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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
THROAT HOAGIES
2-1 119.66
126.77
 
VS
proj
Team Name Required
101.2 0-3
136.3

THROAT HOAGIES come back to hand Team Name Required third consecutive loss, 119.66-101.20

THROAT HOAGIES staged a comeback to earn a 119.66-101.20 victory to hand Team Name Required their third straight loss to open the season. Despite trailing 101.20-99.36 heading into Sunday night, THROAT HOAGIES roared back behind Brandin Cooks, who caught 8 passes for 112 yards for 16 points, and Todd Gurley II, who ran for 43 yards (4.3 points). Jameis Winston (32.5 points) and the Dallas Cowboys defense (19) did their part for Team Name Required in the loss. THROAT HOAGIES (2-1) will look to add to their success against The Meatball Hoagies, while Team Name Required (0-3) meet Average Joes in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  THROAT HOAGIES   Team Name Required

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Broncos in Week 3, Crosby made 2 of his 3 FG attempts. In doing so, he put up 13 points to scored 38.7% higher than his 9.37-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on THROAT HOAGIES this week. In Week 4, Crosby and the Packers will play the Eagles.
Mason Crosby

Top Player Comparison

THROAT HOAGIES
Points
% of total points 119.66
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
33.86
29.55
28.3%
2
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
18.5
13.91
15.5%
3
Brandin Cooks
WR
16
11.81
13.4%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
15.6
13.54
13%
Team Name Required
Points
% of total points 101.2
1
Jameis Winston
QB
32.5
24.12
32.1%
2
The Dallas Cowboys defense
DEF
19
22.54
18.8%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.9
22.1
14.7%
4
Curtis Samuel
WR
13.8
10.35
13.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Patrick Mahomes had an 83-yard touchdown pass for THROAT HOAGIES, helping the team to a 53.96-50.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Team Name Required who owned the lead, 101.20-99.36. For THROAT HOAGIES, JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 76-yard touchdown catch. Jameis Winston made the highlight reel for Team Name Required with a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass.

Points By Position

  THROAT HOAGIES   Team Name Required

StatSmack

Team Name Required are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. THROAT HOAGIES (2-1) have a better record than Team Name Required (0-3).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Team Name Required has left more points on the bench this season (147.6) than THROAT HOAGIES (133.48).
THROAT HOAGIES don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Team Name Required (1 vs 0).
THROAT HOAGIES have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Team Name Required (11 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Team Name Required - they’ve made more transactions (1) than THROAT HOAGIES (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, THROAT HOAGIES have outscored Team Name Required at QB, WR, and K this season.
THROAT HOAGIES has a higher average scoring margin (2) than Team Name Required this season (-13).
There's not much good to say about Team Name Required this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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