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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Cooking with Defense
2-1 176.3
209.85
 
VS
proj
BeastMode Training
80.43 1-2
132.47

Cooking with Defense find way to beat BeastMode Training in 176.30-80.43 rout

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Cooking with Defense did enough to beat BeastMode Training, cruising to a 176.30-80.43 victory. It didn't take long to learn who would lead the way in this matchup, as Cooking with Defense took a 38.70-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding efforts from Gardner Minshew II (26.2 points) and Joe Schobert (7). Dalvin Cook (181 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 18 Rec Yds) and Lamar Jackson (97 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 83 Rush Yds) did their part for BeastMode Training in defeat. Cooking with Defense (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Thats Weird, while BeastMode Training (1-2) will try to get back in the win column against g-men.

Matchup Timeline

  Cooking with Defense   BeastMode Training

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Robinson II scored 69.6% more than his 10.79-point projection with 18.3 points against the Falcons in Week 3. He caught 10 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown in the 30-26 win. Robinson II ranks #71 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Allen Robinson II

Top Player Comparison

Cooking with Defense
Points
% of total points 176.3
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33.7
41.78
19.1%
2
Gardner Minshew II
QB
26.2
32.21
14.9%
3
Allen Robinson II
WR
18.3
10.79
10.4%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
14.6
14.34
8.3%
BeastMode Training
Points
% of total points 80.43
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
23.9
15.37
29.7%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
17.18
42.81
21.4%
3
Kenyan Drake
RB
7.9
13.53
9.8%
4
Hunter Henry
TE
6
8.13
7.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel moments early Sunday, but it was Cooking with Defense who grabbed the lead, 98.30-43.85. For Cooking with Defense, Allen Robinson II had a 37-yard touchdown catch. Dalvin Cook made the highlight reel for BeastMode Training with a 39-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Cooking with Defense   BeastMode Training

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Cooking with Defense scored fewer points in this one (176.3) than their season average of 187.74.
We heard scoring helps you win. BeastMode Training need some help then, averaging just 107.43 versus Cooking with Defense's 187.74.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Cooking with Defense (2-1) have a better record than BeastMode Training (1-2).
Even the computers think Cooking with Defense have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (198.68) than BeastMode Training (127.03).
Once Cooking with Defense put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than BeastMode Training (2 vs 0).
Cooking with Defense have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than BeastMode Training (20 vs 15).
By position, Cooking with Defense have outscored BeastMode Training at QB, RB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
Cooking with Defense don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 45 points, third-highest in the league.
There's not much good to say about BeastMode Training this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

BeastMode Training
A pair of teams sporting matching 1-2 records, eighth-place BeastMode Training are set to face off against sixth-place g-men in Week 4. BeastMode Training are ranked last in scoring after three weeks (107.43 points per game), while g-men have produced the league's fourth-highest point total.
Cooking with Defense
Cooking with Defense (2-1) are set to face Thats Weird (0-3) in Week 4. Three weeks into the 2020 campaign, Cooking with Defense have posted the second-most points in the league while Thats Weird (119.84 PPG) are ranked ninth.