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Fantasy football Week 10 PPR cheat sheet: Should you start Josh Downs in his first game with Patrick Mahomes?

Dave Richard breaks down every viable starting option across every game using a 1-10 confidence scale to help managers navigate injuries, byes and tricky lineup decisions

Fantasy football rankings Week 10: Dave Richard's tough start/sit calls clear up your toughest flex decisions

Injuries, shifting roles and tough matchups complicate Week 10 Fantasy lineup decisions, making every start/sit call crucial

Dave Richard's Week 10 Trade Chart and rest of season rankings: Justin Jefferson jumps, Puka Nacua plummets

Your trade deadline is coming soon! Use the trade chart to make post-draft deals and improve your team with assigned values to help you navigate your league's trade market

How Kirk Cousins rejoining Vikings affects Fantasy Football value of Justin Jefferson and company

Cousins' return could reignite Minnesota's passing attack, with Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson poised to benefit

Puka Nacua injury fallout: No replacing a Fantasy unicorn, but these trade and waiver WRs can soften the blow

Puka Nacua's injury leaves a massive Fantasy void, but these trade targets and waiver-wire options could help save your season

Fantasy football Week 9 PPR cheat sheet: Jonah Coleman vaults into borderline must-start territory

Dave Richard breaks down every viable starting option across every game using a 1-10 confidence scale to help managers navigate injuries, byes and tricky lineup decisions

Fantasy football rankings Week 9: Dave Richard's tough start/sit calls clear up your toughest flex decisions

With heavy bye weeks and major quarterback injuries forcing fringe options into lineups, matchup breakdowns reveal which stars to bench and which sleepers to trust

Dave Richard's Week 9 Trade Chart and rest of season rankings: Jets, Raiders RBs in flux

Your trade deadline is coming soon! Use the trade chart to make post-draft deals and improve your team with assigned values to help you navigate your league's trade market

Dave Richard's Week 8 Fantasy stock watch: Jonah Coleman takes Broncos backfield by storm

Jonah Coleman seizes control of Denver's backfield, while T.J. Hockenson gains momentum and DK Metcalf continues to disappoint

Fantasy football Week 8 PPR cheat sheet: Jahmyr Gibbs, Puka Nacua lead the way as tough calls loom

Jahmyr Gibbs and Puka Nacua inspire confidence, while Quinshon Judkins and Denver's backfield present tough calls

Fantasy football rankings Week 8: Dave Richard's tough start/sit calls put Patrick Mahomes on the hot seat

Patrick Mahomes faces another tough matchup, while Geno Smith and Michael Wilson offer Fantasy managers upside in Week 8

Fantasy football Week 8 PPR Cheat Sheet: Dave Richard pins down Lamar Jackson outlook, start/sit decisions

With teams on bye and injuries piling up, navigate tricky lineup calls with confidence scores on a 1-10 scale for every relevant player across the league

Dave Richard's Week 8 Trade Chart and rest of season rankings: Bucky Irving, Joe Burrow continue to surge

Why wait to win? Use the trade chart to make post-draft deals and improve your team with assigned values to help you navigate your league's trade market

Fantasy football Week 7 fallout: Quinshon Judkins breaks out as Garrett Wilson's teammates sink his stock

Quinshon Judkins and Tony Pollard cash in with heavy workloads, while Garrett Wilson's dwindling target share raises red flags

Fantasy football rankings Week 7: Dave Richard's tough start/sit calls put Patrick Mahomes on thin ice

Patrick Mahomes faces a tough test against Seattle, while Braelon Allen and Woody Marks offer upside in Dave Richard's Week 7 rankings

Dave Richard has spent nearly his entire career covering the National Football League. Beginning with NFL.com at the boom of the Internet, Richard was that site's first Fantasy Football writer before transitioning to CBS Sports in 2006. Since then he's crunched the numbers, studied the film, developed tiers and trade charts, previewed every NFL game, talked to the decision makers, spoken on the radio, appeared on live television, earned multiple honors and watched a lot of football. And he's done it with one goal in mind: to help you win your league.

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