2023 Week 3 Power Rankings

Written Sep. 21, 2023 | Published Sep. 21, 2023

Shawn Brown| Writer for SBHL Networks

An eventful Week 2 with a few very impressive performances and just as many injuries. Some shifting in our rankings this week, but the first few weeks of any season are highly volatile and see some crazy movement. The rankings should start to settle down by week 5.

This week was the second week of our three week interdivision play to start the season.

1. Cold Hearted Krispies ◄►

2-0 | 123.60 PPG

CHK didn't post an impressive score, as they scored 8th highest this week, but walking away with another win, we saw no reason to remove them from the top of the hill. Led by Patrick Mahomes, Derrick Henry  and DJ Moore, the game with The Gold Standard was a little too close for comfort going in to the MND games. RB Rhamondre Stevenson provided just enough points to solidify a 2-point win. With RB Austin Ekeler out and WR Dionte Johnson on IR, CHK will have some tests in the next few weeks, Untouchables in Week 3, Ronnie's Squad in Week 4, Julio Think You Are? I Am! in Week 5.

Key Injuries: RB Austin Ekeler (TBD, currently no timeline), WR Diontae Johnson (on IR, at least 3 more weeks)

2. Shawn Brady (▲2)

2-0 | 124.40 PPG

don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious is all we are thinking with perennial bottom 4 team Shawn Brady this high in the rankings... but the calculator does not lie, with the 2nd highest score this week and upsetting Ronnie's Squad, Shawn Brady's Power Ranking score is #2. Shawn Brady got off to a hot start on Thursday with RB DeAndre Swift scoring 25.60 points, WR DeVonta Smith posting up a 21.10 point game and TE TJ Hockenson scoring 22.10 points, they were off to an early lead. With a 24.20 point game by RB Saquon Barkley to seal the deal, Ronnie's Squad made it close but could not come within 19 points of Shawn Brady this week.

Key Injuries: RB Saquon Barkley (out for at least 3 weeks), WR Kadarius Toney (questionable, DNP in practice)

3. SINCERE's Team (▲3)

1-1 | 145.00 PPG

Here is SINCERE's Team's return to the Top 5. Scoring the most in Week 2, 185.06 points, we had to give SINCERE's Team the respect they deserve. With the highest PPG through 2 weeks, the only mark on their record comes from a Week 1 loss to #1 Cold Hearted Krispies. QB Josh Allen must have heard the critics, as he went from a single-digit performance in Week 1, to posting almost 30 points this week. Anchored by RB Christian McCaffrey and RB Raheem Mostert, with some help from long time SINCERE's Team WR, Mike Evans, SINCERE's Team coasted to one of the largest deficits we've ever seen (185.06-85.14). 

Key Injuries: None

4. SexySandwich (▼2)

2-0 | 115.90 PPG

Did SexySandwich do anything wrong? No. Did they lose in Week 2? No. They just didn't perform as well as the three teams ranked above them. SexySandwich is now 2-0 and have a tough match in Week 3. The biggest news of the week was a season-ending injury to SS's RB Nick Chubb. With some good performances from their RB2 Brian Robinson (27.90 points) and flex RB Kyren Williams (25.00 points,) it seems that SS will still have a competitive lineup, but losing Nick Chubb is going to be hard to replace.

Key Injuries: RB Nick Chubb (season ending)

5. The 37th Chamber (▼2)

2-0 | 105.10 PPG

The 37th Chamber scored the 5th most points in Week 2 and came away with a win against Subject To Change. For a second straight week WR Puke Nacua did not disappoint, but QB Justin Fields did. Fields, who was touted to be a Top 5 Fantasy QB after the addition of WR DJ Moore to the Bears, has turned in two subpar performances. The last week of interdivision-play has 37C going up against ThatManAgain...., with a very closely projected game can 37C do enough to increase their Power Ranking stock?

