Fantasy Football Week 1 Start Em & Sit Em: Josh Allen ready to hit the ground running as Start of the Week – CBS Sports

It’s here. It’s finally here. Week 1 of the 2020 season has arrived, and we’ve been waiting months for this moment. And now it’s time to see how your Fantasy team will perform when actual games are happening. We didn’t know if this season would even start because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hopefully there’s no issues during the year. This could be a wild season, but we’ll help guide you along the way.

This is your destination for all the starts and sits you need all season. We’ll provide you sleepers as well, and hopefully help lead you toward a Fantasy championship. So let’s get started. I’m fired up for Week 1, and hopefully you are as well. It’s great to have the NFL back, as well as the ability to set your Fantasy lineup. Now, let’s make sure the right guys are in — or out — to help you win in Week 1. 

Start ‘Em & Sit ‘Em

For the first Start of the Week, I wanted to use someone who I’ve been promoting all offseason. And Josh Allen is a breakout candidate this year, especially with the addition of Stefon Diggs. He has the chance to be a top five Fantasy quarterback in 2020.

And it all starts this week against the Jets. While he didn’t perform well against the Jets last season in Week 1 — he barely played in Week 17 in the rematch to rest for the playoffs — when he scored 17 Fantasy points, he should go off in this matchup at home.

The Jets defense is in rebuild mode, especially without Jamal Adams and C.J. Mosley. Allen should have success against this secondary with Diggs and John Brown, and hopefully Allen continues to make plays with his legs.

He was third in rushing among quarterbacks last season with 510 yards and first in rushing touchdowns with nine, and that’s a big part of his Fantasy appeal. But this is the season he takes another step as a passer, and maybe Week 1 will be the first 300-yard game of his career.

I’m excited about Allen in 2020, and I’m expecting him to be great in Week 1. He should have the chance for a standout performance against the Jets this week.

Colts (@JAC)

We’ve been telling you for weeks about using the Colts DST as a streaming option against the Jaguars, and hopefully you listened. The Indianapolis defense should be better with the addition of DeForest Buckner, and Gardner Minshew was sacked at least twice in all but two of his 14 appearances in 2019.

• Eagles (at WAS): The Washington Football Team is going to be limited offensively, and the Eagles defense should have the chance for a strong performance in Week 1, especially if Darius Slay can make things tough on Terry McLaurin.
• Chargers (at CIN): Bosa, Ingram, Hayward and Harris should make things tough on the Bengals passing game, especially in Burrow’s first NFL start. If Joe Mixon is limited at all, this could be a bad offensive outing for Cincinnati in Week 1.
• Titans (at DEN): We’ll see how much Jadeveon Clowney plays in Week 1 for the Titans, but I would still trust this defense against Drew Lock, even on the road. Lock was sacked at least twice in two of his final three starts last year.

Rams (vs. DAL)

The Cowboys are going to score against the Rams, and we’ll see if this defense can force any sacks or turnovers at home. Last year in Week 15, Prescott had no turnovers or sacks against the Rams, and Dallas scored 44 points. I’d look elsewhere for a DST this week instead of trusting the Rams.