Week 3 Recap: Denver Robs LA, Drake Maye-Day, Dallas Disaster, Purdy is a PROBLEM, and the Undefeated Raiders

This episode covers a wild Sunday of week 3, but the fantasy-relevant throughline is that several 2025 breakout stars are imploding (Drake May, the Chargers backfield, Kyle Pitts) while a new tier of dominant weekly plays has emerged (Brock Purdy, Jameer Gibbs, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the Raiders passing game). The hosts spend most of the show diagnosing which struggles are real and which are one-week noise.

The arguments

Drake May's collapse is now a legitimate fantasy crisis, not a blip. Heifetz and Craig walk through the numbers: May leads the NFL in interceptions (six), has nine fumbles and 10 picks over his last seven games (matching only Jameis Winston's 2019 pace), and is averaging seven fantasy points a game, ahead of only Winston among all QBs. DK, who called May a buy-low target before the week, admits that was wrong and says he'd now start Geno Smith or even Deshaun Watson over him. The group is split on whether it's a shoulder injury lingering from last year's AFC title game or a genuine mechanical/mental regression, but nobody argues he's startable right now.

Brock Purdy is playing MVP-level football despite the 49ers' receiver corps being decimated. Craig and DK note Purdy has thrown for 10 touchdowns against one turnover, hasn't been sacked all season, and just posted arguably the best expected-points-added performance of any QB this year — while throwing to Jauan Jennings, Jacob Cowing, Kendrick Bourne-type replacement pieces after Mike Evans, Christian Kirk, and others went down. Both hosts agree Purdy and Josh Allen are the only two real MVP candidates through three weeks.

The Raiders' passing game (Kirk Cousins and Brock Bowers) is now a weekly must-start unit. Craig credits Clint Kubiak's scheme for making the Raiders competent for the first time in years; Cousins leads the league in touchdown passes and has thrown 12 of his first 25 attempts to Bowers, who now has as many "10-catch, 100-yard, one-touchdown" games over three years as every other tight end in the league combined. The hosts caveat that Miami and the Chargers (weeks 1-2 opponents) were bad, but call the Saints win the most legitimate of the three.

Jamie Gibbs and Bijan Robinson belong in a tier above every other running back. DK compares watching Gibbs to watching Barry Sanders, citing his three-touchdown, 38-point performance and elite college-style cutback ability. Heifetz notes Gibbs also leads all backs in receiving yards, and both agree that while Bijan is the more complete back (better in protection and open field), Gibbs' explosiveness makes him a weekly league-winner.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is producing historically, joining Jerry Rice as the only players with back-to-back-to-back 120-yard, one-touchdown games to open a season. DK notes JSN is outscoring Gibbs and is on pace for 2,300 yards, already accumulating more yardage through three games than the entire Jets receiving corps produced last year individually. The hosts flag this held up even after Seattle's backup-QB stretch ended and Sam Darnold returned.

The Vikings defense under Brian Flores is a legitimate streaming asset, not just a real-life story. DK cites the Vikings' league-leading sack total, quarterback-hit rate, and 67% blitz rate (next closest team is 45%), producing back-to-back 17-point fantasy weeks. The hosts agree opponents facing Minnesota should be downgraded significantly going forward.

Kyle Pitts and the Chargers backfield are the week's clearest sell/bench signals. Pitts is the 60th-ranked tight end with three total points on the season and gets inducted into the "burn book." Separately, the hosts detail O'Marion Hampton's poor vision and fumbling issues, calling the Chargers backfield a full committee now that Kamani Vidal is stealing touches, while David Montgomery and Jadarian Price are both labeled bust-watch "sharts" due to low usage shares and poor per-touch efficiency.

What it means for your roster

• Bench or actively shop Drake May. The hosts explicitly say to start Geno Smith or Deshaun Watson over him next week; don't cut him outright, but he's unstartable until there's clarity on the shoulder.
• Start Brock Purdy as a top-3 fantasy QB regardless of receiver injuries — the offense is functioning at an elite level independent of personnel.
• Prioritize Brock Bowers and Kirk Cousins as locked-in starts every week the Raiders' offensive line/scheme holds; Bowers is being used as a true WR1, not a streaming tight end.
• Jameer Gibbs is a top-2 overall fantasy asset right now — do not bench him in any matchup, per both hosts.
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba is a must-start WR1 and worth an aggressive trade offer if you can get him cheap off his early-season backup-QB stretch.
• Stream the Vikings defense weekly given the league-leading pressure/blitz numbers.
• Cut or bench Kyle Pitts outright, and treat David Montgomery, O'Marion Hampton, and Jadarian Price as low-confidence flex options given crowded backfields and poor per-touch production.