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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Bert's Superb Team
2-1 130.78
136.5
 
VS
proj
Manager-less Team
129.98 0-3
128.92

Bert's Superb Team hand Manager-less Team third straight loss in 130.78-129.98 battle

Bert's Superb Team eked out a 130.78-129.98 victory to hand Manager-less Team their third straight loss to open the season. Manager-less Team had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but it wasn't to be. Bert's Superb Team led 130.78-116.58 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 13.4 points from Clyde Edwards-Helaire on Monday night for Manager-less Team. Bert's Superb Team were led by Dak Prescott, who passed for 472 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 26 yards for 53.48 points, and James Conner, who racked up 149 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (20.9 points). Bert's Superb Team (2-1) will look to notch another win against A Team Has No Name, while Manager-less Team (0-3) will take on TeamBrickLesnar in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Bert's Superb Team   Manager-less Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 16.7 points, Kupp scored 66.8% more than his 10.01-point projection as the Rams lost to the Bills 35-32. He caught 9 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Bert's Superb Team this week. Kupp will battle the Giants in Week 4.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Bert's Superb Team
Points
% of total points 130.78
1
Dak Prescott
QB
53.48
36.69
40.9%
2
James Conner
RB
20.9
14.07
16%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
16.7
10.01
12.8%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
11.8
16.94
9%
Manager-less Team
Points
% of total points 129.98
1
Drew Brees
QB
50.52
41.46
38.9%
2
Robert Woods
WR
15.4
10.19
11.8%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
13.4
13.55
10.3%
4
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
12.3
10.13
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Robert Woods had a 25-yard touchdown catch for Manager-less Team, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 58.76-51.70 lead for Manager-less Team.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for Bert's Superb Team to contribute to a 130.78-62.46 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Drew Brees had a 52-yard touchdown pass for Manager-less Team, who trailed 130.78-116.58 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Bert's Superb Team   Manager-less Team

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Bert's Superb Team scored less in this one (130.78) than their season average of 141.37.
Manager-less Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Manager-less Team need some help then, averaging just 120.22 versus Bert's Superb Team's 141.37.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Bert's Superb Team (2-1) have a better record than Manager-less Team (0-3).
Even the computers think Bert's Superb Team have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (136.81) than Manager-less Team (119.24).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Manager-less Team has left more points on the bench this season (199.98) than Bert's Superb Team (119.68).
Bert's Superb Team are clutch masters, with more close wins than Manager-less Team (1 vs 0).
By position, Bert's Superb Team have outscored Manager-less Team at QB, RB, TE, and IDP this season.
Bert's Superb Team has a higher average scoring margin (7) than Manager-less Team this season (-62).
There's not much good to say about Manager-less Team this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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