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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Spicy Floonz
1-2 109.16
112.44
 
VS
proj
The Matt Cassel Exp.
109.06 1-2
119.16

Unable to overcome starter's goose egg, The Matt Cassel Exp. fall to The Spicy Floonz in 109.16-109.06 battle

Hampered by a goose egg from Keke Coutee, The Matt Cassel Exp. were unable to overcome The Spicy Floonz, which narrowly earned a 109.16-109.06 win. The Matt Cassel Exp. had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. The Spicy Floonz led 109.16-100.06 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 9 points from Allen Robinson II on Monday night for The Matt Cassel Exp.. Mark Ingram II (103 Rush Yds, 3 Rush TDs, 32 Rec Yds) and Carson Wentz (259 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds) were the stars for The Spicy Floonz in the win. The Spicy Floonz improve to 1-2 on the season, while The Matt Cassel Exp. fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  The Spicy Floonz   The Matt Cassel Exp.

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Ingram II racked up 135 yards from scrimmage and ran for 3 touchdowns as the Ravens lost to the Chiefs 33-28. In doing so, he put up 33.5 points to more-than-double his 12.66-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Spicy Floonz this week. Ingram II will play the Browns in Week 4.
Mark Ingram II

Top Player Comparison

The Spicy Floonz
Points
% of total points 109.16
1
Mark Ingram II
RB
33.5
12.66
30.7%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
21.66
19.27
19.8%
3
Delanie Walker
TE
9.9
7.57
9.1%
4
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
8
7.74
7.3%
The Matt Cassel Exp.
Points
% of total points 109.06
1
Matt Ryan
QB
23.46
19.84
21.5%
2
Evan Engram
TE
20.3
11.04
18.6%
3
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.9
22.04
13.7%
4
Michael Thomas
WR
13.9
14.3
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Carson Wentz had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for The Spicy Floonz, helping the team to an 81.96-51.76 lead.
Sunday Late
Evan Engram had a 75-yard touchdown catch for The Matt Cassel Exp., who trailed 101.46-91.06 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  The Spicy Floonz   The Matt Cassel Exp.

StatSmack

The Spicy Floonz must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (109.16) than their season average (102.34).
The Spicy Floonz are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Matt Cassel Exp. (1 vs 0).
The Spicy Floonz should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Matt Cassel Exp. (1 vs 0).
By position, The Spicy Floonz have outscored The Matt Cassel Exp. at QB and RB this season.
The starters for The Spicy Floonz had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for The Matt Cassel Exp. (1).
There's not much good to say about The Matt Cassel Exp. this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

The Spicy Floonz
I just can't overstate how critical tight wins like this can be for team chemistry. Overcoming tough obstacles and persevering in the face of adversity... expect the The Spicy Floonz locker room to really gel entering Week 4.
The Matt Cassel Exp.
A single missed field goal isn't typically cause for concern, but talk about impeccable timing: Matt Prater goes 2-for-3 on FGs instead of 3-for-3, and The Matt Cassel Exp. drops the matchup by 0.1 points. We'll let you do the math on that one.