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Click the links below to navigate to our experts’ fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR formats. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR Flex Quarterback Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End Defense/Special Teams Kicker NFL Wild Card Weekend: Scouting Every Offense, Key Matchups, MoreRead now Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: Standard Flex…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs The regular season is over, but that’s no reason to stop playing daily fantasy football. Wildcard weekend brings a wonderful four-game slate that kicks off on Saturday at 4:35 p.m. ET. In this positional breakdown, I’m looking at three wide receivers at the top of the individual Pro Models that Jonathan Bales,…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs The regular season is over, but that’s no reason to stop playing daily fantasy football. Wildcard weekend brings a wonderful four-game slate that kicks off on Saturday at 4:35 p.m. ET. In this positional breakdown, I’m looking at two running backs at the top of the individual Pro Models that Jonathan Bales,…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs The regular season is over, but that’s no reason to stop playing daily fantasy football. Wildcard weekend brings a wonderful four-game slate that kicks off on Saturday at 4:35 p.m. ET. In this positional breakdown, I’m looking at three quarterbacks at the top of the individual Pro Models that Jonathan Bales, Peter…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: RB (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: WR (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: TE (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: Flex (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: Flex (Standard) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: Flex (Half-Point PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: Defense Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Wild Card Round Fantasy Football Rankings: Kickers Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Before we move on to the Wild Card round, let’s break down some key fantasy football performances from Week 17. Sunday featured an alarming number of blowouts with the Patriots, Lions, Texans, Bills, Panthers, Bears, Chargers, Rams, Eagles and the Chiefs notching double-digit victories. Meanwhile, the Eagles made the playoffs thanks to a victory over…

The NFL is a matchup-driven league. Offensive coordinators are always looking to scheme their playmakers into one-on-one situations against a defender, while defensive coordinators will attempt to do anything in their power to upset the timing and rhythm of the opposing quarterback. Despite the obvious impact that defenses have on opposing offenses, fantasy players are…

We’ve been breaking down the top wide receiver/cornerback matchups every week throughout the 2018 NFL season and were finally at Week 17. Below is a data-driven analysis of the week’s best passing-game matchup, eight potential shadow matchups and an additional nine potential non-shadow matchups. At the end, I’ll wrap up with a quick look at…

Click the links below to navigate to our experts’ Week 17 fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR formats. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR Flex Quarterback Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End Defense/Special Teams Kicker Individual Defensive Players Week 17 NFL Injury Report: Marcus Mariota, Eric Ebron, Who’s Resting, MoreRead now Week 17…

Colts-Titans is one of very few Week 17 games that matter for both teams. Tennessee will be without starting defensive tackle Jurrell Casey (knee, IR) for the remainder of the season, while quarterback Marcus Mariota (stinger) is questionable and shaping up as a game-time decision for Sunday. Indianapolis isn’t exactly healthy, either. Still, Eric Ebron…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs The final week of the season is here, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.4 points per game per team. But scoring has dropped precipitously as injuries have mounted, game tape has accumulated, weather conditions have worsened, pace of play has…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs.  The final week of the regular season is here, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.4 points per game per team. But scoring has dropped precipitously as injuries have mounted, game tape has accumulated, weather conditions have worsened, pace of play…

Hopefully everyone enjoyed any time off work as well as gatherings with family members you generally try to avoid. Regardless, it’s time to once again turn our focus back to sports, gambling and everything in-between. This Saturday is already set with college football matchups featuring Notre Dame-Clemson and Alabama-Oklahoma along with Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 at UFC…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs. The final week of the regular season is here, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.4 points per game per team. But scoring has dropped precipitously as injuries have mounted, game tape has accumulated, weather conditions have worsened, pace of play…

In this article, I compare players with similar ESPN fantasy projections based on our Action Network Consensus Rankings and projections. In doing so, I advocate starting players with higher upside and fading comparable players with downside risk. Since moving to this new format in Week 9, we’ve gone 24-10 (71% win-rate) on our recommendations. Readers who…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1 in-season…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: RB (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR (Standard) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR (Half-Point PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No.…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: TE (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: Flex (PPR) Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings: Defense Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1 in-season…

Congrats to the fantasy owners who managed to grind their way to championship glory. Apologies to those who were on the wrong side of variance. What follows are the highest-producing players in PPR scoring at every position during fantasy playoffs (Weeks 14-16). Consider this your chance to relive victory and/or scoff at the randomness of…

The fantasy football season is finally over (for most). We’ll have to wait until next September to once again grind for championship glory, which means now is as good a time as any to hand out some awards for Weeks 1-16. 2018 Fantasy Football MVP Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs Mahomes is just 12.4…

