We Broke Down All 16 Week 2 Games So You Can Set Your Lineup

Matthew Freedman and Zain Dhanani go through the entire Week 2 slate game by game for fantasy football — spread, total, implied team totals, weather, injuries, and where Fantasy Life's projections disagree with the market — then land on the specific players they're starting and sitting in each one.

It opens Sunday afternoon with Commanders at Cowboys, where Javonte Williams took a 75% designed carry share and a 50%-plus route share in Week 1, and Dak Prescott walks into a Washington defense that finished 31st in dropback EPA last season. Then Vikings at Bears, Saints at Ravens, Bengals at Texans, and Dolphins at 49ers.

The rest of the early slate brings Packers at Jets, Jaguars at Broncos, Raiders at Chargers, Panthers at Falcons, Browns at Buccaneers, Steelers at Patriots, Seahawks at Cardinals, and Eagles at Titans. Then the late window with Colts at Chiefs and Giants at Rams, and Lions at Bills to close it out — the highest total on the board at 53.5.

Along the way: Luther Burden and Antonio Williams in expanded roles, what MarShawn Lloyd's usage means in Green Bay, whether De'Von Achane and Chase Brown are walking into trouble, the Baltimore tight end situation with Isaiah Likely, and the handful of starts nobody else is making this week.

If you've got a lineup decision you can't settle, the game is in here.

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:05:39 - Commanders at Cowboys
00:21:35 - Vikings at Bears
00:38:10 - Saints at Ravens
00:51:42 - Bengals at Texans
01:09:21 - Dolphins at 49ers
01:22:24 - Packers at Jets
01:35:59 - Jaguars at Broncos
01:50:06 - Raiders at Chargers
02:05:27 - Panthers at Falcons
02:19:19 - Browns at Buccaneers
02:30:12 - Steelers at Patriots
02:38:18 - Seahawks at Cardinals
02:47:05 - Eagles at Titans
02:54:11 - Colts at Chiefs
03:05:53 - Giants at Rams
03:24:43 - Lions at Bills

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