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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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Keenan Allen Scores First Touchdown Since Week 1
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen caught six of nine targets for 57 yards on Sunday in a win over the Raiders. It was his second-lowest yardage total of the season, but he backed it up with his second touchdown. Allen's visit to the end zone just before halftime was a sight for sore... Read More
Melvin Gordon Goes Off Against Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon racked up 165 yards on 23 total touches in Sunday's 20-6 win over the Raiders. He solidified an elite fantasy outing with a 66-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. In a league stacked to the gills with excellent production from the running back position, Gordon finds himself... Read More
Philip Rivers Efficient In Win Over Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers completed 18 of 26 passes for 223 yards, two touchdowns and one pick in Sunday's victory over the Oakland Raiders. It wasn't the over-the-top performance his fantasy investors were hoping for, but Rivers got the job done nonetheless. Rivers has somewhat quietly put together one of the best seasons... Read More
Redskins Defense Returns To Form Against Buccaneers
The Washington Redskins defense clearly wanted to make amends for the failures that resulted in last week's 38-14 shellacking at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons. They accomplished their mission on Sunday by preventing the Buccaneers to score a single touchdown. Washington also forced four turnovers and sacked Ryan Fitzpatrick twice. This is the type... Read More
Maurice Harris Goes For 52 Yards In Week 10
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris caught all five of his targets in Sunday's victory over Tampa Bay, converting those into a 52-yard showing. For those keeping an eye on Harris to see if he followed up on his 10-catch, 124-yard outing from a week ago, it's probably safe to consider Sunday's performance the more... Read More
Pedestrian Day For Adrian Peterson
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson carried the ball 19 times for 68 yards in Sunday's win over the Buccaneers. The lack of an end zone visit means Peterson's fantasy investors were looking elsewhere in their lineups for outstanding production, but the important thing to remember is that his value is based entirely on volume,... Read More
Another Fruitless Outing For Jordan Reed
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed led the team in targets with six on Sunday, but all he had to show for it was four catches for 51 yards. Reed has now failed to reach double-digit PPR fantasy points in all but three of his games this season. Much like the rest of his teammates... Read More
Josh Doctson Scores For Second Straight Week
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson scored the only touchdown in Sunday's 16-3 victory over Tampa Bay. His final line for the day was four catches for 46 yards and that visit to the end zone. The fact that Doctson has now scored in two consecutive games would be encouraging if the Redskins' passing offense... Read More
Alex Smith Throws One Touchdown In Week 10
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith completed 19 of 27 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown against the Buccaneers on Sunday. If any NFL offense was going to fail to take advantage of Tampa Bay's poor pass defense, it figured to be the Redskins. Sunday marked the first time since Week 2 that a team... Read More
Redskins Defense Looks To Get Back On Track
The Washington Redskins defense learned the hard way that it's unrealistic to expect to be able to shut every team in the NFL down on a weekly basis. The Atlanta Falcons knocked the unit down a few pegs in a 38-14 home defeat last week. Their shot at redemption comes in the form of the... Read More
Josh Doctson Looks To Find End Zone Again
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson finally caught a touchdown in Week 9 against the Falcons. He'll look to pay the end zone another visit in Week 10 against a Buccaneers defense that has allowed wide receivers to cross that threshold 14 times this season. The Bucs are also guilty of permitting double-digit catches and... Read More
Maurice Harris With Something To Prove Against Buccaneers
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris took advantage of his involvement in the desperation passing attack during last week's loss to the Falcons. He caught 10 passes and--surprisingly enough--became the first Redskins player to surpass 100 receiving yards in a game this season. Week 10 presents him with the opportunity for another first: to be... Read More
Adrian Peterson A Bounce-Back Candidate
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson has done well with his role in the offense when game flow has permitted his utilization. Last week against the Falcons, he fell victim to the opposite script and was held to just 33 yards from scrimmage. A date with the Buccaneers could send Peterson trending back in the... Read More
Jordan Reed An Unknown Quantity With Upside
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed has had one of the more disappointing fantasy seasons of any player in the league, but Week 10 offers him one last chance to turn things around. The Buccaneers have surrendered a touchdown to opposing tight ends in five of their last six games, and have given up at... Read More
Alex Smith Could Shine In Week 10
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith has thrown one touchdown each in his last three games, and has not thrown more than two in any game this season. A Week 10 contest with the bottom-dwelling Buccaneers pass defense could mean a reprieve from Smith's struggles to find the end zone. Tampa Bay has allowed multiple touchdown... Read More
