**UPDATED 10/28**

Teams on Bye: Packers, Giants, Cardinals, Rams, Titans, Jaguars

We are almost at the mid-point of the NFL regular season, which means we are halfway through the fantasy football season! Sad, but true. We are now at the point where the focus begins to be on the playoffs. If you’re sitting pretty atop the league at 7-0 or 6-1, you may want to check out who your players face in the fantasy playoffs. You do not want to get there and lose to the last team in because Alshon Jeffery is playing at Seattle, for example.

If you’re in the race for playoffs, but just out, then these are the type of weeks you need to capitalize on. We have six teams on bye this week, which means a lot of people are scrambling to find guys to start. By the way, if you are one of these people, you can check out the Add/Drop article from earlier in the week to find players who could potentially still be there. For some reason, people panic when they see a couple players on bye. It’s not like this should be a surprise; the schedule has been out for awhile now. Do not be one of these people. Instead, use the rankings below to completely and utterly embarrass your opponent while you punch your ticket to the fantasy football playoffs.

I’ll continue to update my rankings throughout the week, as news breaks and TNF finishes, so continue to check back. Bookmark the page if you need to, because these are the only PPR fantasy football rankings you need for week 8.

**TNF Players Removed**

Player Name All Positions Position Rank Opponent Carson Wentz (PHI) QB 1 vs. SF Drew Brees (NO) QB 2 vs. CHI Tom Brady (NE) QB 3 vs. LAC Dak Prescott (DAL) QB 4 at WAS Russell Wilson (SEA) QB 5 vs. HOU Kirk Cousins (WAS) QB 6 vs. DAL Cam Newton (CAR) QB 7 at TB Philip Rivers (LAC) QB 8 at NE Tyrod Taylor (BUF) QB 9 vs. OAK Matt Ryan (ATL) QB 10 at NYJ Deshaun Watson (HOU) QB 11 at SEA Jameis Winston (TB) QB 12 vs. CAR Andy Dalton (CIN) QB 13 vs. IND Alex Smith (KC) QB 14 vs. DEN Matthew Stafford (DET) QB 15 vs. PIT Derek Carr (OAK) QB 16 at BUF Ben Roethlisberger (PIT) QB 17 at DET Josh McCown (NYJ) QB 18 vs. ATL Case Keenum (MIN) QB 19 at CLE Trevor Siemian (DEN) QB 20 at KC Le'Veon Bell (PIT) RB 1 at DET Ezekiel Elliott (DAL) RB 2 at WAS LeSean McCoy (BUF) RB 3 vs. OAK Kareem Hunt (KC) RB 4 vs. DEN Devonta Freeman (ATL) RB 5 at NYJ Mark Ingram (NO) RB 6 vs. CHI Melvin Gordon (LAC) RB 7 at NE Jordan Howard (CHI) RB 8 at NO Christian McCaffrey (CAR) RB 9 at TB Lamar Miller (HOU) RB 10 at SEA Alvin Kamara (NO) RB 11 vs. CHI Joe Mixon (CIN) RB 12 vs. IND Carlos Hyde (SF) RB 13 at PHI Doug Martin (TB) RB 14 vs. CAR Chris Thompson (WAS) RB 15 vs. DAL C.J. Anderson (DEN) RB 16 at KC Tevin Coleman (ATL) RB 17 at NYJ Jerick McKinnon (MIN) RB 18 at CLE Ameer Abdullah (DET) RB 19 vs. PIT LeGarrette Blount (PHI) RB 20 vs. SF Bilal Powell (NYJ) RB 21 vs. ATL Dion Lewis (NE) RB 22 vs. LAC Duke Johnson Jr. (CLE) RB 23 vs. MIN