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Fantasy football projections, Week 2: Falcons vs Bengals featuring Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Gio Bernard and AJ Green

We break down the Week 2 matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals.

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The Week 2 matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals features two squads fighting to stay ahead in their competitive divisions. We've got all of the fantasy projections for you, courtesy of NumberFire.

Atlanta Falcons

The Altanta Falcons found themselves smack-dab in the middle of a shootout last week against their division rival New Orleans Saints. Quarterback Matt Ryan has put last year's disappointing season behind him and lit up the stat sheet in Week 1, going 31-43 for 448 yards and three touchdowns. Atlanta got some solid production out of their run game with Steven Jackson and Jacquizz Rodgers splitting the majority of the work. Jackson had six more touches than Rodgers, but it was Rodgers who got the sole rushing touchdown.

Fantasy owners can stop worrying about stud receiver Julio Jones and his foot woes, as he caught seven passes for 116 yards. Jones is arguably a top-three fantasy receiver assuming he stays healthy. Roddy White and Harry Douglas were also heaving involved, catching five and six passes respectively. While tight end Levine Toilolo isn't likely to match recently retired Tony Gonzalez's production any time soon, it was encouraging to see him turn one of his three passes into a score.

Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals still project as a run-heavy offense even though that wasn't the case in Week 1. Quarterback Andy Dalton attempted 38 passes, connecting on 25 of them for 301 yards and a touchdown. This performance will likely go down as an outlier and his value is set as a QB2. Running back Giovani Bernard turned in a solid and balanced performance rushing for 48 yards and catching six balls for another 62 yards. Rookie Jeremy Hill only saw four carries, but his workload is likely to gradually grow.

Stud wide receiver AJ Green dropped a monster line of six catches for 131 yards and one score, numbers we've grown accustomed to seeing. Neither of the Bengals tight ends could accomplish much and appear locked into a time-share, with Tyler Eifert remaining the better long-term prospect.

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