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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
LightsKamaraAction
3-0 124.73
143.71
 
VS
proj
A Gurley Has No Name
112 2-1
141.71

LightsKamaraAction beat A Gurley Has No Name to remain unbeaten, 124.73-112.00

LightsKamaraAction won their third game in a row to open the season with a hard-fought win over A Gurley Has No Name, coming out on top with a 124.73-112.00 victory. LightsKamaraAction never trailed in this one after nabbing a 6.23-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind T.Y. Hilton (20.5 points) and Aaron Rodgers (13.73). Christian McCaffrey (153 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 35 Rec Yds) and the New England Patriots defense (14 Pts Allowed, 105 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) led the charge for A Gurley Has No Name in the loss. LightsKamaraAction (3-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Gnarleigh Harleigh, while A Gurley Has No Name (2-1) will attempt to generate some positive momentum against The Wallerus.

Matchup Timeline

  LightsKamaraAction   A Gurley Has No Name

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Taking on the Seahawks in Week 3, Kamara racked up 161 yards from scrimmage and scored 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 37.1 points to more-than-double his 18.3-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on LightsKamaraAction this week. Next week, Kamara will play the Cowboys.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

LightsKamaraAction
Points
% of total points 124.73
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
37.1
18.3
29.7%
2
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20.5
15.77
16.4%
3
Will Dissly
TE
18.2
9.08
14.6%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
13.73
21.41
11%
A Gurley Has No Name
Points
% of total points 112
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
31.8
23.16
28.4%
2
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
26
24.29
23.2%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.5
23.29
17.4%
4
Jarvis Landry
WR
9.2
11.29
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass for LightsKamaraAction to contribute to a 51.73-45.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which LightsKamaraAction emerged with a 124.73-98.50 lead. For LightsKamaraAction, Alvin Kamara had a 29-yard touchdown catch. Christian McCaffrey had a 76-yard touchdown run for A Gurley Has No Name, while DK Metcalf had a 54-yard catch.

Points By Position

  LightsKamaraAction   A Gurley Has No Name

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. LightsKamaraAction scored less in this one (124.73) than their season average of 134.52.
LightsKamaraAction are on a roll, with victories in three straight weeks.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" LightsKamaraAction (3-0) have a better record than A Gurley Has No Name (2-1).
You can't win if you don't play. LightsKamaraAction has left fewer points on the bench this season (162.57) than A Gurley Has No Name (298.2).
By position, LightsKamaraAction have outscored A Gurley Has No Name at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Don't worry A Gurley Has No Name, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

LightsKamaraAction
Assembling a lineup that won by 12.73 points this past week... we consider that to be a job done right. Let's take this W in stride, tip our hat to the GM of A Gurley Has No Name, and continue marching forward to a fantasy title.
A Gurley Has No Name
"Not seeing enough chances" can't be an excuse this week for A Gurley Has No Name. Our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) were targeted a respectable 24 times in Week 3. Chemistry could be the primary problem, as that group tallied only nine catches.