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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Mehunglow
1-2 130.46
127.96
 
VS
proj
Missing Link
124.88 2-1
121.99

Back-and-forth battle ends with Mehunglow coming back to knock off Missing Link, 130.46-124.88

Well, that was thrilling! After a back-and-forth matchup featuring three lead changes, Mehunglow earned a come-from-behind win over Missing Link, coming back to earn a 130.46-124.88 victory. After trailing 119.68-114.36 heading into Monday night, Mehunglow made a comeback behind JuJu Smith-Schuster (16.1 points). Mehunglow (1-2) will look to keep it rolling against The Stinky Pinkies, while Missing Link (2-1) meet The Probing Muellers in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Mehunglow   Missing Link

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cardinals in Week 3, the Bears defense scored 13 points to beat their 7.5-point projection. They allowed 14 points, surrendered 221 yards, and forced 4 turnovers to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on Mehunglow this week. The Bears will battle the Buccaneers in Week 4.
The Chicago Bears defense

Top Player Comparison

Mehunglow
Points
% of total points 130.46
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33.4
33.08
25.6%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
20.4
18.56
15.6%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
16.1
12.87
12.3%
4
Wil Lutz
K
15
9.41
11.5%
Missing Link
Points
% of total points 124.88
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
30.98
32.63
24.8%
2
Carlos Hyde
RB
23.3
10.37
18.7%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
17.9
16.78
14.3%
4
Alex Collins
RB
14.9
11.76
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 64-yard touchdown pass for Mehunglow, while Christian McCaffrey had a 45-yard run to contribute to a 114.36-88.70 lead for Mehunglow.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Missing Link, helping the team to a 119.68-114.36 lead.

Points By Position

  Mehunglow   Missing Link

StatSmack

Mehunglow must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (130.46) than their season average (121.81).
Mehunglow have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Missing Link (15 vs 11).
Missing Link have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Mehunglow (1) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Mehunglow have outscored Missing Link at QB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Mehunglow had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Missing Link (1).
Don't worry Missing Link, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Missing Link
The upcoming schedule gets no easier for fourth-place Missing Link, as they now have the privilege of facing off against first-place (and unbeaten) The Probing Muellers next week. Now three weeks into the 2018 campaign, Missing Link are ranked fourth in points scored (127.77 points per game), while The Probing Muellers have recorded the seventh-highest point total in La Liga league.
Mehunglow
Two teams with matching 1-2 records, Mehunglow and The Stinky Pinkies will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. With three weeks of action now behind us, Mehunglow are ranked eighth in points scored, while The Stinky Pinkies have tallied the 11th-highest point total in La Liga league.