The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast

After a wacky Week 9, Week 10 was a refreshing return to normalcy in the fantasy football world. The week had its quirkiness, to be sure—what the hell was that, Buccaneers?—but it was a relief to see a huge chunk of our game mostly return to form.

We can safely breathe some signs of relief for the Cowboys, Bills and Chiefs. Aaron Rodgers returned not with a bang, but certainly with a win. Russell Wilson, meanwhile, came back with a resounding thud. And is it time to worry about Justin Herbert? Beller, Jake and Funston get into all that and a whole lot more on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Michael Beller joins Derek VanRiper to take the first look at the Week 11 waiver wire. How should you expect Rhamondre Stevenson in league's where he's available? Is Cam Newton back? Is Cam bringing Robby Anderson back to fantasy relevance with him? And can you please just pick up Dan Arnold so we can talk about someone else at the tight end position on this show?

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Beller and DVR discuss the Week 10 slate from the DFS perspective. If Nick Chubb doesn't go, should you plan on building around D'Ernest Johnson? Is paying up at quarterback easier than usual this week? With many top tight ends unavailable, which discounted options should you focus on?

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Beller, Zac and Vic are back for another round of Five Faves, with their 15 combined picks covering nine of the remaining Week 10 games. Among their favorites, you'll find...

Beller and Vic going head to head on the Broncos (-3) and Eagles.

Vic and Zac finding a form of agreement on Chiefs/Raiders.

Zac and Beller doing the same in Browns/Patriots.

And plenty more...

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After a bizarre Week 9, we'd all appreciate a little normalcy in the fantasy football world. And hey, if that came with some high scores, we'd appreciate that, too. We could get it, with six of the 14 games featuring totals of at least 49.5 points.

Beller, Jake and Funston break down Week 10 and everything coming our way on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Will the offenses that struggled last week bounce back? Can Mike Williams finally get going again? Can Brandon Aiyuk keep it going? Who are this week's surprises waiting to happen? The guys answer those questions, and a whole lot more.

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Beller and DVR break down the Survivor Pool landscape for Week 10. Before they get into their picks, they discuss the idea of building a roadmap for the remaining weeks at this time of year. Smart, or is it still a little early and/or presumptuous to do that?

After that bit of 30,000-foot talk, the guys get into their picks for Week 10. Is it as easy as locking in the Steelers over the Lions or the Ravens over the Dolphins? Should pot odds and leverage drive you to Colts over Jaguars or Cardinals over Panthers? The guys discuss that, plus give you some teams to avoid and some risky picks if you're ready to Get Crazy.

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We've touched on the weirdness of Week 9 on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast this week, but now we're going to distill it into what really matters. Which is, did any of it matter?

Beller, Vaccaro and Brandon consider that in both team and player contexts on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. Are we worried about the Cowboys, Chiefs or Bills after dud performances in Week 9? What about the Bengals and Rams? Did Justin Fields turn a corner? Are Mark Ingram and Brandon Aiyuk suddenly fantasy viable? Is Courtland Sutton in trouble? The trio answers all those questions, and a whole lot more.

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It's Beat Writer Tuesday on The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast, with Ben Standing (Washington), Kat Terrell (Saints) and Vic Tafur (Raiders) joining Beller to give us an update on their teams.

Could Antonio Gibson get shut down? Is Taysom Hill ready to take over as the starter in New Orleans? Are the changes in Vegas under interim head coach Rich Bisaccia here to stay? Our beats answer all those questions, and a whole lot more.

After that, Brandon Funston joins the show to open up the TA Fantasy mailbag with Beller. The guys discuss James Conner as an RB1, rest-of-season rankings for some high-end receivers, the best landing spots for Odell Beckham, and more.

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Sooooo, that was a strange week, huh? The Cowboys got run out of their own stadium by the Broncos? The Titans went into L.A. and knocked off the Rams in their first game without Derrick Henry?! The Bills scored six points in a loss to the Jaguars?!?!?! Yeah, this is shaping up to be one of the more unpredictable editions of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast's WiLoTaWai of the season.

Beller, Jake and Funston get into this wacky week's Winners, Losers, Takeaways and Waivers on this episode of The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast. What was the weirdest part of the week? Is Elijah Moore becoming a thing? Is Devonta Freeman? Could James Conner find a new level for the rest of the season? Just how big are the problems in Kansas City? Could the Falcons have possible scored more annoying touchdowns? The guys answer all that, and a whole lot more.

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Michael Beller joins Derek VanRiper to take the first look at the Week 10 waiver wire. How much can you trust emerging options in the Jets' offense? What will it take for you to pick up Dan Arnold where available? And, how interested should you be in Donovan Peoples-Jones now that OBJ is out of the mix Cleveland?

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