USA TODAY Sports Fantasy football rankings for Week 7 are based on the point-per-reception (PPR) scoring used in most seasonal and daily fantasy football formats. One point is awarded for every 10 rushing and receiving yards and one point for every 20 passing yards. Six points are awarded for touchdowns scored, four points for passing TDs and one point for receptions. Rankings are compiled by FantasySharks.com. On bye: Green Bay, Oakland, Pittsburgh, Seattle (*- Be sure to check injury/status before kickoff) QUARTERBACKS 1 Patrick Mahomes K.C. vs. Cin. 2 Matt Ryan Atl. vs. N.Y.-G 3 Cam Newton Car. at Phi. 4 Tom Brady N.E. at Chi. 5 Andrew Luck Ind. vs. Buf. 6 Philip Rivers L.A.-C vs. Ten. 7 Deshaun Watson Hou. at Jac. 8 Matthew Stafford Det. at Mia. 9 Kirk Cousins Min. at N.Y.-J 10 Drew Brees N.O. at Bal. 11 Jared Goff L.A.-R at S.F. 12 Jameis Winston T.B. vs. Cle. 13 C.J. Beathard S.F. vs. L.A.-R 14 Dak Prescott Dal. at Was. 15 Blake Bortles Jac. vs. Hou. 16 Eli Manning N.Y.-G at Atl. 17 Joe Flacco Bal. vs. N.O. 18 Andy Dalton Cin. at K.C. 19 Alex Smith Was. vs. Dal. 20 Mitchell Trubisky Chi. vs. N.E. 21 Case Keenum Den. at Ari. 22 Carson Wentz Phi. vs. Car. 23 Marcus Mariota Ten. at L.A.-C 24 Sam Darnold N.Y.-J vs. Min. 25 *Baker Mayfield Cle. at T.B. 26 Brock Osweiler Mia. vs. Det. 27 Josh Rosen Ari. vs. Den. 28 Derek Anderson Buf. at Ind. 29 Tyrod Taylor Cle. at T.B. 30 Josh McCown N.Y.-J vs. Min. Fantasy sizzlers/fizzlers: Jameis Winston airing it out RUNNING BACKS 1 Todd Gurley L.A.-R at S.F. 2 Saquon Barkley N.Y.-G at Atl. 3 Melvin Gordon L.A.-C vs. Ten. 4 Alvin Kamara N.O. at Bal. 5 Ezekiel Elliott Dal. at Was. 6 David Johnson Ari. vs. Den. 7 Kareem Hunt K.C. vs. Cin. 8 Joe Mixon Cin. at K.C. 9 Christian McCaffrey Car. at Phi. 10 Nick Chubb Cle. at T.B. 11 LeSean McCoy Buf. at Ind. 12 Tarik Cohen Chi. vs. N.E. 13 Phillip Lindsay Den. at Ari. 14 Duke Johnson Cle. at T.B. 15 Frank Gore Mia. vs. Det. 16 Corey Clement Phi. vs. Car. 17 Jordan Howard Chi. vs. N.E. 18 Kerryon Johnson Det. at Mia. 19 Lamar Miller Hou. at Jac. 20 James White N.E. at Chi. 21 Peyton Barber T.B. vs. Cle. 22 Mark Ingram N.O. at Bal. 23 Kenyan Drake Mia. vs. Det. 24 T.J. Yeldon Jac. vs. Hou. 25 Alex Collins Bal. vs. N.O. 26 Marlon Mack Ind. vs. Buf. 27 Tevin Coleman Atl. vs. N.Y.-G 28 Matt Breida S.F. vs. L.A.-R 29 Javorius Allen Bal. vs. N.O. 30 *Sony Michel N.E. at Chi. 31 Latavius Murray Min. at N.Y.-J 32 Derrick Henry Ten. at L.A.-C 33 Adrian Peterson Was. vs. Dal. 34 Austin Ekeler L.A.-C vs. Ten. 35 Isaiah Crowell N.Y.-J vs. Min. 36 Dion Lewis Ten. at L.A.-C 37 *Carlos Hyde Jac. vs. Hou. 38 Royce Freeman Den. at Ari. 39 *Chris Thompson Was. vs. Dal. 40 Raheem Mostert S.F. vs. L.A.-R 41 Bilal Powell N.Y.-J vs. Min. 42 Wendell Smallwood Phi. vs. Car. 43 Ito Smith Atl. vs. N.Y.-G 44 Devontae Booker Den. at Ari. 45 LeGarrette Blount Det. at Mia. 46 Samaje Perine Was. vs. Dal. 47 Wayne Gallman N.Y.-G at Atl. 48 Nyheim Hines Ind. vs. Buf. 49 Chris Ivory Buf. at Ind. 50 Alfred Blue Hou. at Jac. 51 Kyle Juszczyk S.F. vs. L.A.-R 52 Alfred Morris S.F. vs. L.A.-R 53 Ronald Jones T.B. vs. Cle. 54 Spencer Ware K.C. vs. Cin. 55 Jordan Wilkins Ind. vs. Buf. Waiver wire: Don't Judge Ito by his average, Kearse set for takeoff WIDE RECEIVERS 1 Adam Thielen Min. at N.Y.-J 2 Michael Thomas N.O. at Bal. 3 Tyreek Hill K.C. vs. Cin. 4 Stefon Diggs Min. at N.Y.-J 5 Odell Beckham N.Y.-G at Atl. 6 Keenan Allen L.A.-C vs. Ten. 7 Michael Crabtree Bal. vs. N.O. 8 Julio Jones Atl. N.Y.-G 9 Mike Evans T.B. vs. Cle. 10 A.J. Green Cin. at K.C. 11 Alshon Jeffery Phi. vs. Car. 12 Jarvis Landry Cle. at T.B. 13 Brandin Cooks L.A.-R at S.F. 14 Golden Tate Det. at Mia. 15 Robert Woods L.A.-R at S.F. 16 John Brown Bal. vs. N.O. 17 *Julian Edelman N.E. at Chi. 18 DeAndre Hopkins Hou. at Jac. 19 Devin Funchess Car. at Phi. 20 Sterling Shepard N.Y.-G at Atl. 21 DeSean Jackson T.B. vs. Cle. 22 Kenny Golladay Det. at Mia. 23 Emmanuel Sanders Den. at Ari. 24 Taylor Gabriel Chi. vs. N.E. 25 Josh Gordon N.E. at Chi. 26 Marvin Jones Det. at Mia. 27 Tyler Boyd Cin. at K.C. 28 Keelan Cole Jac. vs. Hou. 29 Nelson Agholor Phi. vs. Car. 30 Demaryius Thomas Den. at Ari. 31 Corey Davis Ten. at L.A.-C 32 Chris Godwin T.B. vs. Cle. 33 Christian Kirk Ari. vs. Den. 34 Cole Beasley Dal. at Was. 35 Albert Wilson Mia. vs. Det. 36 Tyrell Williams L.A.-C vs. Ten. 37 Kenny Stills Mia. vs. Det. 38 Marquise Goodwin S.F. vs. L.A.-R 39 Larry Fitzgerald Ari. vs. Den. 40 Robby Anderson N.Y.-J vs. Min. 41 *Calvin Ridley Atl. vs. N.Y.-G 42 *T.Y. Hilton Ind. vs. Buf. 43 *Mohamed Sanu Atl. vs. N.Y.-G 44 Dede Westbrook Jac. vs. Hou. 45 Allen Robinson Chi. vs. N.E. 46 Jermaine Kearse N.Y.-J vs. Min. 47 Donte Moncrief Jac. vs. Hou. 48 Willie Snead Bal. vs. N.O. 49 Taywan Taylor Ten. at L.A.-C 50 Chris Hogan N.E. at Chi. 51 Josh Doctson Was. vs. Dal. 52 Will Fuller Hou. at Jac. 53 Sammy Watkins K.C. vs. Cin. 54 Torrey Smith Car. at Phi. 55 Allen Hurns Dal. at Was. TIGHT ENDS 1 Zach Ertz Phi. vs. Car. 2 Travis Kelce K.C. vs. Cin. 3 Eric Ebron Ind. vs. Buf. 4 Rob Gronkowski N.E. at Chi. 5 David Njoku Cle. at T.B. 6 O.J. Howard T.B. vs. Cle. 7 Kyle Rudolph Min. at N.Y.-J 8 Austin Hooper Atl. vs. N.Y.-G 9 Trey Burton Chi. vs. N.E. 10 Jordan Reed Was. vs. Dal. 11 George Kittle S.F. vs. L.A.-R 12 Cameron Brate T.B. vs. Cle. 13 C.J. Uzomah Cin. at K.C. 14 Vernon Davis Was. vs. Dal. 15 *Evan Engram N.Y.-G at Atl. 16 Charles Clay Buf. at Ind. 17 Geoff Swaim Dal. at Was. 18 Ben Watson N.O. at Bal. 19 Ricky Seals-Jones Ari. vs. Den. 20 Antonio Gates L.A.-C vs. Ten. 21 Mike Gesicki Mia. vs. Det. 22 Jeff Heuerman Den. at Ari. 23 Dallas Goedert Phi. vs. Car. 24 Jonnu Smith Ten. at L.A.-C 25 Rhett Ellison N.Y.-G at Atl. 26 David Grinnage Jac. vs. Hou 27 Greg Olsen Car. at Phi. 28 Hayden Hurst Bal. vs. N.O. 29 Darren Fells Cle. at T.B. 30 Eric Tomlinson N.Y.-J vs. Min. KICKERS 1 Harrison Butker K.C. vs. Cin. 2 Stephen Gostkowski N.E. at Chi. 3 Graham Gano Car. at Phi. 4 Jason Myers N.Y.-J vs. Min. 5 Ryan Succop Ten. at L.A.-C 6 Justin Tucker Bal. vs. N.O. 7 Robbie Gould S.F. vs. L.A.-R 8 Adam Vinatieri Ind. vs. Buf. 9 Jake Elliott Phi. vs. Car. 10 Ka'imi Fairbairn Hou. at Jac. 11 Greg Joseph Cle. at T.B. 12 Aldrick Rosas N.Y.-G at Atl. 13 Wil Lutz N.O. at Bal. 14 Cody Parkey Chi. vs. N.E. 15 Josh Lambo Jac. vs. Hou. 16 Brett Maher Dal. at Was. 17 Matt Prater Det. at Mia. 18 Dustin Hopkins Was. vs. Dal. 19 Dan Bailey Min. at N.Y.-J 20 Brandon McManus Den. at Ari. 21 Chandler Catanzaro T.B. vs. Cle. 22 Georgio Tavecchio Ari. vs. Den. 23 Randy Bullock Cin. at K.C. 24 Jason Sanders Mia. vs. Det. 25 Phil Dawson Ari. vs. Den. 26 Steven Hauschka Buf. at Ind. 27 *Greg Zuerlein L.A.-R at S.F. 28 Mike Badgley L.A.-C vs. Ten. 29 *Caleb Sturgis L.A.-C vs. Ten. DEFENSES 1 Los Angeles Chargers vs. Ten. 2 Indianapolis Colts vs. Buf. 3 Buffalo Bills at Ind. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Hou. 5 Denver Broncos at Ari. 6 Los Angeles Rams at S.F. 7 Minnesota Vikings at N.Y.-J 8 Washington Redskins vs. Dal. 9 Detroit Lions at Mia. 10 Dallas Cowboys at Was. 11 Houston Texans at Jac. 12 Cleveland Browns at T.B.