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Fantasy Football: 2023 NFL Week 3 Projections Joe Burrow Falls

September 20, 2023 12 min read

Fantasy Football: 2023 NFL Week 3 Projections Joe Burrow Falls

Week 2 comes to a close, and all eyes are looking ahead to Week 3. There’s a lot of uncertainty in the NFL moving forward given the unfortunate injuries to Nick Chubb, Saquon Barkley, David Montgomery and Jamaal Williams. I spent the offseason building a projection model using machine learning to navigate uncertainty and consider […]

Jeff DiamondAward-Winning NFL Executive

September 20, 2023 7 min read

2023 NFL Season’s 7 Biggest Early Surprises: Poor Starts, Unsung QBs

Two weeks into the NFL season is too small of a sample size to make blanket judgments on teams or players. However, several surprises emerged in the early going. Here are the seven biggest surprises thus far: 7 Biggest Surprises Three 2022 Playoff Teams’ Poor Starts While six playoff teams from 2022 remain unbeaten, three […]

Derrik Klassen

September 20, 2023 16 min read

2023 NFL Week 3 QB Power Rankings: Jackson Takes His Game to New Level

Week 2 is when teams start to tell you all about themselves. Coaches have gone back to rewire what does and doesn’t work. Quarterbacks and receivers get real game reps to reflect on and shore up communication issues. Defenses take stock of how new offenses look around the league. The Week 1 rust wears away […]

Josh Larky

September 19, 2023 16 min read

2023 NFL Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings

Below are my 2023 Week 3 fantasy rankings for points per reception (PPR) and half-PPR leagues. Included are my top 32 quarterback, top 50 running back, top 74 wide receiver and top 26 tight end rankings. At the bottom, you’ll find the top 13 defense rankings from Ryan Reynolds. For each player, you can view […]

Sports Info Solutions

September 19, 2023 4 min read

Looking Back At Key Fourth-Down Decisions From NFL Week 2

Each week, the Sports Info Solutions (SIS) research team will comb through the previous week of NFL games and evaluate interesting fourth-down decisions. It won’t always be the best or worst calls, as just the situation itself is often compelling enough to discuss. But in all situations, we’ll look at how the numbers might lean […]

Ryan Reynolds

September 19, 2023 13 min read

NFL 2023 Week 3 Power Rankings: Cowboys Climb Into Top 3

We have two weeks of football in the books, which gives us a better idea of who each team is right now. Every Tuesday, we’ll provide updated power rankings. The rankings will be driven by who the teams are at the moment. Those stances will be centered on every team’s talent, reliability and current level […]

Film Breakdowns

Baker Mayfield Made Decisive Throw After Crucial Read of Bears Defense

Andy Benoit Head of Football Analysis

September 18, 20234 min Watch

Andy Benoit breaks down a crucial third-down read during a Tampa Bay Buccaneers two-minute drive led by Baker Mayfield.

The 33rd Team

September 18, 2023 4 min read

Following Week 2 of the 2023 NFL season, The 33rd Team’s experts analyzed the biggest storylines and applied their unique perspective to each team’s outlook. Is it panic time in Cincinnati? How good is Dallas’ defense? Should the Jets find a new quarterback? Here are their expert takeaways from Week 2: Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati […]

Analysis

Talented, Aggressive Defense Lifts Buccaneers Atop NFC South

Rondé Barber Hall of Fame Cornerback

September 17, 20232 min Watch

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ roster has more talent than many gave it credit for, Ronde Barber notes. It starts with a defense that has eight sacks through two games and is forcing turnovers. And it continues with QB Baker Mayfield, who is producing dynamic plays without making costly mistakes.

Nic Bodiford

September 17, 2023 4 min read

2023 Fantasy Football: Takeaways From Every Week 2 Game

These need-to-know takeaways from each NFL Week 2 game provide immediately actionable fantasy football information. Top 5 Takeaways Minnesota Vikings 28 vs. Philadelphia Eagles 34 Philadelphia Eagles RB D’Andre Swift dominated Thursday Night Football, one week after Kenneth Gainwell debuted as the team’s Week 1 surprise starter. A rib injury prevented Gainwell from taking the […]

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