Welcome to the DFS Example Lineups for NFL Week 5!
Just a few notes here about the lineups below...
The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the Playbook. These are the guys who, unless I have indicated otherwise, offer up the higher floor and will help you cash in your Double-Ups and 50/50s. For GPP tournaments, particularly the large-field ones, you need to find alternative routes to the cash line. I will utilize players from the Playbook and the DFS Dart Board to fill in the gaps, but what I am looking for are some lower-owned stacks that make sense based on expected game flow and other news. You may also see in the GPP lineups, there may be some names I haven't discussed this week on the site, but have talked about during the week on the Fantasy Alarm Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You will also notice, though, that others on the site have mentioned some of these players in places such as the position coaches, so it's not like we're trying to hide anything from you. The only time, and I mean the only time you will see a player in a GPP lineup who hasn't been discussed is if we are using a stack and need a player from the other team coming back. But it's rare when that happens.
Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you. A sounding board if you will. They are not meant for you to plug in as your own. That's the lazy way and we don't condone it. We are trying to teach you how to be a better DFS player; we aren't lineup-sellers. You should be creating your own lineups using all the information we provide you throughout the week and then coming here to see if there is anything you may have missed or simply for an alternative perspective.
Best of luck to you this week and let's make some money!
SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:
We have added a COVID-19 Update piece to our weekly articles to help keep everyone informed as to what is going on with NFL game cancellations and postponements. As of 7:30am ET, the only changes are the BUF/TEn game was moved to Tuesday and the NE/DEN game was moved to Monday.Nothing else is affecting the main slate for DFS, but we recommend bookmarking the page to stay on top of the news.
Adam Schefter is reporting that ATL WR Julio Jones (hamstring) is INACTIVE
Adam Schefter reports Lamar Jackson (illness, knee), Marquise Brown (knee) and Mark Andrews (thigh) are expected to play Week 5 against the Bengals.
Adam Schefter reports Joe Mixon (shin) is expected to play Week 5 against the Ravens.
Adam Schefter reports 49ers RB Raheem Mostert (knee) and Deebo Samuel (illness) are expected to play in Week 5 against the Dolphins.
Jets activated RB Le'Veon Bell (hamstrings) from injured reserve.