KC — Week 2 vs IND, who allow the 7th-most points to WRs — recently Zay Flowers put up 21 on them (W1).
Cyrus Allen projects 0.8 PPR points in week 2 vs IND — the 7th-ranked matchup for WRs. Start him if that clears your other options at WR — run the exact head-to-head in Start/Sit below, or jump straight to a comparison.
The week 2 angle vs IND: 324 passing yards a game allowed (12.96/attempt) · 1 TDs/gm through the air · 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 7th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how IND defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 1 game): 1% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 4% target share · 3.8% air-yard share (aDOT 5) · 0 catches for 0 yards/game, 0 TD. Usage moves before production — snaps and share shifts are the earliest real signal.
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| Wk | Opp | Std | ½ PPR | PPR | Matchup | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W2 | vs IND | Sun, Sep 20 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 7th · soft |
| W3 | @ MIA | Sun, Sep 27 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 22nd |
| W4 | @ LV | Sun, Oct 4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 20th |
| W6 | vs LAC | Sun, Oct 18 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 19th |
| W7 | @ SEA | Sun, Oct 25 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 30th · tough |
| W8 | @ DEN | Sun, Nov 1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 29th · tough |