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. "What is the Trade Chart? The Trade Chart is designed to help guide you in making fair trades in your standard-scoring, PPR and two-quarterback leagues. The values assigned to the players below are a long-term measurement of their Fantasy value. By adding two players' values you could determine what one player you should be able to get in return. This list also works as a "Rest of Season" rankings. Also, any player not on the chart should be considered valued at no more than four points. Running backs Player Non PPR Todd Gurley, LAR 44 47 Melvin Gordon, LAC 41 44 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL 41 42 Alvin Kamara, NO 37 42 Saquon Barkley, NYG 30 33 Christian McCaffrey, CAR 29 33 Jordan Howard, CHI 25 27 Kareem Hunt, KC 24 24 Leonard Fournette, JAC 22 24 James Conner, PIT 21 24 Joe Mixon, CIN 21 24 Dalvin Cook, MIN 21 23 David Johnson, ARI 21 23 Carlos Hyde, CLE 17 18 Adrian Peterson, WAS 16 17 Le'Veon Bell, PIT 15 18 Tevin Coleman, ATL 15 17 Devonta Freeman, ATL 14 16 Marshawn Lynch, OAK 14 15 Mark Ingram, NO 13 16 Kerryon Johnson, DET 12 14 Lamar Miller, HOU 11 14 Alex Collins, BAL 11 13 Matt Breida, SF 11 13 Jay Ajayi, PHI 11 12 Kenyan Drake, MIA 10 13 LeSean McCoy, BUF 10 13 Giovani Bernard, CIN 10 12 Royce Freeman, DEN 10 11 Chris Thompson, WAS 9 12 Phillip Lindsay, DEN 9 11 Chris Carson, SEA 9 10 James White, NE 8 11 Dion Lewis, TEN 8 10 Austin Ekeler, LAC 8 10 Sony Michel, NE 8 10 Derrick Henry, TEN 8 9 Bilal Powell, NYJ 7 9 Aaron Jones, GB 7 9 Isaiah Crowell, NYJ 7 8 Jamaal Williams, GB 7 8 Alfred Morris, SF 7 7 Peyton Barber, TB 7 7 Rex Burkhead, NE 6 8 T.J. Yeldon, JAC 6 8 Javorius Allen, BAL 6 8 Wide receivers Player Non PPR Michael Thomas, NO 34 39 Antonio Brown, PIT 32 36 Mike Evans, TB 31 35 Davante Adams, GB 29 33 DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 28 32 A.J. Green, CIN 28 32 Tyreek Hill, KC 26 30 Odell Beckham, NYG 26 30 JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT 25 29 Julio Jones, ATL 25 29 Adam Thielen, MIN 24 28 Stefon Diggs, MIN 23 27 Keenan Allen, LAC 22 26 T.Y. Hilton, IND 20 23 Emmanuel Sanders, DEN 19 22 Brandin Cooks, LAR 18 21 Will Fuller, HOU 17 20 Jarvis Landry, CLE 16 20 Kenny Golladay, DET 15 18 Josh Gordon, NE 11 14 Marvin Jones, DET 11 13 Robert Woods, LAR 10 14 Allen Robinson, CHI 10 13 Amari Cooper, OAK 10 13 Golden Tate, DET 10 13 Tyler Lockett, SEA 10 12 Julian Edelman, NE 9 13 Nelson Agholor, PHI 9 12 Alshon Jeffery, PHI 9 12 Devin Funchess, CAR 9 12 Sammy Watkins, KC 9 11 Mike Williams, LAC 9 11 Calvin Ridley, ATL 9 11 Chris Godwin, TB 9 11 Demaryius Thomas, DEN 8 11 Cooper Kupp, LAR 8 11 Kenny Stills, MIA 8 10 Tyler Boyd, CIN 7 9 DeSean Jackson, TB 7 9 Quincy Enunwa, NYJ 6 9 Keelan Cole, JAC 6 8 John Brown, BAL 6 8 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 5 8 Marquise Goodwin, SF 5 8 Corey Davis, TEN 5 8 Chris Hogan, NE 5 7 Doug Baldwin, SEA 5 7 Tight ends Player Non PPR Rob Gronkowski, NE 21 24 Travis Kelce, KC 20 23 Zach Ertz, PHI 15 18 Jordan Reed, WAS 8 11 Kyle Rudolph, MIN 8 10 Jimmy Graham, GB 7 10 Trey Burton, CHI 6 8 Eric Ebron, IND 6 8 George Kittle, SF 5 7 Evan Engram, NYG 5 7 Quarterbacks 1QB 2QB Patrick Mahomes, KC 19 38 Drew Brees, NO 17 34 Cam Newton, CAR 16 32 Aaron Rodgers, GB 15 30 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 15 30 Tom Brady, NE 14 28 Deshaun Watson, HOU 14 28 Philip Rivers, LAC 13 26 Matt Ryan, ATL 12 24 Russell Wilson, SEA 11 22 Jared Goff, LAR 9 18 Kirk Cousins, MIN 9 18 Ryan Fitzpatrick, TB 8 16 Matthew Stafford, DET 8 16 Carson Wentz, PHI 7 14 Andy Dalton, CIN 6 12 DSTs Non PPR Rams DST 7 7 Jaguars DST 7 7 Vikings DST 7 7 So who should you sit and start? And what shocking QB could win you Week 4? Visit SportsLine now to get Fantasy football rankings for every single position, and see which shocking QB finishes in the top 12 this week, all from the model that out-performed experts big time last season.<doc-sep>No matter how your fantasy football teams have started out, there's still hope. It's possible for an 0-3 team to get back in the hunt, and it's possible for a 3-0 team to falter if it doesn't continue working to get better. In a game full of uncertainty, one thing is certain: it's never time to get complacent with your fantasy football teams. You work the waiver wire hard, and you ponder start-sit questions all week. You should be just as active in the trade market. That can be tricky, of course, as not every fantasy player values the same football player the same way. Plus, sending an insultingly low-ball deal to initiate the back-and-forth is never a good idea. (Seriously, don't do that.) To help, we'll be offering up our updated trade values to help you figure out whether or not you should send or accept a trade. Keep in mind that these are basically entirely based on rest-of-season projections rather than gut feel or upside. Players with defined roles, frankly, can have more value than players we simply hope break out if things go their way. The algorithms are here to remind us of that. With all that said, here is how our algorithms value players for the rest of the season in a 12-team league.