The moonball was working as the Cowboys defense looked woefully overmatched, barely challenging some of the touchdown throws. Wilson was 7-of-11 for 264 yards and all three of his touchdowns on throws that went over 20 yards past the line of scrimmage. But in what appeared to be a miscommunication to end the game, Wilson threw a sitting duck pick to Donovan Wilson — the second ball the Cowboys successfully defensed all day — when Malik Nabers turned to the corner route instead of back over the middle on New York’s second possession of overtime. Jaxson Dart worked in sparingly and only on runs, with three snaps. Wilson’s inability to win the game won’t keep the heat entirely off of him going forward — almost nothing could after Dart’s preseason — but this will at least end calls for his benching for the moment. The main takeaway from this game in fantasy should be that we need to target the Dallas secondary. The Giants will draw the Chiefs in Week 3 and Russ figures to go back to more modest numbers in that one.

Stevenson was once again the lead back for the Patriots, getting the first three touches of the game. He had 39 offensive snaps, eclipsing TreVeyon Henderson’s 19 and Antonio Gibson’s 10. The Patriots used him as the go-to back in all situations as Stevenson also led all backs in passing-down snaps. His most explosive play was a 58-yard catch-and-run on a wheel route in the second half. Stevenson totaled 142 yards from scrimmage on just 16 touches against the shaky Dolphins defense. It’s unlikely we see this kind of efficiency again from Stevenson, though he has the clear lead role in the Pats backfield. Expect him to regress back down to the RB3 range in Week 3 against a tough Steelers defense.

The Dolphins offense finally got going against the Patriots, starting their scoring in the second quarter. Tagovailoa threw a first-drive interception that was called back for penalty before connecting with Jaylen Waddle for an 18-yard touchdown on the team’s second drive and leading a two-minute drill for a score at the end of the first half. He underthrew Tyreek Hill on a 47-yard completion in the second half, with Hill working his way back to the ball and the Patriots defender overrunning the throw to allow for a completion. Tagovailoa’s day ended in a rough manner, throwing a 4th down interception and getting sacked on 4th down to end the Dolphins’ final two drives. The Dolphins offense was clicking again, but Tagovailoa did not do enough to achieve the win. He will be low-end fantasy QB2 against the Bills in Week 3.

Smarting from a scoreless 4/45 in Week 1, St. Brown rebounded for the first three-touchdown game of his career. The scores came from four, eight, and four yards out, with ARSB simply dominating his DB competition at the goal line and in the end zone. It’s one of the reasons he can command the money he did as a primary slot man. With the Lions scoring 52 points, ARSB’s big day came even as Jameson Williams got home as a deep threat. JaMo’s continued emergence means ARSB could be a little more boom or bust than usual this season, but he remains a locked in, mid-range WR1. The Ravens await for Week 3.

Maye and the Patriots offense got off to a quick start against the Dolphins, with the 23-year-old completing 4-of-5 pass attempts on the opening scoring drive. The Patriots dealt with frequent pre-snap penalties that slowed the offense down, but Maye was effective at spreading the ball around and scrambling to find plays against a weak Dolphins defense. He found Mack Hollins and Kayshon Boutte for a pair of scores in the first quarter and ran in a six-yard scramble for a third-quarter touchdown. With no turnovers, Maye turned in an impactful fantasy performance against one of the league’s worst defense. He will be a fantasy QB2 against a tougher Steelers defense.

One week after getting humbled in Green Bay, Goff and the Lions bounced all the way back to return the favor against former Detroit OC Ben Johnson. It frequently looked like the Bears’ defense wasn’t even on the field, with Goff and his stable of elite skill players doing essentially whatever they wanted. For Goff, that meant a pair of deep strikes to Jameson Williams and endlessly targeting Amon-Ra St. Brown for 9/115/3. We weren’t concerned about Detroit after only one game, but it’s a relief they answered any “questions” so convincingly this week. Now Detroit heads on the road for another big test in a Week 3 date with the Ravens. Goff will be on the QB1/2 borderline for that one.

This constituted a total takeover of the Steelers backfield, as Kenneth Gainwell — who last week logged ten touches — was limited to five carries and three receptions against Seattle. Warren led the backfield in routes was was targeted on 27 percent of his routes. Warren’s highlight of the day came on a 65-yard catch and run in which Warren threw would-be tacklers to the ground and nearly scored from 70 yards out. This is the sort of workload we imagined when head coach Mike Tomlin called Warren “our featured runner” back in August. Warren will be an RB2 play next week against the Patriots.

The Steelers were nice enough to give Metcalf a jump ball touchdown chance against his former mates, which he converted into one of the team’s two touchdowns on the day. Metcalf led the team in targets, though there wasn’t much in the way of passing production with Aaron Rodgers looking his age from start to finish. Metcalf was once again used primarily as a short-area pass catcher — a curious role considering his downfield ability. Metcalf now has 103 yards on seven grabs over two games and profiles as a top-30 fantasy play in Week 3 against the Patriots, one of the worst coverage units in the NFL through two weeks.