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Fantasy Football Review: Wide receivers excel while running backs struggle in Week 1

The first week of the NFL and fantasy football season is behind us and we saw some insane performances. We also saw some very poor outings from guys who were picked high in drafts

Let's take a look at who boomed in Week 1 and who was a bust in standard scoring PPR (point per reception) leagues.

Boomed

WR Justin Jefferson (39.4), QB Patrick Mahomes (34.9), RB Saquon Barkley (33.4), WR Cooper Kupp (31.8), QB Josh Allen (31.48), WR Davante Adams (30.1), WR Ja’Marr Chase (28.9), QB Carson Wentz (27.72), RB Jonathan Taylor (27.5), WR Michael Pittman Jr.