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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Carl's Team
2-0-1 129
126.41
 
VS
proj
bunkstraps
119 2-1
131.72

Carl's Team overcome starter's goose egg, defeat bunkstraps, 129-119

Despite a goose egg from the Baltimore Ravens defense, Carl's Team were able to persevere and earn the win, securing a 129-119 victory over bunkstraps. Carl's Team grabbed an early 10-point lead on Thursday. bunkstraps bounced back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Matt Ryan (32 points) and Dalvin Cook (20). Not to be deterred, Carl's Team rallied later that afternoon, as Jameis Winston (36 points) and Christian McCaffrey (24) put them back on top once and for all. Carl's Team (2-0-1) will look to maintain their momentum against WilburForce, while bunkstraps (2-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against Victorious Secret.

Matchup Timeline

  Carl's Team   bunkstraps

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Thielen (3 Rec, 55 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 17 points in a 34-14 win over the Raiders in Week 3. He scored 70.2% more than his 9.99-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Thielen ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Adam Thielen

Top Player Comparison

Carl's Team
Points
% of total points 129
1
Jameis Winston
QB
36
26.1
27.9%
2
Christian McCaffrey
RB
24
15.85
18.6%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
23
26.23
17.8%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
17
9.99
13.2%
bunkstraps
Points
% of total points 119
1
Matt Ryan
QB
32
25.33
26.9%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
20
14.63
16.8%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
15
23.63
12.6%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
14
10.04
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, bunkstraps boasted a 92-58 lead. For Carl's Team, Adam Thielen had a 35-yard touchdown catch. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for bunkstraps with a 35-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but it was Carl's Team who took the lead, 124-109. Jameis Winston had a 21-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Carl's Team, while Christian McCaffrey had a 76-yard touchdown run. JuJu Smith-Schuster made the highlight reel for bunkstraps with a 76-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Night
Greg Zuerlein had a 53-yard field goal for bunkstraps, who trailed 129-119 after the Sunday night game.

Points By Position

  Carl's Team   bunkstraps

StatSmack

Even the machines think Carl's Team have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (131.51) than bunkstraps (124.97).
Carl's Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than bunkstraps (1 vs 0).
By position, Carl's Team have outscored bunkstraps at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
Carl's Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 4 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Carl's Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for bunkstraps (3).
There's not much good to say about bunkstraps this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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