Fantasy analysis sees mixed results: the Chargers have fewer plays and more pressure on Justin Herbert, while Tennessee showed signs of improvement in Week 2 and Seattle is 2-0. Tampa Bay needs a steadier short passing game, the writer says.
Los Angeles raised pre-snap motion from 50% in 2025 to 73.8% in 2026 and early-down play-action from 32% to 42.5%, but plays per game fell from 64.4 to 56.5. Herbert's pressure rate climbed from 48.5% to 65%. The writer sees Herbert, Ladd McConkey (when healthy) and Omarion Hampton as the Chargers' only viable fantasy starters until Herbert and coordinator Mike McDaniel are in sync. For Tampa Bay, Baker Mayfield's early-down play-action average depth rose from 6.0 yards against Cincinnati to 11.3 against Cleveland; the piece favors finding a short-to-intermediate rhythm.
Tennessee's Week 2 adjustments included lowering its early-down pass rate over expectation from +5.4% to -20.1%, increasing pre-snap motion from 45.7% to 63.6% and under-center passing from 8.6% to 27.3%. Cam Ward's completion percentage over expectation improved from -5.6% to +3.4%. Seattle's Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught 9 passes for 155 yards and 3 TDs against Arizona. Rookie Jadarian Price's workload remains uncertain amid competition, a Week 2 shoulder injury and Zach Charbonnet possibly returning to practice in the next couple of weeks; the article calls Price a buy-low option if his shoulder is not a lingering issue.
