New England Patriots vs New York Jets

Date/Time: Sunday September 19, 1:00pm ET
BettingPros Consensus Spread: Patriots -6
BettingPros Consensus Over/Under: 42.5 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Patriots 24.25, Jets 18.25

New England Patriots

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New York Jets

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Quarterback

New England: Mac Jones looked competent and capable in his first NFL game action. He faced a very hungry defense that typically forces turnovers and he came out unscathed. With that being said, he didn’t exactly make much of an impact for fantasy football. He finished as the QB23 on the week and fell short of the majority of people’s expectations. Heading into week two, Jones is an intriguing play for SF leagues due to the matchup up against the Jets. However, he shouldn’t be considered just yet for redraft formats.

New York: Zach Wilson was towards the top of the league in ADOT for week one, but it didn’t lead to much fantasy production. The offensive line play was rough in front of him and he faced the third-most pressure at the QB position in the entire NFL. He now gets to take on Bill Belichick and a Patriots defense that feasts on young and inexperienced QBs. We could be in for a rough outing here from Wilson and he should be put on the bench in every format.

Running Backs

New England: Damien Harris looked impressive last week against Miami. Aside from the costly fumble, he looked like a top-tier RB and he was producing like one too. He was top-7 in the NFL at the RB position in yards after contact with 68 and he carried a heavy workload for the Patriots. While there’s talk from Bill Belichick about Harris being in the dog house after the fumble, Rhamondre Stevenson also fumbled. This is Harris’ backfield – from a carry share perspective – and he should have plenty of opportunity in this game that figures to see the Patriots up big early on. Harris can be viewed as a mid-range/low-end RB2. James White has moved back to his pass-catching role with Jones in at QB and he’s thriving with the opportunity. While there was the consensus thought that White wouldn’t provide much fantasy value this season, he’s proving to be a very valuable option in Full PPR formats. He should see plenty of work again this week and can be viewed as a mid-range RB3/FLEX play in Full PPR.

New York: None of the Jets RBs should be considered for fantasy football this week.

Wide Receivers

New England: Nelson Agholor was banged up all last week, so I didn’t anticipate him playing particularly well, especially in a tougher matchup. However, he came through with a big performance against the Dolphins with a 5-72-1 stat line on nine targets. The Jets secondary is one of – if not the worst – in the NFL, so Agholor should have plenty of opportunity again in this matchup to find the end zone. Based on where you drafted him, or maybe even scooped him up off of waivers, Agholor can be dropped into your lineup as a solid FLEX play with upside. Jakobi Meyers had a tough matchup last week, but he provided a solid floor for fantasy managers, especially in Full PPR formats. He’s going to be Jones’ safety blanket this season and he should soak up targets. He might not present a ton of upside in tougher matchups, but he has plenty here against the Jets secondary. Start Meyers this week as a solid FLEX option that could easily find the end zone.

New York: Corey Davis came through for fantasy managers that had hope and he proved that he was worth taking the shot on as a WR4 in drafts. He finished as the overall WR5 in fantasy football last week, but we shouldn’t be expecting the same type of performance here against the Patriots. The Jets are going to struggle to move the ball against this Patriots defense and Davis most likely has very limited upside. He should see a heavy target dose again this week, but the upside is limited. He can be viewed as a low-end WR3. Otherwise, none of the other Jets WRs are worth considering for fantasy football this week.

Tight Ends

New England: Jonnu Smith literally aligned everywhere last week for the New England Patriots. He logged 55 total snaps and 35 were inline, 10 were in the slot, and 10 were out wide. We didn’t see him get a carry out of the backfield, but I figure that’s coming sooner than later. This is encouraging for fantasy managers that drafted Smith with a late pick. He saw a 12.8% target share and was given the ball in a variety of creative ways that allowed him to pick up yards after the catch. In week two, against the New York Jets, Smith’s a solid low-end TE1 option yet again that has an excellent chance of scoring. Update: Smith is questionable for this matchup, but is trending towards playing. Hunter Henry wasn’t as involved in the receiving game as Smith this past week, but he did reel in all three of his targets from Jones for 31 yards. Henry’s going to take a backseat to Smith from a target share perspective, which puts him in the mid-range TE2 conversation each week. We might need to see Jones progress significantly as a passer before we start to trust Henry and Smith both in our starting lineups.

