Caleb Williams focuses on sharpening Chicago’s passing attack, stressing earlier involvement for Cole Kmet and Colson Loveland and building trust with tight ends in fast, on-schedule reads against a high-scoring Dallas note. Loveland and Kmet have produced modest totals early, and Williams says the path to efficiency is about timing, route discipline, and game-flow awareness, with Rome Odunze emerging as a trusted target.

Ben Johnson’s play-calling and Williams’s pocket presence will be tested as Chicago searches for balance. The Cowboys’ offense presents a stern benchmark, but the Bears aim to unlock the TE group and widen Williams’s decision tree. Practicals such as better red-zone execution and faster ball placement could lift fantasy lines for Kmet, Loveland, Odunze, and Swift if active.

Week 3 fantasy starts hinge on injury updates and high-volume targets. Jauan Jennings’ ankle status could push Ricky Pearsall into a larger role, while Tetairoa McMillan continues as Carolina’s top target with a robust Week 2 workload. Jaylen Warren’s pass-game involvement points to solid RB2 production, and DK Metcalf is a buy-low candidate with tangible upside as Pittsburgh filters in more passes. The piece highlights the Who Should I Start tool to optimize four-player comparisons and unlock precise, matchup-driven decisions for Week 3.

Expect a mix of floor versus ceiling in Week 3: McMillan and Pearsall offer reliable targets, Jennings’ status dictates Cardinals-upside, and Metcalf represents a pivotal buy-low anchor as the Steelers chase offensive consistency. The analysis threads through each listed player—Jennings, Moore, McMillan, Dobbins, Warren, Pearsall, Smith, Swift, Meyers, Metcalf—clarifying who should start, who could disappoint, and where upside hides in Week 3 matchups.

Week 3 brings Seattle as 7.5-point favorites at home against New Orleans, but injuries to Devon Witherspoon and Nick Emmanwori could blunt Seattle’s secondary edge. Spencer Rattler and the Saints offense have found traction, and the SportsLine model assigns a 38% upset chance for New Orleans—a surprisingly credible figure for a road test. The model’s Week 3 survivor pick diverges from Seattle, suggesting a one-score outcome with Seattle at about 62% win probability.

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