Wide Receiver Sleepers, Risers, Fantasy Football Breakouts - Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends Analysis for Week 2 (2024)

Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are among the top fantasy point scorers as they can be relied on by not just their team’s offense to earn targets and produce on those targets.

We’ll take a weekly team-by-team look into these target earners and separate the wheat from the chaff. To properly lead into what we’ll be looking at this season, we’ll have to establish a baseline of the most important things we’re looking at with targets and other receiving metrics that paint the full picture for who we should be rostering, who we should be adding, and who we can drop.

Everything we’ll discuss in this season’s WR Target Variances article will be some of the best statistics and metrics correlating with fantasy football production. Think of targets as a page in a coloring book, representing the outline yet to be colored. Coloring on that page adds context and flavor to that page. That’s what we’ll do with targets — adding more context than just some target totals and box score stats.

Note: As the season progresses, noteworthy changes in usage and production will be blended into the equation. Statistics from our player pages at RotoBaller were included during the compilation of data, while Pro Football Reference, PFF, Fantasy Points Data, NFL NextGenStats, RotoViz, ESPN Stats and Info, and SumerSports were also used as resources in the creation of this article.

 

Top 15 Target Share % From Week 1

Note: This stat will be replaced by target share differences from the previous week, from Week 1 to Week 2, Week 2 to Week 3, and so on.

Name	Pos	Team	Target Share %	Targets
Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR	43.8%	21
Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	IND	38.9%	7
Garrett Wilson	WR	NYJ	37.9%	11
Tyreek Hill	WR	MIA	35.3%	12
Rashee Rice	WR	KC	34.6%	9
Isaiah Likely	TE	BAL	34.3%	12
A.J. Brown	WR	PHI	33.3%	9
George Pickens	WR	PIT	33.3%	7
Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	SF	32.1%	9
DJ Moore	WR	CHI	32.0%	8
Keenan Allen	WR	CHI	32.0%	8
CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL	31.3%	10
Allen Lazard	WR	NYJ	31.0%	9
Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NYG	30.6%	11
Trey McBride	TE	ARI	30.0%	9

Kupp was destined to lead every target-share related in Week 1 after Puka Nacua left the game with his knee injury. With Nacua placed on IR for the next four (or more) weeks, expect Kupp to be a fixture on this list. Players like Pittman and Pickens were the stars in terms of their team's targets on offenses that didn't throw the ball a ton.

The fact that Samuel led the 49ers in targets in addition to eight carries running the ball is incredibly bullish for Samuel's overall profile going forward, even if that shift in the gameplan was because of Christian McCaffrey being inactive.

Lazard's nine targets seem like a massive outlier, considering it's his career high and the fact that the Jets seem to be easing Mike Williams in from his knee injury that ended his season last year.

The other name that sticks out in this list would be Robinson, as we expect Malik Nabers to appear on this list this season, but Robinson PPR scammed his way into 11 targets with just a 5.3-yard aDOT. Hey, we'll certainly take it, but it's not going to be a weekly thing.

 

Arizona Cardinals

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards Per Target	FPTS Per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	3	1	4	0	31	16.4%	94.7%	90.2%	10.3	10.0%	1.3	0.47	1.4	3	14.3%	8.3%	0.21	0.11	0.265	0.129	55	36	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	1.4	103	0.9	104				0.0%	0.0
Greg Dortch	WR	8	6	47	0	54	29.0%	68.4%	60.7%	6.8	26.7%	5.9	1.34	10.7	6	28.6%	30.8%	0.69	1.81	0.603	0.864	37	26	0.0%	73.1%	26.9%	0.0%	11.1	35	8.1	39	1	4	0	5.0%	0.4
Michael Wilson	WR	2	1	5	1	31	16.5%	92.1%	80.3%	15.5	6.7%	2.5	3.75	7.5	1	4.8%	5.7%	0.17	0.14	0.215	0.161	49	35	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	0.0%	7.5	55	7.0	48				0.0%	0.0
Chris Moore	WR							2.6%	1.6%													1	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Zach Pascal	WR							5.3%	6.6%													4	2	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Trey McBride	TE	9	5	30	0	76	40.2%	89.5%	85.2%	8.4	30.0%	3.3	0.89	8.0	5	23.8%	26.5%	0.63	0.88	0.732	0.397	52	34	0.0%	55.9%	2.9%	41.2%	8.0	10	5.5	11				0.0%	0.0
Elijah Higgins	TE	2	2	12	0	3	1.6%	28.9%	41.0%	1.5	6.7%	6.0	1.60	3.2	2	9.5%	18.2%	0.33	1.09	0.111	4.000	25	11	0.0%	27.3%	9.1%	63.6%	3.2	30	2.2	31				0.0%	0.0
Tip Reiman	TE							15.8%	32.8%													20	6	14.3%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
James Conner	RB	3	3	33	0	-3	-1.6%	47.4%	67.2%	-1.0	10.0%	11.0	2.77	8.3	3	14.3%	16.7%	0.26	1.83	0.139	-11.000	41	18	18.2%	4.5%	18.2%	0.0%	19.3	8	17.8	10	16	50	1	80.0%	13.0
Trey Benson	RB	1	1	5	0	-4	-2.1%	7.9%	13.1%	-4.0	3.3%	5.0	1.50	1.5	1	4.8%	33.3%	0.44	1.67	0.035	-1.250	8	3	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.8	52	2.3	53	3	13	0	15.0%	1.3
Emari Demercado	RB	2	2	26	0	0	0.0%	23.7%	21.3%	0.0	6.7%	13.0	2.30	4.6		0.0%	22.2%	0.37	2.89	0.100	0.000	13	9	18.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.6	44	3.6	44				0.0%	0.0

Cardinals Notes From Week 1:

Marvin Harrison's first NFL game was summed up by him being wide-open for a touchdown, but Kyler Murray still completed a first down to Greg Dortch. Both Harrison and Michael Wilson -- the starting outside wide receivers in Week 1 -- combined for just five targets and two receptions on the day.

Harrison saw routes on 95% of Murray's dropbacks, which is pretty huge and keeps him well in line for better days going forward.

Marvin Harrison Jr. was so wide open for a game-winning touchdown CBS couldn't even fit a Bills defender in the frame

(Kyler Murray did not throw to him) pic.twitter.com/77hEMZYzwD

— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) September 8, 2024

Greg Dortch saw eight targets and was a focal point, but if we want this offense to be more explosive, Dortch cannot be the safety valve and lead the team in receptions and yards. Still, if you need a reception merchant in your flex, you can do worse. As the pure slot player with 73% of snaps coming from the inside, Dortch was in on 68% of routes per dropback in Week 1.

As for everybody's favorite TE1 candidate, Trey McBride, he led the team with nine targets with a healthy 8.4-yard aDOT. It was really just a bad day for tight ends, but I thought McBride would be a bigger piece of the gameplan with Bills LB Matt Milano out with a torn bicep.

Conner had a solid day, but third-down back Emari Demercado and Trey Benson were minimally involved.

However, snaps and routes do add up. It's not like Conner was in a timeshare or anything, but the offseason buzz had Conner as a pure three-down guy, with the coachspeak confirming that despite drafting Benson in the third round. Conner did get the touchdown following several Benson snaps in the Cardinals' second touchdown drive in the second quarter.

 

Atlanta Falcons

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Drake London	WR	4	2	15	0	35	21.3%	100.0%	100.0%	8.7	17.4%	3.8	0.88	3.5	2	11.8%	14.3%	0.34	0.54	0.410	0.431	56	28	0.0%	27.3%	72.7%	0.0%	3.5	80	2.5	80				0.0%	0.0
Darnell Mooney	WR	3	1	15	0	39	23.8%	100.0%	94.6%	13.0	13.0%	5.0	0.83	2.5	3	17.6%	10.7%	0.29	0.54	0.362	0.385	53	28	0.0%	42.4%	54.5%	0.0%	2.5	89	2.0	89				0.0%	0.0
Ray-Ray McCloud III	WR	6	4	52	0	72	44.0%	67.9%	53.6%	12.0	26.1%	8.7	1.53	9.2	5	29.4%	31.6%	0.84	2.74	0.699	0.722	30	19	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	9.2	43	7.2	46				0.0%	0.0
KhaDarel Hodge	WR							0.0%	3.6%		0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.0								2	0	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Kyle Pitts	TE	3	3	26	1	28	17.0%	100.0%	96.4%	9.3	13.0%	8.7	3.87	11.6	1	5.9%	10.7%	0.26	0.93	0.315	0.932	54	28	0.0%	63.6%	12.1%	24.2%	11.6	4	10.1	3				0.0%	0.0
Charlie Woerner	TE	2	1	4	0	5	3.1%	25.0%	41.1%	2.5	8.7%	2.0	0.70	1.4	2	11.8%	28.6%	0.54	0.57	0.152	0.800	23	7	0.0%	28.6%	0.0%	71.4%	1.4	46	0.9	45				0.0%	0.0
Ross Dwelley	TE							0.0%	3.6%		0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.0								2	0	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Bijan Robinson	RB	5	5	43	0	-15	-9.2%	82.1%	89.3%	-3.0	21.7%	8.6	1.86	9.3	4	23.5%	21.7%	0.31	1.87	0.262	-2.867	50	23	16.7%	13.3%	13.3%	0.0%	16.1	19	13.6	19	18	68	0	85.7%	6.8
Tyler Allgeier	RB							10.7%	17.9%		0.0%	0.0	0.00	0.0								10	3	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	2.1	58	2.1	56	3	21	0	14.3%	2.1

Falcons Notes From Week 1:

The good? Bijan Robinson may not have had the super productive day you'd hope from a top-5 fantasy pick, but the utilization was amazing and super bullish going forward.

Bijan Robinson Week 1 Utilization 👀👀👀

90% snaps
82% attempts
85% routes
22% targets

16.1 PPR
13.6 Half PPR

Solid day but HUGE days ahead. Bijan will challenge for RB1 overall if north of 65% snaps this year.

— Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) September 8, 2024

There's not too much more to say about Robinson, as he went over 100 yards from scrimmage in what was a pretty quiet day, all things considered.

The bad? Kirk Cousins looked horrendous. He couldn't move. He DIDN'T move. Cousins had the fourth-lowest time to throw of any quarterback in Week 1, and it didn't help that T.J. Watt established residence in the Falcons' pocket all day.

I don't want to just blurt out that Cousins should be replaced just because the Falcons happened to draft a quarterback in the first round this past April. But if Cousins is like this in Week 4, we might get some Michael Penix Jr.

As for the passing game weapons, all three of Drake London, Kyle Pitts, and Darnell Mooney ran 100% of routes per dropback in Week 1. With Zac Robinson taking over as offensive coordinator, it was likely that the Falcons would employ some tendencies from Robinson's former stop with the Rams.

I don't want to say it's night and day from last season's Arthur Smith-led team and this season's iteration of the Falcons because the quarterback issues either need to work themselves out with Cousins or be replaced by Penix.

But no matter what the outcome is, at least we don't have the QB issues PLUS the scheme issues and constant rotation of role players like we had in 2023. The fact that the quarterback issues are the only impediment to fantasy success seems incredibly workable for players like London, Pitts, and Mooney.

Ray-Ray McCloud took the lead on all receiving categories in Week 1, but that seems like an anomaly rather than the norm, as he did that on 68% of routes and 54% of snaps.

 

Baltimore Ravens

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Zay Flowers	WR	8	6	37	0	37	11.2%	94.1%	88.8%	4.6	22.9%	4.6	1.21	9.7	7	30.4%	16.7%	0.34	0.77	0.421	1.005	71	48	0.0%	22.2%	75.9%	0.0%	11.1	35	8.1	39	2	14	0	12.5%	1.4
Rashod Bateman	WR	5	2	53	0	132	40.1%	88.2%	83.8%	26.4	14.3%	10.6	1.46	7.3	2	8.7%	11.1%	0.43	1.18	0.495	0.402	67	45	0.0%	10.0%	90.0%	0.0%	7.3	57	6.3	53				0.0%	0.0
Nelson Agholor	WR	1	1	6	0	7	2.1%	31.4%	37.5%	7.0	2.9%	6.0	1.60	1.6	1	4.3%	6.3%	0.14	0.38	0.058	0.857	30	16	4.8%	47.6%	52.4%	0.0%	1.6	97	1.1	98				0.0%	0.0
Tylan Wallace	WR							7.8%	11.3%													9	4	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Deonte Harty	WR							3.9%	5.0%													4	2	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Mark Andrews	TE	2	2	14	0	5	1.5%	74.5%	73.8%	2.5	5.7%	7.0	1.70	3.4	2	8.7%	5.3%	0.10	0.37	0.096	2.800	59	38	6.5%	67.4%	10.9%	21.7%	3.4	28	2.4	29				0.0%	0.0
Isaiah Likely	TE	12	9	111	1	96	29.2%	68.6%	66.3%	8.0	34.3%	9.3	2.18	26.1	8	34.8%	34.3%	0.80	3.17	0.719	1.156	53	35	7.7%	41.0%	10.3%	48.7%	26.1	1	21.6	1				0.0%	0.0
Charlie Kolar	TE							2.0%	10.0%													8	1	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Derrick Henry	RB	1	0	0	0	-6	-1.8%	29.4%	46.3%	-6.0	2.9%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	4.3%	6.7%	0.08	0.00	0.030	0.000	37	15	16.7%	0.0%	0.0%	5.6%	10.6	31	10.6	30	13	46	1	81.3%	10.6
Justice Hill	RB	6	6	52	0	58	17.7%	54.9%	53.8%	9.7	17.1%	8.7	1.87	11.2	2	8.7%	21.4%	0.53	1.86	0.381	0.893	43	28	15.4%	7.7%	2.6%	0.0%	11.5	29	8.5	32	1	3	0	6.3%	0.3
Patrick Ricard	FB							5.9%	23.8%													19	3	50.0%	12.5%	0.0%	75.0%	0.0	6	0.0	6				0.0%	0.0

Ravens Notes From Week 1:

The big story from the Ravens from the Thursday opener was the emergence of Isaiah Likely, who paced all tight ends in fantasy scoring in Week 1. On 69% of routes, Likely earned 12 targets and was the beneficiary of the Ravens' base 12-personnel utilization, which capped out at 51.4%, more than doubling the highest utilization under Todd Monken's tenure as offensive coordinator.

Ravens alot of 12 personnel so far this season, clears any week since Todd Monken arrived pic.twitter.com/sDWCeFyivJ

— Football Insights 📊 (@fball_insights) September 11, 2024

The huge question is: will this continue? We know the Ravens' depth at wide receiver is pretty spotty at best, with names like Rashod Bateman and Nelson Agholor.

It seemed like the Ravens wanted to get their best players on the field. On the same token, you shouldn't be concerned one bit about Mark Andrews, who ran more routes than Likely and has been a defensive focal point for the Chiefs in all of Andrews' games against them.

We didn't get much downfield work from Zay Flowers with a 4.6-yard aDOT, but he did lead the team in routes per dropback (94%) and led the rest of the non-Likely pass-catchers in targets. The aforementioned Bateman ran 88% of routes and made a pretty nice play on his big 38-yard catch late.

Wide receiver routes were heavily concentrated on these two, so it could stand to reason that Bateman stands to benefit with some solid weeks if Likely's routes hold steady at the 65-70% range.

Justice Hill evoked recent memories of the Titans' backfield splits, with Hill (55%) doubling up Derrick Henry's routes (27%) on the night. While the Hill "PPR scam" may not materialize every week, it just takes the upside off of Henry's plate little by little.

Henry should be fine with this Ravens offense in much better game scripts than they had against the Chiefs, but he could turn into more of a touchdown-reliant back than the bulldozer we were accustomed to in Tennessee.

