Week 14 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Oh boy, did we get back on track this week, hitting on seven of the top 10 and four of the top five defenses. I'm not gonna lie, it felt pretty good. It's been a long and weird fantasy football season, with many in the season-long and DFS communities talking about it being one of […]

Is Darren Waller Playing This Week? Is The Raiders TE Out For The Season?

One of the most captivating tight ends in the NFL, Darren Waller, is on the verge of missing his second consecutive game. This has left fantasy managers confused and fearful of Waller's knee injury sustained against the Dallas Cowboys during their 36-33 Week 12 win on Thanksgiving. Let's assess the current situation with the Las […]

Week 14 Fantasy Football Sleepers, Start 'Em and Value Plays: The King and Pocket Aces

In this episode of The King and Pockets Aces, RotoBaller's Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano share their highly charged Fantasy insights. They look at the latest and upcoming NFL player moves, NFL player rankings and lineup strategy to best prepare you for each week of the 2021 fantasy football season. Scott […]

DraftKings Plays Of The Week - Week 14 DFS Advice from a Milly Maker Winner

Welcome to Week 14 of the NFL season! It has been one hell of a year for me in DFS. In Week 3, I turned $1,000 into $1,335,000 (see below for my winning lineup). It was the most incredible, exciting, and nerve-racking day of my life. Anybody who plays DFS dreams of that moment, and […]

Saquon Barkley Cleared To Play Against the Chargers

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) has been cleared to play in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. He was removed from the injury report and is all systems go for Week 14. Barkley has been ineffective this season, averaging 3.8 yards per carrying on 85 attempts. He has been involved in […]

Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard Questionable For Week 14

New York Giants wide receivers Sterling Shepard (quadriceps) and Kenny Golladay (ribs) are listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Shepard has been sidelined since Week 8 with a quad injury but is expected to play after practicing this week. The 28-year-old owns 24% of the team's target shares and has […]

Kadarius Toney Ruled Out For Week 14

New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney (oblique) won't play in Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, the 22-year-old looked to be in discomfort and did little to nothing in Friday's session. The Giants are being careful with their 2021 first-round pick and ultimately decided to rule him […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 14 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo

Welcome to the Week 14 Sunday slates edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Before we go NFL DFS Bargain Bin hunting, a few particulars about format and content: The nature […]

Daniel Jones Out Again On Sunday

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (neck) won't play on Sunday against the Chargers. Jones will now miss his second consecutive contest after straining his neck during the Week 12 NFC East encounter versus the Philadelphia Eagles. While the 24-year-old isn't expected to have sustained any long-term damage, his outlook moving forward looks even worse […]

Mike Glennon To Start Against The Chargers

New York Giants quarterback Mike Glennon (concussion) has been cleared and will start against the Chargers in Week 14. With Daniel Jones (neck) out again, the veteran will serve as the signal-caller in an unfavorable matchup against Los Angeles. Glennon has appeared in only two games this season for the G-Men, throwing for 383 yards […]

NFL Week 14: Thunder Dan's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome, RotoBallers, to my official tiered rankings for week 14 of this NFL season! You can find my core plays at RB and WR each week in my Anchors column as well as the rest of my favorites plays in our premium cheat sheet. […]

Deep Dive: Why Is Saquon Barkley Struggling?

A major storyline this season was the return of New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley. Infamously selected with the second overall pick in the 2018 draft, Barkley has been perceived as a generational talent since he was at Penn State. I mean, how many players can carry a fringe first-round average draft position […]

The King's Week 14 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 14 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR, and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Kadarius Toney Listed As Limited Thursday

New York Giants rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney (oblique) was listed as a limited practice participant on Thursday after he missed Wednesday's session. Toney practiced for the first time since Week 11, but he was moving around very gingerly and doesn't look to be in good shape to make his return on Sunday against the […]

Week 14 Fantasy Football Rankings - Thursday Night Football Updates on Dalvin Cook, Alexander Mattison, K.J. Osborn and More

Welcome to Week 14 RotoBaller, with the Thursday Night Football game on tap for tonight! As always we are back with our early fantasy football rankings for Week 14, focused on the TNF matchup and the relevant injury news so far for the week. Once again there are several teams on by this week, and […]

Optimism Surrounding Sterling Shepard

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (quadriceps) was practicing for the second straight day on Thursday, and there is optimism surrounding his status for Week 14 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Shepard has been a big part of the offense in the five games he's played, catching 32 of 43 targets for 324 yards […]

Kenny Golladay Back At Practice Thursday

New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay (ribs) returned to practice on Thursday, and there is optimism that he'll play in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Golladay injured his ribs in the Week 13 loss to the Miami Dolphins and didn't practice to open the week on Wednesday. He was able to return […]

Not Looking Good For Kadarius Toney

New York Giants rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney (oblique) spent most of Thursday's practice on the side, and it's not looking good for him in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Toney also missed Wednesday's session and is looking likely to miss his third straight game in Week 14. The good news for the […]

Mike Glennon Moving In The Right Direction

New York Giants quarterback Mike Glennon (concussion) is "moving in the right direction" to play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. Glennon took part in drills during Wednesday workout and will be limited on Thursday. It sounds like he'll be available for everything, and he's scheduled to be a full participant on Friday while […]

Giants Optimistic Daniel Jones Can Return This Year

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge said there is "no information in any way, shape or form that leads us to think there is a long-term threat" for quarterback Daniel Jones (neck). The Giants are waiting for Jones to be cleared for contact, and they are optimistic that it will happen this year. Jones […]

Week 14 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 14 of the 2020 NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. The "fantasy points allowed rank" […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Adds for Fantasy Football

Traditionally, Week 14 would mark the start of the fantasy playoffs for most leagues. In 2021, an extra week of regular-season NFL action means another week to prepare for the postseason and stack your team with bench depth and insurance policies. Of course, there are always injuries that beg for a replacement option. In this […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

With just a few more weeks of the season, fantasy managers need to stay on their toes, especially at the tight end position unless you have one of the top-three studs. Four, if Waller is healthy. Even T.J. Hockenson cannot be considered a must-start, as we'll find out below. It's a position filled with land […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 14

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As you prepare for your Week 14 matchups, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results are contained in this weekly statistical breakdown of wide receivers, […]

Week 14 IDP Fantasy Football Rankings

This past Sunday, the Texans' Kamu Grugier-Hill and the 49ers’ Azeez Al-Shaair put in two of the best fantasy performances of the season. Few casual fans knew who these players were, and only a few more know who they are now, but IDP managers are taking notice of these players. With breakouts like this, we […]

Daniel Jones Limited Again Wednesday

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (neck) put in another limited practice on Wednesday. However, Jones still isn't cleared for contact and is expected to miss his second straight game in Week 14 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Backup Mike Glennon (concussion) got the start last week but suffered a concussion. The Giants are optimistic […]

Sterling Shepard Limited In Walkthrough Practice

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (quadriceps) was listed as limited in the team's walkthrough practice on Wednesday. It's nice that he was listed as limited, but that was also the case in recent weeks before he was inactive on game day. Shepard hasn't suited up since Week 8, but with Kenny Golladay (ribs) […]

Saquon Barkley Limited To Begin The Week

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) was listed as a limited practice participant on Wednesday. The Giants continue to monitor Barkley in practices, but he should be good to go for Week 14 against the Los Angeles Chargers while seeing a normal workload as the unquestioned lead back of this offense. The 24-year-old […]

Giants Optimistic Mike Glennon Will Be Cleared

The New York Giants are "optimistic" that quarterback Mike Glennon (head) will be cleared from the league's concussion protocol and be ready to play against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, according to head coach Joe Judge. Glennon will start this weekend if he clears the protocol. He wasn't able to practice on Wednesday, but […]

Another Missed Practice For Kadarius Toney

New York Giants rookie wide receiver Kadarius Toney (oblique, quadriceps) missed another practice session on Wednesday and only worked on a side field with trainers. Toney has missed the last two games, and it's looking like Sterling Shepard (quadriceps), who hasn't played since Week 8, is closer to returning than Toney. Kenny Golladay (ribs) is […]