The 2 Minute Drill- Fantay Heaven for QBs

During the last minutes of the second and fourth quarters of the game, there is a two-minute warning that signals the end of the quarter. This is where it gets really intense. At this time, the team with the ball are going to try to gain as much yards as possible, while the opposing team will try to negate that strategy. Both teams not only will have the most players on the field are desperate to make an impact within these last two minutes, whether it is to break a tie, push back the rival team, or make enough yards to increase the chance of a successful field goal. There will be a very apparent fantasy football strategy of use of the Wide Receivers in the plays that will happen during this time.

Since the team with the ball has to make some distance to the get a Touchdown, the plays will consist of the Quarterback making passing plays to either Tight End or Wide REceivers, this would lead to the Wide Receivers and Tight Ends getting more passing receptions, receiving yards, and hopefully touchdowns. With such limited time on the clock, offenses tend to turn to a no huddle type of play calling which maximizes the number of plays they can get off given the little amount of time left on the clock. This makes for fantasy football haven!

The fantasy football strategy behind this is that every offensive player will get a huge bump in usage regardless of their positions due to the fact they will be calling many more plays in the short amount of time left.  Although, there is no way to warrant a direct fantasy pick based on two-minute drills, they often come up in games and often lead to big chunks of fantasy points coming off the board.  Defenses will be more inclined to play deep zone coverage, allowing your Quarterback to make easy shorter completions and have your Receivers rack up the Yards After Catch.  In fantasy football, it is better to get multiple shorter completions due to receptions being so highly valued on DraftKings.