 

Buffalo Bills

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Curtis Samuel	WR	2	2	15	0	3	1.8%	30.0%	27.9%	1.5	9.1%	7.5	1.75	3.5	2	12.5%	22.2%	0.40	1.67	0.149	5.000	17	9	0.0%	55.6%	44.4%	0.0%	3.5	80	2.5	80				0.0%	0.0
Khalil Shakir	WR	3	3	42	1	11	6.6%	70.0%	54.1%	3.7	13.6%	14.0	4.40	13.2	2	12.5%	14.3%	0.28	2.00	0.251	3.784	33	21	0.0%	81.8%	18.2%	0.0%	13.2	25	11.7	23				0.0%	0.0
Keon Coleman	WR	5	4	51	0	47	28.0%	90.0%	73.8%	9.4	22.7%	10.2	1.82	9.1	5	31.3%	18.5%	0.45	1.89	0.537	1.085	45	27	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	9.1	45	7.1	47				0.0%	0.0
Mack Hollins	WR	2	2	25	1	23	13.7%	66.7%	59.0%	11.5	9.1%	12.5	5.25	10.5	1	6.3%	10.0%	0.26	1.25	0.232	1.087	36	20	0.0%	23.8%	71.4%	4.8%	10.5	38	9.5	30				0.0%	0.0
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR	2	1	19	0	54	32.1%	13.3%	19.7%	27.0	9.1%	9.5	1.45	2.9	1	6.3%	50.0%	1.96	4.75	0.361	0.352	12	4	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	2.9	86	2.4	83				0.0%	0.0
Dalton Kincaid	TE	1	1	11	0	5	3.0%	83.3%	83.6%	5.0	4.5%	11.0	2.10	2.1	1	6.3%	4.0%	0.08	0.44	0.089	2.200	51	25	3.8%	61.5%	7.7%	23.1%	2.1	37	1.6	36				0.0%	0.0
Dawson Knox	TE	2	1	23	0	20	11.9%	46.7%	57.4%	10.0	9.1%	11.5	1.65	3.3	1	6.3%	14.3%	0.36	1.64	0.220	1.150	35	14	16.7%	44.4%	11.1%	38.9%	3.3	29	2.8	26				0.0%	0.0
Quintin Morris	TE							0.0%	9.8%													6	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
James Cook	RB	3	3	32	0	0	0.0%	50.0%	60.7%	0.0	13.6%	10.7	2.07	6.2	2	12.5%	20.0%	0.33	2.13	0.205	0.000	37	15	6.3%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	13.3	23	11.8	24	19	71	0	79.2%	7.1
Ray Davis	RB	1	1	14	0	2	1.2%	6.7%	9.8%	2.0	4.5%	14.0	2.40	2.4		0.0%	50.0%	0.92	7.00	0.077	7.000	6	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.7	50	3.2	48	3	13	0	12.5%	1.3
Ty Johnson	RB	1	0	0	0	3	1.8%	30.0%	23.0%	3.0	4.5%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	6.3%	11.1%	0.21	0.00	0.081	0.000	14	9	20.0%	0.0%	10.0%	0.0%	0.7	70	0.7	70	2	7	0	8.3%	0.7
Reggie Gilliam	FB							0.0%	6.6%													4	0	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0	6	0.0	6				0.0%	0.0

Bills Notes From Week 1:

The big reveal of the post-Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis Bills in 2024  gave us a wide distribution of targets even with the routes a bit more concentrated than we would've initially predicted. The Bills were super low in their raw pass rate (53%) and it seemed like Josh Allen had to put this team on his back at times to even move the ball a little bit. Curtis Samuel ran routes on just 30% of dropbacks in Week 1, which is likely due to the turf toe injury he suffered a few weeks ago.

Most of Khalil Shakir's 70% routes came in the slot, but he did catch a touchdown on a nice play that saw him roll over the top of a defender to cross the goal line. It is usually a very positive sign for rookies who can get on the field immediately as it was for Keon Coleman, who led the Bills with 90% routes and 51 receiving yards in Week 1.

Keon Coleman led Bills receivers in

- snaps (72%)
- routes (22)
- targets (5)
- catches (4)
- yards (51)

— Michael F. Florio (@MichaelFFlorio) September 8, 2024

Apparently, Week 1 was cursed for tight ends, as Dalton Kincaid ran 83% of routes but could only muster one target. Still, there are excellent things to take away, like Kincaid taking some snaps in the backfield, plus 62% in the slot. We're not moving anything here for Kincaid based on an off game.

James Cook's routes took a little bit of a hit (50%) with Ty Johnson being a bit annoying taking 30% of that work on third downs, which could have been more if he hadn't left the game. Ray Davis did play a little bit, earning a target and three rushes after. The Bills loved what they saw from Davis in the preseason, but it seems like they're taking baby steps with him in games. Still, Davis could see more work as the spell or tandem back with Cook if Johnson's knee continues to act up.

 

Carolina Panthers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Diontae Johnson	WR	6	2	19	0	58	18.5%	69.2%	66.1%	9.7	23.1%	3.2	0.65	3.9	5	22.7%	22.2%	0.55	0.70	0.476	0.326	39	27	0.0%	32.1%	67.9%	0.0%	3.9	75	2.9	75				0.0%	0.0
Adam Thielen	WR	4	3	49	0	59	18.8%	74.4%	69.5%	14.8	15.4%	12.3	1.98	7.9	3	13.6%	13.8%	0.40	1.69	0.363	0.828	41	29	0.0%	67.7%	32.3%	0.0%	7.9	53	6.4	52				0.0%	0.0
Xavier Legette	WR	7	4	35	0	120	38.1%	59.0%	59.3%	17.1	26.9%	5.0	1.07	7.5	7	31.8%	30.4%	0.94	1.52	0.671	0.292	35	23	0.0%	40.0%	60.0%	0.0%	7.5	55	5.5	58				0.0%	0.0
Jonathan Mingo	WR	5	2	40	0	44	14.0%	59.0%	55.9%	8.8	19.2%	8.0	0.80	4.0	4	18.2%	21.7%	0.52	1.74	0.387	0.909	33	23	0.0%	36.0%	64.0%	0.0%	4.3	71	3.3	70	1	3	0	6.3%	-1.7
David Moore	WR	2	1	14	0	24	7.6%	28.2%	32.2%	12.0	7.7%	7.0	1.20	2.4	2	9.1%	18.2%	0.48	1.27	0.169	0.583	19	11	0.0%	15.4%	84.6%	0.0%	2.4	91	1.9	91				0.0%	0.0
Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE	1	1	4	0	-3	-1.0%	71.8%	72.9%	-3.0	3.8%	4.0	1.40	1.4	1	4.5%	3.6%	0.05	0.14	0.051	-1.333	43	28	11.8%	44.1%	11.8%	44.1%	1.4	46	0.9	45				0.0%	0.0
Jordan Matthews	TE							28.2%	33.9%													20	11	8.3%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Feleipe Franks	TE							0.0%	6.8%													4	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Chuba Hubbard	RB							46.2%	54.2%													32	18	24.0%	12.0%	12.0%	0.0%	1.4	64	1.4	63	6	14	0	37.5%	1.4
Miles Sanders	RB	1	0	0	0	12	3.8%	28.2%	37.3%	12.0	3.8%	0.0	0.00	0.0		0.0%	9.1%	0.24	0.00	0.084	0.000	22	11	25.0%	0.0%	6.3%	0.0%	2.2	56	2.2	54	5	22	0	31.3%	2.2
Mike Boone	RB							2.6%	8.5%													5	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7	70	0.7	70	4	7	0	25.0%	0.7

Panthers Notes From Week 1:

It's abundantly clear that Bryce Young hasn't gotten any better and that's disappointing because we know how bereft of talent the team is. They're trying, but they got boat-raced by a somewhat mediocre Saints team 47-10. The pass-catchers left early, as Adam Thielen led the way with 74% routes per dropback.

Some progress for Panthers QB Bryce Young: In the first half, his very first pass was intercepted.
In the second half, he didn't get picked off until his second pass.

— Scott Fowler (@scott_fowler) September 8, 2024

Rookie Xavier Legette earned a team-high seven targets (all of them first-read targets) on 59% routes and could be a factor soon for this offense. Fellow rookie Ja'Tavion Sanders was clearly ahead of former wide receiver-turned-tight end Jordan Matthews in Week 1, with 72% routes and 73% snaps, but caught his only target for four yards. When Tommy Tremble and Ian Thomas are healthy -- both missed Week 1 -- and active, expect both to eat into Sanders' workload.

The first game of the Diontae Johnson experience (six targets, 2-14) went about as #notgreat as you'd expect in a blowout like this, where it's likely he left the proceedings early because of the score and because of the groin strain he suffered in the preseason.

The running game was a complete non-factor, as expected with this kind of run-out. The Panthers had a total of 15 rushing attempts and Chuba Hubbard led the team in routes and snaps.

 

Chicago Bears

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
D.J. Moore	WR	8	5	36	0	35	18.6%	93.9%	87.5%	4.4	32.0%	4.5	1.08	8.6	6	30.0%	25.8%	0.52	1.16	0.610	1.023	49	31	0.0%	24.2%	75.8%	0.0%	10.0	41	7.5	44	1	14	0	5.9%	1.4
Keenan Allen	WR	8	4	29	0	93	49.1%	78.8%	67.9%	11.6	32.0%	3.6	0.86	6.9	7	35.0%	30.8%	0.81	1.12	0.824	0.313	38	26	0.0%	64.3%	35.7%	0.0%	6.9	59	4.9	62				0.0%	0.0
Rome Odunze	WR	3	1	11	0	30	15.9%	84.8%	76.8%	10.0	12.0%	3.7	0.70	2.1	2	10.0%	10.7%	0.27	0.39	0.291	0.367	43	28	3.3%	56.7%	43.3%	0.0%	2.1	93	1.6	93				0.0%	0.0
Velus Jones Jr.	WR	1	1	8	0	-5	-2.6%	3.0%	7.1%	-5.0	4.0%	8.0	-0.20	-0.2	1	5.0%	100.0%	1.25	8.00	0.041	-1.600	4	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.9	112	0.4	113	2	11	0	11.8%	-0.9
DeAndre Carter	WR	2	1	6	0	39	20.6%	18.2%	23.2%	19.5	8.0%	3.0	0.80	1.6	2	10.0%	33.3%	1.10	1.00	0.264	0.154	13	6	16.7%	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	1.6	97	1.1	98				0.0%	0.0
Cole Kmet	TE	1	1	4	0	1	0.5%	36.4%	48.2%	1.0	4.0%	4.0	1.40	1.4	1	5.0%	8.3%	0.15	0.33	0.064	4.000	27	12	20.0%	26.7%	13.3%	60.0%	1.4	46	0.9	45				0.0%	0.0
Gerald Everett	TE	1	1	-1	0	-5	-2.6%	63.6%	60.7%	-5.0	4.0%	-1.0	0.90	0.9	1	5.0%	4.8%	0.06	-0.05	0.041	0.200	34	21	12.5%	50.0%	16.7%	25.0%	0.9	52	0.4	52				0.0%	0.0
Marcedes Lewis	TE							6.1%	16.1%													9	2	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
D'Andre Swift	RB	1	0	0	0	1	0.5%	60.6%	69.6%	1.0	4.0%	0.0	2.00	2.0		0.0%	5.0%	0.09	0.00	0.064	0.000	39	20	8.3%	12.5%	16.7%	0.0%	5.0	42	5.0	40	10	30	0	58.8%	5.0
Khalil Herbert	RB							6.1%	10.7%													6	2	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.4	72	0.4	72	2	4	0	11.8%	0.4
Travis Homer	RB							21.2%	19.6%													11	7	11.0%	0.0%	44.4%	0.0%	1.0	69	1.0	68	2	10	0	11.8%	1.0
Khari Blasingame	FB							0.0%	12.5%													7	0	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	6	0.0	6				0.0%	0.0

Bears Notes From Week 1:

If there is going to be a 2023 Arthur Smith in 2024, the early returns have Bears offensive coordinator Shane Waldron as just that for this season. His personnel decisions and who is getting on the field for the Bears are puzzling. Cole Kmet worked as the clear number two at tight end behind Gerald Everett, who played under Waldron in Seattle. At this stage of his career, Everett should not be playing ahead of Kmet, who has proven to be an above-average talent at the position.

Both Keenan Allen and D.J. Moore consolidated the looks from Caleb Williams as they combined for 64% of the team's targets. Unfortunately, Allen and Moore's combined nine receptions for 65 yards counts as consolidating the production too as Williams only threw for 95 yards in the win. It certainly wasn't because of Williams that the Bears won.

Week 1 QBs pic.twitter.com/cpboKEQNMH

— Nathan Marzion (@nathanmarzion) September 9, 2024

Rome Odunze also saw bullish utilization with 85% routes per dropback despite one reception on three targets but is considered "day-to-day" with an MCL sprain, per head coach Matt Eberflus. Odunze being out any length of time just works in the favor of Allen and Moore to further consolidate targets in this offense.

You can chalk up Williams' lackluster performance to a couple of things like the Titans' defense being very solid and it being Williams' first game, so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt here. It's only one game. If it's a handful of games, then we'll need to reassess.

D'Andre Swift played 70% of snaps and wasn't great, but Travis Homer (former Waldronite in Seattle) was the primary backup behind Swift, over Khalil Herbert and healthy scratch Roschon Johnson. Curious.

 

Cincinnati Bengals

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Ja'Marr Chase	WR	6	6	62	0	38	22.7%	88.6%	84.3%	6.3	21.4%	10.3	2.03	12.2	6	26.1%	19.4%	0.42	2.00	0.481	1.640	43	31	0.0%	38.2%	61.8%	0.0%	12.2	28	9.2	31				0.0%	0.0
Andrei Iosivas	WR	5	3	26	0	41	24.7%	100.0%	100.0%	8.2	17.9%	5.2	1.12	5.6	4	17.4%	14.3%	0.34	0.74	0.441	0.634	51	35	0.0%	26.3%	73.7%	0.0%	5.6	64	4.1	64				0.0%	0.0
Jermaine Burton	WR							2.9%	7.8%													4	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Trenton Irwin	WR	2	1	6	0	30	18.1%	65.7%	66.7%	15.0	7.1%	3.0	0.80	1.6	1	4.3%	8.7%	0.25	0.26	0.233	0.200	34	23	3.8%	73.1%	26.9%	0.0%	1.6	97	1.1	98				0.0%	0.0
Charlie Jones	WR	1	1	5	0	5	3.0%	20.0%	13.7%	5.0	3.6%	5.0	-0.50	-0.5	1	4.3%	14.3%	0.30	0.71	0.075	1.000	7	7	0.0%	75.0%	25.0%	0.0%	-0.5	155	-1.0	155				0.0%	-2.0
Mike Gesicki	TE	4	3	18	0	37	22.4%	45.7%	35.3%	9.3	14.3%	4.5	1.20	4.8	4	17.4%	25.0%	0.61	1.13	0.371	0.484	18	16	5.6%	50.0%	16.7%	33.3%	4.8	21	3.3	23				0.0%	0.0
Drew Sample	TE							22.9%	52.9%													27	8	21.4%	7.1%	14.3%	64.3%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Tanner Hudson	TE	3	2	18	0	11	6.7%	22.9%	17.6%	3.7	10.7%	6.0	0.60	1.8	2	8.7%	37.5%	0.74	2.25	0.207	1.622	9	8	11.1%	22.2%	66.7%	11.1%	1.8	40	0.8	48				0.0%	-2.0
Erick All Jr.	TE							8.6%	23.5%													12	3	40.0%	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Zack Moss	RB	4	2	17	0	-4	-2.4%	48.6%	64.7%	-1.0	14.3%	4.3	0.93	3.7	2	8.7%	23.5%	0.37	1.00	0.197	-4.250	33	17	17.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	14.1	22	13.1	21	9	44	1	75.0%	10.4
Chase Brown	RB	3	3	12	0	8	4.9%	37.1%	33.3%	2.7	10.7%	4.0	1.40	4.2	3	13.0%	23.1%	0.44	0.92	0.195	1.481	17	13	0.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0.0%	5.3	41	3.8	42	3	11	0	25.0%	1.1

Bengals Notes From Week 1:

The Bengals' offense was the last to score a point in the early slate and you have to give credit to the Patriots for keeping things pretty well contained as Joe Burrow was not able to get much working downfield, as Ja'Marr Chase led the pass-catchers in each receiving category but only had a 6.3-yard aDOT.

