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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Die Nasty
2-0-1 255.5
227.61
 
VS
proj
Rookies
216 1-1-1
207.84

Die Nasty beat Rookies to remain undefeated in 255.5-216.0 rout

Die Nasty extended their win streak to three games with a dominant win over Rookies, rolling to a 255.5-216.0 victory. Rookies leapt out to a 54.0-point lead on Thursday behind stellar performances from Darron Lee, who made 7 tackles for 17 points, and Joe Schobert, who made 7 tackles and intercepted a pass (16 points). But it was all Die Nasty after that. They were led by J.J. Watt (32 points) and Wesley Woodyard (32). Die Nasty improve to 2-0-1 on the season, while Rookies fall to 1-1-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Die Nasty   Rookies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peterson nearly tripled his 8.2-point projection with 24 points against the Packers in Week 3. He ran for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 31-17 win. Peterson ranks #29 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Saints next week.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

Die Nasty
Points
% of total points 255.5
1
J.J. Watt
DE
32
13.69
12.5%
2
Wesley Woodyard
LB
32
13.58
12.5%
3
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
31
22.29
12.1%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
24
8.2
9.4%
Rookies
Points
% of total points 216
1
Lavonte David
LB
26
18.3
12%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
23
25.49
10.6%
3
Kiko Alonso
LB
22
14.73
10.2%
4
Derwin James
S
20
11.55
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Rookies who grabbed the lead, 190.0-178.5. For Die Nasty, Adrian Peterson had a 41-yard run. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Rookies with a 64-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger linked up with Antonio Brown for a 27-yard touchdown pass for Die Nasty. Roethlisberger also lit up the scoreboard with a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 75-yard touchdown pass on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for Die Nasty.

Points By Position

  Die Nasty   Rookies

StatSmack

Die Nasty must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (255.5) than their season average (164).
Die Nasty are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Die Nasty are doing a better job of that, averaging 164 versus Rookies's 133.33.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Die Nasty (2-0-1) have a better record than Rookies (1-1-1).
Even the computers think Die Nasty have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (148.9) than Rookies (139.77).
Once Die Nasty put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Rookies (2 vs 0).
Die Nasty should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Rookies (2 vs 1).
Rookies have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Die Nasty (3) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Die Nasty have outscored Rookies at QB, RB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Die Nasty don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 41 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Die Nasty had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Rookies (1).
Don't worry Rookies, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Die Nasty
Assembling a lineup that won by a whopping 39.5 points this past week... we consider that to be a job well done. We should tip our cap to the GM of Rookies, take this W in stride, and continue the march towards the League of Dynasties championship.
Rookies
Well, Week 3's problem is pretty easy to identify, Rookies. Choosing to start Randy Gregory and Jesse James in a tough fantasy matchup... we'll just move on from this and assume it's not going to happen again.