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FanDuel Studs to Target in Week 2
Here are some of the heavy hitters you should be targeting in your FanDuel lineups approaching Week 2.

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Jordan Matthews, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
FanDuel Price: $7,000
numberFire Projected Points: 12.51 points

I love getting the opportunity to roster a player who saw action on Monday Night Football the week before. Why? Because their price rarely fluctuates with any significance the following week due to new prices coming out before the Monday Night Football game even occurs.

This is especially good when something you suspected in the offseason comes to fruition, like Football Outsiders.

The Cardinals did a good job stopping the run last week but got gashed by needing to keep Forte's screen game in check in order to notch a win. With additional attention diverted Forte's way in the passing game, this could open up some holes up the middle of the field for Bennett to exploit and get his.

With Mathieu and star corner Patrick Peterson likely to be focused on stopping Alshon Jeffery, and the defense as a whole likely to be keying in on Forte, Cutler’s targets have to go somewhere, and Bennett’s a good bet to be the recipient.

Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints
FanDuel Price: $8,900
numberFire Projected Points: 22.19 points

Drew Brees got off to a pedestrian start in Week 1, but it’s critical to remember that he was facing the Arizona Cardinals, who sported the 11th best pass defense in 2014 in terms of Adjusted Defensive Passing NEP per pass. His opponent this week? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers , who were the second worst passing defense by that same metric.

The Bucs also finished as the fourth best defense in terms of Adjusted Defensive Rushing NEP per rush in 2014. So even though Bishop Sankey ran well against them in Week 1, it’s not unreasonable to think that Jameis Winston’s inability to keep the offense on the field tired the defense out.

All of which is to say that unless Winston is as bad as he was against the Titans in Week 1, it’d make more sense for Brees and the Saints to engineer offensive production via the pass.

Vegas projects the Saints as 10.5-point favorites with the third highest over/under of the week, and Brees at home against an awful passing defense with a 30-point team projection screams for him having a big day. Take the safety of Brees in your cash games or stack him with Brandin Cooks in your tournaments for upside. 

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