Great Googly Moogly.<\/p>\n
Will the last healthy player left turn out the lights before you leave?<\/p>\n
Malik Nabers and Tyreek Hill were both ruled out for the rest of the season this past week, joining Joe Burrow, James Conner, Austin Ekeler, and Najee Harris as fantasy football stars lost for the year.<\/p>\n
They join a list that includes the following stars who are hurt and expected to miss time, including Lamar Jackson, Brock Purdy, J.J. McCarthy, (do we definitely get Jayden Daniels back this week?), Bucky Irving, Aaron Jones, Trey Benson, Tyrone Tracy, Braelon Allen, CeeDee Lamb, Mike Evans, Terry McLaurin, Ricky Pearsall AND Jauan Jennings. Plus, Brandon Aiyuk is still hurt, so is Joe Mixon, Darnell Mooney, Cedric Tillman, George Kittle and Graham Gano. I mean, what? We\u2019ve got KICKER injuries? Good lord man.<\/p>\n
That doesn\u2019t count the folks that have showed up on the injury report with questionable tags like Baker Mayfield, Chuba Hubbard and Deebo Samuel, or the superstars on a bye this week like Bijan Robinson, Drake London, DK Metcalf, Jordan Love, Josh Jacobs, Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, and more.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s absolutely brutal and it\u2019s just Week 5. When Thomas Paine wrote, \u201cThese are the times that try men\u2019s souls,\u201d in 1776 I can only assume he was in a 12 team Superflex with only an underperforming Chase Brown and Derrick Henry as his healthy RBs. Or maybe that\u2019s just me.<\/p>\n
Either way, fantasy football is a war of attrition and we feel that no more intensely than this week with byes starting. Hang tough and let us help you. Fantasy Football Happy Hour airs LIVE every day at Noon ET on YouTube<\/a> (and is available on demand on YouTube<\/a>, Peacock<\/a>, and wherever you get podcasts). And of course, we get you ready for kickoff with last-minute advice, injury updates, the answers to more questions than any other pregame show, and the right amount of nonsense on Fantasy Football Pregame, 11 a.m. ET every Sunday morning on YouTube<\/a> and Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n Thanks as always to my producer Damian Dabrowski for his help at various points in this column, and all underlying stats, data and utilization numbers are courtesy of FantasyLife.com\u2019s Utilization Report<\/a> and of course, the incredible Dwain McFarland. A reminder \u2013 the best deal on the internet is a subscription to RotoPass.com<\/a>. RotoPass is my bundle site that combines a bunch of the best premium content and tools sites for one low price (it works out to like a quarter a day) that includes FantasyLife+, of course, and many others. Plus, you get a free 6 month premium subscription to Peacock<\/a>.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s get to it.<\/p>\n Here are 10 Facts You Need to Know Before Week 5:<\/p>\n 1. No team has allowed more rushing yards or yards per carry to opposing quarterbacks than the\u2026 Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n 1A. Drake Maye has finished as a top eight QB in each of the past three weeks. This week he plays the Buffalo Bills as an 8.5-point underdog on DraftKings.<\/p>\n 2. Among Jaxson Dart\u2019s 10 rush attempts last week, three of them were in the red zone.<\/p>\n 2A. And of the three red zone carries for Dart, two of them were in goal-to-go situations.<\/p>\n 2B. This year, through four games, the New Orleans Saints allow 20.6 points per game to opposing QBs, which is fifth-most in the NFL.<\/p>\n 2C. That includes two of the games being against Mac Jones and Sam Darnold.<\/p>\n 3. The Minnesota Vikings are bottom 10 in the NFL in terms of most rushing yards allowed to opposing running backs.<\/p>\n 3A. In fact, RBs that have seen at least 15 rushes against Minnesota this season are averaging 18.9 PPG.<\/p>\n 3B. Quinshon Judkins has 44 touches over the last two weeks.<\/p>\n 4. Last week, Woody Marks led the Texans\u2019 backfield in touches and snap rate.<\/p>\n 4A. He also saw an 18% target share, including the team\u2019s only red zone target. <\/p>\n