Packers D/ST stands out in Weeks 3-6 as a top streaming option, with Week 3 vs Browns a clear smash. The guide divides defenses into Temporary, Part-Time, Recruit, and Fool's Gold, and stresses rostering under 50% of ESPN leagues to seize rising value.

Key plays: Colts vs Titans, Chiefs vs Giants, Raiders vs Commanders in Week 3, Chargers vs Giants and 49ers vs Jaguars as Week 4 recruits, and Packers vs Bengals in Week 6. A four-week action plan maps starts and waiver leverage to maximize defensive points.

Week 3 kickoff features Bills vs. Dolphins as the marquee opener, with two high-powered offenses expected to push the pace and fantasy scores. The 16-game slate centers on division battles, star matchups, and injury news that will shape start/sit calls and DFS lineups throughout the weekend.

Tools and projections from PFF guide the edge battles, run defenses, and pass-blocking duels that fantasy managers chase. Expect tight ends and backfields to factor in strong ways as teams navigate a short week and pivotal early-season tests.

Colts 2-0 for the first time since 2009, powered by Daniel Jones’s blitz-beating, 316-yard, 1-TD performance and Jonathan Taylor’s 215 all-purpose yards in a comeback win over Denver. Jones’s poise and decisiveness suggest a higher ceiling as Indy heads to Nashville for the AFC South opener, while Taylor remains the engine of the offense.

Across ESPN, Bleacher Report, Pro Football Talk, USA Today and CBS Sports, Indianapolis vaults up the Week 3 power rankings. The takeaway: a surprising, fast-tracking start that fantasy managers should ride, with Jones and Taylor anchoring a Colts attack that could push for more divisional wins if this momentum holds.