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NFL DFS Week 2 – Ben’s Game-by-Game Breakdown

What’s up everyone! This is my fourth season breaking down every game of the weekend, and I couldn’t be more excited that football is back. If you are interested in my core plays + final thoughts cheat sheet for every main slate, you can browse our packages here. With that being said, let’s get to the analysis!

 

Atlanta Falcons @ Dallas Cowboys

Vegas Total: 53

Outlook: The Week 2 slate kicks off with an absolute banger in JerryWorld. Matt Ryan put on a show in garbage time last week, passing for 450 yards and two touchdowns in a double-digit loss to the Seattle Seahawks at home. Both Quarterback’s in this game are what I would classify as “splitsy”. Matt Ryan has perennially played better indoors, while Dak Prescott is much better at home. In 2019, Prescott’s YPA leaped from 7.4 on the road to 9.2 at home. His touchdown rate also saw a massive increase, sitting at 7% in Dallas compared to just 3.2% on the road. Home Dak is one of the top QB plays in all formats for me this week, after Russell Wilson put on a master class against Falcons secondary. Seattle featured a much more aggressive passing attack than we’ve seen in past years, closer to how this Cowboys offense will run. Ryan, on the other hand, is viable in tournaments or game stacks. I explained in last weeks cash game article that I lean heavily on mobile QB’s in cash games, and that gives Prescott an edge for me on both sites.

Zeke Elliott looked primed for the massive season Mike McCarthy was hinting at all off-season in Week 1. He was the highest graded running back after the first full week of games per Pro Football Focus, and looked great catching the ball out of the backfield. McCarthy talked in training camp about using Elliott more heavily in the passing game, and that showed with back-up and receiving specialist Tony Pollard logging under 5 total snaps. The Falcons Dan Quinn defense has been eaten alive by receiving backs for years, and surrendered a 6-45-2 line to Chris Carson last Sunday. Elliott heads into Week 2 as arguably the top overall RB play on the entire slate. The narrative of playing Todd Gurley early in the year took a hit when he logged under 50% of the snaps. This Cowboys team was repeatedly gashed on the ground by the Rams and lost a key piece in Leighton Vander Esch, but there are too many good RB plays for me to be heavily invested in Gurley this week.

The receiving corps are where I’ll be targeting from this game, and I think you can make the case for all of these guys in either cash games or tournaments. The Falcons passing game will continue to be consolidated between Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley and Hayden Hurst, Russell Gage will see the slot work. Ridley is sure to be an attractive option after his two-touchdown performance in Week 1, which makes Julio my favorite pivot once again in GPPs. Hurst gets a bump in matchup with Vander Esch missing, and I like him as a lower-owned Tight End. On the Cowboys side, it’s always going to be Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup and CeeDee Lamb. Cooper is too cheap on DraftKings, while Lamb is the “free square” on FanDuel. This should leave Gallup extremely low-owned on both sites as leverage, but I will be considering all three for my main teams as we head into the weekend.

 

Cash Game Pool: Dak Prescott, Zeke Elliott, Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb, Calvin Ridley

 

GPP Pool: Matt Ryan, Michael Gallup, Julio Jones

 

Denver Broncos @ Pittsburgh Steelers

Vegas Total: 41.5

Outlook: This is one of the more gross games for me in Week 2. The Broncos are banged up, on a short week, and have to travel cross-country into Pittsburgh to face maybe the best defense in the NFL. Phillip Lindsay hasn’t practiced yet this week due to turf toe, and that could force some ownership onto Melvin Gordon. I think that Gordon is a legitimate bad play on this slate, and him at any amount of ownership is even worse. Jerry Jeudy and Noah Fant looked good in the absence of Courtland Sutton on Monday night, but both seem too thin for me to consider across my usual three to five lineups.

Pittsburgh is definitely in play as a home favorite, and after an ugly first few drives Ben Roethlisberger did look back to form after missing nearly all of last season. It looked like we were going to get some Benny Snell chalk after James Conner didn’t return to the game in Week 1…but he actually got in a full practice on Thursday. He looked really bad on Monday night, and Snell was the clear better back. That being said, with Conner now looking likely to be active, Snell is nothing more than a GPP flier. Diontae Johnson is the guy that should feature heavy ownership here, after he drew 10 targets on Monday night against the Giants. He also led the team with just under 30% of the total Air Yards. His price was released prior to that game, and now presents obvious value for the role that he is in. JuJu Smith-Schuster saw life breathed into his fantasy production with Ben back, finding the end zone twice. He is playable in tournaments, or in a stack with Ben in a large field GPP.