Andrei Iosivas was in for the injured Tee Higgins and was the next man up in terms of raw targets with five, but he too had a low 8.2-yard aDOT. Everything was kept short and the Patriots played incredibly well, but the Bengals were at fault here too.

Zack Moss and Chase Brown were at essentially a 60/40 split of the backfield, but the disparity was a bit closer with routes, but Moss had the advantage still. Both backs combined for just 12 carries, as the Bengals shifted quickly to a pass-happy attack (+9.4% PROE) that didn't really net any noticeable difference in productivity.

 

Cleveland Browns

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Amari Cooper	WR	9	2	16	0	130	40.7%	94.6%	94.7%	14.4	21.4%	1.8	0.40	3.6	8	23.5%	17.0%	0.49	0.30	0.607	0.123	72	53	0.0%	21.1%	78.9%	0.0%	3.6	79	2.6	79				0.0%	0.0
Jerry Jeudy	WR	7	3	25	1	101	31.7%	78.6%	81.6%	14.4	16.7%	3.6	1.64	11.5	7	20.6%	15.9%	0.46	0.57	0.472	0.248	62	44	0.0%	34.0%	63.8%	0.0%	11.5	33	10.0	28				0.0%	0.0
Elijah Moore	WR	6	3	9	0	23	7.2%	92.9%	93.4%	3.8	14.3%	1.5	0.65	3.9	4	11.8%	11.5%	0.23	0.17	0.264	0.395	71	52	0.0%	67.3%	32.7%	0.0%	3.9	75	2.4	83				0.0%	0.0
Cedric Tillman	WR	1	1	3	0	2	0.6%	37.5%	34.2%	2.0	2.4%	3.0	1.30	1.3	1	2.9%	4.8%	0.09	0.14	0.040	1.500	26	21	0.0%	56.5%	43.5%	0.0%	1.3	104	0.8	106				0.0%	0.0
David Njoku	TE	5	4	44	0	21	6.6%	35.7%	36.8%	4.2	11.9%	8.8	1.68	8.4	4	11.8%	25.0%	0.50	2.20	0.225	2.095	28	20	0.0%	13.6%	18.2%	68.2%	8.4	9	6.4	9				0.0%	0.0
Jordan Akins	TE	4	3	27	0	24	7.5%	55.4%	56.6%	6.0	9.5%	6.8	1.43	5.7	3	8.8%	12.9%	0.28	0.87	0.196	1.125	43	31	11.4%	37.1%	11.4%	48.6%	5.7	17	4.2	19				0.0%	0.0
Jerome Ford	RB	7	6	25	0	23	7.3%	66.1%	75.0%	3.3	16.7%	3.6	1.21	8.5	5	14.7%	18.9%	0.37	0.68	0.301	1.082	57	37	7.0%	2.3%	9.3%	16.3%	18.9	9	15.9	13	12	44	1	85.7%	10.4
Pierre Strong Jr.	RB	3	2	20	0	-5	-1.6%	28.6%	23.7%	-1.7	7.1%	6.7	1.33	4.0	2	5.9%	18.8%	0.29	1.25	0.096	-3.922	18	16	0.0%	12.5%	12.5%	18.8%	5.0	42	4.0	41	2	10	0	14.3%	1.0
D'Onta Foreman	RB							1.8%	1.3%													1	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	75	0.0	75				0.0%	0.0

Browns Notes From Week 1:

The Browns were missing both of their starting tackles and Deshaun Watson faced some karmic intervention with how badly he played in Week 1. Considering he completely exactly zero passes over five yards in the first half, things didn't go super great for the Browns in the passing game. It's not much to write home about about, but there will be these teams each week.

This is Deshaun Watson's passing chart from the first half. pic.twitter.com/r7Gee2HQDV

— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) September 8, 2024

Jerry Jeudy caught the lone touchdown on an inefficient seven targets, Amari Cooper earned nine to even WORSE efficiency with two receptions for 16 yards, and David Njoku ran 36% of routes before getting hurt. Not exactly a banner day.

Jerome Ford, however, had a very strong utilization day with 75% snaps and 66% routes while tacking on a touchdown late as the game was very well in hand for Dallas.

 

Dallas Cowboys

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
CeeDee Lamb	WR	10	5	61	0	112	36.6%	80.6%	71.4%	11.2	31.3%	6.1	1.11	11.1	8	32.0%	34.5%	0.90	2.10	0.725	0.545	45	29	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	13.6	23	11.1	24	3	25	0	13.0%	2.5
Brandin Cooks	WR	7	4	40	1	79	25.9%	83.3%	79.4%	11.3	21.9%	5.7	2.00	14.0	6	24.0%	23.3%	0.61	1.33	0.509	0.506	50	30	0.0%	22.6%	77.4%	0.0%	14.5	21	12.5	19	1	5	0	4.3%	0.5
Jalen Tolbert	WR	2	1	12	0	22	7.2%	69.4%	66.7%	11.0	6.3%	6.0	1.10	2.2	1	4.0%	8.0%	0.21	0.48	0.144	0.545	42	25	0.0%	23.1%	76.9%	0.0%	2.2	92	1.7	92				0.0%	0.0
Jalen Brooks	WR	1	1	18	0	13	4.1%	25.0%	20.6%	12.5	3.1%	18.0	2.80	2.8		0.0%	11.1%	0.30	2.00	0.076	1.440	13	9	0.0%	11.1%	88.9%	0.0%	2.8	88	2.3	86				0.0%	0.0
KaVontae Turpin	WR	1	0	0	0	14	4.6%	5.6%	9.5%	14.0	3.1%	0.0	6.00	6.0	1	4.0%	50.0%	1.42	0.00	0.079	0.000	6	2	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6.0	62	6.0	56				0.0%	6.0
Jake Ferguson	TE	6	3	15	0	72	23.6%	66.7%	61.9%	12.0	18.8%	2.5	0.75	4.5	4	16.0%	25.0%	0.67	0.63	0.446	0.208	39	24	15.4%	46.2%	7.7%	34.6%	4.5	25	3.0	25				0.0%	0.0
Luke Schoonmaker	TE							16.7%	30.2%													19	6	0.0%	50.0%	16.7%	33.3%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Brevyn Spann-Ford	TE							25.0%	30.2%													19	9	10.0%	30.0%	10.0%	60.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Ezekiel Elliott	RB	2	2	9	0	-5	-1.6%	33.3%	50.8%	-2.5	6.3%	4.5	1.45	2.9	2	8.0%	16.7%	0.24	0.75	0.082	-1.800	32	12	36.8%	15.8%	0.0%	0.0%	12.9	24	11.9	23	10	40	1	43.5%	10.0
Rico Dowdle	RB	1	1	6	0	1	0.3%	30.6%	44.4%	1.0	3.1%	6.0	1.60	1.6	1	4.0%	9.1%	0.16	0.55	0.049	6.000	28	11	41.2%	17.6%	0.0%	0.0%	4.2	46	3.7	43	8	26	0	34.8%	2.6
Deuce Vaughn	RB							0.0%	3.2%													2	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.4	72	0.4	72	1	4	0	4.3%	0.4
Hunter Luepke	FB	2	2	18	0	-2	-0.7%	22.2%	31.7%	-1.0	6.3%	9.0	1.90	3.8	2	8.0%	25.0%	0.40	2.25	0.089	-9.000	20	8	22.2%	11.1%	0.0%	44.4%	3.8	2	2.8	2				0.0%	0.0

Cowboys Notes From Week 1:

The Cowboys offense didn't need to do too much as the defensive and special teams did a lot of the heavy lifting here against the Browns, CeeDee Lamb, despite his holdout in the offseason, looked like he was in midseason form. He earned a team-high 10 targets but was mildly inefficient with a 5-61 line. Dak Prescott threw a long touchdown pass to Brandin Cooks, who could stand to benefit even more due to target consolidation if Jake Ferguson -- who left Week 1 with a knee injury after 62% of snaps -- misses some time.

We got a near-even split with Ezekiel Elliott and Rico Dowdle, with Elliott taking the slight edge in both routes and snaps. Elliott did punch in an early touchdown, but this may not have been the best game to accurately judge this split backfield.

 

Denver Broncos

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Courtland Sutton	WR	11	4	38	0	143	60.8%	94.1%	91.3%	13.0	26.8%	3.5	0.71	7.8	9	31.0%	22.9%	0.63	0.79	0.828	0.266	63	48	0.0%	14.6%	85.4%	0.0%	7.8	54	5.8	57				0.0%	0.0
Josh Reynolds	WR	8	5	45	0	67	28.6%	84.3%	79.7%	8.4	19.5%	5.6	1.19	9.5	7	24.1%	18.6%	0.44	1.05	0.493	0.670	55	43	0.0%	20.9%	79.1%	0.0%	9.5	42	7.0	48				0.0%	0.0
Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	1	0	0	0	13	5.5%	15.7%	17.4%	13.0	2.4%	0.0	0.00	0.0		0.0%	12.5%	0.34	0.00	0.075	0.000	12	8	0.0%	37.5%	62.5%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Devaughn Vele	WR	8	8	39	0	16	6.8%	60.8%	49.3%	2.0	19.5%	4.9	1.49	11.9	6	20.7%	25.8%	0.47	1.26	0.340	2.438	34	31	0.0%	83.9%	16.1%	0.0%	11.9	30	7.9	41				0.0%	0.0
Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	1	0	0	0	5	2.1%	29.4%	30.4%	5.0	2.4%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	3.4%	6.7%	0.14	0.00	0.051	0.000	21	15	0.0%	86.7%	13.3%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Adam Trautman	TE	1	0	0	0	5	2.1%	17.6%	34.8%	5.0	2.4%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	3.4%	11.1%	0.23	0.00	0.051	0.000	24	9	27.3%	27.3%	27.3%	45.5%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Greg Dulcich	TE	2	2	12	0	7	3.0%	70.6%	66.7%	3.5	4.9%	6.0	1.60	3.2	1	3.4%	5.6%	0.11	0.33	0.094	1.714	46	36	10.3%	43.6%	15.4%	41.0%	3.2	30	2.2	31				0.0%	0.0
Javonte Williams	RB	2	1	0	0	0	0.0%	41.2%	52.2%	0.0	4.9%	0.0	0.50	1.0	1	3.4%	9.5%	0.16	0.00	0.073	0.000	36	21	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.3	51	2.8	51	8	23	0	40.0%	2.3
Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	6	5	1	0	-24	-10.2%	29.4%	34.8%	-4.0	14.6%	0.2	0.52	3.1	3	10.3%	40.0%	0.53	0.07	0.148	-0.042	24	15	6.3%	6.3%	6.3%	6.3%	5.8	40	3.3	46	10	27	0	50.0%	0.7
Audric Estime	RB							0.0%	4.3%													3	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.4	64	1.4	63	2	14	0	10.0%	1.4
Michael Burton	FB	1	1	3	0	3	1.3%	15.7%	14.5%	3.0	2.4%	3.0	1.30	1.3		0.0%	12.5%	0.24	0.38	0.046	1.000	10	8	0.0%	0.0%	11.1%	0.0%	1.3	3	0.8	3				0.0%	0.0

Broncos Notes From Week 1:

What a weird offensive showing from the Broncos in Week 1. Granted, that could have been mostly the Seahawks' defense under defensive genius and new head coach Mike Macdonald throwing everything at a rookie quarterback in Bo Nix, but the point still stands.

Bo Nix averaged 3.3 yards per attempt on 42 passes today.

That is tied for the 6th-lowest YPA in any game with at least 40 pass attempts since the merger https://t.co/LIbae0YL6f

— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) September 9, 2024

Seems bad. But everything was short. EVERYTHING. Between 27-year-old rookie Devaughn Vele earning eight targets at a 2.0-yard aDOT for 39 yards, plus Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin combining for eight targets, six receptions for ONE yard, it was the PPR scam offense of PPR scam offenses.

Barely any Marvin Mims (15% routes), a TON of Josh Reynolds (eight targets, 84% routes), and Courtland Sutton playing field stretcher (13.0-yard aDOT on a team-leading 11 targets)... we're in some times here with Sean Payton. At least Greg Dulcich (71% routes) dusted Adam Trautman (18%), so it could be "Dulcich szn" if Nix can be allowed to throw the ball farther than 3.3 yards per attempt.

Williams did edge McLaughlin in routes and snaps, but McLaughlin did have the lead over Williams in total touches. That should cement a standalone role for McLaughlin in fantasy.

 

Detroit Lions

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	6	3	13	0	28	15.6%	100.0%	98.4%	4.7	22.2%	2.2	0.72	4.3	5	23.8%	18.8%	0.39	0.41	0.442	0.461	60	32	0.0%	65.6%	34.4%	0.0%	4.3	71	2.8	77				0.0%	0.0
Jameson Williams	WR	8	5	121	1	117	64.5%	93.8%	85.2%	14.6	29.6%	15.1	2.89	23.1	9	42.9%	26.7%	0.77	4.03	0.896	1.036	52	30	0.0%	26.7%	73.3%	0.0%	24.4	5	21.9	5	1	13	0	3.3%	1.3
Kalif Raymond	WR							71.9%	60.7%													37	23	0.0%	30.4%	69.6%	0.0%	1.2	108	1.2	96	1	12	0	3.3%	1.2
Tom Kennedy	WR							12.5%	6.6%													4	4	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Sam LaPorta	TE	5	4	45	0	37	20.4%	84.4%	78.7%	7.4	18.5%	9.0	1.70	8.5	3	14.3%	18.5%	0.42	1.67	0.421	1.216	48	27	10.3%	13.8%	31.0%	48.3%	8.5	8	6.5	8				0.0%	0.0
Brock Wright	TE	1	1	2	0	0	0.0%	12.5%	49.2%	0.0	3.7%	2.0	1.20	1.2	1	4.8%	25.0%	0.42	0.50	0.056	0.000	30	4	42.9%	42.9%	0.0%	42.9%	1.2	51	0.7	51				0.0%	0.0
Parker Hesse	TE							6.3%	14.8%													9	2	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	6	4	34	0	-3	-1.7%	59.4%	50.8%	-0.5	22.2%	5.7	1.23	7.4	3	14.3%	31.6%	0.51	1.79	0.322	-11.333	31	19	5.3%	10.5%	0.0%	0.0%	17.4	15	15.4	16	11	40	1	36.7%	10.0
David Montgomery	RB	1	1	2	0	2	1.1%	37.5%	49.2%	2.0	3.7%	2.0	1.20	1.2		0.0%	8.3%	0.15	0.17	0.063	1.000	30	12	7.7%	23.1%	7.7%	0.0%	16.3	17	15.8	14	17	91	1	56.7%	15.1
Sione Vaki	RB							3.1%	3.3%													2	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	75	0.0	75				0.0%	0.0

Lions Notes From Week 1:

The main takeaway here for the Lions is that Jameson Williams was officially cleared for take-off and boy, did he do that. It was really only a matter of time for Williams to hir the ground running as he's had a lot of issues that have impeded him from getting on the field and getting into a routine. He showed how electric of a playmaker he is and what he can offer on the other side of Amon-Ra St. Brown in the passing game. St. Brown had a very quiet game but those games happen. He still ran 100% of routes and will have much better days.

WR Leaders by Separation Score in Week 1
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1. Adonai Mitchell (0.647) 👀👀
2. Mike Evans (0.609)
3. George Pickens (0.450) 🥵
4. Jameson Williams (0.444) 📈
5. Ja'Lynn Polk (0.389) 👀
6. CeeDee Lamb (0.357)
7. Luke McCaffrey (0.300) 👀
8. Nico Collins (0.250)

— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) September 10, 2024

Sam LaPorta was decently involved with a 5-45 line on five targets and Kalif Raymond went untargeted on a whopping 72% of routes. Sounds like somebody got some Sunday night cardio.

Both Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery got into the end zone, with Montgomery's plunge sealing the game for the Lions in overtime. Gibbs' six targets and 59% routes easily led the way for the running back duo in Week 1.

