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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Bills Mafia
2-1 153
130.28
 
VS
proj
Sherlock Mahomes
140.27 2-1
140.99

Bills Mafia brush off projections, defeat Sherlock Mahomes, 153.00-140.27

Bills Mafia showed up and outperformed their projected point total, earning a 153.00-140.27 victory over Sherlock Mahomes, who fell short of projections. Sherlock Mahomes earned a 24.00-point lead on Thursday, but Bills Mafia held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Mike Evans, who caught 8 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns for 49 points, and Julio Jones, who caught 8 passes for 128 yards and a touchdown (30.8 points). Patrick Mahomes (374 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Amari Cooper (6 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leaders for Sherlock Mahomes in the loss. Bills Mafia (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Sherlock Mahomes, while Sherlock Mahomes (2-1) attempt to right the ship against Bills Mafia.

Matchup Timeline

  Bills Mafia   Sherlock Mahomes

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans scored 49 points in a 32-31 loss to the Giants to nearly triple his 17.07-point projection. He caught 8 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bills Mafia this week. Evans will go up against the Rams in Week 4.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Bills Mafia
Points
% of total points 153
1
Mike Evans
WR
49
17.07
32%
2
Julio Jones
WR
30.8
19.99
20.1%
3
Julian Edelman
WR
19.2
16.9
12.5%
4
Josh Allen
QB
18.7
20.09
12.2%
Sherlock Mahomes
Points
% of total points 140.27
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
35.37
26.46
25.2%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
26.8
18.6
19.1%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
24
14.48
17.1%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
15.1
19.83
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time moments early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Sherlock Mahomes became the proud owner of a 102.87-72.80 lead. For Bills Mafia, Josh Allen had a 49-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes made the highlight reel for Sherlock Mahomes with an 83-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Bills Mafia, who trailed 140.27-124.80 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Bills Mafia   Sherlock Mahomes

StatSmack

Bills Mafia must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (153) than their season average (130.93).
By position, Bills Mafia have outscored Sherlock Mahomes at WR and TE this season.
The starters for Bills Mafia had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Sherlock Mahomes (1).
Hey Sherlock Mahomes, 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

Bills Mafia
Nice work, Bills Mafia. Fielding a lineup that won by 12.73 points this past matchup. Let's maintain this momentum as we step into our next matchup in Week 4.
Sherlock Mahomes
We just took it easy so our guys could dominate in Week 4, right? The six offensive skill starters on Sherlock Mahomes (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) collectively put up 329 yards and just three touchdowns this past week. Our opposition's skill players made it tough on us by logging 593 yards and five scores.