Key Injuries: None

6. Julio Think You Are? I Am! (▼1)

2-0 | 97.60 PPG

Julio Think You Are? I Am!'s off-season QB insurance Desmond Ridder paid-off this week, as Ridder turns in a respectable performance (22.38 points). JTYAIA is really missing the typical star power they had last year, sending Dalvin Cook to JonLegends and having several starters injured, QB Kyler Murray, RB Aaron Jones , WR Cooper Kupp, JTYAIA is averaging under 100 PPG, settling them in to a middle-of-the-pack team. With a tough matchup next week, undefeated division rival - Shawn Brady, hopefully JTYAIA can overcome adversity and show us why they've made it to the playoffs every year in the SBHL.

Key Injuries: QB Kyler Murray (on IR for another 2 weeks), RB Aaron Jones (Questionable), WR Cooper Kupp (on IR for another 2 weeks), WR Noah Brown (IR out for 4 weeks)

7. Ronnie's Squad (▲3)

0-2 | 114.10 PPG

For the second straight week, it was not Ronnie's Squad's receiver core letting them down, easily pulling the weight of the team with 3 ~20-point performances. The pair of Ronnie's Squad starting RB's combined for 9 points this week and 15 points last week, for a total of 24 points for the season. Luckily, Ronnie's Squad was not hit with the injury bug and should continue to put up strong performances from their 5-wide receiver set.

Key Injuries: None

8. Horsedick boy'z (▲4)

1-1 | 89.70 PPG

Scoring 4th highest this week HDB is looking to make a case as to why they belong higher on the Power Ranking list.  Exceeding projection, HDB adds their first win of the season to their record with solid performances from QB Lamar Jackson (26.88 points) and first overall pick from the rookie draft RB Bijan Robinson (19.20 points).  This is the second straight week HDB has had single-digit performances from 4 starters: RB Najee Harris (4.80 points), WR Ja'Marr Chase (5.60 points), WR Chris Godwin (8.30 points) and TE George Kittle (4.50 points). They have an easy opponent next week, I'll Fuck Your Dad, so they should improve their record going in to Week 4. 

Key Injuries: RB JK Dobbins (IR out for season), WR Christian Watson (questionable)

9. Subject to Change ◄►

1-1 | 93.20 PPG

After the week 1 win ThatManAgain...., we were expecting the defending champs to win against The 37th Chamber. A poor game by WR Allen Robinson II (2.20 points), WR Jerry Jeudy (4.00 points) and WR Hunter Renfrow (2.80 points) was likely the reason STC is not going in to Week 3 undefeated. WR Tyler Lockett did all he could, posting a 21.90 point performance, but that was wiped off the board with 37C's WR Puka Nacua putting up a matching effort (22.60 points.)

Key Injuries: None

10. ThatManAgain... (▲3)

1-1 | 88.90 PPG

ThatManAgain.... bounces back after a tough week 1 to score 7th most in the league. Even though TMA would have picked up a win against most of the league, production from several key players was concerning. RB Breece Hall (0.90 points), WR Zay Jones (0.00 points) and TE Kyle Pitts (2.50 points) were all lowlights in their win over JonLegends. ThatManAgain.... has a tougher opponent next week, as TMA is dealing with a few injuries RB Jonathan Taylor, RB Breece Hall, WR DK Metcalf, WR Zay Jones, while The 37th Chamber is fully healthy.

Key Injuries: QB Joe Burrow (questionable, might play MNF), RB Jonathan Taylor (on PUP for 2 more weeks), RB Breece Hall (questionable, limited at practice), WR DK Metcalf (questionable, DNP in practice), WR Zay Jones None (questionable, DNP in practice and is day-to-day)

11. The Gold Standard (▼3)

1-1 | 94.80 PPG

In Week 2, The Gold Standard over acheived and outproduced their projection by 20 points, while their opponent Cold Hearted Krispies underachieved by missing their projection by 13. This almost led to an upset as TGS was less than 2 points away from victory. TGS could have came away with a win if they started rookie QB CJ Stroud (25.46 points), or if their RB1 (Kenneth Gainwell) was not injured. Their replacement RB2 Keontay Ingram only scored 0.60 points. TGS has another tough matchup this week, as they go up against SINCERE's Team.

