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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Mr& Mrs.Moore
2-1 104.96
83.1
 
VS
proj
LA Tigers
99.32 1-2
83.78

Mr& Mrs.Moore knock off LA Tigers, 104.96-99.32

Both teams stepped up and outperformed expectations, but Mr& Mrs.Moore got the best of LA Tigers. Predicted to come up short by a score of 83.78-83.10, Mr& Mrs.Moore secured a 104.96-99.32 win over LA Tigers. LA Tigers earned a 18.00-point lead on Thursday, but Mr& Mrs.Moore held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Ryan (40.16 points) and Melvin Gordon III (14.4). Ben Roethlisberger (353 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Javorius Allen (3 Rec, 19 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) carried the flag for LA Tigers in the loss. Mr& Mrs.Moore (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against 12368975.0, while LA Tigers (1-2) attempt to right the ship against Andrew's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Mr& Mrs.Moore   LA Tigers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ryan more-than-doubled his 19.35-point projection with 40.16 points against the Saints in Week 3. He passed for 374 yards and 5 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards in the 43-37 loss. Ryan ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Mr& Mrs.Moore
Points
% of total points 104.96
1
Matt Ryan
QB
40.16
19.35
38.3%
2
Melvin Gordon III
RB
14.4
13.89
13.7%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
14.1
12.71
13.4%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
13.3
8.64
12.7%
LA Tigers
Points
% of total points 99.32
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
25.02
19.43
25.2%
2
Javorius Allen
RB
14.6
5.53
14.7%
3
Sammy Watkins
WR
13.5
7.93
13.6%
4
Alfred Morris
RB
12.7
7.89
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 58-yard pass for Mr& Mrs.Moore, while Emmanuel Sanders had a 35-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 92.06-74.30 lead for Mr& Mrs.Moore.
Sunday Night
Marvin Jones Jr. had a 33-yard touchdown catch for Mr& Mrs.Moore to contribute to a 104.96-74.30 lead for the team.
Monday
Ben Roethlisberger had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 75-yard touchdown pass for LA Tigers.

Points By Position

  Mr& Mrs.Moore   LA Tigers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Mr& Mrs.Moore scored more points in this matchup (104.96) than their season average (97.93).
We heard scoring helps you win. Mr& Mrs.Moore are doing a better job of that, averaging 97.93 versus LA Tigers's 90.2.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Mr& Mrs.Moore (2-1) have a better record than LA Tigers (1-2).
Mr& Mrs.Moore have the clutch gene, with more close wins than LA Tigers (1 vs 0).
LA Tigers have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Mr& Mrs.Moore (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Mr& Mrs.Moore have outscored LA Tigers at QB, RB, and WR this season.
Mr& Mrs.Moore has a higher average scoring margin (2) than LA Tigers this season (-17).
The starters for Mr& Mrs.Moore had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for LA Tigers (3).
There's not much good to say about LA Tigers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

LA Tigers
In Week 4, LA Tigers (1-2, 10th-place) will take on Andrew's Team (2-1, third-place). After three weeks of action, LA Tigers have scored the ninth-most points in the league (90.2 points per game) while Andrew's Team (104.95 PPG) are ranked first.
Mr& Mrs.Moore
Mr& Mrs.Moore (2-1) are set to take on 12368975.0 (1-2) in a Week 4 matchup featuring teams separated by just a game in the standings. With three weeks of action now in the books, Mr& Mrs.Moore have scored the third-most points in the league. 12368975.0 (75.91 PPG) are ranked 15th.