Need Fantasy Football lineup advice? Talk to CBS Sports on your Google Assistant to get insights on the best sleepers and to help decide between players. Just start with, "Hey Google, talk to CBS Sports." Looking for some lineup advice? You've come to the right place. First, go through every game on the schedule right here to find out who Dave is starting and sitting for all 30 teams, and then use his Cheat Sheets — for PPR leagues here, and for non-PPR leagues here — to lock in the right players. Colts at Patriots Risky Starter Andrew Luck QB • Dave's rank QB15 There is absolutely no concern about Luck's arm strength, his offensive line is something he's learned to work around and we already knew his accuracy wasn't an issue. But playing without his best, fastest receiver should throw off the entire offense and allow the Patriots to turn up their defensive aggression. What's likely to happen is that the Colts trail and dink-and-dunk their way down the field but not come up with many touchdowns. While over 300 yards is a near-certainty for Luck, finding three or more touchdowns isn't promised. Sneaky Sleepers in PPR Without Hilton, the Colts' fastest skill-position players are Hines and Rogers, both of whom stepped up last week and should be in position again to rake in the targets. Hines is a problem out of the backfield so long as the Colts utilize him; he has at least five grabs in three of four games. Rogers got a huge uptick in targets playing in the slot last week and volumed his way to an 8-86-0 stat line. Neither of these guys should be confused with Fantasy superstars, but both should be better than your typical replacement-level players. The Patriots are allowing 9.2 yards per catch to running backs, and slot cornerback Jonathan Jones has allowed the most yards (174) of any New England pass defender this season, according to Sports Info Solutions. Start Him Julian Edelman NE • WR • 11 Dave's rank WR24 in PPR View Profile Welcome back to the field, Julian! Your return gift is a matchup against a depleted Colts secondary! Poor Indianapolis lost slot cornerback Kenny Moore to a concussion last week and got carved up by rookie Keke Coutee in his first NFL game. What do you think a seasoned vet like Edelman will do when he lines up across from safety Mathias Farley or backup corner Chris Milton or, if the Colts are daring, hurt cornerback Nate Hairston? Don't be shocked if Tom Brady tries to get his good buddy in the end zone in his first game back. He's a must in PPR and a good option in non-PPR. Titans at Bills Risky Starter The Titans force-fed Davis 15 targets last week, leading to an exciting 9-161-1 stat line — but it could have been more. Davis had a red-zone drop and Mariota was off-target on a couple of passes. Point is, this connection has room to get stronger but also carries some liabilities, especially if Davis' targets get dialed back. That case is in play this week because the Titans could try to get their run game going against Buffalo's 22nd-ranked run defense. Top cornerback Tre'Davious White has done a nice job against opposing top perimeter receivers, limiting Davante Adams and Stefon Diggs in recent weeks (the Chargers didn't even target White in Week 2). He figures to shadow Davis this week, so unless Davis uncharacteristically stays in the slot (he lines up there about 25 percent of the time), he'll get that sticky coverage from White. There are safer options. Sneaky Sleepers Dion Lewis NYG • RB • 33 Dave's rank RB19 in PPR View Profile Through four weeks, Lewis has played more snaps and has more touches than Derrick Henry, proving to be the far more versatile option. Henry has been a touchdown-dependent running back who hasn't scored any touchdowns this year. Titans coaches have to want to get both going to make their offense more dangerous, and this is a good opponent to try and get things going with. The Bills have allowed five rushing touchdowns on the season, four from inside the 10, and they've also given up nearly 8.0 yards per catch and a generous 83 percent catch rate to running backs. Every running back with at least 12 touches against the Bills has found a minimum of nine non-PPR Fantasy points this season — Henry averages 14.3 touches per week, Lewis averages 15.3. Lewis is the better option in all formats and is a top-24 rusher in PPR. Falcons at Steelers Start Him McDonald has taken a steady diet of five targets per game and turned them into at least six non-PPR Fantasy points (11 in full PPR) over each of his past two. You obviously know him for his sick stiff-arm and long touchdown gallop from Week 3, but he also paid dividends with his physical play in Week 4. His matchup versus Atlanta in Week 5 is perfect — the Falcons have major mismatch issues with their backup safeties and linebackers, and will have trouble bringing McDonald down on his routes. Sneaky Sleeper Hooper is strictly a touchdown-or-bust tight end who had a chance to score last week. His end-zone target was too high, and he watched as another Falcons tight end caught a touchdown against the Bengals. If you can't get your hands on another tight end with more yardage potential, Hooper at least faces a Steelers defense that's yielded three touchdowns and a 76 percent catch rate to tight ends over its past three games. Broncos at Jets Sit Him Demaryius Thomas NYJ • WR • 18 Dave's rank WR43 in PPR View Profile You can't blame Thomas for not scoring last week when quarterback Case Keenum missed him on a wide-open touchdown target. You can blame him for being a little slower and stiff on the field (as evidenced by his 8.4 receiving average, second-worst among Broncos with at least 12 targets).<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>It’s another weekend filled with game-time decisions, so we’ll be going through and letting you know just who they are in the Sunday morning update. Going forward, I’ll be listing the relevant names you need to know who have been announced as out, as well as those who are sitting on the borderline going into Sunday’s action. Here are the names you need to know for Week 5: OUT Randall Cobb Leonard Fournette Giovani Bernard John Ross Evan Engram HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE Lamar Miller Geronimo Allison Keke Coutee Dalvin Cook QUESTIONABLE Marvin Jones Davante Adams Will Fuller Sammy Watkins DeVante Parker Marquise Goodwin As always, I’ll be hosting a live Q&A on our YouTube channel from 11-12 am EST, talking about the effect of these injuries, as well as answering some of your sit/start and trade questions. Make sure to subscribe to the YouTube channel in order to get notifications when we go live. If you’re like me and want to hear the reasoning behind where a player is ranked, I’ve got you covered. The Primer, which has a paragraph from every player from every game, is out for you to read right here. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | TuneIn | RSS Mike Tagliere is a featured writer at FantasyPros. For more from Mike, check out his archive and follow him @MikeTagliereNFL.<doc-sep>In Week 5, during a Monday Night Football clash between the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints, history is slated to be made. Quarterback Drew Brees is just 201 passing yards away from breaking the all-time record for most passing yards in NFL history. The record is currently held by fellow great, Peyton Manning. Brees owners should not only start him with confidence against Washington, but should also prepare to witness history. With that, it’s no surprise Brees is pretty high in our experts’ rankings for Week 5: [Make sports predictions to win cash prizes with Yahoo Fantasy Slate. Play for free] 2018 Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyProsECR ™ – Expert Consensus Rankings<doc-sep>
Welcome to Week 5 of the 2018 NFL season! The Sunday slate is jam-packed with intriguing matchups, and we get rolling with some pretty juicy ones right from the jump. In the early afternoon games, we get to see one of the NFL's best defenses take on one of its best offenses as Calais Campbell, Jalen Ramsey and the Jaguars travel to Kansas City to square off with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Elsewhere, the Falcons and Steelers figure to engage in a shootout in Pittsburgh; the Lions play host to Aaron Rodgers and the Packers; the Giants and Panthers do battle in the rare general manager revenge game; Baker Mayfield makes his first home start as the Browns host the Ravens; Joe Mixon returns for the Bengals as they duel it out with the Dolphins; and Sam Darnold and the Jets take on Von Miller's Broncos. In the late afternoon, perhaps we can interest you in an NFC title game rematch? The Vikings return to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles; the Earl Thomas-less Seahawks try to see if they can become the first team this year to put a hitch in the Rams' giddy-up; and the 49ers host the Cardinals. On 'Sunday Night Football' the Cowboys travel a few hours to Houston to battle for Texas bragging rights with Deshaun Watson, J.J. Watt, and the Texans. And on Monday, the Saints welcome back Mark Ingram as they host Washington in the Superdome. Surely, you've got fantasy players involved in one or more of these matchups. Who doesn't? Let's talk about what kind of decisions you should be making with your lineup. Thank you for joining us today and good luck with your fantasy teams.