Jets-Lions Week 3 Matchup Highlights Sunday Early NFL Slate
The short version
- Lions are 6.5-point favorites over the Jets; game total 47.5, kickoff 1:00 PM ET ET
- Breece Hall has at least 56% of Jets rush attempts in each game despite Braelon Allen mixing in
- Garrett Wilson has seven targets in each of the first two games
- Jared Goff threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns in Week 2 against Buffalo
- Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown are listed as must-start Lions players
Detroit hosts the Jets as 6.5-point favorites in one of four Sunday games covered in the latest fantasy matchups breakdown.
The Week 3 NFL schedule continues Sunday with the New York Jets visiting the Detroit Lions at 1:00 PM ET. Detroit is a 6.5-point favorite, with the game total set at 47.5 points and implied totals of 27 for the Lions and 20.5 for the Jets, according to odds compiled Wednesday evening via DraftKings Sportsbook.
At quarterback, Geno Smith has thrown one touchdown pass through two weeks and profiles as a matchup-dependent option. Detroit has surrendered significant passing production to Tyler Shough and Josh Allen this season while missing both of its back-end safeties, making this a favorable spot — though one analysts suggest mainly for two-quarterback fantasy formats.
In the Jets' backfield, Breece Hall has handled at least 56% of the team's rush attempts in each game despite ceding 15 carries to Braelon Allen. Hall rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown in Week 1, then managed 29 yards on 16 carries against Green Bay in Week 2, salvaging his fantasy day with five catches. He rates as a mid-range RB2 against a Lions defense that has been slightly below average against opposing running backs.
At receiver, Garrett Wilson has drawn seven targets in both games and caught five passes for 57 yards and a touchdown in Week 2, keeping him locked in as a mid-range WR2. Adonai Mitchell led the Jets in targets in Week 2 with a 6-of-11 line for 63 yards, but catch-point concerns leave him as only a deep flex option.
At tight end, Mason Taylor is dealing with a thumb injury and may be unavailable. Rookie Kenyon Sadiq could see more work, but the Jets have used Jeremy Ruckert and Jelani Woods on 25-40% of snaps each and run two-plus tight end packages on 41% of plays, the eighth-highest rate in the NFL, tempering expectations.
For Detroit, Jared Goff turned a lopsided Week 2 game against Buffalo into 327 yards and four touchdowns in garbage time, finishing as the week's QB2. Jahmyr Gibbs and Amon-Ra St. Brown are listed as must-start players for the Lions this week.
The Jets-Lions game is part of a Sunday slate that also includes New England-Jacksonville, Kansas City-Miami and Tennessee-New York Giants.
