It was a glorious start to the 2016 DFS NFL season, but that only lasted until Monday night — when the walls all closed in for our FanDuel users and somehow Todd Gurley, Vance McDonald and the Rams DST failed to get us the dozen points required to cash across the board.

Fortunately, Draft Kings and Fantasy Aces were as good as gold. So, we’ll take an up-and-down start to the season and move on to Week 2.

This week the entire universe will be invested in the Saints-Giants game with Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. as the heavy chalk. The Buccaneers-Cardinals and Falcons-Raiders will get plenty of attention too, as each of these contests has a high expected point total.

If you are playing cash games, these and a few others that I will outline for you shortly, are the places to be invested. But if you are striving for tournament fame and fortune, you are going to have to dig a little (or a lot) deeper than that.

Too many of you are stunned when you don’t make profits on a “good” lineup in GPPs. Well, unfortunately folks, that is the nature of the beast. My recommendation is to become happy with doubling whatever money you put in each week. Don’t fall in love with the hundreds of thousands of dollars or even a million-dollar top-prize in these tournaments. Those are a pipe dream. Get back to reality and let’s focus on winning this week.

QB, Eli Manning, Giants vs. Saints

FanDuel: $8,100
DraftKings: $7,600
FantasyAces: $6,650

Breakdown: Eli is an easy target this week. He plays in an up-tempo offense against a terrible defense that is missing its best player in Delvin Breaux. This game has the highest expected point total, and yet he is the the ninth-highest priced QB on FD. He will be the highest owned QB of Week 2.

QB, Cam Newton, Panthers vs. 49ers

FD: $9,000
DK: $7,900
FA: $7,300

QB, Derek Carr, Raiders vs. Falcons

FD: $8,300
DK: $7,200
FA: $6,300

QB, Josh McCown, Browns vs. Ravens

FD: $6,000
DK: $5,000
FA: $5,000

QB, Joe Flacco, Ravens at Browns

FD: $7,400
DK: $6,500
FA: $6,250

RB, Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys at Redskins

FD: $7,900
DK: $7,300
FA: $5,100

Breakdown: As excited as everyone was about Zeke’s first game, I just haven’t heard the same buzz entering this week for some reason. The Cowboys gameplan certainly will center around the ground attack, as they do not want to expose young QB Dak Prescott to the Redskins’ tough corners in Josh Norman and Bashaud Breeland. Zeke might touch the ball 30 times this week, and considering what 33-year-old Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams did to the Redskins last week, I am licking my chops about Elliott this week.

RB, Lamar Miller, Texans vs. Chiefs

FD: $7,700
DK: $7,200
FA: $5,200

RB, David Johnson, Cardinals vs. Buccaneers

FD: $9,000
DK: $7,600
FA: $6,000

RB, Ryan Mathews, Eagles at Bears

FD: $6,300
DK: $5,800
FA: $4,800

RB, Rashad Jennings, Giants vs. Saints

FD: $6,300
DK: $5,600
FA: $4,800

Breakdown: Very solid and inexpensive option in what many believe will be the highest scoring game of the week. If the Giants get out to a big lead, Jennings could wind up with 25-plus touches, and the more points on the board means the more likelihood of a TD or two coming his way also.

RB, C.J. Anderson, Broncos vs. Colts

FD: $7,800
DK: $6,800
FA: $5,700

RB, T.J. Yeldon, Jaguars at Chargers

FD: $6,500
DK: $4,700
FA: $4,800

WR, Odell Beckham, Giants vs. Saints

FD: $9,400
DK: $9,500
FA: $6,350

Breakdown: Wonder if anybody is going to have the Eli/ODB combo this week? LOL. Beckham is clearly the WR with most upside on the slate this week. I would not ignore his teammate, Sterling Shepard, though as one of these two are guaranteed to have a huge ballgame against the depleted Saints.

WR, Amari Cooper, Raiders vs. Falcons

FD: $7,900
DK: $7,600
FA: $5,500

WR, Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos vs. Colts

FD: $6,700
DK: $6,000
FA: $5,000

WR, Alshon Jeffery, Bears vs. Eagles

FD: $7,800
DK: $7,700
FA: $5,200

WR, A.J. Green, Bengals at Steelers

FD: $8,900
DK: $8,900
FA: $6,000

WR, Michael Floyd, Cardinals vs. Buccaneers

FD: $7,000
DK: $5,900
FA: $4,650

WR, Tajae Sharpe, Titans at Lions

FD: $4,900
DK: $4,000
FA: $3,950

WR, Anquan Boldin, Lions vs. Titans

FD: $5,700
DK: $4,500
FA: $4,200

TE, Delanie Walker, Titans at Lions

FD: $6,600
DK: $4,500
FA: $4,600

Breakdown: The Lions surrendered seven catches and three TDs to Colts tight ends last week. Mike Mularkey said this week that it is “essential” for the Titans to get Walker more involved in the passing game, and I fully expect that to happen this week.

TE, Antonio Gates, Chargers vs. Jaguars

FD: $5,900
DK: $4,500
FA: $4,400

TE, Dwayne Allen, Colts at Broncos

FD: $6,200
DK: $3,600
FA: $4,200

TE, Brent Celek, Eagles at Bears

FD: $4,800
DK: $2,600
FA: $3,800

K, Brandon McManus, Broncos vs. Colts

FD: $4,700
DK: N/A
FA: N/A

K, Matt Prater, Lions vs. Titans

FD: $4,600
DK: N/A
FA: N/A

K, Sebastian Janikowski, Raiders vs. Falcons

FD: $4,600
DK: N/A
FA: N/A

DST, Seattle, Seahawks at Rams

FD: $5,200
DK: $3,800
FA: $3,400

Breakdown: The Rams have no offense. If the Seahawks can stop Todd Gurley, they are home free to hold the Rams under 10 points with a shutout very possible.

DST, Arizona, Cardinals vs. Buccaneers

FD: $4,800
DK: $3,500
FA: $3,150

DST, New England, Patriots vs. Dolphins

FD: $4,500
DK: $3,000
FA: $2,800

DST, Houston, Texans vs. Chiefs

FD: $4,900
DK; $3,400
FA: $3,000

DST, Los Angeles, Rams vs. Seahawks

FD: $4,300
DK: $3,300
FA: $3,000

Jeff Mans is head of content at FantasyAlarm.com and host of “The Fantasy Alarm Show” on Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio. To get all you need to learn, play and win daily fantasy sports, get the DFS Playbook PRO from FantasyAlarm.com.