Ben Roethlisberger or Matt Ryan
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QB - ATL  vs. CHI, Sun 1pm EDT |
QB - PIT  vs. HOU, Sun 1pm EDT |
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16% Recommended by 27 of 171 experts |
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| Rankings | |||
| ECR | # 8 | # 10 | - |
| Best Rank | # 6 | # 7 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 20 | # 16 | - |
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| Opponent | vs. CHI | vs. HOU | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 2 star matchup. QBs perform worse than their average vs CHI | This is a 4 star matchup. QBs perform better than their average vs HOU | - |
| Stats Allowed | |||
| Pass Comp | 16.3 | 14 | |
| Pass Yds | 169.3 | 126.7 | |
| Pass TD | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 53.4 | 41.3 | - |
| Avg Game | 26.7 | 20.7 | - |
| Avg Projection | 18.6 | 17.9 | - |
| Week 2 | 28.5 | 19.2 | - |
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| Weather | Indoor | 81 F, Partly cloudy throughout the day. | - |
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QB - ATL | QB - PIT | |
| 2020 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | vs. SEA 37/54, 450 pass yds, 2 td, 1 int 1 rush, -1 yds, 0 td | at NYG 21/32, 229 pass yds, 3 td, 0 int 3 rush, 9 yds, 0 td |
| Week 2 | at DAL 24/36, 273 pass yds, 4 td, 0 int 4 rush, 16 yds, 0 td | vs. DEN 29/41, 311 pass yds, 2 td, 1 int 3 rush, -2 yds, 0 td |
| Week 3 | vs. CHI | vs. HOU |
| Week 4 | at GB | at TEN |
| Week 5 | vs. CAR | vs. PHI |
| Week 6 | at MIN | vs. CLE |
| Week 7 | vs. DET | at BAL |
| Week 8 | at CAR | BYE WEEK |
| Week 9 | vs. DEN | at DAL |
| Week 10 | BYE WEEK | vs. CIN |
| Week 11 | at NO | at JAC |
| Week 12 | vs. LV | vs. BAL |
| Week 13 | vs. NO | vs. WAS |
| Week 14 | at LAC | at BUF |
| Week 15 | vs. TB | at CIN |
| Week 16 | at KC | vs. IND |
| Week 17 | at TB | at CLE |
QB - ATL vs. CHI, Sun 1pm EDT |
QB - PIT vs. HOU, Sun 1pm EDT |
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| Passing | ||
| Pass Att | 39.6 | 36.2 |
| Pass Cmp | 26.6 | 24.0 |
| Pass Yards | 302.3 | 279.2 |
| Pass TDs | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Ints | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Rush Yards | 8.0 | 6.1 |
| Rush TDs | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Misc | ||
| Fumbles | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 18.6 | 17.9 |
QB - ATL | QB - PIT | |
| 2020 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 24.9 | 22.1 |
| Week 2 | 28.5 | 19.2 |
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| Total | 53.4 | 41.3 |
| Average | 26.7 | 20.7 |
QB - ATL vs. CHI, Sun 1pm EDT |
QB - PIT vs. HOU, Sun 1pm EDT |
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| Expert | ||
| Mike Tagliere FantasyPros | You have to feel bad for Ryan and the Falcons offense, as they continue to post numbers year-in and year-out, yet the team doesn't win games. Ryan has thrown 90 passes through two games, which puts him on a pace of 720 pass attempts, and keep in mind they led throughout the entirety of their Week 2 game. The Bears will be their toughest test yet, though. They've actually faced the sixth-most pass attempts but have allowed the third-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks. When throwing the ball, Daniel Jones and Matthew Stafford combined to average just 0.29 fantasy points per pass attempt, which ranks as the second-lowest mark in the league. The addition of Robert Quinn in Week 2 helped the defense generate more pressure up front, which in turn didn't allow Jones to take many shots down the field. Going back to the start of the 2019 season, the Bears have allowed just one quarterback to post more than 19.9 fantasy points, and that was Patrick Mahomes. During that 18-game stretch, there's been just one quarterback to average more than 7.72 yards per attempt. There are going to be many weeks where we love Ryan as a QB1, but this is not one of them. He should be looked at as a middling QB2 in this tough matchup. | It would seem Roethlisberger hasn't missed a beat while completing 68.5 percent of his passes for 7.4 yards per attempt and five touchdowns through two games, but we can't forget he's played the Giants and Broncos injury-riddled defense over the first two weeks. Fortunately, he gets another plus matchup in Week 3 when the Texans come to town. The Texans have had a gauntlet of a schedule to start the year, playing against Patrick Mahomes in the opener, and then Lamar Jackson in Week 2. They've walked out of those games allowing just 415 passing yards with four passing touchdowns. If you combined them together, they would be the QB14 in fantasy, slightly ahead of Mitch Trubisky. Not bad for a unit we all left for dead, though it's worth noting that neither quarterback attempted more than 32 passes. It's still a team that's allowed 14 of the last 18 quarterbacks they've played to finish as a top-15 quarterback, including six top-six performances. The concern for Roethlisberger's ceiling is that the Texans aren't putting points on the board, which could lead to a ho-hum fantasy day for the Steelers pass attack. Roethlisberger should be someone we can pencil in for 250 yards and two touchdowns, but I don't know if he'll need to do more than that, which makes him a mid-to-high-end QB2 this week. |
| Kyle Yates FantasyPros | With how many times the Falcons are throwing the ball this year, Ryan becomes a weekly must-start at the QB position for fantasy football. While this is a tough defense, Ryan should be able to finish as a low-end QB1 based on volume alone. | As Ben continues to get back up to speed, we're seeing him develop more and more chemistry with his receiving weapons. This is a favorable matchup for Ben and the Steelers offense and Ben should be viewed as a low-end QB1 in this one. |
| Derek Lofland FantasyPros | The Bears are 5th against fantasy quarterbacks, but they have also played Matthew Stafford without his best wide receiver and Daniel Jones. Ryan should be a low-end QB1 at home. | The Texans actually have not been bad against fantasy quarterbacks, ranking 12th despite playing the last two regular season MVPs to open the season. Big Ben has been hot to start the season, but he is more of a QB2 this week at home. |
