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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Watcher
1-2 61
68.67
 
VS
proj
Russell's Team
57 0-3
70.66

The Watcher hand Russell's Team third straight loss, 61-57

The Watcher came out on top with a 61-57 victory to hand Russell's Team their third straight loss to open the season. Russell's Team grabbed an 8-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but The Watcher held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Teddy Bridgewater, who passed for 177 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 12 yards for 19 points, and Julio Jones, who caught 8 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown (12 points). Dak Prescott (25 points) and Tyler Lockett (13) carried the flag for Russell's Team in the loss. The Watcher (1-2) will look to sustain their momentum against DYNASTY, while Russell's Team (0-3) will face NYC in an effort to earn their first victory.

Matchup Timeline

  The Watcher   Russell's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Colts in Week 3, Jones caught 8 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 12 points and scored 50.0% higher than his scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on The Watcher this week. In Week 4, Jones and the Falcons will face the Titans.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

The Watcher
Points
% of total points 61
1
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
19
13.6
31.1%
2
Julio Jones
WR
12
8
19.7%
3
Matt Prater
K
9
7.68
14.8%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
9
6.54
14.8%
Russell's Team
Points
% of total points 57
1
Dak Prescott
QB
25
23.66
43.9%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
13
6.09
22.8%
3
Kerryon Johnson
RB
7
7.05
12.3%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
4
5.7
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, but after the results were tallied, The Watcher had a 56-54 lead. For The Watcher, Teddy Bridgewater had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Tyler Lockett made the highlight reel for Russell's Team with a 40-yard catch.

Points By Position

  The Watcher   Russell's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Watcher scored more points in this one (61) than their season average (56).
Russell's Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Watcher (1-2) have a better record than Russell's Team (0-3).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. The Watcher has left fewer points on the bench this season (88) than Russell's Team (95).
By position, The Watcher have outscored Russell's Team at WR and K this season.
Hey Russell's Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

The Watcher
Way to shrug off that two-match losing streak, The Watcher! Each fantasy team is faced with adversity somewhere along the way... keep chipping away and remember that this season is far from over.
Russell's Team
Unless Russell's Team wants to go full diva-mode, then "not getting many chances" isn't really a reasonable excuse this time around. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) collectively received a grand total of 37 targets in Week 3. With just 22 total catches, this group may be showing signs of chemistry issues.