Dak Prescott Headlines Week 2 Starts as KC Joyner Sits Justin Herbert
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 16
Dak Prescott Headlines Week 2 Starts as KC Joyner Sits Justin Herbert
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 16
Summary
Prescott drew Joyner’s strongest Week 2 quarterback endorsement, with Washington allowing 19 points on vertical passes in Week 1 after Dallas’ passer posted negative vertical-throw points last week.
Herbert landed on the sit list because he managed just 2.5 points on vertical passes against Arizona, while Las Vegas yielded only 4.4 such points and projects as a low-upside matchup.
Washington-Dallas dominated the favorable calls beyond Prescott: Jayden Daniels was projected for 20-plus points, George Pickens was tagged for a bounce-back, and Chig Okonkwo benefited from Dallas giving up 29.7 tight-end points.
Other notable starts included Dalton Kincaid against a Detroit defense still missing both starting safeties, while Trevor Lawrence, Brian Thomas and Parker Washington were downgraded against Denver’s shutdown secondary.
At running back, Joyner elevated Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Minnesota’s Aaron Jones-Jordan Mason tandem, but warned on Omarion Hampton, Denver’s J.K. Dobbins-RJ Harvey duo and Arizona’s Jeremiyah Love.