 

Green Bay Packers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Jayden Reed	WR	6	4	138	1	105	35.4%	75.7%	73.1%	17.5	19.4%	23.0	3.97	23.8	4	16.7%	21.4%	0.67	4.93	0.538	1.314	49	28	0.0%	87.5%	12.5%	0.0%	33.1	1	31.1	1	1	33	1	4.8%	9.3
Romeo Doubs	WR	7	4	50	0	62	20.8%	89.2%	86.6%	8.8	22.6%	7.1	1.29	9.0	7	29.2%	21.2%	0.51	1.52	0.484	0.812	58	33	0.0%	8.1%	91.9%	0.0%	9.0	48	7.0	48				0.0%	0.0
Christian Watson	WR	5	3	13	1	66	22.3%	73.0%	62.7%	13.2	16.1%	2.6	2.06	10.3	4	16.7%	18.5%	0.51	0.48	0.398	0.197	42	27	0.0%	32.3%	61.3%	6.5%	10.3	39	8.8	35				0.0%	0.0
Dontayvion Wicks	WR	3	0	0	0	37	12.4%	40.5%	44.8%	12.3	9.7%	0.0	0.00	0.0	3	12.5%	20.0%	0.54	0.00	0.232	0.000	30	15	0.0%	52.6%	47.4%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Bo Melton	WR							5.4%	11.9%													8	2	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Tucker Kraft	TE	2	0	0	0	7	2.4%	81.1%	95.5%	3.5	6.5%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	4.2%	6.7%	0.13	0.00	0.113	0.000	64	30	19.5%	19.5%	29.3%	12.2%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Luke Musgrave	TE	2	2	37	0	37	12.5%	21.6%	25.4%	18.5	6.5%	18.5	2.85	5.7	1	4.2%	25.0%	0.80	4.63	0.184	1.000	17	8	10.0%	10.0%	30.0%	10.0%	5.7	17	4.7	15				0.0%	0.0
Ben Sims	TE							0.0%	1.5%													1	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Josh Jacobs	RB	3	2	20	0	-11	-3.7%	59.5%	73.1%	-3.7	9.7%	6.7	1.33	4.0	2	8.3%	13.6%	0.19	0.91	0.119	-1.802	49	22	29.0%	0.0%	9.7%	3.2%	12.4	25	11.4	26	16	84	0	76.2%	8.4
Emanuel Wilson	RB	3	2	2	0	-6	-2.0%	27.0%	23.9%	-2.0	9.7%	0.7	0.73	2.2	2	8.3%	30.0%	0.45	0.20	0.131	-0.333	16	10	0.0%	10.0%	30.0%	0.0%	6.8	39	5.8	37	4	46	0	19.0%	4.6

Packers Notes From Week 1:

Jayden Reed had a massive game with a touchdown and 138 yards receiving, plus another touchdown on a 33-yard run. Christian Watson caught one of his THREE red-zone targets for a touchdown in the first half. That's awesome, but the thing is, it won't matter for the next few weeks.

On one of the final plays of the game, Jordan Love hurt his MCL trying to get rid of the ball, so now, the Packers are likely to go into Week 2 with Malik Willis at quarterback.

Yes, the same Willis that has never thrown a touchdown pass and in his last NFL start in 2022, had 4.3 yards per attempt on 23 passes with two interceptions against a bad 2-12 Houston Texans team pre-C.J. Stroud. Needless to say, the Magic 8-Ball does say "outlook not so good" when trying to prognosticate the Packers going forward with Willis.

What WILL stick is that Tucker Kraft and his 81% routes played well over Luke Musgrave, making him the clear TE2 on the Packers, who only entered the game in multiple tight-end sets with Kraft.

The running game should be affected as well with heavier boxes up front that will dare the Packers to throw the ball. That means Josh Jacobs could see more volume. Inefficient volume, but volume nonetheless. Jacobs was much better in the second half after just four yards on six carries in the first half. MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) missed Week 1, but Emanuel Wilson did take on 27% of routes and 24% of snaps assuming the backup role. He did look pretty good at times, so perhaps Wilson could add on to make this backfield more of a three-headed approach?

 

Houston Texans

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Nico Collins	WR	8	6	117	0	130	46.9%	84.6%	80.0%	16.3	25.0%	14.6	2.21	17.7	6	28.6%	24.2%	0.73	3.55	0.703	0.897	64	33	0.0%	14.7%	85.3%	0.0%	17.7	13	14.7	14				0.0%	0.0
Stefon Diggs	WR	6	6	33	2	10	3.7%	89.7%	77.5%	1.7	18.8%	5.5	3.55	21.3	4	19.0%	17.1%	0.31	0.94	0.307	3.235	62	35	0.0%	63.9%	33.3%	0.0%	21.9	9	18.9	10	1	6	0	2.8%	0.6
Tank Dell	WR	8	3	40	0	133	47.7%	87.2%	63.8%	16.6	25.0%	5.0	0.88	7.0	5	23.8%	23.5%	0.72	1.18	0.709	0.301	51	34	0.0%	29.4%	70.6%	0.0%	8.9	49	7.4	45	2	19	0	5.6%	1.9
Robert Woods	WR							5.1%	15.0%													12	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Xavier Hutchinson	WR	1	1	3	0	3	1.1%	12.8%	15.0%	3.0	3.1%	3.0	1.30	1.3	1	4.8%	20.0%	0.38	0.60	0.054	1.000	12	5	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	0.0%	1.3	104	0.8	106				0.0%	0.0
Dalton Schultz	TE	3	3	16	0	13	4.6%	79.5%	80.0%	4.3	9.4%	5.3	1.53	4.6	2	9.5%	9.7%	0.20	0.52	0.173	1.240	64	31	5.9%	17.6%	5.9%	73.5%	4.6	23	3.1	24				0.0%	0.0
Brevin Jordan	TE	2	1	3	0	-5	-1.8%	23.1%	50.0%	-2.5	6.3%	1.5	0.65	1.3	1	4.8%	22.2%	0.32	0.33	0.081	-0.600	40	9	23.1%	7.7%	15.4%	69.2%	1.3	49	0.8	48				0.0%	0.0
Cade Stover	TE							5.1%	18.8%													15	2	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Joe Mixon	RB	3	3	19	0	-9	-3.2%	48.7%	71.3%	-3.0	9.4%	6.3	1.63	4.9	2	9.5%	15.8%	0.22	1.00	0.118	-2.111	57	19	13.0%	13.0%	4.3%	0.0%	26.8	2	25.3	2	30	159	1	83.3%	21.9
Dameon Pierce	RB							7.7%	11.3%													9	3	25.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.6	62	1.6	60	3	16	0	8.3%	1.6
Dare Ogunbowale	RB	1	1	3	0	3	1.1%	25.6%	17.5%	3.0	3.1%	3.0	1.30	1.3		0.0%	10.0%	0.19	0.30	0.054	1.000	14	10	30.8%	7.7%	7.7%	0.0%	1.3	66	0.8	69				0.0%	0.0

Texans Notes From Week 1:

The Texans passing game was as condensed as ever with a nice 69% of the targets going to the top three receivers, Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs, and Tank Dell. Collins was the downfield breadwinner in Week 1, posting a 6-117 line with a 16.3-yard aDOT and making a huge 55-yard catch in addition to this sideline doozy later on in the game.

Nico Collins. DAWG.pic.twitter.com/yv1pvBRpCV

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 8, 2024

Diggs caught all six targets for just 33 yards but caught both touchdowns on the afternoon from C.J. Stroud to salvage his day. Dell was not so lucky, as he only caught three of his eight targets for 40 yards. However, his 16.6-yard aDOT led to him leading the Texans in air yards, so if you're in those points per air yard fantasy leagues, you're in luck.

To the real meat and potatoes, Joe Mixon was in his solid snap and routes like he's been accustomed to in Cincinnati but carried the ball a massive 30 times for 159 and a touchdown. Mixon also added three receptions for 19 yards on three targets. Backup Dameon Pierce was sparingly used and Dare Ogunbowale was merely a third-down guy and long down and distance stuff.

 

Indianapolis Colts

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Michael Pittman Jr.	WR	7	4	31	0	68	21.8%	87.5%	88.9%	9.7	38.9%	4.4	1.01	7.1	7	38.9%	33.3%	0.83	1.48	0.736	0.457	40	21	0.0%	19.0%	81.0%	0.0%	7.1	58	5.1	60				0.0%	0.0
Adonai Mitchell	WR	5	1	2	0	88	28.3%	75.0%	64.4%	17.6	27.8%	0.4	0.24	1.2	5	27.8%	27.8%	0.87	0.11	0.615	0.023	29	18	0.0%	36.8%	63.2%	0.0%	1.2	108	0.7	110				0.0%	0.0
Alec Pierce	WR	3	3	125	1	118	37.9%	83.3%	84.4%	39.3	16.7%	41.7	7.17	21.5	3	16.7%	15.0%	0.74	6.25	0.516	1.060	38	20	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	21.5	10	20.0	8				0.0%	0.0
Ashton Dulin	WR	1	1	54	1	19	6.1%	16.7%	24.4%	19.0	5.6%	54.0	12.40	12.4	1	5.6%	25.0%	0.81	13.50	0.126	2.842	11	4	0.0%	60.0%	40.0%	0.0%	12.4	27	11.9	21				0.0%	0.0
Anthony Gould	WR							8.3%	15.6%													7	2	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Kylen Granson	TE	1	0	0	0	9	2.9%	54.2%	55.6%	9.0	5.6%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	5.6%	7.7%	0.19	0.00	0.104	0.000	25	13	18.8%	56.3%	6.3%	37.5%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Mo Alie-Cox	TE	1	0	0	0	9	2.9%	29.2%	40.0%	9.0	5.6%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	5.6%	14.3%	0.35	0.00	0.104	0.000	18	7	30.0%	20.0%	0.0%	80.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
AnDrew Ogletree	TE							12.5%	26.7%													12	3	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Jonathan Taylor	RB							83.3%	95.6%													43	20	4.3%	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	10.8	30	10.8	29	16	48	1	100.0%	10.8
Trey Sermon	RB							8.3%	4.4%													2	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	75	0.0	75				0.0%	0.0

Colts Notes From Week 1:

There was a common theme with the Colts' passing game in Week 1 and if it wasn't for a couple of touchdown misses to Adonai Mitchell, Anthony Richardson could have had a legendary day. Richardson hit All-Exercise team all-star Alec Pierce for a 60-yard bomb that may be the throw of the year already.

ANTHONY RICHARDSON 60-YARD DIME TO ALEC PIERCE.

📺: #HOUvsIND on CBS/Paramount+
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— NFL (@NFL) September 8, 2024

Then, Richardson hit Ashton Dulin on a 54-yard crossing route past a diving corner for another touchdown. Richardson has a 17.3-yard passing aDOT, by far the highest in Week 1. It was some fun, fun football. The two misses to Mitchell were pretty egregious, but I'm bullish on that for Mitchell where even if Richardson can connect on just one of those, we're changing our tune on both guys. That makes him a mortal lock for the Josh Hermsmeyer "Air Yards Buy-Low Model" this week, right?

Michael Pittman ran his usual 85-100% routes but with an emphasis on the deeper targets and athletic playmakers, Pittman and his team-leading seven targets were pretty empty. Those seven targets led to four catches and just 31 yards. Pittman will get his, but he just wasn't a featured aspect in that specific part of the Colts' gameplan.

For Jonathan Taylor, he played all but two snaps, punching in a touchdown but production-wise, fell very much short of expectations. Again, the game plan. Richardson did snipe a touchdown run on a fourth down with just over two minutes left. It's honestly a bit difficult to tell if the Colts are going to be a YOLO offense or if this was just a specific approach to playing the Texans, so we'll have to see. But it sure is fun!

 

Jacksonville Jaguars

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Christian Kirk	WR	4	1	30	0	54	29.6%	84.0%	71.7%	13.5	21.1%	7.5	1.00	4.0	4	25.0%	19.0%	0.53	1.43	0.523	0.556	38	21	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	4.0	74	3.5	69				0.0%	0.0
Gabe Davis	WR	3	3	62	0	47	25.8%	96.0%	94.3%	15.7	15.8%	20.7	3.07	9.2	2	12.5%	12.5%	0.37	2.58	0.418	1.316	50	24	3.8%	26.9%	73.1%	0.0%	9.2	43	7.7	42				0.0%	0.0
Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	4	4	47	1	47	25.9%	80.0%	79.2%	11.8	21.1%	11.8	3.68	14.7	4	25.0%	20.0%	0.53	2.35	0.497	0.996	42	20	0.0%	27.3%	72.7%	0.0%	14.7	20	12.7	18				0.0%	0.0
Parker Washington	WR	1	1	3	0	-2	-1.1%	24.0%	11.3%	-2.0	5.3%	3.0	1.30	1.3	1	6.3%	16.7%	0.25	0.50	0.071	-1.500	6	6	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	1.3	104	0.8	106				0.0%	0.0
Tim Jones	WR							0.0%	1.9%													1	0	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Devin Duvernay	WR							4.0%	9.4%													5	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3	114	0.3	114	1	3	0	4.0%	0.3
Evan Engram	TE	4	1	5	0	30	16.5%	76.0%	67.9%	7.5	21.1%	1.3	0.38	1.5	4	25.0%	21.1%	0.48	0.26	0.431	0.167	36	19	9.1%	40.9%	13.6%	40.9%	1.5	43	1.0	42				0.0%	0.0
Luke Farrell	TE							4.0%	26.4%													14	1	75.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Brenton Strange	TE							8.0%	35.8%													19	2	71.4%	28.6%	0.0%	57.1%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Travis Etienne	RB	3	2	15	0	6	3.3%	72.0%	69.8%	2.0	15.8%	5.0	0.50	1.5	1	6.3%	16.7%	0.31	0.83	0.260	2.500	37	18	29.2%	4.2%	16.7%	0.0%	11.9	28	10.9	28	12	44	1	48.0%	8.4
Tank Bigsby	RB							16.0%	32.1%													17	4	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	7.3	36	7.3	35	12	73	0	48.0%	7.3

Jaguars Notes From Week 1:

Targets were spread out pretty evenly between the pass-catchers and with Trevor Lawrence only throwing the ball 21 times for 169 yards, it wasn't really fruitful for anybody but Brian Thomas Jr., who caught the touchdown and tied for the team lead in targets with four along with Evan Engram and Christian Kirk. Routes were consolidated as Kirk, Thomas, and Gabe Davis all ran routes on 80% or more of Lawrence's dropbacks.

Travis Etienne had some of his workload siphoned off by Tank Bigsby, but all 12 of those touches were of the low-value variety. That said, Bigsby was a bit more efficient with those touches, but predictably, Etienne's high-value touches led him to that touchdown score at the end of the first quarter. I don't think there's anything we need to be worrying about with Etienne, as the role he has is rock solid with 72% routes and 70% snaps.

 

Kansas City Chiefs

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Rashee Rice	WR	9	7	103	0	48	29.5%	77.4%	77.8%	5.3	34.6%	11.4	1.92	17.3	8	38.1%	37.5%	0.79	4.29	0.726	2.159	42	24	0.0%	61.5%	38.5%	0.0%	17.3	14	13.8	16				0.0%	0.0
Xavier Worthy	WR	3	2	47	1	40	24.7%	77.4%	63.0%	13.3	11.5%	15.7	6.93	12.7	3	14.3%	12.5%	0.35	1.96	0.346	1.178	34	24	0.0%	40.0%	60.0%	0.0%	20.8	11	19.8	9	1	21	1	5.6%	8.1
Justin Watson	WR	1	1	25	0	15	9.3%	51.6%	51.9%	15.0	3.8%	25.0	3.50	3.5		0.0%	6.3%	0.18	1.56	0.123	1.667	28	16	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	3.5	80	3.0	74				0.0%	0.0
Skyy Moore	WR							19.4%	18.5%													10	6	0.0%	42.9%	57.1%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR	1	0	0	0	13	8.0%	29.0%	22.2%	13.0	3.8%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	4.8%	11.1%	0.31	0.00	0.114	0.000	12	9	0.0%	30.0%	70.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Travis Kelce	TE	4	3	34	0	26	16.1%	87.1%	88.9%	6.5	15.4%	8.5	1.60	6.4	3	14.3%	14.8%	0.33	1.26	0.343	1.308	48	27	6.7%	50.0%	30.0%	16.7%	6.4	15	4.9	14				0.0%	0.0
Noah Gray	TE	3	3	37	0	20	12.4%	35.5%	53.7%	6.7	11.5%	12.3	2.23	6.7	2	9.5%	27.3%	0.61	3.36	0.260	1.841	29	11	8.3%	25.0%	8.3%	58.3%	6.7	13	5.2	12				0.0%	0.0
Jared Wiley	TE							16.1%	20.4%													11	5	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	40.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Isiah Pacheco	RB	3	2	33	0	5	3.2%	71.0%	79.6%	1.7	11.5%	11.0	5.27	5.3	2	9.5%	13.6%	0.25	1.50	0.195	6.471	43	22	4.2%	8.3%	20.8%	0.0%	15.8	20	14.8	17	15	45	1	83.3%	10.5
Samaje Perine	RB	2	1	10	0	-5	-3.1%	25.8%	14.8%	-2.5	7.7%	5.0	1.00	2.0	2	9.5%	25.0%	0.36	1.25	0.094	-2.000	8	8	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.0	59	1.5	62				0.0%	0.0
Carson Steele	RB							3.2%	9.3%													5	1	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.3	74	0.3	74	2	3	0	11.1%	0.3

Chiefs Notes From Week 1:

Xavier Worthy? Fun. Rashee Rice? Fun. Those two wide receivers are going to be very fun for a long time and not just because they're really freakin' good, it's because they work complimentary of one another. Did I mention that their quarterback is Patrick Mahomes?

