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Levitre isn’t as big of a loss as he would have been in the past — he took a pay cut in March — but it’s still a major blow for a Falcons team that’s been bitten hard by the injury bug in the early going. The Falcons must now move forward with Wes Schweitzer as a starter. He was a liability in 2017. It’s bad news for the Falcons’ running game. Now 32, Levitre will be a free agent next offseason.

The Chiefs enter Week 2 relatively healthy as they look to start the season with consecutive victories. It will be interesting to see if the Chiefs carry forward a run-heavy attack after pounding the football on the ground in a Week 1 win over the Broncos.

Mayfield, after throwing for just 216 yards and fumbling three times in Week 1 against the Bengals, was just as bad against Cleveland. He took three sacks and held on to the ball far too long on several drop backs in the second half. His only touchdown went to a wide open Emeka Egbuka from eight yards out. Mayfield missed a couple easy throws that could have gone for long gains, and overthrew Ted Hurst three times after Hurst had beaten the Cleveland secondary. With his late-season struggles bleeding into the 2026 campaign, Mayfield won’t be a one-QB league option in Week 3 against the Vikings.

No real surprises here as the Colts look to snap the longest active losing streak in the league, having lost their previous eight games dating back to last season. Alec Pierce could see an increase in snaps and utilization after week of healthy practices.

A hamstring injury isn’t what we would have guessed from a video that showed Durant getting stepped on by a teammate in a delicate area. Regardless, the Cowboys have ruled out the 28-year-old corner with a hamstring injury, so we’ll if he’s able to go in Week 3 when the Cowboys play host to the Ravens.

The injury-married Dobbins was in and out of the Denver lineup with various injuries and finally left the contest with what was called a hamstring issue. With RJ Harvey (hamstring) inactive, Jonah Coleman took over as the Broncos’ primary back while Tyler Badie functioned as the pass catcher out of the backfield. Coleman could be a candidate for upwards of 20 touches per week if Dobbins and Harvey are sidelined next week. Coleman’s lack of pass-catching involvement will limit his upside, however.

Judkins nearly scored a couple times inside the ten yard line, but couldn’t quite punch it in. The second-year back has a solid role if/when the Browns are able to hang with their opponents and produce sufficient neutral and positive game script. On Sunday against the Bucs, Judkins accounted for 12 of the Browns’ 15 running back carries and was targeted frequently out of the backfield as Deshaun Watson posted an aDOT of 3.6. Judkins should be a top-24 option in Week 3 against a middling Panthers defense.

The good news: Todd Monken is intent on getting the football into the hands of the shifty rookie wideout. The bad news: Designed plays have been borderline disastrous for Concepcion, who was buried for a six yard loss on a first quarter carry. Denzel Boston — who caught his second touchdown of the season — was the only Browns pass catcher to see more targets for Concepcion on Sunday. Concepcion’s role in the low-wattage Cleveland offense leaves little room for weekly upside. He should be rostered in deeper formats though.

Tate led the Titans’ receiver corps in snaps, catches and targets, but both Elic Ayomanor and Calvin Ridley churned up more yardage. No one had a useful day in fantasy football. Tate’s usage has been excellent through his first two NFL contests, but this severely-limited offense is predictably limiting his fantasy upside. He’s a WR4 heading into next week’s Giants road trip.

For whatever reason, Raymond again lead the Bears’ receiver corps in production, though Luther Burden did out-target him on fewer snaps. Cold comfort. Although Raymond out-snapped Burden, he was on the field 16 fewer plays than Rome Odunze. Pro Football Focus’ Nathan Jahnke charted Raymond as seeing more time in “12" personnel than his sophomore teammate. We would like to say this is bound to change going forward, but coach Ben Johnson had no problem featuring veteran Olamide Zaccheaus in 2025. Raymond is struggling to create WR4 value of his own, but he is certainly hampering Burden and Odunze’s production ahead of Week 3 against the Eagles.

Irving for a second straight week functioned as the unquestioned No. 1 backfield option ahead of Kenneth Gainwell, who had two rushes and three receptions on the day. Irving had a few solid runs in the first half before the Browns put the clamps on the Tampa rushing attack and forced Baker Mayfield to beat them (he did not). While somewhat surprising, Irving’s early domination of the Bucs backfield means he’ll be a high-floor weekly running back option until proven otherwise. He gets a tough matchup in Week 2 against the Vikings.