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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Patty Cakes
1-2 101.28
105.24
 
VS
proj
Fitz Happens
89.6 1-2
100.98

Fitz Happens succumb to Patty Cakes, 101.28-89.60

There's no easy way to put it, Fitz Happens dropped the ball, at least according to projections, as Patty Cakes came out on top with a 101.28-89.60 victory. Patty Cakes never trailed in this one after nabbing a 18.10-point lead on Thursday behind Isaiah Crowell. Cam Newton (150 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 36 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs) and Kenny Golladay (6 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the top performers for Fitz Happens in the loss. Patty Cakes (1-2) will look to notch another win against Good Toast, while Fitz Happens (1-2) attempt to get back in the win column against Priest Holmes.

Matchup Timeline

  Patty Cakes   Fitz Happens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 51 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Browns, Crowell scored 18.1 points this week. He nearly doubled his 9.66-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Crowell ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Isaiah Crowell

Top Player Comparison

Patty Cakes
Points
% of total points 101.28
1
Isaiah Crowell
RB
18.1
9.66
17.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
17.48
19.18
17.3%
3
Giovani Bernard
RB
17.1
16.02
16.9%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
16.2
10.34
16%
Fitz Happens
Points
% of total points 89.6
1
Cam Newton
QB
29.6
19.49
33%
2
Kenny Golladay
WR
14.3
10.68
16%
3
Matt Breida
RB
13.2
12.14
14.7%
4
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
11.6
16.78
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, after which Patty Cakes emerged with a 83.80-72.30 lead. For Patty Cakes, Tyler Lockett had a 52-yard touchdown catch. Cam Newton made the highlight reel for Fitz Happens with a 24-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Patty Cakes, helping the team to a 101.28-89.60 lead.

Points By Position

  Patty Cakes   Fitz Happens

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Patty Cakes scored more points in this one (101.28) than their season average (88.03).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Patty Cakes has left fewer points on the bench this season (178.22) than Fitz Happens (192.7).
Patty Cakes have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Fitz Happens (11 vs 8).
Fitz Happens have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Patty Cakes (1) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Patty Cakes have outscored Fitz Happens at RB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for Patty Cakes had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Fitz Happens (1).
Don't worry Fitz Happens, 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

Fitz Happens
Looking ahead to Week 4, eighth-place Fitz Happens (1-2) will try to bounce back against 10th-place Priest Holmes (0-3). Fitz Happens are ranked last in scoring through three weeks (86.48 points per game), while Priest Holmes have recorded the league's eighth-highest point total.
Patty Cakes
In a matchup featuring teams separated by just a game in the standings, Patty Cakes (1-2) will go up against Good Toast (2-1) in Week 4. Three weeks into the season, Patty Cakes have tallied the league's second-lowest point total. Good Toast (and their 122.79 points per game) are ranked second.