 

Cash Game Pool: Diontae Johnson

 

GPP Pool: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Ben Roethlisberger

 

Minnesota Vikings @ Indianapolis Colts

Vegas Total: 48.5

Outlook: This is one of the sneakier games of the weekend in my opinion, and that 48.5 O/U is looking more and more appealing as the week goes on. Both of these teams are coming off brutal losses in Week 1, and with how the Vikings defense looked…they should be thrust into shootouts weekly. Cousins was under siege all day against Green Bay seeing pressure over a third of the time. We could see more of the same this weekend against DeForest Buckner and co, which takes away any interest in Kirk Cousins. Rivers doesn’t have the same ceiling that he once did in San Diego, but I do expect the team to put up points in this spot at home and you can consider him in tournaments.

Much of the focus in this game will be pushed onto Jonathan Taylor, who has the opportunity to seize a bellcow role with Marlon Mack now on IR. Taylor was the best Running Back prospect of the last decade not named Saquon Barkley, and will continue to get better as the season goes on. We should be encouraged by his 6-67 receiving line in his first NFL game, and he is one of the top plays in all formats on all sites. Nyheim Hines will steal some passing game work, and he did see only one less snap than Taylor down the stretch of that game. His two touchdowns are rather fluky, however, and I fully expect this to be the JT coming out party. Dalvin Cook’s day was saved by two touchdowns, but I expect him to be more involved in the game plan than he was in Week 1. He is a great GPP play, but won’t crack my cash game pool with other top-tier backs in smash spots.

The Vikings passing game starts and ends with Adam Thielen, who turned in a 6-110-2 line against the Packers with a 55% share of the teams Air Yards per Next Gen Stats. He is viable in all formats in game stacks or as a volume-driven one-off. On the Colts side of the ball, I have a ton of interest in both Parris Campbell and TY Hilton. Campbell led the team in targets last week, and has a legitimate chance to become Rivers’ “Keenan Allen” in the slot in Indy. Our analyst Matt pointed out that Davante Adams found the end zone in the slot against this defense last weekend, and Campbell was the primary slot guy for the Colts. Both he and TY Hilton should feast on a slow group of defensive backs. We know that Hilton has historically been better at home, and this is an amazing spot for him to get going. Rivers should have plenty of time to pick out his guys downfield against a suspect Vikings pass-rush, and I think both will end up in my cash game pool on both sites.

 

Cash Game Pool: Jonathan Taylor, Parris Campbell

 

GPP Pool: TY Hilton, Adam Thielen, Dalvin Cook

 

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Tennessee Titans

Vegas Total: 42

Outlook: This game has one of the lowest game totals of the week, and sets up as a massive Derrick Henry game. He has historically owned this Jaguars defense, averaging 23.4 PPR points per game against them over the last two full seasons (four games). Rookie back-up Darrynton Evans missed Week 1, and it’s unclear if he will be able to suit up on Sunday. Jeremy McNichols did siphon some third-down usage from Henry, but he secured over 75% of the snaps in their Week 1 victory. He also hauled in three-balls, and per PFF, ran more routes than Tarik Cohen against the Broncos. He’s set up to be fed early and often as a double-digit home favorite against one of the worst projected defenses in the NFL. I will be looking to stuff him into my main lineup on both sites. They also should be motivated to get him in the box after he was trolled out of two touchdowns inside the five by Jonnu Smith and Mycole Pruitt.

Outside of Henry, you can consider Ryan Tannehill in tournaments, but the expected game environment is not good enough that I’m really interested. Tanny was asked to throw more than I expected heading into the Denver game, and I think this is a get right spot at home for them to let Henry carry the team. If I was looking to stack or for a one-off, AJ Brown will be low-owned due to Corey Davis’ big MNF performance.

Gardner Minshew was highly efficient in the Jaguars Week 1 upset over the Colts. I’m a fan of Minshew, especially in fantasy, but playing him in tourneys in Week 2 seems too thin for me personally. DJ Chark and Laviska Shenault are viable one-offs, Shenault in particular will continue to get the ball in a variety of ways and I will always bet on his talent.

UPDATE: It looks like AJ Brown could miss this game for the Jaguars, which would bump up Corey Davis and Jonnu Smith as DFS value plays.

