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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Cereal Killers
2-1 155.5
123.48
 
VS
proj
Tony b's storm
138.5 2-1
139.44

The Cereal Killers brush off predictions, defeat Tony b's storm, 155.5-138.5

The Cereal Killers beat their projected point total, coming out on top with a 155.5-138.5 victory over Tony b's storm, who fell short of projections. Tony b's storm nabbed a 9.5-point lead on Thursday, but The Cereal Killers held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Keenan Allen (13 Rec, 183 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Patrick Mahomes (374 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs). Julio Jones (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Josh Allen (243 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 46 Rush Yds) carried the flag for Tony b's storm in the loss. The Cereal Killers improve to 2-1 on the season, while Tony b's storm fall to 2-1.

Matchup Timeline

  The Cereal Killers   Tony b's storm

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay (81 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 49 Rec Yds) scored 26 points against the Packers in Week 3. He nearly tripled his 9.01-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Lindsay ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

The Cereal Killers
Points
% of total points 155.5
1
Keenan Allen
WR
43.5
16.12
28%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
32
24.92
20.6%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
26
9.01
16.7%
4
Brandin Cooks
WR
18
10.48
11.6%
Tony b's storm
Points
% of total points 138.5
1
Julio Jones
WR
27
16.56
19.5%
2
Josh Allen
QB
19
20.74
13.7%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
19
21.1
13.7%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
16
8.98
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, Tony b's storm had a 108.0-79.5 lead. For The Cereal Killers, Patrick Mahomes had an 83-yard touchdown pass. Josh Allen made the highlight reel for Tony b's storm with a 49-yard pass.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 53-yard field goal for The Cereal Killers, helping the team to a 152.5-122.5 lead.

Points By Position

  The Cereal Killers   Tony b's storm

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Cereal Killers scored more points in this one (155.5) than their season average (145.83).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. The Cereal Killers has left fewer points on the bench this season (95) than Tony b's storm (115.5).
The Cereal Killers see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than Tony b's storm (0).
The Cereal Killers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Tony b's storm (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Tony b's storm - they’ve made more transactions (5) than The Cereal Killers (2) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, The Cereal Killers have outscored Tony b's storm at QB, WR, and K this season.
The Cereal Killers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 17 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for The Cereal Killers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Tony b's storm (1).
Hey Tony b's storm, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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