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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Blue Wave 🌊
1-2 132.16
111.17
 
VS
proj
Redzone 2 Da Endzone
120.14 0-3
99.84

The Blue Wave 🌊 come back to hand Redzone 2 Da Endzone third consecutive loss, 132.16-120.14

The Blue Wave 🌊 staged an impressive comeback for a 132.16-120.14 victory to hand Redzone 2 Da Endzone their third straight loss to open the season. After trailing 119.44-89.80 heading into Sunday night, The Blue Wave 🌊 came storming back behind Cooper Kupp, who caught 11 passes for 102 yards and 2 touchdowns for 24.2 points, and Jared Goff, who passed for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 14 yards (18.16 points). Deshaun Watson (351 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs, 18 Rush Yds) and the Carolina Panthers defense (20 Pts Allowed, 248 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) carried the flag for Redzone 2 Da Endzone in the loss. The Blue Wave 🌊 (1-2) will look to keep it rolling against Firestorm, while Redzone 2 Da Endzone (0-3) face Slim Pickens in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Redzone 2 Da Endzone

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lindsay more-than-doubled his 9.22-point projection with 25 points against the Packers in Week 3. He racked up 130 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns in the 27-16 loss. Lindsay ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

The Blue Wave 🌊
Points
% of total points 132.16
1
Phillip Lindsay
RB
25
9.22
18.9%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
24.2
9.75
18.3%
3
Julio Jones
WR
20.8
13.28
15.7%
4
Jared Goff
QB
18.16
23.06
13.7%
Redzone 2 Da Endzone
Points
% of total points 120.14
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
37.84
24.22
31.5%
2
The Carolina Panthers defense
DEF
20
9.78
16.6%
3
Darren Waller
TE
16.1
6.69
13.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.3
12.95
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Phillip Dorsett II had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Redzone 2 Da Endzone, who trailed 76.20-42.90 after the early slate.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 53-yard touchdown pass for Redzone 2 Da Endzone to contribute to a 119.44-89.80 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  The Blue Wave 🌊   Redzone 2 Da Endzone

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Blue Wave 🌊 scored more in this one (132.16) than their season average (106.14).
Redzone 2 Da Endzone would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Blue Wave 🌊 (1-2) have a better record than Redzone 2 Da Endzone (0-3).
Even the computers think The Blue Wave 🌊 have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (110.93) than Redzone 2 Da Endzone (100.7).
The Blue Wave 🌊 play up to their potential, with fewer upset losses (0) than Redzone 2 Da Endzone (1).
Redzone 2 Da Endzone have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (5) than The Blue Wave 🌊 (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, The Blue Wave 🌊 have outscored Redzone 2 Da Endzone at WR, K, and DEF this season.
Hey Redzone 2 Da Endzone, 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

The Blue Wave 🌊
Spotting mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. Not only did we double up Redzone 2 Da Endzone at RB (32.9 points to 15), we also doubled them at WR (51.4 to 23.2).
Redzone 2 Da Endzone
Posting one catch on just two targets this past week, it appears that the starting running backs for Redzone 2 Da Endzone should remind their QBs to get them more involved (and dial up a screen play or two).