The Falcoholic
The Falcons had a great bounce back on the national stage in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football. It was a game where they never trailed, and really controlled from start to finish.
The offense scored just one touchdown all evening, which is a step back from last week’s two touchdowns, but they wound up scoring more points behind a flurry of field goals thanks to an absolute standout performance from the defense.
There is a lot of great content available here at The Falcoholic, and I encourage you to check it out if you want some in-depth analysis. This article will look at things strictly from a fantasy football perspective (that means looking at nothing other than pure statistics). Here is Atlanta’s fantasy stud and fantasy dud from Week 2’s victory against the Minnesota Vikings.
Past Studs: Bijan Robinson
Past Duds: Tyler Allgeier
Stat Line: 1/1 XPs, 5/5 FGs (1/1 20-29; 3/3 30-39; 1/1 50+): 18.0 STANDARD LEAGUE/PPR POINTS
There’s making a good first impression and then there’s what we saw from new kicker John Parker Romo on Sunday night, converting on all six of his kicks and putting up points every single time he took the field.
The Falcons’ offense was bogged down in Vikings territory all night, failing to break through into the end zone until the very end of the game, and the result was plenty of opportunity for the newest player on the roster. Romo’s best moment came in the fourth quarter when he nailed a 54-yard kick to make it a two possession game, giving Atlanta the lead by nine.
The former Virginia Tech Hokie scored 16 points in Week 2, which was second only to the great Brandon Aubrey in all of fantasy football. Given the talent Atlanta has on offense, combined with inspired play from the defense, Romo will firmly be on the fantasy radar and should be picked up off the waiver wire if you aren’t already rostering an elite kicking option like Aubrey or Chris Boswell.
Stat Line: 135 PASSING YARDS, 0 TOUCHDOWNS: 5.3 STANDARD LEAGUE/PPR POINTS
Anyone who fired Penix up in their leagues following a strong Week 1 was left incredibly disappointed, as the former Heisman finalist recorded the lowest fantasy output of his very young career thus far.
Penix in the real game kept the ball out of harm’s way, and did enough to game manage his way to a win behind the defense and brilliance of Bijan Robinson, but that’s not anything you get points for in the fantasy realm. The low passing yardage combined with no rushing output and no scores resulted in a dreadful final point total, as 31 other QBs who played this weekend outscored Penix.
Next is a potential for a rebound against a Carolina Panthers team the second year man lit up for 312 passing yards and three...
