A quick-hit recap of what really mattered from Thursday through Sunday. We skip the obvious studs and instead focus on usage trends, injuries, and key shifts that actually impact your lineup decisions.

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Daily Dose newsletter, our “Fantasy Fallout” day. In this article, you will get a quick rundown of the relevant things we learned from the week’s games from Thursday through Sunday. 

We won’t talk about every single player and we usually won’t spend time on studs who go nuts (no one needs to be told to start Bijan Robinson right now!), but rather, the idea is to update you on usage trends, injuries, and other relevant things to help your decisions with your teams for the coming week and beyond.

RAVENS @ DOLPHINS

• Lamar Jackson returned to the Ravens’ lineup and tossed four TD passes in an easy victory that didn’t require much passing volume (23 attempts) or much from him on the ground (3-16 before two kneeldowns). 
• Lamar threw nine passes to TEs (39% of his attempts) for 7-105-3. Mark Andrews (2-22-2) found the end zone twice, and Charlie Kolar (2-23-1) scored as well, but it was Isaiah Likely (3-60) with the most targets and yards of the three. Both Andrews and Likely will be fantasy-relevant with Lamar back.
• Ollie Gordon II left the game with an ankle injury and is considered “day-to-day”. He was the only RB active behind starter De’Von Achane (106 total yards) in the loss. Jaylen Wright seems like the next man up and would likely have a role if Gordon misses time, but he would be more interesting as a potential injury-away bench stash than anything.
• Tua Tagovaila chucked 40 passes for 261 scoreless yards and an interception. Jaylen Waddle (6-82) would have topped 100 yards if a long catch down the sideline hadn’t been negated by an iffy tripping penalty in the backfield. Waddle and Achane are the only Dolphins that belong in fantasy lineups for now.

BEARS @ BENGALS

• Thanksgiving isn’t for a few weeks, but we all need to be thankful for the Bengals defense and get as many players as possible in our lineups against them. Cincinnati lost 47-42 and has now given up 37 points per game over the last seven games. Unfortunately for us, Cincinnati has a Week 10 bye, so we will have to wait. After the bye, they face the Steelers, Patriots, and Ravens.
• Bears RB Kyle Monangai had a huge day in place of D’Andre Swift and showed he can handle a full-time role and function in the passing game. The Bears have another great matchup against the Giants in Week 10, and whatever RB is starting for Chicago is a must-start.
• Bears TE Colston Loveland had a breakout game, including the game-winning 58-yard touchdown in the closing seconds. The first-round pick has arrived and may have a full-time role, as Cole Kmet suffered another injury (concussion).
• Bears WR DJ Moore had his best game of the season and WR Rome Odunze somehow had zero fantasy points in a game where he played all 80 of the team’s snaps and the team had 576 yards of total offense. Football is weird sometimes.

VIKINGS @ LIONS

• Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy put fans at ease with a terrific performance on the road against one of the top teams in the NFC. McCarthy made plays and commanded the offense in a way that reminded everyone why they let Sam Darnold walk this offseason.
• Vikings RB Aaron Jones looked terrific in the second half and seemed to have taken control of the backfield, but he then left with a third-quarter shoulder injury. Jordan Mason played every snap the rest of the way and would be in line for a featured role against Baltimore next week if Jones can’t play.
• The Vikings defense bottled up the Lions’ usually dominant running game, but they will almost certainly bounce back. Don’t panic on Gibbs.

PANTHERS @ PACKERS

• Panthers head coach Dave Canales was true to his word and gave Rico Dowdle a featured role. He was promptly rewarded with a dominant performance by Dowdle, finishing with 141 total yards and two touchdowns. Dowdle is a locked-in starter every week, including next week in a juicy matchup with the Saints.
• Packers star tight end Tucker Kraft suffered a knee injury that is feared to be a torn ACL (UPDATE: now confirmed), which would end his season. Luke Musgrave would be his immediate replacement, but the bigger effect is likely to be more work for the running backs and wide receivers, with the overall effectiveness of the offense likely taking a hit.
• WR Matthew Golden continued his disappointing rookie season by suffering a third-quarter shoulder injury that kept him out of the rest of the game. Green Bay’s WR room is a bit of a mess currently, with questions around the statuses of Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, and Golden.

