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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Billsrback
3-0 304
256.62
 
VS
proj
Play With Fire
272 2-1
251.7

Billsrback beat Play With Fire to remain unbeaten, 304-272

Billsrback won their third straight matchup to open the season with a hard-fought win over Play With Fire, coming out on top with a 304-272 victory. Billsrback were led by Josh Allen (311 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Jordan Poyer (14 Tackles), while Tyler Lockett (9 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and Myles Jack (11 Tackles) carried the flag for Play With Fire in the loss. Billsrback (3-0) will look to add to their success against 2inDaPINK 1inDaStink, while Play With Fire (2-1) try to get back on track against Monkey Business.

Matchup Timeline

  Billsrback   Play With Fire

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Graham more-than-tripled his 4.74-point projection with 18 points against the Falcons in Week 3. He caught 6 passes for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 30-26 win. Graham ranks #92 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Colts next week.
Jimmy Graham

Top Player Comparison

Billsrback
Points
% of total points 304
1
Josh Allen
QB
51
22.06
16.8%
2
Jordan Poyer
S
44
23.73
14.5%
3
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
42
26.63
13.8%
4
Drew Brees
QB
32
20.49
10.5%
Play With Fire
Points
% of total points 272
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
38
12.18
14%
2
Myles Jack
LB
32
20.24
11.8%
3
Demario Davis
LB
31
30.53
11.4%
4
Kyler Murray
QB
28
24.78
10.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Play With Fire to contribute to a 235-230 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Drew Brees had a 52-yard touchdown pass for Billsrback, helping the team to a 275-266 lead.
Monday
Mecole Hardman had a 49-yard touchdown catch for Billsrback on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Billsrback   Play With Fire

StatSmack

Billsrback must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (304) than their season average (270.33).
Billsrback are on a roll, with victories in three straight matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Billsrback (3-0) have a better record than Play With Fire (2-1).
Even the machines think Billsrback have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (260.4) than Play With Fire (247.65).
Play With Fire have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than Billsrback (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Billsrback have outscored Play With Fire at QB, TE, and DEF this season.
Billsrback don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 54 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Billsrback had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Play With Fire (1).
There's not much good to say about Play With Fire this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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