Power Plays: Week 3 DFS Stacks and Strategy

Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL season and another round of Power Plays, where the goal is to find the sharpest ways to attack the slate through stacks, concentrated offenses, and leverage opportunities. This week presents several spots where touches and touchdowns are condensed, star players are in strong matchups, and sneaky correlations could separate winning lineups from the pack. By focusing on where production is most likely to funnel, we can build rosters that capture ceiling while avoiding wasted salary on low-usage roles.

Colts at Titans: Access to Every Touchdown

At first glance, the Colts-Titans game does not scream high-scoring shootout, but it presents one of the cleanest stacking opportunities on the slate. Indianapolis has been consistently efficient under Shane Steichen, becoming the NFL’s only team through two weeks to not register a three-and-out. Daniel Jones enters this matchup as the fantasy QB2 overall, trailing only Lamar Jackson, and he has handled different defensive looks with remarkable efficiency. Against Denver’s blitz a week ago, he calmly went 16 of 25 for 265 yards and a touchdown, demonstrating his comfort and command within Steichen’s scheme.

The Titans, meanwhile, look toothless in the pass rush department with only two sacks on the season and face the real possibility of being without top cornerback L’Jarius Sneed. That is exactly the kind of coverage vulnerability that Jones can exploit with his best ball placement and underrated mobility. Yet his value on this slate is not just about pure passing volume; it is about pairing him with Jonathan Taylor, who is finally healthy and showing flashes of his breakaway gear. Taylor has been integrated into passing situations more heavily than at any point in his career, and his 43-yard reception against Denver clocked at 22.4 MPH confirmed that he is operating at his athletic peak. A Jones-Taylor pairing gives you full exposure to all of the Colts’ touchdown equity, whether it comes on the ground or through the air.

For those seeking a complementary piece to this stack, rookie tight end Tyler Warren stands out as the clear option. The reigning Mackey Award winner has quickly become an integral part of the offense and is already defying expectations as a rookie. Commanding a consistent target share early in his career, Warren provides an affordable and high-usage path to round out Colts stacks while filling a typically weak position in DFS roster construction.

Cowboys at Bears: Dak and the Passing Onslaught

If the Colts provide touchdown concentration, the Cowboys give us explosion potential. Chicago’s defense looks like one of the most generous units in football, surrendering 7.1 yards per play and 73 points over its last five quarters. They also lost their top cover man, Jaylon Johnson, to a significant groin injury, removing the one stabilizing presence in the secondary. Dak Prescott has stepped back into MVP-caliber form to start the season, and this is the softest matchup he has seen yet. The early trend suggests he should carve up Chicago in similar fashion to Jared Goff and J.J. McCarthy before him, both of whom logged huge fantasy outings against this unit.

Lamb is the premier stacking partner for Dak and has every chance to lead all receivers in production for Week 3. A comparison can be drawn to Amon-Ra St. Brown’s torching of this same Bears defense, where he went nuclear from the slot. Lamb is situated to replicate or even exceed that line given his volume and route versatility. George Pickens emerges as the high-value second option, benefitting substantially from Johnson’s absence at corner and showing chemistry with Prescott as a boundary playmaker.

On the other side of the ball, rookie Rome Odunze has taken clear control of Chicago’s receiving hierarchy, ranking top 10 in Air Yards share. This shapes up as a signature Odunze spot, especially given the shaky state of the Dallas secondary. He is both the obvious and most plausible bring-back piece, and his big-play skillset makes the Dallas stacks more explosive when he tags along in a correlated game environment.

Cardinals at 49ers: A Sneaky Correlation

The third major spot is not about explosion or raw scoring environment but about sneaky correlation. Arizona’s offense remains highly concentrated through Kyler Murray’s dual-threat ability and the reliable target funnel to Trey McBride. Murray ranks among the league leaders in quarterback rushing but has continued to pepper McBride, who is now third among tight ends in catches and fourth in yards. His consistent involvement makes him the strongest stacking partner with Murray while also offering rare surety at a typically thin DFS position.

On the other side, Christian McCaffrey remains the headliner for San Francisco, handling elite volume and maintaining his reputation as fantasy’s most bankable player. Around him, rookie Ricky Pearsall stands on breakout watch with Jauan Jennings’ health in doubt. Pearsall already sits among the league’s leaders in yards per route run and draws a matchup against a battered Arizona secondary that has given up the most receptions in the league to opposing wideouts.

This game works best as a mini-correlation rather than a full stack, blending Murray or McBride with McCaffrey as a balanced way to capture the condensed production on both sides. For those in search of salary relief, Pearsall is an intriguing option who could rise to a heightened role.