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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Splintered
1-2 144
131.67
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
124.5 0-3
109.7

Splintered hand Lazy Laughing Lizard third consecutive loss, 144.0-124.5

Splintered earned a 144.0-124.5 victory to hand Lazy Laughing Lizard their third consecutive loss to open the season. Splintered never trailed in this one after taking a 7.5-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Gesicki. Dak Prescott (35 points) and Allen Robinson II (20.5) led the way for Lazy Laughing Lizard in the loss. Splintered improve to 1-2 on the season, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  Splintered   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 19 points, Kupp scored 78.6% more than his 10.64-point projection as the Rams lost to the Bills 35-32. He caught 9 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Splintered this week. Kupp will battle the Giants in Week 4.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Splintered
Points
% of total points 144
1
The Indianapolis Colts defense
DEF
30.5
17.2
21.2%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
28
17.91
19.4%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
19
10.64
13.2%
4
Aaron Jones
RB
15.5
16.51
10.8%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 124.5
1
Dak Prescott
QB
35
25.43
28.1%
2
Allen Robinson II
WR
20.5
11.94
16.5%
3
Tyreek Hill
WR
18
11.97
14.5%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
13.5
11.91
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, but it was Splintered who emerged with the lead, 78.0-49.0. For Splintered, Calvin Ridley had a 63-yard catch. Allen Robinson II made the highlight reel for Lazy Laughing Lizard with a 37-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday afternoon, but after the scoring was completed, Splintered had a 115.5-97.5 lead. For Splintered, Zane Gonzalez had a 54-yard field goal. Dak Prescott made the highlight reel for Lazy Laughing Lizard with a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Tyreek Hill had a 20-yard touchdown catch for Lazy Laughing Lizard.

Points By Position

  Splintered   Lazy Laughing Lizard

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Splintered scored more points in this matchup (144) than their season average (129.67).
Lazy Laughing Lizard would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Splintered (1-2) have a better record than Lazy Laughing Lizard (0-3).
Lazy Laughing Lizard are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Splintered (2 vs 1).
By position, Splintered have outscored Lazy Laughing Lizard at RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
Don't worry Lazy Laughing Lizard, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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