Sam Crnic highlights two players at each position that are facing particularly favorable or daunting matchups this week.
With a couple of days before the 2020 NFL season kicks off, fantasy football season is in full stride. With most drafts out of the way, the continuous search for sleepers to boost your positional depth begins. No matter the depth one brings to the table, your decisions of who to start and who to sit can make or break the season.
Throughout the season, I will be covering potential matchup advantages and disadvantages that appear on a week-to-week basis. All player recommendations will be based upon a Points-Per-Reception (PPR) scoring format.
Today, I’ll take a look at the Week 1 matchups that could be the difference between a win and loss to start out your season.
Start ‘Em
Quarterbacks
Carson Wentz
Even with a banged-up receiver core to start out the year, look for Carson Wentz to thrive against Washington. Although Washington generates fear with its much-improved defensive front (featuring No. 2 pick Chase Young) against Philadelphia’s injured offensive line (without Pro Bowler Brandon Brooks), it is too early to tell how improved Washington’s defense will be. In 2019, Washington allowed 35 touchdown passes, third-most in the NFL.
Philip Rivers
Heading to Indianapolis off a rocky 2019 season, Philip Rivers is looking to prove himself and take his new team back to the playoffs. With a Week 1 matchup against a talent-depleted Jacksonville team, he’s given the perfect opportunity to start off on the right path. The Jaguars allowed the league’s third-highest passer rating (103.6) over their final eight games last year, and they lost their only accomplished corner to Denver via free agency, A.J. Bouye.
Running Backs
🚨 To view this member-only premium content, you must be a Jet X Member and logged in to your Jet X Account.
✅ Get Started to check out the membership options and become a member (note: bookmark this article/page so you can return to it more easily):
📲 Log In if you are already a member (note: you should be redirected back to this article/page after logging in):
📲 Connect if you would like to create a free account before taking the official Jet X Membership plunge:
❗️ Becoming a Jet X Member unlocks every piece of subscriber content on the site, provides an ad-free website and mobile app experience, generates an audio version of each written article, and grants commenting permission. Utilizing one of our Discount Codes (promoted in various New York Jets-centric places) provide significant value. Feel free to try out our 30-day free trial option at any point:
