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Graham, a special teamer, was injured in Week 11. The Colts initially said X-rays on his knee returned negative, but it appears that was false information.

Lock looks great, and the Seahawks aren’t asking too much of him. The fill-in starter got things going with a perfectly placed 82-yard touchdown pass to WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba to cap the first drive. He linked up with Smith-Njigba for two more scores as the game progressed. At one point, Lock willingly took a hard hit as he stood tall against pressure before completing a pass to his No. 1 wide receiver along the sideline, which led to a successful field goal a few plays later. The Seahawks could get QB Sam Darnold (glute) back next week, but Lock warrants streaming QB1 consideration against the Commanders if he remains the starter.

Dak and the Cowboys faced little resistance from the Commanders’ defense in this one. The Cowboys came out firing from the start, as Prescott orchestrated a 10-play, 66-yard opening drive that ended with a three-yard touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb, who had three receptions on the drive. Prescott threw his second touchdown of the game to Jake Ferguson, who broke free in the end zone for a 10-yard score, and in the third quarter, the two connected again for a 12-yard score. Dak found Lamb for a 24-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to set the Cowboys’ franchise record for career touchdown passes (249), putting the finishing touches on what was an impressive day. Prescott will be a fringe QB1/QB2 in next week’s game against the Ravens in Rio De Janeiro.

White last caught multiple passes in a game in Week 9 of the 2024 season. He had only done that three times throughout his five-year career before today. White got on the board in the third quarter with a hard-fought grab in the end zone. His second score was much easier. The Chargers simply forgot to cover him on a play-action pass in the red zone, resulting in the easiest of his three career scores. White only ran seven routes in this game and is primarily a special teamer. He isn’t a viable fantasy option for Week 3.

It’s the rookie’s second touchdown grab in as many weeks. After catching an intermediate pass from Deshaun Watson, Boston spun out of a tackle and raced to the end zone for a 55-yard score — by far the biggest play of the game. Boston is cementing himself as the clear WR1 in the Cleveland offense, well ahead of KC Concepcion — who had another inefficient day on Sunday — and Jerry Jeudy, who did not catch his lone target against Tampa. Boston will have plenty of deep league fantasy appeal in Week 3 against the Panthers.

Jeanty was inefficient on all fronts, averaging 2.3 yards per carry and 2.1 yards per target. That number was dragged down by three drops on the day. Jeanty also failed to punch in a pair of goal line carries in the first quarter, resulting in a turnover on downs. Things seemingly went from bad to worse when Jeanty appeared to get injured late in the fourth quarter, but the Raiders ultimately sent him back onto the field a few plays later. He may pop up on the injury report later this week, but it doesn’t look like a major issue. Fantasy managers won’t be pleased with the box score, but the good news is that Jeanty was a workhorse on the ground and through the air. Despite the quiet day, he will remain in the RB1 mix when the Raiders take on the Saints next week.

Helm is now sitting on a scoreless 6/41 through the Titans’ first two contests. Helm is an intriguing second-year pro, but there’s not going to be much intrigue in the Titans’ offense for the time being. 24-year-old Helm is best left on 12-team league waiver wires head of Week 3 vs. the Giants.

Otton led the Bucs in targets while running nearly every route. This has been Otton’s role for quite some time. You know what you’re getting if you use Otton in fantasy lineups: He’s something of a PPR cheat code who thrives in negative game script. He’ll be a deep league option in Week 3 against the Vikings.

One week after finding the end zone, Ayomanor led the Titans in receiving as they nearly upset the Birds. 41 of his yards came on an impressive leaping grab over Marcus Epps. Good stuff, but there’s not going to be much “good stuff” in this limited attack. Ayomanor should also routinely be out-targeted and out-gained by both Carnell Tate and Wan’Dale Robinson. Even in 14-team leagues, Ayomanor is probably off the re-draft radar.