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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Injury Prone
3-0 260.5
172.45
 
VS
proj
Cash Money
112.9 1-2
147.12

Injury Prone knock off Cash Money to remain unbeaten in 260.5-112.9 rout

Injury Prone won their third straight to open the season with an easy win over Cash Money, rolling to a 260.5-112.9 victory. Cash Money took an 8.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Injury Prone after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 385 yards , ran for 26 yards and scored 5 touchdowns for 73 points, and Alvin Kamara, who racked up 197 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes (47.7 points). Matthew Stafford (270 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) and Stefon Diggs (4 Rec, 49 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) were the leaders for Cash Money in defeat. Injury Prone (3-0) will look to earn another W against CHIEFS, while Cash Money (1-2) face Ballers in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Injury Prone   Cash Money

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 6 of his FG attempts against the Vikings, Gostkowski scored 25 points this week. He nearly tripled his 8.42-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Gostkowski ranks #59 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Stephen Gostkowski

Top Player Comparison

Injury Prone
Points
% of total points 260.5
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
73
49.66
28%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
47.7
30.06
18.3%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
37.3
24.54
14.3%
4
Tyler Lockett
WR
37
18.76
14.2%
Cash Money
Points
% of total points 112.9
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
41
43
36.3%
2
Stefon Diggs
WR
14.9
16.64
13.2%
3
Jake Elliott
K
14
9.06
12.4%
4
Melvin Gordon III
RB
11.8
27.17
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after all was said and done, Cash Money had a 52.1-43.3 lead. Stephen Gostkowski had a 55-yard field goal and a 54-yard field goal for Injury Prone, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch. Jake Elliott made the highlight reel for Cash Money with a 54-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Injury Prone, contributing to a 117.6-112.9 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Alvin Kamara had a 52-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard run for Injury Prone, helping the team to a 165.3-112.9 lead.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes teamed up with Tyreek Hill for a 20-yard touchdown pass for Injury Prone. Mahomes also lit up the scoreboard with a 49-yard touchdown pass on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for Injury Prone.

Points By Position

  Injury Prone   Cash Money

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Injury Prone scored more in this one (260.5) than their season average (207.84).
Injury Prone are on fire, winning three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Cash Money need some help then, averaging just 130.18 versus Injury Prone's 207.84.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Injury Prone (3-0) have a better record than Cash Money (1-2).
Even the machines think Injury Prone have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (172.75) than Cash Money (140.59).
Once Injury Prone put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cash Money (3 vs 1).
Injury Prone should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Cash Money (2 vs 1).
Injury Prone have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Cash Money (16 vs 9).
By position, Injury Prone have outscored Cash Money at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
Injury Prone don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 86 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Injury Prone had more big plays in their NFL games this week (10) than the starters for Cash Money (1).
Hey Cash Money, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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