What It Means:

The Patriots were not able to mount much of a pass rush in Week 1, but they will have a better shot in New Orleans with both the starting left and right tackle out of commission. Rookie Ryan Ramczyk will get the nod on the left side while Senio Kelemete should get the first crack on the right. According to Pro Football Focus, only one Minnesota Vikings edge rusher had a quarterback pressure rate over 8.0 percent in Week 1, even with Ramczyk and Kelemete guarding the edges for most of that game.

Brees remains a strong fantasy option this week, and we project him for 22.65 FanDuel points at a $8,700 salary – the third-highest fantasy projection at quarterback in Week 2.