{"id":444520,"date":"2026-09-22T23:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T23:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/444520\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T23:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T23:10:20","slug":"dallas-cowboys-and-3-other-fantasy-football-week-3-must-sit-defenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/444520\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys And 3 Other Fantasy Football Week 3 Must-Sit Defenses"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is nothing worse than a defense in fantasy football doing more harm to your team than good. In Week 3,<\/a> there are a good number of defenses set up to do just that. With that, here are four defenses no fantasy manager should have in their lineup this week.<\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins\"<\/p>\n

Sep 13, 2026; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Jordan Phillips (94) warms up before the game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

The Miami Dolphins have problems all throughout their roster, and that has been extremely prevalent through the first two weeks of the season. They have given up 31.0 points per game, which is tied for the third-most in the NFL. In Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs, they are set up to give up a large amount of points again.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs scored 31\u00a0 points in Week 1, and in Week 2 they scored 33. One part of their offense that has given them new life in 2026 is their run game. This should be an area where the Chiefs can dominate the Dolphins’ defense. <\/p>\n

The Chiefs’ RB1, Kenneth Walker III, has a combined 290 rushing yards this season. The Dolphins, especially in Week 1, struggled to limit the opposing team’s\u00a0RB1\u2019s production on the ground and in the air.<\/p>\n

RB1 for the Las Vegas Raiders, Ashton Jenaty, in Week 1 against Miami had 23 carries for 102 yards. He also had six receptions for 45 yards and two TDs.<\/p>\n

Dallas Cowboys\"Cowboys\"<\/p>\n

Sep 20, 2026; Arlington, Texas, USA; Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) leaps to avoid a tackle by Dallas Cowboys safety Caleb Downs (13) while running with the ball during the second half at AT&T Stadium. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

The Dallas Cowboys’ defense looks to be terrible again in 2026. In 2025, they allowed the most points per game of any team in the NFL, 30.1. Over two games this season, they are allowing the 13th most points per game, 24.0. They should have a higher average, but after they limited the Washington Commanders to 20 points in Week 2, it went down\u2014Commanders QB Jayden Daniels left the game in the second quarter with an injury.<\/p>\n

Going against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 3, Dallas should struggle mightily to keep them out of the endzone. That stems from the Cowboys allowing the third-most rushing yards per game in the NFL thus far, 173.5. The Ravens, with their elite rushing QB and RB tandem of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, are averaging the fourth-most rushing yards per game of any team so far this season, 155.0.<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals\"Arizona<\/p>\n

Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Walter Nolen III (97) pushes Seattle Seahawks guard Grey Zabel (76) during a game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. on Sept. 20, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

The San Francisco 49ers have an offense that no team in the NFL should want to go against right now. They are averaging the eighth-most yards per game in the NFL and are tied for averaging the fourth-most points per game, 31.0. Their offense does not come off the field, as proven by them averaging just 2.0 punts per game so far, tied for the second-lowest average in the league.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals, after dropping 31 points to the Seahawks in Week 2, are going to have just as hard a time slowing down San Francisco, making them a simple must-sit defense this week in fantasy.<\/p>\n

Detroit Lions\"Detroit<\/p>\n

Detroit Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson (97) warms up ahead of the game between Detroit Lions and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

The Detroit Lions, on the surface, may seem like a decent play in fantasy in Week 3, but their Week 3 opponent, the New York Jets, are a completely different team this season. Through two games, they are averaging the 14th-most yards per game in the NFL. Also, they have done a great job of taking care of the ball. New York\u2019s offense has not had a single turnover in 2026.<\/p>\n

With the Lions’ defense allowing 30 points in Week 1 and 41 in Week 2, this is not the bounce-back matchup for them that some fantasy managers may think it is.<\/p>\n

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