Frank Ammirante's Updated Rest-of-Season PPR Rankings

We're now halfway through the NFL season, so it's a good chance to update my PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. In this article, I'll identify players to consider trading away or acquiring to help you find trade targets and optimize your redraft lineups. […]

Golden Tate Not Happy With His Role In Offense

New York Giants head coach Joe Judge said that wide receiver Golden Tate is not with the team for their walk-through practice on Wednesday. Judge said he met with Tate after the wideout reportedly has been displeased with his role in the offense. Tate is expected to return to practice on Thursday. The 32-year-old veteran […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round

Week 8 brought an action-packed week with its own batch of chaos, but any week without COVID-19 postponements feels like a win. Key injuries included George Kittle (ankle), Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), T.Y. Hilton (groin), Kenny Golladay (hip), Tevin Coleman (knee), Darrell Henderson (thigh), Adam Humphries (concussion). Week 8 has these teams on bye: Bengals, Browns, Eagles, and Rams. […]

Sterling Shepard (WR, NYG) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 43% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's been ages since the first time I told you to add-and-stash Sterling Shepard to your fantasy teams when he went down injured all the way back in Week 2. It looks like fantasy GMs are finally accepting that they missed out big […]

Wayne Gallman (RB, NYG) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Giants lost stud RB Saquon Barkley just two games into the season, and their move was getting into the free-agent market to sign Devonta Freeman. That was expected, as was his usage and RB1 role while his health stayed up. As Brakley, […]

Giants Defense Doesn't Do Much Monday Night

The New York Giants Defense had a quiet game versus quarterback Tom Brady and the Buccaneers on Monday night. New York kept the Bucs in check, as they made Tampa Bay settle for three first-half field goals, but they still wound up allowing 25 points. New York recorded two sacks and recovered a Ronald Jones II […]

Evan Engram Posts 61 Yards Monday Night

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram made five catches for 61 yards in a loss to the Buccaneers Monday night. Engram also had one carry for nine yards, but came up one yard short of the goal line as New York tried to get their tight end his first touchdown of the season on […]

Wayne Gallman Scores Monday Night Touchdown

New York Giants running back Wayne Gallman led the Giants backfield on Monday night versus Tampa Bay, including scoring a touchdown for the second straight week. Gallman only rushed for 44 yards in the game, but he had 12 carries, making it back-to-back weeks with double-digit carries for Gallman. No one in the New York […]

Alfred Morris Makes An Appearance In Giants Backfield

New York Giants running back Alfred Morris was activated from the practice squad before Monday night's matchup with Tampa Bay and split carries with Wayne Gallman for Big Blue. The veteran Morris handled eight carries but did little with them, as he had just 28 yards and did not receive a target in the passing […]

Dion Lewis Catches Touchdown On Monday Night

New York Giants running back Dion Lewis made a sliding catch in the end zone to get the Giants on the board in the first half of their Monday night matchup with the Buccaneers. It was a great catch by the veteran running back, but Lewis did little else in the contest. Lewis had just […]

Darius Slayton Records 56 Yards Monday Night

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton caught five passes for 56 yards in a loss to the Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium. Slayton was targeted nine times - his third game this season with at least nine targets - but was still behind Sterling Shepard in the Giants pecking order. The Giants threw 41 times […]

Sterling Shepard Leads Giants Receivers On Monday

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard caught eight of 10 targets for 74 yards in a loss to the Buccaneers on Monday night. Shepard tied Evan Engram for the team-lead in targets as the Oklahoma Sooner has been a big part of the New York offense since returning from a toe injury. Shepard has […]

Golden Tate Catches Late Touchdown On Monday

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate caught his second touchdown in as many weeks in a Monday night loss to the Buccaneers. Tate almost played hero for the Giants with a gorgeous toe-tap touchdown in the final minute of the game, but New York couldn't convert a two-point conversion to push the game into […]

Daniel Jones Has Up-And-Down Night Versus Bucs

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones completed 25 passes on 41 attempts for 256 yards in a loss to the Buccaneers on Monday. Jones threw two touchdowns - his third multi-touchdown game of the season - but also had two interceptions. Given the tough matchup with Tampa Bay, it was surprising to see Jones put […]

