Falcons' Calvin Ridley stays hot, hauls in 2 touchdowns in Week 2 loss to Dallas
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley hauled in 7 of 10 targets for 109 yards (15.6 per catch) and 2 touchdowns in a stunning 39-40 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2.
What It Means:
Ridley picked up right where he left off after Week 1, routinely beating the Dallas secondary and catching touchdowns of 22 yards and 3 yards in the first half. Ridley led all Falcons receivers in targets (10), receptions (7), yards (109), and touchdowns (2) in Week 2 on a day when Julio Jones, 2 receptions on 4 targets for 24 yards, struggled to produce. Next up for Ridley and the Falcons is a meeting with the Chicago Bears in Week 3.
Ridley scored 26.4 FanDuel points in Week 3, 12.1 more than numberFire's projection (14.3), and the most of any wide receiver on the early slate of games. Our models project Ridley for 13.8 FanDuel points against the Bears in Week 3.
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