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The Fantasy Football Report for Week 12
Making start/sit decisions in fantasy football doesn’t have to be a complicated process. Simply start the best players and there you have it. OK, I know. Easier said than done. But there is a way to streamline your process: don’t overthink it. One of the greatest things about fantasy sports is this activity allows you […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football rankings vs. expert consensus – Week 12
It’s time to set fantasy football lineups for Week 12 of the 2021 NFL season, and that means consulting rankings and making tough decisions. One of the most popular tools here at FTN is our fantasy football rankings. Each week, we bring you non-PPR, PPR, and half-PPR rankings to help you win your league. But […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Expected Fantasy Points Report – Week 12
Welcome to the Week 12 edition of FTN’s Expected Fantasy Points Report. The premise is simple: Each time a player earns an opportunity, there’s a certain amount of fantasy points you can expect them to score. Using the rich FTN Data database, we’ve done the math for you. You can compare a player’s XFP to […]
Tyler Loechner
NFL
Fantasy
Hall of Fantasy League update: Week 12
Week 11 of the Hall of Fantasy League is behind us as we begin to look toward the fantasy football playoffs a mere few weeks away. If you are unfamiliar with the league, they do a fantastic job of laying everything out clearly and concisely on their homepage: “The HOFL consists of 10 Football Franchises representing […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
Directional rushing update for Week 12
During the NFL season, we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense we’re targeting in fantasy football. Bird’s Eye View Rushing – Left Derrick […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Directional passing update for Week 12
During the NFL season, we’re going to use the Directional Passing Tool to break down how different offenses are utilizing their weapons all over the field. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting. Short Passing The […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Usage Report for Week 12
Welcome to the Week 12 fantasy football usage report. This piece is designed to give you a glimpse of both rushing shares and usage rates for running backs, wide receivers, and occasionally tight ends. It will help you understand how often a player is involved in his team’s game plan and if those players are […]
Sam Wallace
NFL
Fantasy
Splits tool update for Week 12 – Fantasy football players to watch
As the NFL season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Splits Tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 12, we can look at our splits tool to identify three things to watch for this weekend. A Buffet of Thanksgiving Splits To […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
NFL FAAB Strategy for Week 12
WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Plenty of valuable news has come out since this was published so let’s reshuffle the RB priorities. Remove Jeremy McNichols / Prioritize Dontrell Hilliard McNichols (concussion) still has not practiced this week, D’Onta Foreman (tricep) was limited in practice on Wednesday and Adrian Peterson was cut. Foreman will likely play […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming TEs for Week 12 in fantasy football
Last week, we saw a lot of highly rostered, popular tight ends finish inside the top five at scoring in fantasy football. However, we also saw a streamable tight end in Adam Trautman finish inside the top five while only being rostered in 32% of NFFC Online Championship leagues. Trautman was listed as my top […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming DSTs for Week 12 in fantasy football
Streaming defense/special teams has been a fantasy football strategy for as long as I have played the game. More times than not, I’m not going to be looking to get attached to any particular DST due to the schedule/matchups and being able to churn and burn via free agency. FAAB budgets are dwindling as we […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming QBs for Week 12 in fantasy football
Streaming quarterback in fantasy football in Week 11 was a difficult task, but there were still QBs that got us there, especially Cam Newton, who finished sixth in scoring (32.05). Aaron Rodgers (45.35), Justin Herbert (44.10), Kirk Cousins (34.65), Trevor Siemian (32.3) and Jalen Hurts (32.25) rounded out the top five in Week 11. FAAB […]
Matthew Davis
NFL
Fantasy
Week 12 fantasy football waiver wire rankings
It’s time for the Week 12 fantasy football waiver wire. Fantasy waivers can often make or break your season. Making the right decision on which players to add and drop is crucial, so we have you set up with a deep list of potential waiver wire adds for Week 12. We cast a wide net […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Matt’s Musings | NFL Data Study, Week 12
Every Monday, I find myself in a bit of NFL data purgatory. We’re waiting for the week to come to a proper ending, and the data is still yet to be finalized. It’s a great time, however, to look at some historical trends and do some digging on some things we can leverage in the […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
High-stakes fantasy Week 11 thoughts
As we head into the final stretch of the NFL season, I want to use this week to key in on certain players and not so much on game flow. Overall, the last three weeks feels like there has been some bad football being played. Here are my quick fantasy football thoughts from all the […]
Nelson Sousa
NFL
Fantasy
Buy-low & sell-high trade targets – Week 12
Welcome to the Week 12 buy-low/sell-high fantasy football trade target article. This is probably your last chance to complete a trade in fantasy football leagues as most formats have their deadline after this week’s games. That means it’s time to be aggressive. Whether it’s a trade that helps you make a championship run, or simply […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Fantasy
