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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Blue Lives Matter!
2-1 231.15
199.89
 
VS
proj
Heavy Pettine
188.25 2-1
207.61

Blue Lives Matter! outperform predictions, earn win over Heavy Pettine, 231.15-188.25

Blue Lives Matter! beat expectations, securing a 231.15-188.25 victory over Heavy Pettine, who fell short of projections. Heavy Pettine took a 47.40-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from James Robinson, who racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 35.5 points, and DeVante Parker, who caught 5 passes for 69 yards (11.9 points). But Blue Lives Matter! held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Russell Wilson (47.15 points) and Derrick Henry (38.9). Blue Lives Matter! (2-1) will look to earn another win against Least Managed Team, while Heavy Pettine (2-1) match up against Bob Loblaw in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Blue Lives Matter!   Heavy Pettine

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While allowing only 7 points, surrendering 260 yards, and intercepting 3 passes against the Jets, the Colts defense tallied 35 points this week. They more-than-doubled their 16.14-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. The Colts defense ranks #45 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
The Indianapolis Colts defense

Top Player Comparison

Blue Lives Matter!
Points
% of total points 231.15
1
Russell Wilson
QB
47.15
29.07
20.4%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
38.9
27.84
16.8%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
35
16.14
15.1%
4
DK Metcalf
WR
20
17.03
8.7%
Heavy Pettine
Points
% of total points 188.25
1
James Robinson
RB
35.5
20.86
18.9%
2
Todd Gurley II
RB
23.2
23.48
12.3%
3
Jerick McKinnon
RB
20.5
19.75
10.9%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.45
35.99
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Russell Wilson linked up with DK Metcalf for a 29-yard touchdown pass for Blue Lives Matter!. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 43-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 231.15-154.10 lead for Blue Lives Matter!.

Points By Position

  Blue Lives Matter!   Heavy Pettine

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Blue Lives Matter! are doing a better job of that, averaging 223.88 versus Heavy Pettine's 190.67.
Blue Lives Matter! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Heavy Pettine (2 vs 0).
Blue Lives Matter! have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Heavy Pettine (19 vs 13).
By position, Blue Lives Matter! have outscored Heavy Pettine at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
Blue Lives Matter! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 34 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Blue Lives Matter! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Heavy Pettine (0).
There's not much good to say about Heavy Pettine this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Heavy Pettine
A pair of teams with matching 2-1 records, fourth-place Heavy Pettine are set to do battle with fifth-place Bob Loblaw in Week 4. Heavy Pettine are ranked third in scoring after three weeks (190.67 points per game), while Bob Loblaw own the fifth-highest point total in League of the Ordinary.
Blue Lives Matter!
In a battle between teams sporting identical 2-1 records, Blue Lives Matter! and Least Managed Team will each aim for their third win next week in an early-season showdown. With three weeks of action now in the books, Blue Lives Matter! have scored the most points in the league while Least Managed Team (174.4 PPG) are ranked seventh.