I put Kansas City on alert for a critical mass of injuries last week with Trey Smith, Josh Simmons, and Jawaan Taylor out for the Sunday nighter against Houston. The Eagles aren’t quite there yet, but it’s a situation to monitor. Landon Dickerson’s injury-marred year is disappointing, given that he was trending toward the discussion for best guard in the league. However, after a slow start, Dickerson did…...

We’re back with the running back advanced stats from Week 14. We’ve regularly examined the running back leaders (and laggards) in yards after contact and evasion rate to identify players and backfields to target or avoid. There’s more to running back fantasy points than the advanced stats, including their usage and efficiency, which provides important context, especially when in a committee. We’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer and…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first 14 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. Emeka Egbuka shot out of the gate to start his NFL career, posting three WR1 weeks in his first five games and never falling below double-digit PPR points in that span. Since then, it has been an entirely different story,…...

The fantasy playoffs are here. I know you planned ahead, and you’re ready to start nothing but elite defenses with top matchups each Week 15-17. You stashed the Texans D/ST back in Week 4, and definitely didn’t let Kaleb Johnson clog your roster until Week 12. But just in case you’re like me and you shocked yourself by sneaking one of your worst rosters into…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 15. Following a long layoff due to a broken collarbone, Jayden Reed finally made his return to the field in Week 14. His presence has been sorely missed in a Green Bay passing attack that has been relying on Christian Watson to carry the…...

We are into the fantasy playoffs, people. This is not the time to mess around. You need to make the right calls and get the best results from every spot in your lineup. That includes at tight end. Well, you are in luck, because Dutton here has your back. Here are three players that you can consider slotting into your lineups to help you in…...

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 14 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, most notably the Monday Review Tool. Last week in The Banana Stand, Shawn Siegele predicted the outcome of every remaining regular season game and then ranked the top half of the league on a team-by-team basis. Across the NFL on Sunday, a handful of the league’s elite…...

Kevin Szafraniec highlights some of the biggest NFL storylines of the week, as seen through the eyes of RotoViz’s staff and our industry-leading suite of tools. In this week’s installment of The Banana Stand, Shawn Siegele continued his exercise of ranking every team in the NFL by looking at the top half of the league while also predicting the outcome of every regular-season game through…...

Kansas City is on critical mass alert for injuries on the offensive line. That light flickered in the Super Bowl against Tampa Bay. It was less so injuries versus Philly last year and more quality of tackle play, which Josh Simmons had shored up earlier this season. However, the star rookie’s season went sideways, and he’s now on IR. Two KC stalwarts are doubtful for…...

We’re back with the running back advanced stats from Week 13. We’ve regularly examined the running back leaders (and laggards) in yards after contact and evasion rate to identify players and backfields to target or avoid. There’s more to running back fantasy points than the advanced stats, including their usage and efficiency, which provides important context, especially when in a committee. We’ll use the Advanced Stats Explorer and…...

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first 13 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. It’s been a rough season for Terry McLaurin in 2025. After leveraging a huge contract extension by sitting out the majority of training camp, he has only been on the field for five games this season due to a litany…...

Shawn Siegele has some fun with the ESPN Playoff Machine, projects every remaining NFL game, and finishes his 1-32 NFL team rankings with the top-16 teams in the NFL. The ESPN Playoff Machine allows us to simulate the remaining NFL games in a variety of ways. Before actually picking every NFL game the rest of the way, let’s take a peek at what some of…...

If you’re reading this, you’re likely fighting either for a fantasy playoff spot, or a coveted Week 15 bye. In either case, the stakes are as high as they come. Whatever free agent budget you’ve hung on to isn’t going with you once the season is over, so it’s time to bid like you mean it. But that’s not all. The first order of business…...