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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Mean Joe Green
2-1 153.36
135.37
 
VS
proj
Bradshaws Bombers
110.3 2-1
122.3

Mean Joe Green beat predictions, defeat Bradshaws Bombers in 153.36-110.30 rout

Mean Joe Green brought their A game and exceeded expectations, rolling to a 153.36-110.30 victory over Bradshaws Bombers, who fell short of projections. Mean Joe Green got out to a 30.30-point lead on Thursday behind Jarvis Landry (18.3 points) and the Cleveland Browns defense (12) and never looked back. Aaron Rodgers (265 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 13 Rush Yds) and Will Fuller V (5 Rec, 101 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the charge for Bradshaws Bombers in the loss. Mean Joe Green (2-1) will look to build on their success against Randy Moss, while Bradshaws Bombers (2-1) try to generate some positive momentum against Munoz.

Matchup Timeline

  Mean Joe Green   Bradshaws Bombers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Shepard (6 Rec, 80 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 20 points in a 27-22 win over the Texans in Week 3. He more-than-doubled his 8.26-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Shepard will face the Saints next week.
Sterling Shepard

Top Player Comparison

Mean Joe Green
Points
% of total points 153.36
1
Jared Goff
QB
28.56
18.43
18.6%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
22.1
22.78
14.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
20
15.55
13%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
20
8.26
13%
Bradshaws Bombers
Points
% of total points 110.3
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
21.9
21.94
19.9%
2
Will Fuller V
WR
21.1
12.05
19.1%
3
Matt Breida
RB
13.7
13.08
12.4%
4
James Conner
RB
13
16.92
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Mean Joe Green emerged with a 153.36-90.60 lead. Jared Goff had a 53-yard touchdown pass for Mean Joe Green, while Tevin Coleman had a 75-yard touchdown pass. Aaron Rodgers made the highlight reel for Bradshaws Bombers with a 64-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  Mean Joe Green   Bradshaws Bombers

StatSmack

Mean Joe Green must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (153.36) than their season average (129.08).
Even the computers think Mean Joe Green have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (132.61) than Bradshaws Bombers (119.89).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Mean Joe Green has left fewer points on the bench this season (155.1) than Bradshaws Bombers (209.68).
Bradshaws Bombers have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Mean Joe Green (1) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Mean Joe Green have outscored Bradshaws Bombers at WR this season.
Mean Joe Green has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Bradshaws Bombers this season (5).
The starters for Mean Joe Green had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Bradshaws Bombers (1).
Don't worry Bradshaws Bombers, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Bradshaws Bombers
Looking ahead to Week 4, fourth-place Bradshaws Bombers (2-1) will take on 10th-place Munoz (1-2). With three weeks of action now in the books, Bradshaws Bombers have put up the third-most points in the league (141.43 points per game) while Munoz (and their 127.84 points per game) are ranked just ninth.
Mean Joe Green
Two squads sporting identical 2-1 records, Mean Joe Green and Randy Moss will go toe-to-toe next week in an early-season showdown. Three weeks into the season, Mean Joe Green have tallied the seventh-most points in the league while Randy Moss (and their 130.61 points per game) are ranked sixth.