<doc-sep>Bob Levey/Getty Images Don't expect the NFL's Week 4 offering to cough up as many lucrative upsets as the week prior. Upsets will still occur, of course, but there is likely zero chance the Week 4 slate can match the magnitude of say, Buffalo overcoming an opening spread of 17 points to beat Minnesota. Or Washington taking down Green Bay. Or Detroit trouncing New England. Call last week the dream scenario for those who love the thrill of rolling with an underdog and the payoff that comes with it. This week, then, is the return to reality—a handful of upsets will happen, though they won't be as obvious as going against a 17-point spread, like we advised to do. Here is a look at the Week 4 lines with a deeper dive into three upsets to target. Week 4 NFL Odds Video Play Button Videos you might like Minnesota at L.A. Rams (-7) | O/U 49 Buffalo at Green Bay (-10) | O/U 45.5 Cincinnati at Atlanta (-6) | O/U 51 Detroit at Dallas (-3) | O/U 43.5 Houston at Indianapolis (-1) | O/U 47 Miami at New England (-7) | O/U 47.5 N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville (-7.5) | O/U 38 Philadelphia (-4) at Tennessee | O/U 41.5 Tampa Bay at Chicago (-1.5) | O/U n/a Cleveland at Oakland (-3) | O/U 45 Seattle (-3) at Arizona | O/U 38.5 New Orleans (-3.5) at N.Y. Giants | O/U 50 San Francisco at L.A. Chargers (-10.5) | O/U 47.5 Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-3) | O/U n/a Kansas City (-4.5) at Denver | O/U 56 Detroit at Dallas (-3) John Froschauer/Associated Press A showdown between 1-2 teams isn't exactly thrilling, but the Dallas Cowboys at home would make plenty of sense most seasons. Most seasons don't feature the stunning offensive ineptitude coming out of America's team, though. These Cowboys have scored 20 points in a game once, scoring 21 combined over their two losses, and Dak Prescott has thrown for 145 yards per game with a pair of touchdowns and interceptions. Prescott is going in the opposite direction of what most might have expected from him: Not to pile on, but Prescott might actually...be a fourth-round player. He doesn't have droves of talent around him, but he's not exactly elevating his unit, either. The Lions are at least predictable—which for the Lions means strong play from Matthew Stafford and bad defense, hence a 48-17 loss to the New York Jets and a 30-27 loss to the San Francisco 49ers before blowing away New England 26-10. Through it all, Stafford has completed 65.2 percent of his passes with six touchdowns and five interceptions, with four of the latter coming in that odd season opener. What's interesting for bettors here is the predictable outburst from second-round rookie Kerryon Johnson, who is a perfect fit in the scheme and has drummed up 161 yards on a 5.6 per-carry average. Detroit finally let him be a workhorse against the Patriots and he carried 16 times for 101 yards, helping the Lions sit on the ball for 39 minutes and 15 seconds. Provided Detroit doesn't stop leaning on its new offensive star, Prescott and the Cowboys are going to have limited chances to put points on the board—a terrible development for one of the NFL's worst offenses. Prediction: Lions 23, Cowboys 13 New Orleans (-3.5) at N.Y. Giants Bob Levey/Getty Images Here's another case of bad defense meeting an elite rookie runner. Seasoned bettors know the New Orleans Saints are a mess on the road in the first place. Pair it with terrible defense and the outlook only gets worse—or better, depending on one's perspective. So far this year, the Saints coughed up a 48-40 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, survived the Cleveland Browns by three points (21-18) and needed overtime to best the Atlanta Falcons (43-37), resulting in the following allowances and ranks: 421 yards per game (30th) 336.7 passing yards per game (30th) 34.3 points per game (32nd). One can begin to see why, on the road, the Saints might have some problems with Odell Beckham Jr. on the outside and star running back Saquon Barkley. Barkley, in particular, is the name to watch given his versatility: Say hello to the NFL's new premier workhorse, as Barkley has tallied 216 yards and a pair of