Week 1 Sunday Cheatsheet: Injuries, Rankings, Picks, News to Know

Sep 07, 2024

The Saturday night NFL Newsletter is going to be a bunch of news updates and cheatsheets for injuries, rankings, picks, bets, etc. Check out the table of content and jump around to what you want to know about.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Sunday LIVE Show Links
Injury Report (Will be updated Sunday as well)
Props & Picks
Bets
DraftKings Picks & Info
Player Rankings by Position

PME SUNDAY LIVE SHOW

Two PME LIVE shows this week. One pre-lock and the regular Sunday Night Live show

WATCH SUNDAY at 12pm ET: Week 1 Start/Sit Viewer Q&A

WATCH: SUNDAY at 7pm ET: Week 1 Recap, Week 2 Lines, Storyline with Cust and Garion

NFL Week 1 INJURY REPORT

Last Updated 9/7 (Will be updatwed again sunday monring)

WATCH: WEEK 1 INJURY & RANKINGS UPDATE

Russell Wilson (Calf) — Likely OUT; Justin Fields would Start
Jordan Love (Knee) — MCL sprain; Expected Out 3-6 Weeks

Christian McCaffrey — Likely IN
Jaylen Warren (hamstring) — IN
Tyrone Tracy (ankle) — Likely IN
Antonio Gibson (hip) — Questionable
MarShawn Lloyd (Hamstring) — Did Not Play

Josh Downs (ankle) — OUT
DJ Chark (hip) — Out; Placed on IR
Tee Higgins (Hamstring) — Likely OUT
AT Perry (Hand) — Likely OUT
Ja’Marr Chase (Contract/Illness) — Likely In: May be on Reduced Snap Count
Mike Williams (Knee) — Likely In: May be on Reduced Snap Count
Tyler Lockett (thigh) — Likely IN
Josh Palmer (Knee) — Likely IN
Trey Palmer (concussion) — Likely IN
DeAndre Hopkins (Knee) — Likely IN
Jordan Addison (ankle) — IN
Keenan Allen (heel) — Likely IN
Hollywood Brown (Shoulder) — Did Not Play

Tommy Tremble (hamstring/back) — OUT
Ian Thomas (Calf) — Placed on IR

UNDERDOG PICK’EM ENTRY

Went into a breakdown during the Saturday prop show on the PME Feed.

WATCH: Week 1 Underdog Picks & Props

Of Note: I’ve been awful the first two games, getting beat on the hook four times and being made a fool of by Likely. But that’s the thing with these entries. This one is 20/1. There are going to be more loser than winners. Also, I’ve done the math for you, the bet way to use Underdog pick’em for the best odds vs sports book odds is to make entries of 3 picks or 5 picks.

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You have until Monday night to enter the contest for the year. If you have an Underdog account or are going to get one, you’d be silly not to play in this and hope for a bonus on hot picks!

BETS

I’m off to an early lead in the SUPERLOCKS competition!

WATCH: Week 1 Spread Picks, Bets, NFL Game Predictions, Survivor Picks | Cust Corner: BIG ARCH

Mayo, Rob Pizzola, and Cam Stewart give their 2024 NFL Week 1 Best Bets with their Gold, Silver and Bronze Selections. Plus a NFL Week 1 Survivor Breakdown and discussion about Supercontest and Circa Millions Picks.

WATCH: NFL Week 1 Best Bets, Picks + Survivor Breakdown

GOLD PICKS

Mayo: TEN +4.5
Pizzola: CAR +4
Cam: SEA -6

SILVER PICKS

Mayo: NYJ +4.5
Pizzola: DET -3.5
Cam: CAR +4

BRONZE PICKS

Mayo: PIT +3.5
Pizzola: IND +3
Cam: WAS +3.5

Mayo’s Circa Millions Picks for Week 1: PHI -2/PIT +3.5/TEN +3.5/DET -3.5/NYJ +4.5

DRAFTKINGS

As always, Tambo and I talked through the slate and built lineups. I still contend that NYG DST is a stack piece with Darnold btw.

WATCH: NFL Week 1 DraftKings Picks, Lineups, Strategy, Ownership

Then, Saturday afternoon, Justin Freeman from Run The Sims released the DraftKings projections and ownership cheatsheet. One of the best pieces of content to drop all week for a short hand guide.

Graphic Guide

Chalk = Highest Projected Ownership
Top Plays = Highest Optimal Rates per RTS
Most Underowned = Optimal Rate minus Projected Ownership

TOOLS: Run The Sims Lineup Builder, Projections, Opto, Simulations, Prop Sniper

Cheap DK Options

Again, I went into detail on these players on the Saturday show if you’d like to know more.

