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10 fantasy football busts from NFL Week 3

By Zachary Thompson

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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Sep 25, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer (3) is tackled by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams (95) during the second half at New Era Field. Bills beat the Cardinals 31-18. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 25, 2016; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer (3) is tackled by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams (95) during the second half at New Era Field. Bills beat the Cardinals 31-18. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports /

Carson Palmer-QB-Arizona Cardinals

The Cardinals suffered one of the worst and most surprising losses of the week as the whole team turned into fantasy football busts as they traveled to Buffalo. True, there was the “West Coast team traveling east” factor, but the team laid a collective egg in Buffalo as they went down 33-18.

Palmer struggled throughout the game and earns the top spot on our fantasy football busts for this week since he was expected to do so much against a leaky Buffalo defense. Remember, this is the team that Ryan Fitzpatrick lit up on Thursday Night Football just ten days before Palmer faced them. Even in that good matchup, Palmer ended up scoring fewer fantasy points than any other starting QB except Ryan Fitzpatrick. He was even outpaced by Trevone Boykin who came off the bench for the Seahawks and Cody Kessler, the Browns third-string QB.

Palmer did throw for 287 yards, but he erased pretty much any fantasy points he got you with that total by turning the ball over four times. He completed 26 of his 50 passes, but four ended up in the hands of the Bills who kept Palmer out of the end zone all game long.

That’s two bad games in the first three weeks for Palmer, but he’s still a QB1 moving forward since he throws the ball so much and has such good weapons around him. He has gotten off to a bad start, but matchups with the Rams, 49ers, and Jets the next three weeks should help him get things headed in the right direction.

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