2025 NFL Preseason Recap and Fantasy Football Notes: Week 3

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Giants 42, Patriots 10

While the Patriots played their deep backups in this game, the Giants featured a couple of players who potentially have bright futures with the team. Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo lined up together in the backfield during the opening quarter.

Dart had a spectacular performance. One of his first throws was a 50-yard connection to Gunner Olszewski where he stepped up in the pocket and located the usual special-teamer. Dart then fired a touchdown to Greg Dulcich soon after to cap off the drive. Dart had a couple of other pretty deep passes, but both were dropped by Jalin Hyatt. In fact, four of Dart’s passes were dropped, which would explain his 6-of-12 accuracy stat line.

Dart’s final play was the only mistake he made all evening. He picked up a first down on a fourth-and-4 with his legs, but instead of sliding, he decided to take on the defender. His head hit the ground, prompting the official to remove him from the field. Dart passed concussion protocol, but never returned to action.

Dart was excellent in this game. I’m sure Giants fans will be excited, but perhaps they’ll temper their expectations because Daniel Jones also enjoyed an amazing preseason in his rookie year.

As mentioned, Skattebo was on the field in the opening quarter. He was given a trio of carries and didn’t look special. He’s well behind Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary right now, and according to reports, Tracy is the clear-cut primary back for the Giants.

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Steelers 19, Panthers 10

The Panthers didn’t play any of their starters. The Steelers had some of their starters on the field, though Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf sat. Mason Rudolph and Lance McCutcheon started over them.

The primary fantasy football takeaway from this game is that Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell saw action with the first team, while Kaleb Johnson did not until the third drive. The good news for Johnson owners is that Warren didn’t look very good. He fumbled, but a teammate recovered. On another run, he slipped and took a loss of two yards.

Johnson looked much better than Warren, displaying much more burst. He showed nice vision on his second run for eight yards. Johnson could overtake Warren and Gainwell near the midway point of the season.

NFL Preseason Announcers: The Panthers broadcast did a promo for a chicken sandwich. They removed the promo, and one of the color analysts exclaimed, “Yo, bring that back up!”

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