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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Believeland
2-1 265.8
236.11
 
VS
proj
BK's House
224.9 1-2
205.8

Believeland knock off BK's House, 265.8-224.9

Believeland exceeded expectations, emerging victorious with a 265.8-224.9 victory over BK's House. BK's House took a 71.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Nick Chubb, who ran for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns for 45.5 points, and Todd Gurley II, who ran for 80 yards and a touchdown (29.7 points). But Believeland held the lead the rest of the way, powered by Russell Wilson (315 Pass Yds, 5 Pass TDs, 22 Rush Yds) and Alvin Kamara (58 Rush Yds, 139 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Believeland (2-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against Flounder pounder, while BK's House (1-2) take on Daks a lot in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Believeland   BK's House

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 315 yards and 5 touchdowns and running for 22 yards against the Cowboys, Wilson put up 57.8 points this week. He scored 72.3% more than his 33.55-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Wilson ranks #1 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Russell Wilson

Top Player Comparison

Believeland
Points
% of total points 265.8
1
Russell Wilson
QB
57.8
33.55
21.7%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
48.2
33.76
18.1%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
37.8
30.02
14.2%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
31.7
35.61
11.9%
BK's House
Points
% of total points 224.9
1
Nick Chubb
RB
45.5
33.24
20.2%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
33.7
35.73
15%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
29.7
29.78
13.2%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
29.4
18.29
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 20-yard touchdown run for BK's House, while Allen Robinson II had a 37-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 144.9-73.3 lead for BK's House.
Sunday Late
Russell Wilson found DK Metcalf for a 29-yard touchdown pass for Believeland. Wilson also lit up the scoreboard with a 43-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 214.6-200.5 lead for Believeland.
Sunday Night
Alvin Kamara had a 52-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard run for Believeland to contribute to a 262.8-200.5 lead for the team.
Monday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for BK's House.

Points By Position

  Believeland   BK's House

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. BK's House need some help then, averaging just 220.68 versus Believeland's 261.59.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Believeland (2-1) have a better record than BK's House (1-2).
Even the machines think Believeland have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (225.77) than BK's House (211.73).
Believeland should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than BK's House (3 vs 2).
Believeland have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than BK's House (18 vs 13).
By position, Believeland have outscored BK's House at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
The starters for Believeland had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for BK's House (3).
Don't worry BK's House, 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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