Worthy is going to get a lot of schemed work at the outset but will grow even further into a role that could just break fantasy. Worthy broke off two huge touchdowns, one with a 21-yard rush and a 35-yard receiving touchdown on a blown coverage. He only had two other touches besides those touchdowns, so imagine when Worthy starts earning volume.

For Rice, he looked like the best player on the field, offense or defense, at times. He was just racking up targets (9), catches (7), and then yards after the catch. It was so much fun to watch those two on the Thursday Night Football opener.

Travis Kelce was a bit of an afterthought with four targets, but that was only because Worthy scored so quickly and Rice was so dominant in the intermediate ranges that Kelce could hang back and get some of his when available. He still ran routes on 87% of dropbacks, so not to worry.

Isiah Pacheco was strong with how much he was dominating utilization with 80% snaps and 71% routes, but look for the routes to shift down a tad once Samaje Perine gets more comfortable in the offense.

 

Las Vegas Raiders

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Davante Adams	WR	6	5	59	0	62	42.7%	97.5%	96.7%	10.3	19.4%	9.8	1.82	10.9	6	30.0%	15.4%	0.39	1.51	0.589	0.955	58	39	0.0%	27.5%	72.5%	0.0%	10.9	37	8.4	38				0.0%	0.0
Jakobi Meyers	WR	3	3	61	0	41	28.4%	87.5%	86.7%	13.7	9.7%	20.3	3.03	9.1	2	10.0%	8.6%	0.24	1.74	0.344	1.484	52	35	0.0%	61.1%	38.9%	0.0%	9.1	45	7.6	43				0.0%	0.0
Tre Tucker	WR	3	2	22	0	19	13.0%	82.5%	78.3%	6.3	9.7%	7.3	1.40	4.2	3	15.0%	9.1%	0.20	0.67	0.236	1.164	47	33	0.0%	20.6%	79.4%	0.0%	4.2	73	3.2	73				0.0%	0.0
DJ Turner	WR	1	1	9	0	-2	-1.4%	5.0%	8.3%	-2.0	3.2%	9.0	1.90	1.9	1	5.0%	50.0%	0.75	4.50	0.039	-4.500	5	2	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	1.9	94	1.4	94				0.0%	0.0
Brock Bowers	TE	7	6	58	0	39	27.1%	77.5%	68.3%	5.6	22.6%	8.3	1.69	11.8	5	25.0%	22.6%	0.48	1.87	0.528	1.480	41	31	0.0%	62.5%	3.1%	31.3%	11.8	3	8.8	5				0.0%	0.0
Michael Mayer	TE	3	2	3	0	4	2.7%	40.0%	56.7%	1.3	9.7%	1.0	0.77	2.3	2	10.0%	18.8%	0.33	0.19	0.164	0.769	34	16	11.1%	27.8%	11.1%	61.1%	2.3	35	1.3	39				0.0%	0.0
Harrison Bryant	TE							7.5%	6.7%													4	3	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	33.3%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Alexander Mattison	RB	6	4	43	1	-15	-10.4%	60.0%	60.0%	-2.5	19.4%	7.2	2.38	14.3	1	5.0%	25.0%	0.36	1.79	0.218	-2.867	36	24	20.0%	3.3%	6.7%	0.0%	16.2	18	14.2	18	5	19	0	27.8%	1.9
Zamir White	RB	2	2	2	0	-3	-2.1%	25.0%	38.3%	-1.5	6.5%	1.0	0.10	0.2		0.0%	20.0%	0.31	0.20	0.082	-0.667	23	10	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	4.6	44	3.6	44	13	44	0	72.2%	2.4

Raiders Notes From Week 1:

This was one of the more uninteresting games I watched in Week 1, besides one or two things. The "one or two things" being "Where is Brock Bowers?" and "What did Brock Bowers do?"

The Raiders are more than Bowers, of course, but Bowers' team-leading seven targets and immediate 76% route rate jumped off the page as bullish and an extremely great sign for what the fantasy community expects of him this season. Considering the tight end position stunk out the joint in Week 1, seeing Bowers turn seven targets into 6-58 was a light at the end of a dark tunnel.

Bowers and Davante Adams combined for 42% of the targets for the Raiders in Week 1, with Jakobi Meyers leading the team in receiving yards this week.

A surprise in the running back room: Alexander Mattison led Zamir White by a pretty sizable margin, with Mattison taking 60% of both routes and snaps while leaving 25% of routes for White. White did lead the team in rushing attempts by a wide berth, but if it's going to be a split between the two for the majority of the season, look for both to be a lot closer in utilization. Or Dylan Laube could come in when the team is 2-9 and they can see what they have in the younger backs.

 

Los Angeles Chargers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Joshua Palmer	WR	4	2	15	0	45	25.9%	93.1%	80.7%	11.3	16.7%	3.8	0.88	3.5	1	8.3%	14.8%	0.39	0.56	0.432	0.332	46	27	0.0%	32.1%	67.9%	0.0%	3.5	80	2.5	80				0.0%	0.0
Ladd McConkey	WR	7	5	39	1	42	24.1%	75.9%	66.7%	6.0	29.2%	5.6	2.13	14.9	3	25.0%	31.8%	0.69	1.77	0.606	0.929	38	22	0.0%	60.9%	39.1%	0.0%	14.9	19	12.4	20				0.0%	0.0
Quentin Johnston	WR	5	3	38	0	53	30.4%	82.8%	66.7%	10.6	20.8%	7.6	1.36	6.8	5	41.7%	20.8%	0.53	1.58	0.525	0.717	38	24	0.0%	4.0%	96.0%	0.0%	6.8	60	5.3	59				0.0%	0.0
Simi Fehoko	WR							6.9%	15.8%													9	2	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Derius Davis	WR							17.2%	12.3%													7	5	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.9	112	0.9	104	2	9	0	8.7%	0.9
Hayden Hurst	TE	3	2	33	0	40	22.9%	79.3%	63.2%	13.3	12.5%	11.0	1.77	5.3	3	25.0%	13.0%	0.36	1.43	0.348	0.827	36	23	0.0%	66.7%	16.7%	16.7%	5.3	19	4.3	17				0.0%	0.0
Will Dissly	TE	1	1	13	0	2	1.1%	20.7%	43.9%	2.0	4.2%	13.0	2.30	2.3		0.0%	16.7%	0.31	2.17	0.071	6.500	25	6	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	85.7%	2.3	35	1.8	35				0.0%	0.0
Stone Smartt	TE							10.3%	8.8%													5	3	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Eric Tomlinson	TE							0.0%	12.3%													7	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
J.K. Dobbins	RB	3	3	4	0	-7	-4.0%	58.6%	57.9%	-2.3	12.5%	1.3	1.13	3.4		0.0%	17.6%	0.26	0.24	0.160	-0.580	33	17	22.7%	9.1%	4.5%	0.0%	22.9	4	21.4	4	10	135	1	43.5%	19.5
Gus Edwards	RB	1	1	2	0	-1	-0.6%	20.7%	42.1%	-1.0	4.2%	2.0	1.20	1.2		0.0%	16.7%	0.26	0.33	0.058	-2.000	24	6	37.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.8	49	3.3	46	11	26	0	47.8%	2.6
Scott Matlock	FB	1	0	0	0	2	1.1%	6.9%	31.6%	2.0	4.2%	0.0	0.00	0.0		0.0%	50.0%	0.92	0.00	0.071	0.000	18	2	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	6	0.0	6				0.0%	0.0

Chargers Notes From Week 1:

Even if the Chargers had a very low -8.1% PROE, they still made some things happen in the passing game. Like Ladd McConkey leading everything for all Chargers pass catchers, including scoring Justin Herbert's lone touchdown pass in the fourth quarter that put the Chargers up by two possessions. A low aDOT isn't prohibitive from being a fantasy-relevant player by any means, but it would be nice if McConkey's 6.0-yard aDOT came up a bit. Still, we love to see it.

Quentin Johnston and Joshua Palmer with McConkey combined for 8% of targets in Week 1. Neither did anything special, though Palmer had a gift-wrapped touchdown that he dropped.

While neither running back was much of a factor in the passing game, J.K. Dobbins reeled off a 61-yard run as well as a 46-yard run to put himself firmly ahead of Gus Edwards in the pecking order. We'll see if Dobbins' Achilles' injury will affect him further, as he was chased from behind on both of those runs. But considering how bad Edwards was (18.2% success rate -- 33rd out of 34 qualifying backs) in Week 1, Dobbins should be good to go as the lead back for the time being.

 

Los Angeles Rams

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Cooper Kupp	WR	21	14	110	1	155	51.5%	100.0%	100.0%	7.4	43.8%	5.2	1.52	31.0	21	58.3%	41.2%	0.94	2.16	1.017	0.708	78	51	0.0%	71.7%	28.3%	0.0%	32.0	2	25.0	2	2	10	0	8.7%	1.0
Puka Nacua	WR	4	4	35	0	17	5.7%	29.4%	32.1%	4.3	8.3%	8.8	2.05	7.5	2	5.6%	26.7%	0.54	2.33	0.165	2.035	25	15	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	8.2	50	6.2	54	1	7	0	4.3%	0.7
Demarcus Robinson	WR	7	4	42	0	82	27.1%	92.2%	92.3%	11.7	14.6%	6.0	1.17	8.2	5	13.9%	14.9%	0.39	0.89	0.409	0.513	72	47	0.0%	38.8%	61.2%	0.0%	8.2	50	6.2	54				0.0%	0.0
Tutu Atwell	WR							7.8%	7.7%													6	4	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Jordan Whittington	WR							0.0%	2.6%													2	0	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Tyler Johnson	WR	7	5	79	0	39	13.0%	64.7%	65.4%	5.6	14.6%	11.3	1.84	12.9	4	11.1%	21.2%	0.45	2.39	0.310	2.015	51	33	7.9%	28.9%	71.1%	0.0%	12.9	26	10.4	27				0.0%	0.0
Colby Parkinson	TE	5	4	47	0	12	4.0%	82.4%	88.5%	2.4	10.4%	9.4	1.74	8.7	4	11.1%	11.9%	0.22	1.12	0.184	3.917	69	42	8.5%	12.8%	12.8%	74.5%	8.7	7	6.7	7				0.0%	0.0
Davis Allen	TE	1	0	0	0	2	0.7%	7.8%	7.7%	2.0	2.1%	0.0	0.00	0.0		0.0%	25.0%	0.46	0.00	0.036	0.000	6	4	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Hunter Long	TE							3.9%	3.8%													3	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Kyren Williams	RB	3	3	4	0	-6	-2.0%	84.3%	91.0%	-2.0	6.3%	1.3	4.80	3.4		0.0%	7.0%	0.10	0.09	0.080	-0.667	71	43	20.0%	2.0%	6.0%	0.0%	14.4	21	12.9	22	18	50	1	78.3%	11.0
Ronnie Rivers	RB							5.9%	9.0%													7	3	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.6	62	1.6	60	2	16	0	8.7%	1.6

Rams Notes From Week 1:

Cooper Kupp is a maniac. 21 targets!?

Of course, the Puka Nacua knee injury is terrible, as he landed on injured reserve earlier in the week. But Kupp will go off without a dominant target earner next to him. He probably would have gone off anyway, but let's face it: Demarcus Robinson and Tyler Johnson are not Nacua. Johnson earned seven targets in Week 1 and will likely play a major role in this offense with Robinson and Kupp.

As is the custom in the Rams offense, the top players earn a massive snap share and routes per dropback. Colby Parkinson is no exception, as he ran routes on 82% of Matthew Stafford's dropbacks. He's got a good shot of getting another massive level-up with Nacua out for the next few weeks.

91% snaps and 84% routes per dropback all confirmed that Kyren Williams has this RB1 role sewn up. Now does that make Blake Corum obsolete? Absolutely not. Corum played on special teams but did not record an offensive snap. He still has contingent upside because there's a very slim chance Ronnie Rivers is carrying even as much as 50% of the snaps, let alone anything close to the snaps and routes Williams is soaking up. Rivers should still be rostered though in deeper leagues, but don't jump the gun and drop Corum.

 

Miami Dolphins

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Tyreek Hill	WR	12	7	130	1	139	62.7%	81.8%	70.4%	11.6	35.3%	10.8	2.17	26.0	10	35.7%	33.3%	0.88	3.61	0.968	0.934	50	36	0.0%	43.6%	51.3%	0.0%	26.0	4	22.5	4				0.0%	0.0
Jaylen Waddle	WR	5	5	109	0	72	32.4%	72.7%	71.8%	14.4	14.7%	21.8	3.18	15.9	5	17.9%	15.6%	0.45	3.41	0.448	1.514	51	32	0.0%	17.6%	82.4%	0.0%	16.2	16	13.7	17	1	3	0	4.2%	0.3
Braxton Berrios	WR	2	0	0	0	17	7.7%	40.9%	36.6%	8.5	5.9%	0.0	0.00	0.0	2	7.1%	11.1%	0.26	0.00	0.142	0.000	26	18	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Grant DuBose	WR							18.2%	18.3%													13	8	0.0%	40.0%	60.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Robbie Chosen	WR							15.9%	16.9%													12	7	0.0%	42.9%	57.1%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Jonnu Smith	TE	2	1	7	0	2	0.9%	36.4%	28.2%	1.0	5.9%	3.5	0.85	1.7	2	7.1%	12.5%	0.22	0.44	0.095	3.500	20	16	0.0%	63.2%	26.3%	0.0%	1.7	41	1.2	40				0.0%	0.0
Durham Smythe	TE	3	0	0	0	17	7.7%	34.1%	42.3%	5.7	8.8%	0.0	0.00	0.0	2	7.1%	20.0%	0.43	0.00	0.186	0.000	30	15	6.3%	37.5%	6.3%	56.3%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Julian Hill	TE							43.2%	59.2%													42	19	19.0%	19.0%	9.5%	71.4%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Tanner Conner	TE							6.8%	4.2%													3	3	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
De'Von Achane	RB	7	7	76	0	-23	-10.4%	59.1%	52.1%	-3.3	20.6%	10.9	2.09	14.6	5	17.9%	26.9%	0.37	2.92	0.236	-3.290	37	26	0.0%	35.7%	14.3%	0.0%	23.0	3	19.5	6	10	24	1	41.7%	8.4
Raheem Mostert	RB	3	2	10	0	-2	-0.9%	45.5%	43.7%	-0.7	8.8%	3.3	1.00	3.0	2	7.1%	15.0%	0.24	0.50	0.126	-4.762	31	20	12.5%	8.3%	12.5%	0.0%	3.9	48	2.9	50	6	9	0	25.0%	0.9
Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB							6.8%	15.5%													11	3	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	2.6	54	2.6	52	5	26	0	20.8%	2.6
Alec Ingold	FB							25.0%	40.8%													29	11	28.6%	35.7%	14.3%	14.3%	0.8	5	0.8	3	2	8	0	8.3%	0.8

Dolphins Notes From Week 1:

After the off-the-field stuff involving Tyreek Hill ended, Hill was able to get right on the field, be Tyreek Hill and go deep for an 80-yard touchdown. You know, the typical Hill day.

