Are you ready to set those lineups for NFL DFS Week 2? It's been quite the tumultuous week monitoring all of the NFL injuries, watching over our daily fantasy football projections, studying all of the weekly fantasy football player rankings and, of course, playing around with whose salary fits where and which players are worth us paying up. Last week is often considered one of the toughest of the season because we all still had much to learn about coaching tendencies and how certain players were going to fit in their new offensive schemes. Some shined bright while others left us scratching our heads still . Many of those questions are supposed to be answered this week, but until the games are actually played, we have to go with what we know. Using a DFS Compare tool and our NFL Lineup Generator (DFS Lineup Optimizer) can certainly be helpful, but I recommend you study through all the content we have posted, check out my players in both the NFL DFS Playbook and Dart Board and start building based on what we actually know, not what we want to see. There's a big difference, so be careful. 

Just a few notes here about the lineups below...

The cash lineups were built solely off the players I put in the Playbook. These are the guys who, unless I have indicated otherwise, offer up the higher floor and will help you cash in your Double-Ups and 50/50s. For GPP tournaments, particularly the large-field ones, you need to find alternative routes to the cash line. I will utilize players from the Playbook and the DFS Dart Board to fill in the gaps, but what I am looking for are some lower-owned stacks that make sense based on expected game flow and other news. You may also see in the GPP lineups, there may be some names I haven't discussed this week on the site, but have talked about during the week on the Fantasy Alarm Show or even on the Fantasy Alarm Sunday Gameday Show on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. You will also notice, though, that others on the site have mentioned some of these players in places such as the position coaches, so it's not like we're trying to hide anything from you. The only time, and I mean the only time you will see a player in a GPP lineup who hasn't been discussed is if we are using a stack and need a player from the other team coming back. But it's rare when that happens.

Again, these lineups are meant to serve as examples for you; a sounding board, as I said. They are not meant for you to plug in as your own. That's the lazy way and we don't condone it. We are trying to teach you how to be a better DFS player; we aren't lineup-sellers. You should be creating your own lineups using all the information we provide you throughout the week and then coming here to see if there is anything you may have missed or simply for an alternative perspective.

Best of luck to you this week and let's make some money!

 

 

SUNDAY MORNING NOTES:

According to Adam Schefter:

Saints’ QB Jameis Winston, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a back injury, is expected to play

Saints’ RB Alvin Kamara, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a rib injury, is not expected to play

Saints’ RB Mark Ingram, also listed as questionable for Sunday due to an ankle injury, is expected to to play

Bucs’ RB Leonard Fournette, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a hamstring injury, is expected to play

Packers’ WR Allen Lazard, listed as questionable for Sunday night due to a sprained ankle, is expected to play vs. the Bears

Bucs WR Mike Evans, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a calf injury, is expected to play to play vs. the Saints,

Bucs WR Julio Jones, listed as questionable for Sunday due to a knee injury will be a game-time decision

49ers’ TE George Kittle, questionable for Sunday due to a groin injury, is not expected to play vs. the Seahawks

Other News:

Lions RB D'Andre Swift (ankle) is expected to play Sunday against the Commanders but, depending on how he feels in warm-ups, could have his snaps limited.

Titans RB Dontrell Hilliard (hamstring) is out for Week 2 against the Titans.

Falcons placed RB Damien Williams (ribs) on injured reserve.

Brandon Bolden (hamstring) is doubtful for Week 2 against the Cardinals.

Gabe Davis was added to the Bills' Saturday injury report with an ankle issue and is questionable for Monday Night Football against the Titans.

Colts WR Michael Pittman (quad) has been ruled out for Week 2 against the Jaguars.

Giants coach Brian Daboll confirmed WR Kadarius Toney (questionable, hamstring) had a setback in practice this week.

POTENTIAL WEATHER CONCERNS:

IND/JAC – Some rain during, possibly heavy at times, but not throughout the entire game. Winds around 10mph

SEA/SF – spotty rain with on and off possible showers. Winds blowing around 15 mph

GPP STACKS:

As a reminder, when you're stacking in GPP, you always want to run someone back from the opposing team. One-sided games often turn to a running back seeing higher-than-usual volume or the back-ups start to play. For a stack to really pop, the other team needs to keep things competitive. 

Chalk Stacks (Expect High Ownership): 

*Broncos: Russell Wilson, Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy or Javonte Williams (Cooks coming back)

*Raiders: Derek Carr, Davante Adams, Darren Waller or Hunter Renfrow or Josh Jacobs (M Brown or Conner coming back)

Cardinals: Kyler Murray, James Conner, Marquise Brown or Zach Ertz (Waller or Adams coming back)

*Commanders: Carson Wentz, Terry McLaurin, Curtis Samuel or Antonio Gibson (St. Brown or Swift/Williams coming back)

Ravens: Lamar Jackson, Mark Andrews, Rashod Bateman (Hill coming back)

Rams: Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Darrell Henderson or Allen Robinson (Pitts or London coming back)

*49ers: Trey Lance, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk or Jeffery Wilson (Metcalf coming back)

Bengals: Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, Joe Mixon or Tee Higgins (Zeke, Lamb or Schultz coming back)

Possible Lower-Owned Stacks:

*Lions: Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, D'Andre Swift or Jamaal Williams or DJ Chark (McLaurin or Samuel coming back)

Browns: Jacoby Brissett, Nick Chubb, Amari Cooper or Donovan Peoples-Jones (Carter or E Moore coming back)

Buccaneers: Tom Brady, Mike Evans, Leonard Fournette or Julio Jones or Russell Gage (Thomas or Landry coming back)

Saints: Jameis Winston, Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry (Evans or Julio coming back)

Panthers: Baker Mayfield, Christian McCaffrey, DJ Moore or Robbie Anderson (Barkley or Shepard coming back)

*Giants: Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley, Sterling Shepard (McCaffrey or Moore coming back)

*Colts: Matt Ryan, Jonathan Taylor, Parris Campbell (Kirk or Etienne coming back)

Dart Throw Stacks:

Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, Christian Kirk, Travis Etienne or Zay Jones (Taylor or Campbell coming back)

Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle or Chase Edmonds (Andrews or Bateman coming back)

*denotes favorite

 

 

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