Week 3 of 3 2025 NFL season Here’s, and our NFL analysts covered you in the eleventh hour. Do not remember our final-minute preparation for a stuffed slate.
First, Analytics writer Seth Walder broke three state trends which could be important later this week. Then fantasy football writer Eric Moody walks through five players who cried in less than 50%. ESPN Fantasy Football League Can be started by Saturday and in a jam. NFL analyst Matt Bowen then predicted three potential big surprises and sports betting analyst Pamela Maldonado who is giving her favorite bets for the week 3.
Packers could receive Romeo Dauobs Is it a big week against Brown? Could widen Hollywood brown Go against veterans? What should we expect from safety from Bangles Jake BrowningAnd will ram take them revenge Divisional round loss For eagles with a disturbed? Let’s dive.
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Walder: Three major state trends that can determine the week 3 winners
How to do Steelers Edge Rasters TJ Watt And Nick herbig Rent Against patriots,
Here is a shocking number through two weeks: Watt has a 7% pass Rush win rate in the age. It is less than half for an early edge Rashar (about 16%) and below the average of its career of 24%. The Wat has been glued to a terrible lots of tight loops, but 7% is still shocking, now it makes a difference of how much attention he attracts.
If there is a gate-right game for Wat, it is one. He will probably face patriots right Morgan MusaThose who have the lowest pass block win rate in tackle in NFL (75%).
But the other side of the line is equally interesting for me: Herbig can have a big role since then Alex masmith Out with one Ankle sprainNear the third year Rashar had great numbers in the past, with 24% career pass Rush Jeet Rate (you will pay attention, like Wat!) Despite being backup. He should be left Will campbellWhose 84% pass block is better than the victory rate Moses, but is still below the average concrete.
How those two edge nations can perform can mean the difference between a good or bad day for Patriots QB Drake Maya,
Will Bangles be better protecting for passes Jake Browning,
A strange incident occurred when Browning took over Joe Buro After that Seasoned wrist injury In 2023: Bangles’ pass security appeared dramatically for improvement. Cincinnati’s pass block win rate, which has been bad in every season with boar in the team, increased from 47% to 60% with its franchise quarterback with browning in that season. Changes in crime, such as the play-action rate, gun rate and maximum security rate, do not all seem to be the root cause for this spike. Bangles were slightly less close with browning, but not to the extent that I will expect it to create a lot of difference.
Perhaps this is just randomism. Maybe it’s a defect on the way Pass block win rate – Which tells us how often a lineman can maintain his blocks for 2.5 seconds or more. Or perhaps there is something about how to operate a crime with browning (either due to it or due to change) which helps to exclude the aggressive line. I do not know But this is something that I am going to see close to both of them Week 3 And going forward.
If Bangles also has average pass security with browning, it will be an auxiliary mitigator for the loss of Buro as he spends over the next three months. Toe surgery,
Can be the main Giants With WR Hollywood brown In the slot?
Through two weeks, the brown is stunned to the sixth in NFL with 21 goals. And hints point to a high-length day for him Week 3Very. Brown has put a line in the slot on 52% Snaps this season, and it is a good place that is a good place to attack veterans – 40% against New York for a 40% target slot, second in NFL.
The teams have gone after the second year Nickel Drew PhilipsWhich has been targeted 18 times this season – more than any other slot corner. Result? NFL is allowed 1.6 yards per coverage per coverage per coverage according to the next gene data (average 0.9). This is a matchup that can be seen to do major exploitation.
Moody: Five fantasy sleepers you need to take – and can start this week
Bheshul tuteenRB, Jacksonville jaguar (44.9% roadstand)
Tutten finished with 10 Touch and 15.4 fantasy points Week 2 Thanks to a received touchdown, but he played only 18 Snaps. He could see a big role Against texusWhich is ranked 24th in the run stop winning rate. Thanks in the large part Travis Atian JRJaguar currently leads the league in the gaja race behind an aggressive line at fifth place in the run block win rate.