Speaking of typical, it was a typical consolidation of targets with Hill and Jaylen Waddle, who went over 100 yards (109) catching all five targets. But a certain running back also joined the consolidation party. De'Von Achane caught all seven of his targets for 76 yards as Achane was moved around the formation putting him in the best situations for success.

de'Von achane averaged 2.4 yards per carry vs. the jags. however, it was his impact in the passing game that really stood out, and re-assured what many believed about achane's usage in 2024 & beyond.

here's a look at his 7 catches for 76 yards. #gofins pic.twitter.com/FZ0aXJHq4X

— josh houtz (@houtz) September 9, 2024

If there's one offense that I trust without any thought, it's Miami's, as they know who to get the ball, they know how to scheme them open, and Tua Tagovailoa can facilitate that.

The actual run game didn't look great from anybody, Achane included, though he scored a rushing touchdown. Raheem Mostert only totaled 19 yards on eight touches and Jeff Wilson also got a few carries too and was much more efficient with five rushes for 26 yards. Jaylen Wright was a healthy scratch, like Corum, you cannot drop Wright by any means. The Dolphins' backfield is one of the most valuable backfields in the league for fantasy scoring, so dropping anybody who has a path to a ton of fantasy scoring is a non-starter.

One more note: Jonnu Smith found himself splitting time (36% routes, 28% snaps) with both Durham Smythe and Julian Hill, so he's easily cuttable in most formats.

 

Minnesota Vikings

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Justin Jefferson	WR	7	4	59	1	106	48.5%	100.0%	83.6%	15.1	29.2%	8.4	2.27	15.9	4	36.4%	26.9%	0.79	2.27	0.777	0.558	46	26	0.0%	35.7%	64.3%	0.0%	15.9	17	13.9	15				0.0%	0.0
Jordan Addison	WR	4	3	35	0	46	21.1%	61.5%	50.9%	11.5	16.7%	8.8	1.63	6.5	2	18.2%	25.0%	0.66	2.19	0.398	0.761	28	16	0.0%	44.4%	55.6%	0.0%	6.5	61	5.0	61				0.0%	0.0
Jalen Nailor	WR	1	1	21	1	23	10.6%	46.2%	47.3%	23.0	4.2%	21.0	9.10	9.1	1	9.1%	8.3%	0.30	1.75	0.136	0.913	26	12	0.0%	30.8%	69.2%	0.0%	9.1	45	8.6	37				0.0%	0.0
Brandon Powell	WR							50.0%	54.5%													30	13	0.0%	46.2%	53.8%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Trent Sherfield Sr.	WR							11.5%	30.9%													17	3	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Johnny Mundt	TE	3	2	15	0	12	5.5%	61.5%	52.7%	4.0	12.5%	5.0	1.17	3.5		0.0%	18.8%	0.38	0.94	0.226	1.250	29	16	5.6%	33.3%	27.8%	38.9%	3.5	27	2.5	28				0.0%	0.0
Josh Oliver	TE	2	2	27	0	25	11.5%	38.5%	49.1%	12.5	8.3%	13.5	2.35	4.7	1	9.1%	20.0%	0.54	2.70	0.205	1.080	27	10	9.1%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	4.7	22	3.7	22				0.0%	0.0
Nick Muse	TE							0.0%	3.6%													2	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Aaron Jones	RB	2	2	15	0	6	2.8%	46.2%	54.5%	3.0	8.3%	7.5	1.75	3.5		0.0%	16.7%	0.32	1.25	0.144	2.500	30	12	0.0%	7.7%	7.7%	0.0%	18.9	9	17.9	8	14	94	1	60.9%	15.4
Ty Chandler	RB	3	3	25	0	-4	-1.8%	34.6%	36.4%	-1.3	12.5%	8.3	1.83	5.5	2	18.2%	33.3%	0.52	2.78	0.175	-6.410	20	9	27.3%	0.0%	0.0%	18.2%	7.2	37	5.7	38	8	17	0	34.8%	1.7
Myles Gaskin	RB							0.0%	1.8%													1	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-0.3	81	-0.3	81	1	-3	0	4.3%	-0.3
C.J. Ham	FB	2	2	11	0	4	1.8%	34.6%	34.5%	2.0	8.3%	5.5	0.55	1.1	1	9.1%	22.2%	0.41	1.22	0.138	2.750	19	9	27.3%	0.0%	9.1%	27.3%	1.1	4	0.1	5				0.0%	-2.0

Vikings Notes From Week 1::

Kevin O’Connell is a mastermind. Outside of the greats like Andy Reid, Mike McDaniel, and so on, I’ll take O’Connell right there with them in terms of getting the most out of players, like a Sam Darnold. Darnold was left for dead by a handful of organizations and now he – pressed into duty because of a season-ending injury to J.J. McCarthy, plays fantastic in the Vikings’ Week 1 win over the Giants.

Yes, it was the Giants, but it deserves kudos. Justin Jefferson caught a touchdown and led the team in every receiving category on the day, even if the actual line (4-59-1 on seven targets) wasn’t the greatest. Jordan Addison got about a half’s worth of snaps before being ruled out for the second half with ankle soreness.

Jalen Nailor caught his only target: a 21-yard touchdown pass from Darnold to cap off the opening drive of the second half. If Addison cannot play, Nailor likely slots into the other outside wide receiver position with Brandon Powell and Trent Sherfield mixing in at times. Nailor is worth a speculative add in super deep leagues, but in 12-team formats, I wouldn’t grab him.

Until T.J. Hockenson returns from his injury, it’s not worth grabbing either Vikings tight end, whether it be Johnny Mundt or Josh Oliver. Mundt played 61% of routes, but there’s not enough meat on the bone there for fantasy purposes.

Aaron Jones and Ty Chandler seem locked into a 60/40 split, but Jones is still a very solid fantasy play, as he put up 109 total yards and a touchdown, while Chandler earned 42 total yards and three receptions. Chandler’s standalone value is a bit overstated, but there’s no doubt the contingency play is there for Chandler is something happens to Jones.

 

New England Patriots

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Demario Douglas	WR	3	2	12	0	14	8.4%	75.9%	59.4%	4.5	13.0%	4.0	1.07	3.2	2	12.5%	13.6%	0.28	0.55	0.254	0.889	38	22	0.0%	86.4%	13.6%	0.0%	3.2	84	2.2	87				0.0%	0.0
Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	1	1	6	0	6	3.7%	62.1%	54.7%	6.0	4.3%	6.0	1.60	1.6	1	6.3%	5.6%	0.12	0.33	0.091	1.000	35	18	0.0%	16.7%	83.3%	0.0%	1.6	97	1.1	98				0.0%	0.0
K.J. Osborn	WR	6	3	21	0	28	17.5%	48.3%	60.9%	4.7	26.1%	3.5	0.85	5.1	5	31.3%	42.9%	0.88	1.50	0.514	0.745	39	14	0.0%	35.7%	64.3%	0.0%	5.1	66	3.6	68				0.0%	0.0
Tyquan Thornton	WR	3	2	27	0	55	34.2%	72.4%	57.8%	18.3	13.0%	9.0	1.57	4.7	3	18.8%	14.3%	0.46	1.29	0.435	0.492	37	21	0.0%	9.5%	90.5%	0.0%	4.7	70	3.7	67				0.0%	0.0
Hunter Henry	TE	3	2	18	0	34	21.1%	82.8%	84.4%	11.3	13.0%	6.0	1.27	3.8	1	6.3%	12.5%	0.33	0.75	0.343	0.531	54	24	7.7%	42.3%	3.8%	53.8%	3.8	26	2.8	26				0.0%	0.0
Austin Hooper	TE	4	2	31	0	27	16.9%	48.3%	54.7%	6.8	17.4%	7.8	1.28	5.1	3	18.8%	28.6%	0.64	2.21	0.379	1.140	35	14	0.0%	0.0%	21.4%	78.6%	5.1	20	4.1	20				0.0%	0.0
Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	3	3	6	0	-3	-1.9%	72.4%	79.7%	-1.0	13.0%	2.0	1.20	3.6	1	6.3%	14.3%	0.23	0.29	0.183	-2.000	51	21	8.7%	4.3%	4.3%	0.0%	21.6	7	20.1	5	25	120	1	78.1%	18.0
Antonio Gibson	RB							10.3%	20.3%													13	3	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.8	60	1.8	58	7	18	0	21.9%	1.8

Patriots Notes From Week 1:

There was nothing to write home about in the passing game, as there were 15 passes completed by Jacoby Brissett for 121 yards and Austin Hooper led the way with 31 yards. Hard pass. You really need to be in a deeper format to roster any of the top options here like DeMario Douglas. Even Ja’Lynn Polk as a bench stash is pushing it, though he ran 62% of routes per dropback, so there’s some room to move up here.

Luckily, there is a glimmer of hope, as Rhamondre Stevenson was a force to be reckoned with, notching 125 rushing yards and a touchdown in the Patriots’ upset of the Bengals in Week 1. Stevenson is the clear top dog here as he saw 79% of snaps and 72% of routes, but Antonio Gibson should be involved once he deals with his hip injury that put his Week 1 in jeopardy.

 

New Orleans Saints

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Chris Olave	WR	2	2	11	0	13	6.1%	88.5%	78.8%	6.5	8.7%	5.5	1.55	3.1	2	11.1%	8.7%	0.19	0.48	0.173	0.846	52	23	0.0%	24.0%	76.0%	0.0%	3.1	85	2.1	88				0.0%	0.0
Rashid Shaheed	WR	5	3	73	1	100	46.9%	73.1%	68.2%	20.0	21.7%	14.6	3.26	16.3	4	22.2%	26.3%	0.88	3.84	0.654	0.730	45	19	0.0%	33.3%	61.9%	0.0%	16.3	15	14.8	13				0.0%	0.0
Cedrick Wilson Jr.	WR							34.6%	43.9%													29	9	11.1%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	-2.0	156	-2.0	156				0.0%	-2.0
Bub Means	WR	1	0	0	0	8	3.8%	3.8%	9.1%	8.0	4.3%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	5.6%	100.0%	2.33	0.00	0.091	0.000	6	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Mason Tipton	WR	1	1	6	0	6	2.8%	30.8%	25.8%	6.0	4.3%	6.0	1.60	1.6	1	5.6%	12.5%	0.27	0.75	0.085	1.000	17	8	0.0%	40.0%	60.0%	0.0%	1.6	97	1.1	98				0.0%	0.0
Juwan Johnson	TE	2	2	26	1	24	11.3%	46.2%	34.8%	12.0	8.7%	13.0	5.30	10.6	2	11.1%	16.7%	0.44	2.17	0.209	1.083	23	12	0.0%	7.7%	15.4%	76.9%	10.6	5	9.6	4				0.0%	0.0
Taysom Hill	TE	2	1	1	0	31	14.5%	23.1%	31.8%	15.5	8.7%	0.5	0.55	1.1	1	5.6%	33.3%	0.99	0.17	0.232	0.032	21	6	14.3%	14.3%	0.0%	14.3%	4.6	23	4.1	20	5	35	0	14.3%	3.5
Foster Moreau	TE	4	4	43	1	45	21.2%	53.8%	77.3%	11.3	17.4%	10.8	3.58	14.3	3	16.7%	28.6%	0.75	3.07	0.409	0.951	51	14	31.6%	26.3%	0.0%	73.7%	14.3	2	12.3	2				0.0%	0.0
Alvin Kamara	RB	5	5	27	0	-18	-8.4%	53.8%	51.5%	-3.6	21.7%	5.4	1.54	7.7	4	22.2%	35.7%	0.49	1.93	0.267	-1.500	34	14	0.0%	31.3%	12.5%	0.0%	22.0	6	19.5	6	15	83	1	42.9%	14.3
Jamaal Williams	RB	1	1	13	0	4	1.9%	30.8%	33.3%	4.0	4.3%	13.0	2.30	2.3		0.0%	12.5%	0.25	1.63	0.078	3.250	22	8	11.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	12.1	26	11.6	25	11	38	1	31.4%	9.8
Jordan Mims	RB							3.8%	7.6%													5	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.1	68	1.1	67	4	11	0	11.4%	1.1
Adam Prentice	FB							26.9%	36.4%													24	7	25.0%	0.0%	12.5%	25.0%	0.0	6	0.0	6				0.0%	0.0

Saints Notes From Week 1:

Derek Carr didn’t need to pass a ton – just 23 pass attempts for the Saints in Week 1 – but he sure made them count. From the word go, he hit Rashid Shaheed with a 59-yard touchdown, then a bunch of field goals and two more touchdowns. Before we knew it, it was 30-3 Saints. While people can say “Oh, well they played the Panthers”, the offensive system under Klint Kubiak is utilizing pre-snap motion and play action way more than New Orleans ever has under Sean Payton and Pete Carmichael.

The Saints really went from dead last in both pre-snap motion and play action to:

- 1st in pre-snap motion
- 3rd in play action pic.twitter.com/DFTZsCg4Lt

— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) September 9, 2024

Chris Olave ran 89% of routes but was a non-factor in Week 1 with limited passing volume considering the Saints got out to such a fast start. Shaheed (73% routes) got his touchdown on a 3-73 line with five targets, tied for the team lead with Alvin Kamara.

Both Foster Moreau and Juwan Johnson pretty much split up one role at tight end with Moreau seeing much more. Perhaps that was the Saints playing it safe with Johnson’s foot injury during training camp and the preseason, but it bears monitoring. If Johnson can’t earn more routes following up his 46% from Week 1, it’s time to cut bait.

With no Kendre Miller, Jamaal Williams worked as the spell for Kamara and got a bit of run as the game was out of hand, seeing 11 carries. That won’t likely be the norm, as Kamara left this game a bit early in the blowout.

 

New York Giants

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Malik Nabers	WR	7	5	66	0	48	26.9%	100.0%	100.0%	6.9	19.4%	9.4	1.66	11.6	7	31.8%	14.0%	0.31	1.32	0.480	1.366	70	50	0.0%	11.5%	88.5%	0.0%	11.6	32	9.1	32				0.0%	0.0
Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	11	6	44	0	58	32.4%	74.0%	67.1%	5.3	30.6%	4.0	0.95	10.4	8	36.4%	29.7%	0.63	1.19	0.685	0.755	47	37	0.0%	86.8%	13.2%	0.0%	11.8	31	8.8	35	1	14	0	6.7%	1.4
Darius Slayton	WR	4	3	26	0	36	20.0%	80.0%	71.4%	9.0	11.1%	6.5	1.40	5.6	1	4.5%	10.0%	0.24	0.65	0.307	0.722	50	40	0.0%	31.7%	68.3%	0.0%	5.6	64	4.1	64				0.0%	0.0
Jalin Hyatt	WR	1	0	0	0	17	9.5%	18.0%	21.4%	17.0	2.8%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	4.5%	11.1%	0.34	0.00	0.108	0.000	15	9	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Daniel Bellinger	TE	1	1	3	0	2	1.1%	16.0%	22.9%	2.0	2.8%	3.0	1.30	1.3		0.0%	12.5%	0.23	0.38	0.049	1.500	16	8	11.1%	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	1.3	49	0.8	48				0.0%	0.0
Theo Johnson	TE	4	1	18	0	33	18.5%	78.0%	87.1%	8.3	11.1%	4.5	0.70	2.8	2	9.1%	10.3%	0.24	0.46	0.296	0.542	61	39	16.7%	47.9%	6.3%	45.8%	2.8	34	2.3	30				0.0%	0.0
Chris Manhertz	TE							8.0%	28.6%													20	4	60.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Devin Singletary	RB	5	4	15	0	-14	-7.8%	52.0%	71.4%	-2.8	13.9%	3.0	1.10	5.5	2	9.1%	19.2%	0.28	0.58	0.154	-1.071	50	26	24.3%	8.1%	8.1%	0.0%	9.2	34	7.2	36	10	37	0	66.7%	3.7
Tyrone Tracy Jr.	RB	2	1	5	0	4	2.2%	22.0%	20.0%	2.0	5.6%	2.5	0.75	1.5		0.0%	18.2%	0.33	0.45	0.099	1.250	14	11	0.0%	9.1%	9.1%	0.0%	1.7	61	1.2	66	2	2	0	13.3%	0.2
Eric Gray	RB	1	1	9	0	-5	-2.8%	10.0%	10.0%	-5.0	2.8%	9.0	1.90	1.9	1	4.5%	20.0%	0.25	1.80	0.022	-1.800	7	5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.5	55	2.0	57	2	6	0	13.3%	0.6

Giants Notes From Week 1:

The Giants didn't look particularly good, or adequate, or passable even, in Week 1. There were only two real, actual things to talk about in the passing game.

