The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Not-so friendly Nabers

03 Oct 2024

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Jeff kicks things off today with the latest on Davante Adams' trade request. He then zips through injury info with thoughts on Nick Chubb, Brian Robin...

Gotta Wicks it for the biscuit

01 Oct 2024

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Jeff runs through all the latest injury news from around the NFL, including Christian McCaffrey, updates on Anthony Richardson and Jonathan Taylor, pl...

Long live the King

30 Sep 2024

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Jeff runs through all the action around the NFL from this past weekend giving you his biggest takeaways, along with thoughts on injuries, surprise per...

Revenge game!

27 Sep 2024

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Jeff gives some quick thoughts on Thursday night football to kick off today's show, including Malik Nabers' big night and a changing of the guard in t...

Changes brewing in the Windy City?

26 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on concussion protocol and what to look for in practice reports. He then runs through the latest ...

It's time for the waiver wire

24 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks things off with some quick thoughts on the latest Christian McCaffrey news. He then updates the Steelers backfield injuries, discusses Adam...

The Sam-chise

23 Sep 2024

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Jeff rips through all the Week 3 NFL action from this past weekend to give you his key takeaways from all 13 games. Topics include: what to do with An...

Don't be too unhinged

20 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on TNF including why he isn't worried about Garrett Wilson or Rhamondre Stevenson. He then tells ...

The preseason is finally over

19 Sep 2024

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Jeff runs through all the latest injury information, including updates on Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel, AJ Brown, Nico Collins, Joe Mixon, Justin Herbert...

NFL injury carnage

17 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with a few quick thoughts on last night's MNF contest between the Eagles and Falcons. He then dives into the latest injury...

Week 2 went just like we thought it would

16 Sep 2024

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Jeff recaps a wild Week 2 in the NFL and gives you everything you need to know from all the action around the league on Sunday. He talks breakout perf...

Game time

13 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on Thursday Night Football and the outlook for the Miami Dolphins going forward in Tua Tagovailoa...

I'm seeing shadows

12 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on Thursday Night Football and how to handle the Dolphins running backs. He then runs through the...

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

10 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some thoughts on Jordan Mason's MNF performance. He also breaks down what to do if you want to trade Christian McCaff...

14 Week 1 takes

09 Sep 2024

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Jeff gives you his biggest fantasy football takeaways from Week 1. He goes game by game and breaks down some of the biggest things he saw, using stats...

Football is back!

06 Sep 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with his thoughts on some of the biggest fantasy football overreactions from the season opener between the Chiefs and Rave...

React, don't overreact

05 Sep 2024

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Jeff starts today's show with the latest on Ja'Marr Chase. He then rips through injury news for Puka Nacua, Justin Herbert, DeAndre Hopkins, Jaylen Wa...

Don't get ahead of yourself

03 Sep 2024

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Jeff starts today with some thoughts on why it's wise to wait until before the games to make your start/sit decisions and why rankings are the only th...

Zen like me

29 Aug 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with the latest on Brandon Aiyuk and Ja'Marr Chase along with his thoughts on how to handle both players for fantasy purpo...

He puts the "Dal" in Dallas

28 Aug 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on Dalvin Cook signing with the Cowboys including the impact on Ezekiel Elliott and Rico Dowdle. ...

CeeDee, done deal

27 Aug 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some thoughts on CeeDee Lamb's new contract and how to handle him for the final weekend of fantasy football drafts. H...

14 games, not quite 14 takes

26 Aug 2024

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Jeff runs through the final weekend of the NFL preseason and gives you as many takes as he can from the 14 games. Topics include why we should be pati...

Risk tolerance

23 Aug 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's pod with a few thoughts on last night's preseason games, including a strong performance from AD Mitchell and another word of ca...

Jahan Dotson trade SZN

22 Aug 2024

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Jeff gives you his instant reaction to the Jahan Dotson trade with thoughts on how it impacts the fantasy football outlooks in Washington and in Phila...

Are you really avoiding him?

20 Aug 2024

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Jeff answers the a very popular question on today's show: are you really avoiding your late-round avoids. Spoiler alert: his answer is yes. Jeff runs ...

15 Games, 15 Takes

19 Aug 2024

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Jeff gives you one key takeaway from all 15 NFL preseason games over the weekend. Topics include rookies flashing in Malik Nabers, Xavier Worthy, Cale...

He's a keeper

16 Aug 2024

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Jeff wraps up his thoughts on draft strategy today with a look at keepers and tight ends. He breaks down the biggest mistakes people make with keeper ...

