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The 2024 fantasy football season has gotten off to a slow start. Scoring has dropped. Passing plays have been stifled. Explosive plays have been hard to come by, with two deep defensive shells suffocating the world.

Monday’s football double was therefore very welcome:

We needed this. Stars like Allen and Ja’Marr Chase delivered, and we got a bunch of other great performances. It feels like the season has finally begun. Let’s dive into the fantasy risers and fallers that come out of the fireworks:

Improvements 📉

• Jayden Daniels: This was his “Hello, NFL” moment. The rookie quarterback had a near-perfect game, completing 21 of 23 passes for 254 yards with two TDs. He also rushed for 39 yards and a score, landing at QB3 for the week. Maybe OC Kliff Kingsbury knows what he’s doing after all. The game doesn’t look too fast for Daniels, and run-pass prowess is forever the fantasy cheat code.

• Joe Burrow: His offense is getting healthier and there’s nothing wrong with 25.36 fantasy points. And maybe Cincinnati’s defense is bad enough to force shutouts.

• Terry McLaurin: His game-tying score was a thing of beauty, the most improbable touchdown pass of the season. McLaurin is finally connected to a superstar QB after years of limited teammates.

• Khalil Shakir: He led Buffalo in targets (catching all six) and receiving yards, and was one of four Buffalo receivers to catch a score. Shakir isn’t a league-winning player, but he’s going to beat his ADP.

Downgrades 📉

• Trevor Lawrence: Three years ago he was touted as a “can’t miss” prospect. Is it too early to say Lawrence missed? He recorded four sacks, had one pick and averaged a paltry 4.7 yards per attempt.

• NFL Tight Ends: You don’t give a parade to Dalton Kincaid’s 3-41-1 line, even though it did earn him TE5 of the week. But it was a kick in the face to see Jacksonville reserve TE Brenton Strange score a touchdown, one of two receptions of the night, to make him TE7 of the week.

Keep calm ⚖️

• Chase Brown, Zack Moss: They’re still in a timeshare. Stars, no. But in a lot of leagues they’re starting.

• Brian Robinson Jr.: He had 12 more touches than Austin Ekeler, who was sent off with a concussion, but Robinson managed just 2.1 yards per attempt and a mobile QB hurts his goal-line ability.

• Tee Higgins: It was a quiet start to the season (3-39-0), but at least he wasn’t in first place, with 39 routes on 41 dropbacks.

• James Kok: A YPC of 3.5 is normal, but he collected 15 touches, 87 total yards and a score, which placed him as the RB11.

• Keon Coleman: His only goal was a 24-yard TD catch. He also missed the first two series as part of a team suspension. You can’t start him now, but you should probably put him on your roster.

• Jaguars receivers: Christian Kirk had a solid 8-79-0 line on 10 targets. Brian Thomas Jr. was targeted nine times, though most of his downfield attempts fell flat. But can a struggling Lawrence limit both upsides?