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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Throw up the X
1-2 103
84.13
 
VS
proj
KGG FB
86 1-2
92.75

Throw up the X outperform projections, earn win against KGG FB, 103-86

Throw up the X stepped up, securing a 103-86 victory over KGG FB, who fell short of projections. Throw up the X leapt out to a 58-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout performances from Tom Brady (306 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Phillip Lindsay (81 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 49 Rec Yds) and never looked back. Alvin Kamara (27 points) and Philip Rivers (25) carried the flag for KGG FB in the loss. Throw up the X (1-2) will look to sustain their momentum against Melonville LaRues, while KGG FB (1-2) take on The Cardiac Comeback in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Throw up the X   KGG FB

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Facing the Packers in Week 3, Lindsay racked up 130 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns. In doing so, he put up 24 points to more-than-triple his 7.67-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Throw up the X this week. Lindsay will go up against the Jaguars next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

Throw up the X
Points
% of total points 103
1
Tom Brady
QB
27
26.07
26.2%
2
Phillip Lindsay
RB
24
7.67
23.3%
3
Nelson Agholor
WR
15
6.99
14.6%
4
Frank Gore
RB
14
9.18
13.6%
KGG FB
Points
% of total points 86
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
27
13.12
31.4%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
25
25.35
29.1%
3
Devonta Freeman
RB
8
8.7
9.3%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
7
3.65
8.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Tom Brady had a 25-yard touchdown pass and a 41-yard pass for Throw up the X, while Nelson Agholor had a 20-yard touchdown catch, helping Throw up the X to an 80-22 lead.
Sunday Late
Alvin Kamara had a 29-yard touchdown catch for KGG FB, who trailed 86-74 after the late action.

Points By Position

  Throw up the X   KGG FB

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Throw up the X scored more in this matchup (103) than their season average (78.67).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. KGG FB has left more points on the bench this season (156) than Throw up the X (103).
Throw up the X should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than KGG FB (1 vs 0).
Throw up the X have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than KGG FB (12 vs 9).
By position, Throw up the X have outscored KGG FB at RB and K this season.
The starters for Throw up the X had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for KGG FB (1).
Don't worry KGG FB, 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

Throw up the X
Hey, the key to football is taking advantage of the mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by tripling KGG FB at the wide receiver position (32 points to 10).
KGG FB
Well, we certainly can't gripe about a shortage of opportunities this time, can we? Our four pass-catchers (three WR and one TE) were targeted a grand total of 30 times in Week 3. Chemistry seems to be the primary issue, as that group recorded only 13 catches.