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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Ices Cubes
1-2 159.74
153.88
 
VS
proj
The Klingons
133.37 0-3
154.09

Ices Cubes come back to hand The Klingons third straight loss, 159.74-133.37

Ices Cubes staged a comeback for a 159.74-133.37 victory to hand The Klingons their third consecutive loss to open the season. Ices Cubes trailed 133.37-130.44 heading into Monday night, but the unit came storming back behind JuJu Smith-Schuster (9 Rec, 116 Rec Yds) and Antonio Brown (6 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Ices Cubes (1-2) will look to earn another win against Serenity, while The Klingons (0-3) will take on garry's Optimal Team in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Ices Cubes   The Klingons

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making 8 tackles against the Colts, Hicks registered 12 points this week. He scored 56.7% more than his 7.66-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Hicks ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Titans next week.
Jordan Hicks

Top Player Comparison

Ices Cubes
Points
% of total points 159.74
1
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
33
44.78
20.7%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
27.04
23.72
16.9%
3
Mike Hughes
CB
22.83
0
14.3%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.6
13.05
9.8%
The Klingons
Points
% of total points 133.37
1
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
50
37.18
37.5%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
14.2
24.49
10.6%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
14
5.89
10.5%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
13.3
4.39
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all was said and done, The Klingons became the proud owner of a 133.37-126.84 lead. Philip Rivers had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Ices Cubes, while Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal. Ka'imi Fairbairn made the highlight reel for The Klingons with a 54-yard field goal.
Monday
Antonio Brown had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Ices Cubes on Monday night, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Ices Cubes   The Klingons

StatSmack

The Klingons are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Klingons need some help then, averaging just 139.1 versus Ices Cubes's 162.96.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ices Cubes (1-2) have a better record than The Klingons (0-3).
Ices Cubes should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than The Klingons (2 vs 0).
By position, Ices Cubes have outscored The Klingons at QB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
The starters for Ices Cubes had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for The Klingons (1).
Don't worry The Klingons, 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

The Klingons
Things get no simpler for 13th-place The Klingons, as they now get the distinct privilege of facing first-place and unbeaten garry's Optimal Team in Week 4. After three weeks of action, The Klingons are ranked second-to-last in points scored (139.1 points per game), while garry's Optimal Team have posted the league's highest point total.
Ices Cubes
A pair of 1-2 teams will go toe-to-toe as Ices Cubes take on Serenity next in Week 4. With three weeks of action now in the books, Ices Cubes are ranked 12th in points scored, while Serenity have tallied the league's eighth-highest point total.