Someone needs to go Cougar hunting! Week 3 Fantasy Recap

Crazy to think that we are already a quarter of the way through the season! By now you can't believe the kind of fantasy value you are getting out of that off-the-cuff thirteenth round pick (lookin' at you, Greg Olsen for Low Fat Greek Goedert), or you can't believe you spent your fourth-round pick on the guy who is no longer in the NFL (cough, cough, Antonio Brown). In any case, teams are really starting to separate themselves now. We have some strong teams in our league and some...not so strong teams. As one of them, I'm allowed to say that. Don't get discouraged! There's nothing to stop a 1-2 team from getting right back up to .500 with a win this week. At least that's what I tell myself. On to the recaps!

Links Dawg Pound came into the week desperately needing a victory to keep the preseason hopes of repeat fantasy championships alive. They took on the Albuquerque Cat Killas, who may be relying a bit too much on Patrick Mahomes heroics to keep their team in it. Links Dawg Pound saw his team's potential boosted significantly with the New York Giants switch to Daniel "Danny Dimes" Jones at quarterback, who was wheeling and dealing to Evan Engram. He put 113 yards and a score on the board, enough for 17.3 fantasy points. Mahomes seems determined to break the regular season touchdown record with three touchdowns and 374 yards through the air, but it wasn't enough for the Cat Killas. Links Dawg Pound picked up his first win of the season, 87.5-54.8.

Goin' In Blind was taking on one of the early juggernauts of the season, The Reindeer Gamers, who immediately came out swinging. While it seemed like Derrick Henry was going to put up a stinker on Thursday night, immediately putting the Gamers behind the eight-ball, he scored a touchdown in the final quarter of a 20-7 loss to break the ten point mark, a respectable total for any RB or WR. Alvin Kamara and Dalvin Cook rang their own running back bells with 48.4 cumulative points. Goin' In Blind, however, withstood the punches, with waiver wire pickup Josh Allen scoring 18.3 points, Christian McCaffrey getting on track with 24.8 points, and the Bears defense delivering the knockout blow Monday night with 20 points. Going In' Blind took down the Reindeer Gamers, 120.4-95.5.

Better Luck Next Time played England Excessive Force, whose eight wide receivers may be a record number for our league. In this case, it paid off, as Keenan Allen of the Los Angeles Chargers exploded for 183 yards and two touchdowns, leading to 30.3 fantasy points, the second-highest weekly fantasy total of his career. On the other side, Carson Went powered through the lack of healthy pass-catching options to get 21.7 fantasy points. Multiple players dragged Better Luck down though, as Robert Woods, T.J Hockenson, and Josh Jacobs combined for 10.3 points. England Excessive Force broke the 100-point barrier for the first time in this victory, winning 100.5-82.7.

Provo Cougars Go Cougs and Nothin' Runs Like a Deere was our only showdown of unbeaten teams this week, and it certainly showed in this game. Nothin' Runs was hit hard by Antonio Brown being cut by the Patriots, and failed to pull him out of the starting lineup, essentially giving Provo Cougars a one-player advantage. It didn't slow Nothin' Run down much though, as Mark Ingram and Mike Evans combined for six touchdowns and nearly 70 points. Provo Cougars, however, showed that slow and steady wins both the race and fantasy football, as seven players scored in double digits, highlighted by Philip Lindsay's 25 points. Provo Cougars stretched out the win and remained unbeaten,  132.2-128.

Looking' To Winovich picked up a solid win last week and looked to build on that momentum against Low Fat Greek Goedert. While the Patriots look like a fantastic defense, and Tom Brady continues to defy time, they weren't enough for Looking' To Winovich, who had to deal with Calvin Ridley's 0.7 fantasy points. Greek Goedert, on the other hand, benefited from 13th-round pick Greg Olsen's continued excellence, as he scored 19.5 fantasy points when he caught 75 yards and two touchdowns. Lamar Jackson also carried the team on his back as he rushed for a touchdown and 21.5 fantasy points. Low Fat Greek Goedert ran away with this one, 107.8-75.6.

I am the Goat and Team John's Winners both entered this game winless, so somebody was guaranteed to make some progress. Team John's Winners loaded up on Atlanta Falcons and was rewarded, as Matt Ryan threw two touchdowns to Austin Hooper, leading to 41.1 points for Team John's Winners. While the Goat also benefitted through Julio Jones, who caught eight balls for 126 yards and a touchdown from the aforementioned Ryan, the supporting cast didn't do enough for him, as James Washington, Zach Ertz, and Duke Johnson only combined for 10.2 fantasy points. Team John's Winners picked up his first victory pretty easily, 97.1-76.7.

Once again, the second-highest score of the week went to a loser, as Provo Cougars Go Cougs got the high of 132.2 and Nothin' Runs like a Deere was next with 128 points. Going' In Blind was third with 120.8, and Low Fat Greek Goedert and England Excessive Force both picked up 100-point scores. Provo Cougars Go Cougs is sitting alone and in first place at 3-0. Sounds like somebody needs to go Cougar hunting! While Cat Killas would be poetic, we'll see if some Excessive Force gets it done in Week 4. Several teams sit at 2-1 or 1-2, with tiebreakers decided by number of points scored over the course of the season. One team remains winless, and for whom the "Goat" monicker might be appropriate...See you next week!