B/R Fantasy Football’s Cheat Sheet to Winning NFL Week 3

As the Philadelphia Eagles try to wash off the stink of last week’s collapse against the Atlanta Falcons, they will likely be without their No. 1 receiver. A.J. Brown missed Week 2 after pulling his hamstring in practice, and Brown himself said he doesn’t expect to play in Week 3.

The Saints could be short-handed as well—tight end Taysom Hill landed in the hospital last week after suffering a chest injury, and while the injury isn’t believed to be serious, Hill’s status for this week is cloudy at best.

Derek Carr, QB, New Orleans Saints [DraftKings DFS Value: $5,800]: Just as exactly no one expected, only Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has more fantasy points among quarterbacks than Carr after two weeks. The Eagles remade their secondary in the offseason, but last week at least it didn’t look much better than last season’s sieve.

Dallas Goedert, TE, Philadelphia Eagles [DraftKings DFS Value: $4,600]: Even with Brown on the shelf last week, Goedert managed just four targets, three receptions and 38 yards against the Falcons. At this point, Goedert is a marginal TE1—and it doesn’t appear that will change any time soon.

Britain Covey, WR, Philadelphia Eagles [DraftKings DFS Value: $3,200]: With A.J. Brown out last week, Covey was second on the Eagles behind DeVonta Smith in both targets and receptions. The third-year pro didn’t log a lot of yardage, but with Brown likely out again in Week 3, Covey has some sneaky value in PPR scoring systems.

91—that’s how many points the Saints have scored in blowout wins over the Carolina Panthers and Dallas Cowboys to open the season. What’s even more surprising about that early success is that star wideout Chris Olave has been relatively quiet, with just six catches for 92 yards over the first two games combined. Klint Kubiak’s offense is firing on all cylinders—and then some.