Fantasy Football Player Notes

Believe it or not, this is the second season in a row where Chase was held to two receptions and less than 30 yards. In fact, over his last four years, he has never had more than 10 fantasy points in the season opener. It's not often we can say the Bengals defense won them the game and not their elite receiving core, but that's exactly what happened. This week, they face a tough Texans' defense who allowed 36 points to the Bills in their opener. Turns out, elite defenses can also have bad weeks. That said, I expect Derrick Stingley Jr. to stay on Tee Higgins on the outside, as Chase moves around the formation. Last year, Chase opened the season with two receptions for 26 yards. He followed that up with 14 receptions, 165 yards, and a score. I'm not too worried about this matchup and expect a solid bounceback for the consensus WR1.

I don't know what's more surprising: the fact that the Bengals won their season opener, or the fact that they did it relying on their defense. This was a different style of Bengals team than we have become used to. Thankfully, this didn't change a lot for Brown. Finishing with 16 carries, six targets, and one touchdown, he remains firmly in the RB1 mix. This offense should see better days; however, they face a tough task against the Texans this week. The Texans should be one of the league's best defences; however, they allowed 36 points to the Bills last week. That said, despite allowing 36 points, they held James Cook to 69 scoreless yards. Brown will see enough opportunity to come through for fantasy; however, expectations need to be tempered this week. I believe he is more of a high-end RB2 than RB1 in this matchup.