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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Da Waterboyz!
2-1 125.82
153.61
 
VS
proj
Chucky
119.24 0-3
161.22

Da Waterboyz! hand Chucky third straight loss, 125.82-119.24

Da Waterboyz! emerged victorious with a 125.82-119.24 victory to hand Chucky their third straight loss to open the season. Da Waterboyz! never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 6.00-point lead on Thursday behind Joe Schobert (10.5 points). Jimmy Garoppolo (25.34 points) and Melvin Gordon III (16.2) did their part for Chucky in the loss. Da Waterboyz! (2-1) will look to notch another win against Dudley, while Chucky (0-3) face Super Mariota Bros in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Da Waterboyz!   Chucky

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kirk caught 7 passes for 90 yards as the Cardinals lost to the Bears 16-14. In doing so, he put up 12.5 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Da Waterboyz! this week. Kirk will square off against the Seahawks in Week 4.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

Da Waterboyz!
Points
% of total points 125.82
1
Todd Gurley II
RB
22.05
21.9
17.5%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
17
10.07
13.5%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
12.5
5.51
9.9%
4
Cameron Jordan
DE
11.5
6.48
9.1%
Chucky
Points
% of total points 119.24
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
25.34
28.09
21.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.2
15.72
13.6%
3
Devin Funchess
WR
13.35
8
11.2%
4
Golden Tate
WR
9.45
11.27
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jimmy Garoppolo had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Chucky, who trailed 117.90-94.79 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Da Waterboyz!   Chucky

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Da Waterboyz! scored fewer points in this one (125.82) than their season average of 146.33.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Chucky. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Da Waterboyz! are doing a better job of that, averaging 146.33 versus Chucky's 137.99.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Da Waterboyz! (2-1) have a better record than Chucky (0-3).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Da Waterboyz! has left fewer points on the bench this season (61.04) than Chucky (242).
Da Waterboyz! don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Chucky (0 vs 1).
By position, Da Waterboyz! have outscored Chucky at QB, RB, TE, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Da Waterboyz! has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Chucky this season (-7).
There's not much good to say about Chucky this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Chucky
Up ahead next week, 15th-place Chucky (0-3) will look to right the ship against eighth-place Super Mariota Bros (2-1). With three weeks in the books, Chucky have tallied the league's third-lowest point total (137.99 points per game) while Super Mariota Bros (and their 143.24 points per game) are ranked 12th.
Da Waterboyz!
In a battle teams with matching 2-1 records, Da Waterboyz! and Dudley are set to go at it next week in an early-season showdown. Three weeks into the 2018 season, Da Waterboyz! have scored the 10th-most points in the league while Dudley (151.22 PPG) are ranked eighth.