Week 3 Headlines

  1. CeeDeez pull off the upset, stunning Bed Bath & Bijan who were favored by 24.37
  2. Geno Smith's 32.04 rots on the bench as Bijan falls — benching him cost the win
  3. NikhoNation edges Kev's Court 180.02 to 170.14 in the week's tightest tussle
  4. pogative crushes Weekend at Harripfs 179.52 to 138.58 in the week's biggest blowout
  5. shannonmatt625 hits rock bottom with a league-low 135.12 in a third straight loss

Season Storyline

Three weeks in and it's a two-team race atop the standings, with 🍗Slim Pickens🍗 and NikhoNation both sitting unbeaten at 3-0 and riding 3-straight-win streaks. NikhoNation grabbed the biggest power-rank jump of the week, climbing 2 spots to claim the top overall ranking, while Slim Pickens ironically fell 2 spots to 3rd in the power rankings despite the perfect record. pogative lurks just behind at 2-1 with a league-best 539.96 points for and a dominant 23-4 all-play mark, though their 0-2 against-the-spread record suggests the wins haven't always come easy on paper. At the bottom, shannonmatt625 is stuck at 0-3 with a 3-game losing streak and the league's worst all-play record at 4-23, while Bed Bath & Bijan's 2-game skid and stunning upset loss show this league has no shortage of chaos even amid the frontrunners' steady climb.

Week 3 Matchups

Bed Bath & BijanL165.22
  • Bijan RobinsonRB35.30
  • Geno SmithQB32.04BN
  • Christian WatsonWR22.60
CeeDeez Tig Ol GriddysW176.08
  • Sam DarnoldQB35.66
  • Aaron RodgersQB28.68BN
  • Drake LondonWR28.40

Geno Smith outscored the starting QB by a mile from the pine, and that lineup blunder turned a laugher on paper into a real letdown on the scoreboard.

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Bijan Robinson bulldozed for 35.30 and Christian Watson chipped in a strong 22.60, but Bed Bath & Bijan still fell 176.08 to 165.22 as Sam Darnold torched the projections with a 35.66 outing and Drake London stayed steady at 28.40 for CeeDeez Tig Ol Griddys. NolanGrush's real gut-punch was watching Geno Smith rack up 32.04 from the bench — and starting him instead of C.J. Stroud's 13.68 would have actually flipped this one. This was a monster upset too, with Bed Bath & Bijan favored by 24.37 before kickoff, yet CeeDeez covered in style and climbed from the basement all the way up from 10th to 9th. Both teams sit at 1-2, but the vibes could not be more different after this one.

🍗Slim Pickens🍗W167.52
  • Jahmyr GibbsRB41.40
  • Trevor LawrenceQB25.78
  • Kyren WilliamsRB21.80
Just JoshL137.40
  • George KittleTE26.20
  • Ja'Marr ChaseWR24.80
  • Juwan JohnsonTE23.30BN

Gibbs was a wrecking ball, and Slim Pickens🍗 remain the team nobody's spread can contain.

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Jahmyr Gibbs went full ignition mode with 41.40 points, and with Trevor Lawrence and Kyren Williams chipping in matching efficiency, Slim Pickens🍗 rolled to a comfortable 167.52 to 137.40 win. Just Josh got a strong two-way punch from George Kittle and Ja'Marr Chase, but it wasn't enough to offset the gap. Juwan Johnson quietly stashed 23.30 points on the bench for stocktopus — a nice would've-been boost, but the facts confirm even starting him couldn't have flipped this one. Slim Pickens🍗, favored by 16.20, covered with room to spare and stays perched at 1st with a spotless 3-0 record, while Just Josh slides to 4th at 2-1.

The Knights WatchW146.52
  • Jacoby BrissettQB29.60
  • Garrett WilsonWR26.70
  • Marcus MariotaQB26.42BN
shannonmatt625L135.12
  • Jared GoffQB23.36
  • Jaylen WarrenRB20.60
  • Luther BurdenWR19.80

The Knights Watch survive a bench-Mariota scare to escape with win No. 1, while shannonmatt625's moral victory against the spread does nothing for the standings.

