WEEK 3 RANKINGS
The return of the QB Injuries.
Is it just me or does it seem like the injuries start piling up during Week 2 of each fantasy season. Just this Sunday alone, we saw 5 QB's go down who might not be able to go next week. The worst of these injuries was Joe Burrow, who could be sidelined until mid-December. Justin Fields (Concussion), J.J. McCarthy (phantom ankle injury), Jayden Daniels (knee) and Brock Purdy (Toe/Shoulder) are also expected to miss some time in the short-term.
Here are some other notable injuries through 2 Weeks:
RB: Aaron Jones (hamstring)/Austin Ekeler (achilles)
WR: Brian Thomas Jr (wrist)/Xavier Worthy (shoulder)/Jayden Reed (collarbone)
TE: Dallas Goedert (Knee)
Ekeler is out for the season and Reed looks like he will miss extended time, but the rest look like week-to-week injuries. Luckily none of the injuries so far should have any season-ending impact on the teams that are rostering them. We are a 10-Team league with 20-man rosters so everybody has adequate backups they can turn to. As always, keep combing the waiver wires and it wouldn't kill you to make a trade offer or two.
Other than that, scoring in the league seems to be trending in the right direction. After an average score of 121/game last week, we saw scoring jump to 137/game, no thanks to Kahn (55) and Tomlins (96) dragging everyone else down. One point I neglected to state when comparing scores year over year: in 2024 we had an extra starting position (Kicker) that we eliminated in 2025. So I would expect scores to be down about 10 points/game when comparing seasons.
Now on to our rankings.
1. Stick Rock (Last Week #1)
This season is starting off a lot like last season's team for Rocky... except this year he is 2-0 instead of 0-2. Malik Nabers (39.7), Jonathan Taylor (30.5) and Jordan Love (24.88) scored big. Unfortunately they were on a bye week this week, so all the scoring went for naught. Oh, wait. Rocky wasn't on a bye. He played Wrath of Kahn who decided not to show up.
2. Springfield Flanders (Last Week #4)
After the QBs combined for just 20.8 points last week, Goff (43.96) and Prescott (26.14) combined for 70 points this week. Add in Nacua's 29.6 and Achane's 26.2 and this one was over early.
3. Dark Helmet (Last Week #9)
Dark Helemt takes a lot of shit in these rankings each week, but the fact of the matter is, Dan is third in our league in all-time victories. His auto-drafts never make sense but somehow it works (yes - even picking 7 Wide Receivers with his first 8 picks can be defended). James Cook (29.5), Bo Nix (26) and Davante Adams (22.6) led a team-wide scoring bonanza that saw every player in their lineup score at least 14 points.
4. Mel Kipers Best Available (Last Week #7)
What a difference a year makes. MKBA barely held on for the victory on MNF as they squeak out a 1.34 point victory to avoid an 0-2 start. Lamar Jackson (34.3), Jayden Daniels (23.7) and Ceedee Lamb (20.2) did just enough to hold on for the win.
5. Milford Football Team (Last Week #3)
MFT's modest 1-game win streak came to an abrupt end as they ran into a buzzsaw this week against Helmet. Daniel Jones (24.84) continues to make Brian Daboll look like he doesn't know how to coach while Deebo Samuel (17.4) and Tetairoa McMillan (16) gave some juice to an otherwise lifeless offense in Week 2. By the way, how did the Bills score 30 and Josh Allen only end up with 11.82 Fantasy Points?
6. Ghostbusters (Last Week #10)
After the Week 1 no-show, Ghostbusters bounce back with an impressive 151.44 point outing despite losing QB1 early in the 1st half. Like I have been preaching, it's all about the WRs. The trio of Amon Ra St. Brown (39.2) Jamar Chase (36.5) and George Pickens (17.8) combined for 94 points, 11 more points than the entire team had in Week 1.
7. Peeping Tomlin's (Last Week #5)
No Monday Night miracle this week as The Tomlin's failed to crack 100-points. Caleb Williams (20.8) and Bucky Irving (18.1) were the only starters to score over 15 points in a game that saw his bench outscore the starters 110-98. How is that JJ McCarthy/Justin Jefferson stack working out for you? **Looks up and sees that the Vikings invented an injury so they can bench McCarthy** I am going to guess, "not good".
8. Wrath of Khan (Last Week #2)
I am trying to recall if we ever had a team enter MNF with a point total as low as Kahn's 17.08. Baker Mayfield (23.9) and Mike Evans (10.6) combined for 34.5 points on MNF. The rest of the team could only muster 21-points. Yikes! There is a lot of talent on this roster, but as I mentioned in the draft rankings, there are not a lot of players that can be trusted week in and week out. Jim will make himself crazy trying to decide who to start each week. Do yourself a favor. Try packaging 3 of the really good players you have and try to pry a great player from another team.
9. Skoal Bandits (Last Week #8)
A heartbreaking defeat for the Bandits this week as they drop to 0-2. They had multiple chances to win this game, but unfortunately Geno Smith did Geno Smith things on Monday Night and the Bandits fall 1.34 points short of victory. Those preseason rankings feel like a distant memory. The QBs (Mac Jones - 27.76/Drake Maye-30.3) were great and the RBs (CMC-22.7 and Bijan Robinson-20.8) were even better.
10. John's Scary Team (Last Week #6)
The hospitality the league showed John last week was gone in Week 2, as they go down in defeat 151-106. Patrick Mahomes (24.08) and JSN (18.3) led the way in this one as no other player managed to score more than 13 points this week. You'll have another chance at your first victory next week when you go up against your dad. (Try going into his account and sit all of his starters. I bet his password is "Fat-Steve#69”).