New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard has asserted himself as the top receiving option for the team since returning from injury three weeks ago. Shepard has at least eight targets in all three games and will look to keep it up versus a beatable Eagles secondary. The fifth-year receiver played a season-high 78 percent of the snaps last week so he seems to be

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said he expects quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be activated from the COVID-19 list on Saturday. The Steelers will then have an extended walk-through practice to give Roethlisberger a little extra time with his teammates since he’s been away from them all week after being deemed a high-risk close contact of tight end Vance McDonald, who tested positive for COVID-19.

The San Francisco 49ers activated wide receiver Kendrick Bourne from the COVID-19 list on Friday, and he will play in Week 10 against the Saints. Bourne has been on the COVID-19 list twice in the last week, but it looks like he’ll be eligible to play this Sunday. With Deebo Samuel (hamstring) expected to miss another game, Bourne should be active in three-wide sets against

Buffalo Bills running back Zack Moss has held some decent fantasy value over the last few games. In fact, Moss has three touchdowns over the last two weeks. He looks to keep his touchdown streak alive against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10. Moss continues to split up the carries with Devin Singletary in the backfield. However, Moss gets most of the end zone work,

New York Giants running backs Dion Lewis and Alfred Morris are not startable options in Week 10, even with Devonta Freeman (ankle) expected to miss his third straight game. Wayne Gallman has been used as the lead back for New York with double-digit carries in three straight games, including 14 last week in a win at Washington. Morris has been used as a change-of-pace from

Buffalo Bills running back Devin Singletary is coming off his worst game on the ground this season. He rushed twice for one yard in the Week 9 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Singletary hauled in three receptions for 33 yards, but it was a pass-heavy gameplan last week. He should get more chances on the ground against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10. However, Singletary

The San Francisco 49ers offense had the highest motion rate (75.7 percent) in the league last year and are once again leading the league in pre-snap shifts (72.1 percent). However, key injuries to their skill position players in 2020 have made the tactic less effective. They’re gaining 6.1 yards per play using motion this year (eight-most in the NFL), compared to 6.4 yards per play

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was finally able to break out of his slump against the Seattle Seahawks last week. He completed 31 of 38 passing attempts for 415 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions in the win. It’s not surprising to see Allen destroy the league-worst secondary. He’ll get a tougher matchup against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 10. A secondary that has

New York Giants running back Wayne Gallman has led the backfield over the last three weeks and should see enough touches to be a startable fantasy option in Week 10. Gallman has double-digit carries in three straight games in the absence of Devonta Freeman (ankle), though Alfred Morris and Dion Lewis have also been involved. Freeman did practice earlier in the week but reaggravated his

The Pittsburgh Steelers Defense has the highest pressure rate in the NFL (43.5 percent) and has three of the top six players in pressure rate with a minimum of 200 pass-rush snaps. T.J. Watt leads the league with 48 quarterback pressures — 10 more than the next-closest player — due in large part to a 0.67-second average get-off, which is the fastest in the NFL.

Minnesota Vikings first-round rookie wide receiver Justin Jefferson has caught 10 of his 11 targets for 276 yards and a touchdown on deep routes this year. Deep routes include go, post and corner routes, with go and post routes the most efficient receiver routes in terms of expected points added per target. Jefferson leads the NFL with 3.7 yards per deep route run with a

New York Giants running back Devonta Freeman (ankle) was not seen practicing during individual drills at Friday’s practice. Freeman was expected to return this week for a divisional showdown with Philadelphia but reaggravated his ankle injury early in Thursday’s practice. Not practicing again Friday is a bad omen for his chances of suiting up this Sunday, and at this point, fantasy managers can’t trust him

Washington Football Team wide receiver Terry McLaurin leads the NFL with 143 yards after the catch over expectation (YACOE). Saints running back Alvin Kamara, the only RB on the list, is used as a receiver out of the backfield on 79.4 percent of his routes, out wide on 13.1 percent of his routes and in the slot on 7.5 percent of his routes. He has

New York Giants guard Will Hernandez was back at practice this week after being cleared to return to the team. Hernandez missed the last two games while in quarantine after a positive COVID-19 test. Getting reinforcements on the offensive line should be a boost to the offense as a whole, as quarterbackDaniel Jones has been sacked 11 times in the last three games. The running

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook leads the league in rushing yards over expected by 126 yards. Cook has averaged 0.23 expected points added (EPA) per carry compared to quarterback Kirk Cousins‘ 0.14 EPA per dropback. Browns running back Nick Chubb (knee), who hasn’t played since Week 4, is the only other running back with +100 rushing yards over expected. 49ers back Raheem Mostert (ankle),

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson leads the NFL with a +6.7 percent completion percentage over expectation (CPOE), which is a way to measure a quarterback’s performance relative to the difficulty of his passes. Wilson has ranked among the best in CPOE in each of the last three seasons — third in 2017, second in 2018 and fourth last year. Bengals rookie Joe Burrow comes in

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones hasn’t taken the next step in his sophomore season but played well last week and will look to carry that momentum into a divisional showdown with Philadelphia. Jones played his first turnover-free game last week in a win at Washington – though he did fumble twice – and threw for 212 yards making it back-to-back games with 200-plus yards

Green Bay Packers fullback John Lovett (knee) is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, according to a source. Lovett didn’t see a single carry this year until Week 9 against the 49ers in the blowout win, rushing the ball three times for six yards. While the 24-year-old from Princeton wasn’t a fantasy asset in the slightest, his absence the rest

Los Angeles Rams rookie running back Cam Akers has just 35 carries for 148 yards and two catches for 23 yards on the year. Darrell Henderson Jr. and Malcolm Brown have been the team’s two leading rushers with Henderson averaging a solid 4.8 yards per carry. However, there may be reason to believe Akers will see his role expanded in the second half of the

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (calf) appears likely to make his long-awaited season debut in Week 10 against the New York Giants. However, his workload might be rather minimal at the start. On Friday, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said, “Realistically, it’s going to take some time,” in reference to Jeffery’s return to speed. For now at least, it seems safe to expect Travis