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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Leave It To Beckham
2-1 250.77
265.32
 
VS
proj
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
195.85 0-3
186.04

Leave It To Beckham hand PURPLE BLOOD VIKES third consecutive loss, 250.77-195.85

Leave It To Beckham earned a 250.77-195.85 victory to hand PURPLE BLOOD VIKES their third consecutive loss to open the season. Leave It To Beckham never trailed in this one after earning a 24.20-point lead on Thursday behind Bilal Powell (12.2 points) and Denzel Ward (12). Drew Brees (61.7 points) and Ezekiel Elliott (24.75) carried the flag for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES in the loss. Leave It To Beckham improve to 2-1 on the season, while PURPLE BLOOD VIKES fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Leave It To Beckham   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Peterson ran for 120 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Redskins beat the Packers 31-17. In doing so, he put up 30.65 points to nearly double his 15.39-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Leave It To Beckham this week. Peterson will go up against the Saints in Week 4.
Adrian Peterson

Top Player Comparison

Leave It To Beckham
Points
% of total points 250.77
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
40
32.87
16%
2
Adrian Peterson
RB
30.65
15.39
12.2%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
25.4
21.3
10.1%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
24.3
21.23
9.7%
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
Points
% of total points 195.85
1
Drew Brees
QB
61.7
34.68
31.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
24.75
26.31
12.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
23
18.43
11.7%
4
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
20.9
15.96
10.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Leave It To Beckham boasted a 220.82-175.30 lead. Adrian Peterson had a 41-yard run for Leave It To Beckham, while Julio Jones had a 58-yard catch. Emmanuel Sanders made the highlight reel for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES with a 35-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Leave It To Beckham   PURPLE BLOOD VIKES

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Leave It To Beckham scored less in this one (250.77) than their season average of 273.39.
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Leave It To Beckham are doing a better job of that, averaging 273.39 versus PURPLE BLOOD VIKES's 198.68.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Leave It To Beckham (2-1) have a better record than PURPLE BLOOD VIKES (0-3).
Even the computers think Leave It To Beckham have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (268.14) than PURPLE BLOOD VIKES (188.68).
Leave It To Beckham have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than PURPLE BLOOD VIKES (21 vs 12).
By position, Leave It To Beckham have outscored PURPLE BLOOD VIKES at RB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
Leave It To Beckham has a higher average scoring margin (7) than PURPLE BLOOD VIKES this season (-65).
The starters for Leave It To Beckham had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for PURPLE BLOOD VIKES (1).
There's not much good to say about PURPLE BLOOD VIKES this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Leave It To Beckham
Kudos on assembling a starting crew that won by nearly 55 points this past week. We consider that to be a job done right. We should keep this momentum going as we step into a tricky matchup in Week 4.
PURPLE BLOOD VIKES
Well, Week 3's problem is pretty easy to diagnose, PURPLE BLOOD VIKES. Going with Josh Gordon, Quintin Demps, Orion Stewart, and Howard Jones in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up 250.77 points... we'll just put this in the rear-view mirror and assume something like this won't be happening again.