 

Cash Game Pool: Derrick Henry

 

GPP Pool: AJ Brown, Laviska Shenault, DJ Chark

 

New York Giants @ Chicago Bears

Vegas Total: 42

Outlook: This is a relatively boring game highlighted by a measly 42 O/U. With the Bears installed as favorites at home, we could see more run-heavy game-script designed to take pressure off of Mitch Trubisky. The fact that David Montgomery was able to secure a full workload in Week 1, furthers this theory. I think that Monty is definitely in play in tournaments at his price, especially after Benny freakin’ Snell rushed for over 100 yards against this Giants defense. His upside will still be capped in the passing game, and the Bears offense isn’t good enough for me to give him the green light in cash game formats. Anthony Miller hit paydirt late in the second half, but I’m focused on the squeaky wheel Allen Robinson game. Much was made of Robinson’s contract issues with the Bears this week, but the dust seems to have settled on that front as we head into Sunday. He was a popular DFS play in Week 1, and recency bias should keep ownership low. He’s a great tournament one-off, that can help differentiate an otherwise chalky lineup build.

For the Giants, my interest starts and ends with Saquon Barkley in GPPs. He logged over 85% of the snaps for the G-Men in Week 1, but was held in check by the Steelers fearsome front. The nine targets in the passing game should offer optimism around his outlook even in expected negative game-script, and this Bears team is not quite as dominant as the were two seasons ago.

We do need to monitor the injury news here, if Golden Tate where to miss again in Week 2 that would push some interest to Darius Slayton, but nothing that will drastically change the slate. I don’t want to go out of my way to attack a 42 O/U on a 13 game slate.

 

Cash Game Pool: None 

 

GPP Pool: Allen Robinson, David Montgomery, Saquon Barkley

 

Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers

Vegas Total: 49.5

Outlook: Vegas likes this game with the total rising three full points since opening at 46.5. It sets up as another week to stack the Packers, against an extremely banged up Lions defense. Detroit is already without their top corner Justin Coleman, and top FA Desmond Trufant has yet to practice this week as well. They are getting rookie Jeff Okudah back, but this will be his first NFL game and he failed to make a massive impression in a limited training camp. The Packers were extremely aggressive in Week 1, finishing top-ten in neutral game-script pass%. Mitch Trubsiky went nuclear in the second-half against this team once their corners went down, and all signs point to this being another Packers offensive explosion.

Like the Baltimore Ravens, this Packers offense is extremely concentrated between Davante Adams and Aaron Jones. Jones only out-snapped Jamaal Williams 38-26, but he gobbled up three rushing attempts inside the 10 yard line with two targets as well. They love to feed Jones in the red zone, and he is a compelling tournament play at what is certain to be low-ownership. Many DFS players will be focusing on this passing game after their eruption in Week 1, so pivoting to Jones looks like my preferred move. Adams is a near impossible fade given the concerns in the Lions secondary. I don’t need to explain why he is a good play, but I will be strongly considering him in cash games on both sites.

The Lions offense really struggled without their alpha Kenny Golladay, and he missed practice again on Thursday. I expect a better game from Marvin Jones this weekend, and he is a good play based off recency bias alone. The interesting GPP-dart is rookie Quintez Cephus, who surprisingly saw over 35% of the team Air Yards vs the Bears. He also saw 10 targets, and makes for an interesting one-off or run-back option in Packers stacks.

The backfield situation is too murky for me to have much conviction, but I was encouraged by D’Andre Swift’s role in his first NFL game. He will never be a smash option while Adrian Peterson is healthy, but his five targets are promising and he will benefit once again if Golladay is unable to suit up.

 

Cash Game Pool: Davante Adams

 

GPP Pool: Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Jones, Marvin Jones, Quintez Cephus

 

Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Vegas Total: 47.5

Outlook: One of the top GPP games on the slate, there’s a shot we see the clock turned back and get a #vintage Tom Brady game on Sunday. It’s no coincidence that the Buc’s have the second-highest implied team total on the slate behind only the Dallas Cowboys. The Panthers defense, as Dennis Green would say, was who we thought they were last week. They coughed up over 30 points to the Las Vegas Raiders and look like one of the worst (and youngest) units in the NFL. It’s certain that Brady will want to get one in the win column on Sunday, and there’s no better spot to get the offense firing on all cylinders. We need to monitor the status of Chris Godwin, who was placed into concussion protocol on Wednesday afternoon. If he’s unable to go, we would need to bump up Mike Evans and Scotty Miller, but if active he would be one of my favorite tournament plays on the slate. Evans is right there with him, however, after he looked good in Week 1 despite nearly missing the game due to an injured hamstring. Both are in smash spots on Sunday in stacks with Brady. I even think we can consider OJ Howard as a tournament pivot after Rob Gronkowski looked like absolute dust. The Bucs stack very well may be my number one overall stack as we approach Sunday.

