Ray Flowers analyzes this week’s NFL matchups and lets you know who’s in a tough spot, who’s in a soft one, who’s hurt and anything else you need to know before you set your lineups!
Each week of the regular season, Ray Flowers will break down all of the NFL matchups. What are the recent trends? Who appears to have a great matchup? Who is in for a rough go of things this week? Ray Flowers takes a look at every matchup for you in this primer to the week of fantasy football.
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