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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Dallas Dwarf Tossers
2-1 160.98
156.72
 
VS
proj
Vicious Rabbits
133.79 2-1
164.71

Vicious Rabbits come up short of projections, lose to Dallas Dwarf Tossers, 160.98-133.79

There's no easy way to say it, Vicious Rabbits underperformed, at least based on projections, as Dallas Dwarf Tossers secured a 160.98-133.79 victory. Vicious Rabbits leapt out to a 31.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Philip Rivers (32.54 points) and Todd Gurley II (21.05). But Dallas Dwarf Tossers held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Matthew Stafford (262 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 10 Rush Yds) and Davante Adams (7 Rec, 52 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Dallas Dwarf Tossers (2-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against skwaH s'J, while Vicious Rabbits (2-1) will match up against Demonballers in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Dallas Dwarf Tossers   Vicious Rabbits

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bengals in Week 3, Funchess caught 4 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 13.35 points and scored 67.9% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dallas Dwarf Tossers this week. Funchess will square off against the Giants next week.
Devin Funchess

Top Player Comparison

Dallas Dwarf Tossers
Points
% of total points 160.98
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
42.48
41.29
26.4%
2
Davante Adams
WR
15.6
12.41
9.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.25
16.94
8.9%
4
Devin Funchess
WR
13.35
7.95
8.3%
Vicious Rabbits
Points
% of total points 133.79
1
Philip Rivers
QB
32.54
35.58
24.3%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
21.05
21.76
15.7%
3
J.J. Watt
DE
14
6.5
10.5%
4
Travis Kelce
TE
13.7
12.18
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Vicious Rabbits boasted a 133.79-102.55 lead. For Dallas Dwarf Tossers, Justin Tucker had a 52-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for Vicious Rabbits with a 42-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Night
Matthew Stafford had a 33-yard touchdown pass for Dallas Dwarf Tossers to contribute to a 154.48-133.79 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dallas Dwarf Tossers   Vicious Rabbits

StatSmack

Dallas Dwarf Tossers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Vicious Rabbits (3 vs 2).
Dallas Dwarf Tossers have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Vicious Rabbits (25 vs 19).
Vicious Rabbits have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Dallas Dwarf Tossers (0) this season and still losing the matchup.
By position, Dallas Dwarf Tossers have outscored Vicious Rabbits at K and IDP this season.
The starters for Dallas Dwarf Tossers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Vicious Rabbits (2).
Hey Vicious Rabbits, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Vicious Rabbits
On the docket for Week 4, second-place Vicious Rabbits (2-1) will try to get back on track against eighth-place Demonballers (1-2). Vicious Rabbits are ranked first in scoring after three weeks (181.41 points per game), while Demonballers have posted the lowest point total in Poly IDP FF18 league.
Dallas Dwarf Tossers
A couple of 2-1 teams will match up as Dallas Dwarf Tossers battle skwaH s'J next week in an early-season matchup. Through three weeks of action, Dallas Dwarf Tossers are ranked fourth in points scored, while skwaH s'J have put up the second-highest point total in Poly IDP FF18 league.