2026 season · Week 3 · 2026-09-29

Chase holds off Kevin 143–138 to stay perfect, and the Ravens win in Rio on a 56-yarder as time expires.

Chase and Nate are 3-0 and meet next week, De'Von Achane and Baker Mayfield joined the injury pile, and Johnny's Eagles defense scored minus one.

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What happened this week, for fantasy purposes

The NFL went to Brazil and got the finish of the year. Down 16–0 at halftime, the Ravens beat the Cowboys 34–31 when Lamar Jackson hit Zay Flowers for 27 yards with one second left and Tyler Loop drilled a 56-yarder as time expired. Loop is Nate's kicker, naturally. Elsewhere, Bijan Robinson ran for 194 yards and two scores in Michael Penix Jr.'s Thursday night debut (Falcons 35, Packers 14), Jahmyr Gibbs scored three second-half touchdowns to put away the Jets, Brock Purdy threw four touchdowns without a mistake against Arizona, and Brock Bowers came back from his knee injury with 10 catches for 116 yards and a score as the Raiders moved to 3-0.

Chaos elsewhere. The Bills committed five turnovers and 10 penalties and still beat the Chargers behind James Cook's 154 rushing yards. Marcus Mariota and the Commanders upset Seattle 33–31 despite Sam Darnold throwing for 379 and four scores, 128 of them to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Aaron Rodgers threw three touchdowns to beat the Bengals 30–27 in a game Jaylen Warren went for 176 total yards. Matthew Stafford threw for 390 yards on Sunday night and lost anyway, because three of his passes went to Broncos, one of them 66 yards the other way. The Jaguars hung 35 on New England, Drake Maye got benched for Tommy DeVito, and Jalen Hurts went to the medical tent on Monday night after a late hit, watched Andy Dalton throw an end-zone interception in his place, came back, and still lost 27–7 to Case Keenum's Bears.

The injury list is getting long. De'Von Achane tore his ACL on Miami's opening drive and is done for the year. Baker Mayfield dislocated the thumb on his throwing hand and is out at least three weeks. Justin Jefferson rolled an ankle in the first quarter in Tampa and left with two catches; the early word is a game or two, not a season. Breece Hall (thigh) and Mike Evans (ribs) left their games, Caleb Williams' hamstring is a three-to-four-week strain, and Jaxson Dart is done for the season, which is why the Giants traded for J.J. McCarthy and why Nick's team is now called SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS.

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Quick hits

Biggest blowouts. Jaguars 35, Patriots 6, with Trevor Lawrence throwing three touchdowns and Maye benched. Falcons 35–14 over Green Bay, Bears 27–7 over the Eagles on Monday night, Chiefs 24–10 over Miami.
Closest calls. Ravens 34–31 Cowboys on the 56-yarder in Rio. Colts 19–17 Texans on a 53-yard field goal with 16 seconds left to end a nine-game losing streak. Steelers 30–27, Commanders 33–31, Browns 21–18 and Broncos 30–26 after trailing 16–0 at half.
Breakouts. Bijan's 194 rushing yards. Gibbs' 164 total yards and three scores. Bowers' 10-116-1 in his return. Harold Fannin Jr. caught two touchdowns, rookie Kenyon Sadiq went 7 for 105 and a score for the Jets, and Juwan Johnson had a big day in New Orleans.
Duds. Drake Maye (seven turnovers on the season, benched). Stafford's three picks. Josh Allen's two. Amon-Ra St. Brown (4 for 19). Marvin Harrison Jr. saw five targets on 52 Cardinals pass attempts. Achane, through no fault of his own.
Injuries to watch. De'Von Achane (ACL, season), Baker Mayfield (thumb, 3+ weeks), Justin Jefferson (ankle, 1–2 games), Breece Hall (thigh), Mike Evans (ribs), Caleb Williams (hamstring, 3–4 weeks), Jaxson Dart (season), Brian Burns (ACL, season).

