Fantasy football projections, Week 3: Titans-Bengals featuring Jake Locker, Andy Dalton and A.J. Green

The Week 3 matchup between the Tennessee Titans and the Cincinnati Bengals features one team looking to start a winning streak while the other hopes its early-season dominance continues. We've got the fantasy projections for you courtesy of numberFire.

Quarterback Jake Locker will certainly be in a tough spot this week as the Titans head out on the road to play in Cincinnati. Fantasy owners who need proof of that can turn to Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who wrapped a pair of fantastic performances in Week 1 and Week 3 around an atrocious day against the Bengals in Week 2, a game in which he threw a trio of interceptions. Locker certainly doesn't have the receiving corps in Tennessee that Ryan has in Atlanta, and that could make Locker a bust this Sunday as the Bengals' defense looks sharp.

That said, if the game does get out of hand and Locker is forced to throw early and often to try to catch up, it'll work to the benefit of tight end Delanie Walker. Walker was one of the more popular waiver wire additions in fantasy lineups going into Week 3, after catching 10 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys last week. He's surrounded by unproven receivers and a rush attack that doesn't have a true No. 1 guy carrying the load. All of that adds up to Walker being a safety valve for Locker this week, which should make his fantasy owners very happy.

Although Andy Dalton only has a pair of touchdown passes through the first two games of the season, he's put up some reliable fantasy numbers this year. Dalton has yet to throw an interception going into Week 3 and he does have a healthy 553 passing yards and 61 attempts so far. He'll be in a more difficult position this week given that the Bengals' receiving corps is banged up, especially considering the Titans' pass defense has only given up an average of 15 fantasy points per game to quarterbacks in 2014.

If there's one thing Dalton should have going for him, it's that it appears his No. 1 target A.J. Green (foot) is going to play this week despite being listed as questionable over the weekend. Green left early in the team's Week 2 win over the Atlanta Falcons but did manage six catches for 131 yards and his first touchdown of the season in the Week 1 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. If for whatever reason Green is unable to suit up on Sunday, Mohamed Sanu is the receiver most likely to see a bump in looks and fantasy value this week.