New York: None of the Jets TEs should be considered for fantasy football this week.

FantasyProjection Buster: Davis should see plenty of work again this week, but he’ll probably need to find the end zone to reach my projections. We could realistically see the Jets get shut out in this matchup.

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Cincinnati Bengals vs Chicago Bears

Date/Time: Sunday September 19, 1:00pm ET
BettingPros Consensus Spread: Bears -2.5
BettingPros Consensus Over/Under: 44.5 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Bears 23.5, Bengals 21

Cincinnati Bengals

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Chicago Bears

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Quarterback

Cincinnati: The Cincinnati Bengals certainly made it a priority to ease Burrow back into action – as evidenced by only 27 pass attempts even as the game when into overtime – and it worked. Burrow looked sharp, he was decisive, and he was able to take some contact and get right back up. Moving forward, we should feel very confident with Burrow from a fantasy perspective as we progress deeper into the NFL season. Burrow and the Bengals get to take on the Bears this next week, who just let Matthew Stafford throw for over 300 yards and three touchdowns on them. While we shouldn’t expect that same level of output for Burrow in this one, he’s still a fine start in Superflex formats and can be viewed as a mid-range QB2. Until we see the pass attempts jump up to 40+ – like they were before his injury last year – we can’t move him into the top-12.

Chicago: It didn’t look pretty to start the evening for Andy Dalton, but he started to settle in as the game progressed and they were slowly but surely moving the ball on the stout Rams pass defense. Dalton looked good for who he is, which is a dink-and-dunk QB, but it’s difficult to be too excited about that when you have Justin Fields waiting in the wings. This is the revenge game for Dalton, but it’s difficult to get hyped up about putting him into your starting lineup based off of what we saw in week one. Dalton’s merely just a low-end QB2 for week two.

Running Backs

Cincinnati: For fantasy managers that took advantage of the massive discount on one of the NFL’s most talented RBs, congratulations! Joe Mixon was a divisive player heading into draft season due to his injury woes from last season, but his workload was never in question. We saw that on full display in week one against the Vikings and Mixon finished with the highest rushing yards total of any RB in week one. He was a monster after contact with 78 of his 127 rushing yards coming after contact and he finished as a top-7 RB in PFF Elusive Rating (minimum of 10 rush attempts). The talent has never been in question and we now know that he’s going to rival McCaffrey and Cook’s workload when he’s healthy and on the field. The Bears defense has a lot to figure out after the Rams moved the ball at will on them and Mixon should be viewed as a very safe option for fantasy lineups this week with tremendous upside.

Chicago: There were a lot of talented RBs that I watched in week one, but none impressed me more than David Montgomery. He looked decisive, confident, fast, and an all-around impressive running back. The Rams run defense is not an easy unit to run on and Montgomery was gashing them for big gains repeatedly. The Bengals just kept Dalvin Cook relatively in check on the ground in week one, but that shouldn’t scare us off of starting Montgomery as a high-end RB2 this week with upside. We all knew that Montgomery could wear down a defense with a heavy workload as the game progressed, but we haven’t seen this level of speed from him before. Only two other RBs in the NFL finished with more Breakaway Yards than Montgomery. Fire him up with confidence this week.

Wide Receivers

Cincinnati: In the words of Burrow, “I thought he couldn’t catch anything?” Burrow sat down at the podium after Ja’Marr Chase in Sunday’s postgame press conference and referenced everyone’s overreaction to Chase’s drops from the preseason. Those concerns certainly didn’t show up on Sunday as Chase saw seven targets and reeled in five of them for 101 yards and a score. He was targeted deep downfield with a 16.3 ADOT and had a 153.3 QB Rating when targeted. He looked every bit of the generational talent he was billed and hyped up to be coming out of LSU and he’s off to a much hotter start than everyone anticipated. Moving forward, Chase is back in the low-end WR2/high-end WR3 conversation and he should have another solid performance here against the Bears pass defense that got torched by Rams receivers multiple times for deep touchdowns. Tee Higgins seemed like he was going to have to take a back seat to Chase once he was drafted with the 5th pick overall, but that’s certainly not the case. There’s more than enough volume for these two dynamic receivers to feast for fantasy football. Higgins was impressive in week one against the Vikings and he finished with a solid 4-58-1 stat line on five targets. Just like Chase, he provided his QB with a great receiving option as he had a 154.6 QBR when targeted. Moving forward, both Chase and Higgins belong in the weekly low-end WR2/high-end WR3 conversation with tremendous upside. Start Higgins with confidence again in week two. There were concerns with Tyler Boyd coming into the season on whether or not he was going to be able to see enough volume in this offense to return weekly WR3 value if both Chase and Higgins were dominating the target share. While Burrow only threw the ball 27 times in week two, Boyd saw just a mere four targets. While this was a respectable 15.4% team target share, Boyd doesn’t have the skillset to take those minimal targets and create off of them. He’s a fantasy football receiver that needs to thrive off of volume in order to be a safe and steady option. We could see Burrow’s pass attempts tick up as he gets further and further removed from his injury, but until we see that happen, it’s probably best to downgrade Boyd in our minds. He can be viewed as a FLEX option this week that does see a bump up in Full PPR formats.