Most fantasy football leagues played for their championship in Week 16, but many leagues still run two-week championship matches that include Week 17. This piece is for teams locked into championship battles — or for those in meaningful consolation games in keeper/dynasty leagues. As such, I’m recommending only select players at each position who I’d…

Week 17 is here! It’s both your last chance to play regular season DFS until next September, as well as your first immediate opportunity to seek revenge over the potential lack of any season-long championship hardware. The Packers and Jets demonstrated in Week 16 that two teams in a game with zero playoff implications are…

Before we move on to Week 17, let’s break down some key fantasy football performances from Week 16. Sunday featured double-digit victories for the Vikings, Falcons, Patriots, Jaguars and Rams plus divisional title clinching victories for the Cowboys and Patriots  as well as exhilarating late-game losses for the Steelers, Texans, Giants and Jets. The following…

Click the links below to navigate to our experts’ Week 16 fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR formats. Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR Flex Quarterback Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End Defense/Special Teams Kicker Individual Defensive Players Week 16 NFL Injury Report: Leonard Fournette, Keenan Allen, More Fantasy Football Starters to MonitorRead…

Week 16 of the NFL regular season is when most fantasy football leagues have their championship matchups. If you’re competing for a title this weekend, congratulations. Now let’s get that victory. Here are five championship-winning tips from Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman. Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every PositionRead now 1. Don’t…

I’ll be breaking down the top wide receiver/cornerback matchups every week throughout the 2018 NFL season. Below is a data-driven analysis of the week’s best passing-game matchup, eight potential shadow matchups and an additional nine potential non-shadow matchups. At the end, I’ll wrap up with a quick look at plus and minus matchups. Visit the…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs We are just two weeks away from the end of the regular season, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.4 points per game per team. But scoring has dropped precipitously as injuries have mounted, game tape has accumulated, weather conditions…

ON MONDAY NIGHT, Daniel Haas couldn’t sleep. He had just finished watching Monday Night Football and could not wrap his head around the fact that his fantasy season was over. He lost by 0.5 points in his league’s semifinals. It wasn’t about the money. The league has a $100 entry fee and a $600 prize…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs. We are just two weeks away from the end of the regular season, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.4 points per game per team. But scoring has dropped precipitously as injuries have mounted, game tape has accumulated, weather conditions…

Juju Smith-Schuster was listed as a limited participant in practice Thursday. He reportedly suffered a groin injury during practice and is questionable for Sunday’s matchup against the Saints. James Washington could see enhanced target share if Juju is ultimately unable to suit up, but Eli Rogers would be the guy to benefit from the slot…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs. We are just two weeks away from the end of the regular season, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.4 points per game per team. But scoring has dropped precipitously as injuries have mounted, game tape has accumulated, weather conditions…

In this article, I compare players with similar ESPN fantasy projections based on our Action Network Consensus Rankings and projections. In doing so, I advocate starting players with higher upside and fading comparable players with downside risk. Since moving to this new format in Week 9, we’ve gone 21-8 (72% win-rate) on our recommendations. Last week…

The NFL is a matchup-driven league. Offensive coordinators are always looking to scheme their playmakers into one-on-one situations against a defender, while defensive coordinators will attempt to do anything in their power to upset the timing and rhythm of the opposing quarterback. Despite the obvious impact that defenses have on opposing offenses, fantasy players are…

Which tight ends have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Who is the best streaming option? And who has a poor matchup? Here’s a breakdown of five notable tight ends featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 16 fantasy football rankings. The No. 1 TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs Kelce is once again…

Cam Newton has been dealing with an injury to his throwing shoulder for the better part of the past two months and will mercifully be shut down for the remainder of the season. The Carolina Panthers technically still have a 0.9% chance of making the playoffs, but thankfully they realized that’s not worth exposing Newton…

Who is this week’s top wide receiver? Who has good (or bad) matchups? Here’s a breakdown of five notable wide receivers featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 16 fantasy football rankings. Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every PositionRead now The No. 1 WR DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans It’s not surprising to…

Which running backs have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Which backs are in unfavorable spots? Here’s a breakdown of five notable running backs featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 16 fantasy football rankings. Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every PositionRead now The No. 1 RB Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers McCaffrey draws a…

For most fantasy football leagues, it’s championship week. As such, I’m recommending only select players at each position who I’d feel comfortable starting this week. I will also no longer be offering auction price recommendations — spend as much as you need to acquire players for your title run. Below are the best streaming options,…

Week 15 was a friendly reminder that no matter how much you think you know about the NFL, you’re always 60 minutes away from feeling like an idiot. We shouldn’t assume the Week 16 slate will be any less screwy, as the NFL’s ever-evolving playoff picture can turn a contender into a pretender in a…

