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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
4NETworkTechinALLENS
1-2 154
107.24
 
VS
proj
My Cousins' Team
109 1-2
118.44

4NETworkTechinALLENS smirk at expectations, knock off My Cousins' Team in 154-109 rout

4NETworkTechinALLENS outperformed their projected point total, rolling to a 154-109 victory over My Cousins' Team, who fell short of projections. 4NETworkTechinALLENS nabbed an early 8-point lead on Thursday. My Cousins' Team came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by the New England Patriots defense (14 points) and Frank Gore (14). Not to be deterred, 4NETworkTechinALLENS made a run later that afternoon, as Kyle Allen (32 points) and Keenan Allen (30) put them back ahead for good. 4NETworkTechinALLENS (1-2) will look to rack up another win against Tom's Kite DongRape, while My Cousins' Team (1-2) will attempt to get back on track against Gurles Gone Wild.

Matchup Timeline

  4NETworkTechinALLENS   My Cousins' Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hardman more-than-doubled his 6.08-point projection with 15 points against the Ravens in Week 3. He caught 2 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown in the 33-28 win. Hardman will face the Lions next week.
Mecole Hardman

Top Player Comparison

4NETworkTechinALLENS
Points
% of total points 154
1
Kyle Allen
QB
32
16.56
20.8%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
30
12.19
19.5%
3
Carson Wentz
QB
25
21.37
16.2%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
21
9.09
13.6%
My Cousins' Team
Points
% of total points 109
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
22
9
20.2%
2
Philip Rivers
QB
22
21.52
20.2%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
12.62
12.8%
4
Frank Gore
RB
14
9.18
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
Leonard Fournette had a 69-yard run for 4NETworkTechinALLENS, helping to stake the team to an 8-0 lead.
Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which My Cousins' Team owned a 54-52 lead. Carson Wentz had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for 4NETworkTechinALLENS, while Mecole Hardman had an 83-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for My Cousins' Team with a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Kyle Allen had a 52-yard touchdown pass for 4NETworkTechinALLENS, while Tyler Lockett had a 40-yard catch to contribute to a 143-87 lead for 4NETworkTechinALLENS.

Points By Position

  4NETworkTechinALLENS   My Cousins' Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. 4NETworkTechinALLENS scored more in this matchup (154) than their season average (107.33).
You can't win if you don't play. My Cousins' Team has left more points on the bench this season (156) than 4NETworkTechinALLENS (61).
Once 4NETworkTechinALLENS put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than My Cousins' Team (1 vs 0).
4NETworkTechinALLENS should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than My Cousins' Team (1 vs 0).
By position, 4NETworkTechinALLENS have outscored My Cousins' Team at QB, WR, and TE this season.
The starters for 4NETworkTechinALLENS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for My Cousins' Team (1).
Hey My Cousins' Team, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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