Week 3 of the 2023 NFL season is mostly in the books, with two Monday Night Football games remaining, giving us plenty of players to react to from a fantasy football context. There were many stud performances, especially for the Miami Dolphins, who scored 70 points in a lopsided rout of the Denver Broncos. Meanwhile, there were plenty of dud performances to go around, ranging from Breece Hall (RB – Jets) and CeeDee Lamb (WR – Cowboys), to Justin Fields (QB – Bears) and Darren Waller (TE – Giants).
Matt MacKay gives us his latest analysis on some of the best and worst fantasy football performances that occurred in Week 3. Using half-PPR scoring, let’s dive further into the players who won and lost fantasy football league matchups during a highly entertaining weekend in the NFL.
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Fantasy Football Duds
Tyler Lockett (WR – Seahawks)
Through three weeks, Tyler Lockett leads the Seahawks with a 21.9 percent target share. Yes, it was a quiet outing for the veteran slot wideout, but he scored a pair of touchdowns against a good Detroit defense in Week 2, so don’t read too much into Lockett’s dud performance. His yards per target have been under six yards, which is standard for Lockett, who is a beast with yards after reception. Seattle’s upcoming matchup against the Giants in Week 4 could see Lockett return to WR1 production, so keep him locked into fantasy football lineups.
Hunter Henry (TE – Patriots)
The most consistent tight end in fantasy football, Hunter Henry, finally saw his touchdown streak end, as Mac Jones (QB – Patriots) turned to Pharaoh Brown (TE – Patriots) for a huge touchdown in an ugly, defensive battle that led to a 15-10 win over the New York Jets. In Week 3, Henry tied the Patriots’ skilled players for the most targets with five. So, despite barely registering any production for fantasy football managers, he’ll bounce back as a focal point of the offense against the Cowboys’ defense, which looked pedestrian against the Cardinals following the loss of star cornerback, Trevon Diggs (CB – Cowboys).
Daniel Jones (QB – Giants)
After a resilient comeback effort that led to a 31-28 win over Arizona in Week 2, erasing a 20-0 halftime deficit, Daniel Jones reverted back to his Week 1 production against San Francisco’s elite defense in Week 3. Jones failed to record a touchdown through the air or on the ground, while finishing with 137 passing yards and an interception. Jones, who typically offers a fantasy floor with his rushing upside, finished the game with two carries for five rushing yards. Fantasy managers can turn to other streaming options at this point, but Jones does get a better matchup against Seattle’s defense in Week 4, which has already been carved up by Matthew Stafford (QB – Rams), Jared Goff (QB – Lions), and Andy Dalton (QB – Panthers). Jones is a high-end QB2 with low-end QB1 upside in non-Super Flex leagues entering Week 4.
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