Fantasy football waiver wire targets for Week 12
Every Monday during the NFL season, I am going to be presenting you with my top three waiver wire claims to prioritize for your fantasy football teams. I will also include a shortlist of other options. These are players worth consideration if your team is in a bind, but not ones that take priority over […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
Dynasty moves to make entering Week 12
In dynasty leagues, it’s important to be ahead of the curve. If you’re one step ahead of your league mates in your transactions, then you can take advantage of windows to roster players before the market corrects or wises up. That’s what we’ll be covering weekly here. Players to add, hold or scrap from your […]
Derek Brown
NFL
Fantasy
Matchups to target for Week 12 in fantasy football
Week 11 of the NFL season is just about in the books, and if you faced Jonathan Taylor or Austin Ekeler in your fantasy football leagues, you likely started looking ahead to Week 12 early. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Week 12 is going to be a wild one. Here are a few favorable matchups […]
Adam Pfeifer
NFL
Fantasy
Sunday Football Locks and DFS Breakdown – Week 11
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Dak Prescott Running Back Christian McCaffrey Ezekiel Elliott Joe Mixon AJ Dillon Mark Ingram Wide Receiver Tyreek Hill CeeDee Lamb A.J. Brown Jaylen Waddle Hunter Renfrow Elijah Moore Rashod Bateman Michael Gallup Tight End Dawson Knox Cole Kmet Defense Eagles Bets Jaguars +6.5 / WFT v CAR under 43 / Eagles -2.5
Nelson Sousa
NFL
Fantasy
Directional passing update for Week 11
During the season we’re going to use the Directional Passing Tool to break down how different offenses are utilizing their weapons all over the field. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense that we’re targeting. Short Passing In […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
The Fantasy Football Report for Week 11
Handcuffing is a widely used strategy in fantasy football, but rarely is it used correctly. We often hear about handcuffing during fantasy draft season. People prioritize handcuffs in the late rounds, and what typically ends up happening is they drop these players three weeks into the season. Sure, if you drafted James Conner three years […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Directional rushing update for Week 11
During the NFL season, we’re going to break down how different offenses are utilizing their running backs. As the year goes on, patterns begin to emerge that will allow us to anticipate and exploit mismatches between a defense and an offense we’re targeting in fantasy football. Bird’s Eye View Rushing – Left We still have […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Start or Sit: Week 11 sponsored by TopProp
Welcome to the Week 11 Start or Sit brought to you by TopProp. You hear the term “play your studs” a lot in fantasy football, and I’m a believer in that strategy. But there are tough matchups each week that we should look into. There may be times when we hit the bye weeks, and […]
Chris Meaney
NFL
Fantasy
TopProp Battleground and Expert League – Week 11 Update
TopProp Fantasy Sports is officially live, bringing you a new way to wager on fantasy football. Are you confident that you have the best team in your league? Great, bet on it. Are you confident that your league mate Bob is going to blow John out of the water this week? Great, bet on it. […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
WR/CB matchups for fantasy football – Week 11
Fantasy football is all about the matchups, especially when it comes to WR vs. CB. Remember when fantasy matchup analysis used to be “Team A gives up the most fantasy points to wide receivers”? Well, we’ve moved from analog to digital and now look at matchups on an individual level. Each week, I dig through […]
Jeff Ratcliffe
NFL
Fantasy
Weekly HOFL Update: Week 11
Week 10 of the Hall of Fantasy league is behind us as we now venture into the second half of the NFL season. If you are unfamiliar with the league, they do a fantastic job of laying everything out clearly and concisely on their homepage: “The HOFL consists of 10 Football Franchises representing key markets […]
Joe Metz
NFL
Fantasy
NFL Usage Report for Week 11
Welcome to the Week 11 Usage Report. This piece is designed to give you a glimpse of both rushing shares and usage rates for running backs, wide receivers, and occasionally tight ends. It will help you understand how often a player is involved in his team’s game plan and if those players are susceptible to […]
Sam Wallace
NFL
Fantasy
Splits tool update for Week 11 – Fantasy football players to watch
As the NFL season progresses, we’ll go through and use our FTN Splits Tool to look for team- and player-level trends to help us through our fantasy season. As we head into Week 5, we can look at our splits tool to identify three things to watch for this weekend. Biggest Spread of Week 11 The […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
Matt’s Musings | NFL Data Study, Week 11
Every Monday, I find myself in a bit of NFL data purgatory. We’re waiting for the week to come to a proper ending, and the data is still yet to be finalized. It’s a great time, however, to look at some historical trends and do some digging on some things we can leverage in the […]
Matt Jones
NFL
Fantasy
NFL FAAB Strategy for Week 11
Welcome to FAAB Whisperer, my high-stakes FAAB projection piece. This weekly column will serve as a supplement of our traditional FAAB column, but with its own spin. Specifically, for the many of you who play higher stakes at NFFC and FFPC. The basis for our weekly bid review will be the $350 NFFC Online Championship […]
Vlad Sedler
NFL
Fantasy
Streaming DSTs for Week 11 in fantasy football
Streaming defense/special teams (DST) has been a fantasy football strategy for as long as I have played the game. More times than not I’m not going to be looking to get attached to any particular DST due to the schedule/matchups and being able to churn and burn via free agency. Listed below are DST that […]
Matthew Davis