scores on a 4.7 per-carry average while catching 21 of his 27 targets for 137 yards. Eli Manning is still a sour point for the Giants because he's probably the slowest quarterback in the league this side of Sam Bradford, meaning a pass rush is effective. And Drew Brees is still Drew Brees as he sits on eight touchdowns with no interceptions while completing 80.6 percent of his passes. But, as always, Brees being dynamite offensively can't save a Saints organization that was a flash in the pan defensively last year but has returned to its same old ways. At home, the Giants have a free pass to control the clock with Barkley while occasionally going over the top with the NFL's best wideout to keep this one at a comfortable margin. Prediction: Giants 30, Saints 24 Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-3) Joe Robbins/Getty Images What's the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the modern classic rivalry between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers? Defense. Do you know which team has zero of it this year? Pittsburgh. These Steelers are 1-1-1 after a 21-21 tie with Cleveland, a 42-37 loss to Kansas City and a 30-27 win over Tampa Bay on Monday Night Football. But even during the first win, a struggling unit coughed up 455 total yards and let Tampa Bay run 69 total plays, getting gifts of interceptions from a fast-fading Ryan Fitzpatrick as help. The unit has now allowed 12 touchdowns over three games. The outlook isn't nearly as bad for the 2-1 Ravens, a team that picked up a 47-3 win over Buffalo and a 27-14 win over Denver, with Joe Flacco throwing for six touchdowns against two interceptions.<doc-sep>Three weeks in and it's not entirely clear we know what, exactly, to expect from the NFL season. There have been some surprises, to say the least. Perhaps chief among them is the fact that the New England Patriots—typically as reliable as death and taxes—have gotten off to a 1-2 start. Last week they got shellacked (26-10) by the Detroit Lions, a team led by first-year head coach Matt Patricia, whose previous job was coordinating the Patriots's defense. It's early in the year, of course, but it remains odd to see a team led by quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick struggle. Brady admitted after the game that the offense was stalling out more than he'd like. "I mean, we're not scoring enough points," he said. "We're not executing well enough on a down-by-down basis. Certainly at a high level, we should have our expectations set in. The process has been the same, there's been a lot of talk about it in practice, and we're going through it and watching the film and correcting stuff, it's just not getting done on the field. And we have to get it corrected soon." This week New England will take on division foe the Miami Dolphins, who've also surprised folks—but in a good way. Miami is 3-0, albeit against somewhat weak competition. They've beaten the Tennessee Titans, New York Jets and Oakland Raiders. Slow start aside, it'll still likely be a challenge for Miami to go on the road and beat New England. Then again, perhaps this year—after many false positives—is actually the year the Patriots take a step back. That game and more will provide a fair amount of intrigue this week in the NFL. Here's a look at the lines—via Odds Shark (and Bovada if the line has moved)—for the upcoming games as well as predictions, via Bleacher Report and CBS (picks are for who will win the game, not if a team will cover.) Thursday, September 27 -Minnesota Viking at L.A. Rams: Rams -7; Bleacher Report picked the Vikings, CBS picked the Rams Sunday, September 30 -Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans: Eagles -4; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Titans. -Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers: Packers -10; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Packers. -Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys: Cowboys -3; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Cowboys. -Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears: Bears -3; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Bears. -New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars: Jaguars -7.5; Bleacher Report picked the Jets, CBS picked the Jaguars. -Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots: Patriots -7; Bleacher Report picked the Dolphins, CBS picked the Patriots. -Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts: Colts -1.5; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Colts. -Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons: Falcons -5; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Bengals. -Seattle