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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
No Limit Bowler
2-1 125.8
123.13
 
VS
proj
Kingslayers
122.12 2-1
113.96

Despite top scorer Kupp, Kingslayers fall to No Limit Bowler in 125.80-122.12 battle

Cooper Kupp had 27.7 points for Kingslayers, the best total in the matchup and eighth-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome No Limit Bowler, who squeaked by for a 125.80-122.12 win. Kingslayers had a chance to come from behind on Sunday night, but they fell short. No Limit Bowler led 100.00-84.42 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 27.7 points from Cooper Kupp on Sunday night for Kingslayers. Evan Engram (6 Rec, 113 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (6 Rec, 99 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for No Limit Bowler in the win. No Limit Bowler improve to 2-1 on the season, while Kingslayers fall to 2-1.

Matchup Timeline

  No Limit Bowler   Kingslayers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Valdes-Scantling doubled his 9.95-point projection with 19.9 points against the Broncos in Week 3. He caught 6 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown in the 27-16 win. Valdes-Scantling will face the Eagles next week.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Top Player Comparison

No Limit Bowler
Points
% of total points 125.8
1
Evan Engram
TE
21.3
11.04
16.9%
2
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
19.9
9.95
15.8%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
15.1
15.73
12%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.9
22.28
11.8%
Kingslayers
Points
% of total points 122.12
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
27.7
12.45
22.7%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
19.62
19.65
16.1%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
19.1
14.35
15.6%
4
Marlon Mack
RB
15.8
12.86
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the dust settled, No Limit Bowler owned a 45.80-44.90 lead. For No Limit Bowler, Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 40-yard touchdown catch. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Kingslayers with a 35-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Evan Engram had a 75-yard touchdown catch for No Limit Bowler to contribute to a 100.00-84.42 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 53-yard field goal for Kingslayers, who trailed 125.80-122.12 after Sunday Night Football.

Points By Position

  No Limit Bowler   Kingslayers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. No Limit Bowler scored more points in this matchup (125.8) than their season average (110.67).
No Limit Bowler don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Kingslayers (0 vs 1).
No Limit Bowler have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Kingslayers (14 vs 11).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Kingslayers - they’ve made more transactions (1) than No Limit Bowler (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, No Limit Bowler have outscored Kingslayers at RB and TE this season.
There's not much good to say about Kingslayers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

No Limit Bowler
Putting together a lineup that accounted for nearly 126 points this past week... we did what we had to do and took care of business. Let's keep this momentum going as we roll into our Week 4 matchup.
Kingslayers
Wow, talk about under-utilized. The starting RBs for Kingslayers collectively registered a couple of receptions on just three targets this past week. Get those quarterbacks to check down a little more often in Week 4!