The Dolphins-Bills Week 3 Matchup from a Fantasy Perspective
The Miami Dolphins will look to improve to 3-0 on the season when they face the Buffalo Bills at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, and one of the many ways to examine the matchup is through the fantasy football perspective.
With that in mind, let's look at Sports Illustrated Fantasy Editor Michael Fabiano's Week 3 Start 'Em and Sit 'Em as they pertain to the Dolphins-Bills battle.
We'll list the players mentioned in the matchup with Fabiano's comments and offer our take on that particular projection.
Sit of the Week
TE Mike Gesicki: "Gesicki rebounded from a Week 1 stink bomb, posting 14.1 points in a win over the Ravens. He saw just four targets in the game, however, and Tua Tagovailoa threw the ball a ton to erase an early deficit. I’d beware the veteran against the Bills, who have allowed zero touchdowns and the second-fewest fantasy points to opposing tight ends since Week 13, 2021."
Our take: To be sure, the passing yards won't come as easily against the Bills as they did against Baltimore, but we suspect the Dolphins might start making regular use of Gesicki in the red zone, and that should mean more touchdowns.
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Sit 'Em
RB Chase Edmonds: "Edmonds burned a lot of fantasy fans last week, as he saw a mere 11.1% touch share in a win over the Ravens. That was down from the 34.8% share he had in Week 1, as the Dolphins went with Raheem Mostert as their lead back. This rotation is confusing, to be certain, and the Bills have one of the top defenses in the NFL. Edmonds is a risk-reward flex."
Our take: Until proven otherwise, we won't know from week to week which of the two running backs is more likely to be featured, so having either Edmonds or Mostert in the lineup seems like a risky proposition.
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More sits
-- Bills RB Devin Singletary
-- Dolphins defense
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SI.COM WEEK 3 FANTASY RANKINGS
Bills QB Josh Allen — 1st
QB Tua Tagovailoa — 15th
Bills RB Devin Singletary — 34th
RB Chase Edmonds — 35th
RB Raheem Mostert — 42nd
Bills RB Zack Moss — 47th
Bills WR Stefon Diggs — 3rd
WR Tyreek Hill — 6th
WR Jaylen Waddle — 12th
Bills WR Gabe Davis — 22nd
Bills TE Dawson Knox — 12th
TE Mike Gesicki — 21st
Bills K Tyler Bass — 1st
K Jason Sanders — 17th
Bills defense — 5th
Dolphins defense — 26th
REVISITING THE WEEK 2 RECOMMENDATIONS
Start 'Em — RB Chase Edmonds: 33 yards rushing, 1 catches for 8 yards ... not a terribly productive outing in terms of numbers because the Dolphins went with Raheem Mostert as the featured back.
Sit of the Week — QB Tua Tagovailoa: 469 passing yards, 6 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 1 rushing yard ... Do we need to say anything?
Sit 'Em — Ravens WR Rashod Bateman: 4 catches, 108 yards, 1 touchdown ... the 75-yard touchdown in the first quarter alone made it a good day for him.
Sit 'Em — TE Mike Gesicki: 4 catches, 41 yards, 1 touchdown ... that's a good day's work for a tight end.
More sits — K Jason Sanders: 0 field goals, 6 extra points ... it's actually not terrible considering he didn't attempt a field goal.
