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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Run Thru MaxAperture
2-1 120.64
120.78
 
VS
proj
I WANT FAAB
114.04 1-2
117.37

Despite top scorer Watson, I WANT FAAB fall to Run Thru MaxAperture, 120.64-114.04

Deshaun Watson racked up 25.84 points for I WANT FAAB, the best total in the matchup and 10th-best in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Run Thru MaxAperture, who emerged victorious with a 120.64-114.04 win. Run Thru MaxAperture took an early 1.00-point lead on Thursday. I WANT FAAB came back to take the lead during the early round of games on Sunday, powered by Dalvin Cook (22.3 points) and Adam Thielen (19.1). Unphased, Run Thru MaxAperture rallied later that afternoon, as Greg Olsen (22.5 points) and Larry Fitzgerald (12.1) put them back on top once and for all. Run Thru MaxAperture (2-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against 3rd time's the charm, while I WANT FAAB (1-2) will take on Jiwei's Swag Team in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Run Thru MaxAperture   I WANT FAAB

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jones (8 Rec, 128 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 22.8 points against the Colts in Week 3. He scored 37% more than his 16.64-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Jones ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Titans next week.
Julio Jones

Top Player Comparison

Run Thru MaxAperture
Points
% of total points 120.64
1
Julio Jones
WR
22.8
16.64
18.9%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
22.54
21.77
18.7%
3
Greg Olsen
TE
22.5
8.4
18.7%
4
T.Y. Hilton
WR
16.5
13.15
13.7%
I WANT FAAB
Points
% of total points 114.04
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
25.84
20.71
22.7%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
22.3
17.64
19.6%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
19.1
14.11
16.7%
4
Devonta Freeman
RB
11
11.86
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Adam Thielen had a 35-yard touchdown catch for I WANT FAAB, helping the team to an 80.70-62.84 lead.
Sunday Late
Deshaun Watson had a 53-yard touchdown pass for I WANT FAAB, who trailed 120.64-114.04 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Run Thru MaxAperture   I WANT FAAB

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. I WANT FAAB need some help then, averaging just 112.01 versus Run Thru MaxAperture's 122.5.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Run Thru MaxAperture (2-1) have a better record than I WANT FAAB (1-2).
Run Thru MaxAperture have the clutch gene, with more close wins than I WANT FAAB (1 vs 0).
Run Thru MaxAperture have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than I WANT FAAB (13 vs 10).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of I WANT FAAB - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Run Thru MaxAperture (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Run Thru MaxAperture have outscored I WANT FAAB at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Don't worry I WANT FAAB, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

I WANT FAAB
Two teams sporting identical 1-2 records, eighth-place I WANT FAAB are set to do battle with seventh-place Jiwei's Swag Team in Week 4. I WANT FAAB are ranked sixth in scoring after three weeks (112.01 points per game), while Jiwei's Swag Team own the league's fifth-highest point total.
Run Thru MaxAperture
A couple of teams with identical 2-1 records, Run Thru MaxAperture and 3rd time's the charm will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. After three weeks of action, Run Thru MaxAperture have scored the second-most points in the league while 3rd time's the charm (100.31 PPG) are ranked last.