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JuJu Smith-Schuster Week 2 Outlook - Patriots at Seahawks

By Mike Tagliere (FantasyPros), Thu, Sep 17th 2020, 9:11am EDT

It was good to see Smith-Schuster out there having fun again, wasn't it? He was only targeted six times, but he made each of them count, racking up six catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns. Him being in the slot is going to cause so many matchup problems for opposing secondaries because Diontae Johnson is a real threat, while Chase Claypool and James Washington can take the top off a defense. The Broncos have some real issues going on with their secondary, as their top cornerback A.J. Bouye had to leave the game at halftime and was ruled out with a shoulder injury, forcing Bryce Callahan to move to the perimeter. That pushed undrafted rookie Essang Bassey into the slot. If that's who has to cover Smith-Schuster... good luck. The Broncos are a solid run-stopping unit, so we could see the Steelers use quick, short passes to move the ball, and that would move through Smith-Schuster who needs to be in lineups as a low-end WR1. The whole pass attack gets a boost is Bouye is ruled out.

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