Fantasy Football Week 3 Rankings: Matchups We Love and Player Stat Projections

Sometimes the unexpected matchup allows a fantasy football owner to reap all the benefits and win a week.

Look no further than the Week 3 Thursday Night Football encounter between the Houston Texans and New England Patriots. There, Jacoby Brissett played in place of both Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo and scored 14 points.

It’s not the most impressive number in the world, but the guy was a third-string quarterback. When it comes to the situation and matchup, though, few would have played Brissett—he’s owned in 1.3 percent of leagues.

While somewhat productive, owners stand a better chance at playing the best possible matchups. Week 3 still has plenty, even if Brissett stole some of the thunder.

Week 3 Schedule

Quarterbacks

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees looks like money yet again.

Brees torched the Oakland Raiders for four scores and 30 points to start the season, then had a predictable 14-point hiccup on the road against the New York Giants.

Hitting close to 30 shouldn’t land far out of the question when Brees welcomes the Atlanta Falcons to town this weekend. He scored 16 points apiece in two games against the rival last year, but Atlanta seems worse for wear this season after allowing a silly seven touchdown passes through two games.

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Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens isn’t the first guy owners think about in terms of elite production at the position. He should come close to topping the list thanks to a clash with the Jacksonville Jaguars, though.

While it’s fair to say Flacco hasn’t impressed yet with 12 and 16 points, he has Steve Smith and Dennis Pitta back with Mike Wallace looking great going against a team that has allowed a minimum of 22 points and six total touchdown passes through a pair of contests.

Running Backs

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley might be fantasy football’s most disappointing player to start 2016.

In what looked like a solid matchup against the San Francisco 49ers to start the season, the sophomore posted four points. He followed with six the week after.

There isn’t much to explain it other than the rest of the team around him stinks, but it is still tough to back away from him in a great matchup. He has it this weekend against a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that has already coughed up totals of 15 and 24 points to backs.

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