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The Knights Watch finally cashed in their first win, riding Jacoby Brissett's 29.60 and Garrett Wilson's 26.70 to a 146.52 to 135.12 decision. Marcus Mariota quietly dropped 26.42 from eknight88's bench, which is the kind of stat line that makes a manager double-check his lineup card, though nothing suggests it changed the outcome here. shannonmatt625 got respectable work from Jared Goff, Jaylen Warren, and Luther Burden, but 135.12 was the least any team managed in the league this week, and the winless record now sits at 0-3, dead last. Despite covering the 13.88-point spread as underdogs, shannonmatt625 still walks away with the loss, while The Knights Watch climb to 7th at 1-2.

pogativeW179.52
  • Brock PurdyQB39.28
  • Tyler ShoughQB31.80BN
  • Brock BowersTE27.60
Weekend at HarripfsL138.58
  • Kirk CousinsQB28.22
  • Deshaun WatsonQB24.26
  • Jeremiyah LoveRB21.90

pogative cruised to a statement win, but leaving 31.80 points on the bench is the kind of thing that keeps a fantasy manager up at night.

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Brock Purdy went off for 39.28 to headline pogative's attack, with Brock Bowers chipping in 27.60 to seal a comfortable win, while Tyler Shough put up a juicy 31.80 from the bench — should've started him, pogative! Weekend at Harripfs got respectable production from Kirk Cousins and Deshaun Watson, plus a promising 21.90 from rookie Jeremiyah Love, but it wasn't enough to keep pace. The final margin was 40.94, and while pogative was favored by a whopping 71.04 points, Weekend at Harripfs actually covered the spread despite the loss. pogative climbs to 3rd at 2-1, while Weekend at Harripfs slides to 8th at 1-2 in what was the most lopsided matchup of the week.

NikhoNationW180.02
  • Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR35.36
  • Joe BurrowQB28.58
  • Jordan LoveQB22.48
Kev’s Court 👑🌊L170.14
  • Bo NixQB28.14
  • Matthew StaffordQB24.90
  • Davante AdamsWR20.70

NikhoNation out-Njigba'd everyone for the week's top score, surviving a nail-biter to stay perfect at 3-0.

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NikhoNation rode Jaxon Smith-Njigba's monster 35.36 outing, with Joe Burrow and Jordan Love chipping in comfortably, to post the highest score in the entire league this week — and it still came down to the wire. Kev's Court gave it everything, with Bo Nix slinging his way to 28.14 and Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams keeping pace, but it wasn't quite enough to close a razor-thin gap. The 9.88-point margin made this the closest matchup of the week, and with NikhoNation favored by just 0.20 heading in, they covered the spread in nail-biting fashion. NikhoNation climbs to 3-0 and moves up to 2nd in the standings, while Kev's Court stays put at 1-2 and 6th, still searching for separation.

Standings

As of Week 3. PR is the power ranking: all-play record, actual record and recent scoring, blended, with the move since last week.

#TeamW-LPFPAATSPR
1🍗Slim Pickens🍗3-0519.20377.962-03▼2
2NikhoNation3-0515.74402.262-01▲2
3pogative2-1539.96469.940-22▲2
4Just Josh2-1483.44428.581-14▼2
5Bed Bath & Bijan1-2499.76513.640-25—
6Kev’s Court 👑🌊1-2456.12491.981-16—
7The Knights Watch1-2440.38494.420-27▲1
8Weekend at Harripfs1-2390.98487.242-08▼1
9CeeDeez Tig Ol Griddys1-2385.62449.361-19▲1
10shannonmatt6250-3383.20499.021-110▼1

Week 4 Preview

Spreads come from Sleeper's projected points for each team's starting lineup as of Tuesday morning, in this league's scoring. The Spread Record grades them after the games.

Bed Bath & Bijan161.891-2 · PR 5 · avg 166.59 · proj
shannonmatt625131.770-3 · PR 10 · avg 127.73 · proj

Bed Bath & Bijan favored by30.12

Bed Bath & Bijan projected to roll, favored by 30.12 over winless shannonmatt625.

🍗Slim Pickens🍗160.843-0 · PR 3 · avg 173.07 · proj
NikhoNation162.063-0 · PR 1 · avg 171.91 · proj

NikhoNation favored by1.22

Two unbeatens collide, but NikhoNation edges the projection battle by just 1.22.

The Knights Watch129.661-2 · PR 7 · avg 146.79 · proj
Just Josh138.652-1 · PR 4 · avg 161.15 · proj

Just Josh favored by8.99

Just Josh projected to win by 8.99 as The Knights Watch struggle to keep pace.

pogative169.652-1 · PR 2 · avg 179.99 · proj
Kev’s Court 👑🌊164.341-2 · PR 6 · avg 152.04 · proj

pogative favored by5.31

pogative favored by 5.31, riding the league's 2nd power rank into this one.

Weekend at Harripfs129.001-2 · PR 8 · avg 130.33 · proj
CeeDeez Tig Ol Griddys148.131-2 · PR 9 · avg 128.54 · proj

CeeDeez Tig Ol Griddys favored by19.13

CeeDeez Tig Ol Griddys projected to surge past Weekend at Harripfs by 19.13.

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