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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Hippies
1-2 135.95
133.34
 
VS
proj
AMMODOG
128.05 1-2
147.58

AMMODOG fall short of predictions, succumb to Dirty Hippies, 135.95-128.05

AMMODOG were unable to rise to the occasion, as Dirty Hippies emerged victorious with a 135.95-128.05 victory. Dirty Hippies never trailed in this one after grabbing a 14.45-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Mecole Hardman (18.4 points) and Aaron Rodgers (17.65). Mark Ingram II (35.5 points) and Kyler Murray (23.55) were the leading scorers for AMMODOG in the loss. Dirty Hippies (1-2) will look to maintain their momentum against Norman Nobodies, while AMMODOG (1-2) will meet Lucky Enuf in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Hippies   AMMODOG

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Jets defense allowed 30 points, surrendered 381 yards, and forced 2 turnovers in a 30-14 loss to the Patriots. In doing so, they put up 16 points and scored more than 5 times their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Dirty Hippies this week. The Jets will face the Eagles next week.
The New York Jets defense

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 135.95
1
Mike Evans
WR
45
17.07
33.1%
2
Mecole Hardman
WR
18.4
10.73
13.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
17.65
25.69
13%
4
The New York Jets defense
DEF
16
2.84
11.8%
AMMODOG
Points
% of total points 128.05
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
35.5
13.7
27.7%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
23.55
25.33
18.4%
3
Michael Thomas
WR
16.4
17.55
12.8%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
12.5
13.44
9.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mecole Hardman had an 83-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Hippies, while Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 76.85-62.40 lead for Dirty Hippies.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Dirty Hippies, contributing to a 135.95-116.45 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Dirty Hippies   AMMODOG

StatSmack

Dirty Hippies must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (135.95) than their season average (125.97).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. AMMODOG has left more points on the bench this season (189.4) than Dirty Hippies (177.5).
Dirty Hippies should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than AMMODOG (1 vs 0).
Dirty Hippies have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than AMMODOG (12 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of AMMODOG - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Dirty Hippies (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Dirty Hippies have outscored AMMODOG at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Dirty Hippies had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for AMMODOG (0).
Don't worry AMMODOG, 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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