Drew Brees or Matt Ryan
Who Should I Start? - Week 3
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QB - ATL  vs. CHI, Sun 1pm EDT |
QB - NO  vs. GB, Sun 8pm EDT |
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| ECR | # 8 | # 16 | - |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 8 | - |
| Worst Rank | # 15 | # 23 | - |
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| Opponent | vs. CHI | vs. GB | - |
| Matchup Rating | This is a 2 star matchup. QBs perform worse than their average vs CHI | This is a 3 star matchup. QBs perform close to their average vs GB | - |
| Stats Allowed | |||
| Pass Comp | 16.3 | 13 | |
| Pass Yds | 169.3 | 159 | |
| Pass TD | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| Fantasy Points | |||
| Season Total | 65.8 | 53.4 | - |
| Avg Game | 21.9 | 17.8 | - |
| Avg Projection | 18.4 | 18.0 | - |
| Week 2 | 28.5 | 15.5 | - |
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QB - ATL | QB - NO | |
| 2020 Schedule | ||
| Week 1 | vs. SEA 37/54, 450 pass yds, 2 td, 1 int 1 rush, -1 yds, 0 td | vs. TB 18/30, 160 pass yds, 2 td, 0 int 2 rush, 0 yds, 0 td |
| Week 2 | at DAL 24/36, 273 pass yds, 4 td, 0 int 4 rush, 16 yds, 0 td | at LV 26/38, 312 pass yds, 1 td, 1 int |
| Week 3 | vs. CHI | vs. GB |
| Week 4 | at GB | at DET |
| Week 5 | vs. CAR | vs. LAC |
| Week 6 | at MIN | BYE WEEK |
| Week 7 | vs. DET | vs. CAR |
| Week 8 | at CAR | at CHI |
| Week 9 | vs. DEN | at TB |
| Week 10 | BYE WEEK | vs. SF |
| Week 11 | at NO | vs. ATL |
| Week 12 | vs. LV | at DEN |
| Week 13 | vs. NO | at ATL |
| Week 14 | at LAC | at PHI |
| Week 15 | vs. TB | vs. KC |
| Week 16 | at KC | vs. MIN |
| Week 17 | at TB | at CAR |
QB - ATL vs. CHI, Sun 1pm EDT |
QB - NO vs. GB, Sun 8pm EDT |
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| Passing | ||
| Pass Att | 39.4 | 34.4 |
| Pass Cmp | 26.5 | 24.0 |
| Pass Yards | 299.6 | 274.8 |
| Pass TDs | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Ints | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rush Attempts | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Rush Yards | 7.8 | 2.3 |
| Rush TDs | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Misc | ||
| Fumbles | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Points | ||
| Fantasy Points | 18.4 | 18.0 |
QB - ATL | QB - NO | |
| 2020 Points | ||
| Week 1 | 24.9 | 14.4 |
| Week 2 | 28.5 | 15.5 |
| Week 3 | 12.4 | 23.5 |
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| Total | 65.8 | 53.4 |
| Average | 21.9 | 17.8 |
QB - ATL vs. CHI, Sun 1pm EDT |
QB - NO vs. GB, Sun 8pm EDT |
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| Expert | ||
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | Ryan squares off against the Bears' defense, which has allowed just 13.0 fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks - fourth fewest in the league. There's also a chance he's without Julio Jones in this one, limiting Ryan's ceiling. Still, he's averaged 45 attempts per game thus far and has a stud in Calvin Ridley as well as reliable pass-catchers like Russell Gage and Hayden Hurst at his disposal. Fire up Ryan as a top-10 QB this week, though there is some downside given the matchup and lack of Jones. | Brees has been a shaky QB play this season and hasn't displayed the same level of upside we've seen from him in seasons past. He'll square off against a middle-of-the-pack Green Bay defense whose strength is in its secondary. The Saints should continue to lean on the run and short-passing game, and Brees is best utilized as a mid-tier QB2 for Week 3. |
| 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. | To be frank, Brees hasn't looked like the QB that we've grown accustomed to seeing over previous seasons. He doesn't look like he has the necessary arm strength anymore to push the ball downfield, which makes it hard to trust him for fantasy purposes. Brees can be rolled out this week as a low-end QB2. |
| 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. | Remember when Brees was seriously contemplating retirement? I'm not going to say he's experiencing a Peyton Manning-like decline, but he hasn't looked good through two weeks. He's averaging just 6.9 yards per attempt, which is a number he fell below in just three games last year. The loss of Michael Thomas was a topper on the cake, as he's the safety valve who always seems to be open and has magnets for hands. The Packers defense is generating pressure (9.4 percent sack rate, fifth in NFL), but they haven't been efficient overall against quarterbacks, allowing them 8.67 yards per attempt with a 6.9 percent touchdown rate. The 0.59 fantasy points per actual pass attempt rank as the seventh most in the league. The reason they haven't allowed a lot of points to them? Plays. Their opponents are averaging just 53.5 plays per game and it's led to just 58 pass attempts. Meanwhile, the Saints are averaging just 61.5 plays per game themselves because they haven't sustained drives with Brees playing mediocre. Brees has played better at home over the course of his career and this game has a rather high total, so we can't completely write him off, but Brees is more of a high-end QB2 than a must-play this week, especially given that we don't know Thomas' status right now. |
| 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 Packers are 15th against fantasy quarterbacks and Brees was not very good on MNF without Michael Thomas. Brees is probably more of a QB2 at home rather than a QB1. |
