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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Ditka vs. God
3-0 543.23
475.58
 
VS
proj
Truth's Team
458.64 0-3
460.63

Ditka vs. God knock off Truth's Team to remain undefeated, 543.23-458.64

Ditka vs. God won their third straight to open the season with a hard-fought win over Truth's Team, earning a 543.23-458.64 victory. Truth's Team nabbed a 27.90-point lead on Thursday, but Ditka vs. God held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Mark Ingram II (65.28 points) and Tom Brady (58.28). Matt Ryan (304 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Nick Chubb (96 Rush Yds, 35 Rec Yds) did their part for Truth's Team in the loss. Ditka vs. God (3-0) will look to sustain their momentum against BLACKNGOLD II, while Truth's Team (0-3) attempt to right the ship against Bic It Boys.

Matchup Timeline

  Ditka vs. God   Truth's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones (5 Tackles, 2 Sacks) scored 14.5 points against the Panthers in Week 3. He more-than-doubled his 5.23-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Jones ranks #1 among fantasy LBs this season and will face the Seahawks next week.
Chandler Jones

Top Player Comparison

Ditka vs. God
Points
% of total points 543.23
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
65.28
36.64
12%
2
Tom Brady
QB
58.28
55.56
10.7%
3
Julio Jones
WR
55.6
43.79
10.2%
4
Jared Goff
QB
51.68
54
9.5%
Truth's Team
Points
% of total points 458.64
1
Matt Ryan
QB
62.64
55.5
13.7%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
54
42.05
11.8%
3
Sterling Shepard
WR
53.63
28.46
11.7%
4
Royce Freeman
RB
36.88
24.88
8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout moments for both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Ditka vs. God owned a 408.45-288.43 lead. For Ditka vs. God, Tom Brady had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass. Adam Thielen made the highlight reel for Truth's Team with a 35-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  Ditka vs. God   Truth's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Ditka vs. God scored more in this one (543.23) than their season average (493.21).
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Ditka vs. God have won three straight weeks, while Truth's Team have dropped their last three.
We heard scoring helps you win. Ditka vs. God are doing a better job of that, averaging 493.21 versus Truth's Team's 422.61.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Ditka vs. God (3-0) have a better record than Truth's Team (0-3).
You can't win if you don't play. Ditka vs. God has left fewer points on the bench this season (269.06) than Truth's Team (592.69).
Ditka vs. God are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Truth's Team (1).
Ditka vs. God should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Truth's Team (2 vs 0).
Ditka vs. God have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Truth's Team (28 vs 17).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Truth's Team - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Ditka vs. God (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Ditka vs. God have outscored Truth's Team at QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Ditka vs. God don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 76 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Ditka vs. God had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Truth's Team (1).
There's not much good to say about Truth's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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