The Patriots have become the fantasy D/ST1 the same way Ernest Hemingway told reporters he went broke: gradually, then suddenly. They find themselves on a bye this week along with the D/ST4 New York Jets which will make for some nice waiver opportunities in Week 11. We’re entering the final third of the fantasy regular season, and for 5-4 teams on their leagues’ playoff bubble,…...

Although the sample sizes are still too tiny to be statistically significant, by the midway point of the season we’re able to cobble together enough data to make some useful predictions about the rest of the year. In that spirit, let’s take a look at a couple of charts that will help explain why streaming defenses is an optimal strategy in fantasy football. The first…...

Things don’t translate perfectly from the game of real NFL football to our beloved spin-off, fantasy football. Andy Dalton rewarded fantasy owners far more than New Orleans fans last weekend by finishing fourth at the position despite throwing two pick-sixes in less than a minute of gameplay and burying the Saints’ hopes for victory. Joe Mixon continues to be a fantasy RB1 despite the fifth-worst…...

At this point in the NFL season we’ve had a good look at how teams want to play football, and those sample sizes get bigger every time they take the field. We’re not the only ones who have more data to go on though. Mid-season is when reactive coaching starts to make a huge difference, and no one is safe from being game-planned out of…...

The quarterback carousel is in full swing. Someone named Skylar Thompson is leading one of the most exciting offenses in football, and Zach Wilson is Peyton Manning. Just another day in the game of fantasy football where everything goes exactly like we expected. One place we take take solace this week should be the D/ST position where some of the very best starting options of the…...

Quarterback turnover continues at a brisk rate, offensive line depth is tested around the league, and the Philadelphia Eagles maintain their fantasy dominance. Just as we’re figuring out what to do with certain players, we’ve got whole new groups wearing the same uniforms shoved into action. What lessons can we take from Week 4 to help us find the winners this week at D/ST? Let’s…...

NFL teams are starting to discover their identities. Analytic data is beginning to come into focus. Player injuries are piling up. It’s Week 4 of football season, and some teams, both real and fantasy, are already planning for next year. For the rest of us, the grind to stay in the win column starts as soon as the previous week’s games end. If you’re only…...

Streaming D/STs in fantasy football is the way to go. At what other position could a top-five pick by ADP like the Colts be unusable by Week 3? And unless you’re in a tremendously deep league, there’s really no room on your roster to be holding multiple D/STs waiting one of them to play the Jets. Projections this early in the year are also difficult, given the…...