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Week 3 is upon us and, on the surface, it isn’t necessarily loaded with intriguing matchups.
There are only two ranked-on-ranked matchups on the slate, one of which is Friday night. So, Saturday is destined to be a snooze-fest, right?
Wrong. These are the weeks where all hell breaks loose in our beautifully dysfunctional sport. What are the big storylines heading into the weekend? Let’s break them down in this week’s edition of Three and Out.
I’ll be honest, I was actually floored when I saw South Carolina take Kentucky to the woodshed last week in the 31-6 win.

The numbers are in, and the NFL is still king — averaging 21 million viewers per game during its opening week. TV and digital streaming ratings indicate it was the most-watched Week 1 on record and a 12% increase over last season.
The 2024 NFL season started strong on Thursday night with the Baltimore Ravens-Kansas City Chiefs kickoff game on NBC, which drew 29.2 million viewers. That’s the largest-ever NFL Kickoff audience and NBC’s second-largest regular-season audience ever (after a Washington-Dallas Week 17 game in 2012 that drew 30.3 million viewers).

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The Dolphins backfield offers some intrigue for fantasy football managers headed into Week 2.
The Miami Dolphins will be shorthanded in the backfield heading into Week 2. They host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday Night Football, and head coach Mike McDaniel announced that running back Raheem Mostert has been ruled out for the game. Additionally, De’Von Achane is questionable and will be a game-time decision.
This past Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Jeff Wilson, Jr. led the team with 26 rushing yards on five carries.

The car dealer that sponsors the halftime contest initially said Zach Spangler’s kick came 0.005 seconds too late.

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Let’s break down what’s going on.
The most significant beef at the start of the NFL season isn’t on the field — but in broadcasting. A longstanding dispute between DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company (which owns ESPN) has now bled into the regular season, and fans are suffering as a result.
It’s led to finger pointing from both sides, blame deflection, and subscribers stuck in the middle just frustrated and confused why they can’t watch football on Monday nights.

Anthony Richardson is a Madden player come to life. Sure his completion percentage isn’t great. But this is his floor, so watch out. Plus: A pair of RBs set free.

Josh Rosen’s next move in life couldn’t be further away from a football field.
Rosen is considered one of the biggest busts in recent NFL history. The former UCLA star QB was drafted 10th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in 2018.
He entered the league with plenty of hype after putting on some incredible performances with the Bruins. However, the hype quickly died down, and he ended up playing for seven different teams before exiting the league after the 2022 season.
The former college star finished his NFL career with 12 passing touchdowns to 21 interceptions.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft has an $11 billion empire and six Super Bowl rings but no Hall of Fame jacket.

Atlanta has everyone talking — and not in a good way — about its offense in a loss to Pittsburgh that it didn’t run during the entire preseason.

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There were a number of true freshmen receivers that broke out and made their mark in Week 2.
When it comes to the Class of 2024, the wide receivers have led the way early as true freshmen, with a number of talented players breaking the rotation for their respective teams.
During Week 2, four true freshmen receivers especially shined, with a number of them leading the way for their teams in a number of categories. Which freshmen wideouts stole the show this past weekend?
Michigan State WR Nick Marsh
Talk about a breakout performance.