Welcome to the game environment series. This series will provide several weekly games to target and fade, based on macro-level factors that impact fantasy production. For more on these factors, click here. We recommend using this in conjunction with our micro-level analysis, including the buy low report, the strength in numbers series, our quarterback, kicker, tight end, and defense streaming articles, and the slate of…...

Blair Andrews explores the changing backfield situations in the AFC ahead of Week 13, including the emergence of an unexpected superstar, in the Ultimate Zero RB Watch List. You don’t have to draft a Zero RB team to win at fantasy football, but it helps. Whether you did go Zero RB or not, all teams can benefit from finding some waiver wire RB stars. This…...

This season, Zachary Krueger will use the RotoViz Screener Tool to evaluate player red-zone opportunity. Understanding how teams deploy their red-zone personnel, and who they give red-zone opportunities to, can offer a valuable edge over your opponents. This weekly Red Zone Report aims to give you that exact edge. Running Back Red Zone Opportunity Kenyan Drake For most of 2020, fantasy managers who took the…...

The Process Before I look at Week 13, it is important to see if my process was successful. Here is a recap of last week’s recommendations. If you need a refresher on what to look for when analyzing defenses, read the first few paragraphs of Streaming Defenses — Week 2 article. Solid bounce back week, all three of our streaming options came through for us and…...

QB rankings and streaming advice for Week 13 of the 2020 fantasy football season. In what is now the longest NFL “week” in history, COVID-19 gave a hail mary attempt at forcing the NFL to cancel a regular season game, but instead, the list of Week 13 starting quarterbacks included: Brandon Allen Ryan Fitzpatrick Mike Glennon – who suited up for the Jags for his first…...

In this edition of Win the Waiver Wire, Curtis Patrick shares his top waiver targets for Week 13 in seasonal fantasy football leagues. It’s make or break time. Whether you’re trying to secure your spot or improve your seed, getting these claims right is everything this week. Let’s get after it! *For the purposes of this week’s article, I’ll be using ESPN “percentage rostered” data. Players…...

Shawn Siegele explores the collapse of three stars, details the rise of a new RB super weapon, and locates four backups to watch as he breaks down the workload for NFC backfields ahead of Week 13. It wasn’t a great week for NFC luminaries as Ezekiel Elliott, Alvin Kamara, and Miles Sanders combined for 17.3 points. By contrast, Zero RB squads ran roughshod, underlining the…...

Dave Caban reviews the RB and WR Game Level Similarity Projections (GLSP) to provide a snapshot of expected opportunity and touchdown scoring potential. Welcome to our 13th RB/WR GLSP review of the season. In this weekly article, we’ll take a quick look at expected opportunity and touchdown scoring potential using estimates created by our GLSP tool. To learn more about the process of building GLSP projections,…...

Week 12 is still not over, incredibly. The Ravens and Steelers are still waiting to face off in a game that should have been played last Thursday. But while they keep us waiting, the rest of the NFL world goes on spinning around. Below is a positive treasure trove of information about the performances of tight ends from Week 12. The biggest performers, the guys…...

Welcome back to Strength in Numbers, a weekly article in which we go over the most actionable takeaways from every NFL weekend in a concise, numbers-heavy format. Week 12 is the longest week in NFL history – and I don’t just mean because we had to watch Mitchell Trubisky and Carson Wentz in primetime. I say “is” because it’s not over yet; the Steelers and Ravens are set…...

All season long Zachary Krueger will go in-depth with all of the key wide receiver performances. Providing weekly targets, air yards breakdowns, and fantasy points over expectation trends, he’ll help you dominate the waiver wire and make the best start/sit decisions in your upcoming fantasy football matchups. *NOTE* This article and its rankings are as of December 1, 2020. It does not factor in the…...

The Strength of Schedule Streaming app allows you to see which players have the easiest or most difficult upcoming schedules, a potentially league-winning edge that gives you the opportunity to buy players right before they explode in plus matchups. Buy Ryan Fitzpatrick Veteran journeyman quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Miami Dolphins got another chance in Week 12 and made the most of it. After starting…...

Blair Andrews looks back at the leaders in expected points and fantasy points over expectation after Week 12. Some inefficient players still manage performances you can live with, while some will destroy your chance at a title. Some players put up Week 12 performances you couldn’t win without. For an explanation of what expected points and fantasy points over expectation are, head to the end…...

As we enter the fantasy playoffs in many formats, Shawn Siegele discusses the positions that put up big points at the most crucial times and investigates whether Zero RB provides enough upside to win your fantasy title. Since Zero RB is such a core element of our philosophy at RotoViz, it’s incumbent upon us to show that it works. I like to mix hard evidence…...