Every Week 3 final
Thursday. Atlanta rolled in Green Bay.
Buffalo controlled it at home.
A low-scoring grind, under cashed.
Detroit held on.
Indy won a defensive nailbiter.
Kansas City cruised.
Ugly, and well under the total.
Rodgers and a late strip-sack of Burrow sink the Bengals.
Mariota and Washington stun Seattle.
A Jacksonville blowout.
A shootout the 49ers finished.
Minnesota on the road.
Baltimore wins a shootout in Dallas; Cowboys fall to 1-2.
Vegas outscored the Saints.
Denver edged the Rams.
Monday night. Case Keenum and the Bears bury the 2-0 Eagles on MNF.
The favorites fell
If there was a theme to Week 3, it was that the early-season pecking order is not settled. The Seahawks lost at home to Marcus Mariota and the Commanders, 33-31. The Bengals were tripped up by Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers, 30-27, with Pittsburgh's defense sealing it on a late strip-sack of Joe Burrow. The Ravens went into Dallas and won a 34-31 shootout that dropped the Cowboys to 1-2. Add the Jaguars hanging 35 on the Patriots and the Falcons rolling the Packers on Thursday, and this was a week that punished anyone betting on reputation.
Monday night: the Bears bury the Eagles
The headline result closed the week. Philadelphia came in 2-0 and favored, and left Chicago on the wrong end of a 27-7 blowout. The Bears had spent the week managing quarterback uncertainty, which pushed the total down into the low 40s, but Case Keenum threw for 247 yards and two scores and the Chicago defense did the rest. For anyone who took the home underdog and the points, it was the easiest cover of the night.
What it means for bettors
Three weeks in, the lesson is the familiar early-season one: form is noisy and favorites are beatable before the market has fully priced each team. That is not a license to blindly fade chalk, but it is a case for respecting live underdogs, especially in divisional games, and for shopping totals in low-scoring, defense-first spots. We carried that same points-and-unders lean into our Week 1 card, and we are applying it again to the full Week 4 slate.
Frequently asked questions
- What were the biggest upsets in NFL Week 3 2026?
- The Commanders stunned the Seahawks 33-31, the Steelers beat the Bengals 30-27 behind a late strip-sack of Joe Burrow, the Ravens won a shootout in Dallas 34-31, and on Monday night the Bears blew out the 2-0 Eagles 27-7 with Case Keenum at quarterback. Several favorites and contenders lost outright.
- What happened on Monday Night Football in Week 3?
- Chicago beat Philadelphia 27-7. The total had dropped from around 44 to the low 40s after the Bears dealt with quarterback uncertainty, but Case Keenum threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns and the Bears defense dominated the Eagles, who came in 2-0.
- What does Week 3 mean for betting Week 4?
- Week 3 was a reminder that early-season favorites are fragile: contenders like the Seahawks, Bengals, Cowboys, and Eagles all lost. That does not mean fade every favorite in Week 4, but it is a case for respecting underdogs and shopping totals, especially in divisional and short-week spots. See our Week 4 picks for the full slate.
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