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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Slack Tarts
3-0 184.21
177.69
 
VS
proj
WarHorse
159.95 0-3
159.66

Slack Tarts defeat WarHorse to remain undefeated, 184.21-159.95

Slack Tarts won their third matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought win over WarHorse, emerging victorious with a 184.21-159.95 victory. Slack Tarts never trailed in this one after earning a 6.00-point lead on Thursday behind Jurrell Casey. Matt Ryan (304 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Sterling Shepard (21 Rush Yds, 100 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for WarHorse in the loss. Slack Tarts (3-0) will look to get another W against No Punt Intended, while WarHorse (0-3) will take on Okanagan Vikings in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Slack Tarts   WarHorse

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 130 yards from scrimmage and running for 2 touchdowns against the Packers, Lindsay tallied 26 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 9.71-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Lindsay ranks #51 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Phillip Lindsay

Top Player Comparison

Slack Tarts
Points
% of total points 184.21
1
Christian McCaffrey
RB
30.55
18.64
16.6%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
26.45
10.93
14.4%
3
Phillip Lindsay
RB
26
9.71
14.1%
4
Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
13.5
8.88
7.3%
WarHorse
Points
% of total points 159.95
1
Matt Ryan
QB
30.13
21.1
18.8%
2
Sterling Shepard
WR
21.85
9.42
13.7%
3
Donte Jackson
CB
19.75
9.42
12.3%
4
Devin Bush
LB
16.5
9.68
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Flacco had a 52-yard pass for Slack Tarts to contribute to a 79.01-72.60 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Christian McCaffrey had a 76-yard touchdown run for Slack Tarts, helping the team to a 153.11-146.95 lead.

Points By Position

  Slack Tarts   WarHorse

StatSmack

A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. WarHorse have lost their last three matchups, while Slack Tarts have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. WarHorse need some help then, averaging just 160.45 versus Slack Tarts's 186.4.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Slack Tarts (3-0) have a better record than WarHorse (0-3).
Slack Tarts don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than WarHorse (1 vs 0).
Slack Tarts are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than WarHorse (0 vs 1).
Slack Tarts should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than WarHorse (2 vs 1).
Slack Tarts have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than WarHorse (27 vs 20).
By position, Slack Tarts have outscored WarHorse at RB, WR, TE, and K this season.
Slack Tarts don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 36 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Slack Tarts had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for WarHorse (0).
There's not much good to say about WarHorse this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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