Week 3’s fantasy defense slate centers on streaming value and clear starts, led by Green Bay, Seattle, Buffalo, and Indianapolis in Tier 1 with favorable matchups and strong pressure outputs. Expect continued sack-heavy games from these units, plus solid floor from the Falcons, Buccaneers, and Chiefs. Tier 2 adds Vikings, Texans, and Cardinals in matchups that carry swing potential if pass rush and turnover luck align. Tier 3 brings Commanders, Steelers, and Eagles in sturdy, mix-and-match starts. Tier 4-6 caution managers to seek safer streams or deeper-league plays and exploit waiver opportunities.

Key Week 3 takeaways: target defenses with high sack rates and favorable implied game scripts, especially when facing rookie QBs or O-lines with documented struggles. Watch injury reports and quarterback status closely, as even small changes can swing a D/ST’s Week 3 upside. This guide emphasizes tiered rankings, waiver adds, and start/sit decisions to help fantasy managers optimize lineups and shave points off potential losses.

Cameron Dicker connected on a 38-yard field goal to cap a Chargers possession in Monday night’s clash with the Raiders, marking his 100th NFL field-goal attempt and setting an NFL record by converting 94 of those tries (94-for-100). The feat underscores his elite accuracy as a high-floor fantasy asset, especially with the Chargers still patient in the red zone and Dicker delivering when targets are scarce. He sits at a perfect 3-for-3 to start the 2025 campaign, reinforcing his role as a dependable scorer.

From undrafted rookie with Philadelphia in 2022 to Chargers staple, Dicker’s career arc highlights patience and opportunity. His consistency provides weekly floor for fantasy managers even amid offenses that stall, and the early-season metrics suggest continued value as the Chargers lean on him to convert chances into points.

Porter Ellett, Reid’s trusted aide, shares a steakhouse moment on Jimmer Fredette’s podcast that reveals Reid’s warmth and leadership. The episode shows Reid inviting Ellett to dine with NFL titans, then quietly supporting him—cutting his plate and offering his own steak. A glimpse into Chiefs culture that signals stability for fantasy managers tracking late-season cohesion and special-teams reliability.

That care translates into roster confidence and a coaching style that values inclusion, which could influence Chiefs’ performance and fantasy upside in key spots, especially in the return game and coverage units as the season progresses.

Philadelphia's tush push barrage carried a 20-17 win over Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, seven short-yardage plays powering Jalen Hurts' TD and a bully-ball performance that left KC with its first 0-2 start since 2014. The play's durability keeps it alive while officials and analysts debate safety and officiating, and the Week 2 contrast with the Cowboys-Giants shootout underlines the Week of talking points in the NFL.

Fantasy impacts center on Hurts' rushing upside and the Eagles' goal-line efficiency, while KC must recalibrate its rhythm and Red Zone timing without clear cohesion with Kelce. Brady and Blandino amplified the debate, and Sirianni defended the prep and execution that make the sequence a potential season-long lever for Philly.