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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Fools and Horses
2-1 123
99.73
 
VS
proj
EuroStepBack
95 0-3
86.1

Fools and Horses hand EuroStepBack third straight loss in 123-95 rout

Fools and Horses cruised to a 123-95 victory to hand EuroStepBack their third straight loss to open the season. EuroStepBack pulled out to a 9-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Fools and Horses after that. They were led by Keenan Allen (13 Rec, 183 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and the Chicago Bears defense (15 Pts Allowed, 356 Yds Allowed, 5 Turnovers). Phillip Lindsay (24 points) and the Jacksonville Jaguars defense (17) carried the flag for EuroStepBack in the loss. Fools and Horses improve to 2-1 on the season, while EuroStepBack fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Fools and Horses   EuroStepBack

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 13 passes for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Texans, Allen scored 30 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 12.19-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Allen ranks #6 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Fools and Horses
Points
% of total points 123
1
Keenan Allen
WR
30
12.19
24.4%
2
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
24
11.98
19.5%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
20
23.57
16.3%
4
Evan Engram
TE
17
8.22
13.8%
EuroStepBack
Points
% of total points 95
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
24
7.67
25.3%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
11.13
17.9%
3
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
16
6.98
16.8%
4
Matthew Stafford
QB
14
18.46
14.7%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Leonard Fournette had a 69-yard run for Fools and Horses, who trailed 17-8 after the Thursday night game.
Sunday Late
Evan Engram had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Fools and Horses to contribute to an 88-83 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Fools and Horses   EuroStepBack

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Fools and Horses scored more points in this matchup (123) than their season average (106.67).
EuroStepBack are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. EuroStepBack need some help then, averaging just 78 versus Fools and Horses's 106.67.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Fools and Horses (2-1) have a better record than EuroStepBack (0-3).
Even the machines think Fools and Horses have better players. They have a higher projected points average (101.28) than EuroStepBack (89.11).
Fools and Horses don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than EuroStepBack (1 vs 0).
Fools and Horses have the clutch gene, with more close wins than EuroStepBack (1 vs 0).
Fools and Horses should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than EuroStepBack (2 vs 1).
Fools and Horses have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than EuroStepBack (10 vs 7).
EuroStepBack have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Fools and Horses (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fools and Horses have outscored EuroStepBack at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Fools and Horses has a higher average scoring margin (5) than EuroStepBack this season (-56).
The starters for Fools and Horses had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for EuroStepBack (0).
There's not much good to say about EuroStepBack this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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