Shawn Siegele places Austin Ekeler’s accomplishments in perspective after another star turn. And what about Justin Jefferson? Is his title-game dud the worst ever from star wide receiver?  I hope everyone’s New Year is off to a great start, ideally with a fantasy title or two now resting comfortably on your mantle. Week 17 offering the jarring contrast between a running back ascending to greatness…...

Well, here we are. The finals. Blair Andrews and I have combined the Zero RB Watch and Playbook this week to provide a close look at the running back landscape for fantasy championship week. Blair has all of the stats for you as he does every week, and I’ve pulled out all of the big guns to break down situation and matchup. If you haven’t…...

Shawn Siegele dives into the RotoViz tools to break down the biggest storylines from the fantasy semifinals. Week 16 was a tale of two environments. It was the best of times in dome games, and the worst of times when you found yourself on the wrong end of Mother Nature. It was also the best of times for many of us at RotoViz, as Conor…...

As we head into the fantasy semifinals, Blair and I are changing things up slightly this week. I’m going to write a melded version of the Zero RB Watch and the Zero RB Playbook, while he’s going to provide a deeper look at intriguing DFS options for the big Saturday slate. Checking back in on the main items from last week’s Playbook: Saquon Barkley and…...

That’s what fantasy is supposed to be like. After a low-scoring, grind of a season that was borderline dull in places, the last several weeks of football have been extraordinary. Week 15 took it to another level as players lit up the scoreboard at all positions. The games were so entertaining that reality storylines even threatened to swallow up the fantasy fireworks. Colm and I…...

Shawn Siegele uses the Advanced Team Stat Explorer, Game Level Similarity Projections, Team Splits tool, Weekly Player Explorer, Team Pace app, Strength of Schedule Streamer, Advanced Player Explorer, and more to help you dominate the first round of the fantasy playoffs.  Five main Zero RB storylines emerged in the past week: Rhamondre Stevenson goes down early for the Patriots, and both Kevin Harris and Pierre…...

Looking for an early Christmas present? In this fully-free Monday article, Shawn Siegele walks through the RotoViz tools and how they can help you make savvy start/sit decisions, dominate DFS contests, and prepare for new playoff contests on the horizon. Lineup Decisions Magnified (The Jerry Jeudy Edition) Whether you’re in the FFPC finals or the win-and-in week of your league’s regular season, Week 14 is…...

Shawn Siegele uses the Advanced Team Stats Explorer to peek behind the curtain and provide a little texture to running back performances. He breaks down a few key late-week injury updates and looks ahead to find the next Saquon Barkley – for good or bad. After a couple of thrilling weeks for RB acquisitions, the crickets are back out ahead of Week 14. Kenneth Walker…...

Travis Kelce finally grants a reprieve to the rest of the fantasy universe, as young WRs blow up in Week 13. In a fully free article to celebrate the most fun week of the fantasy season, Shawn Siegele dives into some of the biggest storylines from a scintillating Sunday. Running backs from the first two rounds have performed admirably through the first 12 weeks of…...

Shawn Siegele tells you how to play the hot RB pickups in Week 13 and explains why James Cook won’t be the only sleeper to hit. While Week 12 belonged to Josh Jacobs, plenty of additional moves shook up the fantasy landscape, none bigger than the injury to Travis Etienne. After back-to-back RB2 performances in Weeks 5 and 6, Etienne finally jumped to a full…...

After a season punctuated by high-profile fantasy injuries and marred by offensive capitulation, Week 12 gave us three tremendous Thanksgiving games and a Sunday slate that more than lived up to the fast start. We had two contests with totals in the 70s, two contests won by two-point conversions on virtually the final play, and a game forced to overtime by a one-handed David Njoku…...

Thanksgiving is one of the best days of every year, a chance to gather with friends, family, and football to express our gratitude for all of the big joys and little pleasures of life. Football fans could be particularly grateful yesterday. After a season of low-scoring and often depressing games, the three-game Thanksgiving slate featured two back-and-forth barnburners and a hard-fought effort from the Giants…...

Shawn Siegele breaks down some of the biggest performances of Week 11 and discusses the key strategic moves that will determine your 2022 playoff results.  Offensive trends in 2022 haven’t been particularly conducive to rookie wide receiver scoring, and that made Week 11 even more fun by contrast. Treylon Burks finally arrived on Thursday night and was still overshadowed by a sterling follow-up performance from…...

Today’s Stealing Bananas episode focused on questions about playoff stashes at the RB position. We covered the key names across a variety of price levels and discussed the way in which unique needs will cause individual fantasy squads to prioritize players differently. Blair Andrews helped you understand the full RB landscape in the Zero RB Watch and Corbin Young brought you up to date on…...

Shawn Siegele looks at the epic performances from Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb, praises Cooper Kupp’s historic run, and discusses the unparalleled running ability of Justin Fields. The biggest stories in Week 10 featured a Bills/Vikings game for the ages, the transcendence of Justin Fields, the reemergence of Aaron Rodgers, and the dominance of the Miami Dolphins. But before we get there, this is the…...