Week 3 Monday Night Football Fantasy Picks: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Cowboys vs Giants

Week 3 of the NFL season features an exciting Monday Night Football battle between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants. FanDuel Sportsbook's NFL odds show the Giants as slight 1-point home favorites in what should be a scrappy affair between two NFC East rivals.

If you need some help with your fantasy lineups, here's our start 'em, sit 'em advice for this Week 3 showdown between the Cowboys and Giants.

Noah Brown Fantasy

Start Noah Brown, WR, Dallas Cowboys: Between Amari Cooper blowing up for the Cleveland Browns and CeeDee Lamb's struggles, it's been a tough year for the Cowboys' wide receiver situation. That said, it hasn't been all bad as fifth-year veteran Noah Brown has emerged as a trustworthy weapon for Dallas. The former 2017 seventh-rounder enters Week 3 as the WR18 in PPR formats after averaging 16.0 fantasy points per game. Is Brown's play sustainable? Only time will tell, but he has a great opportunity to continue the trend in what should be a back-and-forth affair with the Giants. After racking up 91 yards and a touchdown last week, Brown is worth FLEX consideration at the very least.

Sterling Shepard Fantasy

Start Sterling Shepard, WR, New York Giants: After a few injury-filled seasons, Sterling Shepard has looked like his old self through two games. He's the WR36 so far and while that doesn't paint him as a must-start, the fact that he led his team with 10 targets and 6 receptions last week can't be ignored. The Cowboys already yield the 12th-most fantasy points to wideouts and I don't expect that to change overnight. It also helps that fellow WR Kadarius Toney is doubtful while Kenny Golladay's role in the offense is all but non-existent. In the end, Shepard is a solid WR3/FLEX candidate with some WR2 upside.

Cooper Rush Fantasy

Sit Cooper Rush, QB, Dallas Cowboys: If you're streaming quarterbacks in a deeper league, you may have considered starting Cooper Rush. After all, the Giants haven't exactly had a great defense in past years. This year seems different, however, as New York has surrendered the 14th-fewest points to QBs this season. Rush only had 13.6 points in his Week 2 start (QB20) and didn't look extraordinary whatsoever. There's a good chance that there's someone better than Rush on your waiver wires, so consider one of them rather than siding with what'll likely be a mediocre fantasy performance.

Daniel Bellinger Fantasy

Sit Daniel Bellinger, TE, New York Giants: Gone are the days when the Giants had a fantasy-viable tight end like Evan Engram. 2022 fourth-round pick Daniel Bellinger had hype surrounding him coming out of the draft, but he's failed to produce fantasy results. Yes, he did haul in a 16-yard touchdown last week, but that was his only catch on his only target of the day. In fact, it was his only target this season despite playing 53.8% of snaps — the most of any Giants TE. The Cowboys have only given up 30 receiving yards on 8 catches to tight ends this year, which doesn't bode well for anyone thinking about Bellinger as a streaming option.

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Devon Platana is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Devon Platana also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username PepeSilvia0. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.