Week 3 Heroes & Zeros

This was a great week to start…

QBs

Aaron Rodgers, Packers – Passed for 205 yards and 4 TDs, plus 22 rushing yards, without a turnover.

Trevor Siemian, Broncos – Had his breakout game with 312 passing yards, 4 TDs and no turnovers.

Jameis Winston, Buccaneers – Threw for 405 yards and 3 TDs, though he had 2 turnovers.

Matt Stafford, Lions – Passed for 385 yards, 3 TDs and an INT, plus 11 rushing yards.

Drew Brees, Saints – Couldn’t pull out the win, but racked up 376 yards and 3 TDs, with an INT.

RBs

David Johnson, Cardinals – Made something out of nothing with 83 rushing yards and 2 TDs plus 3 catches for 28 yards.

LeSean McCoy, Bills – Rushed for 110 yards and 2 TDs.

Christine Michael, Seahawks – Scored twice while rushing for 106 yards.

Tevin Coleman, Falcons – Racked up 3 TDs and 42 rushing yards, plus 47 receiving yards on 3 catches.

LeGarrette Blount, Patriots – Rumbled for 105 yards and 2 TDs on Thursday night.

Carlos Hyde, 49ers – Ran for 103 yards and 2 TDs.

Jeremy Hill, Bengals – Rushed for 97 yards and 2 TDs.

Todd Gurley, Rams – Finally got it in gear, rushing for 85 yards and 2 TDs.

Devonta Freeman, Falcons – Collected 152 rushing yards and 5 catches for 55 yards plus a TD through the air.

DeMarco Murray, Titans – Ran for 114 yards and a TD and caught 5 passes for 41 more yards.

Charles Sims, Buccaneers – Rose to the occasion with 55 rushing yards and a TD plus 6 catches for 69 receiving yards.

WRs

Marvin Jones, Lions – Had a career day with 6 catches for 205 yards and 2 TDs.

T.Y. Hilton, Colts – Caught 8 passes for 174 yards and 1 TD.

Jordy Nelson, Packers – Took 6 receptions for 101 yards and 2 TDs.

Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos – Reeled in 9 passes for 117 yards and 2 TDs.

Doug Baldwin, Seahawks – Collected 8 passes, 164 yards and 1 TD.

Allen Robinson, Jaguars – Caught 7 passes for 57 yards and 2 TDs.

Jarvis Landry, Dolphins – Ran for 16 yards and caught 7 passes for 120 yards and 1 TD.

Mike Evans, Buccaneers – Hauled in 10 receptions for 132 yards and a TD.

Antonio Brown, Steelers – In PPR leagues, his 140 yards on a dozen receptions were sweet.

TEs

Zach Miller, Bears – Set the pace at his position with 8 receptions for 78 yards and 2 TDs.

Cameron Brate, Buccaneers – Scored twice on his 4 catches for 46 yards.
Coby Fleener, Saints -- Finally connected with his QB, catching 7 passes for 109 yards and a TD.

D/STs

Chiefs – Generated an incredible 6 INTs, 2 fumbles, scored on both an INT and fumble return and held the Jets to 3 lousy points.

Vikings – Amassed 8 sacks, 3 INTs, a safety, and a punt return TD while holding the Panthers to 10 points.

Patriots – Collected an INT, 2 fumbles, 2 sacks and a shutout of the Texans.

Bills – Registered 5 sacks, 4 INTs and a TD on a botched field goal.

Ks

Justin Tucker, Ravens – Scored all of Baltimore’s points, with FGs of 37, 42, 43 and 54 yards.

This was a great week to play against…

QBs

Carson Palmer, Cardinals – Had a pathetic outing, with 287 passing yards and 4 INTs without a score.

Cam Newton, Panthers – Passed for 262 yards and ran for 26 more with a TD, but blew it with 3 INTs.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jets – Threw 6 INTs, no TDs and passed for only 188 yards.

Philip Rivers, Chargers – Tossed 330 yards but no TDs and a fumble.

Andy Dalton, Bengals – Just 206 passing yards and 40 rushing yards with an INT and no TDs.

Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers – Passed for 257 yards and no TDs, but 2 turnovers.

Marcus Mariota, Titans – Only 214 passing yards and 22 rushing yards with no TDs and 3 turnovers against a poor Raiders defense.

Brock Osweiler, Texans – Just 196 yards with an INT and no TDs.

RBs

Ryan Mathews, Eagles – Lost 5 yards before leaving with an ankle injury.

C.J. Anderson, Broncos – Grounded with just 37 rushing yards and a 4-yard catch.

Jerick McKinnon, Vikings – Got off to a slow start with just 45 rushing yards.

Justin Forsett, Ravens – Held to 32 combined yards.

T.J. Yeldon, Jaguars – Just 28 total yards.

DeAngelo Williams, Steelers – Finally held in check with 21 rushing and 23 receiving yards.

Matt Forte, Jets – After last week’s 3-TD showcase, he settled for 65 rushing yards.

Jeremy Langford, Bears – Rushed for 31 yards and caught 2 passes for 15 yards before leaving with an ankle injury.

WRs

Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers – Posted a goose egg.

Markus Wheaton, Steelers – Barely registered with a 2-yard catch.

Julio Jones, Falcons – Had a 16-yarder.

Brandin Cooks, Saints – Also came up short on Monday, with 2 catches for 13 yards.

Danny Amendola, Patriots – Went back to being a wallflower, with 2 catches for 23 yards.

Randall Cobb, Packers – Caught a 33-yarder.

Will Fuller, Texans – Rookie took a step back with 31 yards on 3 catches.

Mike Wallace, Ravens – Held to 3 catches for 34 yards.

Vincent Jackson, Buccaneers – Disappointed again with 37 yards on 3 balls.

Julian Edelman, Patriots – Despite the trouncing, still finished with just 38 yards on 4 receptions and 14 rushing yards.

Eric Decker, Jets – Had a 31-yarder.

Brandon Marshall, Jets – Only 27 yards on 3 passes.

Torrey Smith, 49ers – Went 35 yards on 3 receptions.

Jeremy Maclin, Chiefs – Just 35 yards on 4 catches.

Stefon Diggs, Vikings – Got only 40 yards on 4 catches.

Golden Tate, Lions – Ditto for him.

Allen Hurns, Jaguars – Him, too.

Tajae Sharp, Titans – Limited to 48 yards on 3 receptions.

TEs

Rob Gronkowski, Patriots -- Finally suited up, then went catch-less.
Jordan Cameron, Dolphins – Caught a 5-yarder before leaving with a concussion.

Martellus Bennett, Patriots – Just 10 yards on 2 catches.

Jared Cook, Packers – Limited to a 15-yarder before rolling his ankle.

Julius Thomas, Jaguars – Only 13 yards on 2 receptions.

Jason Witten, Cowboys – Caught just two first-quarter balls for 25 yards, and that was that.