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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Kill Whitey!
3-0 178.05
143.25
 
VS
proj
VIPER
109.95 2-1
129.59

Kill Whitey! defeat VIPER to remain undefeated in 178.05-109.95 rout

Kill Whitey! won their third matchup in a row to open the season with an easy win over VIPER, rolling to a 178.05-109.95 victory. VIPER took a 6.30-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Kill Whitey! after that. They were led by Josh Allen (42.35 points) and Alvin Kamara (38.2). Ben Roethlisberger (25.55 points) and Tyreek Hill (18.7) were the leading scorers for VIPER in the loss. Kill Whitey! improve to 3-0 on the season, while VIPER fall to 2-1.

Matchup Timeline

  Kill Whitey!   VIPER

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 22.8 points, Gallup nearly doubled his 11.45-point projection as the Cowboys lost to the Seahawks 38-31. He caught 6 passes for 138 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kill Whitey! this week. Gallup will play the Browns next week.
Michael Gallup

Top Player Comparison

Kill Whitey!
Points
% of total points 178.05
1
Josh Allen
QB
42.35
27.16
23.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
38.2
20.35
21.5%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
25.8
15.32
14.5%
4
Michael Gallup
WR
22.8
11.45
12.8%
VIPER
Points
% of total points 109.95
1
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
25.55
24.29
23.2%
2
Tyreek Hill
WR
18.7
13.74
17%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
12
8.66
10.9%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
10.6
13.63
9.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ben Roethlisberger had a 26-yard touchdown pass for VIPER, who trailed 80.55-68.95 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Michael Gallup had a 43-yard touchdown catch and a 52-yard catch for Kill Whitey!, contributing to a 135.85-91.25 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Alvin Kamara had a 52-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard run for Kill Whitey!, helping the team to a 174.05-91.25 lead.
Monday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for VIPER.

Points By Position

  Kill Whitey!   VIPER

StatSmack

Kill Whitey! are on a roll, with victories in three straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. Kill Whitey! are doing a better job of that, averaging 171.27 versus VIPER's 125.07.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Kill Whitey! (3-0) have a better record than VIPER (2-1).
Even the computers think Kill Whitey! have better players. They have a higher projected points average (143.35) than VIPER (130.06).
Kill Whitey! don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than VIPER (3 vs 0).
Kill Whitey! should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than VIPER (3 vs 1).
Kill Whitey! have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than VIPER (15 vs 12).
VIPER have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Kill Whitey! (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Kill Whitey! have outscored VIPER at QB, RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Kill Whitey! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 46 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Kill Whitey! had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for VIPER (2).
There's not much good to say about VIPER this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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