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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Jokers Wild
1-2 495.91
429.02
 
VS
proj
Tic - Boo
422.86 1-2
465.78

Jokers Wild defeat Tic - Boo, 495.91-422.86

Jokers Wild brought their A game and beat expectations, securing a 495.91-422.86 victory over Tic - Boo, who fell short of projections. Tic - Boo grabbed a 47.80-point lead on Thursday, but Jokers Wild held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Derrick Henry (75.03 points) and DeAndre Hopkins (63.4). Josh Allen (61.77 points) and Nick Chubb (54.4) led the way for Tic - Boo in the loss. Jokers Wild (1-2) will look to get another W against GREEN LEGION, while Tic - Boo (1-2) will try to generate some positive momentum against KayCee Chiefs.

Matchup Timeline

  Jokers Wild   Tic - Boo

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen more-than-doubled his 4.12-point projection with 9 points against the Browns in Week 3. He made 9 tackles and recorded a sack in the 34-20 loss. Allen ranks #1 among fantasy DTs this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Jonathan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Jokers Wild
Points
% of total points 495.91
1
Derrick Henry
RB
75.03
52.76
15.1%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
63.4
46.83
12.8%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
60.6
38.47
12.2%
4
Cooper Kupp
WR
57.4
36.25
11.6%
Tic - Boo
Points
% of total points 422.86
1
Josh Allen
QB
61.77
56.31
14.6%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
54.4
49.55
12.9%
3
Nick Mullens
QB
47.72
39.22
11.3%
4
Tyreek Hill
WR
46.57
38.86
11%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with big-time plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Jokers Wild emerged with a 371.31-275.86 lead. Ryan Tannehill had a 61-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Jokers Wild, while Robert Woods had a 25-yard touchdown catch. Nick Chubb made the highlight reel for Tic - Boo with a 20-yard touchdown run.
Monday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Tic - Boo.

Points By Position

  Jokers Wild   Tic - Boo

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Jokers Wild scored more points in this matchup (495.91) than their season average (438.2).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Tic - Boo has left more points on the bench this season (497.73) than Jokers Wild (305.11).
Jokers Wild should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Tic - Boo (2 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Tic - Boo - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Jokers Wild (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Jokers Wild have outscored Tic - Boo at RB, WR, and IDP this season.
The starters for Jokers Wild had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Tic - Boo (2).
Don't worry Tic - Boo, 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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