- At number 3 we have the Washington Commanders offense, which until this week had been putting up a ton of points due to an elite set of skill position players. Perhaps we should have seen this coming for Wentz after both Philly and Indy decided to punt him off the team, but after two weeks I was starting to believe this offense (and awful defense) were a fantasy goldmine. 8 points against the Eagles is horrific.
- Worry Level : Low. You didn't pay a lot for the pieces on this team and they should still end up in a lot of shootouts. Apparently occasionally outings like this from Wentz will occur
- At number 2 we have the offseason fantasy darling Denver Broncos. Russ was finally supposed to be able to cook, Sutton and Jeudy were primed for breakout seasons, and Javonte was going to ascend into RB stardom. For whatever reason this offense just cannot get on the same page, scoring just 1 touchdown against SF which was vultured by Melvin Gordon.
- Worry Level : Very High. These pieces on the other hand were expensive, and through 3 weeks the offense hasn't had any blow up games. They just look bad and I'm not sure what changes other than Russ getting more comfortable in the system
- And at number 1: The LA Chargers lost to the Jags by 28 points?? Someone in the chat is going to have to explain this one to me because I caught none of them game. If this is what playing through rib fractures looks like for Justin Herbert maybe they should just rest him for a bit? Austin Ekeler saved his fantasy day with 8 catches, but 4 carries for 5 yards for a guy this talented is bewildering.
- Worry Level: Medium. Ekeler is clearly not getting the workload he did last season, and his TDs were unsustainable to begin with. The rest of the squad should be fine if Herbert is healthy, but we'll see when that actually is.
Alright, lets leave this nonsense behind us and get on to the matchups.
Matchups
Hey Look at that, when all the offenses stink the fantasy matchups are a lot closer!
Kelsey Lohan's Ghost vs Oh Godwin He Can See
This matchup started with a big Thursday night from Amari Cooper and the Cleveland DSTs incredibly lucky fumble recovery TD. Godwin pulled back into this matchup thanks to another huge week from Cordarrelle Patterson but ultimately a 1 catch game from Hurst and a slow first game back from Dobbins held this squad back.
Lohan's Ghost needed just 3 points going into Monday night and Pollard delivered with another solid game acting as the 1B to Zeke in the Cowboys surprisingly OK Dak-less offense.
Lohan's Ghost needed just 3 points going into Monday night and Pollard delivered with another solid game acting as the 1B to Zeke in the Cowboys surprisingly OK Dak-less offense.
The Loch Ness Burrow vs Hazers
We've already talked about the Broncos offense in this article, but it's not doing Hazers any favors to continue to starting Russ. This game was a bit closer than it would have been otherwise thanks to a hilarious Devin Duvernay statline of 2 catches, 1 TD, 80 return yards. Despite never catching more than 4 passes in a game Duvernay is now WR8 on the season with 4 TDs through 3 weeks.
Burrow ultimately took this one comfortably thanks to big games from the DST/K department. Only their namesake Joe Burrow scored more points than either of these positions, which combined for 36.
Night Vale Scorpions vs Ancient Allens
I'm sorry Scorpions, but this game was never close. The Joe Mixon injury didn't help this squad, but when combined with DJ Moore's awful start to the season and Carson Wentz finally falling back to earth this one was a blowout.
Ancient Allens gets by with an early game injury to David Montgomery thanks to the continued dominance of Josh Allen and solid games from 3rd year WRs DK Metcalf and Lamb. They have both been a bit disappointing to this point in the season for their previous hype but this team will be very threatening if both their offenses find ways to get and keep them involved.
Ancient Allens gets by with an early game injury to David Montgomery thanks to the continued dominance of Josh Allen and solid games from 3rd year WRs DK Metcalf and Lamb. They have both been a bit disappointing to this point in the season for their previous hype but this team will be very threatening if both their offenses find ways to get and keep them involved.
Roswell LAMARtians vs Jets Fuel Can't Melt Steel Beams
I'm running out of things to write about Lamar Jackson. He is incredible and stacking him with Mark Andrews just feels unfair. LAMARtians also did something this week I previously thought impossible: he correctly guessed one of Tyler Boyd's 2-3 good games of the season. We will all be watching to see if he can repeat this feat.
Jets Fuel made the critical error of starting their good players this week, when clearly benching Justin Jefferson for Chris Olave and AJ Dillion for Khalil Herbert would have gotten him the win. Given the depth and strength of this team I can only assume he's sandbagging so he can wow us with his late season charge into the playoffs.
Jets Fuel made the critical error of starting their good players this week, when clearly benching Justin Jefferson for Chris Olave and AJ Dillion for Khalil Herbert would have gotten him the win. Given the depth and strength of this team I can only assume he's sandbagging so he can wow us with his late season charge into the playoffs.
momo vs Chipped By Billy G
Much like Jalen Hurts, momo cannot be stopped. Despite getting -3 points from his defense he cruised to another 30 point victory with extremely solid scores from the rest of his team. None of his WRs/RBs/TEs scored more than 15 points or fewer than 9. Truly a model of consistency. This auto-drafted team moves to 3-0
Billy G was let down this week by their superstar players. Chase saved his fantasy day with a TD but only had 29 total yards, and Swift exited the game with another injury that might sideline him for a chunk of the season. In QB news, Tom Brady continues to struggle to put up fantasy points with no WRs to throw to. It's a good think Billy G has *checks notes* Justin Fields on his bench just in case?
Ballderberg vs KY
After completely dumpster-ing teams in weeks 1 and 2, the Buffalo DST finally got bested in their loss to Miami and left Ballderberg in a big hole vs the 18 points KY got from Denver. In a matchup decided by 19 points, this 13 point disparity made up most of the difference.
The rest of it can be accounted for by superstar Tyler Conklin upstaging boring old George Kittle and his pathetic 28 receiving yards.
The rest of it can be accounted for by superstar Tyler Conklin upstaging boring old George Kittle and his pathetic 28 receiving yards.
Ballderberg has some cause for concern for week 4 with 3 starting players questionable and a bench full of guys you don't really want to start who all ended up in the single digits for week 3.
Pickup of the Week
Greg Dortch: Roswell LAMARtians
This was a tough one. I still believe Greg Dortch has little value once Hopkins and Rondale Moore return to the team but for now he's scoring points and I guess we shouldn't have ignored that value.
Shameful Benching of the Week
Despite losing by almost 30 points, Jets Fuel could have clinched a win this week by playing Khalil Herbert over AJ Dillon. If Montgomery is out for a few weeks will he actually make the switch?
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