<doc-sep>There are many people who ask me what the biggest advantage is in fantasy football. It’s really a hard question to answer, as there are so many avenues, but if I had to narrow it down to one thing, I’d say Twitter. Why? Because while fantasy football does come down to luck at times, the other times it comes down to knowledge. When connected on Twitter, not only do you get notifications from me when new articles and rankings go up, but I’ll also try to give you tidbits here and there about fascinating facts I find throughout the week. Some hear Twitter and think, “Oh no, social media,” but I promise you that I don’t use Twitter for anything other than football. You can follow those you want to, and you won’t receive friend requests. Heck, don’t tell your friends about your account. You’re there for football news and you don’t need it clouded with Tony letting you know where he went out clubbing on Friday night. The fact that you’re here tells me you want to win and gain the knowledge edge in fantasy football, so go ahead and do it, follow me @MikeTagliereNFL and then decide who else you’ll want to follow. I’d suggest @RapSheet and @AdamSchefter as the first two, after me, of course. Matchup Links: Titans at Chargers | Panthers at Eagles | Vikings at Jets | Patriots at Bears | Bills at Colts | Browns at Buccaneers | Texans at Jaguars | Lions at Dolphins | Saints at Ravens | Cowboys at Redskins | Rams at 49ers | Bengals at Chiefls | Giants at Falcons | Broncos at Cardinals Get free start/sit and waiver wire advice for your fantasy team >> In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been going back into The Primer on Saturday morning trying to update you on the injury reports that impact your decisions. While I cannot write a whole new article, I do talk about a lot of these things on our Sunday morning livestream, which is FREE to everyone. It’s where I discuss all the latest injury news and then take your questions live from 11-12am EST. Click here to be taken to our YouTube page where you can get notifications when we go live. If you’re new here, here’s what you can expect out of this article each and every week: Numbers, facts, stats, opinions, and some shenanigans here and there. It’s my unbiased opinion about everyone on your roster. Whether it be season-long advice, DFS advice, or wide receiver/cornerback matchups, it’s all covered. The idea here is to give you as much information as possible and give you as much confidence as possible when you hit that ‘submit lineup’ button each week. Who should be in your lineup this week? Tennessee Titans at Los Angeles Chargers (In London) Total: 45.0 Line: LAC by 6.5 QBs Marcus Mariota: There are many of Mariota apologists out there who are now saying his elbow is the reason for his struggles, but correct me if I’m wrong, his 344-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Eagles was after his injury. He’s simply not playing well and last week he lost all sense of the pocket, stepping into sacks over and over, seemingly lost. The offensive line melted in front of him, but Mariota is not seeing the field correctly and missing throws left and right, similar to what we saw last year. His tally over his last 20 games now sits at 201.3 yards per game with 15 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. He’s also running into a Chargers defense who’s seemingly starting to find their way on defense after struggling to start the year. They allowed eight