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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Anthropomorphic Milk
3-0 103.46
107.2
 
VS
proj
The Trubisky Fanboys
96.5 0-3
99.69

Anthropomorphic Milk beat The Trubisky Fanboys to remain undefeated, 103.46-96.50

Anthropomorphic Milk won their third consecutive matchup to open the season with a hard-fought win over The Trubisky Fanboys, coming out on top with a 103.46-96.50 victory. Anthropomorphic Milk leapt out to a 21.30-point lead on Thursday behind a combined 21.3 points from Jarvis Landry (8 Rec, 103 Rec Yds) and the Cleveland Browns defense (17 Pts Allowed, 268 Yds Allowed, 3 Turnovers) and never looked back. Deshaun Watson (26 points) and Alvin Kamara (19) led the charge for The Trubisky Fanboys in the loss. Anthropomorphic Milk improve to 3-0 on the season, while The Trubisky Fanboys fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Anthropomorphic Milk   The Trubisky Fanboys

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the 49ers in Week 3, Mahomes passed for 314 yards and 3 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 25.26 points to scored 15.0% higher than his 21.97-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Anthropomorphic Milk this week. Mahomes will face the Broncos in Week 4.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Anthropomorphic Milk
Points
% of total points 103.46
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
25.26
21.97
24.4%
2
Giovani Bernard
RB
14.6
13.24
14.1%
3
Jordan Howard
RB
14.1
12.71
13.6%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
12.3
8.89
11.9%
The Trubisky Fanboys
Points
% of total points 96.5
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
26
20.52
26.9%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
17.39
19.7%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
13
7.87
13.5%
4
George Kittle
TE
9.9
6.43
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Anthropomorphic Milk became the proud owner of a 98.36-96.50 lead. For Anthropomorphic Milk, Patrick Mahomes had a 42-yard pass. Julio Jones made the highlight reel for The Trubisky Fanboys with a 58-yard catch.

Points By Position

  Anthropomorphic Milk   The Trubisky Fanboys

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Anthropomorphic Milk scored less in this one (103.46) than their season average of 108.92.
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Anthropomorphic Milk have won three straight weeks, while The Trubisky Fanboys have dropped their last three.
We heard scoring helps you win. Anthropomorphic Milk are doing a better job of that, averaging 108.92 versus The Trubisky Fanboys's 99.08.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Anthropomorphic Milk (3-0) have a better record than The Trubisky Fanboys (0-3).
Anthropomorphic Milk don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than The Trubisky Fanboys (2 vs 0).
Anthropomorphic Milk are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than The Trubisky Fanboys (0 vs 2).
Anthropomorphic Milk should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Trubisky Fanboys (2 vs 1).
By position, Anthropomorphic Milk have outscored The Trubisky Fanboys at QB, RB, and TE this season.
Anthropomorphic Milk don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 22 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey The Trubisky Fanboys, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Anthropomorphic Milk
So what if your team ended up sliding to third place in the standings this past week... the big thing here is that you won the matchup. Maintain focus like this and the results are sure to follow.
The Trubisky Fanboys
Three WRs, two RBs, one TE, zero TDs: The six starting offensive skill players on The Trubisky Fanboys combined to record a healthy 495 total yards. Not one of those players could find his way to the end zone in Week 3.