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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Night Hawk
1-2 190.3
177.58
 
VS
proj
Bitterness
185.75 2-1
222.49

Bitterness come up short of projections, succumb to Night Hawk in 190.30-185.75 battle

Bitterness failed to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point total, as Night Hawk rallied to earn a 190.30-185.75 victory. Trailing 165.15-153.60 heading into Monday night, Night Hawk charged back behind the Pittsburgh Steelers defense (27 Pts Allowed, 455 Yds Allowed, 4 Turnovers) and Chandler Catanzaro (2-2 FG, 28 long, 3-3 XP). Night Hawk (1-2) will look to build on their success against PIERMONSTERS, while Bitterness (2-1) will take on Dirty 54 in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Night Hawk   Bitterness

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Steelers defense more-than-doubled their 9.33-point projection with 21 points against the Buccaneers in Week 3. They allowed 27 points, surrendered 455 yards, and forced 4 turnovers in the 30-27 win. The Steelers defense ranks #6 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Ravens next week.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense

Top Player Comparison

Night Hawk
Points
% of total points 190.3
1
Cam Newton
QB
34.1
25.64
17.9%
2
Carlos Hyde
RB
24.3
11.51
12.8%
3
The Pittsburgh Steelers defense
DEF
21
9.33
11%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
20.5
24.1
10.8%
Bitterness
Points
% of total points 185.75
1
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
20.6
15.37
11.1%
2
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
19.9
18.45
10.7%
3
Giovani Bernard
RB
19.6
18.67
10.6%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
19.4
15.79
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Cam Newton had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Night Hawk, while Russell Wilson had a 52-yard touchdown pass for Night Hawk, who trailed 165.15-153.60 after the early games.

Points By Position

  Night Hawk   Bitterness

StatSmack

Night Hawk laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Bitterness (0).
Night Hawk have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Bitterness (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Bitterness - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Night Hawk (1) this season. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off this week.
By position, Night Hawk have outscored Bitterness at QB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Night Hawk had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Bitterness (0).
There's not much good to say about Bitterness this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Bitterness
Two teams with matching 2-1 records, third-place Bitterness will now have a date with fourth-place Dirty 54 next week. With three weeks in the books, Bitterness have scored the sixth-most points in the league (195.02 points per game) while Dirty 54 (and their 189.75 points per game) are ranked eighth.
Night Hawk
Two teams with identical 1-2 records, Night Hawk and PIERMONSTERS will each vie for their second win next week in an early-season matchup. Three weeks into the season, Night Hawk have put up the league's second-lowest point total while PIERMONSTERS (220.57 PPG) are ranked third.