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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Valley Vikings
2-1 361.8
296.74
 
VS
proj
One--Eyed--Willie
169.23 0-3
177.85

Valley Vikings hand One--Eyed--Willie third straight loss in 361.80-169.23 rout

Valley Vikings cruised to a 361.80-169.23 victory to hand One--Eyed--Willie their third consecutive loss to open the season. Valley Vikings took a 62.60-point lead on Thursday behind James Robinson (37.45 points) and DeVante Parker (14.15) and never looked back. Deshaun Watson (264 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Robert Woods (30 Rush Yds, 74 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) led the way for One--Eyed--Willie in the loss. Valley Vikings improve to 2-1 on the season, while One--Eyed--Willie fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Valley Vikings   One--Eyed--Willie

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (9 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 41.05 points in a 38-31 win over the Cowboys in Week 3. He nearly doubled his 21.71-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Lockett ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

Valley Vikings
Points
% of total points 361.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
61.35
37.74
17%
2
Austin Ekeler
RB
42.45
24.18
11.7%
3
Tyler Lockett
WR
41.05
21.71
11.3%
4
James Robinson
RB
37.45
20.58
10.4%
One--Eyed--Willie
Points
% of total points 169.23
1
Deshaun Watson
QB
29.7
31.92
17.6%
2
Robert Woods
WR
23.7
19.4
14%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
18.1
18.34
10.7%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
17.25
24.53
10.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Deshaun Watson had a 28-yard touchdown pass for One--Eyed--Willie, while Robert Woods had a 25-yard touchdown catch for the team, who trailed 195.45-128.30 after the early action.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Valley Vikings, contributing to a 300.45-169.23 lead for the team.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Valley Vikings on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Valley Vikings   One--Eyed--Willie

StatSmack

Valley Vikings must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (361.8) than their season average (287.72).
One--Eyed--Willie would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. One--Eyed--Willie need some help then, averaging just 202.84 versus Valley Vikings's 287.72.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Valley Vikings (2-1) have a better record than One--Eyed--Willie (0-3).
Even the machines think Valley Vikings have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (288.07) than One--Eyed--Willie (203.75).
Valley Vikings don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than One--Eyed--Willie (1 vs 0).
Valley Vikings don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than One--Eyed--Willie (0 vs 1).
Valley Vikings should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than One--Eyed--Willie (2 vs 1).
Valley Vikings have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than One--Eyed--Willie (21 vs 16).
By position, Valley Vikings have outscored One--Eyed--Willie at QB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Valley Vikings don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 57 points, second-highest in the league.
Hey One--Eyed--Willie, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Valley Vikings
Identifying mismatches is a huge component to winning in football. With some stellar yardage production from our running backs, our team created a big disparity this week. Our three backfield starters put up 231 more total yards than the RBs on One--Eyed--Willie (393 yards from scrimmage to 162), and we wound up tripling them at the position, 102.35 points to 32.9.
One--Eyed--Willie
Talk about old-school ground n' pound: The starting backfield for One--Eyed--Willie collectively logged four receptions on only five targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to draw up a couple of screen plays in Week 4!