James White (NE) RB 24 vs. LAC Wendell Smallwood (PHI) RB 25 vs. SF DeAndre Washington (OAK) RB 26 at BUF Matt Forte (NYJ) RB 27 vs. ATL Frank Gore (IND) RB 28 at CIN Latavius Murray (MIN) RB 29 at CLE Tarik Cohen (CHI) RB 30 at NO Antonio Brown (PIT) WR 1 at DET A.J. Green (CIN) WR 2 vs. IND Julio Jones (ATL) WR 3 at NYJ Mike Evans (TB) WR 4 vs. CAR Keenan Allen (LAC) WR 5 at NE Michael Thomas (NO) WR 6 vs. CHI DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) WR 7 at SEA Doug Baldwin (SEA) WR 8 vs. HOU Dez Bryant (DAL) WR 9 at WAS Demaryius Thomas (DEN) WR 10 at KC Brandin Cooks (NE) WR 11 vs. LAC Tyreek Hill (KC) WR 12 vs. DEN Pierre Garcon (SF) WR 13 at PHI Adam Thielen (MIN) WR 14 at CLE Alshon Jeffery (PHI) WR 15 vs. SF Chris Hogan (NE) WR 16 vs. LAC Michael Crabtree (OAK) WR 17 at BUF Stefon Diggs (MIN) WR 18 at CLE Kelvin Benjamin (CAR) WR 19 at TB Devin Funchess (CAR) WR 20 at TB T.Y. Hilton (IND) WR 21 at CIN Amari Cooper (OAK) WR 22 at BUF DeSean Jackson (TB) WR 23 vs. CAR Marvin Jones Jr. (DET) WR 24 vs. PIT Nelson Agholor (PHI) WR 25 vs. SF Mohamed Sanu (ATL) WR 26 at NYJ Jermaine Kearse (NYJ) WR 27 vs. ATL Ted Ginn Jr. (NO) WR 28 vs. CHI Will Fuller V (HOU) WR 29 at SEA Danny Amendola (NE) WR 30 vs. LAC JuJu Smith-Schuster (PIT) WR 31 at DET Robby Anderson (NYJ) WR 32 vs. ATL Bennie Fowler III (DEN) WR 33 at KC Josh Doctson (WAS) WR 34 vs. DAL Jordan Matthews (BUF) WR 35 vs. OAK Zach Ertz (PHI) TE 1 vs. SF Rob Gronkowski (NE) TE 2 vs. LAC Travis Kelce (KC) TE 3 vs. DEN Jordan Reed (WAS) TE 4 vs. DAL Hunter Henry (LAC) TE 5 at NE Cameron Brate (TB) TE 6 vs. CAR Kyle Rudolph (MIN) TE 7 at CLE Austin Seferian-Jenkins (NYJ) TE 8 vs. ATL Jimmy Graham (SEA) TE 9 vs. HOU Jason Witten (DAL) TE 10 at WAS Jared Cook (OAK) TE 11 at BUF Tyler Kroft (CIN) TE 12 vs. IND Jack Doyle (IND) TE 13 at CIN Ed Dickson (CAR) TE 14 at TB Nick O'Leary (BUF) TE 15 vs. OAK Zach Miller (CHI) TE 16 at NO Austin Hooper (ATL) TE 17 at NYJ George Kittle (SF) TE 18 at PHI Coby Fleener (NO) TE 19 vs. CHI O.J. Howard (TB) TE 20 vs. CAR Jake Elliott (PHI) K 1 vs. SF Stephen Gostkowski (NE) K 2 vs. LAC Harrison Butker (KC) K 3 vs. DEN Wil Lutz (NO) K 4 vs. CHI Matt Bryant (ATL) K 5 at NYJ Matt Prater (DET) K 6 vs. PIT Graham Gano (CAR) K 7 at TB Chris Boswell (PIT) K 8 at DET Stephen Hauschka (BUF) K 9 vs. OAK Kai Forbath (MIN) K 10 at CLE Minnesota Vikings D/ST 1 at CLE Philadelphia Eagles D/ST 2 vs. SF Cincinnati Bengals D/ST 3 vs. IND Seattle Seahawks D/ST 4 vs. HOU New Orleans Saints D/ST 5 vs. CHI Kansas City Chiefs D/ST 6 vs. DEN Denver Broncos D/ST 7 at KC Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST 8 at DET Houston Texans D/ST 9 at SEA Carolina Panthers D/ST 10 at TB Atlanta Falcons D/ST 11 at NYJ Buffalo Bills D/ST 12 vs. OAK Dallas Cowboys D/ST 13 at WAS Detroit Lions D/ST 14 vs. PIT Tampa Bay Buccaneers D/ST 15 vs. CAR

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