There's no such thing as a backup QB in fantasy

15 Aug 2024

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On today's pod, Jeff breaks down his strategies for drafting quarterbacks in 1QB leagues and in superflex leagues. He kicks things off with some thoug...

Commit to the 'cuff

14 Aug 2024

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Jeff starts today's pod with his thoughts on J.J. McCarthy missing the 2024 season. He breaks down Sam Darnold's outlook and why he isn't moving Justi...

14 games, 14 takes

12 Aug 2024

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Jeff gives you one key takeaway from NFL preseason action on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this past week. He breaks down strong rookie performances ...

Draft boards are dynamic

08 Aug 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's pod with some quick thoughts on the latest reports on Brandon Aiyuk's potential trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He then expan...

The early rounds are easy

07 Aug 2024

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Jeff finishes the team preview series on today's pod with a look at the Washington Commanders. He talks Jayden Daniels' profile and rookie season outl...

He Did That One Thing Last Year

06 Aug 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors. He then previews the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans...

I'm Always a Little Higher on DK

05 Aug 2024

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Jeff previews the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks on today's show. He leads with some thoughts on the Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors and why he d...

A Konami Code Quarterback

02 Aug 2024

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Jeff previews the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers on today's pod. He kicks things off with some thoughts on how the Eagles will fare under...

Insanely explosive after catch

01 Aug 2024

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Jeff previews the New York Giants and New York Jets on today's pod. He opens by pondering whether Daniel Jones can do enough to give fantasy football ...

A bad Borat impression

30 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints on today's pod. He begins by profiling Drake Maye and giving thoughts on when we could s...

Ty-Freak

29 Jul 2024

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Jeff Ratcliffe previews the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings on today's pod. He starts with some thoughts on why Tua Tagovailoa offers good value ...

Wish I knew how to quit you

26 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the LA Chargers and LA Rams on today's show. He starts things off with some thoughts on why Justin Herbert is ranked lower this year and...

Jeff gets his balls broken

25 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders on today's pod. He kicks off with some thoughts on how to indirectly benefit from Patrick M...

Shenanigans

24 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars. He kicks things off with a word of caution about the annual July/August hype train with...

He's the fastest kid alive

22 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans on today's pod. He leads with Jordan Love and where he could be a value in fantasy drafts. Jeff...

Boom goes the dynamite

18 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions on today's show. He kicks things off with his evaluation of Bo Nix and the fantasy impact on Courtl...

No worries about CeeDee Lamb

17 Jul 2024

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Jeff breaks down his fantasy football previews for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. He kicks things off with some questions about Deshaun Wats...

Brandon Aiyuk trade request?

16 Jul 2024

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Jeff kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the news that Brandon Aiyuk requested a trade. He then dives into his previews of the Chicago ...

Their No. 1 target was tight end

15 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers for 2024 fantasy football. He kicks things off with some thoughts on Josh Allen and the Bills ne...

Derrick Henry, ink it in

12 Jul 2024

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Jeff previews the Atlanta Falcons and Baltimore Ravens on today's show. He kicks things off with some thoughts on the coaching change in Atlanta and w...

I owe you an explanation

11 Jul 2024

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off the return episode of The Rant with some words on what caused the show to disappear in December of 2022 and what to expect ou...

I'm back

10 Jul 2024

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And we're back! That's right, The Rant is making it's Ali-like return to the ring after a nearly two-year hiatus. Jeff Ratcliffe will bring you his fo...

Week 17 Waiver Wire

27 Dec 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 17 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB...

Week 16 Waiver Wire

20 Dec 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 16 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB...

Week 15 Waiver Wire

13 Dec 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 15 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB...

Week 14 Waiver Wire

06 Dec 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 14 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB...

Week 13 Waiver Wire

29 Nov 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 12 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB...

Week 12 Waiver Wire

22 Nov 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 12 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB...

Week 11 Waiver Wire

15 Nov 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe talks about the fantasy football fallout from the NFL trade deadline and then breaks down his Week 11 fantasy football waiver wire rank...

Week 9 Waiver Wire

01 Nov 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe talks about the fantasy football fallout from the NFL trade deadline and then breaks down his Week 9 fantasy football waiver wire ranki...

Week 8 Waiver Wire

25 Oct 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB ...

Week 7 Waiver Wire

18 Oct 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 7 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB ...

Week 6 Waiver Wire

11 Oct 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 6 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB ...

Week 5 Waiver Wire

04 Oct 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 5 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB ...

Week 4 Waiver Wire

27 Sep 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 4 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB ...

