This article references Doug Baldwin, Jermaine Kearse, SP, WR and more! BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team LeaguesOwned in 51% of Fleaflicker LeaguesANALYSIS: I'm actually kicking myself for not going with Baldwin purely as a speculative add this week. We all figured Baldwin *might* see a big increase in targets, but no one knew for sure. I still think the Seahawks like to spread the ball out too much to totally trust Baldwin, but against the Panthers in Week 8? There is no reason he can't have a big day. I still think Jermaine Kearse: Fantasy Football Play[...] Keep on reading: Doug Baldwin (WR, SEA) -- Waiver Wire Pickups

This article references A.j. Green, Allen Hurns, Allen Robinson, Alshon Jeffery, Andre Holmes, Andre Johnson, Andre Roberts, Andrew Hawkins, Antonio Brown, Brandin Cooks, Brandon Lafell, Brandon Marshall, Brandon Tate, Brian Hartline, Brian Quick, Brian Tyms, Brice Butler, Calvin Johnson, Cecil Shorts, Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle Patterson, Corey Fuller, Danny Amendola, Davante Adams, Deandre Hopkins, DEF, Demaryius Thomas, DeSean Jackson, Devin Hester, Dez Bryant, Donte Moncrief, Doug Baldwin, Dwayne Bowe, Eddie Royal, Emmanuel Sanders, Eric Decker, Golden Tate, Greg Jennings, Hakeem Nicks, James Jones, Jarius Wright, Jarvis Landry, Jay Cutler, Jeremy Kerley, Jeremy Maclin, Jeremy Ross, Jermaine Kearse, Jerricho Cotchery, John Brown, Jordan Matthews, Jordy Nelson, Julian Edelman, Julio Jones, Justin Hunter, Keenan Allen, Kelvin Benjamin, Kendall Wright, Kenny Britt, Kenny Stills, Larry Fitzgerald and more! RotoBaller brings you our Week 8 fantasy football wide receiver rankings by authors Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades) and Ryan Rufe (@RyanRufe), along with wide receiver rankings analysis by Zach Wilkens. For even more Week 8 rankings and analysis, be sure to check out our positional rankings for all other positions.Editor's Note: In case you missed it, Zach Wilkens and Ryan Rufe nailed their rankings in Week 6. They were both ranked in the top 10 overall accuracy scores on FantasyP[...] Keep on reading: NFL Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 8 Fantasy Football

This article references Adam Jones, Allen Robinson, Alshon Jeffery, Anthony Dixon, Antone Smith, Blake Bortles, Branden Oliver, Brandon Marshall, Bryce Brown, Cam Newton, Chris Ivory, Cordarrelle Patterson, DEF, DeMarco Murray, Demaryius Thomas, Denard Robinson, Doug Baldwin, Emmanuel Sanders, Eric Decker, Giovani Bernard, Golden Tate, Greg Olsen, Jamaal Charles, James Starks, Jerick McKinnon, Joique Bell, Jonathan Stewart, Julio Jones, Justin Forsett, Kelvin Benjamin, Lamar Miller, Marshawn Lynch, Matt Forte, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Mike Wallace, Mohamed Sanu, Owen Daniels, Percy Harvin, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Reggie Bush, Rob Gronkowski, Roddy White, Ronnie Hillman, Russell Wilson, Ryan Tannehill, Sammy Watkins, Shane Vereen, SP, Steve Smith, Steven Jackson, Teddy Bridgewater, Vincent Jackson, WR and more! Welcome to Week 8 of NFL and fantasy football action, RotoBallers. Each week of the NFL season, we will be breaking down each of the NFL matchups and providing you with some fantasy football advice and lineup recommendations based on matchups that we love, matchups that we hate, and some high-risk/high-reward players, as well.Below, you will find our Week 8 NFL matchups & fantasy football start/sit analysis, which should help you prepare your lineups to win this week. It's essentia[...] Keep on reading: Week 8 NFL Matchups Analysis: Start/Sit for Fantasy Football (Part 1)

