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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Bloody Nine
2-1 97.14
109.02
 
VS
proj
Luke Skywokka
89.68 1-2
113.95

The Bloody Nine find way to top Luke Skywokka 97.14-89.68 despite falling short of predictions

Both teams failed to bring their A game, coming up short of their projected point totals, but The Bloody Nine did enough to beat Luke Skywokka, securing a 97.14-89.68 victory. The Bloody Nine earned a 34.34-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive efforts from Dalvin Cook (23.3 points) and Julio Jones (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Evan Engram (6 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Nelson Agholor (8 Rec, 50 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) carried the flag for Luke Skywokka in the loss. The Bloody Nine (2-1) will look to notch another win against FaceTheFacts, while Luke Skywokka (1-2) try to get back in the win column against Zhuānyuán 專員.

Matchup Timeline

  The Bloody Nine   Luke Skywokka

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Colts in Week 3, Jones scored 22.8 points to beat his 16.64-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on The Bloody Nine this week. Jones will go up against the Titans in Week 4.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

The Bloody Nine
Points
% of total points 97.14
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.3
17.64
24%
2
Julio Jones
WR
22.8
16.64
23.5%
3
Dak Prescott
QB
22.54
20
23.2%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
9.56
10.3%
Luke Skywokka
Points
% of total points 89.68
1
Evan Engram
TE
20.3
11.04
22.6%
2
Nelson Agholor
WR
19
9.82
21.2%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16.5
13.15
18.4%
4
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
12
13.33
13.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nelson Agholor had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Luke Skywokka, who trailed 84.64-50.30 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Evan Engram had a 75-yard touchdown catch for Luke Skywokka, who trailed 97.14-89.68 after the late action.

Points By Position

  The Bloody Nine   Luke Skywokka

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. The Bloody Nine scored fewer points in this one (97.14) than their season average of 112.59.
We heard scoring helps you win. Luke Skywokka need some help then, averaging just 101.67 versus The Bloody Nine's 112.59.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. The Bloody Nine (2-1) have a better record than Luke Skywokka (1-2).
The Bloody Nine have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Luke Skywokka (15 vs 10).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Luke Skywokka - they’ve made more transactions (8) than The Bloody Nine (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, The Bloody Nine have outscored Luke Skywokka at QB, RB, and K this season.
Don't worry Luke Skywokka, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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