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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Dead Again
3-0 157
159.41
 
VS
proj
Norman Nobodies
131.9 1-2
145.46

Dead Again defeat Norman Nobodies to remain unbeaten, 157.00-131.90

Dead Again won their third straight to open the season with a hard-fought win over Norman Nobodies, securing a 157.00-131.90 victory. Dead Again never trailed in this one after taking a 22.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Patrick Mahomes (37.6 points) and Travis Kelce (15.9). Mitchell Trubisky (27.75 points) and Dalvin Cook (24.3) were the leading scorers for Norman Nobodies in the loss. Dead Again (3-0) will look to get another win against Arrogant Americans, while Norman Nobodies (1-2) will face off against Dirty Hippies in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Dead Again   Norman Nobodies

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Sanders racked up 126 yards from scrimmage as the Eagles lost to the Lions 27-24. In doing so, he put up 15.3 points to scored 62.8% higher than his 9.4-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Dead Again this week. Next week, Sanders will play the Packers.
Miles Sanders

Top Player Comparison

Dead Again
Points
% of total points 157
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
37.6
31.56
23.9%
2
Greg Olsen
TE
25.5
10.41
16.2%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
15.9
19.06
10.1%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
15.3
9.4
9.7%
Norman Nobodies
Points
% of total points 131.9
1
Mitchell Trubisky
QB
27.75
22.77
21%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
24.3
19.4
18.4%
3
T.Y. Hilton
WR
20.5
15.77
15.5%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
17.5
13.63
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had an 83-yard touchdown pass for Dead Again, while Miles Sanders had a 40-yard catch, helping Dead Again to a 107.90-85.50 lead.
Monday
Mitchell Trubisky had a 36-yard touchdown pass for Norman Nobodies.

Points By Position

  Dead Again   Norman Nobodies

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Dead Again scored fewer points in this one (157) than their season average of 182.92.
Dead Again are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Norman Nobodies need some help then, averaging just 132.55 versus Dead Again's 182.92.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Dead Again (3-0) have a better record than Norman Nobodies (1-2).
Even the computers think Dead Again have better players. Their projected average points is higher (158.26) than Norman Nobodies (148.76).
Dead Again should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Norman Nobodies (2 vs 0).
Dead Again have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Norman Nobodies (20 vs 15).
Norman Nobodies have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Dead Again (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Dead Again have outscored Norman Nobodies at QB, WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
Dead Again don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 36 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Dead Again had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Norman Nobodies (1).
Don't worry Norman Nobodies, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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