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Week 1 Red Zone Alert - Risers and Fallers

It is the first week of fantasy football and we all want to get an edge.  Frankly, there is no better feeling than having your fantasy player score a touchdown.

Hopefully, this segment will help you determine who is doing it for you in the red zone and who is letting you down.  For now, in Week 1, let’s just recap the 2020 stats of the players against their opening-week matchup.

Since this is the first edition, these are the top-eight in each category.

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Wide Receivers

INSIDE THE 20 YARD LINE

Player Targets Receptions Target Share Week 1 Opp. Rank
Davante Adams 28 TGT 23 REC 37.3% TGT SHARE v New Orleans Saints; Saints (2020 17th in fantasy points to WR w/17TD; 23.6 fantasy points/g)
Darren Waller 22 TGT 18 REC 33.3 % TGT SHARE v Baltimore Ravens (2020 3rd best in fantasy points to WR w/11TD; 19.5 fantasy points/g
Travis Kelce 20 TGT 13 REC 25.3% TGT SHARE v Cleveland Browns (2020 29th in fantasy points to TE w/10TD;9.8 fantasy points/g)
Calvin Ridley * 20 TGT 11 REC 26.3% TGT SHARE v Philadelphia Eagles (2020 24th in fantasy points to WR w/17TD; 25.7 fantasy points/g)
Jimmy Graham 19 TGT 13 REC 22.4% TGT SHARE @ Los Angeles Rams (2020 11th in fantasy points to TE w/ 7TD; 7.2 fantasy points/g)
Adam Thielen 19 TGT 16 REC 33.9% TGT SHARE @ Cincinnati Bengals (2020 16th in fantasy points to WR w/20TD; 23.4 fantasy points/g)
Mike Evans 18 TGT 11 REC 23.1% TGT SHARE v Dallas Cowboys (2020 31st in fantasy points to WR w/27TD; 29.3 fantasy points per game)
Allen Robinson 18 TGT 7 REC 21.2% TGT SHARE @ Los Angeles Rams (2020 1st in fantasy points to WR w/ 7TD; 16.0 fantasy points per game

 

Running Backs

Rushing inside the 10-yard line

Player Attempts Touchdowns Week 1 Opponent Opp. rank
Josh Jacobs 18 ATT 8 TD v Baltimore Ravens Ravens allowed an average of 0.7 rushing TD/g 2020 (2nd ranked)
Derrick Henry 17 ATT 8 TD v Arizona Cardinals Cards defense allowed an average of 0.8 rushing TD/g 2020 (8th ranked)
Dalvin Cook 22 ATT 8 TD @Cincinnati Bengals Bengals 0.8 rushing TD/g 2020 (7th ranked)
Kenyan Drake 21 ATT 9 TD v Baltimore Ravens See Jacobs
Jonathan Taylor 14 ATT 6 TD v Seattle Seahawks Seahawks allowed avg 1.1 rushing TD/g 2020(22nd ranked)
Ezekiel Elliott 12 ATT 5 TD v Tampa Bay Bucs Bucs 0 rushing TD 2021
David Montgomery 22 ATT 4 TD @Los Angeles Rams Rams allowed 0.8 rushing TD/g 2020 (6th ranked)

 

Quarterbacks

RED ZONE PASSES INSIDE 20-YARD LINE

 Player Pass Attempts Touchdowns Interceptions Opponent rank
Aaron Rodgers 84 ATT 35 TD 0 INT v New Orleans Saints gave up avg 1.7 passing TD/g 2020
Russell Wilson 82 ATT 29 TD 3 INT @ Indianapolis Colts gave up avg 1.5 passing TD/g 2020
Josh Allen 84 ATT 25 TD 0 INT v Pittsburgh Steelers gave up avg 1.5 passing TD/g 2020
Patrick Mahomes 74 ATT 23 TD 2 INT v Cleveland Browns gave up avg 2.0 passing TD/g 2020
Baker Mayfield 71 ATT 21 TD 0 INT @Kansas City Chiefs gave up avg 1.8 passing TD/g 2020
Ben Roethlisberger 73 ATT 20 TD 2 INT @ Buffalo Bills gave up avg 1.5 passingTD/g 2020
Justin Herbert 71 ATT 20 TD 1 INT @WFT gave up avg 1.5 passing TD/g 2020

It's Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season and this is how the teams and players trended in 2020.

But stick with Rotoballer.com week after week, and we will keep you up on the risers and fallers in the red zone.  Your fantasy season may depend on it!

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