“Sports is not a matter of life and death,” so the old adage goes. But Jaylen Samuels’ against-all-odds performance on Sunday against the New England Patriots actually will go on to save lives. Why? Because Samuels happened to be in one of the lineups of the daily fantasy player who won $2.254 million this weekend, and…

Be sure to check back often; these rankings will be updated frequently up until kickoff. Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings: Defense Rankings can be sorted by expert. SK = Sean Koerner; CR = Chris Raybon; MF = Matthew Freedman. Sean Koerner is The Action Network’s Director of Predictive Analytics and has been the No. 1 in-season…

The Kansas City Chiefs lost a thriller to the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday night, but it wasn’t on account of all-world tight end Travis Kelce. Kelce caught seven of his nine targets for 61 yards, further solidifying what has quickly become one of the best fantasy seasons from a tight end ever. Let’s dig…

Before we move on to Week 16, let’s break down some key fantasy football performances from Week 15. Sunday featured double-digit victories for the Titans, Bengals, Falcons, Vikings and Colts plus a season-saving victory for the Steelers over the Patriots and rushing late-game losses for the Seahawks, Lions and Jaguars. The following players were the…

Click the links below to navigate to our experts’ Week 15 fantasy football rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR formats. Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR Flex Quarterback Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End Defense/Special Teams Kicker Individual Defensive Players Week 15 NFL Injury Report: Ben Roethlisberger, Melvin Gordon, More Fantasy Football Starters to MonitorRead…

Below you’ll find my tiers for Week 15 fantasy football. These are based on standard scoring and cover every position. As a reminder, these tiers are not updated after publication. If you want my most up-to-date rankings for PPR, Standard and Half-Point PPR leagues, check out this post. Jump to a position: Quarterback | Running…

I’ll be breaking down the top wide receiver/cornerback matchups every week throughout the 2018 NFL season. Below is a data-driven analysis of the week’s best passing-game matchup, eight potential shadow matchups and an additional nine potential non-shadow matchups. At the end, I’ll wrap up with a quick look at plus and minus matchups. Visit the…

We are just three weeks away from the end of the regular season, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.8 points per game per team. The action continues with an 11-game main slate that kicks off on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. In this positional breakdown, I’m looking at…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs. We are just three weeks away from the end of the regular season, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.8 points per game per team. The action continues with an 11-game main slate that kicks off on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.…

Action Network senior editor Bryan Mears introduced the funnel defense metric last season, and after a brief hiatus, it has made its glorious return. These ratings use advanced data to analyze situations in which teams are more likely to pass or run than they usually do. For a comprehensive explanation of how Bryan developed this…

Roethlisberger will suit up for the Steelers’ Week 15 matchup against the Patriots. Big Ben injured his rib during the team’s Week 14 loss to the Raiders, but he was at least healthy enough to return in the fourth quarter when the Raiders took the lead. The larger concern for the Steelers is the status…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs. We are just three weeks away from the end of the regular season, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.8 points per game per team. The action continues with an 11-game main slate that kicks off on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.…

In this article, I compare players with similar ESPN fantasy projections based on our Action Network Consensus Rankings and projections. In doing so, I advocate starting players with higher upside and fading comparable players with downside risk. All rankings and projections are based on PPR scoring. Reported player projections are based on median expected outcome and…

Read the full version of this piece on FantasyLabs. We are just three weeks away from the end of the regular season, and the NFL is still on pace for a record-breaking campaign with an average of 23.8 points per game per team. The action continues with an 11-game main slate that kicks off on Sunday at 1 p.m.…

In Week 13, I suggested that Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is falling off a cliff — and then he went off for a 10-154-1 receiving performance against the Chargers as a home favorite on Sunday Night Football. In retrospect, my timing wasn’t great. The extent to which I was trolled on Twitter was nothing short…

Which tight ends have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Who is the best streaming option? And who has a poor matchup? Here’s a breakdown of five notable tight ends featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 15 fantasy football rankings. The No. 1 TE Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs In non-shocking news, Kelce…

Who is this week’s top wide receiver? Who has good (or bad) matchups? Here’s a breakdown of five notable wide receivers featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 15 fantasy football rankings. Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every PositionRead now The No. 1 WR Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints Despite Drew Brees’…

Which running backs have the most favorable fantasy matchups? Which backs are in unfavorable spots? Here’s a breakdown of five notable running backs featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 15 fantasy football rankings. Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every PositionRead now The No. 1 RB Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams Gurley is…

Which quarterbacks have the most favorable matchups for fantasy playoffs? Who is the best streaming option? And who has a poor matchup? Here’s a breakdown of five notable quarterbacks featured in Sean Koerner, Chris Raybon and Matthew Freedman’s Week 15 fantasy football rankings. Week 15 Fantasy Football Rankings for Every PositionRead now The No. 1 QB…