Here are five of the best Bears at Cowboys fantasy football player options for owners to consider from Sunday’s Week 3 NFL game at AT&T Stadium.
Sunday Night Football will feature the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Chicago Bears at AT&T Stadium. The game provides Dallas a chance at a second-straight win as well as a shot at their first win at home. On the opposing side, Chicago isn’t being given much chance at all to win this game.
The Bears have started out 0-2 this season and things seemed to go from bad to worse. In their Monday Night Football loss to the Eagles, starting quarterback Jay Cutler left due to injury. With his status now questionable due to issues with his right hand, it means he’s probably not likely to play. If he does, it seems he won’t be very effective. That means backup quarterback Brian Hoyer could get the start.
Here’s a look at what the five best fantasy football options may be from this Week 3 matchup.
5. Dez Bryant
Dez Bryant finished amongst the top three wide receivers in fantasy football for 2015, so it was only fitting that he was amongst this year’s top players to draft. The outlook was optimistic since Tony Romo was expected to be healthy for the season. A bad injury in the preseason changed that. Soon, questions were swirling as to what would happen with Bryant as the Cowboys relied on a rookie quarterback with Dak Prescott.
With just one catch in Week 1 against the Giants, fantasy owners were getting nervous with the star receiver. Some felt he may even do worse against the Redskins with Josh Norman playing. However, things changed in Week 2, as Bryant was targeted much more by Prescott in the Cowboys’ offense.
Bryant ended up being thrown to 12 times and caught seven passes. He finished with 102 yards and no touchdowns, but the fact he was much more involved gives hope to those who still believe he’s a fantasy football stud worth the start.
On Sunday, he gets the home matchup against the Chicago Bears’ secondary. As long as Prescott is playing well, which is expected in this game, then Bryant should benefit. He was the top target for the rookie QB besides Beasley, and that should continue each week. Look for Bryant to pick up another solid game as Dallas looks to get their first home win of the 2016 NFL season over a struggling Bears team.