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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Marry Our Cousins!
3-0 190.74
165.79
 
VS
proj
Jack McCoy Esq.
131.44 1-2
127.4

Marry Our Cousins! knock off Jack McCoy Esq. to remain unbeaten in 190.74-131.44 rout

Marry Our Cousins! won their third matchup in a row to open the season with a convincing win over Jack McCoy Esq., cruising to a 190.74-131.44 victory. Jack McCoy Esq. took a 20.10-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Marry Our Cousins! after that. They were led by Calvin Ridley (40.5 points) and Robert Woods (31.7). Jimmy Garoppolo (27.34 points) and Isaiah Crowell (20.1) carried the flag for Jack McCoy Esq. in defeat. Marry Our Cousins! improve to 3-0 on the season, while Jack McCoy Esq. fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Marry Our Cousins!   Jack McCoy Esq.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ridley caught 7 passes for 146 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Falcons lost to the Saints 43-37. In doing so, he put up 40.5 points and nearly quadrupled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Marry Our Cousins! this week. Ridley will face the Bengals in Week 4.
Calvin Ridley

Top Player Comparison

Marry Our Cousins!
Points
% of total points 190.74
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
40.5
10.14
21.2%
2
Robert Woods
WR
31.7
11.17
16.6%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
28.6
26.62
15%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
22.4
20.54
11.7%
Jack McCoy Esq.
Points
% of total points 131.44
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
27.34
23.02
20.8%
2
Isaiah Crowell
RB
20.1
12.24
15.3%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
19.4
19.03
14.8%
4
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
18
9.7
13.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Marry Our Cousins! who emerged with the lead, 184.64-109.34. Calvin Ridley had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 75-yard touchdown catch for Marry Our Cousins!, while Tyreek Hill had a 42-yard catch. Jimmy Garoppolo made the highlight reel for Jack McCoy Esq. with a 35-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Marry Our Cousins!   Jack McCoy Esq.

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Marry Our Cousins! scored more in this matchup (190.74) than their season average (179.23).
Marry Our Cousins! are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Jack McCoy Esq. need some help then, averaging just 132.75 versus Marry Our Cousins!'s 179.23.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Marry Our Cousins! (3-0) have a better record than Jack McCoy Esq. (1-2).
Even the machines think Marry Our Cousins! have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (164.32) than Jack McCoy Esq. (143.8).
You can't win if you don't play. Jack McCoy Esq. has left more points on the bench this season (206.84) than Marry Our Cousins! (148).
Marry Our Cousins! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Jack McCoy Esq. (2 vs 0).
Marry Our Cousins! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Jack McCoy Esq. (2 vs 1).
Marry Our Cousins! have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Jack McCoy Esq. (17 vs 13).
By position, Marry Our Cousins! have outscored Jack McCoy Esq. at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
Marry Our Cousins! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 61 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Marry Our Cousins! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Jack McCoy Esq. (1).
There's not much good to say about Jack McCoy Esq. this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Marry Our Cousins!
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? We really took that to heart this week by almost tripling Jack McCoy Esq. at the wide receiver position (101.9 points to 35.5).
Jack McCoy Esq.
Well, we can't really complain about a shortage of opportunities this week, can we? Our pass-catching corps (four WR, one TE) were targeted a grand total of 33 times in Week 3. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group reeled in only 20 catches.