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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
CardinalFan
2-1 119.47
101.6
 
VS
proj
AvengerRam
87.67 1-2
98.13

CardinalFan knock off AvengerRam in 119.47-87.67 rout

CardinalFan rose to the occasion and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 119.47-87.67 victory over AvengerRam, who fell short of projections. AvengerRam took a 7.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all CardinalFan after that. They were led by Alvin Kamara (30.77 points) and Tyler Lockett (29). James Conner (109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 40 Rec Yds) and Tyler Boyd (10 Rec, 125 Rec Yds) led the charge for AvengerRam in the loss. CardinalFan (2-1) will look to maintain their momentum against aeneas1, while AvengerRam (1-2) meet Kayfabe in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  CardinalFan   AvengerRam

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 9 passes for 100 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Cowboys, Lockett put up 29 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 12.01-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Lockett ranks #15 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Dolphins next week.
Tyler Lockett

Top Player Comparison

CardinalFan
Points
% of total points 119.47
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
30.77
15.25
25.8%
2
Tyler Lockett
WR
29
12.01
24.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
19.33
20.33
16.2%
4
Matt Prater
K
13
8.2
10.9%
AvengerRam
Points
% of total points 87.67
1
James Conner
RB
18.27
11.63
20.8%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
13.5
8.54
15.4%
3
Wil Lutz
K
13
9.98
14.8%
4
Lamar Jackson
QB
11.47
22.3
13.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for CardinalFan to contribute to an 88.70-60.07 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Alvin Kamara had a 52-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard run for CardinalFan to contribute to a 119.47-76.20 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  CardinalFan   AvengerRam

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. CardinalFan scored more in this one (119.47) than their season average (113.1).
We heard scoring helps you win. AvengerRam need some help then, averaging just 88.44 versus CardinalFan's 113.1.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" CardinalFan (2-1) have a better record than AvengerRam (1-2).
Even the machines think CardinalFan have better players. They have a higher projected points average (101.33) than AvengerRam (96.36).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. AvengerRam has left more points on the bench this season (111.17) than CardinalFan (81.94).
AvengerRam are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than CardinalFan (2 vs 1).
CardinalFan should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than AvengerRam (3 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of AvengerRam - they’ve made more transactions (5) than CardinalFan (2) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, CardinalFan have outscored AvengerRam at QB, RB, WR, and DEF this season.
CardinalFan has a higher average scoring margin (1) than AvengerRam this season (-11).
The starters for CardinalFan had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for AvengerRam (0).
Don't worry AvengerRam, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

AvengerRam
Coming up next week, AvengerRam (1-2, 10th-place) are scheduled to take on Kayfabe (2-1, fifth-place). AvengerRam are ranked 11th in scoring after three weeks (88.44 points per game), while Kayfabe have recorded the fourth-highest point total in Rams Fans United League.
CardinalFan
CardinalFan (2-1) will take on aeneas1 (0-3) in Week 4. Three weeks into the season, CardinalFan are ranked third in points scored, while aeneas1 have put up the 13th-highest point total in Rams Fans United League.