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Lions at Bills Thursday Night Football Preview

Lions at Bills: New Stadium Given First Big Test Highmark Stadium opens its doors for the first regular-season game in its history on Thursday night, and the Buffalo Bills picked a heavyweight to christen it. Josh Allen and company will host Jared Goff and a Detroit Lions team trying to climb back to the top [...]

Quentin Johnston Value Spike? McConkey (Rib Injury)

Chargers News: Ladd McConkey Day-to-Day With Rib Injury, Week 2 Status in Question Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey is dealing with a rib injury and is considered day-to-day, head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters Monday. The Chargers say they want to see how McConkey feels this week before determining his availability for Sunday’s [...]

Jadarian Price Snap Share Shift? Or Similar Role Week 2?

Seahawks News Seattle Seahawks running back George Holani didn’t produce much with the ball in his hands during Week 1 against the New England Patriots. However, he was a thorn in the side of Jadarian Price’s fantasy managers because he earned nearly as many snaps and touches as the rookie. Say what you want about [...]

Zay Flowers (Hamstring) To Miss Time?

Ravens News: Zay Flowers Injury Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers got his 2026 season off to a spectacular start in Sunday’s 41-23 Week 1 win over the Indianapolis Colts, catching 5 of 6 targets for 150 yards and a touchdown, including a 54-yard score, before a hamstring injury cut his afternoon short. Flowers aggravated [...]

Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 2

Waiver Wire Pickups Every fantasy roster is going to leak talent by Week 2, and the difference between a mediocre season and a good one usually comes down to how well you manage what’s left of your FAAB budget once the waiver wire opens. The instinct after a big Week 1 is to spend heavily [...]

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Fantasy Rankings Week 1

Fantasy Football Rankings Week 1 2026 Week 1 is finally here! The following are Gridiron Experts’ Week 1 fantasy football rankings. When a game starts, like this week’s Wednesday matchup between the Pats and Seahawks or the Thursday game between the Rams and 49ers, those players will lock in our rankings. The Sunday players will [...]

Injuries Continue: Tua Tagovailoa Now Questionale With Back Injury

Falcons News: Tua Hurt Updating a previous report, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went down in pain during Thursday’s practice with what appeared to be a back issue, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. “The Falcons are prepping for the Steelers with QB3 right now,” Garafolo reported. #WATCH: I happened to catch the moment #Falcons [...]

Zero RB Legend Kenny Gainwell Called a “Freak of Nature”

Zero RB Legend Kenny Gainwell Called a “Freak of Nature” Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs had high praise for new running back Kenny Gainwell, calling him “a freak of nature,” according to Greg Auman of FOX Sports. Wirfs also referred to running back Bucky Irving as “a joystick” because of how elusive he [...]

Rome Odunze Limited At Practice Again on Thursday

Bears News: Rome Odunze Limited  In Practice Chicago Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze was listed as limited in practice on Thursday for the second straight day this week, according to the team’s injury report. With two limited sessions to begin Week 1 preparation, Odunze remains up in the air for Sunday’s season opener against the [...]

Bills To Sing Canadian National Anthem at Home Opener vs. Lions

The Buffalo Bills are honoring their fans to the north by having the Canadian national anthem performed at their home opener next week, even as cross-border tensions between the United States and Canada continue to escalate. The team announced Wednesday that Toronto-based band Barenaked Ladies will perform “O Canada” before Buffalo’s prime-time game against the [...]

Ashton Jeanty Practices in Full: Temper Expectations, or Big Game Coming?

Ashton Jeanty Practices in Full on Wednesday Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty was listed as a full participant in the team’s first official practice of Week 1, according to Anthony Galaviz of The Fresno Bee. Jeanty suffered an ankle injury on Aug. 23 in training camp, landing awkwardly while diving for a low [...]

Tucker Kraft Not on Injury Report: Could Be in for Big Game

Tucker Kraft Not on Injury Report Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft is not listed on the team’s Week 1 injury report as they get set to take on the division-rival Minnesota Vikings this Sunday, according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Kraft is ready to roll for the season opener after [...]