Key Injuries: QB C.J. Stroud (questionable, limited at practice), WR Jaylen Waddle (questionable, concussion protocol - should return to play), WR Josh Reynolds (questionable, limited at practice), WR Wan'Dale Robinson (questionable, limited at practice)

12. Team_MAGA (▼5)

1-1 | 95.50 PPG

Team_MAGA had a tough week only putting up 93.70 points and exiting Week 2 with a loss. Another solid week by QB Justin Herbert, RB David Montgomery and WR Nico Collins, but TM still lost by 16. Looking ahead to Week 3, Team_MAGA might squeek out a win with a projection of 91.34 points and their opponent SexySandwich projected to score 94.89 points. This would help the case for TM as an interdivision win will prove valuable in November.

Key Injuries: RB Miles Sanders (questionable, limited at practice), RB David Montgomery (questionable, limited at practice), WR Amari Cooper (questionable, limited at practice), WR Odell Beckham Jr. (questionable, limited at practice)

13. Untouchables (▼2)

0-2 | 91.90 PPG

Despite missing projection by 6 points, there wasn't much Untouchables could do this week, they faced SINCERE's Team who put up the league high 185.06 points. For a second week in a row, WR Keenan Allen and QB Anthony Richardson were bright spots on the UTCH roster. This is the second week QB Anthony Richardson had to leave the game prematurely after getting hit while rushing. The upside to QB Anthony Richardson is also proving to be his concerning downside - rushing and the associated risk. UTCH's stable of backup RB's did not produce the magic they did a week before (51 points), RB Joshua Kelley, RB Roschon Johnson, RB Tyler Allgeier combined for 12 points. UTCH seems to have the potential to collect some wins this year

Key Injuries: QB Anthony Richardson (questionable, concussion protocol - needs to be cleared)

14. JonLegends (▲1)

0-2 | 80.50 PPG

JonLegends only outscored 2 other teams this week, however, with better performances from some of their projected stars, JonLegend's average score should improve in the weeks to come. As in Week 1, JonLegends's wide receiver room was lackluster, WR Alec Pierce (3.80 points) & WR Rashee Rice (3.00 points.) Rookie RB Jahmyr Gibbs turned in a single-digit performance for a second straight week. RB Dalvin Cook looked the opposite good this week, as he did nothing but help JonLegends lose (-0.30 points.) A bad week all around, but with some players with some good pre-draft ADP (translating to high community sentiment & player potential), JL needs to put Week 2 behind them.

Key Injuries: None

15. I'll Fuck Your Dad (▼1)

0-2 | 87.20 PPG

Nothing I'll Fuck Your Dad could have done would have salvaged this game, opponent SexySandwich almost doubled their score. When you look at their injury list, missing starters at every position will not help in getting wins. There isn't much to be done, even though a startable roster is still in the cards for IFYD. Between, QB Kirk Cousins, RB Kenneth Walker III, RB Kareem Hunt, WR Jordan Addison, WR Jalin Hyatt, WR Mack Hollins, TE Mike Gesicki, it seems as though IFYD's roster should be able to be competitive for the remainder of the season.

Key Injuries: QB Aaron Rodgers (potentially season ending, Rodgers stated he wants to return this season), RB Chase Edmonds (IR, out for 4 weeks), RB Justice Hill (questionable, turf toe, DNP in practice), WR Jakobi Meyers (questionable, concussion protocol), TE Dawson Knox (questionable, DNP in pracitce)

16. 21 Cabbage ◄►

0-2 | 59.20 PPG

The Week 2 performance was an improvement on the week before, but it still did not result in a win. Another week where just about every 21C player underperformed their projection, the result was a 67 point effort. The Week 3 test for 21C is division-favorite Ronnie's Squad. With a 16% chance to win, according to Yahoo!, it looks like 21C will likely leave early-season division play with a win.

Key Injuries: QB Bryce Young (doubtful, DNP in practice), RB Boston Scott (questionable, concussion protocol needs to be cleared)