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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Darkhorse198
2-1 120.84
117.76
 
VS
proj
Started from the top
110.74 2-1
123.97

Started from the top succumb to Darkhorse198, 120.84-110.74

There's no easy way to say it, Started from the top underperformed, at least based on projections, as Darkhorse198 earned a 120.84-110.74 victory. Darkhorse198 jumped out to a 36-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind stellar showings from Drew Brees (46.54 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (14.3) and never looked back. Alvin Kamara (27.5 points) and the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (19) were the leading performers for Started from the top in the loss. Darkhorse198 (2-1) will look to build on their success against BaLLCHiNiaNzzz, while Started from the top (2-1) will match up against carsonWEEntz in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Darkhorse198   Started from the top

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Falcons in Week 3, Brees passed for 396 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 46.54 points to more-than-double his 22.18-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Darkhorse198 this week. Brees will battle the Giants next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

Darkhorse198
Points
% of total points 120.84
1
Drew Brees
QB
46.54
22.18
38.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.3
16.9
11.8%
3
Jamison Crowder
WR
12.5
7.92
10.3%
4
Justin Tucker
K
11
11.07
9.1%
Started from the top
Points
% of total points 110.74
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
27.5
20.4
24.8%
2
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
19
8.17
17.2%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
17.1
12.68
15.4%
4
Lamar Miller
RB
11.6
14.18
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Darkhorse198, helping the team to a 110.64-74.64 lead.

Points By Position

  Darkhorse198   Started from the top

StatSmack

Darkhorse198 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Started from the top (2 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Started from the top - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Darkhorse198 (0) this season. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off this week.
By position, Darkhorse198 have outscored Started from the top at QB and DEF this season.
The starters for Darkhorse198 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Started from the top (0).
Don't worry Started from the top, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Started from the top
In Week 4, first-place Started from the top (2-1) are scheduled to square off against seventh-place carsonWEEntz (1-2). With three weeks of action now in the books, Started from the top have posted the most points in the league (136.63 points per game) while carsonWEEntz (and their 120.38 points per game) are ranked fifth.
Darkhorse198
In a matchup that'll showcase a pair of teams separated in the standings by just a single game, Darkhorse198 (2-1) go up against BaLLCHiNiaNzzz (1-2) in Week 4. With three weeks of action now in the books, Darkhorse198 have posted the league's third-lowest point total. BaLLCHiNiaNzzz (113.15 PPG) are ranked ninth.