CHARGERS @ TITANS

• Chargers left tackle Joe Alt suffered a leg injury in the first half and had to be carted off. Losing him will likely hurt the offense’s efficiency, especially against stronger defenses.
• Justin Herbert had a very good game in the stat sheet, but the way Los Angeles spread things around left most of his skill players with modest-to-disappointing totals.
• The Titans were only competitive in this game because of two D/ST touchdowns, while their offense only managed 206 total yards. Not really a team you want to be relying on for production.

FALCONS @ PATRIOTS

Your weekly roadmap to the wire. Each Tuesday, Tony Kneepkens highlights the top adds across positions — complete with FAAB recommendations and context to help you prioritize based on your league size and format.

These are the top players to consider adding from waivers this week. Unless otherwise noted, all players below are available in greater than 50% of Yahoo leagues (as of Sunday evening). Priorities and FAAB recommendations are meant to differentiate between some of the options available and are assuming 12-team, single-QB, fantasy formats.

Week 10 teams on bye :: Bengals, Cowboys, Chiefs, Titans

This week’s four teams on bye include three teams filled with fantasy starting options, and the Titans. While managers will be looking to replace several starting options, especially at WR, I don’t have any high-priority recommendations at any position this week, but there are still some solid streaming options and some longer-term holds to consider adding to fantasy rosters.

QB Pickups

J.J. McCarthy, MIN, Week 10 vs BAL

• JJM tossed a pair of TDs and ran in another, but he completed just 56% of his passes for 143 yards in the Vikings’ win in Detroit. He wisely threw more than half of his 25 passing attempts to his star WR duo of Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison.
• Low-priority add. McCarthy’s ceiling potential in this Vikings offense is what keeps me coming back to him as a QB waiver recommendation. He can be considered for spot starts either of the next two weeks, when the Vikings host the Ravens and Bears.
• 5% or less of FAAB.

Other QB spot-start options ::

• Marcus Mariota (WAS) – The dual-threat veteran will return to the lineup after Jayden Daniels’ elbow injury. The Commanders host the Lions as significant underdogs, but in one of the higher-total games of the week (49.5).
• Justin Fields (NYJ) – HC Aaron Glenn hasn’t named a starting QB for this week at home against the Browns. The matchup is tough, but if Fields is named the starter, his rushing upside could be worth a fantasy spot start as well.

RB Pickups

Isaiah Davis, NYJ, Week 10 vs CLE

• Last time we saw the Jets, in Week 8, Davis racked up 109 scrimmage yards in their first victory of the season including a 50-yard run and a 26-yard catch. He’s been carving out a nice complementary role alongside starter Breece Hall in the wake of Braelon Allen’s knee injury.
• Medium-priority add. Despite his well-rounded skill set, Davis isn’t my favorite RB add this week for his matchup with a tough Browns defensive front. My interest lies in Allen’s combination of existing role and contingent upside behind Hall as a longer-term hold. While I’m not betting on Hall being traded, it’s a more realistic scenario than it would be for most backup RBs ahead of today’s (Tuesday 11/4) NFL trade deadline
• 10 – 20% of FAAB.

Devin Singletary, NYG, Week 10 at CHI

• Singletary out-touched (10-8) and out-gained (51-37) last week’s waiver darling, Tyrone Tracy Jr., in the Giants’ Week 9 loss. He’s made his own case for fantasy relevance in the wake of rookie Cam Skattebo’s season-ending injury.
• Medium-priority add. My money is still on Tracy as the better fantasy option the rest of the way, but Singletary seems to have a standalone role and at worst, he’s the new injury-away option at RB behind Tracy for the Jaxson Dart-led Giants down the stretch.
• 5 – 15% of FAAB.

Tank Bigsby, PHI, Week 10 at GB

• Bigsby rushed nine times for 104 yards spelling Saquon Barkley after he left with a groin injury in Week 8. He appeared to be the preferred option to Will Shipley among the Eagles’ backup RBs. Barkley claimed to be “fine” after the game, and it is possible he could/would have returned if the score had been closer.
• Medium-priority add. Bigsby should be a priority for managers who roster Barkley with the Eagles playing on Monday Night Football. You’ll want to have your bases covered in case Saquon winds up as a game-time decision.
• 5 – 15% of FAAB.

