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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Easy Drake Oven
2-1 136.26
121.82
 
VS
proj
Blitz for six
126.72 2-1
139.54

Easy Drake Oven defeat Blitz for six, 136.26-126.72

Easy Drake Oven rose to the occasion and outperformed expectations, earning a 136.26-126.72 victory over Blitz for six, who fell short of projections. Easy Drake Oven never trailed in this one after leaping out to a 20.30-point lead on Thursday behind Jarvis Landry. Alvin Kamara (66 Rush Yds, 124 Rec Yds) and Adam Thielen (14 Rec, 105 Rec Yds) led the charge for Blitz for six in the loss. Easy Drake Oven (2-1) will look to build on their success against ABC Easy as RG3, while Blitz for six (2-1) will face The Toddfather in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Easy Drake Oven   Blitz for six

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 374 yards and 5 touchdowns and running for 12 yards against the Saints, Ryan recorded 50.16 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 22.3-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Ryan ranks #4 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bengals next week.
Matt Ryan

Top Player Comparison

Easy Drake Oven
Points
% of total points 136.26
1
Matt Ryan
QB
50.16
22.3
36.8%
2
Jarvis Landry
WR
20.3
15.32
14.9%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
16.4
17.1
12%
4
Jordan Howard
RB
16.1
14.48
11.8%
Blitz for six
Points
% of total points 126.72
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
34
23.41
26.8%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
24.5
16.56
19.3%
3
James White
RB
14.1
13.59
11.1%
4
Michael Crabtree
WR
13.1
12.36
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 58-yard pass for Easy Drake Oven, helping the team to a 123.36-94.00 lead.

Points By Position

  Easy Drake Oven   Blitz for six

StatSmack

Easy Drake Oven see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Blitz for six (0).
Easy Drake Oven should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Blitz for six (2 vs 1).
By position, Easy Drake Oven have outscored Blitz for six at QB, RB, and DEF this season.
The starters for Easy Drake Oven had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Blitz for six (0).
There's not much good to say about Blitz for six this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Blitz for six
The schedule gets no simpler for fourth-place Blitz for six, considering they now have the privilege of facing off against first-place and unbeaten The Toddfather next week. Blitz for six are ranked third in scoring after three weeks (144.12 points per game), while The Toddfather have recorded the second-highest point total in Its Just a Fantasy World VIII league.
Easy Drake Oven
Week 4 features two squads moving in different directions, as Easy Drake Oven (2-1) enter Week 4 on a two-game unbeaten streak, while their opposition (ABC Easy as RG3, 0-3), come in as losers of three straight. Three weeks into the season, Easy Drake Oven are ranked fourth in points scored, while ABC Easy as RG3 have put up the lowest point total in Its Just a Fantasy World VIII league.