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Tomlin has refused to outright say Fields has passed Russell Wilson on the depth chart, but his actions tell us everything we need to know. Wilson is still dealing with the calf issue that forced him to miss the first two weeks of the season. Fields, in the meantime, has the team at a 2-0 record, albeit with one touchdown on the board. The former Bear has 22 carries for 84 yards this year but has done next to nothing as a passer, throwing for 273 yards in total with a lone touchdown. Fantasy managers can treat him as a low-ceiling QB2 for his upcoming game versus the Chargers.

That now makes just nine total targets for the veteran tight end through two games, with fantasy managers likely looking for more production in a Week 2 game played without their alpha wide receiver in A.J. Brown. It will be tough for a tight end with a minimal red zone role to return consistent production, particularly if he’s not seeing enough volume between the 20s.

Smith’s 10 targets handily led the team on a night alpha wide receiver A.J. Brown was held out due to a hamstring injury. Sideline reporting indicated that Brown could miss multiple games with the ailment, putting Smith in a solid position to rack up volume through the air for the next game or two. He was able to fight through tough coverage from A.J. Terrell for most of the night, another good sign for his fantasy value in the immediate future.

Barkley was having a solid game as he commanded the backfield opportunities for the Eagles. That is, until a costly drop on a routine pass to the flat on third down with under two minutes remaining in the game. The Eagles would have been able to take a knee to end the game while up three points. Instead, they settled for a field goal before giving the ball back to Kirk Cousins with no timeouts. Cousins drove the field in just over a minute and tossed the go-ahead touchdown to Drake London with 34 seconds remaining. Even with the game changing drop, Barkley saw 27 of 29 running back opportunities, ceding just two carries on the opening drive to backup Kenneth Walker. His fantasy value remains high heading into a Week 3 matchup with the 2-0 Saints.

Hurts and the Eagles seemed to be in control of the game late but a dropped pass from running back Saquon Barkley on third down with under two minutes to play gave the ball back to the Falcons with Philadelphia up by six points. Had Barkley come down with a routine reception for the first down, the Eagles would have been able to ice the game as the Falcons were out of timeouts. The Eagles fall to 1-1 on the season after a shootout win over the Packers in Week 1. The big story of this one was the return of the tush push and the rushing upside for Hurts after a relatively modest 33 yards on the ground to open the season. Up next for the Eagles is a road matchup against one of the more surprising teams to start the year in the Saints.

Pitts has now seen just seven targets through two weeks of play and appears to routinely be second or third in quarterback Kirk Cousins’ progressions, largely unable to generate much separation at the top of routes. Fantasy managers that invested solid draft capital in the young tight end are surely left clamoring for more, something that could come to fruition in Week 3 when the Falcons play host to the outside-in, zone-heavy defense of the Chiefs.

London was having a fairly pedestrian game before connecting with Kirk Cousins for a touchdown in the final minute of play to steal the victory away from the Eagles on the road. In a wild turn of events, Saquon Barkley failed to corral a routine catch on third down with under two minutes to play that would have iced the game, the Eagles instead forced to kick a field goal to go up by six points. Kirk Cousins got the ball back and drove the field in just over a minute, culminating in the last-minute touchdown reception by London. London could struggle in Week 3 as the Falcons play host to the Chiefs.

Mooney and quarterback Kirk Cousins failed to connect in the first half before the two hooked up for a 41-yard touchdown to end the third quarter. Mooney would catch two more receptions the rest of the way en route to leading the team in receiving. Furthermore, he tied with Drake London for the team lead in targets with seven, highlighting a solid case for potential fantasy utility moving forward.

Robinson commanded the backfield in the first half but ceded significant work to Tyler Allgeier in the third and fourth frames, with Robinson finishing with 19 opportunities to Allgeier’s 10. Although that opportunity split doesn’t look terrible on the surface, it comes a week after Robinson out-touched Allgeier 23 to three, highlighting the stark contrast in the workload split to start the season. Fantasy managers will want to keep an eye on the usage split between the two moving forward after Robinson was drafted as a clear cut workhorse this offseason.

The Falcons snuck out of Philadelphia with their first win of the season on the back of some two-minute drill heroics from Cousins. The offense largely failed to get any momentum going against an aggressive Eagles defense, scoring just two field goals in the first half before finding the end zone for the first time at the end of the third quarter. In a shocking turn of events, Saquon Barkley failed to corral a ball that hit him in the hands on third down in the fourth quarter, a routine play that would have allowed the Eagles to ice the game. After the subsequent field goal, Cousins got the ball back with under two minutes to play and no time outs, leading a touchdown drive to take the lead with 34 seconds remaining. Very much a vintage “you like that” moment from the veteran signal caller. As for his mechanics in his second game back from a torn Achilles, Cousins played mostly from under center after spending almost the entire first game in shotgun or pistol, good news for Falcons fans for how the offense can run moving forward. Up next for the 1-1 Falcons are the Chiefs at home in Week 3.