Jimmy Graham, Drew Brees' Instant Fantasy Reaction After Week 2

Jimmy Graham and Drew Brees are about as close as you can come to sure things in fantasy football, and they looked the part Sunday against the Cleveland Browns even in defeat.

Here is a look at the final stats for each of them in their 26-24 loss:

	Drew Brees
Passing	27/40
Passing Yards	237
Touchdown Passes	2
Interceptions	1

	Jimmy Graham
Catches	10
Receiving Yards	118
Touchdowns	2

Brees and Graham hooked up for those two touchdowns in the first three quarters and made fantasy owners everywhere pleased. NFL on ESPN described the proceedings, and NFL analyst Dustin Fox noted that Graham is the type of fantasy player you want on your team:

The most encouraging part of Graham’s two touchdowns for fantasy owners was the fact that both came in the red zone. Brees was targeting his superstar tight end where it counts the most, and there was no indication that would change looking ahead.

After all, Graham is an absolute weapon near the goal line because of his ability to jump up and get the ball at its highest point.

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As for Brees, he started slow and actually threw a pick-six to Cleveland’s defense, but things started to improve once he targeted Graham in the second and third quarters.

Brees’ points will likely continue to increase as long as he targets Graham. Both players are elite options at their respective positions, and Week 2 simply reinforced that.