With the Dolphins playing ball-control offense, the Chiefs were limited to just 49 total plays, but Mahomes and company compensated with extreme efficiency. That included long catch-and-run gains to Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice, with Mahomes also finding the former for an end zone score. Mahomes has now posted multiple passing scores in each of his first three starts. It took him seven games to accomplish that feat last year. There was a scary moment when Mahomes got “body weighted” by DL Chop Robinson, but Mahomes shook it off as Robinson was flagged for roughing. Currently averaging 8.3 yards per attempt after that number was 7.1 a year ago, Mahomes is looking at home in this “new look” Chiefs attack once again coordinated by Eric Bieniemy. He has another soft Week 4 matchup in the Raiders before the Chiefs head on early-season bye.
It was turnover-free football despite three sacks. Simply put: The Texans just don’t look like an NFL offense right now. Two of Stroud’s three deep balls in this game could have been intended for any of four different receivers, one of them hit off Jaylin Noel’s hands. Nobody has taken the reins. Texans OC Nick Caley deserves to be on the hot seat. Stroud passes the eye test when you watch these games, but the design of this offense — especially the run offense — is brutal. Stroud is near the bottom of the superflex QB2 ranks against the Cowboys next week, though the potential return of Nico Collins merits some consideration that better things could happen.
The Bills’ offense was totally out of sorts in this game, and Shakir was hurt by their inability to get anything going through the air. Still, he played on 45 of their 62 snaps and ran a route on 23 of their 33 dropbacks, the second-most of any wide receiver. He’ll be in for a better game against the Patriots next week, but he remains just a desperation FLEX play right now unless the Bills are headed for a shootout.
It was easily Barner’s best receiving day of the year, although he was unable to find the end zone. His nine targets were second on the team behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s 14, and it’s clear he and Sam Darnold have more of a connection than he did with Drew Lock. Barner will be on the TE1 precipice for Week 4 against the Chargers, but this was encouraging.
Tuten has taken control of the Jaguars backfield over the past couple weeks. Against the Patriots he out-carried Chris Rodriguez 15 to eight, with much of Rodriguez’s opportunity coming after the game had been decided. Tuten split pass-catching duties with LeQuint Allen, who also had two grabs on the day. Tuten probably won’t be a 20-touch back most weeks, but he should be a solid RB2 option going forward, including in Week 4 against the Bengals.
Coleman was questionable to play with an ankle injury, but he was out there for 18 of the team’s 33 snaps, which was the third-most among wide receivers. His lone catch was a busted coverage down the sideline where a better throw from Josh Allen could have led to a touchdown. Coleman is playing better football this season, but he remains just an end-of-bench flyer if either DJ Moore or Khalil Shakir were to suffer an injury.
The only official goal-line carry of the game went to Woody Marks in the two-minute drill. Montgomery added one of the dumbest-looking running back passes on first-and-goal in recent memory, though that play was bailed out as something like five different Colts committed DPI on Jaylin Noel in the end zone. Montgomery’s best play of the game was a minus-1 yard carry in his own end zone where he pulled out the entire stop/start arsenal. It’s beginning to give RB3 vibes as we look ahead to Week 4’s game against the Cowboys.
Kupp took advantage of the Commanders double-teaming Jaxon Smith-Njigba and walked into the end zone on the fourth touchdown throw from Sam Darnold. It’s his first score of the season, and it’s a season high in receiving yards for the former star. Kupp will try and build on this in Week 4 in a matchup against the Chargers.
Once again, Shaheed didn’t make an impact, with his biggest play being a drop that resulted in a first down because of a questionable personal foul after the play. The 28-year-old also hasn’t made an impact on special teams, and while his big-play ability is almost assuredly still there, fantasy managers can’t count on it right now. A chance to get going comes in Week 4 versus the Chargers at home.
Marks managed just 20 snaps to David Montgomery’s 32 in a game where there was only one hurry-up drive that got off the ground for the Texans, but at least he cashed in with a one-yard touchdown plunge. He remains a volatile FLEX next week against the Cowboys.
Kincaid almost had another big catch over the middle of the field for another 15 or more yards, but he was lit up by a safety and dropped the ball at the end of the play. It was the type of hit where you’re just happy that he wound up healthy and able to stay in the game. The 26-year-old later made a nice catch and broke three tackles as he moved closer to the Chargers’ end zone, but the ball was poked out from behind by a chasing defender. Kincaid still ran the second-most routes of any receiver on the Bills and remains a TE1 in fantasy.
St. Brown couldn’t get much going other than a handful of check-downs in this game, but he saved his fantasy backers with an end zone fade for six to close the first half. Despite the quiet showing, St. Brown still led the team in targets, tied with Jahmyr Gibbs at eight apiece. He’s now up to five touchdowns on the season. St. Brown isn’t quite in the WR1 overall mix right now, but he’s not far behind for his Week 4 matchup with Carolina.
