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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Too Many Cooks
2-1 90.5
107.94
 
VS
proj
The Great 8s
88.96 1-2
106.07

Too Many Cooks find way to top The Great 8s in 90.50-88.96 battle despite falling short of expectations

Both teams were unable to rise to the occasion, coming up short of their projected point totals, but Too Many Cooks did enough to take down The Great 8s, squeaking by for a 90.50-88.96 victory. The Great 8s made a run at it on Sunday night, but it wasn't to be. Too Many Cooks led 85.90-71.96 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite a combined 17 points from Golden Tate and Rob Gronkowski on Sunday night for The Great 8s. Too Many Cooks (2-1) will look to earn another W against Oh My Goff, while The Great 8s (1-2) face off against The BOSS #21 in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Too Many Cooks   The Great 8s

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Chargers in Week 3, Kupp scored 14.8 points to beat his 10.81-point projection. He caught 4 passes for 71 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Too Many Cooks this week. In Week 4, Kupp and the Rams will square off against the Vikings.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Too Many Cooks
Points
% of total points 90.5
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.2
16.9
22.3%
2
Aaron Rodgers
QB
19.9
21.87
22%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.8
10.81
16.4%
4
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
13
10.12
14.4%
The Great 8s
Points
% of total points 88.96
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.26
21.97
28.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
14.7
13.24
16.5%
3
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
12
9.11
13.5%
4
Golden Tate
WR
9.9
11.77
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Too Many Cooks emerged with a 85.90-71.96 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 64-yard touchdown pass for Too Many Cooks, while Cooper Kupp had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for The Great 8s with a 42-yard pass.

Points By Position

  Too Many Cooks   The Great 8s

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Too Many Cooks scored fewer points in this one (90.5) than their season average of 121.33.
We heard scoring helps you win. Too Many Cooks are doing a better job of that, averaging 121.33 versus The Great 8s's 97.95.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Too Many Cooks (2-1) have a better record than The Great 8s (1-2).
Even the machines think Too Many Cooks have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (115.76) than The Great 8s (106.78).
Too Many Cooks have the clutch gene, with more close wins than The Great 8s (1 vs 0).
The Great 8s have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Too Many Cooks (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Too Many Cooks have outscored The Great 8s at RB, WR, and DEF this season.
Too Many Cooks has a higher average scoring margin (5) than The Great 8s this season (-2).
The starters for Too Many Cooks had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Great 8s (1).
There's not much good to say about The Great 8s this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

The Great 8s
Two squads sporting matching 1-2 records, seventh-place The Great 8s will now have a date with sixth-place The BOSS #21 in Week 4.
Too Many Cooks
In a matchup that features teams separated by just a game in the standings, Too Many Cooks (2-1) are set to face Oh My Goff (3-0) in Week 4. Three weeks into the 2018 campaign, Too Many Cooks have accumulated the fourth-most points in the league. Oh My Goff (126.38 PPG) are ranked third.