2026-2027 NFL Week 3 Recap

Hello everyone!

Can you believe that it’s Week 4 already? Bye weeks start next week! (not that it matters for SmashUp!) Even though it’s only been 3 weeks, for some teams and players, we’re starting to see some patterns - and for others, the jury is still out. Gibbs is on averaging 150 yards and 2 TDs PER WEEK through the first 3 weeks. Drake London looks like a different receiver with Penix back. There are shades of Julio Jones though - 194 yards but no TDs - the perfect player to play Endzone is Lava on. And some incredible value picks - Kalif Raymond anyone? He’s had 19 receptions on 21 targets through 3 games so far.

Before we get to Week 4, here is the utilization data for Week 3 including the most picked players by position, the most played cards, and the most popular combos. These are not in terms of points but in terms of popularity of picks. Without further ado, here are the stats for the players by position.

Players by Position

QB	RB	WR	TE	K	DEF
Josh Allen	Jahmyr Gibbs	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Dalton Kincaid	Brandon Aubrey	SEA D/ST
Patrick Mahomes	Kenneth Walker	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Harrison Butker	Ka’imi Fairbairn	KC D/ST
Brock Purdy	Derrick Henry	Chris Olave	Travis Kelce	Tyler Bass	PHI D/ST
Lamar Jackson	Christian McCaffrey	Davante Adams	Sam LaPorta	Ka’imi Fairbairn	SF D/ST
Jared Goff	James Cook	Ja’Marr Chase	Dalton Schultz	Eddy Pineiro	CAR D/ST

Looking at SmashCards, here are the top 10 played cards last week.

Top 10 SmashCards

SmashCard
12th Man
A Seabird’s Confidence
Golden Arm
Extra Credit
Mr. Relevant
Run CMC
Starting RB
Starting WR
Moneyball Capologist
Special Teams Ace

Let’s take a look at the top played combos.

Top Played Combos

Player	Card	Points
Josh Allen	Mr. Relevant	0 pts
Josh Allen	12th Man	6 pts
Josh Allen	Golden Arm	0 pts
Jahmyr Gibbs	Run CMC	30 pts
KaVontae Turpin	Special Teams Ace	13 pts
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Starting WR	12.7 pts
Brock Purdy	Golden Arm	16 pts
Patrick Mahomes	Golden Arm	8 pts
Jahmyr Gibbs	Starting RB	17.2 pts
Brandon Aubrey	Extra Credit	4 pts

And now, we’re on to Week 4! Games are open so make sure you set your lineups before games start and good luck!