Week 3 Waiver Wire

20 Sep 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off his rankings and a suggested percentage of your FAAB ...

Week 2 Waiver Wire

13 Sep 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his Week 2 fantasy football waiver wire rankings. He kicks things off with a few thoughts on waiver wire strategy and then ...

Week 1 Waiver Wire

06 Sep 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets the 2022 fantasy football season started with the Week 1 waiver wire. Jeff begins with some thoughts on adding players before the ...

Titans & Commanders Team Preivews

26 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe previews the Tennessee Titans and Washington Commanders for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with what we should b...

Seahawks & Buccaneers Team Previews

25 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe previews the Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with his thoughts on t...

Steelers & 49ers Team Previews

24 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe previews the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Francisco 49ers for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with his thoughts on...

Jets & Eagles Team Previews

23 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe previews the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with his thoughts on Zach ...

Saints & Giants Team Previews

22 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with what you need to ...

Vikings & Patriots Team Previews

19 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with his thoughts ...

Raiders & Dolphins Team Previews

18 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with Davante Adams' outl...

Rams & Chargers Team Previews

17 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff begins with why he isn't concerned a...

Jaguars & Chiefs Team Previews

16 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff begins with what he's seen out of ...

Texans & Colts Team Previews

15 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff begins with some thoughts on why Dameon ...

Lions & Packers Team Previews

12 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on Jar...

Cowboys & Broncos Team Previews

11 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff kicks things off with CeeDee Lamb's fantasy ...

Bengals & Browns Team Previews

10 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff starts with Joe Burrow's fantasy outlo...

Panthers & Bears Team Previews

09 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff gives his thoughts Baker Mayfield's impact...

Ravens & Bills Team Previews

08 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff gives his thoughts on Lamar Jackson's fanta...

Cardinals & Falcons Team Previews

05 Aug 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe is back (finally) and breaks down the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons for 2022 fantasy football purposes. Jeff gives his thoughts...

Divisional Round Preview

21 Jan 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe previews all six games from NFL Divisional Round Weekend. He gives his thoughts on each game, including matchup stats to know, one-and-...

Wild Card Weekend Preview

14 Jan 2022

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Jeff Ratcliffe previews all six games from NFL Wild Card Weekend. He gives his thoughts on each game, including matchup stats to know, one-and-done pl...

Week 17 Fantasy Football Preview

31 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe dives into a game-by-game preview of the Week 17 slate with notes on the key matchup stats to know along with his thoughts on who is wo...

Week 17 WR CB Matchups

30 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe gives you his biggest upgrades based on WR/CB matchups. Jeff then breaks down his downgrades and also discusses other potential shadow ...

Week 17 Fantasy Football Rankings

30 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 17 of the NFL season including starters, streams, flex...

Week 17 Waiver Wire Rankings

28 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 17 with insights, analysis, and FAAB recommendations.  Get Jeff's conte...

Week 16 Recap

27 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe recaps all of the Week 16 games for fantasy football purposes including the biggest injuries and his key fantasy football takeaways fro...

Week 16 Fantasy Football Preview

24 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe dives into a game-by-game preview of the Week 16 slate with notes on the key matchup stats to know along with his thoughts on who is wo...

Week 16 WR CB Matchups

24 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe gives you his biggest upgrades based on WR/CB matchups. Jeff then breaks down his downgrades and also discusses other potential shadow ...

Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings

22 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 16 of the NFL season including starters, streams, flex...

Week 16 Waiver Wire Rankings

21 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 16 with insights, analysis, and FAAB recommendations.  Get Jeff's conte...

Week 15 Fantasy Football Preview

17 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe dives into a game-by-game preview of the Week 15 slate with notes on the key matchup stats to know along with his thoughts on who is wo...

Week 15 WR/CB Matchups

16 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe gives you his biggest upgrades based on WR/CB matchups. Jeff then breaks down his downgrades and also discusses other potential shadow ...

Week 15 Rankings

15 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 15 of the NFL season including starters, streams, flex...

Week 15 Waiver Wire Rankings

14 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 15 with insights, analysis, and FAAB recommendations.  Get Jeff's conte...

Week 14 Recap

13 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe recaps all of the Week 14 games for fantasy football purposes including the biggest injuries and his key fantasy football takeaways fro...

Week 14 Fantasy Football Preview

10 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe dives into a game-by-game preview of the Week 14 slate with notes on the key matchup stats to know along with his thoughts on who is wo...

Week 14 WR/CB Matchups

09 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe gives you his biggest upgrades based on WR/CB matchups. Jeff then breaks down his downgrades and also discusses other potential shadow ...

Week 14 Rankings

08 Dec 2021

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 14 of the NFL season including starters, streams, flex...