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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Yobogoya!
3-0 111.9
108.87
 
VS
proj
Sprint Right Option
109.2 0-3
110.14

Yobogoya! top Sprint Right Option to remain perfect in 111.9-109.2 battle

Yobogoya! won their third straight to open the season with a close win over Sprint Right Option, squeaking by for a 111.9-109.2 victory. Sprint Right Option had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they came up short. Yobogoya! led 98.5-97.2 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite a combined 12 points from Justin Tucker and Mark Ingram II on Monday night for Sprint Right Option. Matthew Stafford (25.2 points) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense (23) led the way for Yobogoya! in the win. Yobogoya! (3-0) will look to keep it rolling against Pull Out Game, while Sprint Right Option (0-3) meet Tommy P in an effort to develop some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Yobogoya!   Sprint Right Option

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Broncos in Week 3, the Buccaneers defense allowed only 10 points, surrendered 226 yards, and intercepted 2 passes. In doing so, they put up 23 points and more-than-doubled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on Yobogoya! this week. In Week 4, the Buccaneers will battle the Chargers.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense

Top Player Comparison

Yobogoya!
Points
% of total points 111.9
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
25.2
24.17
22.5%
2
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
23
11.49
20.6%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.7
10
14.9%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
13.4
13.45
12%
Sprint Right Option
Points
% of total points 109.2
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.9
15.5
21.9%
2
Brandon Aiyuk
WR
16.1
6.45
14.7%
3
Cam Newton
QB
14.8
27.8
13.6%
4
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
14
11.77
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time moments for both teams early Sunday, after which Sprint Right Option became the proud owner of an 84.8-39.5 lead. For Yobogoya!, Calvin Ridley had a 63-yard catch. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for Sprint Right Option with a 39-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Yobogoya!   Sprint Right Option

StatSmack

A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Sprint Right Option have lost their last three matchups, while Yobogoya! have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Sprint Right Option need some help then, averaging just 89.52 versus Yobogoya!'s 110.25.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Yobogoya! (3-0) have a better record than Sprint Right Option (0-3).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Sprint Right Option has left more points on the bench this season (180.45) than Yobogoya! (135.8).
Yobogoya! are clutch masters, with more close wins than Sprint Right Option (2 vs 0).
Yobogoya! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Sprint Right Option (2 vs 0).
Yobogoya! have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Sprint Right Option (11 vs 8).
Sprint Right Option have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Yobogoya! (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Yobogoya! have outscored Sprint Right Option at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
Yobogoya! has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Sprint Right Option this season (-26).
Don't worry Sprint Right Option, 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

Sprint Right Option
Things get no easier for 11th-place Sprint Right Option, considering they next have the distinct privilege of facing unbeaten Tommy P next week. After three weeks of action, Sprint Right Option have put up the league's second-lowest point total (89.52 points per game) while Tommy P (and their 134.65 points per game) are ranked second.
Yobogoya!
Week 4 features two teams moving in different directions, as Yobogoya! (3-0) enter Week 4 on a three-game winning streak, while their opposition (Pull Out Game, 0-3), have now lost three straight. With three matchups now in the rear-view mirror, Yobogoya! have tallied the seventh-most points in the league while Pull Out Game (97.77 PPG) are ranked 10th.