Jimmy Garoppolo, Julian Edelman, Chris Hogan’s Post-Week 1 Fantasy Advice

The New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals were locked in a competitive battle (and potential Super Bowl preview) on Sunday night, but fantasy football players were likely tuning in to see how the offensive playmakers performed.

New England’s passing attack made some early waves, as quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo found Chris Hogan for a first-quarter touchdown and Julian Edelman for a number of sizable gains. Here is a look at their stats with 14 minutes remaining in the game:

Fantasy players relying on Garoppolo understand his long-term ceiling is severely limited by Tom Brady’s impending return in Week 5 after his Deflategate suspension. What’s more, the Eastern Illinois product had a mere 31 passing attempts in his career coming into Sunday’s game, which does not exactly scream established track record.

However, the Patriots proved on Sunday they weren’t afraid to air it out on the road against a team that went 13-3 last year. That mindset alone makes Garoppolo worthy as a short-term or daily fantasy play until Brady returns.

He will face the Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills in the next three games, all of which come in the comfort of home in New England. Only the Texans (third in the league in passing yards allowed per game) were formidable against the pass last year, which means he could rack up big numbers against Miami (21st) and …

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