Chicago: Here’s the good news, Allen Robinson had 11 targets in week one and a 27.5% target share. The bad news is that he had an ADOT of 4.3 and 5.8 Yards Per Reception. While this could have been a product of the Bears game plan going up against the Rams defense, which tends to eliminate big plays over the top, it’s not exactly encouraging for fantasy managers that spent a premium pick on Robinson. The Bengals secondary should match up Eli Apple on Robinson this week, which is a massive advantage for Robinson. Apple has allowed 1.32 Yards Per Route Covered so far this season and we could see Dalton start to push the ball a little bit more downfield if there’s not always going to be over-the-top coverage. This is a perfect opportunity for Robinson to have a bounce-back game, but we can’t be completely confident just yet due to the QB play. He can be viewed as a mid-range WR2. Darnell Mooney wasn’t that much more effective than Robinson on Sunday night and he ended the game with merely 26 receiving yards on five receptions. Dalton kept everything close to the line of scrimmage in this one and Mooney’s true skillset as a deep downfield threat is not being fully utilized. In this matchup, Mooney shouldn’t be viewed as anything more than a low-end FLEX option. He has the talent to pop off for a big play or two, but we just can’t have confidence in this passing game yet.

Tight Ends

Cincinnati: None of the Bengals TEs should be considered for fantasy football this week.

Chicago: Cole Kmet fantasy managers should rejoice at this stat: Kmet was top-10 in Receiving Routes Run at the TE position in week one! He logged a total of 51 snaps on offense to Jimmy Graham‘s 14 and it led to some solid fantasy production. While a 5-42-0 stat line isn’t anything to jump up and down about, it’s encouraging for fantasy managers that added Kmet late in their drafts in hopes that he could start to take over this TE job in Chicago. This offense is lying in wait until we see Fields take over, which is when we could see Kmet take off, but he’s still going to be fantasy relevant in the meantime. Against the Bengals, Kmet can be viewed as a high-end TE2.

FantasyProjection Buster: Will we see Dalton attempt a pass of more than 15 yards downfield? If we do, we could see this offense open up and everyone could outscore projections.

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Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Date/Time: Sunday September 19, 4:05pm ET
BettingPros Consensus Spread: Buccaneers -12.5
BettingPros Consensus Over/Under: 52 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Buccaneers 32, Falcons 20

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Quarterback

Atlanta: Falcons fans better be hoping that what they saw from Ryan and this passing game was just rust because it was not pretty last week. Ryan finished with just 164 yards passing on 35 attempts and no touchdowns. He had a bottom-4 NFL Passer Rating in week one and only managed a pedestrian 4.7 yards per attempt. The only QBs that finished with a worse YPA in week one were Taysom Hill and Ryan Fitzpatrick, who threw a combined seven passes. Ryan looked lost without Julio Jones on the field and it’s not going to be turning around anytime soon with the Bucs coming up. Ryan is a sit in every format this week. We shouldn’t be looking his direction at all.

Tampa Bay: How is Tom Brady still doing this? At 45 years old, Brady is out here slinging the ball around 50 times and throwing for nearly 400 yards and four scores! While the matchup was fantastic last week for him – and he has potentially the best receiving corps in the entire league – Brady looked incredible and he appears poised to make another deep playoff run as he aims for his 8th Super Bowl ring. Brady torched Dallas last week and finished as the QB5 on the week…and he might finish even higher than that in week two. The Atlanta secondary doesn’t stand a chance this week after watching Jalen Hurts throw for three touchdowns on them in week one. Start Brady as a top-5 option again in week two.

