Week 2 2025 NFL season Here is, and our NFL analysts covered you in the 11th hour. Do not remember our final-minute preparation for a stuffed slate.
First, Analytics writer Seth Walder broke three state trends which could be important later this week. Then fantasy football writer Eric Moody walks through five players who cried in less than 50%. ESPN Fantasy Football League Can be started by Saturday and in a jam. After this NFL analyst Ben Solak predicted three potential big surprises and picked up a significant matchup to watch NFL analyst Matt Bowen. Finally, sports betting analyst Pamela Maldonado gave his favorite bet of week 2.
Be able to do JJ McCarthi Search ways to beat Jessie Bates III Vikings pass game? Does Juvan Johnson Is fantasy reverse this week? Be able to James conner Is a big day? And which NFC South Team can bother? Let’s dive.
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State trend , Fictional sleepers
Potential surprise , Major matchup
The best bet of the week
Walder: Three major state trends that can determine the winners
Can cuby Kaleb Williams Fix accuracy issues Against lions,
Williams’ accuracy crisis was on a complete performance week 1He recorded a percentage of a negative -13% completion at the 29% off -to -target rate and expectation (CPOE), the NFL was the worst in all quarterbacks in the next gene data.
The most about the accuracy number of Williams’ career is most clear that problems are particularly clarified when throwing out the numbers. He is actually almost average when throwing between numbers, with 0% CPOE since the onset of last season. But outside the numbers, it falls to minus -4%. And his 28% off-target rate outside the number has only proceeded by Colts Cuby. Anthony Richardson SR,
In general, it actually makes me a little faster on Chicago due to the new coach of Williams. No team threw more among numbers in the previous season compared to Ben Johnson’s Lions. But the ideal matching of Detroit protecting cannot be an ideal matchup. Lions faced between only 46% of the number of number in the last season, the third lowest rate in the league. We do not yet know if Lions would stop the goals of the middle region in the same way under the new defensive coordinator Calvin Shepard, but the pattern was largely held. Week 1 against Green Bay 1 (41% target between numbers).
Can Ram’s interior line Titans catch DT Jeffrey semens,
Injuries hit Ram in a week 1 in a week, with both Steve Avila And Kevin dotson The game hurt (although Avila returned to Dotson). Both are now Week-to-weekAnd if no one can play at least, it possibly means Bux Limr Will step again. Limr played 870 Snaps at the center as a crook, but his guard was started finals weekHe was beaten cleanly Foloruso fatukasi For a sack. This time the matchup will be harder Against semens and titans,
Semans rank 10th in the last season (12%) and eighth position in the week 1 (14%). He will be a threat to cuby Matthew Stafford Even against the best guards, so it can be a challenging day with Ram’s backup there.
Will Texas get his running game Against bucccaneers,
Houston of Houston Change in aggressive coordinator Nick Callie from Bobby Sloic means a dramatic change in the team’s run scheme. Texas went out of 47% of the 47% zone of the previous season (sixth-festive) and barely gone out of any pair (8%)-but the team’s pair rate reached league-high 55% in the week 1 this season.
This change in the plan may not be ideal this week. Since the onset of last season, Bucccaneers have allowed only 3.5 yards per carry against the third lowest Duo run in the league. Perhaps this is just a variance due to a small sample, but it can also be a credit for players on the defensive front under Todd Bowls (especially Vita viaTampa Bay’s last season’s defensive front (Edge Rashar) has not turned over Hessen Radic The only major addition was), so this strength should continue.
Moody: Five fantasy sleepers you need to take – and can start this week
Sedric tilmanWR, Cleveland Brown (4.1% rosard)
Tilman saw eight targets and posted 16.2 imaginary points Against Bangles In the week 1, matching of comprehensive receiver Jerry Judi In snap and routes. With quarterbacks Joe Fleko Many passing volumes and cliveland are likely to play from behind the possibility Vs BaltimoreTilman is firmly on the Flex radar in most leagues.
