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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
One--Eyed--Willie
3-0 294
288.08
 
VS
proj
Megatron's Mentality
288 1-2
223.96

One--Eyed--Willie beat Megatron's Mentality to remain undefeated in 294-288 battle

One--Eyed--Willie won their third straight to open the season with a tight win over Megatron's Mentality, eking out a 294-288 victory. Megatron's Mentality had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. One--Eyed--Willie led 294-265 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 23 points from Kwon Alexander on Monday night for Megatron's Mentality. One--Eyed--Willie (3-0) will look to notch another W against K-Town Killer Wasps, while Megatron's Mentality (1-2) will attempt to right the ship against GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!!.

Matchup Timeline

  One--Eyed--Willie   Megatron's Mentality

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Grant (2 Rec, 70 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 39 points against the Raiders in Week 3. He more-than-tripled his 10.53-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Grant ranks #81 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Patriots next week.
Jakeem Grant

Top Player Comparison

One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 294
1
Jakeem Grant
WR
39
10.53
13.3%
2
Cam Newton
QB
32
19.46
10.9%
3
Reuben Foster
LB
27
31.67
9.2%
4
Anthony Hitchens
LB
24
25.15
8.2%
Megatron's Mentality
Points
% of total points 288
1
Matt Ryan
QB
62
18.96
21.5%
2
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
31
20.06
10.8%
3
Philip Rivers
QB
24
18.52
8.3%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
24
20.04
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, One--Eyed--Willie became the proud owner of a 273-231 lead. Jakeem Grant had a 52-yard touchdown catch for One--Eyed--Willie, while Cam Newton had a 24-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 58-yard pass for Megatron's Mentality, while Philip Rivers had a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Megatron's Mentality, who trailed 294-265 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  One--Eyed--Willie   Megatron's Mentality

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. One--Eyed--Willie scored fewer points in this one (294) than their season average of 321.33.
One--Eyed--Willie are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. One--Eyed--Willie are doing a better job of that, averaging 321.33 versus Megatron's Mentality's 296.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" One--Eyed--Willie (3-0) have a better record than Megatron's Mentality (1-2).
Even the computers think One--Eyed--Willie have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (284.61) than Megatron's Mentality (256.65).
Once One--Eyed--Willie put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Megatron's Mentality (2 vs 1).
One--Eyed--Willie have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Megatron's Mentality (1 vs 0).
By position, One--Eyed--Willie have outscored Megatron's Mentality at WR and DEF this season.
One--Eyed--Willie don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 126 points, highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about Megatron's Mentality this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Megatron's Mentality
A pair of teams with identical 1-2 records, ninth-place Megatron's Mentality will now have a date with 11th-place GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! next week. Megatron's Mentality are ranked fourth in scoring through three weeks (296 points per game), while GRIDIRON GOD!!!!!!!! have tallied the ninth-highest point total in DeepShit league.
One--Eyed--Willie
Next week will feature a pair of squads heading in different directions, as One--Eyed--Willie (3-0) head into Week 4 on a three-game winning streak, while their opponent (K-Town Killer Wasps, 0-3), come in as losers of three straight. Three weeks into the 2018 season, One--Eyed--Willie have scored the second-most points in the league while K-Town Killer Wasps (and their 171.33 points per game) are ranked 16th.