The first is Malik Nabers, who earned seven targets (5-66) in his debut while earning 100% route participation and 100% of snaps. He's going to be out there, folks. Yes, even in this tire fire of an offense, Nabers should get plenty of volume from Jones (or whoever the quarterback is) so he remains close to being a must-start option because we know what we can do with the ball and how he can lift an offense.

de'Von achane averaged 2.4 yards per carry vs. the jags. however, it was his impact in the passing game that really stood out, and re-assured what many believed about achane's usage in 2024 & beyond.

here's a look at his 7 catches for 76 yards. #gofins pic.twitter.com/FZ0aXJHq4X

— josh houtz (@houtz) September 9, 2024

The second is Wan'Dale Robinson, who PPR scammed his way to 11 targets and a 6-44 line on just a 5.3-yard aDOT. I say "PPR scam" like it's a bad thing, but hey, targets are targets, and catches are catches. In PPR formats, it's a great way to just rack up fantasy points if Jones is going to dump balls off to Robinson.

Rookie tight end Theo Johnson ran a robust 78% routes per dropback but didn't produce anything with those. Still, Johnson is a bit of an upside play knowing how gross the tight end position can be at the lower end.

Devin Singletary earned the third-most targets for the Giants in Week 1 with five and was the top running back by a large margin over Eric Gray (10% snaps) and Tyrone Tracy (20%). It's not even that Singletary is that good, but he's good enough in this iteration of the Giants to stave off the backfield for the time being. I do expect Tracy to take more work eventually, but that could be in a couple of weeks or a couple of months from now.

 

New York Jets

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Garrett Wilson	WR	11	6	60	0	105	51.7%	100.0%	96.0%	9.5	37.9%	5.5	1.09	12.0	9	42.9%	35.5%	0.87	1.94	0.931	0.574	48	31	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	12.0	29	9.0	33				0.0%	0.0
Mike Williams	WR							19.4%	18.0%													9	6	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Xavier Gipson	WR							67.7%	58.0%													29	21	0.0%	72.7%	27.3%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Allen Lazard	WR	9	6	89	2	94	46.3%	100.0%	100.0%	10.4	31.0%	9.9	2.99	26.9	7	33.3%	29.0%	0.74	2.87	0.790	0.951	50	31	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	26.9	3	23.9	3				0.0%	0.0
Malachi Corley	WR							0.0%	2.0%													1	0	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Tyler Conklin	TE	2	1	6	0	5	2.5%	90.3%	90.0%	2.5	6.9%	3.0	0.80	1.6	1	4.8%	7.1%	0.13	0.21	0.121	1.200	45	28	0.0%	55.2%	13.8%	31.0%	1.6	42	1.1	41				0.0%	0.0
Jeremy Ruckert	TE							22.6%	34.0%													17	7	0.0%	23.5%	11.7%	52.9%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Anthony Firkser	TE							0.0%	2.0%													1	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Breece Hall	RB	6	5	39	0	3	1.5%	71.0%	84.0%	0.5	20.7%	6.5	1.15	6.9	3	14.3%	27.3%	0.47	1.77	0.321	13.000	42	22	8.3%	0.0%	4.2%	0.0%	18.3	13	15.8	14	16	54	1	94.1%	9.4
Braelon Allen	RB	1	1	9	0	-4	-2.0%	22.6%	16.0%	-4.0	3.4%	9.0	1.90	1.9	1	4.8%	14.3%	0.19	1.29	0.038	-2.250	8	7	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.7	53	2.2	54	1	8	0	5.9%	0.8

Jets Notes From Week 1:

The passing game for the Jets was hyper-condensed to just a couple of players. When the game was still in doubt, everything funneled around Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall, with a sprinkling of Allen Lazard. Wilson earned a team-high 11 targets and was as dynamic as ever. Wouldn’t you be too if you played with quarterbacks like Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle, and the like? Wilson’s 6-60 line was solid enough on a full 100% route participation.

Lazard caught two touchdowns, one from Aaron Rodgers and one from backup Tyrod Taylor in garbage time. He’s the quintessential fool’s gold waiver wire claim, as Mike Williams should ramp up his utilization in the next week or two as he ran just 19% of routes per dropback.

It was the Breece Hall show for the backs, with 90 yards from scrimmage, five receptions, and a rushing touchdown. Braelon Allen got in for garbage time with Taylor and did most of his damage there.

 

Philadelphia Eagles

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
A.J. Brown	WR	9	5	119	1	115	48.5%	100.0%	94.7%	12.8	33.3%	13.2	2.54	22.9	7	36.8%	23.1%	0.63	3.05	0.840	1.033	72	39	0.0%	32.5%	67.5%	0.0%	22.9	7	20.4	7				0.0%	0.0
DeVonta Smith	WR	8	7	84	0	67	28.3%	100.0%	100.0%	8.4	29.6%	10.5	1.93	15.4	6	31.6%	20.5%	0.49	2.15	0.643	1.250	76	39	0.0%	70.7%	29.3%	0.0%	15.4	18	11.9	21				0.0%	0.0
Jahan Dotson	WR	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	61.5%	42.1%	0.0	3.7%	0.0	0.00	0.0		0.0%	4.2%	0.07	0.00	0.056	0.000	32	24	0.0%	19.2%	80.8%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Johnny Wilson	WR	1	0	0	0	28	11.8%	12.8%	13.2%	28.0	3.7%	0.0	0.00	0.0		0.0%	20.0%	0.80	0.00	0.138	0.000	10	5	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Britain Covey	WR							10.3%	11.8%													9	4	0.0%	75.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Dallas Goedert	TE	4	4	31	0	2	0.8%	76.9%	81.6%	0.5	14.8%	7.8	1.78	7.1	3	15.8%	13.3%	0.23	1.03	0.228	15.500	62	30	0.0%	46.9%	9.4%	37.5%	7.1	12	5.1	13				0.0%	0.0
Grant Calcaterra	TE	1	1	11	0	5	2.1%	30.8%	47.4%	5.0	3.7%	11.0	2.10	2.1	1	5.3%	8.3%	0.17	0.92	0.070	2.200	36	12	7.7%	23.1%	15.4%	61.5%	2.1	37	1.6	36				0.0%	0.0
E.J. Jenkins	TE							0.0%	3.9%													3	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Saquon Barkley	RB	2	2	23	1	24	10.1%	66.7%	80.3%	12.0	7.4%	11.5	5.15	10.3	2	10.5%	7.7%	0.21	0.88	0.182	0.958	61	26	10.3%	10.3%	10.3%	0.0%	33.2	1	32.2	1	24	109	2	96.0%	22.9
Kenneth Gainwell	RB	1	1	10	0	-4	-1.7%	25.6%	19.7%	-4.0	3.7%	10.0	2.00	2.0		0.0%	10.0%	0.13	1.00	0.044	-2.500	15	10	8.3%	8.3%	16.7%	0.0%	2.2	56	1.7	59	1	2	0	4.0%	0.2
Will Shipley	RB							7.7%	5.3%													4	3	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0	75	0.0	75				0.0%	0.0

Eagles Notes From Week 1:

The posterchild for target consolidation, the Philadelphia Eagles, kept up their ways with 63% of the targets going to A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. Both had excellent days as Brown caught a touchdown and put up 119 receiving yards, while Smith led the team in receptions with seven and added in 84 yards. Even with the passing prowess on Friday night in Brazil, it was the run game spearheaded by one man in particular that stole the show.

Fine, fine, I’ll admit it. Maybe it was a mistake to fade Saquon Barkley. For all the warts he’s had over the last several seasons, it’s certainly possible those could have been a Giants-related thing rather than a Barkley skill issue. He sure looked like a man among boys, being used in creative ways by offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. Barkley put up three total touchdowns and 131 total yards. 

Granted, it’s a bit early to have a post-mortem here regarding Barkley, but it’s telling that in live FFPC Main Event drafts in Las Vegas, Barkley was going at the 1.02-1.04  after the Friday game. I don’t know if not having Barkley on a bunch of rosters is going to kill me, but that’s certainly one of the outcomes I didn’t have before Week 1.

 

Pittsburgh Steelers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
George Pickens	WR	7	6	85	0	98	74.8%	78.6%	68.1%	14.0	33.3%	12.1	2.07	14.5	6	33.3%	31.8%	0.90	3.86	1.024	0.867	47	22	0.0%	20.8%	79.2%	0.0%	13.5	24	10.5	26	1	-10	0	3.7%	-1.0
Van Jefferson	WR	1	1	1	0	0	0.0%	82.1%	72.5%	0.0	4.8%	1.0	1.10	1.1	1	5.6%	4.3%	0.07	0.04	0.071	0.000	50	23	4.0%	32.0%	68.0%	0.0%	1.1	110	0.6	111				0.0%	0.0
Calvin Austin III	WR	2	1	7	0	13	9.9%	50.0%	42.0%	6.5	9.5%	3.5	0.85	1.7	2	11.1%	14.3%	0.32	0.50	0.212	0.538	29	14	0.0%	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	1.7	96	1.2	96				0.0%	0.0
Scotty Miller	WR							17.9%	24.6%													17	5	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Pat Freiermuth	TE	4	4	27	0	12	9.2%	75.0%	73.9%	3.0	19.0%	6.8	1.68	6.7	4	22.2%	19.0%	0.37	1.29	0.350	2.250	51	21	4.0%	52.0%	32.0%	16.0%	6.7	13	4.7	15				0.0%	0.0
Darnell Washington	TE	1	1	5	0	4	3.1%	25.0%	53.6%	4.0	4.8%	5.0	1.50	1.5	1	5.6%	14.3%	0.29	0.71	0.093	1.250	37	7	38.5%	7.7%	0.0%	92.3%	1.5	43	1.0	42				0.0%	0.0
Connor Heyward	TE							0.0%	7.2%													5	0	0.0%	25.0%	0.0%	75.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
MyCole Pruitt	TE	2	1	9	0	11	8.4%	39.3%	58.0%	5.5	9.5%	4.5	0.95	1.9	2	11.1%	18.2%	0.39	0.82	0.202	0.818	40	11	25.0%	37.5%	12.5%	43.8%	1.9	39	1.4	38				0.0%	0.0
Najee Harris	RB	2	1	9	0	-4	-3.1%	42.9%	55.1%	-2.0	9.5%	4.5	0.95	1.9		0.0%	16.7%	0.25	0.75	0.121	-2.250	38	12	7.7%	0.0%	7.7%	0.0%	8.9	35	8.4	33	20	70	0	74.1%	7.0
Jaylen Warren	RB	2	2	13	0	-3	-2.3%	25.0%	31.9%	-1.5	9.5%	6.5	1.65	3.3	2	11.1%	28.6%	0.44	1.86	0.127	-4.333	22	7	26.7%	0.0%	0.0%	6.7%	4.0	47	3.0	49	2	7	0	7.4%	0.7
Cordarrelle Patterson	RB							3.6%	13.0%													9	1	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	1.3	66	1.3	65	4	13	0	14.8%	1.3

Steelers Notes From Week 1:

Based on early data this thing really happened:

Arthur Smith played Van Jefferson more than George Pickens. 😂😂😂

— Dwain McFarland (@dwainmcfarland) September 8, 2024

Arthur Smith: Back, with even more Arthur Smith! 2023's public enemy No.1 is back on his... well, you know. George Pickens had an above-average game for a Smith-led offense and I won't lie, I have ONE share of him on hundreds of teams. We've seen this song and dance before in Atlanta where solidly efficient young receivers take a sort of backseat to route runners like Van Jefferson. Talent overcomes all in most instances, but here, it's a black hole where talent gets shoved into the vortex.

Being the only pass-catcher with more than two targets, the recently-paid Pat Freiermuth saw 75% of routes on the day. MyCole Pruitt saw 39% of routes and Darnell Washington earned 25% for reasons unbeknownst to me.

I'm not too convinced that the Najee Harris workload is going to stay at 55% snaps and 43% routes like it was in Week 1 because of Jaylen Warren's nagging hamstring. Although, would it surprise me? Prioritizing Harris over an efficiency star like Warren would totally be the most Arthur Smith thing. I want to believe Warren will be used a lot more and his workload is going to get ramped up a bit more as he gets healthier. I REALLY want to believe.

 

San Francisco 49ers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Deebo Samuel Sr.	WR	9	5	54	0	81	29.3%	81.8%	73.6%	9.0	32.1%	6.0	1.16	10.4	7	31.8%	33.3%	0.81	2.00	0.687	0.667	53	27	0.0%	30.0%	50.0%	0.0%	18.7	12	16.2	12	8	23	1	22.2%	8.3
Brandon Aiyuk	WR	4	2	28	0	52	18.8%	81.8%	59.7%	13.0	14.3%	7.0	1.20	4.8	3	13.6%	14.8%	0.41	1.04	0.346	0.538	43	27	0.0%	17.9%	82.1%	0.0%	4.8	67	3.8	66				0.0%	0.0
Jauan Jennings	WR	5	5	64	0	56	20.2%	54.5%	48.6%	11.2	17.9%	12.8	2.28	11.4	4	18.2%	27.8%	0.72	3.56	0.409	1.143	35	18	0.0%	52.4%	47.6%	0.0%	11.4	34	8.9	34				0.0%	0.0
Chris Conley	WR							18.2%	40.3%													29	6	12.5%	12.5%	12.5%	87.5%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Ronnie Bell	WR							18.2%	18.1%													13	6	0.0%	16.7%	83.3%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
George Kittle	TE	5	4	40	0	25	9.0%	90.9%	91.7%	5.0	17.9%	8.0	1.60	8.0	4	18.2%	16.7%	0.35	1.33	0.331	1.600	66	30	86.0%	31.4%	14.3%	54.3%	8.0	10	6.0	10				0.0%	0.0
Eric Saubert	TE	1	0	0	0	24	8.7%	9.1%	26.4%	24.0	3.6%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	4.5%	33.3%	1.22	0.00	0.114	0.000	19	3	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Jake Tonges	TE							0.0%	1.4%													1	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Jordan Mason	RB	1	1	5	0	5	1.8%	69.7%	80.6%	5.0	3.6%	5.0	1.50	1.5		0.0%	4.3%	0.09	0.22	0.066	1.000	58	23	18.5%	11.1%	3.7%	0.0%	22.2	5	21.7	3	28	147	1	77.8%	20.7
Isaac Guerendo	RB							6.1%	4.2%													3	2	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	75	0.0	75				0.0%	0.0
Kyle Juszczyk	FB	3	2	40	0	34	12.2%	51.5%	55.6%	11.3	10.7%	13.3	2.00	6.0	3	13.6%	17.6%	0.46	2.35	0.246	1.180	40	17	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6.0	1	5.0	1				0.0%	0.0

49ers Notes From Week 1:

Without Christian McCaffrey on Monday Night Football, the 49ers turned to Jordan Mason and nothing was lost. At all, as Mason ran for 147 yards and looked like a man possessed. He needs to be in every lineup moving forward where he’s rostered. As Ben Gretch would say, “You can’t put the genie back in the bottle” after a performance like that, so I scoff at the people who think he’s just going to go back to the bench like nothing happened.

With Mason working in, Deebo Samuel got a bunch of opportunities at running back as well, with eight carries, 23 yards and a touchdown to go along with nine targets and a 5-54 line. Samuel truly felt like a change of pace to Mason’s bruising style for sure. 

