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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Rawkfist
2-1 214.54
209.42
 
VS
proj
waterloo vikes
165.28 0-3
186.09

Rawkfist hand waterloo vikes third consecutive loss, 214.54-165.28

Rawkfist emerged victorious with a 214.54-165.28 victory to hand waterloo vikes their third straight loss to open the season. Rawkfist earned an early 18.20-point lead on Thursday. waterloo vikes came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Marvin Jones Jr. (27.1 points) and Rex Burkhead (21.9). Not to be deterred, Rawkfist rallied later that afternoon, as Mike Evans (51 points) and Saquon Barkley (9.7) put them back ahead for good. Rawkfist (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Comeback Kid, while waterloo vikes (0-3) will match up against Flight Crew in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Rawkfist   waterloo vikes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Giants, Evans put up 51 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 19.79-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Evans ranks #30 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Rams next week.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Rawkfist
Points
% of total points 214.54
1
Mike Evans
WR
51
19.79
23.8%
2
Nelson Agholor
WR
28
14.3
13.1%
3
Tom Brady
QB
26.14
24.67
12.2%
4
Jared Goff
QB
21.16
24.05
9.9%
waterloo vikes
Points
% of total points 165.28
1
Marvin Jones Jr.
WR
27.1
13.43
16.4%
2
Rex Burkhead
RB
21.9
14.51
13.3%
3
Phillip Dorsett II
WR
21.5
12.51
13%
4
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
17.88
17.3
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Leonard Fournette had a 69-yard run for Rawkfist to contribute to an 18.20-0.00 lead for the team.
Sunday Early
Both teams had multiple players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, waterloo vikes emerged with a 127.38-123.78 lead. Tom Brady had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Rawkfist, while Nelson Agholor had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Phillip Dorsett II had a 25-yard touchdown catch for waterloo vikes, while Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Rawkfist to contribute to a 193.38-141.88 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Rawkfist   waterloo vikes

StatSmack

Rawkfist must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (214.54) than their season average (199.31).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're waterloo vikes. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. waterloo vikes need some help then, averaging just 160.88 versus Rawkfist's 199.31.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Rawkfist (2-1) have a better record than waterloo vikes (0-3).
Even the computers think Rawkfist have better players. Their projected average points is higher (214.04) than waterloo vikes (187.92).
Rawkfist should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than waterloo vikes (2 vs 0).
By position, Rawkfist have outscored waterloo vikes at QB, WR, and K this season.
Rawkfist has a higher average scoring margin (16) than waterloo vikes this season (-37).
The starters for Rawkfist had more big plays in their NFL games this week (8) than the starters for waterloo vikes (2).
Hey waterloo vikes, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Rawkfist
Assembling a starting crew that accounted for 214.54 points this past week... we took care of business and did what we needed to do. Let's keep this momentum going as we move on to a tricky challenge in Week 4.
waterloo vikes
Well, we certainly can't complain about a lack of opportunities this time, can we? As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR, one TE) were targeted a healthy 43 times in Week 3. Those players should participate in some additional timing drills with their QBs, considering they notched just 21 catches.