Redskins Defense Humbled In Loss To Falcons
The Washington Redskins defense has been effective for most of the season, but they took it in the chops in Sunday's 38-14 waxing at the hands of the Atlanta Falcons. Washington allowed Matt Ryan to throw for 350 yards and four touchdowns. Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley and Tevin Coleman all had big days as well.... Read More
Paul Richardson Disappears Against Falcons
Washington Redskins wide receiver Paul Richardson caught two passes on six targets for 16 yards against the Falcons on Sunday. Even though the Redskins had to air it out quite a bit, Richardson was unable to get anything going. Aside from the fact that Richardson has been largely unreliable this season, the much bigger picture... Read More
Vernon Davis Sees Seven Targets In Loss
Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis was one of two under-the-radar players who performed reasonably well in the receiving game on Sunday against the Falcons (Maurice Harris being the other). Davis hauled in five of seven targets for 62 yards, and was more heavily involved in the offense than he has been all season. With... Read More
Another Maddening Outing For Jordan Reed
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed caught four of six targets for 34 yards on Sunday. He trailed fellow tight end Vernon Davis in all three categories. However much trust Reed's fantasy owners have maintained in him to this point in the season, it'd be perfectly fair to say that supply has been completely exhausted... Read More
Kapri Bibbs Scores Against Falcons
Washington Redskins running back Kapri Bibbs converted one of his four total touches into a touchdown in Sunday's loss to Atlanta. Game flow prevented the Redskins from leaning on anyone in their backfield enough to sustain fantasy production, but it's disappointing nonetheless that Bibbs didn't see more work in the passing game after he appeared... Read More
Josh Doctson Catches Touchdown In Week 9
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson salvaged yet another unproductive fantasy performance with a touchdown catch in Sunday's loss to the Falcons. He finished the game with three catches on six targets for 31 yards and that lone touchdown. It's telling that even in a game in which the Redskins faced a two score-deficit at... Read More
Maurice Harris Has Big Day Against Falcons
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris hauled in 10 of 12 targets for 124 yards against Atlanta on Sunday. This could be considered a strange development considering his place on the depth chart, but the Redskins have needed somebody in the receiving game to step up for some time now, and Harris rose to the... Read More
Adrian Peterson Can't Get Going Against Falcons
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson was held in check by the Falcons on Sunday, rushing nine times for 17 yards. It was an all-too-familiar picture for his fantasy owners, as the Redskins found themselves facing a sizable deficit early and could not rely on Peterson to set the tone. In any case, Peterson's fantasy... Read More
Alex Smith Puts Up 300 Yards In Loss
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith completed 30 of 46 passes for 306 yards, one touchdown and an interception in Sunday's defeat at the hands of the Falcons. The Redskins fell behind big early on, and as we've seen a few times this season, they had to take to the air to keep up. Sunday marks... Read More
Tough Challenge Awaits Redskins Defense
The Washington Redskins defense has been one of the more impressive groups in the NFL this season. They've suffered one letdown against New Orleans, but they have been quietly elite in each of their other six games. A difficult test is coming to town in the form of the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Falcons... Read More
Paul Richardson With Soft Matchup If Healthy
Washington Redskins wide receiver Paul Richardson has been limited in practice this week due to injury, but if he is able to go on Sunday, he will do so against a Falcons team that has been decimated by opposing wideouts. Atlanta is allowing just over 200 yards per game to the position to go with... Read More
Expect Kapri Bibbs To See Playing Time
Washington Redskins running back Kapri Bibbs is set to back up Adrian Peterson on Sunday with the likelihood that Chris Thompson misses the game against the Falcons. Bibbs disappeared from the offense (as expected) when Thompson returned in Week 8, but now could be in line to build on his slight uptick in volume from... Read More
Josh Doctson Faces Porous Defense In Week 9
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson hasn't been worth fantasy consideration since his investors weighed their late-round options on draft day. He has just three more receptions than teammate Jamison Crowder, who hasn't played since Week 5. If Doctson is ever going to turn his season around, a Week 9 matchup with an exploitable Falcons... Read More
Jordan Reed Continues To Carry Risk
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed has been victimized by his team's emerging defense, reliable ground game and underwhelming quarterback play. Even as the primary target in a battered group of pass-catchers, Reed hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 1 and has posted 50 or more yards just twice all season. It's difficult to bench... Read More
Rare Productive Day In Store For Alex Smith
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith has just about dropped off the fantasy radar in 2018, but a matchup with the Falcons could do just enough for his value to trick owners into reassessing him going forward. Atlanta has given up at least three passing touchdowns in five of seven games. They're also one of only... Read More
