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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Fantasy Champs
2-1 129.24
99.61
 
VS
proj
DeKaylin Zecharius
93.08 0-3
102.98

Fantasy Champs hand DeKaylin Zecharius third consecutive loss in 129.24-93.08 rout

Fantasy Champs rolled to a 129.24-93.08 victory to hand DeKaylin Zecharius their third straight loss to open the season. DeKaylin Zecharius got out to a 10.60-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Fantasy Champs after that. They were led by Russell Wilson (41.34 points) and Tyler Lockett (21.4). Julio Jones (18.8 points) and Frank Gore (14.9) led the charge for DeKaylin Zecharius in the loss. Fantasy Champs (2-1) will look to build on their success against Amanda Hugginkiss™️, while DeKaylin Zecharius (0-3) will take on Randy Ableman in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Fantasy Champs   DeKaylin Zecharius

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller more-than-doubled his 6.69-point projection with 14.1 points against the Vikings in Week 3. He caught 13 passes for 134 yards in the 34-14 loss. Waller ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Fantasy Champs
Points
% of total points 129.24
1
Russell Wilson
QB
41.34
20.09
32%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
21.4
10.45
16.6%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
17.6
11.09
13.6%
4
Darren Waller
TE
14.1
6.69
10.9%
DeKaylin Zecharius
Points
% of total points 93.08
1
Julio Jones
WR
18.8
13.28
20.2%
2
Frank Gore
RB
14.9
10.06
16%
3
Nick Chubb
RB
13.1
14.56
14.1%
4
Julian Edelman
WR
12.2
10.23
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Fantasy Champs, who trailed 58.60-41.20 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson found Tyler Lockett for a 40-yard pass for Fantasy Champs. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 54-yard pass to contribute to a 118.94-69.98 lead for Fantasy Champs.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 53-yard field goal for DeKaylin Zecharius, who trailed 123.24-93.08 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Fantasy Champs   DeKaylin Zecharius

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Fantasy Champs scored more in this matchup (129.24) than their season average (86.79).
DeKaylin Zecharius are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Fantasy Champs (2-1) have a better record than DeKaylin Zecharius (0-3).
Fantasy Champs don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than DeKaylin Zecharius (1 vs 0).
By position, Fantasy Champs have outscored DeKaylin Zecharius at QB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Fantasy Champs has a higher average scoring margin (0) than DeKaylin Zecharius this season (-19).
The starters for Fantasy Champs had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for DeKaylin Zecharius (1).
Don't worry DeKaylin Zecharius, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

Fantasy Champs
Football is all about taking advantage of the mismatches. Thanks to a stellar performance from Russell Wilson, we utterly dominated DeKaylin Zecharius at the quarterback position this past week (41.34 points to 11.38). Wilson went 32-for-50 for 406 yards and two TDs in a 33-27 loss to the Saints.
DeKaylin Zecharius
There's still a boatload of time remaining to turn this season around, DeKaylin Zecharius! Your upcoming opponents might glance at your record and foolishly think they have an easy matchup. Use it to your advantage and deploy the strongest possible starting lineups... catch those complacent managers snoozing!