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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Blue Ox
1-2 119.82
124.87
 
VS
proj
Ballers
100.94 0-3
122.12

Blue Ox hand Ballers third straight loss, 119.82-100.94

Blue Ox came out on top with a 119.82-100.94 victory to hand Ballers their third straight loss to open the season. Blue Ox took an early 9.60-point lead on Thursday. Ballers came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matthew Stafford (31.64 points) and Mason Crosby (11). Unphased, Blue Ox rallied later that afternoon, as Philip Rivers (51.62 points) and Will Fuller V (10.1) put them back ahead once and for all. Blue Ox (1-2) will look to keep it rolling against Throwball Champ, while Ballers (0-3) will attempt to get their first victory against CHIEFS.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Ox   Ballers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Waller more-than-doubled his 10.88-point projection with 27.6 points against the Vikings in Week 3. He caught 13 passes for 134 yards in the 34-14 loss. Waller ranks #66 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Darren Waller

Top Player Comparison

Blue Ox
Points
% of total points 119.82
1
Philip Rivers
QB
51.62
43.07
43.1%
2
Darren Waller
TE
27.6
10.88
23%
3
The Jacksonville Jaguars defense
DEF
17
11.27
14.2%
4
Will Fuller V
WR
10.1
10.94
8.4%
Ballers
Points
% of total points 100.94
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
31.64
42.62
31.3%
2
David Johnson
RB
24
25.64
23.8%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
11
8.53
10.9%
4
Mason Crosby
K
11
8.34
10.9%

Points By Position

  Blue Ox   Ballers

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Ballers. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Ballers need some help then, averaging just 104.23 versus Blue Ox's 121.59.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Blue Ox (1-2) have a better record than Ballers (0-3).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Ballers has left more points on the bench this season (251.85) than Blue Ox (94.43).
Blue Ox are the more resilient squad, with fewer upset losses (0) than Ballers (1).
Blue Ox should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Ballers (1 vs 0).
Blue Ox have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Ballers (9 vs 7).
By position, Blue Ox have outscored Ballers at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Ballers, 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

Blue Ox
Hey, we'll definitely take the win, Blue Ox! Having said that, if we want to ramp our performance up to the next level, then we have found an area to improve... our running backs were significantly outplayed this past week. Ito Smith (zero yards from scrimmage, no TDs) and Duke Johnson (24 yards, no TDs) combined for only 5.9 points in Week 3. Nyheim Hines and David Johnson showed us up by recording a score of 30.9. Let's bounce back with a big statement in Week 4!
Ballers
There's a real chance that Ballers could be a better talent scout in the NFL than in fantasy football. Seeing only 11 total targets in Week 3, their three starting pass-catchers (three WR, zero TE) apparently made the bulk of their contributions by blocking downfield and running decoy routes.