Fantasy Football Game Plan — DFS Week 3 Breakdown (Stacks, Leverage & Value Plays)

Week 2 went bonkers on the scoreboard… but not always on our DFS sheets. In this episode we speed-review Week 2 (hello, Milly cash with a hobbled Burrow 😅), then go game-by-game for the DraftKings main slate to find this week’s “Russell-at-0.7%” pivots, rookie reality checks, and salary tags that still haven’t caught up.

We’ll also talk through where to eat chalk vs get weird, and the cheap darts that unlock star builds (yes, we name names). Our salary tracker & notes sheet is linked below—tell us what to add next!

Check out our Week 2 performance charts here -> https://swiy.co/Week2Charts

👇 Drop your favorite Week 3 play (or spicy fade) in the comments.

Chapters

00:00 DFS Week 3

00:25 Week 2 Review

04:42 Dallas Cowboys @ Chicago Bears

08:08 Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Chargers

12:54 New York Jets @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

15:27 Las Vegas Raiders @ Washington Commanders

17:54 Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots

20:46 Los Angeles Rams @ Philadelphia Eagles

22:57 Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars

24:48 Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers

28:52 Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans

32:34 Atlanta Falcons @ Carolina Panthers

37:17 Green Bay Packers @ Cleveland Browns

40:06 Cincinnati Bengals @ Minnesota Vikings

43:32 New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks

46:08 Lineups

Values to consider (DK):

WR: Rome Odunze (volume still ahead of price), Olamide Zaccheaus (punt vs heavy zone), Dante Thornton (man-beater tourney dart), JSN (alpha usage, TD due)

RB: Bijan Robinson (chalk you can embrace), Jordan Mason (monitor status—free square if starting), Javonte Williams (workload stability), Sean Tucker (deep punt game-script only)

TE: Harold Fannin Jr. (usage > price), Tyler Warren (RZ role)

DST: Colts, Rams, 49ers, Browns (salary relief + sack equity)

Game-by-Game (Main Slate)

DAL @ CHI (50, DAL -1): Chalk magnet. Prefer CD Lamb slate-breaker + value one-offs; sprinkle Javonte… (wrong slate! keep RBs separate) → Cheap dart Zaccheaus if paying up elsewhere.

DEN @ LAC (45.5, LAC -2.5): Passing-lean despite two tough Ds. Herbert stacks with McConkey; Courtland Sutton bounce-back; watch RJ Harvey involvement.

NYJ @ TB (45.5, TB -7): Tyrod is viable salary saver; Bucs lean run—monitor Bucky Irving usage; if blowout, cheap Sean Tucker mop-up only. Mostly under lean.

LV @ WAS (44.5, WAS -3.5): Backup-QB scripts → quick-game to Deebo/Ertz types; tourney dart Dante Thornton on man shots; Jeanty tempting but price-sensitive.

PIT @ NE (44.5, NE -1): Gross can be good. DK Metcalf vs man without Gonzalez; cheap RBs Jalen Warren/Rhamondre both in play; skinny stacks viable.

LAR @ PHI (44.5, PHI -3.5): Fantasy-suppressor vibes. Light interest in AJ Brown as talent bet; otherwise underweight.

HOU @ JAX (44, JAX -1): Elite pass rushes → sacks/punts. Prefer DSTs; thin on WRs though Nico one-off > Brian Thomas Jr. for now.

ARI @ SF (43.5, SF -1.5): Injury-thinned SF offense; pay for CMC or pass; monitor Ricky Pearsall value. Cards RBs murky (Conner inefficiency, Benson role small).

IND @ TEN (43.5, IND -3.5): Many will jam Jonathan Taylor; flip with Colts pass pieces and Michael Pittman (~4.9k) value. Cheap QB bring-back live.

ATL @ CAR (43, ATL -5): Bijan chalk (receiving + breakaway)....