NFL DFS game by game breakdown: Week 2

NFL DFS: Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins

Dallas Cowboys

If the Cowboys play how they did in week 1, we could very well see them playing into February. Dak Prescott was surgical on Sunday, tossing 405 yards and 4 touchdowns on only 32 passing attempts. He looked completely in-sync with both Amari Cooper (6-106-1) and Michael Gallup (7-158) and even got Randall Cobb, Jason Witten and Blake Jarwin all on the board with a touchdown a piece. Against a secondary that just allowed 8-153 to DeSean Jackson and a 313-yard, 3-TD, 0-INT performance to Carson Wentz, Prescott, Cooper and Gallup are all in the cash game conversation based on upside and sheer volume.

Ezekiel Elliot was eased into action last week as he finished in a dead-even carry split with Tony Pollard (13-13), but was able to turn that into 53 yards and a score while adding a 10-yard reception. Don’t be surprised if the Cowboys look to increase his workload and we see that shit more to a 2:1 split in the backfield. There should be a ton of positive game-script here, making Zeke a strong play in all formats.

Cash Plays: Prescott, Cooper, Gallup, Elliott

GPP Plays: none

Washington Redskins

As soon as it looked like the Skins were going to pull off the biggest upset of the week their defense fell apart against the Eagles. Regardless, there were a few bright spots to hang our hats on that carry some fantasy implications.

Rookie receiver Terry McLaurin led the team in receiving with 125 yards and a score, catching 5 of 7 passes. He was the clear-cut top option for Case Keenum on deep routes and in a game with a potential for a lot of negative game script, he has a massive ceiling in GPPs. Vernon Davis stepped in to fill the shoes of injured Jordan Reed and came through with an acrobatic touchdown en route to a 4-59-1 line on 7 targets. He makes for a rather safe value play at the TE position in a game in which Keenum should air it out early and often. As for Keenum himself, he had a ceiling game in Week 1 and while he has the potential to throw a ton in this matchup, I can’t trust him in cash. He could, however, be a phenomenal GPP punt at minimal ownership.

Chris Thompson is another individual to key in on, as the change-of-pace back had a team-high 10 targets and played 64% of the snaps out of the backfield, compared to Derrius Guice‘s 36%. With Guice expected to miss time with a knee injury, we could see Thompson’s snap count rise a bit, heightening his ceiling in PPR formats and making him a great value play. This could also mean the re-activation of Adrian Peterson, who was inactive for Week 1. Even if he’s active, however, the Dallas defense ranked 5th in rush DVOA last season and with the expectation that Washington will be playing from behind here, I much prefer Thompson over Peterson.

Cash Plays: Thompson (DK), Davis

GPP Plays: Keenum, McLaurin, Thompson (FD)