The first game to kick off NFL Preseason Week 2 takes place at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Friday night, with the Tennessee Titans vs. Atlanta Falcons.
The top pick of the NFL Draft, QB Cam Ward leads the Titans against the Falcons at 7 p.m. ET on NFL Network for his second look at an NFL defense.
Below, we’ll break down Friday night's Titans vs. Falcons predictions for the preseason clash, and give you the best NFL DFS picks for PrizePicks for August 15, including player projections.
Atlanta fell at home to Detroit, 17-10, as the game was called early in the fourth quarter after Lions DB Morice Norris was taken off the field in an ambulance following a collision on a tackle — he's been back in the Lions facility this week.
The Falcons didn’t have any of their main offensive weapons active as QBs Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr., RB Bijan Robinson, WRs Drake London and Darnell Mooney, and TE Kyle Pitts all sat out in Week 1. Expect much of the same in Week 2.
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Titans vs. Falcons Predictions for NFL DFS
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- Titans QB Cam Ward — 46.5 Passing Yards
- Titans WR Calvin Ridley — 16.5 Receiving Yards
- Falcons QB Easton Stick — 94.5 Passing Yards
Titans QB Cam Ward — 46.5 Passing Yards
- Titans QB Cam Ward completed 5-of-8 passes against Tampa Bay, although his first 2 passes fell incomplete on the opening drive.
- Ward played on two drives in NFL Preseason Week 1. He expected to play a similar amount of time in Week 2. If there was a game where starters like Ward could play more, typically it is preseason Week 2.
- Ward hit a wide-open Calvin Ridley at midfield for 27 yards for his first completion.
- All of Ward’s 5 completions came on the second drive of the game, resulting in a Tennessee touchdown.
- Following the 27-yard hook-up with Ridley, the final 4 completions totaled 40 yards.
- In last week’s abbreviated game against Detroit, the Falcons yielded 38 passing yards to Hendon Hooker and 120 yards to Kyle Allen.
Titans WR Calvin Ridley — 16.5 Receiving Yards
- Titans WR Calvin Ridley hauled in 3 receptions from Ward for 50 yards against the Buccaneers.
- Ridley played on two drives in preseason Week 1 before the second-team replaced him.
- Ridley’s receiving yards projection last week closed at 14.5 yards and he eclipsed it on his first catch of the night.
- In his three preseason contests with the Titans, he has accumulated 50, 22, and 39 yards. He has also picked up 3 catches of 20 or more yards.
- Ridley was drafted by the Falcons in 2018 and was suspended for the 2022 season for violating the league's gambling.
- In his first game against Atlanta as a member of the Jaguars in 2023, Ridley scored a touchdown and posted 38 yards in a 23-7 victory in London.
Falcons QB Easton Stick — 94.5 Passing Yards
- The Falcons plan to start Easton Stick at QB on Friday as Michael Penix Jr. and Kirk Cousins will sit once again.
- Stick played the entire first half in the first preseason game — we can expect similar here.
- Stick performed well against the Lions last week, completing 15-of-18 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown.
- Six of Stick’s 15 completions went for 10 yards or more, with a pair of passes going for 25 and 29 yards.
- Tennessee yielded 170 passing yards to Tampa Bay last week, including 129 yards to Kyle Trask, who led four drives.
- In three of the last four preseason games, the Titans have allowed starting quarterbacks to throw for 98 yards or more.
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