passing touchdowns over the first three games, though they did play Patrick Mahomes and Jared Goff in two of them. Over the last two weeks, they’ve managed to hold Derek Carr and Baker Mayfield to just 506 yards and two touchdowns combined, while intercepting three passes. Those two are known as far more accurate quarterbacks than Mariota, so this matchup seems to present an issue. On top of that, he’ll be traveling across the country after being sacked 11 times in Week 6. The Chargers themselves have now racked up eight sacks the last two weeks. Mariota isn’t a streaming option in Week 7. Philip Rivers: With the Chargers defense starting to play better, we’re seeing the effects of that on Rivers’ pass attempts, as he’s now thrown just 47 passes over the last two weeks. In the three games the Chargers defense has allowed 20 or less points, he’s averaged just 24.7 pass attempts per game, which pales in comparison to the 40.0 attempts when they don’t. To give you a gauge, the Titans have scored more than 20 points just once this season, so we’re likely to see limited pass attempts once again. The Titans defense has also stepped-up on the road, holding opponents to just 15.3 points, the second-best road number in the league. While Rivers can make up for some of that with efficiency, 250 yards and two touchdowns isn’t enough to finish as a QB1 in today’s game. He should be considered a middling QB2 who should provide a solid floor, though he lacks a tournament-winning ceiling. RBs Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis: The defense has allowed the Titans offense average 26.5 rushing attempts per game, though they’ve done nothing with them. The duo has combined for just 426 yards and one touchdown on 132 carries, and then 152 scoreless yards on 27 receptions, which amounts to just 62.1 fantasy points on 159 touches, or 0.39 fantasy points per touch. As a mark, Adrian Peterson‘s 0.41 fantasy points per touch was the lowest in the NFL. They’ve been just as bad as you’ve thought. Since Week 1 when he totaled 75 yards on 16 carries, Lewis has totaled just 111 yards on 44 carries (2.52 yards per carry), so his role is understandably diminishing to passing-down work. Henry hasn’t been much better, and the Chargers aren’t a defense to attack via the run. They’ve allowed just one running back to score more than 11.7 PPR points this season and that was Todd Gurley, who pretty much demolishes everyone he plays. Getting defensive tackle Corey Liuget back the last two weeks has been a welcomed addition, as they’ve held Marshawn Lynch to just 9/31/0 and Carlos Hyde to just 14/34/0 on the ground. Henry is someone who can arguably be cut from fantasy rosters, but it’s hard to find running backs who’ve produced the way he has in the past on the waiver wire. He’s not playable in this matchup. The Chargers have allowed Jalen Richard 6/53/0 and Duke Johnson 4/73/0 through the air the last two weeks, so Lewis does at least offer RB4 potential as he’s seen 27 of the 33 running back targets. Mariota needs some confidence building passes, so they’d be wise to get Lewis involved. Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler: It’s a home game where Gordon is a big favorite, what’s not to like, right? Well, the Titans defense may have allowed two touchdowns to Alex Collins last week, but that was an outlier in what’s been a tough run defense the last two years. Prior to that game, they’d allowed just four rushing touchdowns in their last 21 games. They did allow five receiving touchdowns to running backs last year, something Gordon has done seven times himself over the last two years, so there’s other avenues for production. But there have been some warning signs for this run defense, as they’ve now allowed at least 97 rushing yards in 5-of-6 games, and a large part of that is due to the fact that their defense is on the field a lot, as opposing offenses average the fourth-highest time of possession in the NFL against them. Despite that, the Titans have still allowed the seventh-fewest fantasy points to running backs this year. It’s not a great matchup for the Chargers running backs, and although you’re still playing Gordon as an RB1 every week, it’s a week to limit exposure in DFS.<doc-sep>The Telegraph Two of the surprise packages of this clay-court season have been British – initially Dan Evans, who made a deep run in Monte Carlo, and more lately Cameron Norrie, who played his second final in three weeks on Sunday. Unfortunately, Norrie wasn’t able to land a maiden ATP title in Lyon. But then he was up against Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has been the dominant force of 2021 outside the slams, and now stands at No 1 in the table of most rankings points gained since January 1. Nevertheless, it had been a hugely creditable effort for Norrie to go this far, especially when you consider that he took out top seed Dominic Thiem on Thursday, and then trounced big-hitting Russian Karen Khachanov in Saturday’s semi-final, losing only two games in the process. Norrie has come to clay late in his career, but it feels like this is developing into his favourite surface. He has one of the heaviest left-handed forehands in the game, loaded with top-spin, and uses it like a miniature version of Rafael Nadal. The result has been a tally of 14 wins and only four losses since he began his European clay-court swing in Barcelona. So while the French Open, which starts next Sunday, has traditionally been a graveyard of British hopes, there are reasons to hope that this year’s event could deliver some more positive results. Norrie’s previous final in Estoril had been a nervewracking affair which he eventually lost on a deciding-set tie-break to the more experienced Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Sunday was more straightforward for Tsitsipas, who needed only 69 minutes to hammer home a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was Tsitsipas’ second title of the clay-court sequence, after he won Monte Carlo in mid-April, taking out Evans in the semi-final along the way. He has become a serious contender to upset the establishment – specifically Nadal and Novak Djokovic – at Roland Garros over the next few weeks. “I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron, who has been showing great tennis this week. He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. “It was not an easy match today. I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focused towards my goal.” On this year’s results, meanwhile, both Evans and Norrie stand among the world’s 20 most successful men. Evans is at No 16 and Norrie No 14. The next challenge for them both is to convert that ATP Tour form into a deep run at a major.<doc-sep>
