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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Outlaws
2-1 234.5
230.38
 
VS
proj
larry's Team
221.8 2-1
222.23

Outlaws knock off larry's Team, 234.5-221.8

Outlaws scored a hard-fought win over larry's Team, coming out on top with a 234.5-221.8 victory. larry's Team grabbed a 13.1-point lead on Thursday, but Outlaws held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (70.8 points) and Mike Evans (43). Carson Wentz (53.7 points) and Mark Ingram II (33.5) did everything they could for larry's Team in the loss. Outlaws (2-1) will look to get another win against MOBSQUAD, while larry's Team (2-1) will try to right the ship against Fania's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Outlaws   larry's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Evans caught 8 passes for 190 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Buccaneers lost to the Giants 32-31. In doing so, he put up 43 points and nearly tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Outlaws this week. In Week 4, Evans and the Buccaneers will square off against the Rams.
Mike Evans

Top Player Comparison

Outlaws
Points
% of total points 234.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
70.8
59.91
30.2%
2
Mike Evans
WR
43
14.69
18.3%
3
Greg Olsen
TE
22.5
8.4
9.6%
4
Josh Gordon
WR
11.4
12.59
4.9%
larry's Team
Points
% of total points 221.8
1
Carson Wentz
QB
53.7
50.32
24.2%
2
Mark Ingram II
RB
33.5
12.72
15.1%
3
Joe Mixon
RB
16.5
12.39
7.4%
4
David Johnson
RB
15.5
16.13
7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, but after all the plays were accounted for, larry's Team had a 180.1-130.1 lead. For Outlaws, Patrick Mahomes had an 83-yard touchdown pass. Carson Wentz made the highlight reel for larry's Team with a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Mike Evans had a 21-yard touchdown catch and a 20-yard touchdown catch for Outlaws to contribute to a 218.2-212.8 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Outlaws   larry's Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Outlaws scored more points in this matchup (234.5) than their season average (210.87).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. larry's Team has left more points on the bench this season (280.7) than Outlaws (262.7).
Outlaws are clutch masters, with more close wins than larry's Team (1 vs 0).
By position, Outlaws have outscored larry's Team at QB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Outlaws had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for larry's Team (2).
There's not much good to say about larry's Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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