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Paul Richardson Scores Against Panthers
Washington Redskins wide receiver Paul Richardson caught his second touchdown of the season on Sunday against the Panthers. He finished with three catches for 31 yards on five total targets. Washington's corps of wide receivers has been largely unimpressive to start the season, but Richardson is establishing himself as the one to look for in... Read More
Adrian Peterson Shows Toughness Against Panthers
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson stepped up on Sunday with Chris Thompson absent from the team's backfield. It was unclear coming into the game how effective Peterson would be coming off an injury in Week 5, but the Redskins needed a workhorse back and he didn't disappoint, carrying the ball 17 times for 97... Read More
Vernon Davis Catches Touchdown Against Panthers
Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis hauled in a 22-yard touchdown catch on Sunday against Carolina. He finished with a team-high 48 receiving yards and caught all three of his targets. As far as his fantasy value going forward, it's probably best to look at Sunday's performance as an outlier. Outside of Sunday's game and... Read More
Josh Doctson Continues To Be A Non-Factor
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson caught three of six balls thrown his way for 20 yards on Sunday against Carolina. His full line for the season is now eight receptions for 68 yards and no touchdowns. Moreover, he has hauled in less than half of his 19 targets. Doctson stood to see more opportunities... Read More
Alex Smith Serviceable In Week 6
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith salvaged a relatively unimpressive game against the Panthers with two passing touchdowns. His final line for the day was 21 completions on 36 attempts, for 163 yards and two touchdowns. This marks the third consecutive game in which Smith finished with a completion percentage of 60 or lower after starting... Read More
Jordan Reed Unproductive Against Panthers
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed led the team in targets and receptions in Sunday's victory over the Panthers. Much to the dismay of his fantasy investors, that did not translate into a productive day. Reed finished with five catches for 36 yards and did not find the endzone, rendering him nothing more than serviceable... Read More
Revisit Paul Richardson After Week 6
Washington Redskins wide receiver Paul Richardson (knee) is on the wrong side of a questionable injury status, as his inability to practice so far this week casts doubt on his availability for Sunday's home game against Carolina. If he were a volume-driven PPR mainstay, he'd be worth monitoring. Considering Richardson's relative dependence on big plays,... Read More
Steer Clear Of Jamison Crowder In Week 6
Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder hasn't practiced this week thanks to an ankle injury he suffered in Week 5. With some productive Saints and Lions receivers on byes in Week 6, this comes as discouraging news for fantasy owners considering giving Crowder a run in the flex spot. If he is somehow able to... Read More
Maurice Harris In Line For Work In Week 6
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris finds himself among the team's depth players who could see an increased workload thanks to injuries. If Harris suits up against Carolina in place of Jamison Crowder or Paul Richardson, the opportunity to build on his eight-target Week 5 outing is there for the taking. It's worth noting that... Read More
Josh Doctson A Desperation Play In Week 6
Washington Redskins wide receiver Josh Doctson appears set to return to action in Week 6 after missing out on last week's shellacking at the hands of the Saints. If Doctson is indeed active on Sunday against Carolina, he could be in line for an uptick in volume, as fellow wide receivers Jamison Crowder and Paul... Read More
Keep An Eye On Kapri Bibbs In Week 6
Washington Redskins running back Kapri Bibbs stands to benefit from a multitude of injuries on Sunday against the Panthers. With Adrian Peterson and Chris Thompson limited in practice this week, Bibbs is the next man up. It would likely take at least one of Peterson or Thompson being declared inactive for Bibbs to see any... Read More
Chris Thompson Could See Volume If Healthy
Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson (ribs) is one of several skill position players coming off an injury heading into Sunday's bout with the Panthers. As such, fantasy owners will want to keep an eye on his status before inserting him into starting lineups. His best-case scenario is a high volume of targets left available... Read More
Adrian Peterson A Risky Play Against Panthers
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson has been battling a shoulder injury since Monday night, and his status for Week 6 remains up in the air. If he is able to suit up, he'll face a Panthers defense allowing just 95 rushing yards per game, good for eighth best in the NFL. These circumstances create... Read More
High Volume Coming Jordan Reed's Way
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed is the only starting pass-catcher on the team without an injury to monitor heading into Week 6. With so many of Alex Smith's weapons hampered by a wide array of health concerns, Reed could be in for a big day simply by process of elimination. Of course, this could... Read More
Tough Week Ahead For Alex Smith
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith will captain a banged-up offense at home against Carolina on Sunday. The list of Redskins with injury concerns heading into the matchup includes Adrian Peterson (shoulder), Chris Thompson (ribs), Josh Doctson (heel), Paul Richardson (knee), and Jamison Crowder (ankle). A lot of Smith's Week 6 value is tied directly to... Read More
