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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Minor Prophets
1-2 126.54
110.86
 
VS
proj
Wheezy
72.62 2-1
110.04

Minor Prophets defy expectations, earn win over Wheezy in 126.54-72.62 rout

Minor Prophets rose to the occasion and outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 126.54-72.62 victory over Wheezy, who fell short of projections. There was very little drama in the matchup, as Minor Prophets grabbed a 72.24-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind impressive performances from Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper. Prescott passed for 246 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.54 points, while Cooper caught 6 passes for 88 yards and 2 touchdowns (20.8 points). Kyler Murray (173 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 69 Rush Yds) and Nick Chubb (96 Rush Yds, 35 Rec Yds) were the leaders for Wheezy in the loss. Minor Prophets improve to 1-2 on the season, while Wheezy fall to 2-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Minor Prophets   Wheezy

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Squaring off against the Texans in Week 3, Allen caught 13 passes for 183 yards and 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 30.6 points to more-than-double his 12.72-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Minor Prophets this week. Next week, Allen will battle the Dolphins.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Minor Prophets
Points
% of total points 126.54
1
Keenan Allen
WR
30.6
12.72
24.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
23.54
22.3
18.6%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
20.8
12.24
16.4%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
13.9
20.09
11%
Wheezy
Points
% of total points 72.62
1
Kyler Murray
QB
19.82
20.29
27.3%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
13.1
14.56
18%
3
Zane Gonzalez
K
9
7.47
12.4%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
8.1
14.8
11.2%

Points By Position

  Minor Prophets   Wheezy

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Minor Prophets scored more in this matchup (126.54) than their season average (108.5).
You can't win if you don't play. Wheezy has left more points on the bench this season (138.14) than Minor Prophets (91.94).
By position, Minor Prophets have outscored Wheezy at QB and WR this season.
Minor Prophets has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Wheezy this season (2).
There's not much good to say about Wheezy this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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