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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Avechuchos
1-2 3605
2623.04
 
VS
proj
CLEVES-BLESS-EM
3190 1-2
3219.05

Avechuchos outperform projections, knock off CLEVES-BLESS-EM, 3,605-3,190

Avechuchos rose to the occasion, emerging victorious with a 3,605-3,190 victory over CLEVES-BLESS-EM, who fell short of projections. Avechuchos nabbed an early 470-point lead on Thursday. CLEVES-BLESS-EM came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Patrick Mahomes (1,014 points) and Mason Crosby (145). Not to be deterred, Avechuchos pulled it together later that afternoon, as Jameis Winston (1,250 points) and Alvin Kamara (293) put them back on top for good. Avechuchos (1-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Hustlers, while CLEVES-BLESS-EM (1-2) will take on Ghetto Elks in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Avechuchos   CLEVES-BLESS-EM

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Cardinals in Week 3, Jackson made 5 tackles and intercepted 2 passes. In doing so, he put up 225 points to more-than-double his 103-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Avechuchos this week. Jackson will play the Texans next week.
Donte Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Avechuchos
Points
% of total points 3605
1
Jameis Winston
QB
1250
657.99
34.7%
2
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
510
306.05
14.1%
3
Julio Jones
WR
355
193.88
9.8%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
293
166.12
8.1%
CLEVES-BLESS-EM
Points
% of total points 3190
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
1014
808.7
31.8%
2
Case Keenum
QB
643
616.89
20.2%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
280
209.86
8.8%
4
David Johnson
RB
184
159.88
5.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments on both teams early Sunday, but it was CLEVES-BLESS-EM who claimed the lead, 1,518-1,342. For Avechuchos, Miles Sanders had a 40-yard catch. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for CLEVES-BLESS-EM with an 83-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Jameis Winston had a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Avechuchos, while Alvin Kamara had a 29-yard touchdown catch, helping Avechuchos to a 3,605-2,085 lead.

Points By Position

  Avechuchos   CLEVES-BLESS-EM

StatSmack

Avechuchos must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (3,605) than their season average (3,138.67).
Even the machines think Avechuchos have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (3,128.74) than CLEVES-BLESS-EM (2,832.23).
Avechuchos are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than CLEVES-BLESS-EM (1).
CLEVES-BLESS-EM have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than Avechuchos (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Avechuchos have outscored CLEVES-BLESS-EM at WR, TE, and K this season.
The starters for Avechuchos had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for CLEVES-BLESS-EM (1).
Don't worry CLEVES-BLESS-EM, 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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