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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
WindyCity Rebels
1-2 122
113.43
 
VS
proj
Skins on the Warpath
121 1-2
99.46

Skins on the Warpath beat projections but lose to WindyCity Rebels in 122-121 battle

Skins on the Warpath outperformed expectations, but it wasn't enough to change the result. Predicted to win 113-99, WindyCity Rebels came back for a 122-121 win over Skins on the Warpath. Despite trailing 121-115 heading into Monday night, WindyCity Rebels staged a comeback behind David Montgomery, who racked up 81 yards from scrimmage for 7 points. Russell Wilson (45 points) and Adam Thielen (17) did their part for Skins on the Warpath in defeat. WindyCity Rebels (1-2) will look to earn another W against Caz, while Skins on the Warpath (1-2) try to get back on track against Tayda's Tots.

Matchup Timeline

  WindyCity Rebels   Skins on the Warpath

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 27-16 loss to the Packers, Lindsay scored 24 points to more-than-triple his 7.67-point projection. He racked up 130 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on WindyCity Rebels this week. Next week, Lindsay will square off against the Jaguars.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

WindyCity Rebels
Points
% of total points 122
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
24
7.67
19.7%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
22
22.3
18%
3
The Green Bay Packers defense
DEF
16
11.8
13.1%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
14
10.04
11.5%
Skins on the Warpath
Points
% of total points 121
1
Russell Wilson
QB
45
22.6
37.2%
2
Adam Thielen
WR
17
9.99
14%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
12
6.2
9.9%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
11
7.12
9.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 35-yard touchdown catch for Skins on the Warpath, who trailed 73-30 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which the teams emerged all square, 109-109. For WindyCity Rebels, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 76-yard touchdown catch. Russell Wilson made the highlight reel for Skins on the Warpath with a 54-yard pass and a 40-yard pass.

Points By Position

  WindyCity Rebels   Skins on the Warpath

StatSmack

WindyCity Rebels must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (122) than their season average (102).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. WindyCity Rebels has left fewer points on the bench this season (80) than Skins on the Warpath (206).
WindyCity Rebels are clutch masters, with more close wins than Skins on the Warpath (1 vs 0).
By position, WindyCity Rebels have outscored Skins on the Warpath at RB, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Skins on the Warpath this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

WindyCity Rebels
Hey, exploiting mismatches is the key to football, right? With some stellar yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team really made that happen this week. Our backfield recorded 190 more total yards than the RBs on Skins on the Warpath (350 yards from scrimmage to 160), and we wound up doubling up them at the position (44 points to 19).
Skins on the Warpath
Fortunately, Skins on the Warpath, this week's problem isn't exactly a brain teaser. Choosing to start Derrius Guice in what turned out to be a tight fantasy matchup... we'll just assume it won't happen again and move on?