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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Fantasy Suite
2-1 111.57
118.82
 
VS
proj
Injured Reserve
82.45 1-2
105.37

Injured Reserve fall to Fantasy Suite, 111.57-82.45

Injured Reserve failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point total, as Fantasy Suite came out on top with a 111.57-82.45 victory. Fantasy Suite leapt out to a 22.70-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 22.7 points from Isaiah Crowell (34 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 17 Rec Yds) and David Njoku (2 Rec, 36 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Mike Evans (22.7 points) and Giovani Bernard (17.1) carried the flag for Injured Reserve in the loss. Fantasy Suite improve to 2-1 on the season, while Injured Reserve fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantasy Suite   Injured Reserve

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Crowell scored 18.1 points against the Browns in Week 3 to nearly double his 9.6-point projection. He racked up 51 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Fantasy Suite this week. Crowell will go up against the Jaguars in Week 4.
Isaiah Crowell

Top Player Comparison

Fantasy Suite
Points
% of total points 111.57
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
24.93
20.24
22.3%
2
Isaiah Crowell
RB
18.1
9.6
16.2%
3
Melvin Gordon III
RB
15.4
15.42
13.8%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.8
10.82
13.3%
Injured Reserve
Points
% of total points 82.45
1
Mike Evans
WR
22.7
13.16
27.5%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
17.1
15.89
20.7%
3
Michael Crabtree
WR
9.6
9.86
11.6%
4
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
9.28
11.82
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Fantasy Suite, while Cooper Kupp had a 53-yard touchdown catch to contribute to a 111.57-55.75 lead for Fantasy Suite.
Monday
Mike Evans had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard catch for Injured Reserve.

Points By Position

  Fantasy Suite   Injured Reserve

StatSmack

Fantasy Suite must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (111.57) than their season average (104.68).
We heard scoring helps you win. Injured Reserve need some help then, averaging just 96.7 versus Fantasy Suite's 104.68.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Fantasy Suite (2-1) have a better record than Injured Reserve (1-2).
Even the computers think Fantasy Suite have better players. Their projected average points is higher (116.03) than Injured Reserve (103.41).
Injured Reserve have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than Fantasy Suite (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fantasy Suite have outscored Injured Reserve at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
Fantasy Suite has a higher average scoring margin (3) than Injured Reserve this season (-15).
The starters for Fantasy Suite had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Injured Reserve (2).
Don't worry Injured Reserve, 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

Fantasy Suite
You know, football is all about taking advantage of the mismatches. Thanks to a stellar outing from Deshaun Watson, we utterly dominated Injured Reserve at the quarterback position this past week (24.93 points to 7.07). Watson went 24-for-40 for 385 yards, two TDs, and an INT in a 27-22 loss to the Giants.
Injured Reserve
Look, Injured Reserve, I've been in this business long enough to know that sometimes points can just miraculously show up out of nowhere. Then sometimes (ahem, Week 3) they don't! You know, the more I think about it... perhaps asking for an additional 30 points is a little excessive.