Juvan JohnsonTe, New Orleans Saints (37.6% rosard)
Johnson led saints in receiving Against cardinals With eight reception for 76 yards, pointing in a big role New coach Crime of Kalen Moore. With Tesom hill ,Torn ACL) In the mixture, Johnson can live despite a hard goal and timid sleeper 49ers matchup,
Trevor laurenceQB, Jaguar (36.1% Road)
I had a lorence in this section finals weekBut he didn’t have to do much Against panthers Since Jaguar built a big lead and overshadowed when he went back Travis Atian JRLawrence should improve its 10.3 fantasy points from the opener in week 2, as Bangles-Jaguar Game The slate is expected to be one of the high scoring games. Jacksonville will probably rely on the passing game against Cincinnati, especially targeting a broad receiver Brian Thomas JRAnd Travis Hunter,
Michael Penix JuniorQB, Atlanta Falcons (26.8% rosard)
Was fantastic in penics Season opener Against buccaneers, finishing with 24.0 fantasy points. The second year of QB showed a concrete command of Falcons’ crime at the beginning of his fourth career. wide receiver Darnell mooniThe situation is uncertain (Shoulder), But Drake London Hope to play Against the Vikings After leaving the week 1 game with your own Shoulder injuryBear ‘ Kaleb Williams Posted 24.2 fantasy points against the defense of Minnesota, so there is a possibility of a similar performance in penics.
Karim HuntRB, Cenus city chief (20.3% rosard)
Running back Isiah pacheko There was no Chief Backfield on Lockdown Against chargingPlaying only 51% Snap and logging seven touches for 4.8 fantasy points. Hunt originally matched it with seven touch and 4.6 fantasy points in low snaps (38%). Hunt is capable of contributing as a runner, receiver and inhibitor; He can also handle short-yards and round-line work. Since their fantasy launch Against eagles It is not far from Pacheko, it may be worth taking risks at the hunt at the end of this week.
Solak: Don’t surprise if …
Bears run a trick. No classic ben Johnson was a whirling drama Against the Vikings (Despite the end-of-off-game prayer). But against his former team in the week 2, I make Johnson some mindless plan. Nothing embarrasses a defense like a receiver, throwing a touchdown pass for an aggressive tack (or something like that).
The bills score 40-plus points again. The secondary of jets was a mess Against steeler – The corners fall down, coverage blows assignments and missed the tackle. Last time Josh allenBills bill protected Aaron Glenn, he said On 48 lionsAll man coverage prefers to run Glenn, an issue against a bill team that rely on so many receivers to win the matchup and is a deadly scratching quarterback. If Justin fields And the volatile crowd of Torch Torch Buffalo, a crowd of jets, protects, This one Can go crazy.
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Cardinals are running back James conner This week leads the league in escaping. Including the previous season, the panthers have left the yard over 200 directly in seven sports. now they Face a cardinal team With one of the more creative escape attacks in the league. It definitely doesn’t help them New defensive tackle Terrain wharton Out for the next few weeks hamstring injuryIf the cardinals begin to mount a large edge, the conver may rack the production of ridiculous waste time.
Bowen: key matchup to see
Minnesota Vikings Pratcation JJ McCarthi Vs. Atlanta Falcons Security Jessie Bates III
Macarthi can benefit from Scheme Throw in Kavin O’Conel’s crime, but identifying the Bats Post-Snap would be an important aspect of the game. In the last three sessions, with 14 interception, Bats have range and ball skills to make splash plays from both posts and split-field alignment.
Macarthi played her best football in the second half Win on Monday night Above the beers, meeting eight out of 12 attempts for two touchdown passes (not to mention your third score on a designed running attempt). Poetry and confidence to return from the second year Cuby are clearly knee surgeryBut he will be tested by Bates in the middle of the ground on Sunday night.
Maldonado: My favorite bet for week 2
Tampa bay bouquaneers At +2.5 Houston Texas
Houston’s crime is not yet fully clicking. Against RamQuarterback CJ Straude A 7.0 yard per pass was recorded with no touchdown for its decreasing receiver room. And the team’s aggressive line of reconstruction of the team gave three sacks.
Meanwhile, Bucs QB Baker mefield Silently distributed enough explosive plays for broad receiver Aima Egbuka And Mike Evens To Falcons defeatRunning back Baki Erving Efficiency also balanced this crime. Define, Texas are solid, but in the previous season the tacways were their bread and butter (fifth most in NFL with 29). Although Some? Recovery is expected, they had no one in the week 1.
The third-down success of books may have a difference in 50%-a difference in 1 Capture inspired gameTampa Bay has healthy skills players, Stadier OL and more ways to win. I am flashback in 2023 season when Strawud Threw five touchdowns And defeated the books by only two points. Back Tampa.
