Fantasy Football Week 2: Key Takeaways, Injuries, and Role Changes
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Fantasy Football Week 2: Key Takeaways, Injuries, and Role Changes

Jim Sannes•
Week 2 was a roller coaster blend of gut-wrenching injuries and wild performances from some of the league's future stars. Injuries put a damper on any slate, and this weekend's list of dings happened to be to a bunch of fun players. It helps, then, that we have the pop performances to make us smile through the pain. What are the biggest implications of what we saw for fantasy football? Let's dig in and dissect all the key injuries, snap rates, usages, and takeaways before outlining what they mean for our fantasy rosters going forward. All snap-rate and average depth of target (aDOT) data is via Next-Gen Stats unless noted otherwise. A "deep" target here is a target 16-plus yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Key Injuries to Track Entering Week 3 Tua Tagovailoa Tua Tagovailoa suffered another stomach-churning concussion in Week 2

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Fantasy Football Week 2: Key Takeaways, Injuries, and Role Changes

Fantasy Football Week 2: Key Takeaways, Injuries, and Role Changes

Jim Sannes•
Week 2 was a roller coaster blend of gut-wrenching injuries and wild performances from some of the league's future stars. Injuries put a damper on any slate, and this weekend's list of dings happened to be to a bunch of fun players. It helps, then, that we have the pop performances to make us smile through the pain. What are the biggest implications of what we saw for fantasy football? Let's dig in and dissect all the key injuries, snap rates, usages, and takeaways before outlining what they mean for our fantasy rosters going forward. All snap-rate and average depth of target (aDOT) data is via Next-Gen Stats unless noted otherwise. A "deep" target here is a target 16-plus yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Key Injuries to Track Entering Week 3 Tua Tagovailoa Tua Tagovailoa suffered another stomach-churning concussion in Week 2

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