Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 8

Eight weeks in the books now, and it was another wild week of football. More surprise performances, big-time duds, and one massive injury that will change your fantasy league's landscape for the rest of the year. I appreciate everybody that's been following along with this post series, and I hope you're getting used to using […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. This week there are four teams and bye, and some major injury situations to deal with, so fantasy managers will be looking to make some important waiver wire pickups and roster changes for Week 9. Just like every other week, we are bringing you our in-depth waiver wire analysis and […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The NFL Trade Deadline is almost here, so many players who wouldn't otherwise have fantasy relevance may jump up in value. I won't list every possible player below but RBs like Marlon Mack, Ronald Jones, Ty'Son Williams, Salvon Ahmed, and Trey Sermon should be monitored closely up until the deadline. The coming week also returns […]

Top Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9: Pat Freiermuth, C.J. Uzomah, Evan Engram, Mo Alie-Cox

The tight end herd on fantasy football waiver wires is thinning out as the season wears on. Millions of fantasy football managers have gaping holes they need plugged at the tight end position this week. Green Bay’s Robert Tonyan tore his ACL and is out for the season, which is terrible timing for those who […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round

Well, Week 8 once again reminded us that nothing is certain in the NFL as the Jets beat the Bengals for a full dose of spooky on Halloween. There were also several in-game injuries and pregame pivots from Dak Prescott, Calvin Ridley, and more. Gather yourselves and let's dive into the waiver wire lightning round […]

Kenny Golladay On The Field Wednesday

New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay (knee) was seen stretching with the team prior to their walkthrough practice on Wednesday. Head coach Joe Judge isn't ruling Golladay out for Week 9 against the Las Vegas Raiders, but he also wouldn't say how close he is to returning. The Giants could really use the 28-year-old […]

Saquon Barkley Tests Positive For COVID-19

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley tested positive for COVID-19 on his initial test on Wednesday, according to a source. He will be retested. Barkley is vaccinated, so he will need two negative tests within 24 hours and no symptoms in order to be cleared to play in Week 9 against the Las Vegas […]

No Saquon Barkley On Wednesday

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (ankle) wasn't seen at the portion of practice open to the media on Wednesday, but head coach Joe Judge also said that he wouldn't rule Barkley out of the Week 9 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Barkley is hoping to return this weekend, but the Giants also […]

Sterling Shepard Expected To Miss Time With A Quad Strain

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (quad) is expected to "miss some time" with a quad strain, per Jordan Raanan of ESPN. He suffered a quad injury in the second quarter in a Week 8 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Shepard battled a hamstring earlier in the year and is now dealing with […]

Packers Interested In Evan Engram?

The Green Bay Packers are interested in trading for a tight end ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline after losing Robert Tonyan (knee) for the remainder of the season. New York Giants tight end Evan Engram is a name that has popped up and the Packers would make a lot of sense as a landing spot […]

Kyle Rudolph Catches Touchdown In Monday's Loss

New York Giants tight end Kyle Rudolph caught two of three targets for 12 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Giants QB Daniel Jones connected with Rudolph for a one-yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7 in the first quarter. The 31-year-old has hauled in 12 catches for […]

Evan Engram Finds The End Zone In Monday's Loss

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram caught three of four targets for 15 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Giants QB Daniel Jones fired a five-yard touchdown strike to Engram in the third quarter to give the Giants a 17-14 lead in the third quarter. There are […]

Kadarius Toney Catches Four Passes in Return

New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Toney (ankle) caught 4-of-5 targets for 26 yards in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He returned on Monday after missing a Week 7 win over the Carolina Panthers with an ankle injury. The Giants rookie exited the game briefly after he got his thumb stepped on. […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

In Week 8 we witnessed a few unfamiliar names register QB1 performances. Mike White finished as QB-2 in his first career start, Justin Fields seemed to have turned a corner to finish as QB-5 and Geno Smith took advantage of a great matchup against a bad Jaguars defense to finish as QB-8. Josh Allen, Jimmy […]