League of Gangstars

Week 3 in the league

6 games · 1,326.1 total points · 110.5 per team

High score

143.02

Chase

Low score

69.62

Johnny

Biggest blowout

+42.1

Ethan over Conor

Closest game

5.0

Chase over Kevin

Lickity Split

Chase

143.02–138.04

proj 121.1 – 112.8

Game of the week

God Hates Jags

Kevin

Game of the week and the closest one, and Chase needed every bit of it. Kevin got 34.3 from Bijan Robinson's 194-yard Thursday night and 20.94 from Dak, and his 138.04 is the highest losing score of the season. Chase answered with Jaxon Smith-Njigba (30.36), Garrett Wilson (21.7), a two-touchdown Harold Fannin Jr. (20.6) and Christian McCaffrey (19.6) while Josh Allen threw two picks and managed 16.96. Lickity Split also left 91.98 points on the bench, more than Conor or Johnny scored, and Chase's 430.3 through three weeks is the second-best start by anyone in this league since 2019.

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Lickity Split

RB	Christian McCaffrey RB · SF	19.6	18.6
WR	Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR · SEA	30.4	17.2
QB	Josh Allen QB · BUF	17.0	27.0
WR	Garrett Wilson WR · NYJ	21.7	13.1
RB/WR	Carnell Tate WR · TEN	8.8	9.6
TE	Harold Fannin Jr. TE · CLE	20.6	7.7
RB	Chuba Hubbard RB · CAR	13.0	13.2
K	Ka'imi Fairbairn K · HOU	5.0	9.3
D/ST	Buccaneers D/ST D/ST	7.0	5.4
Bench		92.0

God Hates Jags

RB	Bijan Robinson RB · ATL	34.3	17.3
TE	Trey McBride TE · ARI	12.0	12.8
WR	Rashee Rice WR · KC	12.3	10.5
WR	Davante Adams WR · LAR	17.2	13.0
RB	Aaron Jones Sr. RB · MIN	11.7	12.8
QB	Dak Prescott QB · DAL	20.9	20.4
D/ST	Texans D/ST D/ST	10.0	6.4
RB/WR	Tony Pollard RB · TEN	11.6	9.7
K	Eddy Pineiro K · SF	8.0	9.9
Bench		38.0

SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS

Nick

107.20–136.98

proj 117.7 – 114.9

Upset

Loop There It Is

Nate

Nick lost Jaxson Dart for the season, renamed the team SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS, and got a 31.8 from Tyler Shough for his trouble. It wasn't enough: the 49ers defense scored zero, Omarion Hampton 5.6, and Amon-Ra St. Brown caught four passes for 19 yards. Nate had four starters over 18 and Tee Higgins at 18.0, led by Trevor Lawrence (25.78) in the Jaguars' 35–6 rout, Kenneth Walker's two touchdowns (20.3) and James Cook's 154 yards (19.4), plus 12 from Tyler Loop and his 56-yard walk-off in Rio. Nate is 3-0 without Jayden Daniels, and next week it's Nate against Chase, unbeaten against unbeaten.

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SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS

WR	Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET	9.9	16.2
RB	Omarion Hampton RB · LAC	5.6	13.9
WR	Chris Olave WR · NO	15.2	14.7
RB/WR	DJ Moore WR · BUF	9.7	10.5
RB	Jaylen Warren RB · PIT	19.1	14.2
TE	Sam LaPorta TE · DET	5.9	9.0
K	Brandon Aubrey K · DAL	10.0	9.7
D/ST	49ers D/ST D/ST	0.0	7.2
QB	Tyler Shough QB · NO	31.8	22.3
Bench		11.7

Loop There It Is

RB	James Cook III RB · BUF	19.4	15.9
RB	Kenneth Walker III RB · KC	20.3	19.4
WR	Tee Higgins WR · CIN	18.0	10.5
WR	Christian Watson WR · GB	19.1	12.1
QB	Trevor Lawrence QB · JAX	25.8	20.6
TE	Mark Andrews TE · BAL	3.9	8.3
RB/WR	Cam Skattebo RB · NYG	11.5	13.1
D/ST	Chiefs D/ST D/ST	7.0	6.3
K	Tyler Loop K · BAL	12.0	8.7
Bench		56.2

Gimme Yo Change!