Seahawks at. Arizona Cardinals: Seahawks -3; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Seahawks. -Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders: Raiders -3; Bleacher Report picked the Browns, CBS picked the Raiders. -San Francisco 49ers at L.A. Chargers: Chargers -10.5; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Chargers. -New Orleans Saints at New York Giants: Saints -3.5; Bleacher Report picked the Giants, CBS picked the Saints. -Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers: Steelers -3; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Steelers. Monday, October 1 -Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos: Chiefs -5; Bleacher Report and CBS both picked the Chiefs.<doc-sep>
The best part about the fourth week of the NFL season is it’s the time we start seeing which teams are going to contend and which ones aren’t. On one hand the picks get easier because of this. On the other hand, an influx of injuries and differing motivation levels for teams and coaches this time of year can start to sway games in unforeseen ways. Week 3 was our best of the year despite the Bills massive upset of the Vikings in Minnesota. Last week: 11-5 Season: 29-17-2 As always our spreads come from the consensus line from Vegas Insider. To the picks! (HOME TEAM in all caps). LOS ANGELES RAMS (-7) vs. Minnesota It wouldn’t be that bad of a thing if the NFL wanted to push this back to Monday night. A potential NFC Championship preview shouldn’t be confined to a Thursday. Pick: Rams (-7) NEW ENGLAND (-7) vs. Miami If you said prior to the season that the Patriots would be 1-2 and the Dolphins would be 3-0 going into this game I would not have believed you. I mean, maybe I would’ve, but it would’ve taken some convincing and honestly if you were from the future or could predict things like this why are you telling me and not betting everything on these games since you know the outcomes it’s a little bit silly of you to just distribute this information all willy-nilly. Pick: Dolphins (+7) INDIANAPOLIS (-1.5) vs. Houston The AFC South was supposed to be really fun this year. The Colts and Texans’ combined 1-5 records have greatly diminished that notion. Pick: Colts (-1.5) ATLANTA (-5) vs. Cincinnati You know those beer commercials about the Pit of Misery? The Pit of Misery if filled with Falcons and Bengals fans. Pick: Falcons (-5) GREEN BAY (-10) vs. Buffalo Whoever scheduled the Bills to play in Minnesota and Green Bay in back-to-back weeks is pretty sadistic. Opposing offenses have to start exploiting the biggest weakness in the Packers’ defense – Clay Matthews sacking quarterbacks. It’d be wise for the Bills to let him get a free run at Josh Allen because it’s a guaranteed 15 yards. That’s just good strategizing. Pick: Packers (-10) DALLAS (-3) vs. Detroit This may be it. The game where Jason Garrett gets fired and rumors swirl about a Tony Romo return because Dak Prescott is terrible and hasn’t thrown for more than 200 yards since Week 14 of last season. Pick: Lions (+3) JACKSONVILLE (-7.5) vs. New York Jets The Jaguars get better and the Jets get worse if these teams traded quarterbacks. Pick: Jaguars (-7.5) CHICAGO (-3) vs. Tampa Bay The Raiders should not have traded Khalil Mack FYI. Pick: Bears (-3) Philadelphia (-4) vs. TENNESSEE We were mere days away from this being Nick Foles vs. Blaine Gabbert. Instead we get Carson Wentz vs. Marcus Mariota which could very well be a Super Bowl matchup in the next 10 years. Pick: Eagles (-4) Seattle (-3) vs. ARIZONA Not long ago this game would’ve been for supremacy in the NFC West. Now it’s a game with zero outside intrigue. Maybe the loser stays out of the basement? Pick: Seahawks (-3) OAKLAND (-3) vs. Cleveland If the Raiders win, MC Hammer gets to slap Drew Carey, and vice versa. Baker Mayfield isn’t close to LeBron’s status, but he’ll take a small step toward it by guiding the Browns to back to relevance. Pick: Browns (+3) LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-10.5) vs. San Francisco CJ Beathard is most well known for getting sacked a bunch. Yikes. Pick: Chargers (-10.5) New Orleans (-3.5) NEW YORK GIANTS Having a day where you spend part of it in New York and another part of it in New Orleans sounds extremely ideal. Pick: (-3.5) PITTSBURGH (-3) vs. Baltimore This is truly a game where records don’t matter, and it’d be a tall task to find NFL matchups as consistently entertaining as these. Pick: Steelesrs (-3) Kansas City (4.5) vs. DENVER Patrick Mahomes is going to take over the world nothing else matters accept your fate and become a Child of Patrick Mahomes. Pick: Chiefs (-4.5)