The NFL season is flying by as Week 3 is already here. It kicked off with an exciting game Thursday Night as the Dolphins finally showed some signs of life and maybe saved Mike McDaniel’s job for now. There are a lot of solid matchups on deck for Week 3 action. Let’s head into the NFL Prop Shop and find the top Week 3 player prop bets.
Sunday features nine games in the early window. From exciting matchups like Jake Browning and Carson Wentz, to the Rams at Eagles. It’s followed by four afternoon games, the Cardinals head to San Francisco, and the Cowboys and Bears square off. The Kansas City Chiefs look to avoid a 0-3 start on Sunday Night Football against the Giants. It all ends with the big ticket showdown on Monday Night Football. Lions at Ravens.
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Jonathan Taylor Longest Rush Over 17.5 Yards (-115)
The Indianapolis Colts are off to a great start on offense this season. They are the first team in the Super Bowl era to not punt through their first two games. Taylor has been a big part of that with a great Week 1 against the Dolphins and an outstanding Week 2 against Denver. What should be a tough defense, Taylor gashed for 165 yards, including a 68-yard dash. In Week 1 the Titans gave up a 50-yard run to rookie RJ Harvey and a 19-yard run to JK Dobbins.
In their Week 2 match with the Rams, Kyren Williams, Blake Corum, and Puka Nacua all had at least 15-yard rushes against the Titans’ defense, including a 45-yard run by Puka. Tennessee is the fifth-worst team against the rush in 2025, and they haven’t faced anyone as good at running the ball as Taylor. One big run for a guy who gets the bulk of the work, I’m here for that.
Rhamondre Stevenson Over 56.5 Rushing + Receiving Yards (-115)
I didn’t have the Steelers being one of the worst rushing defenses through two weeks on my 2025 bingo card, but here we are. The Steelers’ defense has straight-up looked like trash through two weeks. Breece Hall torched them for 107 yards in Week 1, while Justin Fields added 48 of his own yards. In Week 2, it was Ken Walker’s turn, dashing for 105 yards on just 13 carries against this lackluster defense.
Rhamondre Stevenson is getting a serve discount here because he shares the running back room with TreVeon Henderson. Walker and Hall also share those running back rooms with younger guys, but that didn’t stop them. Stevenson was quiet in Week 1 against a tough Raider defense. But looked explosive in Week 2, running for 54 yards against Miami and adding another 88 yards through the air. He may be able to get this all on the ground, but I think New England liked what they saw through the air last week, and they’ll keep dumping the ball off to Stevenson.
Saquon Barkley Over 90.5 Rushing Yards (-115)
It’s a bit of a rushing attack so far in this article, just like we’re going to see from Philadelphia on Sunday. These two teams played twice last season. Once in November during the regular season, and again in the NFC Divisional round in the playoffs. Saquon Barkley ran for 406, that’s not a typo. 406 rushing yards Barkley had against this Rams defense in two games.
It would appear neither thing has changed much. The Rams gave up 60 yards to an aging Nick Chubb, who has an atrocious offensive line, in Week 1. In Week 2, Tony Pollard cleared this number, running for 92 yards. Barkley had a modest 60 yards in Week 1 against the Cowboys, but ran for 88 in Week 2 against the Chiefs. They’ll lean on him in this game, just like they did in both victories last season.
Kyler Murray Over 28.5 Yards (-115)
Kyler Murray loves to run the ball early in the season, and loves to run the ball against the San Francisco 49ers. Last year, late in the season, in Week 18, he had just 22 yards against them on the ground. But in Week 5, he scampered for 83 rushing yards. In four of the first five weeks last season, Kyler easily cleared this mark.
So far in 2025, Murray is two for two going over the 29-yard mark. When he played the 49ers in 2023, he had 49 yards on the ground in his lone game against them. In five of his seven career games against Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers, Kyler has gone over this mark. I’m expecting the Cardinals to have a true shot at winning this game. To do so, they’ll need Kyler to run the ball.
Malik Nabers Over 80.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
I fully expect this to be a game dominated by the Kansas City Chiefs. That would actually be fine for this bet, because if the Giants are down big, they’ll need to throw the ball more. Either way, I do know that Malik Nabers is one of the best wide receivers in the league, and Russell Wilson has quickly learned that.
In their epic game against the Cowboys last week, Nabers caught nine passes for 167 yards, including a long bomb of 48 yards. The Chargers showed us in Week 1 the damage top-level wide receivers can do to this secondary. Nabers will likely be the biggest bright spot on the field for the Giants in Week 3.
