Week 3 NFL Advanced Analytics Superstars

Quarterback: Tom Brady

Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
33 for 42, 358 Yards, 2 Touchdowns, 2 Rushes, 4 Yards
NEP: +26.97

Tom Brady -- Week 1's leading quarterback according to our analytics -- once again had a tremendous outing as he led all quarterbacks this week with a +26.97 NEP score. Through three games Brady now only trails Ben Roethlisberger among all quarterbacks in Passing NEP.

Lighting up the Jaguars to the tune of 33 of 42 passing attempts for 358 yards and 2 touchdowns, Brady and the Patriots held Jacksonville in check throughout the game. New England scored 51 points as Brady routinely hit his receivers time and time again. Primarily utilizing the underneath passing game, Brady looked towards Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola a combined 18 times as he repeatedly exploited that mismatch. Turning the reigns over to LeGarrette Blount to ice the game, New England now rides into their Week 4 bye week at a very comfortable 3-0.

Brady missed out on the highest fantasy point production this week by a good margin, as Aaron Rodgers was able to find the end zone five times on Monday Night Football to lay claim to that title. Brady still put up a respectable 22.72 fantasy points this week and through three games, Brady leads the NFL in passing yards while sporting a 9:0 touchdown to interception ratio.

The rest of the quarterbacks this week all seemed to excel in what was a high scoring Week 3. It seems the Bills may have finally found their quarterback as Tyrod Taylor (+22.27) racked up 289 total yards with 3 touchdowns and no turnovers and has helped his team put up the third most points in the league this season. Matt Ryan (+19.83) continues to thrive when targeting Julio Jones and could see his name routinely on this list if he continues to do so (20 targets to Julio this week).

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