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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
socioPathogens
2-1 175.08
167.7
 
VS
proj
Barter's Bulls
129.21 0-3
162.35

socioPathogens hand Barter's Bulls third consecutive loss in 175.08-129.21 rout

socioPathogens cruised to a 175.08-129.21 victory to hand Barter's Bulls their third consecutive loss to open the season. socioPathogens pulled out to a 9.00-point lead on Thursday behind Jayon Brown and never gave it back. Tom Brady (31.14 points) and Donte Jackson (21.57) did everything they could for Barter's Bulls in defeat. socioPathogens (2-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Slytherin's, while Barter's Bulls (0-3) try to earn their first W against Formidables.

Matchup Timeline

  socioPathogens   Barter's Bulls

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans more-than-doubled his 17.73-point projection with 41.83 points against the Giants in Week 3. He caught 8 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns in the 32-31 loss. Evans ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

socioPathogens
Points
% of total points 175.08
1
Mike Evans
WR
41.83
17.73
23.9%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
34.97
20.08
20%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
28.17
30.78
16.1%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
20.33
19.28
11.6%
Barter's Bulls
Points
% of total points 129.21
1
Tom Brady
QB
31.14
21.89
24.1%
2
Donte Jackson
CB
21.57
8.26
16.7%
3
Chris Carson
RB
11.13
21.95
8.6%
4
Adrian Peterson
RB
10.95
16.18
8.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Barter's Bulls, who trailed 132.05-63.06 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for socioPathogens to contribute to a 177.88-114.26 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  socioPathogens   Barter's Bulls

StatSmack

socioPathogens must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (175.08) than their season average (148.82).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Barter's Bulls. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. socioPathogens are doing a better job of that, averaging 148.82 versus Barter's Bulls's 131.7.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" socioPathogens (2-1) have a better record than Barter's Bulls (0-3).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Barter's Bulls has left more points on the bench this season (288.24) than socioPathogens (213.58).
Once socioPathogens put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Barter's Bulls (2 vs 0).
socioPathogens don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Barter's Bulls (0 vs 1).
socioPathogens should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Barter's Bulls (1 vs 0).
socioPathogens have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Barter's Bulls (17 vs 9).
Barter's Bulls have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than socioPathogens (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, socioPathogens have outscored Barter's Bulls at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
socioPathogens has a higher average scoring margin (17) than Barter's Bulls this season (-35).
The starters for socioPathogens had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Barter's Bulls (2).
There's not much good to say about Barter's Bulls this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

socioPathogens
Identifying mismatches is a big component to winning in football. Along with nearly tripling Barter's Bulls at RB (63.14 points to 22.08), we also almost quadrupled them at WR (62.16 to 16.42).
Barter's Bulls
There's a decent chance that Barter's Bulls may be a better talent scout in real football than in fantasy. Seeing only eight total targets this past week, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently contributed to their respective offenses by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.