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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
ghost to the post
2-1 94.93
85.98
 
VS
proj
Fat Samurai
88.7 1-2
93.18

ghost to the post beat projections, knock off Fat Samurai, 94.93-88.70

ghost to the post brought their A game, securing a 94.93-88.70 victory over Fat Samurai, who fell short of projections. Fat Samurai earned a 10.30-point lead on Thursday, but ghost to the post held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Tyler Lockett (59 Ret. Yds) and Julio Jones (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Deshaun Watson (22.75 points) and Alvin Kamara (20.05) led the charge for Fat Samurai in the loss. ghost to the post (2-1) will look to build on their success against Red Raiders, while Fat Samurai (1-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against Pugs.

Matchup Timeline

  ghost to the post   Fat Samurai

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett more-than-doubled his 6.76-point projection with 18.7 points against the Saints in Week 3. He caught 11 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown in the 33-27 loss. Lockett ranks #36 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

ghost to the post
Points
% of total points 94.93
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
18.7
6.76
19.7%
2
Julio Jones
WR
17.4
8.14
18.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
15.33
14.56
16.1%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
11.05
6.86
11.6%
Fat Samurai
Points
% of total points 88.7
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
22.75
16.6
25.6%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.05
9.66
22.6%
3
Jaylon Smith
LB
13.5
9.23
15.2%
4
Harrison Butker
K
10
9.77
11.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Miles Sanders had a 40-yard catch for ghost to the post, who trailed 45.80-28.20 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
There were several players with highlight-reel moments on both teams on Sunday afternoon, but it was ghost to the post who took the lead, 89.53-88.70. Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard catch for ghost to the post, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 76-yard touchdown catch. Meanwhile, Deshaun Watson had a 53-yard touchdown pass for Fat Samurai, while Alvin Kamara had a 29-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  ghost to the post   Fat Samurai

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" ghost to the post (2-1) have a better record than Fat Samurai (1-2).
ghost to the post should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Fat Samurai (2 vs 1).
By position, ghost to the post have outscored Fat Samurai at WR this season.
The starters for ghost to the post had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Fat Samurai (2).
Don't worry Fat Samurai, 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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