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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Saved by the ZUBI!!!
2-1 112.04
103.7
 
VS
proj
Hota Hota
98.58 2-1
106.92

Despite top scorer Brees, Hota Hota fall to Saved by the ZUBI!!!, 112.04-98.58

Drew Brees accumulated 39.54 points for Hota Hota, the best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Saved by the ZUBI!!!, who earned a 112.04-98.58 win. Saved by the ZUBI!!! never trailed in this one after nabbing a 9.40-point lead on Thursday behind Bilal Powell (7.3 points) and Quincy Enunwa (5.7). Drew Brees (39.54 points) and Alvin Kamara (19.64) led the way for Hota Hota in the loss. Saved by the ZUBI!!! (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against MAD E, while Hota Hota (2-1) meet The Khalianos in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Saved by the ZUBI!!!   Hota Hota

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Woods (13 Rush Yds, 104 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 23.7 points against the Chargers in Week 3. He nearly tripled his 8.13-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Woods ranks #44 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Saved by the ZUBI!!!
Points
% of total points 112.04
1
Robert Woods
WR
23.7
8.13
21.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
19.7
10.54
17.6%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
14.1
12.71
12.6%
4
Justin Tucker
K
12
11.13
10.7%
Hota Hota
Points
% of total points 98.58
1
Drew Brees
QB
39.54
18
40.1%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19.64
17.6
19.9%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
10.5
10.59
10.7%
4
The Baltimore Ravens defense
DEF
6
7.87
6.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal for Saved by the ZUBI!!!, contributing to a 92.34-91.28 lead for the team.
Monday
Mike Evans had a 24-yard touchdown catch and a 51-yard catch for Saved by the ZUBI!!! on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Saved by the ZUBI!!!   Hota Hota

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Saved by the ZUBI!!! scored more in this one (112.04) than their season average (100.1).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Saved by the ZUBI!!! has left fewer points on the bench this season (64.3) than Hota Hota (73.18).
Saved by the ZUBI!!! have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Hota Hota (14 vs 11).
By position, Saved by the ZUBI!!! have outscored Hota Hota at TE, K, and DEF this season.
Saved by the ZUBI!!! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Saved by the ZUBI!!! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Hota Hota (0).
Don't worry Hota Hota, 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

Hota Hota
Things get no simpler for third-place Hota Hota, considering they now get the distinct privilege of facing undefeated (and league leader) The Khalianos in Week 4.
Saved by the ZUBI!!!
In a battle of squads with matching 2-1 records, Saved by the ZUBI!!! and MAD E will go toe-to-toe next week in an early-season showdown. Three weeks into the season, Saved by the ZUBI!!! have scored the eighth-most points in the league while MAD E (105.81 PPG) are ranked fourth.