Ethan

126.18–84.10

proj 114.2 – 83.4

Nacua Matata

Conor

We said last week there was a glimmer of hope here. There was not. Caleb Williams didn't play and it didn't matter, because Ethan started Jordan Love (22.48) and got 23.2 from a two-touchdown George Kittle, 20.3 from Ja'Marr Chase and 19 from a Vikings defense that had six sacks and a punt-return score. Conor actually beat his projection: Stafford (24.9) threw for 390, Kyren Williams (18.8) went for 158, Terry McLaurin scored, and then the Packers defense gave up 500 yards to Atlanta and finished at minus six. Conor is 0-3 for the third time, and the 2023 version of him still made the playoffs from here.

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Gimme Yo Change!

WR	Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN	20.3	15.3
RB	Breece Hall RB · NYJ	7.0	14.6
WR	DeVonta Smith WR · PHI	9.5	12.7
RB	Bucky Irving RB · TB	6.8	14.2
TE	George Kittle TE · SF	23.2	10.5
RB/WR	Mike Evans WR · SF	10.9	10.6
K	Jake Bates K · DET	7.0	8.8
D/ST	Vikings D/ST D/ST	19.0	6.5
QB	Jordan Love QB · GB	22.5	20.9
Bench		18.1

Nacua Matata

RB	Kyren Williams RB · LAR	18.8	11.8
WR	Terry McLaurin WR · WSH	16.7	9.7
WR	DK Metcalf WR · PIT	10.6	9.5
RB	MarShawn Lloyd RB · GB	2.8	8.1
QB	Matthew Stafford QB · LAR	24.9	19.0
K	Cam Little K · JAX	4.0	8.7
D/ST	Packers D/ST D/ST	-6.0	4.8
RB/WR	Rashod Bateman WR · BAL	4.7	7.4
TE	Darren Waller TE · CAR	7.6	4.5
Bench		13.4

CHEF CALE

Caleb

105.94–117.04

proj 112.8 – 110.3

Upset

The Washington C-Words

Mike

Caleb got the best single performance of the week, Jahmyr Gibbs' 37.9, and lost anyway. Xavier Worthy (3.0), Dalton Kincaid (2.8) and Rhamondre Stevenson (5.3) made sure of it. Mike rode Drake London's 194-yard Thursday (23.9), a surprise 19.3 from Juwan Johnson and CeeDee Lamb (16.7) to his second win, and Chef Cale takes his first loss and a four-spot drop in the predictor.

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CHEF CALE

RB	Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET	37.9	23.4
RB	Javonte Williams RB · DAL	17.3	13.7
WR	Jameson Williams WR · DET	6.9	9.3
QB	Justin Herbert QB · LAC	14.7	20.3
RB/WR	Rhamondre Stevenson RB · NE	5.3	10.6
K	Jason Myers K · SEA	9.0	9.4
TE	Dalton Kincaid TE · BUF	2.8	9.4
D/ST	Giants D/ST D/ST	9.0	6.9
WR	Xavier Worthy WR · KC	3.0	9.7
Bench		47.0

The Washington C-Words

WR	CeeDee Lamb WR · DAL	16.7	14.0
WR	Drake London WR · ATL	23.9	12.5
RB	David Montgomery RB · HOU	5.8	11.2
RB/WR	Parker Washington WR · JAX	11.5	12.4
RB	Chase Brown RB · CIN	7.9	14.6
QB	Patrick Mahomes QB · KC	19.9	23.6
K	Andy Borregales K · NE	6.0	7.4
TE	Juwan Johnson TE · NO	19.3	7.4
D/ST	Panthers D/ST D/ST	6.0	7.2
Bench		28.7

