ATL — Week 2 vs CAR, who allow the 10th-most points to WRs — recently Kalif Raymond put up 8.4 on them (W1).
Zachariah Branch projects 3.2 PPR points in week 2 vs CAR — the 10th-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 CAR: 269 passing yards a game allowed (9.28/attempt) · 2 TDs/gm through the air · 0 INTs/gm — all of it adding up to the 10th-most fantasy points allowed to WRs. Receipts and the full profile: how CAR defends WRs, linked under The matchup below.
Usage & TD luck (2026 · 2 games): 30% offensive snaps · 1 targets/game, 3.2% target share · -2.2% air-yard share (aDOT -3.5) · 1 catches for 7 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 CAR | Sun, Sep 20 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 10th |
| W3 | @ GB | Thu, Sep 24 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 12th |
| W4 | @ NO | Mon, Oct 5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 11th |
| W5 | vs BAL | Sun, Oct 11 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 24th |
| W6 | vs CHI | Sun, Oct 18 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6th · soft |
| W7 | vs SF | Sun, Oct 25 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 28th · tough |