The multi-score start was Watson’s second straight, though his yards per attempt fell precipitously for the second consecutive week. He’s now gone from 9.3 yards per attempt in Week 1 to 7.9 to 4.8. Absolutely everything was underneath this afternoon, though we suppose the effort did come in a win. Watson found Harold Fannin for seven catches and a pair of scores after hitting seven total times between Weeks 1 and 2. The flip side was that he had just one completion longer than 20 yards, a 28-yard strike to Denzel Boston. Watson also missed a snap late after taking a big hit, but ended up returning ahead of what proved to be the game-winning field goal. Watson hasn’t been quite as bad as feared, but he’s hardly silencing the critics, including Browns fans who occasionally booed Sunday. The Steelers will be a tough short-week matchup this Thursday. Watson won’t be in the superflex mix for that one.
Hutchinson left the game after catching a 28-yarder in the fourth quarter and visited the blue medical tent. The Texans never announced a status for him, so it’s something to monitor. He lead the team in targets and yards. We guess that’s just where things are for the Texans now. If Hutchinson is healthy and Nico Collins is not in Week 4, he’ll have fringe FLEX/WR4 value.
After back-to-back 40-yard outings as the Jaguars’ No. 2 receiver, Thomas bottomed out on a low-volume day for the Jacksonville offense. Jakobi Meyers led the Jags with nine targets while Parker Washington saw five looks; both wideouts scored a touchdown against an overmatched Pats secondary. Thomas’ usage has been spotty even in two-receiver sets so far this season. That leaves him as an iffy flex play week to week. He could benefit from a potentially high-scoring game in Week 4 against the Bengals. In shallower leagues he should stay on the bench for the time being.
Wilson took a hard hit late in the fourth quarter and was slow to get up. The Jets turned the ball over on the next play, so we never got to see Wilson return, but it sounds like he would have been back on the field had the game gone to overtime. Wilson ended the day with 10 catches for 107 yards and a touchdown on 13 targets. He found the end zone on an incredible circus catch late in the fourth quarter to tie the game up. As expected, Wilson was the focal point of the Jets’ passing attack with Adonai Mitchell sidelined. Even if Mitchell returns next week versus the Bears, Wilson will be moving up the WR2 ranks.
Schultz told the CBS booth before the game that he “hopes to not have stat lines” like he had in Week 2, an anecdote they related as he had just one catch in the fourth quarter. Sounds like news that fantasy managers wish they had heard yesterday. He didn’t have a catch in the first half and yielded a red zone touchdown to spoiler Foster Moreau. Schultz has low-end TE1 status against the Cowboys in Week 4.
The Commanders were able to put up an impressive 34 points — six of those coming on a pick six, but still — against the Seahawks, but Williams had little to do with it with a long gain of nine. The 2026 third-round pick has a chance to be a solid PPR play at some point, but Williams is much more of a dynasty option than a redraft one at this stage. He’ll likely be the third wideout for Washington in Week 4 against the Colts.
That’s more like it. McLaurin connected on a 30-yard touchdown with Marcus Mariota and went over 50 yards for the first time in 2026. Most of his connections outside of that touchdown were for short yardage, but he and Mariota appeared to have quality chemistry and took advantage of some smaller Seattle defensive backs on slants. McLaurin offers volatility, but is in the WR2 conversation for Week 4 against the Colts in London.
Durant, Hooker, and Overshown were all ruled out before the weekend, so there’s nothing surprising here. The Cowboys are down four key players on the defensive side of the ball, which could make for a big day for Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.
Bowers makes his debut in coach Klint Kubiak’s offense against the Saints today. The two-time Pro Bowl player should be started as a high-end TE1, although it might take a game or two for Bowers to get back into form. That said, it might not. He is an exceptionally talented player who should immediately function as his team’s top target earner.
Chanel was able to wave to the crowd as he exited, but obviously this is an injury that has potential long-term ramifications. He’ll likely be unavailable to go in Week 4 against the Colts in London.
Coker was initially deemed “questionable” but then quickly ruled out. That’s never a good sign. Coker entered the proceedings battling an ankle issue, so this is a new injury. He departed midway through the third quarter. With Bryce Young playing through something, it’s been an extremely subdued day for the Panthers’ passing attack against a feisty Browns defense. Coker had just two catches for 18 yards on four targets before departing.
The Saints will be without their gadget player and return specialist, teeing up WR Bryce Lance for the full-time No. 3 wide receiver role. Brown is not relevant in 12-team leagues, though he may be missed by the Saints. Emerson, the Saints’ No. 3 cornerback, is sidelined by a shoulder injury.