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Kyle Rudolph scores in loss to the Bills.

Rudolph caught five passes for 48 yards, including a four-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for Minnesota’s only points of the game. The veteran has gotten off to a solid start with a touchdown or 70 yards in each of his first three games, and he has a tremendous matchup in Week 4 against the Rams and their attackable cover linebackers.

9/24/18 - 11:51 AM ET

Jakeem Grant scores twice against the Raiders.

Grant has played well for the Dolphins to open the year, and he came through with two big touchdowns on his two lone receptions in a big Week 3 performance. One score was an 18-yard from Ryan Tannehill, and the other was a 52-yarder on a trick play in which he caught the pass from Albert Wilson. Overall, Grant had two receptions for 70 yards and two touchdowns. DeVante Parker is back in the lineup for the Dolphins now, so it’s a spread-the-wealth passing attack that makes it difficult to trust Grant in fantasy lineups, but it’s good to see him making huge plays for his team.

9/24/18 - 11:51 AM ET

Kenyan Drake gets seven touches in Week 3.

Drake gained just ten yards on his seven touches, gaining three yards on his five rushing attempts and seven yards on his two receptions. Obviously, this burned a lot of fantasy owners counting on Drake, and a lot of people might be ready to jump off the bandwagon based off this one game. However, it was a game in which Miami only ran 39 plays on offense, with the running backs combining for 11 carries. Look for Drake to bounce back in Week 4 against New England.

9/24/18 - 11:48 AM ET

Adam Thielen goes for 14/105 in shocking loss to the Bills.

Thielen basically operated as a consistent security blanket for Kirk Cousins in a game that the Vikings couldn’t even put points up in until the fourth quarter, as Minnesota didn’t have a 20-yard play all day. Still, Thielen owners have to be happy with his start after lines of 6/102 and 12/131/1 over the first two games, and he looks like an every-week WR1 that should stay hot when Minnesota’s offense hopefully picks it up.

9/24/18 - 11:47 AM ET

Frank Gore gets six carries against the Raiders.

Miami couldn’t get anything going on the ground against Oakland, and Gore gained 12 yards on his six attempts. The veteran running back again split work pretty evenly with Kenyan Drake, but the Dolphins had under 40 offensive plays in the game, making things difficult to gauge. The Dolphins would probably like ten-plus carries for each of their to starting running backs next week against New England.

9/24/18 - 11:45 AM ET

Albert Wilson throws and catches a touchdown in Week 3.

Wilson was a quarterback in high school, and he had the opportunity to throw a pass on a trick play for the Dolphins, hitting a wide-open Jakeem Grant, who did the rest for a 52-yard touchdown. Late in the fourth quarter, Wilson caught a quick pop pass and took it for a 74-yard touchdown. This was the type of game the Dolphins envisioned when they signed Wilson in the offseason. It’s difficult to trust him as a consistent fantasy option, though.

9/24/18 - 11:42 AM ET

Ryan Tannehill throws three touchdowns as the Dolphins improve to 3-0.

Tannehill continues to play well despite missing all of last season with a torn ACL, as he was an efficient 17/23 for 289 yards and three touchdowns in the win against the Raiders. He also added three carries for 26 yards. The first score was on a 34-yard dime to the end zone to Kenny Stills; the second was to Jakeem Grant for 18 yards; and the final score was on a push pass to Albert Wilson for 74 yards. Tannehill has completed over 70% of his passes with at least two touchdowns in each of the first three games, and he’ll look to keep it going in Foxboro next week.

9/24/18 - 11:38 AM ET