John Ross Leads Giants With 72 Receiving Yards in Monday's Loss

New York Giants wide receiver John Ross caught two of three targets for 72 yards in Monday's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Most of Ross' production came from a 50-yard reception at the end of the first quarter. He led the Giants in receiving yards and continues to see an expanded role while […]

Devontae Booker Racks Up 125 Total Yards in Monday's Loss

New York Giants running back Devontae Booker rushed for 60 yards on 15 attempts and caught five of six targets for 65 yards in Monday night's 20-17 loss to the Kansas Chiefs. Most of his production came from a 41-yard reception before the end of the first half. The 29-year-old has been solid filling in […]

Daniel Jones Comes Up Short In Loss to Chiefs

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones completed 22-of-32 passes for 222 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Monday night's 20-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. He also rushed five times for 12 yards. The 24-year-old threw a costly interception on his first passing attempt from the Giants' own 22-yard line. Jones was able […]

Sterling Shepard Injured Again Monday Night And Won't Return

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (quadriceps) suffered a quad injury at the end of the second quarter on Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs and has been ruled out for the rest of the contest. Shepard has been battling a hamstring injury for most of the season, but it was his quad […]

Dante Pettis Injured Monday Night, Won't Return

New York Giants wide receiver Dante Pettis (shoulder) has been ruled out for the rest of the Monday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs after he suffered a shoulder injury during a muffed punt in the first half. Pettis had seen a larger role in the previous two games, but that was with top […]

Kadarius Toney, Sterling Shepard Officially Active Monday

New York Giants wide receivers Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Kadarius Toney (ankle) are officially active for Monday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Giants offense will get a boost as QB Daniel Jones will get two of his top weapons back for Monday Night Football. Shepard has played in one contest over the last […]

MNF NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Giants vs Chiefs Showdown

Happy Monday, RotoBallers and welcome to November! Winter is coming. I hope your Week 8 has been profitable so far. I've been on quite a roll lately, having another solid day yesterday, cashing three of the four major slates and just missing out on the showdown slate. Tonight we have a brisk game between two […]

Monday Night Football Starts and Sits: Chiefs vs Giants

After a streak of great Monday night games, last week’s matchup between the Saints and Seahawks was an absolute clunker. Alvin Kamara had a stellar day, carrying the ball 20 times for 51 yards while adding 10 receptions on 11 targets for 128 yards and a touchdown. Jameis Winston failed to throw for 225 yards […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Giants vs. Chiefs Monday Night Football

Welcome to Monday Night Football between the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs! Tonight's game means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. There are no […]

Kadarius Toney, Sterling Shepard Expected To Play

New York Giants wide receivers Kadarius Toney (ankle) and Sterling Shepard (hamstring) are reportedly expected to play on Monday night against the Kansas City Chiefs after being listed as questionable. Toney missed Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers after aggravating his ankle injury in the first quarter of Week 6, where he posted three catches […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Giants vs. Chiefs Monday Night Football

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is finally alive and well and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or […]

Updated Week 8 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 Flex rankings for fantasy football. Choosing the right fantasy football Flex option will be an important factor for many teams in a tricky week filled with byes and injuries. Speaking of which, included below some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and […]

Updated Week 8 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome RotoBallers to Week 8 of the fantasy football season -- a week where there are two teams on bye, and most fantasy football managers are still recovering from last week's brutal lineup crunches. Below you will find our updated Week 8 PPR fantasy football rankings. Each week we are here to provide you with […]

Week 8 Busts? Players Who Could Disappoint

Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 8 of the NFL season, we are approaching the time where bye weeks and injuries start to kick in, which can have your fantasy lineups looking less than ideal heading into Sunday. It's more critical than ever to make the right lineup decisions and start the right […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 8

You did it. You survived Bye Week Hell. You were also lucky enough to avoid Allen Robinson in all your drafts. I know this because anyone who drafted Allen Robinson has surely quit fantasy football by now and wouldn't be reading this article. Creating the weekly matchup chart has been more challenging than usual this […]

Week 8 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 7 was a bit of a rough one, I'm not gonna lie to you. I got only six of the top-10 defenses right with Carolina completely falling on their faces against a Giants offense led by Dante Pettis, and both the Browns and Broncos defenses getting nothing going in a real stinker of a […]