For the Panthers, it’s tough to expect much success in this spot, on the road against a formidable defense. Christian McCaffrey was bottled up by this defensive front twice last season, and they did a great job limiting Alvin Kamara in Week 1 (minus the TD’s). He’s a tough sell for me in this matchup at his price, and makes for more of a tournament play in run-backs with Bucs stacks. I think DJ Moore is the obvious candidate to fit that “run back” mold, though. He saw 37% of the Panthers Air Yards in Week 1 and also drew two end zone targets. I don’t think you need to bring back a Bucs stack in this spot, but if you were going for that strategy he would be my clear pick over Robby Anderson and Curtis Samuel.

 

Cash Game Pool: None (for now)

 

GPP Pool: Tom Brady, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, DJ Moore, Christian McCaffrey, OJ Howard

 

Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins

Vegas Total: 41

Outlook: One of my favorite spots on this slate, this sets up as an absolute smash week for readers of this column’s favorite…Josh MF Allen. Allen owned this Dolphins defense for 21 and 33 DraftKings points in two meetings last season. He’s faced this team four times since taking over as the Bills Quarterback, and he averages just under 80 rushing yards per game with 0.75 rushing touchdowns in those four meetings. It’s clear that they will struggle against mobile QB’s again this season after Cam Newton turned back the clock with a 15-75-2 line in Week 1. The Dolphins came out and played one of the most man-heavy defensive schemes in Week 1, which is partially why Newton has so much success on the ground. It’s hard for teams that deploy heavy man-coverage to cover mobile QB’s. I loved what I saw from the Bills offense in Week 1, they were much more aggressive and lowering Josh Allen’s aDOT actually helped him find his way to a 300 yard passing game. If that’s something he can routinely do this season…we haven’t yet seen his ceiling for fantasy purposes. He also sets up better due to the Bills being favored. Last season, his yards per attempt spiked from 5.5 to 7.4 in wins, with a sizable bump in touchdown rate as well. This is maybe the best spot on the slate, and I am looking to be overweight on Allen.

Zack Moss nearly matched Singletary touch-for-touch and wound up catching a touchdown pass from Allen in the red zone. Singletary was basically a 0 in the red zone, and that really hurts his upside despite the good matchup. I think Moss will eventually take over the backfield completely, but Allen’s willingness to run when close will hurt his touchdown equity weekly. Both are GPP-only plays for me in Week 2, with an edge to Moss.

If looking to stack Allen with a pass catcher, both Stefon Diggs and John Brown are viable options. Brown has an elite history against this team, and Stef Diggs has historically smashed man-coverage dating back to his time in Minnesota.

On the Dolphins side, I can’t get excited in this offense against this defense whatsoever. Gesicki will continue to dominate slot snaps, basically playing WR. This gives him value weekly, but in a tough matchup it’s a tournament only DFS option. The Bills should roll in this one, and I’m focused on Allen above all else.

 

Cash Game Pool: Josh Allen

 

GPP Pool: John Brown, Stefon Diggs, Mike Gesicki

 

San Francisco 49ers @ New York Jets

Vegas Total: 42.5

Outlook: I jokingly say that some games on this slate are gross, but of all of them, this one takes the cake. The 49ers are traveling cross-country, and are still extremely banged up on offense. They also lost Richard Sherman on defense, for what it’s worth. The Jets are one of the worst offense in the NFL, and I have no confidence in them even at home. Darnold faced more pressure than any QB in the league in Week 1 — over 40% of the time — and should be under duress early and often against Nick Bosa and crew. Jamison Crowder has missed some practice this week, if he’s active he will continue to suck up quick targets from Darnold before he is run over. Crowder is the only play from the Jets I’m considering. Matt brought up an interesting point about how much Chris Herndon was blocking in Week 1, probably due to the Bills pass rush. The bad part about that is, they could be in the same situation on Sunday. With other good TE value, I won’t be looking at Herndon despite his popularity in projections.

