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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
IN IT TO WIN IT
2-1 292
295.73
 
VS
proj
lostball tall weeds
219.36 0-3
242.03

IN IT TO WIN IT hand lostball tall weeds third consecutive loss, 292.00-219.36

IN IT TO WIN IT secured a 292.00-219.36 victory to hand lostball tall weeds their third straight loss to open the season. IN IT TO WIN IT never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 19.74-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Christian McCaffrey (60.4 points) and Tyrann Mathieu (32). Calvin Ridley (7 Rec, 146 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Jared Goff (354 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 14 Rush Yds) carried the flag for lostball tall weeds in the loss. IN IT TO WIN IT improve to 2-1 on the season, while lostball tall weeds fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  IN IT TO WIN IT   lostball tall weeds

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While running for 184 yards against the Bengals, McCaffrey recorded 60.4 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 26.96-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. McCaffrey ranks #32 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Christian McCaffrey

Top Player Comparison

IN IT TO WIN IT
Points
% of total points 292
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
60.4
26.96
20.7%
2
Lavonte David
LB
34.5
26.49
11.8%
3
Tyrann Mathieu
S
32
20.34
11%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.9
27.27
8.5%
lostball tall weeds
Points
% of total points 219.36
1
Calvin Ridley
WR
51
11.72
23.2%
2
Jared Goff
QB
43.06
22.08
19.6%
3
Odell Beckham Jr.
WR
30.4
18.52
13.9%
4
Alfred Morris
RB
19.7
13.93
9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with standout moments early Sunday, after which IN IT TO WIN IT became the proud owner of a 218.50-198.76 lead. Christian McCaffrey had a 45-yard run for IN IT TO WIN IT, while Aaron Rodgers had a 64-yard touchdown pass. Meanwhile, Calvin Ridley had a 75-yard touchdown catch and a 75-yard touchdown catch for lostball tall weeds, while Jared Goff had a 53-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  IN IT TO WIN IT   lostball tall weeds

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're lostball tall weeds. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. IN IT TO WIN IT are doing a better job of that, averaging 285.97 versus lostball tall weeds's 224.21.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. IN IT TO WIN IT (2-1) have a better record than lostball tall weeds (0-3).
Even the machines think IN IT TO WIN IT have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (291.91) than lostball tall weeds (251.17).
IN IT TO WIN IT are clutch masters, with more close wins than lostball tall weeds (1 vs 0).
IN IT TO WIN IT should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than lostball tall weeds (1 vs 0).
By position, IN IT TO WIN IT have outscored lostball tall weeds at RB and IDP this season.
IN IT TO WIN IT has a higher average scoring margin (25) than lostball tall weeds this season (-94).
Don't worry lostball tall weeds, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

IN IT TO WIN IT
Nice work, IN IT TO WIN IT. Props on assembling a lineup that won by 72.64 points this past week. Let's keep this momentum going as we move on to our next matchup in Week 4.
lostball tall weeds
With only three targets this past week, the starting running backs for lostball tall weeds should remind their QBs to start checking down more often.