Fantasy News

Le’Veon Bell gets 38 touches against the Bengals.

This makes three of the last four games that Bell has had at least 35 touches, which is unrivaled volume in the league right now. Bell carried 35 times for 134 yards while adding three receptions for 58 yards in the Steelers’ win. He’s only averaging 4.0 yards per carry this season, but Bell continues to rack up a ton of yardage each week with his extreme usage. Bell is obviously one of the top fantasy options each and every week, and it should be no different against the Lions next Sunday night.

10/23/17 - 02:51 PM ET

Bengals struggle on offense in second half of loss to the Steelers.

Cincinnati had a nice start to the game and scored a touchdown in each of the first two quarters, but they couldn’t get anything going after that. Andy Dalton was 17/30 for 140 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. The scores were on a nice dart of a throw to Brandon Lafell in the end zone and a throw to a wide open Tyler Kroft on a play-action pass on fourth-and-goal. As Tony Romo noted on the CBS broadcast, there wasn’t much Dalton could do when the Steelers started getting a ton of pressure on him. But Dalton did make a poor decision when he threw the ball out of bounds on a fourth down late in the game. He would’ve been better off just throwing the ball 40 yards in the air and hoping something happens—stats shouldn’t matter and if you throw an interception, you throw an interception; but maybe it was just a lapse in judgement for a moment. Dalton has some streaming appeal in Week 7 against a beatable Colts secondary.

10/23/17 - 02:31 PM ET

Drew Stanton struggles in relief of Carson Palmer.

Palmer went down with a broken left arm, and Stanton had to come into a tough situation with the Rams defense flying around in London. Stanton was 5/14 for 62 yards and an interception, with the interception going right to Rams linebacker/safety Mark Barron. Stanton will be the starter moving forward, but he’s only a deep streaming option when the Cardinals emerge from their bye week.

10/23/17 - 12:09 PM ET

Jalen Richard totals 76 yards in Raiders’ win.

Marshawn Lynch shoved an official and was ejected in the second quarter in the Thursday night victory, so Richard worked with fellow second-year back DeAndre Washington in a split backfield that seemed to have a good rhythm. Richard had nine carries for 31 yards and four receptions (on four targets) for 45 yards. There was talk of Oakland wanting to get Richard more involved, and they did just that. He’ll continue getting touches and should probably be playing ahead of Marshawn Lynch at this point, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see the Raiders just cut ties with Lynch.

10/20/17 - 12:30 AM ET

DeMarco Murray scores against the Colts.

Murray handled 16 touches in the AFC South matchup, carrying 12 times for 40 yards and a touchdown while adding four receptions (on four targets) for 47 yards through the air. As usual, Murray ran well and picked up positive yardage on his carries, and the touchdown was on a nice run by the goal line where he lowered his shoulder and got into the end zone. There’s some talk about Murray being a bit bothered by his hamstring still, but he’s still out there on the field and should be in all fantasy lineups next week against the Browns.

10/17/17 - 12:15 AM ET

Jeremy Kerley caught two passes for 17 yards in Sunday’s loss to the Dolphins.

He also lost a fumble. Kerley isn’t a fantasy option as the fifth or sixth option on New York’s offense. They take on the Falcons in Week 8.

10/23/17 - 02:10 PM ET

Jared Goff plays well as the Rams improve to 5-2.

The second-year quarterback was 22/37 for 235 yards, one touchdown, one interception, and also carried twice for 13 yards and a touchdown on the ground against the Cardinals in London. It was a 33-0 shutout for the Rams, who moved the ball well on Arizona throughout the game. Goff’s rushing score came on a zone read where he showed his athleticism and ability to make those types of plays when they’re there. And the passing touchdown came on a screen pass to rookie receiver Cooper Kupp in the fourth quarter, putting LA up 33-0. The Rams have a Week 8 bye before facing the Giants in Week 9.

10/23/17 - 12:28 PM ET