Week 1 was probably an anomaly since the leading rusher and receiver were on the same team.
Zay Flowers led the league in receiving yards, and Derrick Henry ran away with the rushing yard lead.
Nine players hit the century receiving mark in Week 1, which is consistent with 2024 when 10 players reached 100 receiving yards.
What is different is that one of those players was a running back.
Bijan Robinson finished Week 1 with 100 receiving yards.
A single tight end made the list in each of the last two seasons, with Brock Bowers duplicating what Isaiah Likely was able to do in 2024.
A surprising name usually makes the list, also, but it is important not to overreact to one solid box score.
Alec Pierce got off to a hot start in 2024, similar to Kayshon Boutte last week.
Most Week 2 Receiving Yards Prediction (Sunday): Ricky Pearsall (+6000)
In 2024, Mac Jones finished the season for an injured Trevor Lawrence with the Jaguars.
In his last six games, Jones helped a wide receiver reach 80 yards in every contest including four 100-yard receiving games.
Three of those were for Brian Thomas, and one was for Parker Washington.
Pearsall has 7 targets or more in each of his last three games and was targeted on 30% of his routes without Jauan Jennings and George Kittle on the field last week.
The New Orleans Saints allowed an average of 166 receiving yards to opposing wide receivers in 2024, which ranked 29th.
Marvin Harrison caught 5 of his 6 targets in Week 1 against the Saints defense including a 45-yard reception.
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Week 2 Receiving Yards Longshot Bet: Tyreek Hill Receiving Yards Ladder
- 100+ Receiving Yards (+364)
- 150+ Receiving Yards (+2100)
Let’s get the Miami Dolphins' early home field advantage out of the way.
Every year, we see the Dolphins players huddled around heaters in December and January, and the passing game definitely thrives in better weather conditions.
In his 15 games with Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback in which the kickoff temperature has been above 80 degrees, Tyreek Hill has eclipsed 100 receiving yards in eight of them.
Before last year, the Dolphins were 11-0 in games in which both Tagovailoa and Hill played and the kickoff temperature was above 80 degrees.
Hill eclipsed 150 receiving yards in five of those 11 games.
Is this the 2022 or 2023 Dolphins passing attack?
Probably not, but the Patriots were gashed by Geno Smith in Week 1 and will be without Christian Gonzalez.
According to ESPN’s pass block win rate, the Dolphins finished 10th in Week 1, which provides hope that this Dolphins ship, which is inevitably going to sink, may stay afloat for one more week.
Digging deep, Hill was targeted on 29.4% of his routes and averaged 2.34 yards per route through the first three quarters in Week 1.
The problem was that the Dolphins had 7 passing attempts in the first half of the game and were forced into known passing situations in the second half.