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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
CUBuffs21
2-1 154.78
146.81
 
VS
proj
OUT in Turtle Town
145 2-1
152.46

Despite top scorer Allen, OUT in Turtle Town fall to CUBuffs21, 154.78-145.00

OUT in Turtle Town had the top scorer in the matchup with WR Keenan Allen racking up 37.1 points, the third-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome CUBuffs21, who secured a 154.78-145.00 win. CUBuffs21 earned a 65.46-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 39.5 points from Darren Waller (13 Rec, 134 Rec Yds) and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (6 Rec, 99 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and never looked back. Keenan Allen (13 Rec, 183 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Deshaun Watson (351 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds) were the leaders for OUT in Turtle Town in the loss. CUBuffs21 (2-1) will look to maintain their momentum against Team Rudebrewd, while OUT in Turtle Town (2-1) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Tommy Sleaze.

Matchup Timeline

  CUBuffs21   OUT in Turtle Town

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller (13 Rec, 134 Rec Yds) scored 20.6 points in a 34-14 lost to the Vikings in Week 3. He more-than-doubled his 8.79-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Waller ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

CUBuffs21
Points
% of total points 154.78
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
32.6
16.34
21.1%
2
Darren Waller
TE
20.6
8.79
13.3%
3
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
18.9
9.68
12.2%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
17.82
19.63
11.5%
OUT in Turtle Town
Points
% of total points 145
1
Keenan Allen
WR
37.1
16.57
25.6%
2
Deshaun Watson
QB
25.84
20.71
17.8%
3
David Johnson
RB
15.5
16.01
10.7%
4
Jared Goff
QB
14.16
19.04
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Marquez Valdes-Scantling had a 40-yard touchdown catch for CUBuffs21, while Kirk Cousins had a 35-yard touchdown pass, helping CUBuffs21 to an 83.26-17.80 lead.
Sunday Late
There were players with big-time moments for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which CUBuffs21 emerged with a 150.88-130.84 lead. Alvin Kamara had a 29-yard touchdown catch for CUBuffs21, while DK Metcalf had a 54-yard catch. Deshaun Watson made the highlight reel for OUT in Turtle Town with a 53-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  CUBuffs21   OUT in Turtle Town

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. CUBuffs21 scored more in this matchup (154.78) than their season average (135.53).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. OUT in Turtle Town has left more points on the bench this season (88.14) than CUBuffs21 (26.18).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of OUT in Turtle Town - they’ve made more transactions (3) than CUBuffs21 (2) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, CUBuffs21 have outscored OUT in Turtle Town at QB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for CUBuffs21 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for OUT in Turtle Town (1).
There's not much good to say about OUT in Turtle Town this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

CUBuffs21
Nice work, CUBuffs21. Deploying a lineup that posted 154.78 points this past week. Let's take this victory in stride, tip our cap to the GM of OUT in Turtle Town, and continue our march towards the Skunk League title.
OUT in Turtle Town
Listen, we've been at it long enough to know that occasionally, 10 extra points can just instantly appear out of nowhere... and then in some cases, like this week, they don't! Keep chipping away and good things will eventually happen. Keep your head up, OUT in Turtle Town!