Texans Defense Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

The Houston Texans defense faces a tough test in Week 2 as the team goes on the road to face the Denver Broncos. With Russell Wilson quarterbacking the Broncos and the Texans defense allowing 340 passing yards last week, there's not a lot of upside with this defense for fantasy purposes. There will be times […]

Ka'imi Fairbairn's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Houston Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn was perfect from the field in Week 1, making both of his extra points and both of his field goal attempts. Despite that, Fairbairn ranks fairly low when talking about kickers for Week 2, mainly because this Texans offense isn't good enough to put Fairbairn in position to make many […]

O.J. Howard's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Houston Texans tight end O.J. Howard caught a pair of touchdowns last week against the Colts, but he was also only targeted on those two plays the entire game. Heading into Week 2 against the Broncos, Howard is an enticing fantasy option, but the lack of usage outside of those touchdowns last week is worrisome. […]

Nico Collins' Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins was targeted three times in Week 1, catching two passes for 26 yards. His lack of usage makes him a risky fantasy option heading into Sunday's Week 2 meeting with the Denver Broncos. Brandin Cooks was the team's clear No. 1 receiver last week, while Collins and Chris Moore […]

Brandin Cooks' Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Houston Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks appears to be the only consistent fantasy threat on the Texans roster heading into Week 2 against the Denver Broncos. Last week, Cooks was targeted 12 times, catching seven passes for 82 yards. No other wide receiver for the team saw more than three targets. Cooks is a volume-based […]

Dameon Pierce's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Houston Texans rookie running back Dameon Pierce appears to be the team's No. 2 back heading into Week 2 and the team's meeting with the Denver Broncos. Pierce had 11 carries in Week 1, finishing with 33 yards. He was targeted once in the passing game, catching it for a six-yard gain. As long as […]

Rex Burkhead's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Houston Texans running back Rex Burkhead appears to be the team's lead back heading into their Week 2 matchup with the Broncos. Burkhead had three more carries than Dameon Pierce last week, as well as seven more targets than the rookie. Burkhead could have some appeal in deep PPR leagues as a flex play, but […]

Davis Mills' Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Houston Texans quarterback Davis Mills has a tough matchup in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos, making him a tough player to trust in fantasy football. Last week, Mills attempted 37 passes but ended up with just 240 yards in an overtime tie with the Colts. The Broncos allowed just 177 passing yards last week, […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Bristol Food City 300 (9/16/22)

The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Bristol on Friday night for the Food City 300. This is the final race before the playoffs begin. Can someone win his way into the postseason? Last week, Noah Gragson won at Kansas, earning his second win in a row. Gragson is already positioned to lead the points once […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster Held In Check Thursday

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster had just 10 receiving yards in Thursday's 27-24 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Those 10 yards came via three receptions. Smith-Schuster was only targeted three times, which ranked fifth on the team. It was a worrisome performance for fantasy managers, who had been operating as if Smith-Schuster […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Targeted Seven Times

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling tied for the team lead in targets in Thursday's win over the Chargers, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes looking his way seven times. MVS caught just two of those passes for 13 yards, though. It's encouraging to see how much the team is trying to get Valdes-Scantling the ball, […]

Mecole Hardman Solid On Thursday

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman was targeted four times in Thursday's win over the Los Angeles Chargers, hauling in three of those for 49 yards. Hardman also got a carry on a third-down play, but lost four yards. The Chiefs are spreading the ball around so far and Hardman has now been targeted […]

Justin Watson Finds End Zone

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson caught a 41-yard touchdown in Thursday's 27-24 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Overall, Watson caught two passes for 50 yards. Those were his only two targets. The Chiefs were spreading the ball around a lot on Thursday, so don't expect Watson's usage to mean too much in […]

Travis Kelce Catches Five Passes

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce led the Chiefs in targets, receptions and yards in Thursday's win over the Chargers, but all of those numbers were lower than fantasy managers expect from Kelce. In the 27-24 win, Kelce was targeted seven times, catching five passes for 51 yards. He won't face this Chargers defense […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire Heavily Involved On Thursday

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire showed that this is fully his backfield in Thursday's 27-24 win over the Chargers. He led the team with eight carries for 74 yards, including a longest run of 52. He also caught four passes for 44 yards. Edwards-Helaire was also off the field for a bit in […]