Some additional lower-priority RBs to consider ::

• Tyjae Spears (TEN) – Continues to play to a near-even RB split with veteran Tony Pollard. The Titans are on bye this week.
• Dylan Sampson (CLE) – The NFL’s youngest player could have an increased role, likely in the passing game, if starter Quinshon Judkins misses the game or is limited with his shoulder injury. Judkins is reportedly day-to-day with the Browns coming off of their bye.
• Devin Neal (NO) – The rookie is carving out a complementary role to Alvin Kamara, albeit on one of the worst offenses in the league. He’s a bench stash for now to bet on increased volume down the stretch for a Saints team that should have every reason to want a longer look at their young players.

WR Pickups

Each week, Juan Carlos Blanco spotlights 4–5 under-the-radar plays who combine DFS tournament upside with season-long streaming value. These matchup-driven picks are usually available in most leagues.

Each week, Streaming Sleepers will highlight at least five non-QB skill-position players and one team defense that currently have start or roster rates of 20% or less in season-long leagues but may be prudent options this week due to matchups and other circumstances, particularly in deeper formats. 

Additionally, the plays suggested here could be viable DFS large-field tournament options for the coming slate and are likely to carry modest ownership rates in that format as well.

Harold Fannin, JR. CLE at NYJ – 10% start rate       

Fannin and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel have had a few extra practices and some valuable rest and recovery during the Week 9 bye, and they return to action against a Jets team that divested itself of two prime defensive pieces in Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the trade deadline. 

Meanwhile, Fannin went into the off week clearly trending up, posting a 17-179-1 line on 23 targets in Weeks 6-8. Fannin averaged just under 30 routes per game in that span and was targeted on 25.8% of them, averaging 2.01 yards per route run in the process. 

The Jets have surrendered a 41-341-6 receiving line on 57 targets to tight ends over their first eight games, and Gabriel could have a bit more time to scan the field for the versatile Fannin with Williams now in Dallas and therefore no longer available to help collapse the pocket. 

Dalton Schultz, HOU vs. JAX – 10% start rate

Schultz has stood out in two of the last three games, recording 9-98-0 and 6-77-0 receiving lines on a combined 18 targets over that sample. Schultz also had a 60-yard outing on five catches against the Ravens back in Week 5, so he’s amply proven the ability to offer some solid returns at a notoriously fickle fantasy position. 

The veteran tight end happens to draw a matchup likely conducive to carrying over the momentum he’s been building. The Jaguars have surrendered a 55-600-6 receiving line on 74 targets to tight ends in eight games, while Schultz contributed to those numbers with a five-catch tally on six targets against Jacksonville back in Week 3.

Schultz is averaging a career-high 1.93 yards per route run this season, and even if Davis Mills has to draw a spot start for C.J. Stroud (concussion) in this game, the former and Schultz have plenty of chemistry, as they demonstrated in Week 9 against the Broncos.

Tory Horton, SEA vs. ARI – 2% start rate (*if Cooper Kupp sits out)

Xandamere breaks down the Thursday Night Football matchup with leverage angles and roster construction tips — the perfect way for fantasy players to start learning DFS through Showdown.

XANDAMERE’S SHOWDOWN SLANT

Week 10 begins with the Raiders taking on the Broncos in a 42.5 total game with Denver favored by 10. We’re fresh off the trade deadline, and Las Vegas traded away Jakobi Meyers, while the Broncos stood pat. The Raiders are, obviously, a bad team and deserve their major underdog status on the road at altitude against a better team and having just essentially signaled that they’re punting on the rest of their season (at 2-6, this should surprise nobody). Let’s dig in.