Maurice Harris Sees Opportunity Amid Injuries
Washington Redskins wide receiver Maurice Harris caught three passes in Monday night's loss to the Saints, with one of those catches accounting for 42 of his 47 yards. Harris had his number called with Josh Doctson (heel) ruled out for the contest and Paul Richardson (knee) injured during it, and likely goes back to being... Read More
Jordan Reed Ineffective Against Saints
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed caught one pass for 21 yards on Monday night, frustrating many a fantasy owner who entered the contest needing only a handful of points to win the week. As puzzling as it may be that Reed was so invisible even with the Redskins playing catch-up for most of the... Read More
Jamison Crowder Targeted Eight Times In Week 5
Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder caught four of his eight targets for 55 yards on Monday against New Orleans. The eight targets are good for a season high, which is encouraging if it continues. Two factors exist to suggest that it might not, however. The first of these is that Alex Smith attempted 39... Read More
Kapri Bibbs Scores Touchdown Against Saints
Washington Redskins running back Kapri Bibbs turned four carries into nine yards and a touchdown Monday night. This wouldn't normally qualify as anything to pay attention to, especially considering the touchdown came with the Redskins trailing by 30 points in the fourth quarter. The reason Bibbs was in the game to begin with, however, is... Read More
Alex Smith Shut Down By Saints
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith completed 23 of 39 passes for 275 yards in Monday night's contest against the Saints. He also fumbled once and threw one interception. Smith's fantasy day was salvaged by a short rushing touchdown late in the first half, but even that was just barely enough to get him into double... Read More
D.J. Moore's Breakout Not Coming In Week 5
Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore has yet to arrive on the scene at the NFL level. He's received just four targets in three games on a team that clearly wants to let running back Christian McCaffrey lead the way. Things won't get any easier matchup-wise in Week 5 with the Giants coming to town.... Read More
Jamison Crowder A Sneaky DFS Play In Week 5
Washington Redskins wide receiver Jamison Crowder hasn't seen a high target volume through the team's first three games with quarterback Alex Smith throwing his way just 12 times. With teammate Josh Doctson's status (heel) uncertain for Monday night, Crowder could see an uptick against a Saints defense that hasn't been able to neutralize opposing passing attacks.... Read More
Jordan Reed A Strong Option In Week 5
Washington Redskins tight end Jordan Reed will look to continue a solid start to the season in Week 5 against New Orleans. The Saints have been torched by a handful of wide receiver groups, but with Washington coming to town, it may be the tight end they have to worry about most. Reed leads the... Read More
Chris Thompson Should Perform Against Saints
Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson was held in check the last time we saw him in Week 3, going for just 17 yards on seven total touches. It was an odd game in which the Redskins took an early lead against the Packers, then clearly set out to keep Aaron Rodgers off the field... Read More
Adrian Peterson A Volume-Based RB2
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson has made good on two games in which the team was able to lean on him, rushing 45 times for 216 yards and three touchdowns in such contests. There will continue to be weeks going forward when the Redskins have the ability to do that, but Week 5 in... Read More
Paul Richardson Could Exploit Saints
Washington Redskins wide receiver Paul Richardson has flashed some big-play ability early on. Of his 131 receiving yards, 80 of them have come on just two receptions, one of which went for a touchdown. While this may qualify him as a relatively boom-or-bust player, he could be in line for the "boom" on Monday night... Read More
Alex Smith Poised For Big Week 5
Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith has been serviceable in fantasy lineups so far, but he has a chance for an especially lucrative Week 5 against New Orleans. The Saints are allowing 311 yards per game through the air along with 11 passing touchdowns, both of which rank third worst in the NFL. What's more, the... Read More
Week 5 Could Be Tough Sledding For Devin Funchess
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Devin Funchess is establishing himself as a weekly starting option in fantasy lineups. He's been targeted 21 times in three games and hauled in 14 of those for 185 yards and a touchdown. His worst game came in Week 1 against a Cowboys defense that has been effective against the pass,... Read More
Tread Carefully With Cam Newton In Week 5
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is off to his usual fantasy-friendly start, combining his rushing prowess and passing-game efficiency into eight total touchdowns. He'll more than likely need the rushing numbers to sustain a solid outing in Week 5 as he takes on a Giants defense that has been stingy against the pass. New York... Read More
Christian McCaffrey Set To Resume Breakout Season
Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey has totaled at least 95 all-purpose yards in each of his first three games in 2018. Even more impressively, there doesn't seem to be a way for opposing defenses to render him ineffective. He ran the ball just eight times for 37 yards in Week 2, but accounted for... Read More
