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While Austin Ekeler and the Los Angeles Chargers are on a bye in Week 5, there's no bye for 'Ekeler's Edge' this week. Ekeler and Matt Harmon do a deep dive on the first round rookie skill players to see who's making an instant fantasy impact and examine why others are struggling out of the gate.But first, the two react to the news that Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor is set to return off the PUP. Ekeler provides insight on what it could take for Taylor to get football ready after a long layoff.The two then provide an update on the Ekeler Invitational Fantasy Football league as Austin's team goes 4-0 and Harmon gets back in the win column. The two debate if the Dallas Cowboys defense is a true fantasy juggernaut this season and if Harmon should consider trading his RB1 (Austin Ekeler) to Ekeler himself.Harmon and Ekeler than do a deep dive on the first round rookie QBs, RBs and WRs and evaluate their performances at the quarter pole. Ekeler explains in detail why Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs is losing snaps to David Montgomery and what areas the rookie RB could improve on going forward. The two end the show with their bold fantasy predictions for Week 5.1:30 - What are bye weeks like for NFL players? 5:19 - So what was that Ekeler social media post about last Sunday? 7:14 - Ekeler reacts to Jonathan Taylor's potential return 11:20 - Ekeler Invitational update: Austin goes to 4-0, Matt goes to 2-2 17:15 - Rookie Report: Evaluating first round rookie skill players 19:30 - Rookie Report: Bryce Young 23:55 - Rookie Report: CJ Stroud 25:57 - Rookie Report: Anthony Richardson 28:28 - Rookie Report: Bijan Robinson 33:30 - Rookie Report: Jahmyr Gibbs 34:37 - Ekeler explains why Montgomery is getting more reps than Gibbs39:15 - Rookie Report: Jaxon Smith-Njigba 43:13 - Rookie Report: Quentin Johnston 47:34: Rookie Report: Zay Flowers + Jordan Addison 50:20 - Bold fantasy predictions for Week 5 Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

The 'People's Panic Meter' is back and of course there's a lot of panic amongst fantasy owners after a weird Week 4 in the NFL. Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens go through the top submissions and provide clarity and comfort for as many fantasy owners as possible. For some, it truly might be time to panic:2:15 - Is the return of Johnathan Taylor imminent? 7:52 - People's Panic Meter Week 4 12:53 - Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa and Raheem Mostert20:15 - New Orleans Saints: How does Derek Carr injury hurt skill players? 23:30 - Cleveland Browns WR Elijah Moore: Time to drop? 27:25- New England Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson: Is he still a viable RB2? 31:52 - Bengals offense: Is it time for Joe Burrow to take a seat? 38:50 - Miami Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle: When will the targets come?42:00 - Jaguars offense: When is this offense going to smash? 45:40 - Steelers offense: Is it time to abandon ship? 46:11 - Denver Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy: Can we finally admit this isn't working? 47:48 - Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs: Do they know how to use him? 51:10 - Andy's Top 5 waiver wire pickups for Week 357:21 - Time to pickup and play Zach Wilson in superflex? Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

It was a very weird Week 4 in the NFL as we saw tons of blowouts and a rather surprisingly competitive game on Sunday Night Football between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs. As they do every Sunday night, Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowksi provide their instant fantasy reaction to every game:1:25 - KC VS. NYJ14:04 - MIA VS. BUF21:13 - LAR VS. IND25:45 - PHI VS. WSH32:45 - ATL VS. JAX41:25 - PIT VS. HOU45:45 - SF VS. AZ49:48 - CIN VS. TEN53:50 - LV VS. LAC56:10 - BAL VS. CLE59:10 - DAL VS. NE1:01:20 - MIN VS. CAR1:06:55 - TB VS. NO1:10:55 - DEN VS. CHI Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Week 4 is upon us! While Bills-Dolphins will be a blast, Broncos-Bears will be... something else. Matt Harmon and Dan Titus identify the games to binge, stream and skip in this week's fantasy viewer guide:1:55 - A quick thank you... to you!3:54 - Week 4 Fantasy viewer guide4:55 - Binge games 5:05 - MIA VS. BUF10:55 - AZ VS. SF15:10 - BAL VS. CLE19:50 - SEA VS. NYG24:52 - ATL VS. JAX33:49 - LAR VS. IND38:03 - WSH VS. PHI 42:55 - MIN VS. CAR45:24 - PIT VS. HOU50:00 - LV VS. LAC54:55 - NE VS. DAL 57:15 - KC VS. NYJ 1:00:10 - TB VS. NO1:02:10 - DEN VS. CHI 1:05:30 - Smart Flex plays for Week 4 Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Stat Nerd Thursday has arrived. Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don provide one stat you need to know for all 32 teams heading into Week 4. The two also preview a juicy TNF matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions: 0:29 - Stat Nerd Thursday 1:05 - Chicago Bears2:40 - Denver Broncos6:04 - Minnesota Vikings10:00 - Carolina Panthers12:25 - L.A. Chargers15: 50 - Las Vegas Raiders18:20 - Houston Texans20:50 - Tennessee Titans 22:55 - Cincinnati Bengals 25:28 - Jacksonville Jaguars28:17 - New York Jets34:21 - L.A. Rams 36:10 - New Orleans Saints 37:35 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40:43 - Dallas Cowboys42:43 - Cleveland Browns 44:36 - Buffalo Bills45:37 - Washington Commanders47:41 - Seattle Seahawks 50:20 - Baltimore Ravens51:44 - Kansas City Chiefs 52:52 - Atlanta Falcons 55:12 - Indianapolis Colts56:10 - Pittsburgh Steelers57:15 - Philadelphia Eagles 59:18 - Miami Dolphins1:01:14 - San Francisco 49ers1:02:23 - TNF Preview: Packers vs. Lions Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