Tim Hasselbeck's rankings include the Jaguars falling out of the top 10 after a loss to the Cowboys and the Chargers moving into the top 10. (0:43) What a difference a month makes. Two weeks into the season, the Denver Broncos were one of the league's pleasant surprises with an undefeated record and win over a division foe. Fast-forward to the present and the Broncos have dropped four in a row. Their playoff chances sit at less than 2 percent, according to ESPN's NFL Football Power Index (FPI). Where does your team fit in the playoff race? As you read through the Week 7 Power Rankings, we have postseason odds based on FPI for every team. How we rank the teams: Our power panel -- a group of more than 80 writers, editors and TV personalities -- evaluated how all 32 teams stack up through the first six weeks of the season. Previous rankings: 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Preseason Record: 6-0 Week 6 ranking: 1 Playoff chances: 99.7 percent. No team has a higher chance to make the playoffs than the unbeaten Rams. While a lot of the attention goes to Jared Goff, Todd Gurley and the Rams' skill players, L.A.'s offensive line has been exceptional this season. The Rams have the highest pass block win rate, according to ESPN's pass block metric powered by NFL Next Gen Stats, and lead the league by a wide margin. -- Sopan Shah Record: 4-2 Week 6 ranking: 3 Playoff chances: 89.4 percent. It looks like the only thing that could derail the Patriots' playoff chances would be an injury to Tom Brady or his WR corps. Brady is completing 72 percent of his passes with 9.3 yards per attempt to WRs in his past three games, compared with 57 percent and 5.5 yards per attempt during his first three games. -- Doug Clawson Record: 5-1 Week 6 ranking: 2 Playoff chances: 95.2 percent. The Chiefs have the highest playoff odds of any AFC team because of their offense. Kansas City ranks in the top five in points per game, yards per play, pass yards per attempt and Total QBR. The best news is that the bulk of the heavy lifting is done, as the Chiefs have the fourth-easiest remaining strength of schedule according to FPI. -- Sterling Xie Record: 4-1 Week 6 ranking: 4 Playoff chances: 79.5 percent. The Saints have the second-highest chance to make the playoffs in the NFC, trailing only the Rams. The Saints are averaging 36 points per game, which would be the highest single-season average since the 2013 Broncos. However, their defense might hold them back, as opposing teams are putting up a 67.5 Total QBR, which is the second-highest in the NFL. -- Shah Record: 4-2 Week 6 ranking: 10 Playoff chances: 80.5 percent. The Ravens' next four games are all against teams above .500 (Saints, at Panthers, Steelers, Bengals). The Ravens are 2-1 against teams that entered the game with a winning record this season and have gone .500 or better against such teams since 2014 (their last playoff appearance). -- Clawson Record: 3-3 Week 6 ranking: 9 Playoff chances: 57.7 percent. Carson Wentz's QBR has risen in each of his four starts, culminating in a career-high 95.9 QBR in the Eagles' Thursday night win over the Giants. Wentz is averaging a career-high 39.5 pass attempts per game and might need to continue carrying the load with Jay Ajayi out for the season and Darren Sproles out since Week 1. -- Xie Record: 4-2 Week 6 ranking: 6 Playoff chances: 50.5 percent. The Bengals rank 23rd in defensive efficiency this season. It doesn't get any easier as they play the Chiefs and Saints in two of their next three games. -- Clawson Record: 4-2 Week 6 ranking: 14 Playoff chances: 80.2 percent. The Chargers have the best playoff odds of any team not currently leading its division. That's largely thanks to Philip Rivers, who is averaging a career-high 8.8 yards per attempt and a career-high 15-3 TD-to-INT ratio. -- Xie