2023 - Week 3 Recap

 Week 3

Well, I guess the big news in the NFL this week is that Kelce and Swift are apparently banging.  I mean, they seem like pretty cool dudes, so wish the best for them.

Moving on... Congratulations, if you had a Miami player on your roster, you won this week.  The last time an NFL team dropped 70 points in a game, we hadn't even landed on the moon yet.

Hell, Dan scored 161 points and had Tua on his bench, didn't even need him.  Lamar Jackson rushed for over 100 yards with 2 ground scores, and Jefferson had his reliable weekly 150 yards.  James Conner has also looked good as of late, with another solid outing under his belt.

Oh, and Buffalo's D tagged on 32 just for good measure.

But it wasn't ALL positive.  Mike Williams was putting together a great game on Sunday, before leaving with a knee injury.  He will be out the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

Dan moves to 2-1 and has the highest total points scored on the season so far.  He'll get to butt heads with me in Week 4.

Tom came out on the wrong side of the Dacken Duo, unfortunately, despite good overall output from his roster.  But when none of your position players find the endzone, it makes it tough to win a week.  The TDs will come, just wasn't in the cards this week.  

In a possibly bold (although 100% correct) move, Tom benched Burrow this week for Jordan Love.  Jordan Love is quietly the #4 scoring QB on the season.  Burrow is the #30 QB...so, if anyone's counting, there are 32 NFL teams.  Not lookin' great for the Bengals these days. 

Tom has a meetup with Zach in Week 4.

Speaking of Mr. 3-0, Zach notched another win vs Brice this week.  Kenneth Walker exploded for another multi-TD game, and 150 total yards this week.  Travis Kelce, donning his T. Swift friendship bracelet, got 69 and scored.  He also played pretty well in the game, from what I saw.

Zach will look to continue his winning streak when he plays Tom this week.

As they say... Death, taxes, and Mike Evans TDs are all but sure things these days.  However, we can also be fairly certain that Kyle Pitts will disappoint and that AJ Dillon will do as little as possible with the opportunities he gets.  Brice found that out the hard way this week.  Not that he had much choice, with Saquon sidelined this week.  His RB room looks a bit shaky at the moment, but the duo of Bijan and Barkley should be just fine in the long run if they can stay on the field.

Brice will face Kyle's team in Week 4.

Kent's team had another rough week, narrowly losing a close matchup vs Luke.

Josh Jacobs had a slow start last year as well, before blowing up in Week 4 and beyond....so MAYBE the guy just needs a month to get up to speed.  It has not looked great so far, but hopefully things will turn around sooner rather than later.

Kent did get another painful reminder that Joshua Kelley is not Austin Ekeler.  Takes a lot of carries to get points when you only average 1 YPC for the game.

At least his latest waiver wire pickup (Tutu Atwell) easily led his positional players in scoring.  Is that a positive or a negative?  I'm not sure.  Kent will try to get things figured out, or possibly just fully embrace his new team name.  We have seen teams with rocky starts make the playoffs many times, but some must-win weeks may be coming up before too long.

Luke was one of the beneficiaries of the Dolphins massacre of the Broncos, with Tyreek Hill putting up 157 and a TD.  Chris Olave has also been incredibly reliable, with double-digit targets every week.  Hasn't found the endzone yet this year, but they're bound to come.

His RB tandem of Derrick Henry & Allgeier had really rough weeks.  Luckily their off-weeks didn't cost him a win.

Is Justin Fields good?  I mean, the Bears certainly aren't.  Just a question of whether Fields is going to be a reliable starter for Fantasy purposes.  Not reaching 100 passing yards vs the Chiefs is a little scary.  His rushing upside and potential is certainly there, so maybe they'll get things figured out?

Well, I had the highest scoring fantasy player this week.  We'll ignore the fact that he was on my bench.

De'Von Achane actually avoided more tackles (9) in Week 3 than these backs have in three games:

8 - Jahmyr Gibbs, Rhamondre Stevenson

7 - Miles Sanders, Javonte Williams, Dameon Pierce

6 - Tony Pollard

5 - Derrick Henry

I guess that's assuming that we're counting what the Broncos were doing as "tackling".

Keenan Allen also put up another monster game.  As long as he can stay healthy (which is always a concern with Allen), he looks to be the favorite target in that offense.

Jordan came out on the wrong side of the high-scoring matchup.  The late scratch of Brandon Aiyuk stings a little.  Herbert threw for 400+ and Davante Adams went for 172 and 2 scores to lead Jordan's team this week.  Kyren Williams was slowed down by the Bengals D last night, but looks to be their guy, as no other RB on the Rams got even a single touch on offense apart from him.

Jordan gets a matchup with Luke in Week 4.

Well, the Dolphins buzzsaw continued, with Raheem Mostert tallying 142 and 4 TDs.....yeaaah.  Ramsey needed little help after that performance, but did finally get a solid outing out of Ja'Marr Chase last night.  

Breece Hall's production continues to be worrying.  After putting up nearly 150 yards in week 1, Hall's usage has been confusing.  His talent is not the issue.  The Jets are.  Big games are ahead for sure, but these down weeks are discouraging to say the least.

Nagging leg injuries have also been plaguing his team, so the fact that he's sitting at 2-1 right now is encouraging.

Kyle's team ran into the common issue of not being able to find the endzone this week, despite solid yardage numbers.  Tony Pollard and Zack Moss both ran for 122, while Mattison netted 125 total yards.

Kyle gets Kamara back in action this week.

Kupp and Jonathan Taylor will be eligible to return in Week 5, but as of now, I have heard no news on whether or not they'll be returning then.  Not really looking forward to facing Kyle's team at full strength in Week 6.  But I'll try not to look too far into the future.

Alright that's all I've got.  Best of luck in your Week 4 matchups!

Cheers,

- Eric