10 fantasy football busts from NFL Week 3

Sep 25, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb (18) tumbles after missing a catch during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 34-27. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb (18) tumbles after missing a catch during the fourth quarter against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 34-27. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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It was a rough Week 3 for these top 10 fantasy football busts who let down their owners with bad games this week. Check out who’s in our parade of shame and what to expect from them moving forward.

New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) and his negative fantasy points definitely deserve a place in our fantasy football busts, but he didn’t make our top 3.  Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) and his negative fantasy points definitely deserve a place in our fantasy football busts, but he didn’t make our top 3.  Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports /

The thrill of victory is fun, but its just as fun to poke fun at those that suffer the agony of defeat. There’s also plenty of company for fantasy football owners who are feeling some misery due to these fantasy football busts from Week 3. If you had some of these  these high scorers, you may have been able to overcome these letdowns, but many owners will end up taking an “L” this week if they were relying on the top ten fantasy football busts which you can find on the following slides.

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Each week in our top 10 fantasy football busts, you can find the most disappointing options at each of the main fantasy positions. I highlight the players that had high expectations coming into the week but failed to live up to them. Whether due to injury or ineffectiveness, these players burned their owners badly.

You definitely want to avoid using players that end up on this list for your fantasy team. If you’ve got a great story about how someone let you down this week, let us know in the comments at the bottom of the page.

Make sure to check back later today for our fantasy football sleepers who emerged during Week 3 if these fantasy football busts have left you looking for replacement options. For our full fantasy football weekly coverage make sure to drop a bookmark on our fantasy football hub. You can also check out our new start/sit tool and follow @FansidedFantasy on Twitter to help you avoid next week’s fantasy football busts from sinking your team in Week 4.

There were plenty of letdowns this week, so let’s start our list of fantasy football busts this week with a quarterback whose team went down hard on the road.