The Dallas Cowboys, D/ST1 over the first two weeks, finally met its match facing Josh Dobbs and the Arizona Cardinals. The Denver Broncos, one of the best defenses of 2022, had a 70-point nuclear bomb dropped on them courtesy of the Miami Dolphins. The Jets’ elite real-world defense has another hum drum fantasy day against a mediocre Patriots offense. There’s just no counting on anyone…...

Bjorn Yang Vaernet examines which players on the waiver wire are worth prioritizing for Week 4 and highlights others to preemptively stash. Week 3 marks the point in the waiver wire article series where the article starts to tighten up a bit. At this point in the season, the players that have surprised in terms of early-season roles have been picked up — e.g. Puka…...

A man . . . sees a unicorn cross his path and disappear. That in itself is startling, but there are precedents for mystical encounters of various kinds . . . until — “My God,” says a second man, “I must be dreaming, I thought I saw a unicorn.” At which point, a dimension is added that makes the experience as alarming as it will…...

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 to paint…...

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 to paint…...

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 hour to…...

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…...

Dan: I’m older, and I’m much less friendly to $%#@ing change. Al Swearengen: Change ain’t lookin’ for friends. Change calls the tune we dance to. — Deadwood Rest-of-season rankings felt like the appropriate frame for this week’s Zero RB Universe. Nothing distills the backward- and forward-looking elements of RB evaluation quite like having to rank the players ROS. To understand where the backfields have gone…...

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…...

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 hour…...