On the receiving side, Brandon Aiyuk had a shaky night. He probably could have used some time at practice to get into a rhythm as Aiyuk dropped a touchdown and put up a pedestrian night, only being targeted four times. His routes were right in line with a normal night though at 82%, so maybe this is his preseason?

The other pass-catchers, including George Kittle’s 4-40 on five targets, were just so-so as the offense was paced by Mason for the majority of the night.

 

Seattle Seahawks

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
DK Metcalf	WR	4	3	29	0	51	26.6%	92.9%	88.1%	12.8	16.0%	7.3	1.48	5.9	4	22.2%	15.4%	0.42	1.12	0.426	0.566	59	26	0.0%	9.1%	90.9%	0.0%	5.9	63	4.4	63				0.0%	0.0
Tyler Lockett	WR	7	6	77	0	94	48.7%	71.4%	53.7%	13.4	28.0%	11.0	1.96	13.7	6	33.3%	35.0%	0.97	3.85	0.761	0.821	36	20	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	0.0%	13.7	22	10.7	25				0.0%	0.0
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	2	2	19	0	7	3.6%	89.3%	79.1%	3.5	8.0%	9.5	1.95	3.9	1	5.6%	8.0%	0.16	0.76	0.145	2.714	53	25	0.0%	90.0%	10.0%	0.0%	3.9	75	2.9	75				0.0%	0.0
Jake Bobo	WR							17.9%	29.9%													20	5	0.0%	42.9%	57.1%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR	1	1	0	0	-3	-1.6%	10.7%	10.4%	-3.0	4.0%	0.0	1.00	1.0	1	5.6%	33.3%	0.47	0.00	0.049	0.000	7	3	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	1.1	110	0.6	111	1	1	0	3.4%	0.1
Dareke Young	WR	1	0	0	0	9	4.7%	3.6%	10.4%	9.0	4.0%	0.0	0.00	0.0	1	5.6%	100.0%	2.42	0.00	0.093	0.000	7	1	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Noah Fant	TE	4	2	11	0	23	12.0%	75.0%	74.6%	5.8	16.0%	2.8	0.78	3.1	3	16.7%	19.0%	0.41	0.52	0.324	0.474	50	21	10.3%	51.7%	10.3%	37.9%	3.1	32	2.1	33				0.0%	0.0
AJ Barner	TE							25.0%	47.8%													32	7	16.7%	33.3%	8.3%	58.3%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Brady Russell	TE							0.0%	6.0%													4	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Kenneth Walker III	RB	3	2	6	0	-11	-5.8%	57.1%	65.7%	-3.7	12.0%	2.0	0.87	2.6	1	5.6%	18.8%	0.25	0.38	0.140	-0.541	44	16	26.1%	8.7%	8.7%	0.0%	18.9	9	17.9	8	20	103	1	69.0%	16.3
Zach Charbonnet	RB	3	2	29	1	23	11.7%	32.1%	34.3%	7.5	12.0%	9.7	3.63	10.9	1	5.6%	33.3%	0.76	3.22	0.262	1.289	23	9	8.3%	16.7%	8.3%	8.3%	12.1	26	11.1	27	8	12	0	27.6%	1.2

Seahawks Notes From Week 1:

You ever watch a preview for a show that looks so good it can't fail? And then you watch it, only to find that it's disappointing in almost every way and they put the best parts in the trailer? That's about how I feel about the Seattle offense after Week 1. Sure, DK Metcalf was set to be locked up by premier cornerback Patrick Surtain. We thought it was going to be a tough day at the office. But the Ryan Grubb offense! Jaxon Smith-Njigba! Only 25 pass attempts in Week 1! We were supposed to have fun this season!

Unfortunately, we are not having much fun. Not totally, at least. Even the caveat of Kenneth Walker III consolidating work got him over 100 yards and a touchdown, with three targets! Zach Charbonnet took a busted coverage sideline route for an easy touchdown, but he wasn't used too much on the day, at least compared to Walker.

Despite running 89% of routes, Smith-Njigba only saw two targets, which is good for an 8% TPRR. Yikes. Lockett picked up the slack with the only fantasy-relevant line amongst pass-catchers for Seattle with a six-catch, 77-yard outing. Even Noah Fant ran 75% of routes per dropback and didn't do anything more than two catches of 11 yards. The routes ARE bullish as he had to compete with a bunch of tight ends and now the job is his.

 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Mike Evans	WR	6	5	61	2	80	47.8%	81.8%	69.8%	13.3	20.7%	10.2	3.85	23.1	5	20.8%	22.2%	0.62	2.26	0.645	0.764	44	27	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	23.1	6	20.6	6				0.0%	0.0
Chris Godwin	WR	8	8	83	1	35	21.1%	84.8%	77.8%	4.4	27.6%	10.4	2.79	22.3	7	29.2%	28.6%	0.58	2.96	0.561	2.358	49	28	6.3%	43.8%	56.3%	0.0%	22.3	8	18.3	11				0.0%	0.0
Jalen McMillan	WR	3	1	32	1	53	31.8%	87.9%	82.5%	17.7	10.3%	10.7	3.40	10.2	3	12.5%	10.3%	0.33	1.10	0.378	0.603	52	29	0.0%	40.6%	50.0%	0.0%	10.2	40	9.7	29				0.0%	0.0
Trey Palmer	WR	2	1	19	0	27	16.2%	21.2%	31.7%	13.5	6.9%	9.5	1.45	2.9	1	4.2%	28.6%	0.80	2.71	0.217	0.704	20	7	0.0%	42.9%	57.1%	0.0%	2.9	86	2.4	83				0.0%	0.0
Kameron Johnson	WR							12.1%	17.5%													11	4	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115	1	0	0	4.0%	0.0
Cade Otton	TE	2	1	5	0	4	2.4%	90.9%	85.7%	2.0	6.9%	2.5	0.75	1.5	2	8.3%	6.7%	0.12	0.17	0.120	1.250	54	30	11.4%	42.9%	25.7%	31.4%	1.5	43	1.0	42				0.0%	0.0
Payne Durham	TE							6.1%	27.0%													17	2	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Ko Kieft	TE							0.0%	3.2%													2	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Rachaad White	RB	5	6	75	0	-26	-15.6%	66.7%	69.8%	-5.2	17.2%	15.0	2.70	13.5	4	16.7%	22.7%	0.28	3.41	0.150	-2.885	44	22	17.9%	3.6%	0.0%	0.0%	16.6	16	13.6	19	15	31	0	60.0%	3.1
Bucky Irving	RB	3	2	14	0	-6	-3.6%	24.2%	31.7%	-2.0	10.3%	4.7	1.13	3.4	2	8.3%	37.5%	0.56	1.75	0.130	-2.333	20	8	11.1%	11.1%	22.2%	0.0%	9.6	33	8.6	31	9	62	0	36.0%	6.2
Sean Tucker	RB							0.0%	3.2%													2	0	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0	75	0.0	75				0.0%	0.0

Buccaneers Notes From Week 1:

Rachaad White is still really bad at running the football. The truth just hurts and I'm sorry that I had to be the one to lay it on. Averaging 2.1 yards per carry in Week 1 and finishing as the 34th out of 34 qualifying back in RYOE with -32 yards, White is somehow topping the futility that he showed last season. I'd argue that an NFL team should be using their players to their strengths, not trying to masquerade White as a rusher.

White is an exceptional receiving back. That's what he does. He's always been that, posting a 96th-percentile YPRR in college and then having the fourth-best Open Score among 62 qualified running backs for the combined 2022 and 2023, per ESPN Analytics. Are we shocked White led the team in receiving yards and YPRR this week after how prolific White is in the receiving game?

I'd be shocked if Bucky Irving didn't work in more to both the rushing and a little of the receiving workload, as Irving is a pretty capable receiving back in his own right. If Irving is floating out there in free agency, I'd stash him away, because it's only a matter of time before

On the passing side, Baker Mayfield threw for four touchdowns, including two to Mike Evans, one to Chris Godwin, and the other to rookie Jalen McMillan, which of course, we love to see. Evans and Godwin handled almost 50% of the targets for the Bucs, but it's McMillan popping immediately that has me intrigued by Tampa's offense. McMillan, a third-round rookie, immediately ran more routes and snaps than any other wide receiver, including Evans and Godwin.

 

Tennessee Titans

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	1	1	8	0	6	2.6%	23.7%	26.6%	6.0	3.6%	8.0	1.80	1.8	1	4.0%	11.1%	0.24	0.89	0.072	1.333	17	9	0.0%	55.6%	44.4%	0.0%	1.8	95	1.3	95				0.0%	0.0
Calvin Ridley	WR	7	3	50	0	154	67.8%	92.1%	84.4%	22.0	25.0%	7.1	1.14	8.0	7	28.0%	20.0%	0.70	1.43	0.850	0.325	54	35	0.0%	16.7%	83.3%	0.0%	8.0	52	6.5	51				0.0%	0.0
Tyler Boyd	WR	6	3	18	0	42	18.5%	89.5%	82.8%	7.0	21.4%	3.0	0.80	4.8	5	20.0%	17.6%	0.40	0.53	0.451	0.429	53	34	0.0%	77.1%	22.9%	0.0%	4.8	67	3.3	70				0.0%	0.0
Treylon Burks	WR	2	1	2	0	6	2.6%	73.7%	68.8%	3.0	7.1%	1.0	0.60	1.2	2	8.0%	7.1%	0.14	0.07	0.126	0.333	44	28	0.0%	24.1%	75.9%	0.0%	1.3	104	0.8	106	2	1	0	9.1%	0.1
Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR							7.9%	18.8%													12	3	25.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE	2	2	15	1	24	10.6%	55.3%	59.4%	12.0	7.1%	7.5	4.75	9.5	2	8.0%	9.5%	0.25	0.71	0.181	0.625	38	21	0.0%	40.9%	18.2%	40.9%	9.5	6	8.5	6				0.0%	0.0
Josh Whyle	TE							34.2%	28.1%													18	13	7.1%	21.4%	21.4%	50.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Nick Vannett	TE	2	2	11	0	1	0.4%	7.9%	25.0%	0.5	7.1%	5.5	1.55	3.1	2	8.0%	66.7%	1.14	3.67	0.110	11.000	16	3	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	3.1	32	2.1	33				0.0%	0.0
Tony Pollard	RB	4	3	12	0	-2	-0.9%	44.7%	60.9%	-0.5	14.3%	3.0	1.05	4.2	3	12.0%	23.5%	0.38	0.71	0.208	-6.000	39	17	16.7%	16.7%	11.1%	0.0%	18.4	12	16.9	11	16	82	1	72.7%	14.2
Tyjae Spears	RB	4	4	11	0	-4	-1.8%	55.3%	45.3%	-1.0	14.3%	2.8	1.28	5.1	3	12.0%	19.0%	0.30	0.52	0.202	-2.750	29	21	8.7%	8.7%	8.7%	4.3%	7.2	37	5.2	39	4	21	0	18.2%	2.1

Titans Notes From Week 1:

Some not-so-good stuff out of the Titans in Week 1, as Will Levis threw one of the worst interceptions you'll ever see, complete with reaction.

I cannot stop watching Will Levis fall to his knees and just sit there after throwing the game-losing pick 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ITO3VFFrvH

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) September 8, 2024

DeAndre Hopkins ran limited routes (24%) as the team likely eased him in following a knee injury from training camp. Levis was not great, so even with Calvin Ridley (92%), Tyler Boyd (90%), and Treylon Burks (74%) running the lion's share of routes for the Titans, it only amounted to seven receptions and 70 yards combined for the three. This isn't a passing game you want to target quite yet as it's very much still a work in progress.

Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears was a classic hot hand scenario, where Spears edged Pollard on the routes (55% to 45%) but Pollard earned snaps over Spears and was running incredibly well, earning 16 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown. Head coach Brian Callahan did say in the post-game presser that he wanted to get Spears more involved in the offense, so we'll look for that in Week 2 and I'll let you know if that came true.

 

Washington Commanders

Name	Pos	Targets	Rec.	Rec. Yards	TD	Air Yards	Air Yards %	Route %	Snap %	aDOT	Target Share %	Yards per Target	FPTS per Target	Rec. FPTS	First-Read Targets	First Read Target %	TPRR	wTPRR	YPRR	WOPR	RACR	Player Snaps	Player Routes	Pass Block %	Slot %	Wide %	Inline %	PPR FPTS	PPR Finish	Half FPTS	Half Finish	Rush Att.	Rush Yds.	Rush TD	Rush Att %	Rush FPTS
Terry McLaurin	WR	4	2	17	0	78	62.2%	88.2%	81.4%	19.5	17.4%	4.3	0.93	3.7	4	23.5%	13.3%	0.44	0.57	0.696	0.218	48	30	0.0%	18.8%	81.3%	0.0%	3.7	78	2.7	78				0.0%	0.0
Dyami Brown	WR							44.1%	55.9%													33	15	0.0%	11.8%	88.2%	0.0%	0.0	115	0.0	115				0.0%	0.0
Luke McCaffrey	WR	3	3	18	0	-2	-1.7%	70.6%	61.0%	-0.7	13.0%	6.0	1.60	4.8	3	17.6%	12.5%	0.20	0.75	0.184	-8.571	36	24	0.0%	76.9%	23.1%	0.0%	4.8	67	3.3	70				0.0%	0.0
Olamide Zaccheaus	WR	3	1	15	0	30	23.9%	52.9%	44.1%	10.0	13.0%	5.0	0.83	2.5	2	11.8%	16.7%	0.42	0.83	0.363	0.500	26	18	0.0%	5.3%	94.7%	0.0%	2.5	89	2.0	89				0.0%	0.0
Jamison Crowder	WR	1	1	5	0	-2	-1.6%	8.8%	5.1%	-2.0	4.3%	5.0	1.50	1.5	1	5.9%	33.3%	0.50	1.67	0.054	-2.500	3	3	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.5	102	1.0	103				0.0%	0.0
Zach Ertz	TE	4	3	28	0	28	22.3%	82.4%	71.2%	7.0	17.4%	7.0	1.45	5.8	4	23.5%	14.3%	0.32	1.00	0.417	1.000	42	28	6.3%	62.5%	9.4%	28.1%	5.8	16	4.3	17				0.0%	0.0
Ben Sinnott	TE							8.8%	22.0%													13	3	25.0%	0.0%	25.0%	75.0%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
John Bates	TE							23.5%	47.5%													28	8	30.8%	7.7%	0.0%	92.3%	0.0	53	0.0	53				0.0%	0.0
Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	4	3	49	0	-3	-2.5%	26.5%	55.9%	-0.8	17.4%	12.3	1.98	7.9	2	11.8%	44.4%	0.71	5.44	0.243	-15.313	33	9	43.8%	12.5%	6.3%	0.0%	17.9	14	16.4	12	12	40	1	85.7%	10.0
Austin Ekeler	RB	4	4	52	0	-3	-2.5%	50.0%	52.5%	-0.8	17.4%	13.0	2.30	9.2	1	5.9%	23.5%	0.38	3.06	0.243	-16.250	31	17	21.7%	17.4%	4.3%	0.0%	10.2	32	8.2	34	2	10	0	14.3%	1.0

Commanders Notes From Week 1:

Jayden Daniels was a revelation running the ball to the tune of 88 rushing yards and two touchdowns in his NFL debut. On the passing side? The "horizontal raid" Kliff Kingsbury offense was on full display as Daniels had the third-worst aDOT (5.5 yards) of all starting quarterbacks in Week 1. As we all predicted, Luke McCaffrey led the receiver room with a 3-18 line on three targets. Targets were a four-way split between Terry McLaurin, Zach Ertz, Austin Ekeler, and Brian Robinson. Seems bad!

Ekeler (52) and Robinson (49) comprised more than half of the receiving yards, which is very bad. Remember when one of Daniels' strengths is the vertical passing game? That did #not happen here. Kingsbury built the plane out of dump-off passes and used McLaurin as a field stretcher with a 19.5-yard aDOT.

Predictable utilization for the running backs here as Robinson and Ekeler ran about 53%-55% of snaps and Robinson took most of the carries while Ekeler doubled up Robinson on the routes. This seems pretty likely each week as long as they both stay healthy.

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