Monthly Archives: September 2024

Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: RBs (Half-PPR)

Chuba Hubbard scored 27.9 fantasy points on 26 touches in a much-improved Carolina Panthers offense in Week 3. (Photo by Louis Grasse/Getty Images) Saquon Barkley, Kyren Williams and Derrick Henry — three names that would have absolutely no one blinking twice at the fact that they each managed a top-five finish at the running back position in Week 3. [Week …

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Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: WRs (Half-PPR)

San Francisco 49ers wideout Jauan Jennings led all WRs with 46.5 points in fantasy football leagues. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) Fantasy football managers and NFL fans alike spent most of the month of August talking about whether or not the San Francisco 49ers would pay their top wide receiver ahead of the season. Little did we know, they already had! [Week …

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Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: Flex (Half-PPR)

Now that we’re heading into Week 4 of the fantasy football season, it’s officially time to let go of some of the pre-conceived ideas we had about our rosters and what their weekly construction will look like. Players like Chicago Bears running back D’Andre Swift are slipping out of your flex spots and being replaced by … Carolina Panthers Diontae …

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Pac-12 revival deserves a nickname worthy of cheap sunglasses

Ever walked past a vender’s stall in Mexico and peeked at the sunglasses? Some of them probably had an “O” near the hinges. They might even have said “Oakley” across the bridge of the frames, but you knew they weren’t not Oakleys, because Oakleys don’t sell for 500 pesos. And, anyway, upon close inspection, these glasses don’t entirely look like …

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Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: RBs (Full-PPR)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Rachaad White could see a knock in his fantasy value if his efficiency does not improve dramatically thanks to some high-end play from rookie Bucky Irving. (Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) It’s no secret that the running back position can be one of the most difficult to stream in fantasy football any given …

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Most dislike overlapping Monday night games

Last night, the NFL staged a pair of staggered Monday night games — Jaguars at Bills and Commanders at Bengals. The first game started at 7:30 p.m. ET, and the second one started 45 minutes later, at 8:15 p.m. ET. Most didn’t like it. A Twitter poll posted after the second game started asked a simple question. Do you like …

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Five games to watch in Week Six of PA high school football in Bucks County

The interesting games just keep coming during the 2024 high school football season in Bucks County and Eastern Montgomery County. Here is a closer look at five of the games worth watching for Week Six, plus the remainder of the weekend schedule: Neshaminy (4-1) at Central Bucks West (3-2), Friday, 7 p.m. Neshaminy handled Abington 37-0 last week, with CB …

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NFL trend watch: Steelers and Packers up; superstar quarterbacks down

Justin Fields has led the Steelers to an unbeaten start to the season. Photograph: Jack Dempsey/AP Trending up Pittsburgh Steelers “It was a fight. I didn’t feel anyone blink or any guys running away from the challenge,” said Mike Tomlin with a satisfied snarl after the Steelers dispatched the LA Chargers on Sunday. Tomlin has forged a team expected to …

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Fantasy Football Week 4 Rankings: WRs (Full-PPR)

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice tied Diontae Johnson for a league-high 14 targets in Week 3. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik) After a slow start to the passing game this season (which meant some disappointing outings for fantasy football managers and their wide receivers), things started picking up in Week 3. There was a lot of value that won out …

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Diving into why Missouri football’s offense is stalling out in scoring position

Missouri football has had a couple close calls. The Tigers had to come from behind to beat a ranked Boston College team Sept. 14, but probably could have had that one-score game finished earlier. Then, Mizzou went all the way to double-overtime before seeing off Vanderbilt last Saturday. No. 11-ranked Missouri is surviving, but it isn’t quite thriving. Busted coverages …

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Eagles place Britain Covey on IR, sign Jack Stoll to 53-man roster

The Eagles have made a few roster moves on Tuesday. Philadelphia has placed receiver Britain Covey on injured reserve after he suffered a shoulder injury during Sunday’s win over New Orleans. Covey had to exit the game in the first half and was unable to return. He has caught seven passes for 34 yards so far this season. He’s also …

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