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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
FF5
1-2 92.27
91.51
 
VS
proj
Autumn Wind
76.9 1-2
83.74

Despite top scorer Jones, Autumn Wind fall to FF5, 92.27-76.90

Autumn Wind had the highest scorer in the matchup with LB Chandler Jones posting 23.25 points, the sixth-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish FF5, who emerged victorious with a 92.27-76.90 win. FF5 leapt out to a 30.3-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 36.65 points from Phillip Lindsay (81 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 49 Rec Yds) and Dalvin Cook (110 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 33 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Chandler Jones (23.25 points) and Tom Brady (17.05) carried the flag for Autumn Wind in the loss. FF5 (1-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Blade Executioner, while Autumn Wind (1-2) attempt to right the ship against The Commodores.

Matchup Timeline

  FF5   Autumn Wind

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 5.94 points, Lindsay more-than-tripled that amount by scoring 18.5 points as the Broncos lost to the Packers 27-16. He racked up 130 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on FF5 this week. Lindsay will play the Jaguars in Week 4.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

FF5
Points
% of total points 92.27
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
18.5
5.94
20%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
18.15
10.27
19.7%
3
Mason Crosby
K
11
8.59
11.9%
4
T.J. Watt
LB
10
8.37
10.8%
Autumn Wind
Points
% of total points 76.9
1
Chandler Jones
LB
23.25
7.11
30.2%
2
Tom Brady
QB
17.05
16.66
22.2%
3
Myles Garrett
DE
10.25
7.98
13.3%
4
Demarcus Robinson
WR
8.15
4.92
10.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Autumn Wind, who trailed 69.95-39.65 after the early action.

Points By Position

  FF5   Autumn Wind

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. FF5 scored more points in this matchup (92.27) than their season average (83.34).
Autumn Wind have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than FF5 (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, FF5 have outscored Autumn Wind at RB and K this season.
Don't worry Autumn Wind, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Autumn Wind
A pair of teams sporting matching 1-2 records, 12th-place Autumn Wind will now have a date with 14th-place The Commodores in Week 4. Autumn Wind are ranked 12th in scoring after three weeks (82.49 points per game), while The Commodores have scored the league's 14th-highest point total.
FF5
In a matchup featuring teams separated by just a game in the standings, FF5 (1-2) go up against Blade Executioner (2-1) in Week 4. With three matchups now in the books, FF5 have tallied the 11th-most points in the league while Blade Executioner (and their 83.69 points per game) are ranked 10th.