The Beacon Brief
Every edition
2026 season
Week 7
Week 7 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): McLaurin and Kmet
Published . Covers Oct 20 to Oct 27, 2026.
Week 7 belonged to the running backs and the underdogs. Tony Pollard led all players with 36.5 PPR points in a loss, four underdogs won outright, and the Giants beat Houston in overtime as a 390 underdog in J.J. McCarthy's first start. Terry McLaurin and Cole Kmet are out for the season, Lamar Jackson missed a third game but is expected back against Buffalo, and Kirk Cousins keeps the Raiders job. Every game has its own card below, with the line it was played under, the best fantasy lines against their projections and whose value moved, then the injuries, the moves and the claims to make in Dynasty PPR SF and Redraft 1QB PPR.
Week 6
Week 6 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Hurts, Adams and Evans
Published . Covers Oct 13 to Oct 20, 2026.
Week 6 belonged to underdogs and running backs who were not there. Six underdogs won outright, Arizona beat the Rams as a +600 underdog on six field goals, and Christian McCaffrey led all players with 30.7 PPR points. Jalen Hurts was reported out for the season with blood clots in his lungs, Davante Adams ruptured a hamstring, and Mike Evans left Monday night with an achilles injury, while Lamar Jackson, Saquon Barkley and four other backs sat. Every game has its own card below with its line, its best fantasy lines against the projection and whose value moved, followed by the injuries, the moves and the claims to make in Dynasty PPR SF and Redraft 1QB PPR.
Week 5
Week 5 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Lamar, Penix and Deebo
Published . Covers Oct 6 to Oct 13, 2026.
Week 5 belonged to the quarterbacks who ran and the backups who stepped in: Drake Maye led all players with 39.5 PPR points, Tyler Huntley won in overtime for the missing Lamar Jackson, and a rookie, Jalon Daniels, beat Dallas as a 380 underdog. Five underdogs won outright, two games went to overtime and the Giants and Commanders tied 27 to 27. Lamar Jackson's ankle and Michael Penix's ribs leave two starting quarterbacks undecided for week 6, while Deebo Samuel, David Montgomery, Will Shipley and TreVeyon Henderson all left early with injuries and Michael Pittman went to injured reserve. Houston traded for Marvin Harrison Jr. and Sean Payton took back Denver's play calling. Every game has its own card below, with the line it was played under and whose value moved, then the injuries, the moves and the calls to make in Dynasty PPR SF and Redraft 1QB PPR.
Week 4
Week 4 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Lamar, Saquon and Chase go down
Published . Covers Sep 29 to Oct 6, 2026.
Week 4 belonged to underdogs and receivers. Six teams won outright as moneyline underdogs, New England beat Buffalo at +275, and Tetairoa McMillan led all players with 45.2 PPR points while CeeDee Lamb caught 17 passes for 41.3. Lamar Jackson left with an ankle injury and is day to day, Saquon Barkley is week to week with a hamstring, Ja'Marr Chase is in the concussion protocol, and Tyquan Thornton is out 12 to 16 weeks after scoring 28.1 points. Emanuel Wilson scored 27.0 with Jadarian Price on reserve and is the claim of the week. Every game has its own card below, with the line it was played under, the best fantasy lines against their projections and whose value moved, then the injuries, the moves and the calls to make in Dynasty PPR SF and Redraft 1QB PPR.
Week 3
Week 3 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Achane, Dart and Caleb go down
Published . Covers Sep 22 to Sep 29, 2026.
Week 3 was a bad week for favourites and quarterbacks. Seven underdogs won outright, Washington beat Seattle as an 8.5-point underdog on a pick-six, and Jahmyr Gibbs led all players with 41.4 PPR points. De'Von Achane tore his ACL, Jaxson Dart had season-ending knee surgery that sent the Giants trading for J.J. McCarthy, and Caleb Williams and Baker Mayfield each face about three weeks out, while Case Keenum, Sam Darnold and a returning Brock Bowers all posted big lines. Every game has its own card below, with the line it was played under, the best fantasy lines against their projections and whose value moved, then the injuries, the moves and the claims to make in Dynasty PPR SF and Redraft 1QB PPR.
Week 2
Week 2 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Dart, Daniels and Caleb go down
Published . Covers Sep 15 to Sep 22, 2026.
Week 2 cost three starting quarterbacks. Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow at Dallas, Caleb Williams hurt his hamstring in a 9 to 3 loss to Minnesota, and Jaxson Dart hurt his knee on Monday night, an injury the Giants later said would end his regular season. Five underdogs won outright, Cleveland at Tampa Bay the biggest of them, and two games went to overtime. Jaxon Smith-Njigba led all players with 42.5 PPR points, Josh Allen scored 40.8 in a 41 to 31 win over Detroit, and Davante Adams beat his projection by 27.4. Every game has its own card below, then the projections, the injuries, the moves and the claims to make in Dynasty PPR SF and Redraft 1QB PPR.
Week 1
Week 1 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Mahomes is back, Darnold is down, and the wire is open
Published . Covers Sep 8 to Sep 15, 2026.
Week 1 opened with Caleb Williams on top at 37.3 PPR points in Chicago's 59 to 37 win at Carolina, the highest-scoring game of the week by 29 points, and with Patrick Mahomes starting nine months after tearing his ACL. Sam Darnold left Seattle's opener with a hip injury and misses week 2, A.J. Brown went to injured reserve with a high ankle sprain, and Brock Bowers sat out after a meniscus trim. Only three underdogs won outright, and across 1,748 teams in 137 leagues synced to FF Beacon, managers left 22 points a team on the bench. Every game has its own card below, with the line it was played under, the best fantasy lines against their projections and whose value moved, then the injuries, the moves and the claims to make in Dynasty PPR SF and Redraft 1QB PPR.