RotoViz subscribers know that winning often hinges on meticulous analysis of various factors: player statistics, team dynamics, and even the whims of Mother Nature herself. Weather conditions, often overlooked, can play a pivotal role in any game’s outcome. A few of the most well-known and craziest examples include the Fog Bowl, the Tuck Rule Game, and the Ice Bowl. The NFL is unique in its willingness to embrace…...

Welcome to Going Deep! This weekly article will make use of charting data, advanced metrics, and other RotoViz tools — specifically the newly released Passing Game Matchup Rater — to help readers better understand the challenges facing wide receivers and tight ends in the coming week. As my process makes heavy use of the Matchup Rater, I’d highly recommend that you set aside half an…...

The pace of play at the team level is instructive in fantasy football. The faster a team is, the more plays they will tend to run. The more plays a team tends to run, the more players on those teams tend to score. Using the RotoViz Pace Tool, we can see the tendencies of every team in these areas so far in 2023. I toggled to…...

The Wrong Read has had many lives — first as a reflection on insights from the RotoViz podcasts; then as a freeform space for exploring a variety of metrics and strategies. It will likely continue in that latter function, but at least for now — in season — it’s an in-depth matchup lookahead article. Each week I’ll gather advanced stats from our tools — mainly…...

Shawn Siegele looks at every NFL roster and explains where you need to stash and where you need to cut. Monday Night Football didn’t go as well for the MEs as I had hoped. Blair and I lost a team in the final moments, but the blow was softened somewhat by also losing Jonathan Taylor to injury on Tuesday. We wouldn’t have had the Round…...

Knowing when to react and when not to is crucial in fantasy football. It’s important to distinguish what is truly significant and what is not. This article aims to clarify what requires our full attention and what can be disregarded. FIVE THINGS THAT MATTER JIG IS UP ON GENO? A year ago, Geno Smith was a revelation — a fable of redemption told through a…...

Incredibly, there are still bye weeks left in the 2023 NFL season. I know, right? I hate it too. But here we are. With this in mind, you may find yourself once more in need of help at the tight end spot in fantasy football. If this is the case, then you are reading the right article. I am here to present the names of…...

This is the point in the season when the healthiest teams can really gap the field in scoring, both in the NFL and in fantasy leagues. Targeting backup QBs is one of the easiest ways to scoop up fantasy points this time of year, and we’ve got plenty to choose from in Week 13. It’s also the the point in the season when we need…...

Bjorn Yang-Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 13 and highlights others to preemptively stash. Week 13 is the final “mega” bye week with six teams on break. Coincidentally, most leagues are coming down to the final or second-to-last game before the start of fantasy football playoffs. In this article, I have highlighted both players who can make an…...