Off In Church

Drew

106.64–69.62

proj 109.9 – 109.5

Johnny Football Club

Johnny

Drew got Lamar Jackson's Rio heroics (24.44), Jeremiyah Love's 90 rushing yards and a touchdown catch (19.4), Will Reichard's clutch kicks (16.0) and Deebo Samuel (15.4), which covered for a quiet 8.2 from Jonathan Taylor. Johnny's 69.62 is the low score of the week and the second-lowest of the season, and the medical report tells the story: Justin Jefferson rolled his ankle in the first quarter and left with two catches for 4.2 points. Jalen Hurts took a late hit from D'Marco Jackson midway through the second quarter, got sent to the medical tent for a concussion check while Andy Dalton threw an end-zone interception in his place, then came back and finished with 12.62 in a 27–7 loss to Case Keenum. The Eagles defense scored minus one. Brock Bowers (22.6) in his return was the only good news. Travis Etienne and Jayden Reed are out, Jordan Mason is on IR, and Johnny is 0-3 for the first time since 2022. If it helps: Kevin scored 260 points through three weeks last year and won the whole thing.

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Off In Church

RB	Jonathan Taylor RB · IND	8.2	19.1
RB	Jeremiyah Love RB · ARI	19.4	11.2
WR	Tetairoa McMillan WR · CAR	2.7	11.9
QB	Lamar Jackson QB · BAL	24.4	24.4
WR	Emeka Egbuka WR · TB	8.7	10.5
TE	Jake Ferguson TE · DAL	7.8	6.8
RB/WR	Deebo Samuel Sr. WR · SF	15.4	10.5
D/ST	Seahawks D/ST D/ST	4.0	7.3
K	Will Reichard K · MIN	16.0	8.2
Bench		14.8

Johnny Football Club

RB/WR	Justin Jefferson WR · MIN	4.2	14.8
TE	Brock Bowers TE · LV	22.6	11.2
WR	Malik Nabers WR · NYG	5.1	12.1
RB	Quinshon Judkins RB · CLE	8.9	12.6
QB	Jalen Hurts QB · PHI	12.6	22.9
RB	Travis Etienne Jr. RB · NO	8.0	10.8
D/ST	Eagles D/ST D/ST	-1.0	8.0
K	Harrison Butker K · KC	5.0	9.1
WR	Dontayvion Wicks WR · PHI	4.2	8.2
Bench		39.0

Slim Pickens

Shane

84.76–106.54

proj 111.1 – 106.8

Upset

T Smalls

Smalls

Smalls gets his first win, and it came from the running backs: Derrick Henry (21.4), a 16-point Bhayshul Tuten, and a Bryce Young fill-in (15.64) after Baker Mayfield's dislocated thumb. Shane got 23.36 from Jared Goff and 16 from his kicker and almost nothing else. De'Von Achane tore his ACL on Miami's first drive and finished with 1.7, Jalen Coker had 2.8, and Slim Pickens left 68.48 points on the bench. Shane is 0-3 with 305.6 points for, more than 2-1 Caleb has scored.

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Slim Pickens

RB	De'Von Achane RB · MIA	1.7	17.3
RB	Ashton Jeanty RB · LV	10.8	16.5
RB/WR	D'Andre Swift RB · CHI	9.8	11.7
WR	George Pickens WR · DAL	11.7	11.4
TE	Tucker Kraft TE · GB	4.6	8.3
WR	Jalen Coker WR · CAR	2.8	11.1
D/ST	Steelers D/ST D/ST	4.0	6.1
K	Harrison Mevis K · LAR	16.0	8.3
QB	Jared Goff QB · DET	23.4	20.4
Bench		68.5

T Smalls

RB	Saquon Barkley RB · PHI	8.5	16.1
RB	Derrick Henry RB · BAL	21.4	17.0
RB/WR	Bhayshul Tuten RB · JAX	16.0	10.2
WR	Ladd McConkey WR · LAC	8.6	11.0
TE	Tyler Warren TE · IND	10.2	10.0
D/ST	Rams D/ST D/ST	5.0	5.4
WR	Josh Downs WR · IND	10.2	9.5
QB	Bryce Young QB · CAR	15.6	19.8
K	Evan McPherson K · CIN	11.0	7.8
Bench		36.3

Hardware

Awards of the week

Player of the week is the top non-QB starter. Dud is the starter who fell furthest below projection. Difference maker is the biggest over-projection on a winning team.

