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Fantasy football Week 12: Waiver-wire options include contingency plans for Justin Fields

Justin Fields’ epic performances for the Chicago Bears have captivated fantasy managers — and for good reason. Over the past five games, he has averaged 30.7 fantasy points, and Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons, Fields tied Kyler Murray for the most consecutive games with both a passing and rushing touchdown in the Super Bowl era. […]

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Fantasy Football Daily Notes: Rookies Watson, Burks shine on TNF; Chiefs’ Hardman on IR

Read ESPN’s fantasy football Daily Notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a head start on the fantasy football content coming today and tomorrow to ESPN.com and the ESPN Fantasy App. The news: Packers WR Christian Watson caught four of six targets for 48 yards and […]

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Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster out vs. Chargers due to concussion

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs declared wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster out of Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Smith-Schuster, who didn’t practice all week, entered the concussion protocol after taking a hit in last week’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Smith-Schuster is the Chiefs’ second-leading receiver with 46 catches for […]

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NFL Week 11 injuries: Who’s in and out for this week’s games

Many players across the NFL are dealing with injuries heading into Week 11. Washington Commanders quarterback Taylor Heinicke will start this week while Carson Wentz recovers from a broken right finger. Coach Ron Rivera said Wentz has been cleared to begin throwing but has not been designated to return to practice. Washington is 3-1 with […]

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Kansas City Chiefs place Mecole Hardman on IR

The Chiefs face the Chargers on Sunday night in Los Angeles. Kansas City also could be without another top wide receiver, JuJu Smith-Schuster, against the Chargers. He is in the NFL’s concussion protocol after absorbing a big hit over the weekend and has not practiced yet this week. Hardman is tied for fourth on the […]

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Fantasy Football Daily Notes: Injuries to Kupp, Herbert, Jeudy and Smith-Schuster mar Sunday’s action

Read ESPN’s fantasy football Daily Notes every weekday to stay caught up on the news you need to know and get a head start on the fantasy football content coming today and tomorrow to ESPN.com and the ESPN Fantasy App. The news: Rams WR Cooper Kupp injured his ankle in the fourth quarter of the […]

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NFL Week 2 takeaways: What we learned, big questions for every game and future team outlooks

It’s Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season, and we had two epic fourth-quarter comebacks. Tua Tagovailoa had six passing touchdowns and led the Miami Dolphins back from three scores down against the Baltimore Ravens — in a game in which they trailed from the very first play after a 103-yard touchdown return. In the […]

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Chiefs take first lead over Chargers with Watson’s 99-yard pick-six in fourth quarter

The Kansas City Chiefs cut their deficit to 17-14 in the third quarter on quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ 41-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Justin Watson. Mahomes stepped up in the pocket and threw off his back foot, but the ball was still perfectly placed. This was Watson’s first touchdown since 2019, when he played for […]

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Kansas City Chiefs seize early control of the AFC West, defeat Los Angeles Chargers

KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 27-24 on Thursday night as Patrick Mahomes completed 24 of 35 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns to outduel Justin Herbert. Jaylen Watson seemed almost to be an afterthought when the Chiefs made him their third cornerback selected after taking him in […]

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Patrick Mahomes says ‘sorry to all you fantasy football guys,’ confirms Kansas City Chiefs’ balanced WR approach

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pinpointing the Kansas City Chiefs’ top wide receiver figures to be a weekly headache for fantasy football players. Patrick Mahomes confirmed as much. Mahomes warned fantasy football players that predicting his favorite receiver from week to week will be difficult as Kansas City’s passing game adjusts to life without Tyreek Hill. […]

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