I had a Chad Henne-Allen Hurns stack on FanDuel last week.

After just a half hour of football on the first Sunday of the NFL season, the two of them catapulted my lineup into the top five in an 11,000-entry tournament.

Trust me, this is no humble brag. Despite owning two guys who performed far above expectation, costing next to nothing on the platform, my team didn’t earn a single penny. Because fantasy football is a terrible thing sometimes. Sometimes, I hate fantasy football.

This was my full lineup.

But even with the devastating performance, I was still elated. Fantasy football is officially back. The ups, downs, lefts and rights have returned. Things are going to be unpredictable – did you think an aged Ryan Leaf on Sunday, but against Denver in a game that’s bound to see the Chiefs go down early, Bowe could see significant looks. The team will need to get their balance back with Jamaal Charles, but don’t overlook Bowe simply because he didn’t play Week 1 while the Chiefs offense played so poorly.

Other players to start: Reggie Wayne, Kelvin Benjamin
Other players to sit: Keenan Allen, Brian Quick

Tight End

Start Greg Olsen - Olsen’s one of the most dependable tight ends in all of fantasy football, and rarely gets the recognition he deserves. Last season, only Jimmy Graham and Julius Thomas had more top-12 (TE1) weeks in PPR leagues, while guys like Jordan Cameron and Jason Witten saw fewer.

Olsen started the season with an impressive 8-catch, 83-yard, 1-touchdown performance, and gets a Lions team this week that let Larry Donnell finish as the seventh-best tight end in Week 1. Olsen, like most weeks, is a great option.

Sit Ladarius Green - Back in June, our own Brandon Gdula wrote about how Ladarius Green’s breakout may have to wait another year due to Antonio Gates’ presence. He couldn’t have been more correct in Week 1.

Gates, who was hobbled, played more snaps than Green in the Chargers Week 1 loss, catching six balls for 81 yards. Green caught two passes for 24.

The matchup this week isn’t pretty against Seattle, and Gates still looks like the superior play in fantasy football. Green can’t be trusted until he has a defined role.

Start Jermaine Gresham - With Marvin Jones already sidelined with an injury, the Bengals couldn’t afford any more receiving losses. But Tyler Eifert is now out for eight weeks, which means Jermaine Gresham could be the de facto number-two target for Andy Dalton in the Bengals offense.

When he has any semblance of a legitimate tight end, Bengals’ offensive coordinator Hue Jackson has helped produce fringe fantasy football TE1's. With Gresham gobbling up Eifert’s looks in the offense, getting eight targets per game isn’t out of the question. If you’re in a bind at tight end, Gresham could be a good target this week against a weak Falcons defense.

Sit Coby Fleener - The general problem with Fleener is that he’s still getting playing time, despite being outplayed by his teammate, Dwayne Allen. Fleener saw seven more snaps in the Colts’ Week 1 loss to Denver, but was only able to get 21 yards on eight targets. He was one of the worst players in Week 1 in terms of Target Net Expected Points as a result.

He may get a touchdown, but that’s not something to bank on. Dwayne Allen is the Colts’ tight end to own this year.

Other players to start: Delanie Walker, Zach Ertz
Other players to sit: Brandon Myers, Tim Wright

Defense

Start the Green Bay Packers - Though Geno Smith performs better against bottom-half defenses, he was only able to throw a touchdown pass in three of his eight road games last year. Coming off a loss in Seattle, we should fully expect the Packers to come out swinging, and although Smith may progress in Year 2 as a quarterback, he’s still going to turn the ball over. It’s what he does, and we saw that in Week 1. Green Bay is a nice streaming option at defense this week.

Sit the Cincinnati Bengals - The Bengals are our third-ranked defense this week against the Falcons in Cincinnati, but the Falcons offense is tough – currently the best in the league after one week - and I wouldn’t be against benching Cincinnati in this one. The Vegas over/under is relatively high, and although the Bengals are projected to win, I’d have a tough time starting a defense that’s facing Matt Ryan after his Week 1 performance.

Other defenses to start: Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills
Other defenses to sit: Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles