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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Graveyard
2-1 164.54
136.05
 
VS
proj
Flexecution
94.5 0-3
120.34

The Graveyard hand Flexecution third consecutive loss in 164.54-94.50 rout

The Graveyard cruised to a 164.54-94.50 victory to hand Flexecution their third consecutive loss to open the season. The matchup was over almost as soon as it started, as The Graveyard grabbed a 50.94-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Drew Brees (46.54 points) and Travis Kelce (19.4). Deshaun Watson (385 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 36 Rush Yds) and Saquon Barkley (82 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds) did everything they could for Flexecution in the loss. The Graveyard (2-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Straight Cash Homie, while Flexecution (0-3) will take on King of the North 👑 in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  The Graveyard   Flexecution

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 396 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Falcons, Brees recorded 46.54 points this week. He nearly doubled his 23.75-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Brees ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Drew Brees

Top Player Comparison

The Graveyard
Points
% of total points 164.54
1
Drew Brees
QB
46.54
23.75
28.3%
2
Mike Evans
WR
25.7
15.89
15.6%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
19.4
15.78
11.8%
4
Sammy Watkins
WR
18.5
11.8
11.2%
Flexecution
Points
% of total points 94.5
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
29
23.2
30.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
22.7
18.82
24%
3
George Kittle
TE
14.9
10.44
15.8%
4
Dion Lewis
RB
7
9.71
7.4%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Mike Evans had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard catch for The Graveyard on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  The Graveyard   Flexecution

StatSmack

The Graveyard must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (164.54) than their season average (153.67).
Flexecution would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Flexecution need some help then, averaging just 99.08 versus The Graveyard's 153.67.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Graveyard (2-1) have a better record than Flexecution (0-3).
The Graveyard don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Flexecution (2 vs 0).
The Graveyard should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Flexecution (3 vs 0).
The Graveyard have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Flexecution (15 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Flexecution - they’ve made more transactions (7) than The Graveyard (0) this season. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off this week.
By position, The Graveyard have outscored Flexecution at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The Graveyard don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 28 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for The Graveyard had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Flexecution (0).
There's not much good to say about Flexecution this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Flexecution
Up ahead in Week 4, 11th-place Flexecution (0-3) will square off against sixth-place King of the North 👑 (2-1). Flexecution are ranked second-to-last in scoring through three weeks (99.08 points per game), while King of the North 👑 have tallied the league's fifth-highest point total.
The Graveyard
Week 4 features two teams heading in different directions, as The Graveyard (2-1) enter the matchup on a two-game unbeaten streak, while their Week 4 opposition (Straight Cash Homie, 1-2), have dropped two straight. After three weeks of action, The Graveyard are ranked first in points scored, while Straight Cash Homie have tallied the sixth-highest point total in Its Just a Fantasy World VIII league.