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Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 5
NFL Some of the players listed in Athlon Sports' NFL Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 5 may be one-week adds, some may be season-long adds and some are listed just for you to keep an eye on to st...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football waiver wire, waiver wire

Aaron Rodgers Scores Six Touchdowns
NFL Aaron Rodgers, QB, Packers The Super Bowl XLV MVP broke out his title belt celebration six times during a 49–23 blowout of the Broncos. Accounting for a half-dozen TDs during the rout, Rodgers ...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Aaron Rodgers, Calvin Johnson, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Hakeem Nicks, Houston Texans, Mario Williams, Matt Forte, New York Giants

Is Calvin Johnson the best receiver in the NFL?
NFL The Detroit Lions are 4-0 for the first time in 31 years thanks to a huge comeback win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The Lions and the Green Bay Packers are the NFL's lone remaining undefeated...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions

Andre Johnson Injury Has Texans Holding Their Breath
NFL Non-contact injuries are often the worst ones. That was the feeling in Houston yesterday when Texans All-Pro wide receiver Andre Johnson fell untouched to the Reliant Stadium turf. Many specula...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, AFC South, Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Houston Texans, Jacoby Jones, Josh Morgan

Packers' Aaron Rodgers Is the Best Player in the NFL
NFL -by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) Is there any doubt who the best player in the NFL is today? There shouldn’t be after another Playstation performance on Sunday afternoon from Aaron ...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

Detroit Lions: The NFL's Team of Destiny
NFL -by Rob Doster Last week in this space, I bragged about how the Buffalo Bills had posted consecutive comebacks of 18 points or more. Well, the Detroit Lions make the Bills look like frontrunne...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Aaron Rodgers, Calvin Johnson, Cam Newton, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Matthew Stafford, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Tony Romo, Wes Welker

NFL Picks: Every Game, Week 4
NFL A quick look at every game on the NFL schedule for Week 4, along with the consensus pick of Athlon Sports editors Mitchell Light, Rob Doster, Nathan Rush, Patrick Snow and Steven Lassan: Lions ...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers

Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 4
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Fantasy Football Start & Sit: Week 4
NFL 2011 NFL Week 4 Fantasy Football Start & Sit These are our suggestions, but of course as always: You are responsible for setting your own lineup. 2011 NFL Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankin...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Denver Broncos Should Start Tim Tebow
NFL by Nathan Rush It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! Well, really it’s only a giant digital billboard of the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow. “Broncos Fans to John Fox: Play T...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Denver Broncos, John Elway, John Fox, Kyle Orton, Pat Bowlen, Tim Tebow

Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Week 4
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Fantasy Football Defense/Special Teams Rankings: Week 4
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings: Week 4
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings: Week 4
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings: Week 4
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings: Week 4
NFL We rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, beca...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Cam Newton, New Faces Atop NFL Leaderboards
NFL -by Ralph Vacchiano You knew that Tom Brady and Drew Brees would be leading the NFL in passing yardage, even this early in the season. But come on, who would’ve guessed that Cam Newton would...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Ben Tate, Buffalo Bills, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans, Jason Pierre-Paul, Nate Washington, New York Giants, RALPH VACCHIANO, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Statistical Leaders, Tennessee Titans

NFL Fantasy: Week 4 IDP Waiver Wire
NFL - by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden on twitter) Each week Athlon's fantasy staff will dive into the NFL Fantasy world of Individual Defensive Players, or more affectionately known as IDPs. Weekly t...
1 year ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy football rankings, IDP Fantasy Football, waiver wire

Ryan Fitzpatrick: From Harvard to Buffalo
NFL by Nathan Rush Make room, Jim Kelly and Jack Kemp, there’s another quarterback who has the Buffalo Bills charging in the win column. Ryan Fitzpatrick rallied Buffalo from a 21–0 deficit...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Ryan Fitzpatrick

Washington Redskins a great fantasy defense to play in Week 4
NFL Ask Athlon Fantasy Football for Week 4 If you have any fantasy football questions for Ask Athlon, send them my way @AthlonCorby on Twitter or via email to corby.yarbrough@athlonsports.com W...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Ben Tate, Bernard Scott, Cedric Benson, Daniel Thomas, David Nelson, Joseph Addai, Kansas City Chiefs, Knowshon Moreno, Mark Ingram, Mike Tolbert, Minnesota Vikings, Nate Washington, Reggie Wayne, Ryan Grant, St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins

The 0-3 Rams Will Make The Playoffs. No, Seriously.
NFL With the first three weeks of the NFL season in the books, there are five teams — Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams — who have yet to ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, NFC West, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson

Fantasy Football: Waiver Wire Week 4
NFL Some of the players listed in Athlon Sports' NFL Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 4 may be one-week adds, some may be season-long adds and some are listed just for you to keep an eye on to stash o...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News, Colt McCoy, Daniel Thomas, David Nelson, Dexter McCluster, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football waiver wire, Jason Avant, Kendall Hunter, Lance Moore, Matt Hasselbeck, Nate Washington, Sidney Rice, Steve Smith, Titus Young, Torrey Smith, Victor Cruz, Vince Young, waiver wire, Willis McGahee

Fantasy Football: Week 3 Start & Sit Recap
NFL Here's a recap of how Athlon Sports Week 3 Start or Sit suggestions worked out. This is how I work out fantasy football scoring in my mind: I want to average 16 points from my QBs, RBs, WRs and...
1 year ago by Corby Yarbrough Tags: NFL, Fantasy, News

Darren McFadden Carries Raiders Past Jets
NFL Darren McFadden, RB, Raiders Run DMC ran wild against the visiting Jets, with 19 carries for 171 yards and two trips to the end zone — a 2-yard power dive and a 70-yarder that showed off McFadd...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Darren McFadden, Eli Manning, Green Bay Packers, Jermichael Finley, Matt Hasselbeck, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, Troy Polamalu

Congratulations Buffalo Bills Fans, You Have an NFL Franchise
NFL Beating the Chiefs was one thing. Defeating the Raiders at home was another. But beating the Patriots means the Buffalo Bills have arrived and it's time to start taking them seriously. After 11...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, AFC East, Bill Belichick, Buffalo Bills, Fred Davis, New England Patriots, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tom Brady

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