs" if you haven't already. No reason […]

Week 13 Consistency Reports - Start/Sit Decisions

Week 13 is here with a bang! We are past all the byes and we are back to just having the one game on a Thursday. Unfortunately the Saints high flying offense was somewhat lost to the week against a very good Dallas defense. The good news is that other high flying offenses in the […]

RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown - Week 13 Preview

The 2018 Fantasy Football Playoffs are almost here but it’s never too early for a sneak peek into 2019, right? There have been several running backs who have helped their draft stock heading into next season, so it’s time to look at guys that will see a significant rise in ADP from this year till […]

Flex Heroes and Zeroes - Week 13 Fantasy Football Picks

If you're like me, and I pray for your soul that you are not, then you tend to occasionally stray from the logical way of thinking and revert to subjective decision-making processes. For example, I just picked up Carlos Hyde in the RotoBaller Experts League because I have Melvin Gordon and now need to fill […]