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2026 · Week 3 · all 32 teams

Week 3 fantasy football tight end matchups.

Pittsburgh Steelers has the most favorable Week 3 matchup for tight ends, facing a defense that allowed 20.9 PPR points per game to the position last season.

The table ranks every team by the upcoming opponent's fantasy points allowed to tight ends. Use it with current workload and availability, not as a standalone projection.

RankTeamWeek 3 opponentStandard allowedHalf PPR allowedPPR allowedCurrent assets
#1Pittsburgh Steelersvs. Cincinnati BengalsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET14.017.520.9Pat Freiermuth
#2San Francisco 49ersvs. Arizona CardinalsSep 27 · 4:05 PM ET10.613.816.9George Kittle
#3Cincinnati Bengals@ Pittsburgh SteelersSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET10.413.516.6Mike Gesicki
#4Kansas City Chiefs@ Miami DolphinsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET9.913.116.3Travis Kelce
#5Seattle Seahawks@ Washington CommandersSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET10.813.415.9AJ Barner
#6Minnesota Vikings@ Tampa Bay BuccaneersSep 27 · 4:05 PM ET9.912.915.8T.J. Hockenson
#7Detroit Lionsvs. New York JetsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET9.612.415.2Sam LaPorta
#8Houston Texans@ Indianapolis ColtsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET9.212.215.2Dalton Schultz
#9Arizona Cardinals@ San Francisco 49ersSep 27 · 4:05 PM ET9.011.914.8Trey McBride
#10New England Patriots@ Jacksonville JaguarsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET8.711.714.8Hunter Henry
#11Jacksonville Jaguarsvs. New England PatriotsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET8.611.614.7Brenton Strange
#12Washington Commandersvs. Seattle SeahawksSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET8.611.614.7Market updating
#13New York Giantsvs. Tennessee TitansSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET8.711.514.2Isaiah Likely
#14Cleveland Brownsvs. Carolina PanthersSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET8.611.213.7Harold Fannin
#15Los Angeles Rams@ Denver BroncosSep 27 · 8:20 PM ET8.110.913.7Terrance Ferguson
#16New York Jets@ Detroit LionsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET8.511.113.7Kenyon Sadiq
#17Denver Broncosvs. Los Angeles RamsSep 27 · 8:20 PM ET7.710.413.1Market updating
#18Philadelphia Eagles@ Chicago BearsSep 28 · 8:15 PM ET7.310.213.1Dallas Goedert
#19Las Vegas Raiders@ New Orleans SaintsSep 27 · 4:25 PM ET7.29.912.5Brock Bowers · Michael Mayer
#20Baltimore Ravensvs. Dallas CowboysSep 27 · 4:25 PM ET7.19.712.3Mark Andrews
#21Indianapolis Coltsvs. Houston TexansSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET7.29.712.3Tyler Warren
#22Atlanta Falcons@ Green Bay PackersSep 24 · 8:15 PM ET6.69.312.1Kyle Pitts
#23Carolina Panthers@ Cleveland BrownsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET7.19.612.1Market updating
#24Tennessee Titans@ New York GiantsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET6.58.911.4Market updating
#25Miami Dolphinsvs. Kansas City ChiefsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET6.28.611.0Market updating
#26Dallas Cowboysvs. Baltimore RavensSep 27 · 4:25 PM ET6.18.510.9Jake Ferguson
#27Tampa Bay Buccaneersvs. Minnesota VikingsSep 27 · 4:05 PM ET6.28.410.7Market updating
#28Buffalo Billsvs. Los Angeles ChargersSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET6.38.410.5Dalton Kincaid
#29Green Bay Packersvs. Atlanta FalconsSep 24 · 8:15 PM ET6.08.110.2Tucker Kraft
#30New Orleans Saintsvs. Las Vegas RaidersSep 27 · 4:25 PM ET6.08.010.1Juwan Johnson
#31Chicago Bearsvs. Philadelphia EaglesSep 28 · 8:15 PM ET4.46.48.3Colston Loveland
#32Los Angeles Chargers@ Buffalo BillsSep 27 · 1:00 PM ET5.26.68.0Oronde Gadsden

Position scoring uses 2025 per-game defense results. Schedule and venue use the current 2026 release.

What the rank means

A better matchup can help. Role still comes first.

The opponent rank describes what the defense allowed to the position. It does not assign touches or targets to an individual player.

Check the linked player files for recent usage and listed availability before making a lineup or trade decision.

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