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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Mean Machine
2-1 88.64
100.19
 
VS
proj
Suck ItTrebek
81.04 0-3
93.93

Mean Machine hand Suck ItTrebek third straight loss, 88.64-81.04

Mean Machine earned a 88.64-81.04 victory to hand Suck ItTrebek their third consecutive loss to open the season. Suck ItTrebek took a 22.30-point lead on Thursday behind Carlos Hyde, who ran for 98 yards and 2 touchdowns. But Mean Machine held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Philip Rivers (19.04 points) and Saquon Barkley (17.7). Mean Machine (2-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against texanformers, while Suck ItTrebek (0-3) will try to generate some positive momentum against Pack Attack.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Machine   Suck ItTrebek

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 3 of his FG attempts against the Falcons, Lutz put up 15 points this week. He scored 51.2% more than his 9.92-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Lutz ranks #5 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Giants next week.
Wil Lutz

Top Player Comparison

Mean Machine
Points
% of total points 88.64
1
Philip Rivers
QB
19.04
20.8
21.5%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
17.7
15.1
20%
3
Wil Lutz
K
15
9.92
16.9%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
12.8
8.57
14.4%
Suck ItTrebek
Points
% of total points 81.04
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
24.34
22.97
30%
2
Carlos Hyde
RB
22.3
9.3
27.5%
3
Julio Jones
WR
9.6
12.47
11.8%
4
A.J. Green
WR
5.8
10.65
7.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had several players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Mean Machine became the proud owner of a 88.64-74.04 lead. Philip Rivers had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Mean Machine, while Cooper Kupp had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Jimmy Garoppolo had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Suck ItTrebek, while Julio Jones had a 58-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Mean Machine   Suck ItTrebek

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Mean Machine scored less in this one (88.64) than their season average of 106.21.
Suck ItTrebek would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Mean Machine are doing a better job of that, averaging 106.21 versus Suck ItTrebek's 97.07.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Mean Machine (2-1) have a better record than Suck ItTrebek (0-3).
Even the machines think Mean Machine have better players. Their projected average points is higher (101.6) than Suck ItTrebek (96.47).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Mean Machine has left fewer points on the bench this season (126.62) than Suck ItTrebek (166.22).
Mean Machine don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Suck ItTrebek (1 vs 0).
Mean Machine are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Suck ItTrebek (0 vs 1).
Suck ItTrebek have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Mean Machine (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Mean Machine have outscored Suck ItTrebek at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
Mean Machine has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Suck ItTrebek this season (-18).
The starters for Mean Machine had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Suck ItTrebek (2).
Don't worry Suck ItTrebek, 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

Suck ItTrebek
On the docket next week, Suck ItTrebek (0-3, 11th-place) will look to get back on track against Pack Attack (2-1, sixth-place). Suck ItTrebek are ranked eighth in scoring after three weeks (97.07 points per game), while Pack Attack have scored the league's seventh-highest point total.
Mean Machine
Mean Machine (2-1) will square off against texanformers (0-3) in Week 4. With three weeks of action now in the books, Mean Machine have accumulated the sixth-most points in the league while texanformers (78.29 PPG) are ranked last.