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Chris is 31 years old and resides in eastern Pennsylvania. His current full-time job has nothing to do with football, writing, or even sports in general. He is taking strides toward changing that.
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Trey Quinn With Exploitable Week 13 Matchup
Washington Redskins wide receiver Trey Quinn has been moderately productive in his first two games back from an extended injury, hauling in nine catches for 75 yards. Pedestrian as those numbers are, he's only been targeted 10 times, so the silver lining here is he's capitalized on the opportunities sent his way. Quinn could be... Read More
Chris Thompson Could Produce In Return To Action
Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson is set to return to the field Monday night after missing extended time with a rib injury. If indeed his unbridled participation in practice this week yields a full comeback, he could be in line to produce right out of the gate. The Eagles have allowed the fourth-most receptions... Read More
Josh Doctson Seeks Continuity With Colt McCoy At Helm
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson posted season highs in targets, receptions and receiving yards in the team's Week 12 loss to the Cowboys. If Doctson's Thanksgiving Day outing was a prelude of things to come with Colt McCoy having taken over as the team's starting quarterback, Monday night's contest with the Eagles presents the... Read More
Adrian Peterson Could Rumble On Monday Night
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson has rushed for just 171 yards combined in his last four games after totaling 345 such yards in the previous three. Not surprisingly, the Redskins have lost three of their last four contests with the focal point of their offense having been held in check. Monday night presents Peterson... Read More
Colt McCoy Not A Viable Week 13 Option
Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy will look to halt the team's losing streak at two games on Monday night against the Eagles. Philadelphia has been relatively suspect against opposing quarterbacks, but McCoy and the Redskins' lackluster passing game don't exactly figure to keep the Eagles coaching staff up at night. Perhaps the extra preparation time... Read More
Jordan Reed Faces Tough Week 13 Test
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed has enjoyed back-to-back outings of 70-plus yards and at least six catches. He's seen 19 targets in his last two games. He is back on the radar as a starting option in fantasy formats, though his Week 13 opponent levels off expectations for a big-time performance. The Eagles haven't... Read More
Redskins Defense On Losing End Of High-Scoring Affair
The Washington Redskins defense failed to slow down the Cowboys on Thursday, and as a result they wound up hurting any fantasy owner who started them for Week 12. Ezekiel Elliott and Amari Cooper had huge days, and the Redskins didn't force a single turnover. The normally reliable defense rounded out a forgettable performance by... Read More
Trey Quinn Scores Touchdown Against Cowboys
Washington Redskins wide receiver Trey Quinn found his way into the end zone in Thursday's loss at Dallas. He was targeted six times, but was only able to amass 26 yards. Despite this relatively pedestrian performance salvaged by a touchdown, Quinn appears to be establishing himself as a reliable option in Washington's passing game. Even... Read More
Josh Doctson Sees 10 Targets In Loss To Cowboys
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson saw a season-high 10 targets in Thursday's loss to the Cowboys, and he turned in his best all-around performance of the season as a result. His six catches and 66 yards were also season-highs, though he failed to get into the end zone to top off his outing. It's... Read More
Adrian Peterson Slowed Down By Cowboys
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson recorded 35 yards on 12 carries in Thursday's loss to the Cowboys. He fell victim to the same set of circumstances that has hampered his fantasy value at various points throughout the season: the Redskins could not contain the opposing offense effectively enough to lean heavily on the running... Read More
Vernon Davis Catches Long Touchdown Against Dallas
Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis caught the first of two Colt McCoy touchdowns on Thursday. Unfortunately for the fantasy football community, this probably didn't help many owners in season-long formats. Moreover, it is not something to expect going forward. The veteran tight end has shown a tendency to make a play or two in... Read More
Another Solid Day For Jordan Reed
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed caught six passes for 75 yards in Thursday's loss to the Cowboys. He didn't get into the end zone, but Thursday's performance gives Reed back-to-back showings of 70 or more yards. If indeed there is a correlation between these numbers and the fact that Colt McCoy has taken over... Read More
Colt McCoy's Day Marred By Turnovers
Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy put forth an admirable effort in his Thanksgiving Day start, tossing for 268 yards and two touchdowns against Dallas. Unfortunately he also threw three interceptions in the loss. The Redskins had a hard time containing the Cowboys offense, and as a result McCoy, was forced to air it out a... Read More
Redskins Defense Looks For Statement Win Against Dallas
The Washington Redskins defense is the primary reason the team currently boasts a winning record. We can expect a spirited performance from this unit on Thanksgiving Day, following a Week 11 defeat in which the team also lost quarterback Alex Smith for the season. Their opponent is a Cowboys team that is beginning to gather... Read More
Maurice Harris Looks To Bounce Back In Week 12