Patrick Mahomes Throws Pair Of Touchdowns Thursday Night

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes went 24-for-35 for 235 yards in Thursday's win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Mahomes threw a pair of touchdown passes. He lost one yard in the run game. It definitely wasn't a classic Mahomes performance and the numbers could have been worse if an interception wasn't called back by […]

NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Bristol UNOH 200 Presented By Ohio Logistics (9/15/22)

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series heads to Bristol on Thursday night for the start of the Round of 8 of the Truck Series playoffs. Just four races remain in the Truck Series this season, with eight drivers still alive in the title race. Last week at Kansas, John Hunter Nemechek won his second race […]

Tape Tells All: Analyzing Gabe Davis' Week 1 Performance

Welcome back to Tape Tells All, the weekly series where I look at film and data for something that happened in the NFL this week. It's been fun doing this column for the last few years, even if the rigors of real life led to me not writing it for the second half of last […]

Who Will Lead The 49ers Backfield With Elijah Mitchell Out Two Months?

The San Francisco 49ers will be without running back Elijah Mitchell for approximately two months as he deals with a sprained MCL. Jeff Wilson Jr. is behind Mitchell on the depth chart. Is he the running back to target with Mitchell out? Let's take a quick look at what this San Fran backfield looks like […]

Chiefs Defense Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

The Kansas City Chiefs defense is an incredibly risky play on Thursday night against the Chargers. While the Chiefs shut down Kyler Murray and the Cardinals in Week 1, the team now has to play the Chargers on a short week. In Week 1, the Chargers finished with 355 yards of offense and didn't turn […]

Matt Ammendola's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Matt Ammendola is no Harrison Butker, but with Butker out with an ankle injury on Thursday, Ammendola has some appeal in fantasy leagues. The Chiefs have a high-powered offense and should give Ammendola some good opportunities via extra points and field goals. Last season with the Jets, Ammendola made 68.4% of […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught all four of his targets last week against the Cardinals, finishing with 44 yards. MVS's main appeal this season is as a deep threat for quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but the Chiefs had last week's game in hand and didn't really need him to play that role. In […]

JuJu Smith-Schuster's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster saw a major role in the Chiefs offense in Week 1 and should continue to see that happen on Thursday night against the Chargers. Smith-Schuster was targeted eight times in the opener, catching six passes for 79 yards. While the rest of this receiving corps is confusing so […]

Clyde Edwards-Helaire's Week 2 Outlook For Fantasy Football

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire caught a pair of touchdowns in Week 1 and will now look to follow that up with a big game on Thursday night against the Chargers. CEH had just seven carries and three receptions in the opener, but he made a big impact. He won't enjoy those kind […]

Travis Kelce In Good Spot For Week 2

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce remains a must-start fantasy tight end heading into Thursday night's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Kelce was targeted nine times last week, catching eight of them for 121 yards and a touchdown. Kelce is quarterback Patrick Mahomes' top weapon this season and we should expect Mahomes to […]

Enough Already: Third-year Players To Give Up On In Fantasy Basketball

Not every player can set the world on fire as a rookie. Or as a second-year player. Sometimes, young players take time to develop. But other times, those struggles in years one and two can be signs that those players are on their way to washing out of the NBA. Below are five third-year NBA […]

DJ Chark Jr. (WR, DET) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions wide receiver D.J. Chark Jr. is an intriguing waiver wire add heading into Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season. While Amon-Ra St. Brown led the Lions in targets in Week 1, Chark was second on the team in that stat, […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell suffered a knee injury on Sunday and is expected to miss two months. With how much the 49ers run, this presents a pretty big opening for snaps for someone. Who will that someone be? Probably Jeff […]

Jaylen Warren (RB, PIT) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Heading into the 2022 season, the Steelers backfield belonged to Najee Harris. But after one week, things have changed. Harris suffered a foot injury against the Bengals on Sunday, leaving the game and not returning. It sounds like Harris could be back this […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jarvis Landry, Devin Duvernay, Jahan Dotson, Curtis Samuel

Week 1 is almost in the books. There were some good performances. There were some not good performances. There was a Colts/Texans tie and there was almost a second tie. We even got to see Justin Reid playing kicker. But whatever—you're not here for me to talk about a safety kicking the football. You're here […]