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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Lord of the Rings
2-1 89.1
97.85
 
VS
proj
PlasticPads&IronMen
80.26 1-2
97.25

Offensively challenged Lord of the Rings come back to knock off PlasticPads&IronMen, 89.10-80.26

While they ranked only 13th in the league in points scored for the week, Lord of the Rings staged an impressive comeback for a 89.10-80.26 victory over PlasticPads&IronMen. Lord of the Rings trailed 80.26-75.20 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind Chris Godwin (5 Rec, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Lord of the Rings (2-1) will look to build on their success against Russell Wilson's War, while PlasticPads&IronMen (1-2) will try to right the ship against Kneel O'Donnell.

Matchup Timeline

  Lord of the Rings   PlasticPads&IronMen

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Broncos in Week 3, Allen caught 3 passes for 19 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 16.1 points to more-than-double his 7-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Lord of the Rings this week. Allen will battle the Steelers next week.
Javorius Allen

Top Player Comparison

Lord of the Rings
Points
% of total points 89.1
1
Alex Smith
QB
20.8
21.11
23.3%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
17.5
13.57
19.6%
3
Javorius Allen
RB
16.1
7
18.1%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
13.9
9.15
15.6%
PlasticPads&IronMen
Points
% of total points 80.26
1
Sammy Watkins
WR
16
9.86
19.9%
2
Andrew Luck
QB
15.86
21.81
19.8%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
15.4
15.49
19.2%
4
Golden Tate
WR
9.9
11.77
12.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Alex Smith had a 46-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Lord of the Rings to contribute to a 71.20-70.36 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Lord of the Rings   PlasticPads&IronMen

StatSmack

"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Lord of the Rings (2-1) have a better record than PlasticPads&IronMen (1-2).
You can't win if you don't play. Lord of the Rings has left fewer points on the bench this season (131.46) than PlasticPads&IronMen (189.98).
Lord of the Rings don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than PlasticPads&IronMen (1 vs 0).
Lord of the Rings should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than PlasticPads&IronMen (1 vs 0).
Lord of the Rings have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than PlasticPads&IronMen (10 vs 6).
By position, Lord of the Rings have outscored PlasticPads&IronMen at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Lord of the Rings had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for PlasticPads&IronMen (0).
Don't worry PlasticPads&IronMen, 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

PlasticPads&IronMen
A pair of teams sporting matching 1-2 records, 13th-place PlasticPads&IronMen will now get a date with 12th-place Kneel O'Donnell in Week 4.
Lord of the Rings
A couple of teams sporting identical 2-1 records, Lord of the Rings and Russell Wilson's War will each aim for their third win next in Week 4. With three weeks of action now in the rear-view mirror, Lord of the Rings are ranked 11th in points scored, while Russell Wilson's War have put up the sixth-highest point total in Movie Forums Fantasy Football league.