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris surprisingly leads all his teammates at the position in receptions and receiving yards despite not catching a single pass until Week 5. That is more an indictment against said teammates than it is a reason to celebrate Harris, but somebody has to catch the ball occasionally for the Redskins,... Read More
Jordan Reed Seeks Resurgent Second Half
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed showed his first real signs of life all season in Week 11, racking up 71 yards and a touchdown while also seeing his second-highest target total of the year. He'll look to build on his success against a Cowboys defense that has done well at limiting tight end production... Read More
Adrian Peterson Faces Tough Defense On Thanksgiving
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson has been given a significant workload this season, but he's in line to receive even more volume for the home stretch now that Alex Smith is lost for the year. Peterson's first test as the undisputed leader of Washington's offense will come against a Cowboys team that has been... Read More
Trey Quinn Seeks Increased Role In Offense
Washington Redskins wide receiver Trey Quinn will look to build on a modest Week 11 outing in which he hauled in all four of his targets for 49 yards. Working in his favor is the fact that he finds himself immersed among a ghastly collection of wideouts that have done next to nothing of fantasy... Read More
Steer Clear Of Colt McCoy On Thanksgiving
Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy will captain the offense for the foreseeable future in the wake of a season-ending injury suffered by Alex Smith. He'll make his first start of 2018 under some unenviable circumstances: on a short week against one of the NFL's better defensive units, the Dallas Cowboys. Washington's offensive scheme has hardly... Read More
Redskins Defense Solid In Loss To Texans
The Washington Redskins defense took something of a back seat in Sunday's loss to Houston, as it was the Texans who returned an Alex Smith interception the length of the field for a touchdown. The Redskins, to their credit, forced three turnovers, sacked Deshaun Watson three times, and held an opposing offense to 17 or... Read More
Maurice Harris Invisible Against Texans
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris caught one pass on four targets for 13 yards in Sunday's loss to Houston. Before writing him off altogether, though, consider this: in the two games prior, Harris had 15 receptions for 176 yards. Washington's receiving corps has been so unimpressive that they didn't need any help becoming more... Read More
Josh Doctson Unimpressive Against Texans
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson followed up back-to-back touchdown performances with more of what we're used to seeing from him on Sunday: three catches for 32 yards. Doctson was targeted seven times in a close game in which the Redskins could've used a rise-to-the-occasion outing from a wideout, but it was not to be.... Read More
Trey Quinn Adds New Option To Redskins Passing Game
Washington Redskins wide receiver Trey Quinn saw his first game action since Week 1 on Sunday. Quinn was placed on injured reserve after the season-opener, and reactivated earlier this week. He was visible in the passing game, hauling in all four of his targets for 49 yards, the most of any Redskins wideout. It would... Read More
Jordan Reed Scores First Touchdown Since Week 1
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed hauled in seven catches for 71 yards and his first touchdown since Week 1 in Sunday's loss to the Texans. He saw 11 targets, his most since Week 8, and his 71 yards were a season-high. Ironically enough, Reed's touchdown reception came from the arm of Colt McCoy, who... Read More
Adrian Peterson Scores Two Touchdowns Against Texans
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson found himself with a fantasy-relevant workload on Sunday despite the team facing a deficit early on. It was a rare instance for Peterson, as we've seen the Redskins bid farewell to the rushing attack in games like this earlier in the season. He converted his 16 carries into a... Read More
Colt McCoy Throws Touchdown In Relief Effort
Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy got called into action Sunday when starter Alex Smith was carted off the field with a horrific leg injury. McCoy completed six passes for 54 yards and a touchdown, adding 35 rushing yards in the 23-21 loss. The real fantasy impact here lies not in McCoy's performance, but in the... Read More
Chargers Defense Makes Light Work Of Raiders
The Los Angeles Chargers defense took full advantage of a plummeting Oakland team on Sunday, keeping Derek Carr and company out of the end zone en route to a 20-6 win. Sunday marks the fifth consecutive game in which the Chargers have held an opponent to fewer than 20 points. The underrated defensive unit did... Read More
Tyrell Williams Held In Check By Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Tyrell Williams saw his three-game touchdown streak go by the wayside in Sunday's triumph over Oakland. He finished the day with four catches on a season-high six targets for 46 yards. Considering Williams' emergence of late, it's probably safe to file today's underwhelming outing away as something of an outlier.... Read More
Mike Williams Continues Boom-Or-Bust Campaign
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams didn't see a single target in Sunday's win over the Raiders. He now has exactly three receptions in his last four games. Remarkably enough, two of those have gone for touchdowns. His staggering touchdown-to-catch ratio aside, Williams' overall lack of involvement in the passing game won't sustain fantasy... Read More
Austin Ekeler A Non-Factor Versus Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler carried the ball three times against the Raiders on Sunday for 19 yards. He saw zero targets in the passing game. Sunday marked Ekeler's lowest level of involvement in the offense all season. With how overwhelmingly effective Melvin Gordon has been in all aspects of the game, it's... Read More
