Injured Stafford isn't available for comeback as Lions lose
The Detroit Lions were hoping Matthew Stafford had one more fourth-quarter comeback this seasonDECEMBER 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROBERT TONYAN
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Tied atop league in tight end TDs Tonyan caught all five of his targets for 36 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 31-24 win against the Lions.
Impact At a position where viable options are especially hard to come by in fantasy, under-drafted breakouts become especially valuable. Tonyan has been precisely that during his third active pro campaign out of Indiana State, as the 26-year-old currently finds himself tied with Travis Kelce at an NFL-high nine receiving TDs among tight ends. He's attracted exactly five targets in four consecutive games, reeling in 19 of those 20 opportunities for 186 yards and four scores. Tonyan seems poised to keep up his productive ways Week 15 against Carolina, as the Panthers have allowed the fifth-most receiving yards to opposing TEs this season (771).
DECEMBER 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Rodgers-led Packers beat Lions 31-24, clinch NFC North title
Aaron Rodgers ran for a tiebreaking score in the third quarter and threw three touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 31-24 and clinched the NFC North ti...DECEMBER 14, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
3 years after catching Aaron Rodgers’ eye, Robert Tonyan now has ‘stats to back up the progress he’s made’ After two seasons of flashing his ability only to be constrained by limited playing time (2018) or injury (2019), Robert Tonyan appears to b...
DECEMBER 11, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM
Three years after catching Aaron Rodgers’ eye, Robert Tonyan now has ‘the stats to back up the progress he’s made’ After two seasons of flashing his ability only to be constrained by limited playing time (2018) or injury (2019), Tonyan appears to be the l...
DECEMBER 11, 2020 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM
Rodgers-led Packers on brink of NFC North title, play Lions
Aaron Rodgers had his 37th birthday recently and is showing no signs of slowing downDECEMBER 10, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Finds end zone again Tonyan caught four of five targets for 39 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 30-16 win over the Eagles.
Impact The tight end got into the end zone for a third straight game, hauling in a 25-yard strike from Aaron Rodgers late in the second quarter. Tonyan now has eight TDs this season after scoring only two in 27 games during his first two NFL campaigns, and his odds of extending his scoring streak seem pretty good in Week 14 against a Lions defense that just gave up a touchdown to Bears rookie TE Cole Kmet.
DECEMBER 7, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Packers withstand late rally to outlast Eagles 30-16
Aaron Jones rushed for 130 yards and delivered a clinching 77-yard touchdown run with 2:36 left as the Green Bay Packers withstood a fourth-quarter comeback attempt to defeat the P...DECEMBER 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Leads team in receiving Tonyan (ankle) hauled in all five of his targets for 67 yards and a score in Sunday's 41-25 win over Chicago.
Impact Tonyan was late to the scoring party in the one-sided affair, cashing in on a 39-yard score in the third quarter that rescued what would have been a pedestrian outing. The 26-year-old has been a pleasant surprise since taking over as the starting tight end this season, totaling 37 receptions, 458 yards and seven touchdowns through 11 contests. Tonyan remains a fantasy threat so long as he has the trust of Aaron Rodgers, which he continues to build week by week. The rising star will next take on the Eagles, who are allowing 8.9 fantasy points per game to tight ends this year.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Rodgers' 4 TD passes help Packers roll over Bears 41-25
Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers beat the slumping Chicago Bears 41-25 to pad their NFC North leadNOVEMBER 30, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rodgers hits Robert Tonyan in stride for effortless 39-yard TD vs. Bears Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers connects with TE Robert Tonyan for a 39-yard touchdown vs. the Chicago Bears.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • PACKERS.COM
Rodgers' 39-yard TD launch to Tonyan looks effortless Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' 39-yard TD launch to tight end Robert Tonyan looks effortless.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020 • NFL.COM
Ready for Week 12 Tonyan (ankle) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's contest versus the Bears, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
Impact Tonyan was listed as limited on the Packers' first two injury reports of Week 12, but a full session Friday has cleared him for game action. He'll look to take advantage of a Chicago defense that has allowed the sixth-most touchdown catches (six, tied with eight other teams) to opposing tight ends this season.
