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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
lefty's Crazy Team
2-1 123.1
121.63
 
VS
proj
Morningwood
85.5 0-3
112.55

lefty's Crazy Team hand Morningwood third straight loss, 123.1-85.5

lefty's Crazy Team earned a 123.1-85.5 victory to hand Morningwood their third consecutive loss to open the season. Morningwood earned a 37.9-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Myles Gaskin, who racked up 95 yards from scrimmage for 12 points, and Gardner Minshew II, who passed for 275 yards and ran for 22 (10.2 points). But lefty's Crazy Team held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Dalvin Cook (24.9 points) and Carson Wentz (22.5). lefty's Crazy Team improve to 2-1 on the season, while Morningwood fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  lefty's Crazy Team   Morningwood

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown against the Bills, Kupp scored 21.2 points this week. He scored 64.3% more than his 12.9-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Kupp ranks #72 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Giants next week.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

lefty's Crazy Team
Points
% of total points 123.1
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
24.9
17.06
20.2%
2
Carson Wentz
QB
22.5
18.8
18.3%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
21.2
12.9
17.2%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
14.1
14.17
11.5%
Morningwood
Points
% of total points 85.5
1
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
12
8.88
14%
2
Myles Gaskin
RB
12
10.37
14%
3
Travis Kelce
TE
11.7
14.06
13.7%
4
Jake Elliott
K
11
8.15
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was lefty's Crazy Team who grabbed the lead, 104.0-70.6. Dalvin Cook had a 39-yard touchdown run for lefty's Crazy Team, while Carson Wentz had a 29-yard touchdown pass. Jake Elliott made the highlight reel for Morningwood with a 54-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  lefty's Crazy Team   Morningwood

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Morningwood. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Morningwood need some help then, averaging just 96.34 versus lefty's Crazy Team's 128.06.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. lefty's Crazy Team (2-1) have a better record than Morningwood (0-3).
You can't win if you don't play. Morningwood has left more points on the bench this season (230.52) than lefty's Crazy Team (149.04).
Once lefty's Crazy Team put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Morningwood (1 vs 0).
lefty's Crazy Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Morningwood (2 vs 0).
lefty's Crazy Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Morningwood (13 vs 7).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Morningwood - they’ve made more transactions (3) than lefty's Crazy Team (2) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, lefty's Crazy Team have outscored Morningwood at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
lefty's Crazy Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for lefty's Crazy Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Morningwood (1).
Don't worry Morningwood, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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