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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Slow Clap
2-1 169.84
158.91
 
VS
proj
Maxdeflation
136.74 1-2
166.43

Maxdeflation fall short of expectations, lose to Slow Clap in 169.84-136.74 rout

There's no way around it, Maxdeflation didn't do their job, at least according to projections, as Slow Clap cruised to a 169.84-136.74 victory. Slow Clap got out to an early 6.00-point lead on Thursday. Maxdeflation came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Christian McCaffrey (27.4 points) and Philip Rivers (21.04). Unphased, Slow Clap made a run on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Ryan Fitzpatrick (32.14 points) and James Conner (13.5) put them back on top for good. Slow Clap improve to 2-1 on the season, while Maxdeflation fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Slow Clap   Maxdeflation

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lutz scored 51.2% more than his 9.92-point projection with 15 points against the Falcons in Week 3. He made all 3 of his FG attempts in the 43-37 win. Lutz ranks #5 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Giants next week.
Wil Lutz

Top Player Comparison

Slow Clap
Points
% of total points 169.84
1
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB
32.14
21.66
18.9%
2
Alex Collins
RB
16.4
14.91
9.7%
3
Jarvis Landry
WR
16.3
13.09
9.6%
4
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
15.9
16.46
9.4%
Maxdeflation
Points
% of total points 136.74
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
27.4
20.21
20%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
21.04
20.8
15.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
15.5
14.5
11.3%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
13.6
17.76
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Maxdeflation boasted a 136.74-104.40 lead. For Slow Clap, Tevin Coleman had a 75-yard touchdown pass. Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Maxdeflation, while Philip Rivers had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Ryan Fitzpatrick had a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 51-yard pass for Slow Clap during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Slow Clap   Maxdeflation

StatSmack

Slow Clap must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (169.84) than their season average (153.39).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Slow Clap (2-1) have a better record than Maxdeflation (1-2).
You can't win if you don't play. Slow Clap has left fewer points on the bench this season (184.98) than Maxdeflation (201.4).
Slow Clap are clutch masters, with more close wins than Maxdeflation (1 vs 0).
By position, Slow Clap have outscored Maxdeflation at RB and WR this season.
Hey Maxdeflation, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Slow Clap
Putting together a starting crew that won by over 33 points this past week... we did what we had to do and took care of business. Let's maintain this momentum as we roll into our next matchup in Week 4.
Maxdeflation
Hey, at least there were no celebration penalties: The eight offensive position starters on Maxdeflation (four WRs, three RBs, one TE) combined to record a whopping 692 total yards. Unfortunately, no one from that group was able to score a touchdown in Week 3.