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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Assimilate THIS
2-1 108
90.58
 
VS
proj
Gritz Blitz
91 2-1
92.03

Assimilate THIS come back to win against Gritz Blitz, 108-91

Assimilate THIS showed up and outperformed their projected point total, rallying to earn a 108-91 victory over Gritz Blitz, who fell short of projections. Assimilate THIS trailed 91-82 heading into Monday night, but the team came storming back behind Patrick Mahomes (385 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD). Tyler Lockett (22 points) and James Robinson (21) did their part for Gritz Blitz in defeat. This marks the first time this season Assimilate THIS have taken down Gritz Blitz, after falling 95-94 in their last matchup. Assimilate THIS (2-1) will look to build on their success against Drones, while Gritz Blitz (2-1) will try to get back on track against Hakuna Matata.

Matchup Timeline

  Assimilate THIS   Gritz Blitz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 34-20 win over the Ravens, Mahomes scored 26 points to nearly triple his 8.85-point projection. 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 Assimilate THIS this week. Next week, Mahomes will square off against the Patriots.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Assimilate THIS
Points
% of total points 108
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
26
8.85
24.1%
2
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
22
16.47
20.4%
3
Jonathan Taylor
RB
9
9.33
8.3%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
8
6.8
7.4%
Gritz Blitz
Points
% of total points 91
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
22
9.36
24.2%
2
James Robinson
RB
21
7.1
23.1%
3
The Los Angeles Rams defense
DEF
12
13.21
13.2%
4
Sam Hubbard
DE
7
4.18
7.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Calvin Ridley had a 63-yard catch for Assimilate THIS, who trailed 54-46 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Gritz Blitz, contributing to a 91-79 lead for the team.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Assimilate THIS on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Assimilate THIS   Gritz Blitz

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Assimilate THIS are doing a better job of that, averaging 99.83 versus Gritz Blitz's 93.83.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Assimilate THIS has left fewer points on the bench this season (146.5) than Gritz Blitz (199.5).
Assimilate THIS have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Gritz Blitz (19 vs 15).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Gritz Blitz - they’ve made more transactions (3) than Assimilate THIS (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Assimilate THIS have outscored Gritz Blitz at QB, DEF, and IDP this season.
Assimilate THIS has a higher average scoring margin (11) than Gritz Blitz this season (-2).
The starters for Assimilate THIS had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Gritz Blitz (1).
There's not much good to say about Gritz Blitz this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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