George Kittle looks like he may gut out his injury and play hurt this weekend. If he is in, I think he makes for an interesting tournament play seeing as everyone will avoid him due to injury. Raheem Mostert’s Week 1 usage, specifically in the passing game, was encouraging. We should see more Tevin Coleman now that we are on the east coast, however, so it’s likely an avoid spot for me altogether minus a few Kittle GPP shares.

 

Cash Game Pool: None

 

GPP Pool: George Kittle, Jamison Crowder

 

Los Angeles Rams @ Philadelphia Eagles

Vegas Total: 47

Outlook: I think this game actually could turn into a mess offensively, as I think both defense fronts have the advantage over these offensive lines. Jared Goff has always been better at home, and he should be under fire early and often on Sunday. I expect rookie Cam Akers to eventually take full control of this backfield, but Malcolm Brown actually looked pretty good on Sunday night and the lead back job is his to lose. This is a nightmare matchup for him, however, and I won’t be looking at the Rams running game. I targeted Logan Thomas vs this defense last week, but the one Rams play I do like is Bobby Woods. Woods went over the century mark on SNF, and will be faded by the masses due to his matchup with Darius Slay. Slay did his part vs Terry McLaurin, but I’m still on the side that believes he is a shell of the player he once was. Woods has been much better than Kupp over the last 10 games or so, and I think he can be played in all formats.

The Eagles did nothing to help Carson Wentz on Sunday letting him get beat to death by the Washington front seven. They will get some reinforcements in Week 2 with both Lane Johnson and Miles Sanders likely back. Even with Johnson back, this line will struggle with Aaron Donald and friends and they would be wise to emphasis quick passes to Miles Sanders and their Tight Ends, rather than long shots to DeSean Jackson and Jalen Reagor. That being said, Reagor nearly had a 60+ yard touchdown late in that game vs the Washington Football team, and it’s only a matter of time before he and Wentz connect for a big game. He will be in my player pool weekly, along with Sanders at his price.

Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert didn’t eat too much into each other’s production on Sunday, and both ended up finding the end zone. I think both are viable tournament pivots, with Ertz being my favorite if I have the salary.

 

Cash Game Pool: Robert Woods

 

GPP Pool: Miles Sanders, Jalen Reagor, PHI TE’s

 

Washington Football Team @ Arizona Cardinals

Vegas Total: 48

Outlook: This is a really interesting game, and I think the ownership could end up being greater than my overall interest. It looks like, as we head into the weekend, Kyler Murray is going to be one of the highest-owned Quarterback plays on the slate. I was all over Murray in tournaments last week, but if the hype keeps growing my interest is going to decrease for Week 2. This Redskins front-seven was ferocious in Week 1 sacking Carson Wentz eight times and forcing multiple fumbles. Murray was one of the worst QB’s under pressure last season, completing just 40% of his passes in the split. This Cardinals offensive line is still one of the worst units in the NFC, and Center Mason Cole missed practice again on Thursday. I don’t think he’s a bad play by any means, but I don’t think this is the smash spot that some seem to. The same can be said for Kenyan Drake, who is massively under-priced on DraftKings. With Jonathan Taylor cheaper and the presence of Chase Edmonds in the passing game, Drake is a high-ceiling, lower-floor tournament play for me in a tough matchup.

The Cardinals pass catchers are much more straight forward, with Nuk Hopkins and Christian Kirk stealing the show. Hopkins debuted for Arizona with a massive game, but it’s hard for me to expect him to get targeted like that every game. He is a great tournament play on Sunday, but not someone I’m building around in cash games. Kirk on the other hand, is cash playable mainly due to his $4,300 salary on DraftKings. Despite the one fantasy point in his game log, he saw 37% of the Cards Air Yards in Week 1 and was just missed on a deep ball late in the game. This is too cheap for someone of Kirk’s ability in this offense, and he is in my cash game value pool.

I’ve taken several victory laps on Logan Thomas already, but overall it leaves me melancholy because he is now going to be thrust into the DFS limelight. He ran a route on 77% of Haskins’ dropbacks in Week 1 and saw eight targets. Against the Cardinals notoriously bad TE defense, he is one of the top plays on the slate at his position. Terry McLaurin is an interesting tournament pivot after letting down as chalk in Week 1. I may end up underweight on this game aside from Thomas/Kirk.