WATCH: Week 1 DraftKings Cheap Plays at each Position

QB (Sub 5.5K)

Fields
Daniel Jones

RB (Sub 5.5K)

J. Williams
C. Hubbard
J. Ford
R. Dowdle

WR (Sub 4.5K)

R. Saheed
M. Wilson
A. Iosivas
A. Mitchell
N. Brown (D. Brown is Noah isn’t active)

TE (Sub 3.5K)

J. Smith
J. Sanders
M. Gesicki

DST (Sub 2.7K)

Panthers
Cardinals
Commanders
Colts

Week 1 RANKINGS

Last Updated 9/7 (Will be updatwed again sunday monring)

WATCH: WEEK 1 RANKINGS WEEKEND UPDATE

Christian McCaffrey
Jonathan Taylor
Bijan Robinson
Breece Hall
James Cook
Travis Etienne Jr.
Kyren Williams
Jahmyr Gibbs
James Conner
Kenneth Walker III
De'Von Achane
Joe Mixon
Alvin Kamara
Rachaad White
Chuba Hubbard
Aaron Jones
Raheem Mostert
David Montgomery
D'Andre Swift
Jerome Ford
Najee Harris
Zamir White
Javonte Williams
Zack Moss
Tony Pollard
Devin Singletary
Rhamondre Stevenson
Gus Edwards
Brian Robinson Jr.
Rico Dowdle
Zach Charbonnet
Tyjae Spears
Chase Brown
Austin Ekeler
Jaylen Warren
Ezekiel Elliott
Bucky Irving
Blake Corum
Ty Chandler
Trey Benson
Tyler Allgeier
Antonio Gibson
J.K. Dobbins
Jaleel McLaughlin
Jordan Mason
Khalil Herbert
Ray Davis
Alexander Mattison
Jaylen Wright
Roschon Johnson
Miles Sanders
Jamaal Williams
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tank Bigsby
D'Onta Foreman

Justin Jefferson
Tyreek Hill
Amon-Ra St. Brown
CeeDee Lamb
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Garrett Wilson
DJ Moore
Puka Nacua
Davante Adams
Chris Olave
Ja'Marr Chase
Nico Collins
Christian Kirk
Cooper Kupp
Deebo Samuel Sr.
Mike Evans
Terry McLaurin
Brandon Aiyuk
Michael Pittman Jr.
DK Metcalf
Malik Nabers
Jaylen Waddle
Chris Godwin
Drake London
Calvin Ridley
Zay Flowers
Diontae Johnson
Stefon Diggs
George Pickens
Amari Cooper
Courtland Sutton
Khalil Shakir
Mike Williams
Keenan Allen
Keon Coleman
Joshua Palmer
Brian Thomas Jr.
Jordan Addison
Tank Dell
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Andrei Iosivas
Rome Odunze
Brandin Cooks
Darnell Mooney
Rashid Shaheed
Jakobi Meyers
Jameson Williams
DeAndre Hopkins
Adonai Mitchell
Tyler Lockett
Michael Wilson
Noah Brown
Gabe Davis
Jerry Jeudy
Demario Douglas
Ladd McConkey
Ja'Lynn Polk
Demarcus Robinson
Adam Thielen
Tre Tucker
Jermaine Burton
Wan'Dale Robinson
Greg Dortch
Calvin Austin III
Ray-Ray McCloud III
Marvin Mims
Jalen McMillan
Noah Brown
Quentin Johnson
Curtis Samuel
Mack Hollins
Josh Reynolds
Trey Palmer
Kalif Raymond
Malachi Corley
Jalin Hyatt

Sam LaPorta
Trey McBride
Dalton Kincaid
Evan Engram
Kyle Pitts
Taysom Hill
George Kittle
Jake Ferguson
Jonnu Smith
David Njoku
Brock Bowers
Cade Otton
Gerald Everett
Hunter Henry
Dalton Schultz
Noah Fant
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Mike Gesicki
Cole Kmet
Pat Freiermuth
Dawson Knox
Juwan Johnson
Chigoziem Okonkwo
Tyler Conklin
Greg Dulcich

Josh Allen
C.J. Stroud
Anthony Richardson
Jayden Daniels
Kyler Murray
Caleb Williams
Sam Darnold
Trevor Lawrence
Tua Tagovailoa
Justin Fields
Joe Burrow
Jared Goff
Matthew Stafford
Baker Mayfield
Daniel Jones
Geno Smith
Deshaun Watson
Justin Herbert
Dak Prescott
Aaron Rodgers
Brock Purdy
Kirk Cousins
Derek Carr
Bo Nix
Will Levis
Bryce Young
Gardner Minshew
Jacoby Brissett

DST

New Orleans Saints
Cincinnati Bengals
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Minnesota Vikings
San Francisco 49ers
New York Giants
Seattle Seahawks
Chicago Bears
Tennessee Titans
New York Jets
Atlanta Falcons
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
Carolina Panthers
Houston Texans
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Commanders
Los Angeles Chargers
Las Vegas Raiders
Indianapolis Colts
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions

Good Luck

— PM