Running Backs

Atlanta: The argument for drafting Mike Davis this year was centered around his volume. Based on the fact that there were very few other bodies in this backfield in Atlanta, Davis seemed poised to handle a significant workload each and every game. Well, Davis saw 21 total opportunities (carries + targets) this past week, but it only led to a RB32 finish on the week. If this offense is going to look as rough as it did in week one moving forward, Davis is simply going to be a volume play every single week with very little upside. Heading into a matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Davis is a full sit for me in every matchup, if I can.

Tampa Bay: Well, this is a complete mess, huh? After fumbling last week – on a solid play by DeMarcus Lawrence – Jones was completely relegated to the bench and watched Fournette take over this backfield. It seemed like we were trending towards never seeing Jones on the field again for the rest of the season, but Bruce Arians did what he’s done previously and has brought Jones out of the dog house and has elevated him right back into the starting job against Atlanta. Could Jones absolutely go off in this matchup? 100%. Could he also fumble again and ride the bench the majority of the game? Absolutely. This situation in Tampa Bay has the potential to be one of the greatest situations for a running back in all of fantasy football, but the way Bruce Arians manages it just makes it a complete headache. Jones can be viewed as a high-end RB3 again this week. He has the potential to blow up, but he also has the potential to disappear and that’s not what I’m looking for in my RB2 or higher. Leonard Fournette took advantage of Jones’ mistake in week one and put together a decent stat line when it was all said and done, but he now appears set to return to a complimentary role in this backfield with Jones being named the starter again for week two. At this point, Fournette is merely a desperation FLEX play that you’re hoping can find the end zone in order to make an impact for fantasy football. There’s simply no guaranteeing what his workload is going to be in this one or any game moving forward. It’s going to take an injury to Jones for Fournette to be trustworthy for fantasy.

Wide Receivers

Atlanta: Calvin Ridley looked like he was about to see as many targets as Darren Waller would in week one as the game commenced, but that was essentially all she wrote for the talented wideout. With Ryan struggling immensely in this new offense, Ridley only was able to see eight total targets and he reeled in five of them for only 51 yards. This is concerning moving forward, especially if no other receiver is going to step up in this offense and help take some of the pressure off of Ridley. Without Julio, defenses are simply going to be able to key in on stopping Ridley and the whole offense might sputter. Ridley’s still worth starting this week, of course, but we cannot view him as a locked-in WR1 up against Tampa Bay. Adjust your expectations for Ridley and view him as a mid-range WR2.

Tampa Bay: Hello, Chris Godwin! Brady locked onto Godwin in week one against the Dallas Cowboys and targeted him a whopping 14 times! He finished with an incredible 9-105-1 stat line, but he was a fingertips grasp away from having an even more monstrous performance on what would have been a very impressive over-the-shoulder catch. There was plenty of conversation this off-season about which Bucs WR you would prefer to have in drafts this year and we now have our answer. Godwin’s going to be an incredibly safe option each and every week moving forward and he has top-5 upside here in this matchup against Atlanta. If he continues to see a hefty 30.4% team target share, he’s a top-12 lock every single week. Antonio Brown looked incredible against Dallas. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Brown look like what he did in Pittsburgh several years ago, but he’s absolutely back. If that is the case, fantasy managers got an absolute steal with AB based on where he was going in drafts. Up against Atlanta, Brown should draw coverage from A.J. Terrell, who is allowing .16 Fantasy Points Per Route so far this season. Terrell’s a talented and promising young corner, but he’s not going to stand a chance against Brown this week. AB can be viewed as a high-end WR2 this week. One of the reasons why I was a lot lower than consensus on Mike Evans coming into the season was because of his volatility week in and week out. He obviously presents week-winning upside with his talent and skillset, but we knew the targets were going to go Godwin first and then potentially AB as well. That’s irrelevant at this point though because he’s on your roster and you now have to figure out what to expect from him week in and week out. This matchup screams that Evans should be a superb start, but we simply don’t know what his target share is going to be in this one. He received a 13% team target share last week and saw players like Anthony Schwartz, Chester Rogers, KJ Osborn, Braxton Berrios, MVS, and Zach Pascal be more involved in their respective offenses than he was. Now, Evans is clearly the superior talent over all of those options, so he comes with 10x the amount of upside as those players do, but it’s not exactly an encouraging sign moving forward. Evans can be viewed as a low-end WR2 this week that absolutely has the potential to finish as a top-5 option or he could fall outside the top-80 WRs again like he did against Dallas.

