{"id":93560,"date":"2020-08-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=93560"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:12:59","slug":"week-1-dfs-top-quarterback-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/08\/31\/week-1-dfs-top-quarterback-plays\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 1 DFS: Top Quarterback Plays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, some positive news for 2020: NFL DFS is back! We are just two weeks away from the Thursday Night Football season opener between the Houston Texans<\/a> and Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>. Week 1 provides an opportunity to take advantage of DFS prices that have been set without the benefit of preseason games. There are values hidden throughout the slate on both FanDuel and DraftKings.<\/p>\n

Let’s examine the quarterback position for the best Week 1 plays.<\/p>\n

Week 1 Top DFS Plays<\/h2>\n

Quarterbacks<\/h3>\n

Matt Ryan<\/a> ($7800 FD, $6700 DK):\u00a0<\/strong> The Atlanta game has the second-highest total projection on the Sunday main slate. Over his past 15 home games, Ryan has averaged<\/em> 307.2 passing yards per game. In Week 1, Ryan gets a Seattle defense that ranked just 18th in DVOA per FootballOutsiders.<\/a> The Seahawks ranked 24th last season with just 2.1 sacks per game. He is only the fifth-highest play on FanDuel and will finally play behind a completely healthy offensive line. Injuries have limited Atlanta’s offensive efficiency, ranking 26th and 25th the past two seasons in protection rate (PlayerProfiler<\/a>).\u00a0 The Falcons offense has a bonanza of receiving weapons with Julio Jones<\/a>, Calvin Ridley<\/a>,<\/strong> and newly acquired tight end Hayden Hurst<\/a><\/strong>. Need more convincing?\u00a0 Ryan gets a boost by playing in an “even” year.<\/p>\n

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Arbitrary Stat of the Day<\/p>\n

Matt Ryan in "even" years since 2010 <\/p>\n

67.3% Comp. %
32.2 Passing TDs
10.2 Interceptions
4597 Receiving Yards
19.3 FPPG<\/p>\n

Matt Ryan in "odd" years since 2010 <\/p>\n

65.1% Comp. %
24.4 Passing TDs
14.2 Interceptions
4368 Receiving Yards
16.0 FPPG<\/p>\n

— For The Numbers (@OldSchool0909) August 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n