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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
War Admiral
1-2 137.6
121.93
 
VS
proj
Castor Troy v25
134.54 1-2
119.31

War Admiral defy expectations, come back to defeat Castor Troy v25 in 137.60-134.54 battle

Both teams rose to the occasion, but War Admiral knocked off Castor Troy v25. Predicted to win 121.93-119.31, War Admiral came from behind to earn a 137.60-134.54 win over Castor Troy v25. Trailing 134.54-97.60 heading into Monday night, War Admiral roared back behind Patrick Mahomes (40 points). Josh Allen (32.24 points) and Cooper Kupp (21.2) were the top scorers for Castor Troy v25 in defeat. War Admiral improve to 1-2 on the season, while Castor Troy v25 fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  War Admiral   Castor Troy v25

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 40 points, Mahomes scored 72% more than his 23.25-point projection as the Chiefs beat the Ravens 34-20. He passed for 385 yards , ran for 26 yards and scored 5 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on War Admiral this week. In Week 4, Mahomes and the Chiefs will battle the Patriots.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

War Admiral
Points
% of total points 137.6
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40
23.25
29.1%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
26
17.43
18.9%
3
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
14.3
12.95
10.4%
4
Devin Singletary
RB
14.1
14.35
10.2%
Castor Troy v25
Points
% of total points 134.54
1
Josh Allen
QB
32.24
22.25
24%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
21.2
12.89
15.8%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
15
7.38
11.1%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
14.7
15.37
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch for War Admiral, who trailed 102.34-77.10 after the early action.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for War Admiral on Monday night, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  War Admiral   Castor Troy v25

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. War Admiral scored more points in this matchup (137.6) than their season average (118.01).
Even the machines think War Admiral have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (119.78) than Castor Troy v25 (113).
War Admiral are clutch masters, with more close wins than Castor Troy v25 (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Castor Troy v25 - they’ve made more transactions (3) than War Admiral (1) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, War Admiral have outscored Castor Troy v25 at WR this season.
The starters for War Admiral had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Castor Troy v25 (0).
Hey Castor Troy v25, 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

War Admiral
Way to shrug off that two-match losing skid, War Admiral! Each fantasy team will surely be presented with adversity at some point or another... keep on truckin' and good things will continue to happen.
Castor Troy v25
Whoa now, talk about under-utilized: As a group, the starting RBs for Castor Troy v25 collectively recorded a pair of catches on just three targets this past week. Get those offensive coordinators to set up a screen play or two in Week 4!