Week 1 SMASHES In The Rankings

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Around the Watercooler

The latest fantasy and NFL gossip, news, memes and more from your favorite football nerds …

🚀 A trio of players’ trade value has already risen. Pounce now.

❓ Fantasy Life Friday on the FF Happy Hour. Alex Cupps & Matthew answer Week 1 questions.

🔥 The top five player props for Week 1. Some nice TD odds here.

👀 Prepping for the FanDuel DFS main slate? Core plays to build around.

📝 A full run-through of the injury report. What does the Tua injury mean for London, Bijan and Pitts?

⚡️ The Year 3 breakout could start in Week 1 for this rising WR.

🙀 Scared Money is back for Week 1. May the odds be never in your favor.

💰 A trio of PrizePicks to get you off to a profitable start to the season.

🔮 Prediction market picks for Week 1. Value on a sneaky TE.

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Editors’ Picks

One more sleep until our first Sunday on the couch, watching football and cursing our lineup decisions. Remember, don’t tinker! You won’t need to with our rankings and projections. And ICYMI, enjoy these articles.

Game-by-Game Breakdown For Week 1

The smell of pumpkin spice coffee in the Laghezza household means one thing, and one thing only—it’s time for football. Somebody pinch me …

He made sure to include implied game totals (at the time of writing) under every individual game—it’s the easiest way to identify offensive outbursts in a pinch.

Enjoy the Week 1 fantasy football game-by-game breakdown, aka THE BLITZ. Click the button below to be taken to all of the breakdowns, with a few highlighted matchups below:

• 51 projected points in what should be one of two massive Week 1 bangers.

• A close second (50) in projected points; you’re starting just about everyone from this game.

• Predicting an outright win from a slight underdog and a high-upside passing attack.

• Unstoppable (offensive) force meets immovable (defensive) object. What wins out?

• The true breakout season for this WR1 starts NOW.

Kendall’s Key Questions For Week 1

Kendall and I did a show together this offseason (miss you, Kendall) that forces us to ask a lot of tough questions months away from any lineup decisions. 

But now, the questions matter more than ever with Week 1 on the line. And Kendall is here to answer all of yours: 

• "Travis Kelce or Juwan Johnson?"

• "Do any players scare you in Guillotine League^TM formats for Week 1?"

• "Who is a potential sneaky flex play?"

• "Do you miss me, too?" Sorry … This one's just for me.

Smash or Pass for Week 1?

With the first Sunday of NFL games about to hit our TV screens, it’s time to see who will make us happy—or sad—in Week 1. Kendall and Pete break down players at each position group who they are smashing or passing on this weekend. That includes some big names. Subscribe to the Fantasy Life Show so you catch every episode during the season.