Alfred Morris Joins Active Roster Monday

The New York Giants elevated running back Alfred Morris, defensive back Montre Hartage and offensive guard Chad Slade to the active roster from the practice squad ahead of their Monday night meeting with the Buccaneers. The veteran Morris will provide some extra depth behind Wayne Gallman and Dion Lewis with Devonta Freeman (ankle) ruled out […]

Monday Night Football Matchups Analysis: Giants vs Buccaneers

We are officially on to Week 8. At the moment, it is worth noting that the Giants had to send several offensive linemen home last week due to one of their players testing positive. At this time, there is no indication that this game is in danger of not being played, but make sure to […]

Monday Night Football DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Giants vs. Buccaneers

Monday Night Football has arrived and we get an NFC clash as the New York Football Giants head south to take on Tom Brady and the new-look Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This game has an under/over of 44.5 with the Buccaneers favored by 13 points (the line has gone up steadily all week after opening at […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monday Night Football Week 8 - Monkey Knife Fight

Welcome to Week 8 of the NFL Season and another edition of Monkey Knife Fight Monday Night Football! The season is moving right along and has gotten very exciting and that 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 […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monday (11/2/20) - Monkey Knife Fight

Monday night football brings a significant mismatch but there will still be great props to play and win on Monkey Knife Fight. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 5-2 with a plus-80 scoring differential that is best in the NFC. They have quickly become legitimate contenders. On the other side of the field, the New York […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

Okay, folks, I'm about to bring you bad news. If you're reading this it is because you're trying to get an edge over your league mates to beat them this weekend. That means you're here to get informed on what to do and how to tackle your week's most pressing decisions. The bad news: these […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 8

The Week 7 wide receiver matchup article was either feast or famine. Diontae Johnson absolutely crushed it, scoring twice on his way to finish as the No. 3 receiver on the week. Kenny Golladay went over 100 yards and Terry McLaurin scored, finishing as a WR1. On the other side of things, CeeDee Lamb, Gabriel Davis […]

Giants Willing To Trade Golden Tate

The New York Giants are reportedly willing to trade wide receiver Golden Tate, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Tate's role in New York is trending down and with the team not looking like contenders -- even in a very weak NFC East -- it would make sense if they moved the veteran receiver. Tate still […]

Updated Week 8 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Packers Rule Out Aaron Jones For Week 8 Joe Mixon To Miss Another Game Michael Thomas Ruled Out Against Bears Dalvin Cook Good To Go Against Packers […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Busts for Week 8

Week 8 is here, and fantasy managers are beginning to gear up for the stretch run. The outcomes of the next few weeks will make or break playoff hopes and dreams. Teams on bye this week include Arizona, Houston, Jacksonville, and Washington. GMs will have to strategize replacements for stars such as Kyler Murray, DeAndre […]

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 8 Lineups

Week 7 of the 2020 season seemed to be the week of the fill-in player in fantasy leagues. Players like Baker Mayfield, Jeff Wilson, and Cole Beasley all came into the week as looked over players. But they turned solid matchups into positive fantasy performances. Sure, those household names continue to play a major part […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target & Avoid - Week 8

With six or seven games of data for each team, situations are becoming more crystalized and teams are game-planning to exploit clear-cut coverage weaknesses. Compiling this data and writing this article each week has made it clear that a WR's talent and target share are more important than his opposition. With that said, fantasy managers […]

Week 8 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 7 was relatively successful with seven correctly predicted top-10 defenses after the Los Angeles Rams strong effort on Monday night. Washington was a close call as they made my top-12, but I never thought the Cowboys offense would fall off the cliff as steeply as it did on Sunday, and both Arizona and Jacksonville […]

Week 8 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We’ve made it to Week 8. Everyone pour one out because the NFL season is nearly half over. We’ve seen more injuries to star players than I think we’ve ever come across before. Defenses continue to struggle to stop opposing offenses, and kickers are benefiting in a massive way thus far. We’ve now seen back-to-back […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups - Week 8

The need for last-minute replacements and waiver wire pickups in fantasy football has never been higher. Arizona, Washington, Jacksonville and Houston are on bye this week, which already leaves most fantasy football teams shorthanded. Add in the players that are listed as “questionable” for their games this week and fantasy managers are probably as upset […]

Updated Week 8 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Packers Rule Out Aaron Jones For Week 8 Joe Mixon To Miss Another Game Dalvin Cook Good To Go Against Packers Carlos Hyde Doubtful For Week […]