It was a wild Week 3 in the NFL with plenty of RB fantasy performances that could have lasting implications for the season. No better show to dive deep into that than 'Ekeler's Edge' as L.A. Chargers RB Austin Ekeler and Matt Harmon break it all down.But first, to start the pod Ekeler provides an update on his ankle injury and what he's doing to get back on the field as soon as possible. Ekeler then breaks down what it was like to watch his Chargers win a nail bitter against the Vikings in Week 3 and how watching the game from afar put the RB through an emotional roller coaster.For this week's pod we also introduce a new segment called 'Trading Secrets' where Harmon and Ekeler provide their unique perspectives on a trending NFL topic or performance. This week the two dove into the Dolphins 70-point performance and how rookie De'Von Achane was able to have a historic game on the ground. The two breakdown the film and debate if Achane's success is sustainable.In the show they provide an update for the Ekeler Invitational league where Austin stayed undefeated over the weekend while Harmon dropped his second straight game. To end the show the two dive into the Ask Austin Mailbag and provide bold fantasy predictions for Week 4.2:00 - Ekeler provides injury update on ankle4:38 - Ekeler loses his mind watching Vikings-Chargers from afar14:28 - Ekeler shares thoughts on Mike Williams injury17:35 - New segment alert: "Trading secrets"18:00 - How did the Dolphins put up 70 points? 25:30 - Is De'von Achane's performance a game one wonder or sign of things to come?29:35 - Ekeler Invitational update: Ekeler goes to 3-035:25 - Ask Austin Mailbag: Grading early season trades44:38 - Bold Fantasy predictions for Week 4 Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

It's Tuesday, which means it is time for another edition of the 'People's Panic Meter' on the pod. Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens react to all your submissions from and determine if it is time to panic for your fantasy teams and players. Before diving into the submissions this week the two react to the big injury news from Week 3. Harmon and Behrens debate who will step up in the place of WR Mike Williams on the L.A. Chargers going forward. They also share their thoughts on the Saints offense without Derek Carr. While there was a diverse range of submissions the two hosts dove deep into the issues facing the Falcons, Raiders and Jaguars offenses. Both share whether it's time to jump ship from any of those teams and their skill players. To end the pod, Behrens shares his top five waiver wire pickups for Week 4. 3:05 - How will Chargers replace Mike Williams?11:54 - Reaction to Derek Carr injury update13:04 - People's Panic Meter14:05 - Kyle Pitts + Drake London19:05 - Rhamondre Stevenson22:30 - Josh Jacobs28:20 - Jaguars offense 36:34 - Titans offense39:39 - Jets offense 43:12 - Jahan Dotson46:12 - Jaxon Smith-Njigba48:45 - Bears + Broncos54:00 - Top 5 Waiver Wire adds of the week Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Minus the MNF doubleheader, Week 3 is in the books! Yahoo Sports Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski go game-by-game and provide instant fantasy reactions and implications from all the action on Sunday:1:30 - PIT VS. LV11:58 - DEN VS. MIA23:05 - LAC VS. MIN29:00 - NO VS. GB34:10 - HOU VS. JAX42:30 - ATL VS. DET49:50 - IND VS. BAL54:30 - NE VS. NYJ56:30 - TEN VS. CLE59:23 - BUF VS. WSH1:03:27 - CAR VS. SEA1:05:45 - DAL VS. AZ1:09:38 - CHI VS. KC Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

Week 3 is upon us! Joining Matt Harmon for this week's fantasy viewer guide is Yahoo's very own Dan Titus. The two go through each game this weekend and identify the matchups you need to binge, stream and skip:1:29- Binge games1:37 - ATL VS. DET8:05 - LAC VS. MIN12:25 - BUF VS. WSH17:45 - PHI VS. TB26:20 - Stream games26:26 - TEN VS. CLE30:13 - NO VS. GB34:43 - DEN VS. MIA37:25 - HOU VS. JAX41:36 - IND VS. BAL43:10 - CAR VS. SEA46:25 - LAR VS. CIN49:38- Skip games49:54 - NE vs. NYJ52:17 - DAL VS. AZ55:23 - CHI VS. KC57:18 - PIT VS. LV59:30 - Smart Flex picks for Week 3 Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/

'Stat Nerd Thursday' is back for another episode! Matt Harmon and Dalton Del Don give you one stat you need to know for all 32 NFL teams heading into Week 3. The two also react to the Browns signing Kareem Hunt and Harmon shares his analysis on the Cam Akers trade to Minnesota: 0:50 - Reaction to Browns signing Kareem Hunt 5:38 - Stat Nerd Thursday 6:03 - Denver Broncos8:21 - Chicago Bears 10;57 - L.A. Chargers 13:50 - Quick reaction to Cam Akers trade 14:49 - Minnesota Vikings17:03 - Houston Texans20:10 - Cincinatti Bengals 22:00 - New England Patriots23:21 - Arizona Cardinals25:05 - Carolina Panthers 28:15 - Las Vegas Raiders29:07 - Cleveland Browns29:53 - Tennessee Titans32:17 - Detroit Lions33:49 - Indianapolis Colts34:51 - Jacksonville Jaguars37:03 - Seattle Seahawks40:50 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers42:16 - Green Bay Packers43:26 - Pittsburgh Steelers45:27 - New York Jets46:24 - Buffalo Bills47:25 - Washington Commanders48:53 - Philadelphia Eagles50:31 - Kansas City Chiefs51:49 - New Orleans Saints53:18 - Atlanta Falcons54:32 - Baltimore Ravens56:02 - Miami Dolphins57:14 - Dallas Cowboys59:37 - TNF preview: NYG vs. SF Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tvAnd check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials:📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/