Detroit, MI

Sporting News

The Detroit Lions will begin their 2024 season against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. Here's some Week 1 start or sit advice for running back Jahmyr Gibbs, tight end Sam LaPorta and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Fantasy Football start or sit Week 1: Jahmyr Gibbs, Sam LaPorta, Amon-Ra St. Brown

USA TODAY

Week 1 is the most unpredictable part of the NFL season, so here are the players you should start or sit in the first week of the regular season.

Fantasy football Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em: 8 players to start or sit in Week 1

The fantasy football season is nearly upon us. Let's dive into the best fantasy lineup for Week 1 of the 2024 NFL Season. One of the most popular parts of any NFL season is the fantasy football side of things. Well, Week 1 of the 2024 NFL Season begins tomorrow when the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs kick off the new year.

NFL Fantasy Football: This is the best lineup for Week 1 of the 2024 season

Matthew Berry, Connor Rogers and Jay Croucher list their favorite RBs that fantasy managers should target after the 10th round, including Jonathon Brooks, Jaleel McLaughlin and more.

Favorite RBs going after the 10th round

The NFL season is finally here, and there is nothing more exciting than heading into Thursday Night Football for the first matchup of the year. The good news is that most of your drafted players are healthy and playing without limitation for Week 1. The bad news is that it won’t last for long.

Sit/Start 2024 Week 1: Reviewing All Fantasy Relevant Players In Every Single Game

Kansas City, MO

It seems like just yesterday the confetti was falling over Super Bowl LVIII as the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers and became the first repeat Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots in the 2003-04 seasons. But after an exciting draft and eventful offseason, the NFL is officially back in regular season action tonight with the season kickoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs.

What NFL game is on today: Schedule, start time, TV and streaming info for 2024 NFL kickoff game

American Jessica Pegula stunned top seed Iga Swiatek to make her first Grand Slam semifinal at the U.S. Open. Pegula, the sixth seed, swept Poland’s Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 for her first win in a Grand Slam quarterfinal in her seventh try. “I’ve been so many freaking times (to the...

Jessica Pegula sweeps Iga Swiatek at U.S. Open for first Grand Slam semifinal, age record

Fantasy Football is all about the matchups. Even though you drafted your team with certain hopes and intentions, your weekly lineup decisions shouldn't be determined by the order you picked your players in. You need to check who your players play and make sure you've got the right guys in -- and the wrong guys out.

Fantasy Football Week 1 lineup decisions: Big game coming for Trey McBride, plus more matchup-based plays

We are back, baby, and all the way back in action with the weekly Optimal Flex Plays! Even though it’s only Week 1, you may find yourself having to make certain decisions that can get you off to a good start this fantasy season. Who the heck doesn’t want to start off 1-0 in fantasy? Well, I’m going to get you set straight and we’ll all enjoy the fruits of our fantasy draft labor.

NFL Week 1 Optimal Flex Plays: Xavier (is) Worthy right out of the gate

When it comes to making predictions, we like to procrastinate. Not that it really matters. We’re just throwing darts in the dark. But it’s what we do. When we’re right, no one cares. When we’re wrong, we’re idiots. Then again, we’re idiots anyway. Here...

PFT’s 2024 NFL season predictions

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

The 2024 NFL season begins with the 2-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs hosting QB Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens Thursday night. Week 1 always brings surprises. It is one of the harder weeks to predict how things will go, as every team has had weeks to prepare for the game.

Best NFL underdog picks and predictions for Week 1

New Orleans, LA

Alvin Kamara wants a long-term deal, and absent one, the running back knows this could be his final season in New Orleans. With that backdrop, reporters in New Orleans asked Kamara about listing his New Orleans home for sale. “You looking for a house?” Kamara said, smiling, via Matthew Paras...

Alvin Kamara puts his house up for sale

Charlotte, NC

49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will miss at least four games because of injuries sustained in a shooting on Saturday, but he is doing well enough that he has already gone back to work at the team facility. Tim Ryan, the 49ers’ radio analyst, said on KNBR that he saw...

Ricky Pearsall is back at work in the 49ers’ facility

Pittsburgh, PA

The Pittsburgh Steelers have suffered another injury in their backfield. As a result, the Steelers placed running back Boston Scott on practice squad/injured list and replaced him with fellow running back Aaron Shampklin. Scott spent most of the 2024 offseason with the Los Angeles Rams. But the Rams released Scott...

Steelers Lose Veteran RB to Injury, Bring Back Recently Cut Former Harvard Star

No one knows what to expect from the new dynamic kickoff rule. The NFL didn’t alter the touchback starting position, so a ball kicked into or out of the end zone will result in the offense taking over at its own 30-yard line. The Competition Committee originally proposed the 35.

NFL makes minor tweaks to dynamic kickoff rules

Sports Illustrated

What should we do with both Brandon Aiyuk and Geroge Pickens in Pittsburgh?  Pickens and Aiyuk commanded 22.2% of their team’s targets in 2023. Pickens had more

Fantasy Football: Brandon Aiyuk trade shakes up the rankings

Last year several of the Mile High Report crew teamed up with Tallysight and a bunch of other sports media personalities to give our weekly predictions relative to the money line, total (over/under points) and the spread. The Doctor of Words, our very own Laurie Lattimore-Volkman, ranked 7th out of...

2024 NFL Week 1: Hart’s Picks

Welcome to the NFL season. We never thought this day would come. We’ve counted days, hours, and minutes waiting for that first glorious Thursday night kickoff. Drafting is behind us. Now, trade negotiations, the waiver wire, and a little luck in the injury department are all that stands between you and hoisting that fantasy football championship trophy over your head at the end of the season. We look for advantages week after week, repeating the mantras, “Start your studs” and “Take your Thursday players out of flex,” as we grind out our starting lineups across leagues.

Fantasy football kicker rankings: 3 to stream, 3 to fade in Week 1

Mondo Duplantis edged Karsten Warholm in a head-to-head 100m between Olympic gold medalists in different track and field events. Duplantis, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in the pole vault, clocked 10.37 seconds, holding off Warholm by one tenth in Zurich, Switzerland. “I’m pretty fired up, how...

Mondo Duplantis beats Karsten Warholm in 100m

Jeremy Schaap announced on Monday that The Sports Reporters will return on Tuesday. Schaap, the son of former host and broadcasting legend Dick Schaap, said that the show will stream on YouTube. Guests for the return episode include Joe Buck, Ian Eagle, Kevin Harlan, and Mike Tirico — four of...

The Sports Reporters returns Tuesday

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Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 of 2024 season

Below are my Week 1, 2024 positional ranks for PPR leagues. As always, these ranks are continually updated throughout the week, so check back often. And...

Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 1 of 2024 season

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