
Meanwhile, the Packers gave up the fifth-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks last season, giving up only 15.4 per game. Winston has thrown only 11 regular-season passes since 2019 and will be without Michael Thomas for the first six weeks of the season. While Winston won the starting job for the New Orleans Saints, that doesn’t make him a good fantasy option this week. While benching Herbert might be hard, if Cousins or Trevor Lawrence is on the waiver wire, pick them up and play them instead. In the offseason, Washington added William Jackson and Benjamin St-Juste to their secondary. Furthermore, quarterbacks averaged under 1.4 passing touchdowns against Washington. Last season, Washington held quarterbacks to the fourth-fewest fantasy points, giving up only 15.1 per game. However, fantasy owners should temper their expectations for tomorrow’s matchup against Washington.

More impressively, Herbert had more games last season with three or more passing touchdowns than games with one or fewer. He scored 23 or more fantasy points in about half of his games last season. SIT: Justin Herbert at Washington Football TeamĪs a rookie, Herbert was almost unstoppable. Expect Cousins to finish as a top-10 quarterback or better this week. Furthermore, starting cornerback Trae Waynes will miss the game with an injury, leaving Eli Apple to cover Jefferson or Thielen. With a below-average defense on paper, the Bengals will struggle to slow down Minnesota’s passing attack. Moreover, quarterbacks averaged 19.4 fantasy points per game against the Bengals. Last season, the Bengals ranked 22nd in points given up per game. With a healthy Adam Thielen and Justin Jefferson, Cousins has one of the best wide receiver duos in the NFL.

He also averaged 2.2 passing touchdowns per game, throwing two or more in 75 percent of his games. Last season, Cousins averaged career-high 19.1 fantasy points per game. START: Kirk Cousins at Cincinnati Bengals Hurts averaged 68 rushing yards per game in his starts last year and should easily rush for over 50 yards tomorrow. Not only did the Falcons give up the second-most passing touchdowns last season, but they also gave up the third-most rushing touchdowns to quarterbacks. Last season, the Falcons gave up the second-most fantasy points to quarterbacks, giving up 23.3 per game. Now, as the unquestioned starter in Philadelphia, Hurts gets an excellent Week 1 matchup against the Falcons. Quarterbacks START: Jalen Hurts at Atalanta FalconsĪfter taking over for Carson Wentz last season, Hurts averaged 23 fantasy points per game in his four starts, scoring 18.6 or more in three of them. Without further ado, let’s get started.Īll stats are base on four-point per passing touchdown and PPR scoring. Be sure to reach out with any fantasy football questions you may have. To help with that, I will provide two starts, two sits, and two sleepers at each position every week. Now fantasy owners struggle with the weekly decision about which players to start, which to sit, and which to use as a sleeper. The best part about fantasy football is winning. Fantasy Football Latest News Fantasy Football Starts, Sits, Sleepers: Week 1