Brock Bowers to Miss “a Game or Two” After Meniscus Trim

Brock Bowers to Miss “a Game or Two” Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers underwent a meniscus trim Tuesday in Dallas and is now expected to miss “a game or two,” according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The procedure, performed by longtime Dallas Cowboys team physician Dr. Daniel Cooper, comes [...]

Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em Week 1

Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em Week 1: Reading the Cornerback Matchups Let’s be real, the first week of the NFL season is nearly pointless to make predictions about. There are so many changes, from new coaches to player acquisitions to rookie additions, that even a week that looks easy to predict for NFL Pick’em will likely [...]

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Rhamondre Stevenson Looking like Cheap DFS Starter Week 1

TreVeyon Henderson Still Sidelined With Week 1 Nearing New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson was not present for the media-access portion of Sunday’s practice, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “He hasn’t practiced since Aug. 24 when he sustained the injury,” Reiss noted, adding that the Patriots had just three practices remaining before their season [...]

Jameis Winston Signs Two-Year Extension With Giants

Jameis Winston Signs Two-Year Extension With Giants New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston has agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract extension, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The new deal keeps Winston with the Giants through the 2028 season, an adjustment from the two-year, $8 million contract he originally signed with New York in [...]

Tyler Higbee’s Role Shrinking in Rams Loaded Tight End Room

Tyler Higbee Fantasy 2026 Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee is likely to see reduced playing time this upcoming season, and the numbers behind that expectation are hard to ignore. He signed a two-year deal worth up to $8 million in March, but the contract is only half guaranteed, hardly a sign of a [...]

10 Bold NFL Predictions for 2026

Bold NFL Predictions for 2026 There is no better way to kick off an NFL season than making some bold long-shot season predictions. Surprisingly, last year’s article went 7 for 10, so you know I’m taking another shot at some wild picks for this season. But before we jump into my list for 2026, let’s [...]

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Fantasy Football Tips for the 2026 Season

Fantasy Football Tips Every fantasy season starts the same way. You draft a team you love in August, then spend September convincing yourself it was a mistake. One slow start and suddenly your first-round pick is on the trade block, your waiver budget is half gone, and you are starting a receiver because he was [...]

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MarShawn Lloyd Sharing First-Team Reps at Practice

MarShawn Lloyd Fantasy Impact Still Unknown Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd has quickly become the name to watch in a suddenly reshuffled backfield. The Packers placed Josh Jacobs on the Commissioner’s Exempt List over the weekend after the Brown County, Wisconsin district attorney charged him with battery and criminal damage to property, both [...]

Jonah Coleman Fantasy Impact: Real Buzz Growing in Denver

Jonah Coleman Building Real Buzz in Denver’s Crowded Backfield Denver Broncos rookie running back Jonah Coleman has quickly become one of the more talked-about names in Denver’s crowded backfield this summer, even if the depth chart hierarchy remains more settled than some reports suggest. The Broncos took Coleman in the fourth round despite already rostering [...]

Puka Nacua’s Off-Field Issues Cloud Rams’ Week 1 Outlook

Puka Nacua Remains Under NFL Review Ahead of Week 1 Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua remains under NFL review as Week 1 approaches, and another off-field story surfaced this week. According to the New York Post, Nacua’s former girlfriend Hallie Aiono discussed experiencing betrayal, abuse and neglect during a past relationship while explaining [...]

Ashton Jeanty is in “Good Spot” With Ankle Injury

Ashton Jeanty Injury News Las Vegas Raiders general manager John Spytek offered an encouraging, if unspecific, update on running back Ashton Jeanty’s recovery from an ankle sprain, even as the rookie back was not seen at Tuesday’s practice. “I think he’s in a good spot,” Spytek said, via video from the team. “We see him [...]

8 NFL Player Props for the NFL 2026 Season

NFL Player Props for the NFL 2026 Season This is one of the biggest fantasy football draft weekends of the year, so it was a stretch to get approval for this article topic, but my sales pitch was that it works as a breakout fantasy article too ;) This is one of the best times [...]

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Dalton Schultz Fantasy Value Overlooked

Dalton Schultz Fantasy Value Overlooked Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz has a clearer path to useful volume after injuries reshaped the team’s receiving corps late in camp. Schultz already handled a major role last season, setting career highs with 82 catches on 106 targets for 777 yards and three touchdowns across 17 games, production [...]

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