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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Layne Ducks
2-1 137
104.73
 
VS
proj
Fantastic Frinks
120 1-2
108.16

Layne Ducks come back to knock off Fantastic Frinks, 137.0-120.0

Both teams stepped up, but Layne Ducks took down Fantastic Frinks, coming from behind for a 137.0-120.0 victory. Layne Ducks trailed 106.6-97.0 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 385 yards , ran for 26 yards and scored 5 touchdowns for 40 points. Tyler Lockett (28 points) and Kyler Murray (24.7) were the leaders for Fantastic Frinks in the loss. Layne Ducks (2-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against The Mad Scientist, while Fantastic Frinks (1-2) will match up against Minor Prophets in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Layne Ducks   Fantastic Frinks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Allen scored 73.6% more than his 9.91-point projection with 17.2 points against the Panthers in Week 3. He caught 13 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown in the 21-16 loss. Allen ranks #54 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Buccaneers next week.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

Layne Ducks
Points
% of total points 137
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40
23.25
29.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
23
14.57
16.8%
3
Keenan Allen
WR
17.2
9.91
12.6%
4
Todd Gurley II
RB
14.2
13.76
10.4%
Fantastic Frinks
Points
% of total points 120
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
28
11.27
23.3%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
24.7
24.41
20.6%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
14.6
14.48
12.2%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
13.4
13.45
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Nick Chubb had a 20-yard touchdown run for Layne Ducks, contributing to a 57.2-9.1 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Fantastic Frinks, who trailed 97.0-79.0 after the late games.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Layne Ducks on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Layne Ducks   Fantastic Frinks

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Layne Ducks scored more in this one (137) than their season average (97.34).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Layne Ducks (2-1) have a better record than Fantastic Frinks (1-2).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Fantastic Frinks has left more points on the bench this season (128.36) than Layne Ducks (112.4).
By position, Layne Ducks have outscored Fantastic Frinks at QB and TE this season.
The starters for Layne Ducks had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Fantastic Frinks (1).
There's not much good to say about Fantastic Frinks this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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