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.

Tee Higgins had a quiet week in Week 1 as the WR41 in fantasy. Higgins had a 17.1% target share, 59 receiving yards (1.90 YPRR), zero red zone targets, two deep targets, and an 18.5% first-read share (second on the team). I know Houston allowed the second-most fantasy points per target and the fourth-most yards per target to perimeter wide receivers in Week 1, but I don't expect this to be a wonderful matchup for Higgins in Week 2. Last year, Houston allowed the sixth-fewest yards per target and the seventh-fewest fantasy points per target to perimeter wide receivers. Higgins has the talent and quarterback play to outkick a tough matchup, but don't expect a massive stat line.