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Eagles at Redskins Fantasy Recap (Week 1, 2017)

by Adam Markowitz

9/10/17

NFL

Philadelphia Eagles

Caleb Sturgis

When you look back at the final score, it's going to look like the Philadelphia Eagles blew out the Washington Redskins.

It's easy to forget that this was a 19-17 game just before the two-minute warning. Philadelphia scored 11 points in a span of 33 seconds to steal the first NFC East showdown of the season on the road.

The Philadelphia defense looked absolutely legitimate in Week 1. The Eagles held Kirk Cousins to just 240 passing yards on the day, and they sacked him four times. Of those 240 yards, 29 of them came on a little dump pass to Chris Thompson, who used some nifty footwork to get into the end zone.

All of the fantasy heroes in this game were wearing green and white.

Nelson Agholor, a man who has been touted to really bust out for the last two years, had a great opening game of the 2017 season, catching six passes for 86 yards and a touchdown, while Zach Ertz came up just shy of the 100-yard mark that would have triggered a bonus Dober Fantasy Point. Instead, those who played Philly's tight end had to "settle" for 13.3 DFP.

Philadelphia Eagles Top Fantasy Players Week 1
Carson Wentz: 17.88 DFP
Nelson Agholor: 17.60 DFP
Zach Ertz: 13.30 DFP
Caleb Sturgis: 12.00 DFP
LeGarrette Blount: 11.20 DFP

Washington Redskins Top Fantasy Players Week 1
Chris Thompson: 13.60 DFP
Kirk Cousins: 10.60 DFP
Terrelle Pryor: 9.60 DFP
Ryan Grant: 8.10 DFP
Jordan Reed: 6.10 DFP