DENVER

On the Denver side, the backfield looks like a split with RB1 J.K. Dobbins hanging out around the 50% snap share mark most weeks, while RJ Harvey is around 25-30% and Tyler Badie is in the 20% range. Dobbins is getting the bulk of the touches, but he has only reached the 20 opportunity mark once, averaging 15 carries and about 1.5 targets per game. Harvey’s workload has bounced around significantly, with carry counts ranging from 2 to 14 and target counts from 1 to 5. There’s more volatility in his range of touches, whereas Dobbins has tended to stay pretty steady, indicating that perhaps Dobbins is on something of a firmer touch count while Harvey picks up what’s left. Harvey also had 19 touches in Week 4’s blowout win against the Bengals, indicating that perhaps he has more upside in Broncos onslaught builds. Badie only really gets targets with just 2 carries on the year and 17 targets –  he’ll almost certainly need to catch a touchdown to be relevant, and he has yet to see a red zone target, so he’s a tough sell. Dobbins doesn’t have the kind of workload we normally look for, but at $8,600, he’s priced for his role, and he has a good matchup as a large home favorite; his floor is low with little passing game work and modest workload, but he’s a very viable tournament option. Harvey is interesting as he has some explosiveness with the ball in his hands, he’s caught 4 TDs on the year, and he has upside in blowout scenarios. At $5,600, he’s pricier than I normally want in an RB2, but he has multiple paths to ceiling outcomes, and I think the price may well keep his ownership subdued, which would make him a compelling if risky tournament option. 

Showdown Ownership Projections!

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In the passing game, the big question is whether Marvin Mims will return from his concussion that he experienced in Week 8. Mims returned to practice on Tuesday, which gives him a shot, but he still has to get through the protocol in order to be cleared. Mims has not exactly been playing a ton of snaps, but his absence in Week 9 resulted in Troy Franklin playing his 2nd-most snaps of the season and seeing a season-high 10 targets. We’ll start there: Franklin is an exciting young player who has delivered a couple of fantastic performances already this season while on main slates. He’s not quite a “breakout” because outside of those two “booms” he’s busted and only reached double-digit DK points one other time, but he’s talented and he’s had games of 8 and 10 targets in Weeks 8 and 7, respectively, and that’s with Mims playing (Although the Week 7 game was a shootout in which Bo Nix threw a season-high 50 times). Also worth noting is that Franklin is the team’s primary red zone weapon by a WIDE margin, with 12 targets, while the next highest only has 6 (Courtland Sutton). The point is, Franklin is a reasonable play if Mims is in, and he becomes a really strong option if Mims sits.

Next, we have the WR1 of the offense, Sutton, who has been one of the most consistent wide receivers in fantasy this season, with 10+ DK points in all but two games and 16+ in 5/9. Given that he’s had a few really tough matchups, that level of consistency is impressive. As their prices creep closer, I definitely prefer Sutton over Franklin, if Mims is active, and still slightly lean Sutton’s way if Mims sits out (but it’s closer). If Mims plays, he’s a highly volatile boom/bust option as always. The matchup here is solid with some risk that Denver won’t need to throw much (but let’s also note Mims had his best game of the season when the Broncos curb-stomped the Bengals 28-3 – players with his profile can find ceilings on limited volume). One guy I want to mention, however, is Pat Bryant. Bryant has been playing around 50% of the snaps the last five weeks, and that looks to be independent of Mims. In the last four weeks, he has target counts of 2, 4, 4, and 3, and he’s scored a touchdown; he’s a fairly talented rookie. He’s not an elite option (an aDOT of just 7.3 yards holds back his upside), but he’s starting to show an ability to earn targets and be trusted in this offense (he’s been the first read on just over half of his targets, which is something we want to see for a rookie – they’re purposefully involving him). He even has 3 red zone targets already. At $3,200, I’m very interested in him as a value play and think that he’s likely to come in at sub-10% ownership if Mims is active. I worry about him getting steamed a bit if Mims misses, but we’ll just have to see what ownership projections say. To be clear, I think Mims is the overall better and higher ceiling play – but at sub-10% ownership, I’m interested in being overweight on Bryant.

At tight end, the Broncos are using Adam Trautman far too much for my taste (really just for fantasy purposes, that is. Trautman’s a blocker who doesn’t do much for fantasy). Evan Engram is the more interesting play for DFS. He’s established a fairly consistent role even on limited snaps, and if you remember his time on the Jags, the knock against him was they only used him between the 20s and not in the red zone, but on Denver, he has 4 red zone targets (Sutton only has 6!), so the role here is reasonable. Engram has a lower ceiling than Mims but a higher floor. 

LAS VEGAS

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