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Editors’ Picks

As you pull the toilet paper down from your trees (maybe next year buy the bigger bars? Economy be damned!!), we’re here to expedite your Week 9 research. Click below for the best of the best… of the best …

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Get on the Colston Loveland Train before it departs!!

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Week 9 Cheat Sheet

Should we be worried that Blake Corum might be eating into Kyren Williams’ touches? Chris Allen examines the news, injuries, rankings and more in his weekly cheat sheet. Set your lineup after reading it!

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Mailbag Week 9

Who are you taking rest of season, Emeka Egbuka or Jaylen Waddle? Sam Wallace answers this and other questions in this midseason mailbag.

Week 9 WR/CB Matchups: Appreciating JSN’s Greatness

It’s time to just sit back and appreciate Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s greatness. His 92 UR Score tells a major part of the story. The Target Share (39%), ADOT (13.0!), End Zone Targets (20%), they’re all telling us that JSN is not just breaking out … he’s breaking fantasy football. And those who get to roster him are loving it. Now he gets to go to work on the Commanders secondary on national TV in primetime? Sign us up.

Chris Allen broke down JSN’s great matchup in further detail, as well as more WR/CB matchups to attack—and avoid—for Week 9. There is another star wideout staring down a great matchup, and even a couple sneaky plays. ⤵️

Week 9 Mismatch Report: Indiana Jones and Colts WRs Will Zoom

Is there a hotter offense right now than the Colts? Yes, JT is having an amazing start to the season, but it’s Indiana, um, Daniel Jones and company in their matchup with the Steelers who have the attention of Ian Hartitz in the Week 9 Mismatch Report:

“It's the Colts' matchup with Pittsburgh's Paper Curtain defense that really gets me excited due to the potential for some of Indy's complementary receivers to take advantage of the league's second-worst defense in PPR points per game allowed to opposing WRs.”

Ian runs through how the Colts varied attack could leave Steeler Nation waving those Terrible Towels in surrender. Plus, there are so many more mismatches to exploit this week. ⤵️

Stashing Cedric Tillman, Emanuel Wilson & a Bean Bush

Yes, our good friend Jake Trowbridge did use this wholly original analogy for grabbing players for your fantasy team:

“Stashing players in fantasy football is like stockpiling beans in case of an apocalypse. You hope you never have to bust into the beans, but it’s good to have them just in case. Or perhaps it’s more like planting bean seeds, because you know eventually they’ll grow into a bean bush and then you can trade that bean bush for a chicken.”

There’s no truth to the rumor that Jake is growing a bean bush in his backyard. Or that he’s raising chickens. However, anyone playing in leagues with him know that he practices what he preaches, and that this Stashes article is filled with great targets to snap up before games start on Sunday. ⤵️

Around the Watercooler

Are eggs now too expensive to throw at houses? Or is it just a lost art form?

👻 The scariest players in fantasy football are right here.

👀 ICYMI: Take a look at the Week 9 Matchups, as well as the Rankings Risers and Fallers. And Pete’s DFS Jam is a … Jam.

💥 It’s TreVeyon Henderson’s time to Smash.

🪓 Can Travis Kelce keep you from getting chopped?

🚑 We got some tough injury news on Friday.

🎯 We’ve got some late-week targets who could help you.

🤝 Bookmark this Trade Deadline Tracker through Tuesday.

🫡 Yes, you can trust Alec Pierce in Week 9.

💪 Comebacks for Puka, J-Jettas, CMC and Kim K? One of these is not like the others.

🤧 Ready for some Sicko Starts? You will be.

🤔 How does Chase Brown move higher than RB2 status?

🧢 Those b-e-a-u-ti-ful words in sports: Game 7.