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Get these summaries delivered to your inbox each week!  Subscribe now What a week - Quentin Johnston apparently learned how to catch a football ( and/or switched bodies ), the Bill hype train was perhaps not all a mirage, and speaking of Bills… what an amazing finish on SNF! Hard to believe we get to do this seventeen more times, and then are privileged enough to get to enjoy the playoffs - who’s got it better? Hopefully everything went as well for you as it could - but if it didn’t, don’t worry, as there’s still plenty of season left. Whether you’re 0-1 or 1-0, we’ve got a ton of takes for you below (perhaps too many…) to help right the ship or keep the good vibes going. Before we get there, though, two orders of business: We’d be remiss not to remind you that we (read: the editors, as well as our community) also share tons of great content in our premium subscriber’s Discord, which you can join via Patreon for just $5 a month. Jump in now, join the party, and help fund Chris’ pickleball addiction + Cam’s craft beer adventures. If you’re here from some non-email source (Reddit, Twitter, a friend who forwarded the email, etc.), make sure to subscribe so you get this email every Thursday AM and can act on it before your leaguemates get to it first. In case you missed the button to do so above, here’s another one: Subscribe now As always, let us know what stats helped you out in the comments, Reddit , or on Twitter @FFNewsletter! Analysis & Hype: Michael Pittman Jr. outscored Jaylen Waddle in total points & PPG in both 2023 & 2024. He is also currently outscoring him in 2025. Players who ran a route on *every* dropback in Week 1: • Brian Thomas • Garrett Wilson • Zay Flowers • Courtland Sutton • Jameson Williams • Josh Reynolds Drake London has played 4 games with Michael Penix Jr. He has 13+ targets in 3 of them. Of the top 15 RBs from Week 1 in 2024 , only 6 finished top 15 in PPG. Of the top 15 WRs from Week 1 in 2024, only 4 finished top 15 in PPG. Of the top 7 TEs from Week 1 in 2024, only 1 finished top 15 in PPG. Highest pass rush win rate in the NFL after week 1: 1) Josh Uche : 48.3 % 2) Nik Bonitto: 42.9 % 3) Trey Hendrickson: 41.7 % Kayshon Boutte has been a Top-18 fantasy WR in three of his last four games with Drake Maye. Josh Allen had been 0-16 when starting a drive trailing by a score in final 4:00 of regulation (playoffs included) before the game winning drive Sunday. Only Brad Johnson (0-17) had been worse since 2000. Juwan Johnson's Week 1 usage was ELITE: • 96% route rate • 24% target share According to data from 2008-2017, one rush attempt is worth on average 0.58 fantasy points. Whereas, one target is worth 1.59 fantasy points in PPR and 1.19 points in Half-PPR. Broncos Week 1 RB opportunities (carries + targets): • J.K. Dobbins: 18 • R.J. Harvey: 7 • Tyler Badie: 6 Steelers Week 1 RB snaps: 1. Kenneth Gainwell : 29 2. Jaylen Warren: 25 3. Kaleb Johnson: 2 NFL leaders in touches after Week 1: 1. Christian McCaffrey off the calf scare: 31 2. Chase Brown: 23 3. Saquon Barkley: 22 Leaders in Target Share so far: 1. 59.1% Jaxson Smith-Njigba 2. 47.4% Zay Flowers 3. 42.9% Garrett Wilson Travis Etienne Jr. had 92 rushing yards AFTER-contact in Week 1. He did not have a single game with 92 rushing yards TOTAL all of last season. Chris Olave has totaled 27 targets for 8-107-0 and 7-54-0 in two career starts with Spencer Rattler. Jerry Jeudy and Cedric Tillman have finished five games together without Amari Cooper. Targets i…