Tight Ends

Atlanta: Was there a part of me that hoped Pitts would come out in week one and absolutely set the league on fire? Absolutely. However, he produced like a rookie TE normally does in their first NFL game and that’s fine. It takes TEs a bit of time to adjust to the speed of the NFL game with all that they’re asked to do and Pitts is no exception. It’s going to take him time before he starts producing like a high-end TE1. The encouraging part for fantasy managers is that he was aligning everywhere in this offense and they were clearly intent on getting the ball into his hands. Pitts logged 49 total snaps in week one with 12 coming inline, 23 snaps coming from the slot, and 14 out wide. He also finished with the third-highest team target share for the TE position in week one with 24.2%. There’s enough to build upon moving forward, but we shouldn’t be excited to play Pitts this week against the Bucs. He’s still a start based on the investment you made in him and the likelihood that you don’t have another top-tier option to pivot to, but we shouldn’t be expecting crazy things from him in this game.

Tampa Bay: I’m going to be honest, I didn’t see eight targets incoming for Rob Gronkowski last week. At this stage of his career, I expected Gronk to be merely just a red-zone option that could sneak a touchdown or two away here or there, but I didn’t see 90 receiving yards coming right out of the gates. He looked like the old Gronkowski and we know that him and Brady have the chemistry necessary to lead to top-tier fantasy production. Against Atlanta, Gronkowski should be viewed as a low-end TE1/high-end TE2 with upside.

FantasyProjection Buster: Every single week, the Buccaneers RB will be mentioned in this section.

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Minnesota Vikings vs Arizona Cardinals

Date/Time: Sunday September 19, 4:05pm ET
BettingPros Consensus Spread: Cardinals -4
BettingPros Consensus Over/Under: 51 points
Implied Vegas point totals: Cardinals 27.5, Vikings 23.5

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Quarterback

Minnesota: Cousins looked a little shaky to start the game against Cincinnati, but he was able to settle in and put together a solid performance at the end of it. If you ended up streaming him against the Bengals, you should be fairly happy with the end result and the stat line he put up. Moving into week two, Ryan Tannehill didn’t exactly light up the Cardinals secondary the way that we all expected, but that offense looked out of sync and shouldn’t be an indication of the strength of the unit they played against. Arizona is going to have a tough time containing the Vikings receiving duo and Cousins can be viewed as a solid streaming option again in week two.

Arizona: Kyler Murray absolutely torched the Tennessee Titans in week one. He finished with 289 yards passing, four passing touchdowns, one interception, 20 yards rushing, and another touchdown on the ground. He was the QB1 in all of fantasy football last week and helped carry you to a victory if you started him. Moving forward, there’s little reason to doubt Murray as a top-tier option and he should put together another solid performance in this one against Minnesota.

Running Backs

Minnesota: Dalvin Cook didn’t have as dominant of a performance in week one as many were expecting, but he still finished as a top-10 RB on the back of pure volume. He logged 26 total touches in week one, which is exactly what fantasy managers want to see from their RB1. This Cardinals defense kept Derrick Henry in check last week, so it could be tough sledding for Cook on the ground again this week, but he’ll see too much volume to move him outside of the top-5 in our RB rankings.

Arizona: With the Cardinals playing with a huge lead in the second half, the RBs got a little bit more work in this one than we were expecting. James Conner ended up with 16 total carries for 53 yards, but he wasn’t involved at all in the receiving game and he logged zero Breakaway Yards. With that being said, Conner did end up seeing four red zone carries last week and logged an impressive PFF Elusive Rating of 75.0, which was above players like Joe Mixon, Jonathan Taylor, and Antonio Gibson. With little to no involvement in the receiving game though, Conner’s merely just a FLEX play in Standard formats. He’s talented – and always has been – but the circumstances surrounding him aren’t likely to lead to consistent fantasy relevance. Chase Edmonds saw 16 total touches this past week and he was highly efficient with his opportunity. He logged 5.3 Yards Per Carry and over 10 Yards Per Reception. He’s always been a talented receiver out of the backfield and that was evidenced by his top-15 ranking in terms of Yards Per Route Run at the RB position with 1.72. Unless the Cardinals go up big again in this one – which is quite possible – it’s unlikely that we see Edmonds hit 12 rush attempts again in this one. However, he should remain involved enough as a receiver to justify a high-end RB3 ranking.

Wide Receivers

Minnesota: Adam Thielen absolutely dominated in week one on his way to an overall WR4 finish. Last year, he made his mark for fantasy football on the back of a high touchdown rate in the red zone, but he was a highly effective receiver in week one at every level of the field. He had a 144.6 Passer Rating when targeted and ran the 5th-most routes for any WR in week one. Up against the Cardinals secondary, Thielen has an excellent chance of finding the end zone again this week and he should be viewed as a top-12 option. Justin Jefferson certainly took a backseat to Thielen this past week, but he still came through with a solid performance for fantasy managers. Against the Cardinals CB unit that should have Marco Wilson assigned to guarding Jefferson, this is a matchup where you continue to start him with full confidence. He can be viewed as a top-10 option as well. KJ Osborn emerged as the unexpected WR3 for the Vikings this past week and he soaked up targets from Cousins. In fact, Osborn saw as many targets as Jefferson in week one and actually outproduced him with 76 receiving yards to Jefferson’s 71. While we shouldn’t be going crazy and adding Osborn off the waiver wire to confidently start him in our lineups this week, he’s worth adding in deeper formats to your bench. There’s the possibility that he locks up this role this season and – without Irv Smith in the picture – it could lead to reliable FLEX production each week. Watch this game closely this week to see how it all breaks down.

Arizona: In case you weren’t aware, Deandre Hopkins is good at football. He absolutely destroyed the Titans secondary in week one and reeled in six of eight targets for 83 yards and two touchdowns. The Vikings are going to attempt to have Patrick Peterson lock down Hopkins this week, but Peterson’s simply not the same caliber of player that he has been in years past. He’ll have familiarity with Nuk from their time going up against one another in practice in Arizona, but this Cardinals offense is looking like it’s not going to slow down any time soon in 2021. Fire up Hopkins as a top-5 option in week two. One of the issues that has plagued Christian Kirk from a production standpoint over the past few years is that he’s been miscast in this Cardinals offense. He’s always been a talented WR, but with Larry Fitzgerald still on the roster – and dominating the slot snaps – Kirk was never able to land where he’s the most effective. Now, Fitzgerald is no longer in town and Kirk lined up 95% of the time in week one out of the slot. What did it translate to for fantasy football? A top-8 finish at the WR position in week one. While Kirk only saw a 15.6% target share, he reeled in all five of his targets for 70 yards and two scores. He was utilized all over the field and he should have another very productive performance this week. He’ll draw coverage from Mackensie Alexander this week, who is allowing 1.39 Yards Per Route Covered. Kirk should be in your lineup as a high-end FLEX option for week two. Here’s a fun stat from week one: Rondale Moore had an ADOT of 4.0 yards, but he ended up with 68 yards receiving. That’s right, 64 of Moore’s 68 receiving yards came after the catch in week one. He’s incredibly fun to watch on the field and there’s already very few players who are better YAC artists in today’s NFL. With that being said, Moore might not be at the point where he’s a reliable fantasy option just yet. Moore only ran 14 Receiving Routes in week one and that’s simply not enough for us to trust him in our lineups as anything more than a FLEX play in Full PPR formats. He has the potential to be great for fantasy down the line, but it’s probably not going to happen until we see his snap counts dramatically increase. AJ Green was on the field for 55 snaps in week one, but only saw six targets and had a 33% catch percentage. At this point, it appears as though the Green that we saw last season in Cincinnati is who we’re going to get moving forward. Right now, there are better options you can add to your bench than keeping a roster spot for Green. He can be dropped to the waiver wire.

Tight Ends

Minnesota: Tyler Conklin came through with a decent fantasy performance in week one, so he’s worth monitoring on the waiver wire moving forward in case he carves out a significant role for himself, but we shouldn’t be looking his way for starting lineups just yet.

Arizona: None of the Cardinals TEs should be considered for fantasy football this week.

FantasyProjection Buster: Do we see Moore’s snap counts increase for Arizona? If so, he could outscore my projections pretty easily.