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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Little Machines
2-1 109.64
111.73
 
VS
proj
Russell Wilson's War
98.54 2-1
106.74

Despite top scorer McCaffrey, Russell Wilson's War fall to Little Machines, 109.64-98.54

Russell Wilson's War had the highest scorer in the matchup with RB Christian McCaffrey posting 20.4 points, the 18th-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to defeat Little Machines, who earned a 109.64-98.54 win. Little Machines never trailed in this one after leaping out to a 17-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Jimmy Garoppolo (26.34 points) and Cooper Kupp (14.8). Christian McCaffrey (184 Rush Yds, 10 Rec Yds) and Vance McDonald (4 Rec, 112 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for Russell Wilson's War in the loss. Little Machines (2-1) will look to notch another win against Silly Nannies, while Russell Wilson's War (2-1) meet Lord of the Rings in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Little Machines   Russell Wilson's War

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.44 points, Kittle scored 46.9% more than that amount by scoring 12.4 points as the 49ers lost to the Chiefs 38-27. He caught 5 passes for 79 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Little Machines this week. Kittle will go up against the Chargers in Week 4.
George Kittle

Top Player Comparison

Little Machines
Points
% of total points 109.64
1
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
26.34
22.81
24%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.8
10.81
13.5%
3
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.3
10.68
13%
4
George Kittle
TE
12.4
8.44
11.3%
Russell Wilson's War
Points
% of total points 98.54
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.4
17.88
20.7%
2
Vance McDonald
TE
19.2
5.49
19.5%
3
Davante Adams
WR
14.7
13.24
14.9%
4
Matt Breida
RB
13.2
12.14
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Little Machines boasted a 86.34-69.34 lead. Jimmy Garoppolo had a 35-yard touchdown pass for Little Machines, while Cooper Kupp had a 53-yard touchdown catch. Christian McCaffrey made the highlight reel for Russell Wilson's War with a 45-yard run.
Monday
Vance McDonald had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 75-yard touchdown catch for Russell Wilson's War.

Points By Position

  Little Machines   Russell Wilson's War

StatSmack

Little Machines must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (109.64) than their season average (92.65).
Little Machines see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Russell Wilson's War (0).
Russell Wilson's War have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Little Machines (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Little Machines have outscored Russell Wilson's War at WR this season.
The starters for Little Machines had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Russell Wilson's War (3).
There's not much good to say about Russell Wilson's War this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Russell Wilson's War
A pair of teams with identical 2-1 records, fifth-place Russell Wilson's War are set to square off against eighth-place Lord of the Rings next week. Russell Wilson's War are ranked sixth in scoring through three weeks (118.5 points per game), while Lord of the Rings have recorded the league's 11th-highest point total.
Little Machines
A couple of teams with identical 2-1 records, Little Machines and Silly Nannies will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. With three weeks of action now in the books, Little Machines have scored the 10th-most points in the league while Silly Nannies (141.35 PPG) are ranked first.