Fantasy Football: What went wrong at TE in Week 1

Week 1 was a messy week for many NFL offenses, and that’s no great surprise. With NFL teams backing off preseason usage and dealing with relatively new practice rules and restrictions, the early-season games often take on a glorified exhibition tint. We have to be reasonable with the early returns in our fantasy football leagues.

The initial liftoff at tight end was probably the rockiest of all. Only three tight ends scored double-digit points in half-point PPR formats (just one of those players was viewed as a no-doubt starter), and only three tight ends fetched more than five targets. Given all the anxiety produced by this brick of a tight end week, it’s reasonable for us to do a positional audit and try to sort through fact and fluke, signal and noise.

Time for some takeaways.

It was a historically bad day of NFL passing (it has to get better)

Just how rusty were quarterbacks and passing offenses in Week 1? The teams threw for just 188.3 yards per game and 1.1 touchdowns per game. The YPA was 6.7, the touchdown rate 3.6%, the sack rate 7.4%.

Let’s put those stats in historical context. If these numbers held for the full season, it would be:

The worst passing yardage per game, and fewest attempts, since 1992

The worst YPA since 2003

The lowest touchdown rate since 1993

The highest sack rate since 1997

The shape of the summer has a lot to do with this lousy day of passing. And remember many of these offenses are starting over; a whopping 14 teams have new offensive coordinators. Meanwhile, the seven best passing teams last week were offenses enjoying large-scale continuity (Dolphins, Rams, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Ravens, Eagles, Packers). We need to be patient with the reshuffled teams.

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Publish date : 2024-09-11 17:38:30

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