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 12
Two weeks remain in the fantasy regular season, making Week 12 an all-or-nothing proposition for owners scratching and clawing their way into the playoffsNOVEMBER 26, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gets in limited practice Tonyan (ankle) practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday.
Impact After recording five touchdowns in three games between Weeks 2 and 4, Tonyan was held out of the end zone for five consecutive contests before ending the scoring drought this past Sunday at Indianapolis. He also put up his fourth-most receiving yards (44) and matched his second-most catches (five) in a single game this season. An ankle issue has bothered Tonyan at times throughout the campaign, but he's still managed to log at least 50 percent and up to 73 percent of the snaps on offense across 10 games to date.
NOVEMBER 25, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
First score since Week 4 Tonyan caught all five of his targets for 44 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's loss to the Colts.
Impact Tonyan went five games without finding the end zone, but he snapped that skid early in Sunday's contest, hauling in a 25-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter. Despite the slow stretch, Tonyan now has six receiving scores on the season, which ties him for 11th in the league and third among tight ends. He hasn't provided much help for fantasy players when he hasn't found pay dirt however, as he hasn't racked up the receptions and yardage some of his counterparts have. Tonyan's bound to draw interest in Week 12 as the Packers square off against a Bears defense that ranks bottom 10 against tight ends in just about every scoring format.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Rodgers locates Tonyan over the middle for 25-yard TD Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers locates tight end Robert Tonyan wide open over the middle for a 25-yard touchdown.
NOVEMBER 22, 2020 • NFL.COM
Ready for Sunday Tonyan (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game in Indianapolis, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.
Impact Tonyan has been listed on the practice report with either a knee or ankle injury for the past month or so, but he's played at least 50 percent of offensive snaps in each of the Packers' nine games this season. Production has been far less consistent than playing time, with Tonyan scoring each of his five touchdowns in a three-game stretch Weeks 2-4. He's averaging only 2.8 catches for 34.8 yards per game in five appearances since his end of his TD streak.
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Limited practice Thursday Tonyan (ankle) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.
Impact Tonyan's practice reps have been capped for the majority of sessions since the calendar flipped to October, but he's still played at least 50 percent and up to 67 percent of the snaps on offense in each game this season. While he hasn't made a huge impact since scoring five TDs in three games between Weeks 2 and 4 -- a 14-174-0 line on 18 targets the last five contests -- Tonyan is the Packers tight end most likely to make an impact in the box score on a weekly basis.
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Gets in limited practice Tonyan (ankle) practiced in a limited fashion Wednesday, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Impact Tonyan has dealt with ankle and knee injuries for a good portion of the season, but his share of the offensive snaps has hovered between 60 and 67 percent for seven of nine outings (he was above 50 percent in the other two). Since he went off for five touchdowns in three games from Weeks 2 through 4, he's been kept out of the end zone while accumulating 14 catches (on 18 targets) for 174 yards across five games. Assuming he's able to suit up, per usual, Sunday at Indianapolis, Tonyan may find it difficult to produce against a Colts defense that has held tight ends to a league-best 4.8 yards per target in 2020.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Three catches in win over Jags Tonyan corralled three of his four targets for 33 receiving yards during Sunday's 24-20 win against Jacksonville.
Impact Despite Sunday's matchup being between 6-2 and 1-7 teams, game flow worked surprisingly in favor of Green Bay pass-catchers as the Packers found themselves trailing in the final 10 minutes of regulation. The team attempted 34 passes to 25 combined rush attempts, with Tonyan standing as one of five Packers to generate at least three catches. The Indiana State product has been hit-or-miss this season, with four outings of 50-plus receiving yards and/or a touchdown, but five outings with less than 35 receiving yards and no TD.
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
The Latest: Quarterbacks drafted No. 1 shine around NFL
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Ready to play Sunday Tonyan (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Jaguars.
Impact The 26-year-old was considered questionable after cropping up on the injury report with the knee issue Thursday and missing practice Friday, but he'll take the field against the Jaguars. Tonyan should open the contest as Green Bay's No. 1 tight end, while Jace Sternberger and Marcedes Lewis are next up if he aggravates the injury.
NOVEMBER 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE
Packers' Lewis ready to face his former team for first time
Green Bay Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis says it took him “about a good year” to get over the way his 12-season tenure with the Jacksonville Jaguars endedNOVEMBER 13, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
