NFL's Fantasy Gridiron

Week 3 Projections

Sunday, Sep. 25

Atlanta at Buffalo - This will be a battle between two of the best defenses in the NFL. Unfortunately, I don't see much offense on either side. Willis McGahee will be the biggest fantasy player for the Bills. I see him rushing for 80 yards and 1 TD. For Atlanta, Mike Vick's rushing ability will be the teams' biggest asset. Assuming Vick's cramp doesn't act up, I think Vick will rush for 50 yards, and score 1 rushing TD. I think he will also pass for 150 more yards.

Carolina at Miami - Jake Delhomme hasn't been a very big fantasy player so far this season. I think him and Smith will connect for some big gains against Miami. I project Delhomme to pass for 200 yards and 2 TDs. For Miami, Gus Frerotte has been the quarterback that they have not had in years. He has been organizing scoring drives almost every time they are on the field. I look for Frerotte to continue his scoring drives again in Week 3. I project Gus Frerotte to have 200 yards and 3 TDs.

Cincinnati at Chicago - Last week, both of these teams produced blowouts. When these two teams collide, I see anoth blowout. I see the Bengals dominating the Bears. The Bengals are on a role, and I don't see them slowing down anytime soon. I project Palmer to throw for 300 yards and 3 TDs; C. Johnson to have 150 yards and 2 TDs; and R. Johnson to rush for 100 yards and 1 TD. I don't see much happening for the Bears. Their biggest threat will be Thomas Jones, who I see will only get 50 yards and a goal line TD.

Cleveland at Indianapolis - Yes, the Browns were able to hold off Favre and the Packers, but Manning and the Colts are a different story. Look for absolute domination by the Colts. I project Manning and Edgerrin James both to have big games. I see Manning to throw for 350 yards and 5 TDs. I think James will run for 180 yards and 2 TDs. On Cleveland's side, I Trent Dilfer having the biggest game for them. I see him throwing for 200 yards and 1 TD.

Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets - Pennington and the Jets will have a slightly better game than Leftwich and the Jaguars. I project Pennington to have 250 yards and 2 TDs. It is possible that Leftwich won't be able to play in Week 3's game. Fred Taylor will have to step up. I see Taylor having 80 yards and no TDs.

New Orleans at Minnesota - Daunte Culpepper has had a dismal start. I look for that to end this week. I think the Vikings will win this game, but it won't be by much. I project Culpepper to have 200 yards and 1 TD. For the Saints, Deuce McAllister will have a big game against a Vikings defense that is still welding together. I think McAllister will rush for 90 yards and 1 TD.

Oakland at Philadelphia - Look for this game to be an offensive struggle. Both Owens and Moss will put up good numbers against defenses that have not performed up to par. I expect Moss to have 100 yards and a TD. Owens should get 120 yards and a TD.

Tampa Bay at Green Bay - Green Bay is facing a much tougher defense than a season ago. The Packers are 0-2, and I see them going 0-3 with a weak offense. Ahman Green has not gotten a chance to run the ball much so far this season because of the loss of two All-Pro lineman. But coach Sherman will utilize Green more because the passing game will suffer against the Bucs. I project Green to run for 75 yards and 1 TD. I expect Carnell 'Cadillac' Williams to have a 3rd straight 100+ yard game. I project Cadillac to have 150 yards and 2 TDs.

Tennessee at St. Louis - Steve McNair had a good game last week, and I expect him to have another good game this week against a team whose defense is lackluster. I look for McNair to have 250 yards and 2 TDs. For the Rams, I project Steven Jackson to have a big game with 130 yards and 1 TD.

Arizona at Seattle - The Cardinals will have a fairly decent game on offense, but it won't be enough against a tough Seattle defense. I project Kurt Warner to have 190 yards with 1 TD and 1 Fumble. For the Seahawks, I project Shaun Alexander to run all over the Cardinals defense while picking up 200 yards and 2 TDs.

Dallas at San Francisco - I expect this to be a close matchup with Dallas coming out on top. I expect Brandon Lloyd to have 90 yards and a TD for the 49ers. Julius Jones will have a big game against the 49ers, and I project him to have 170 yards and 2 TDs.

New England at Pittsburgh - This is a huge game. Perhaps bigger than last week's Super Bowl re-match. No doubt the Steelers' running game has been hot, but 'Big Ben' and Hines Ward are going to be the heroes of this game. I project Roethlisberger to have 230 yards and 2 TDs, and Ward to have 85 yards and 2 TDs. For the Patriots, I Corey Dillion to have the best game for the Patriots, but the defense of the Steelers won't let him go far. I project Dillon to have 70 yards and 1 TD.

N.Y. Giants at San Diego - This will be a fun game to watch. It will be Tiki Barber versus LaDainian Tomlinson. Both Barber and Tomlinson will have good games. I look for the Giants to win this game with the help of Barber and the Chargers will go down to 0-3.  I project Barber to have 110 yards and a TD. Tomlinson will get 130 yards and a TD. 

Monday, Sep. 26

Kansas City at Denver - This is a matchup of even teams. I see Trent Green having a productive day. I project him to have 250 yards and 2 TDs. On the other side, I see Plummer have a big day for the Broncos. I think he will have 200 yards and 3 TDs.

Bye - Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Washington

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