Player of the week

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB · DET

started by Caleb (CHEF CALE)

37.9

projected 23.4 · +14.5 vs projection · team lost

Twenty carries for 99 yards and two touchdowns, seven catches for 65 and the game-winner, all three scores after halftime. Caleb got 37.9 out of him and lost by 11, which is about as fantasy football as it gets.

QB of the week

Tyler Shough

QB · NO

started by Nick (SHOUGH ME YOUR TDS)

31.8

projected 22.3 · +9.5 vs projection · team lost

Nick's Jaxson Dart replacement threw for 31.8 the week the team got renamed in his honor, even as the Saints coughed up four fourth-quarter turnovers and lost to the Raiders. Sunday's box score says the rename was earned. The standings say Nick still lost by 30.

Dud of the week

De'Von Achane

RB · MIA

started by Shane (Slim Pickens)

1.7

projected 17.3 · -15.6 vs projection · team lost

Three carries, 17 yards, a torn ACL on the opening drive, and a season over. 1.7 points against a 17.27 projection. Nobody's fault, and Shane still gets the badge.

Difference maker

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR · SEA

started by Chase (Lickity Split)

30.4

projected 17.2 · +13.2 vs projection · team won

Ten catches, 128 yards and two touchdowns in Seattle's loss to Washington, 13.17 points over projection. Chase won by 4.98. Take away the surplus and Kevin is 3-0 and Chase isn't.

Through week 3

Standings

Ties broken by points for.

Full standings →

#	Team	W	L	PF	PA
1	Lickity SplitChase	3	0	430.30	337.44
2	Loop There It IsNate	3	0	379.62	301.50
3	God Hates JagsKevin	2	1	377.10	306.02
4	The Washington C-WordsMike	2	1	367.48	344.50
5	Gimme Yo Change!Ethan	2	1	347.06	304.12
6	Off In ChurchDrew	2	1	339.40	295.36
7	CHEF CALECaleb	2	1	304.08	304.48
8	SHOUGH ME YOUR TDSNick	1	2	359.00	393.90
9	T SmallsSmalls	1	2	290.94	301.80
10	Slim PickensShane	0	3	305.60	399.06
11	Johnny Football ClubJohnny	0	3	257.80	349.86
12	Nacua MatataConor	0	3	220.88	341.22

Crystal ball

Playoff Predictor

Projected final regular-season order after week 3. Arrows show movement since last week.

Details →

#	Move	Team	Now	Proj. record	Playoffs	1st seed	Injured
1		Lickity SplitChase	3-0	9.8-4.2	95%	39%	Zach Charbonnet
2	2	Loop There It IsNate	3-0	9.3-4.7	91%	23%	healthy
3	1	God Hates JagsKevin	2-1	8.8-5.2	86%	16%	Jordyn Tyson
4	1	The Washington C-WordsMike	2-1	8.1-5.9	73%	7%	Dallas Goedert
5	4	Gimme Yo Change!Ethan	2-1	7.9-6.1	68%	6%	Caleb WilliamsJonah Coleman
6	1	SHOUGH ME YOUR TDSNick	1-2	7.4-6.6	63%	4%	Tank Dell
7	4	CHEF CALECaleb	2-1	7.5-6.5	53%	3%	healthy
8	2	Off In ChurchDrew	2-1	7.0-7.0	42%	2%	Alec Pierce
9	1	T SmallsSmalls	1-2	5.8-8.2	17%	0%	De'Zhaun Stribling
10	2	Slim PickensShane	0-3	4.9-9.1	8%	0%	De'Von AchaneIsiah Pacheco
11		Johnny Football ClubJohnny	0-3	4.3-9.7	3%	0%	Travis Etienne Jr.Jayden ReedJordan Mason
12		The Love DoctorConor	0-3	3.2-10.8	1%	0%	A.J. Brown

Chase projects to finish 1st with about 9.8 wins. Chase stays first at 94% playoff odds. Nate climbed two to second, Ethan jumped four spots to fifth, and Caleb fell four to seventh after his first loss. This season's results now carry about a third of the weight in the model.