This article references A.j. Green, Aaron Rodgers, Ahmad Bradshaw, Alex Smith, Alfred Morris, Allen Robinson, Alshon Jeffery, Andre Ellington, Andre Holmes, Andre Johnson, Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Anthony Dixon, Antone Smith, Antonio Brown, Arian Foster, Austin Davis, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Roethlisberger, Ben Tate, Benny Cunningham, Blake Bortles, Bobby Rainey, Brandin Cooks, Brandon Marshall, Brandon Tate, Brian Hoyer, Brian Quick, Bryce Brown, Buffalo Bills, C.j. Spiller, Calvin Johnson, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Cecil Shorts, Charles Clay, Charlie Whitehurst, Chase Ford, Chris Hogan, Chris Ivory, Chris Johnson, Clay Harbor, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Cordarrelle Patterson, Darren Mcfadden, Darren Sproles, Davante Adams, Deandre Hopkins, DEF, Delanie Walker, DeMarco Murray, Denard Robinson, Derek Carr, DeSean Jackson, Detroit Lions, Dez Bryant, Doug Baldwin, Doug Martin, Drew Brees and more! For those of you fantasy football owners out there who are streaming defenses, RotoBaller has got you covered with around-the-league analysis of the Week 8 NFL matchups. Week 8 has some enticing defensive matchups from teams that aren't widely owned, so be sure to stay on top of your league's free agency pool.Just like every other week of the fantasy football season, we're here to give you the insight to help make your defense streaming decisions and Week 8 lineup decisions a bit easier.[...] Keep on reading: Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 8: Fantasy Tiers & Rankings

This article references A.j. Green, Adrian Peterson, Ahmad Bradshaw, Alshon Jeffery, Andre Ellington, Andre Holmes, Andre Williams, Andrew Hawkins, Andrew Luck, Anthony Dixon, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Tate, Benny Cunningham, Bernard Pierce, Bishop Sankey, Brandin Cooks, Brandon Marshall, Bryce Brown, C.j. Spiller, Calvin Johnson, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Chris Ivory, Chris Johnson, Colt McCoy, Darren Mcfadden, DEF, DeMarco Murray, Demaryius Thomas, Denard Robinson, Dennis Pitta, DeSean Jackson, Doug Baldwin, Drew Brees, Eddie Lacy, Eric Decker, Fred Jackson, Giovani Bernard, Golden Tate, Jamaal Charles, James Starks, Jason Witten, Jerick McKinnon, Jimmy Graham, Joique Bell, Jonathan Stewart, Julio Jones, Julius Thomas, Justin Forsett, Keenan Allen, Kelvin Benjamin, Kenny Stills, Kirk Cousins, Knile Davis, Kyle Orton, Lamar Miller, Larry Fitzgerald, Lorenzo Talia, Lorenzo Taliaferro, Mark Ingram and more! The Injury Carnage Returns For Week 7If Week 7 of the 2014 NFL season does not convince you that the classic fantasy strategy of drafting two running backs with your first two picks is as over as The Sopranos (Forgetting Sarah Marshall reference, thank you) then I don't know what will. Sure you might have gotten lucky and hit twice with some sort of Marshawn Lynch / Le'Veon Bell combination, but if you look around at the other backs in those rounds, chances are you whiffed.If you'[...] Keep on reading: Week 7 NFL Recap: Injuries, Breakout Performers & Game by Game Analysis