 

Cash Game Pool: Christian Kirk, Logan Thomas

 

GPP Pool: Kyler Murray, DeAndre Hopkins, Terry McLaurin, Kenyan Drake

 

Kansas City Chiefs @ Los Angeles Chargers

Vegas Total: 47.5

Outlook: I can’t get a strong read on this game, and will be curious to view ownership projections on the weekend. We obviously want to attack this Chiefs team every week, but this is not going to be a fast-paced game and there are a few spots I feel very strongly about on this slate. You can definitely play Mahomes on every slate, no matter what, but he comes in around four or five for me on this particular slate…as scary as that is. The Chargers run a zone defensive scheme designed to keep things in front of them. This lowers the ceiling for guys like Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins, making Travis Kelce my favorite play on the Chiefs. He was due for some positive red zone regression after an unlucky 2019 campaign, and that delivered early with a red zone TD in Week 1 against the Texans.

The other guy I really like here is Clyde Edwards-Helaire. He looked like a top-five fantasy back in this offense in Week 1, and that was basically his floor because he saw just two targets. He was historically good in the passing game for LSU last year, and this role will continue to develop as the season goes on. Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy confirmed he will remain as the goal-line back in Week 2, and I think he has a really strong chance of getting in the box if they get close.

I talked a lot prior to the season about how bad I expected this Chargers offense to be in 2020…and they didn’t do themselves any favors against the Bengals. Josh Kelley will continue to eat into Austin Ekeler in the red zone, and how can we really trust them to utilize Ekeler properly after last week? It looks like his ceiling is going to be limited compared to what we saw with Phil Rivers managing the offense, and I just don’t see any reason to go overboard with him this week in DFS.

The one play I like from the Chargers is Mike Williams, who is criminally under-priced (like a lot of WRs) on DK. He profiles more like Will Fuller than someone like Keenan Allen, and looked healthy against the Bengals. Hunter Henry also has the best matchup on the team, but won’t feature heavy ownership in GPPs. Kansas City surrendered 14 DK points per game to Tight Ends in 2019, and allowed a touchdown to the position in Week 1.

 

Cash Game Pool: Mike Williams

 

GPP Pool: Patrick Mahomes, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Travis Kelce, Hunter Henry

 

Baltimore Ravens @ Houston Texans

Vegas Total: 52

Outlook: This is an elite spot for the Ravens against one of the worst defenses in the NFL. I don’t want to put too much stock into 2019 matchup seeing as so much changes year over year in the NFL, but this is the same exact Ravens offense that popped off for 40 points in this matchup last season. Lamar Jackson’s floor/ceiling seemingly gets higher every week, he walked his way to 27 fantasy points against the Browns while rushing the ball just seven times. He is the top QB play in all formats, it’s just a matter of finding the salary to fit him in. The beautiful thing about stacking Lamar is, we know where the ball is going. That answer, of course, is Hollywood Brown and Mark Andrews. Brown was eighth-overall in the NFL with a 46% Air Yards share in Week 1, and looks primed for a monster season. The same can be said for Andrews coming off a career-high in snaps. These two are being transformed into full-time players this season, and that serves as a reminder of what this Ravens offense was capable of in 2019 with them not being on the field every play.

The backfield situation will continue to frustrate fantasy owners with Mark Ingram and JK Dobbins likely to have near even roles weekly. OC Greg Roman noted that the Ravens will likely “ride the hot hand” at times in 2020. That makes both tournament only plays weekly, but they are in such a good offense that it’s hard to not want exposure here. I think Dobbins will continue to get red zone looks, and he would be my choice if picking one of the two.

It’s hard to expect much from the Texans against this defense, but that also means we could see Deshaun Watson eating late in garbage time. He’s not at the top of my player pool by any means, but his rushing ability keeps him as an option each week. Will Fuller on the other hand, is at the top of my tournament pool despite the tough matchup. He dominated looks and Air Yards for this team in Week 1, and should the Texans get down early as we expect, he could turn in a sneaky huge game on a full-PPR site like DraftKings. The Lamar-Hollywood-Fuller stack will be in my 3 max entry pool on Sunday.

 

Cash Game Pool: Lamar Jackson, Hollywood Brown

 

GPP Pool: Mark Andrews, Will Fuller, David Johnson, Deshaun Watson

 

Written by Ben Hossler (Follow @BenHossler on Twitter)

 

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