Troy franklinWR, Denver bronchos (27.4% rosard)
Franklin led all Denver receiver in aggressive Snaps (83.3%), Route Run (27) and Target (Nine) Against colts24.0 finished with fantasy points. Even even if Chargers‘Defense is stingy against broad receiver, Franklin is Bo nixAfter the second favorite goal Courtland sutton – And it is important in imagination.
Romeo DauobsWR, green Bay Packers (26.5% roadstand)
DubS leads the receivers of packers in Roots Run (41) and Target (nine). He is ready to move forward for an even bigger role Jayden reed Was Surgery On a broken clavicle and a jones fracture in your left leg. despite Browns A competent secondary and a defensive front pass Rush at sixth place in winning rate, strong chemistry with dubs Jordan love Makes him a compelling sleeper. The aggressive line of the packers should also be caught well, the nearby blocks finished ninth in winning rates.
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Is Romeo Dauobs Week 3 a good WR option?
Matt Bowen explains why fantasy managers in the need of a WR should consider Romeo Daobs in the week 3.
Elic AyomanerWR, Tenasi Titans (14.3% rosard)
Ayomanor has shown excellent chemistry with number 1 pick Cafar wardSix or more goals in continuous sports and score 15.6 fantasy points Week 2He is in second place in the Route Run (54) and Target (12) between the Tennessi receiver, sitting behind. Calvin Ridley In both categories. Colts are on the middle-road in fantasy points, allowing wide receiver, making Ayomore a complicated flex option in deep formats.
Jake BrowningQB, Cincinnati Bangles (6.3% rosard)
Browning is fantasy relevant again Joe Buro Hope to miss three months After surgery to repair a turf toe injury. Like with playmkers Ja’arrr chase, T Higins And Chase brownBrowning has still been established for success in its first beginning since 2023. From more than seven seasons, he did average 267 passing yard per game and 1.6 passing touchdown per game.
Bowen: If not surprised if …
Packers Defense Bores Brown Cuby Joe Fleko At least three times
With this upgraded green bay pass with Rush Micah Parsons 40% (third in the league) is the pressure rate, and it has calculated eight sacks (tied to the second highest) in just two matches. With the advantages of matchup at the edges against the aggressive tackle of the brown, and the low mobility of Flacco, looking for the parsons, Rashan Gary And Lucas van nes To heat pockets On sundayThis season Flacco was dismissed twice in each game.
Cowboy WR George Pickens Score a touchdown Against bear
Pickens caught his first touchdown of the season Win on veteransAnd he has already seen five end-zone targets from quarterbacks Duck prescottMeanwhile, bears are down in secondary after injuries to the corner Gulon johnson ,Ostentation) And potential nickel cornerback Kiler Gordon (Hamstring). Pickens will have favorable matches on the border on Sunday, and cowboys can separate them as X receivers in a low red area.
Falcons te Kyle Pits SRMore than 50 yards are at a distance Against panthers
Through two weeks, Carolina is giving average 94 yards per game to oppose tight loops, and watching more quantities with pits Michael Penix JuniorUnder the center in Atlanta. Pitts accepted only 50 yards away in the last eight matches of the previous season, but he has already caught 11 out of 13 targets for 96 yards through two games. Falcons are moving around the formation to get a quality matchup, so look for the pits to flex outside the cornerbacks of the panthers outside the pits and work under the throw.
Maldonado: My favorite bet for week 3
Los Angeles Ram At +3.5 Philadelphia eagles
This season is Ram Sharper, a more explosive team, which takes NFL to the 15-plus yard plays. Eagles are the final final in that category. Quarterback Matthew Stafford Coach Scene is concluded in McWewe’s under-select, play-action and motion-heey schemes, completing more than 80% in those looks. Meanwhile, Eagles QB Jalen hurts The league is bottled to throw the lowest deepest ball rate and throw about a quarter pass on or behind the scripture line.
Through two weeks, over 40% of his dropback is pressurized on the herts, which may be an issue in front of a Ram which is in the top 10 at the pressure rate. Running back Sakwon barkle Los Angeles may be ranked fifth in the run stop winning rate (34.4%). Rama’s balance and explosion makes him live to win outright sunday,