Which players got some love from their QBs in Week 7? Roddy White, Sammy Watkins, Doug Baldwin and Andre Ellington were among the many who set a season's high in 'targets' in Week 7. Click here for all the stats from Week 7. Data updated through 2014 week 7 Legend Thrown To Ball was thrown to the player (also known as a 'target') Scoring Opportunities Player was thrown to and the play started inside the 10 or ended inside the 5 yard line RedZone Opportunities Player was thrown to and the line of scrimmage was inside the 20 yard line Heart Breaks Player was thrown to more than 5 yards down the field and the play ended inside the 5 yard line All statistics in this report include plays that were nullified by penalty *Season-high Player Team Thrown to Recepts Reception % Scoring Opps Scoring Opps Resulting in a TD % of Scoring Opps Resulting in a TD RedZone Opps RedZone Opps Resulting in a TD % of RedZone Opps Resulting in a TD Heart breaks White, Roddy ATL 15* 9* 60.0 6* 1 16.7 6 1 16.7 0 Brown, Antonio PIT 14* 9 64.3 5* 1 20.0 5 1 20.0 0 Tate, Golden DET 14 10* 71.4 5* 1 20.0 4 0 0.0 0 Watkins, Sammy BUF 14* 9* 64.3 7* 2 28.6 7 2 28.6 0 Gresham, Jermaine CIN 13* 10* 76.9 1* 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 Bryant, Dez DAL 12 9 75.0 4* 1 25.0 4 1 25.0 0 Shorts, Cecil JAC 12 3 25.0 9* 0 0.0 9 0 0.0 0 Colston, Marques NOR 11* 6* 54.5 2* 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 0 Baldwin, Doug SEA 11* 7* 63.6 1* 1 100.0 1 1 100.0 0 Marshall, Brandon CHI 11 7* 63.6 5* 0 0.0 5 0 0.0 0 Ellington, Andre ARZ 11* 7* 63.6 3* 0 0.0 3 0 0.0 0 Boldin, Anquan SFO 11* 7 63.6 6* 0 0.0 6 0 0.0 0 Allen, Keenan SDC 10 6 60.0 4* 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 Gronkowski, Rob NEP 10 5 50.0 4* 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 Hilton, T.Y. IND 10 7 70.0 4* 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 Johnson, Andre HOU 10 5 50.0 5* 0 0.0 5 0 0.0 0 Sanu, Mohamed CIN 10 3 30.0 1* 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 0 Randle, Rueben NYG 9 6 66.7 4* 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 Vereen, Shane NEP 9* 5 55.6 7* 2 28.6 7 2 28.6 0 Daniels, Owen BAL 9* 6* 66.7 5* 1 20.0 5 1 20.0 0 Thomas, Demaryius DEN 9 8 88.9 3 2 66.7 3 2 66.7 0 Cadet, Travaris NOR 9* 6* 66.7 3* 0 0.0 3 0 0.0 0 Floyd, Malcom SDC 9* 3 33.3 4* 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 Hawkins, Andrew CLE 9 5 55.6 2* 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 0 Hopkins, DeAndre HOU 9 6 66.7 4* 0 0.0 4 0 0.0 0 Cotchery, Jerricho CAR 9 3 33.3 2* 0 0.0 2 0 0.0 0 Wright, Kendall TEN 9 6* 66.7 2* 1 50.0 2 1 50.0 0

This article references Allen Robinson, Andrew Hawkins, Buffalo Bills, Cecil Shorts, DEF, Denard Robinson, Doug Baldwin, Josh Gordon, Larry Donnell, Mike Evans, Odell Beckham, Rueben Randle, Russell Wilson, SP, Vincent Jackson, WR and more! An interesting Week 7 provided plenty of excitement (shout out to my Buffalo Bills for the last-second victory) for fantasy football players, with some unsuspecting breakout performances and a handful of stars dropping absolute duds. We're a shade over halfway through the season now, and based on where you are in the standings you need to be thinking about players' value for the rest of the season versus what they've already done.Below I will take a look at some Week 8 wide receiver wa[...] Keep on reading: Week 8 Wide Receivers: Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

This article references Allen Robinson, Andre Ellington, Andrew Hawkins, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Bryce Brown, C.j. Spiller, Cecil Shorts, Clay Harbor, Coby Fleener, Colt McCoy, DEF, Denard Robinson, Doug Baldwin, Dwayne Allen, Fred Jackson, Geno Smith, Jerick McKinnon, Jermaine Kearse, Kelvin Benjamin, Kirk Cousins, Kyle Orton, LeSean McCoy, Marcedes Lewis, Mike Glennon, Odell Beckham, Owen Daniels, Ryan Tannehill, Sammy Watkins, SP, Stepfan Taylor, Teddy Bridgewater, Tim Wright, Tre Mason, WR, Zac Stacy and more! Week 8 Waiver Wire for Fantasy FootballJust a friendly reminder that in my weekly waiver wire pickups overview column, I only highlight players owned in fewer than 50% of leagues on Fleaflicker.There very well may be other options out there, so be sure to read all of RotoBaller's Week 8 waiver wire analysis. And of course you can always stop by the RotoBaller chat rooms for any live advice you may need.For now, check out my waiver wire thoughts below for Week 8, but be sure t[...] Keep on reading: Week 8 Waiver Wire Sleepers & Overview for Fantasy Football

