Fantasy football Week 1: Top 10 matchups to attack

Nov 8, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper (89) and quarterback Derek Carr (4) celebrate after combining on a touchdown pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the second quarter at Heinz Field. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

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Aug 18, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones (11) makes a catch against Cincinnati Bengals strong safety Shawn Williams (36) during the first quarter at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

Marvin Jones @ Colts

This offseason, the Lions lost their top wide receiver franchise cornerstone Calvin Johnson who decided to retire from the NFL much earlier than many people expected. We’ll get our first regular season look at the Lions offense without Megatron in fantasy football week 1 as they travel to Indianapolis and take on the Colts.

One of the receivers who will be asked to step up and fill the Johnson void is newly-acquired Marvin Jones who signed with Detroit as a free agent after starting his career in Cincinnati.

Jones has quickly developed a good connection with Matthew Stafford and hauled in eight passes for 106 yards in his limited work this offseason. Jones has emerged as many people’s favorite to lead the Lions in targets, catches, and receiving yards even though he’ll have some stiff competition from Golden Tate.

Both Jones and Tate should be set up for good games this week against a Colts’ defense that allowed the tenth-most fantasy points to opposing WR last season. This game could be high-scoring since both teams like to throw so much which makes Jones a strong WR3 play this week and even a low WR2 if you’re in a deep league or your options are limited.

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