Has Ronnie Hillman Wally-Pipped Montee Ball? How many of you had Dallas TE Gavin Escobar in your lineup? Doug Baldwin does what he can to make Seahawks' fans forget about Percy Harvin. There are a lot of surprises in Week 7's top-25 scorers. Click here for access to the Fantasy Sharks' interactive points scored tool and get all the scoring for Week 7! Including IDP! *Season-high # Player Team Opp Position Pass Yds Pass TDs Rush Yds Rush TDs Rec Rec Yds Rec TDs Fum Lost Pts 1 Wilson, Russell SEA @STL QB 313 2 106 1 0 0 0 0 40 2 Thomas, Demaryius DEN SFO WR 0 0 0 0 8 171 2 0 37 3 Watkins, Sammy BUF MIN WR 0 0 0 0 9* 122 2 0 33 4 Tate, Golden DET NOR WR 0 0 0 0 10* 154 1 0 31 5 Forte, Matt CHI MIA RB 0 0 49 1 6 60 1 0 29 6 Vereen, Shane NEP NYJ RB 0 0 43 0 5* 71 2 0 28 7 Manning, Peyton DEN SFO QB 318 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 Hillman, Ronnie DEN SFO RB 0 0 74 2 4* 29 0 0 26 9 Tannehill, Ryan MIA @CHI QB 277 2 48 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 Luck, Andrew IND CIN QB 344 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 25 11 Baldwin, Doug SEA @STL WR 0 0 0 0 7* 123 1 0 25 12 White, Roddy ATL @BAL WR 0 0 0 0 9* 100 1 0 25 13 Cobb, Randall GBP CAR WR 0 0 2 0 6 121 1 0 24 14 Bryant, Dez DAL NYG WR 0 0 0 0 9 151 0 0 24 15 Rodgers, Aaron GBP CAR QB 255 3 21 0 0 0 0 0 24 16 Brees, Drew NOR @DET QB 342 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 Ivory, Chris NYJ @NEP RB 0 0 107 1 4* 18 0 0 23 18 Manning, Eli NYG @DAL QB 248 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 23 19 Romo, Tony DAL NYG QB 279 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 20 Escobar, Gavin DAL NYG TE 0 0 0 0 3* 65 2 0 22 21 Ellington, Andre ARZ @OAK RB 0 0 88 0 6* 72 0 0 22 22 Bradshaw, Ahmad IND CIN RB 0 0 52 1 3 36 1 1 22 23 Brady, Tom NEP NYJ QB 261 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 Beckham, Odell NYG @DAL WR 0 0 13 0 4* 34 2 0 21 25 Stills, Kenny NOR @DET WR 0 0 0 0 5* 103 1 0 21

This article references Aaron Rodgers, Ahmad Bradshaw, Andre Ellington, Andrew Luck, Antonio Gates, Calvin Johnson, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Charles Clay, Chris Ivory, Cooper Helfet, DEF, DeMarco Murray, Demaryius Thomas, Denard Robinson, Dez Bryant, Doug Baldwin, Drew Brees, Dwayne Allen, Eli Manning, Gavin Escobar, Golden Tate, Greg Olsen, Jamaal Charles, Jeff Cumberland, Jermaine Gresham, Kenny Stills, Lamar Miller, Larry Donnell, Matt Forte, Matthew Stafford, Odell Beckham, Owen Daniels, Percy Harvin, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Pierre Garcon, Randall Cobb, Rob Gronkowski, Roddy White, Ronnie Hillman, Russell Wilson, Ryan Tannehill, Sammy Watkins, Shane Vereen, SP, Stepfan Taylor, Steve Johnson, Tom Brady, Tony Romo, WR and more! Fantasy Stud Performers from Week 7Below are the top 11 fantasy scorers for each position from Sunday's action. Why 11? Because it's my favorite number, and seems more fun than 10. All of the top scorers at each position are sorted by fantasy points for PPR leagues, but you can also sort all of today's fantasy player stats by any stat column including standard and 0.5 PPR scoring.This article will be updated after tomorrow night's games, assuming there will be some fantasy perfor[...] Keep on reading: Sunday Studs Recap: Top Fantasy Performers from Week 7