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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Dumpsters
2-1 149.1
114.06
 
VS
proj
Dre1Don
119.38 1-2
126.4

Dumpsters defy predictions, defeat Dre1Don in 149.10-119.38 rout

Dumpsters brought their A game and outperformed expectations, rolling to a 149.10-119.38 victory over Dre1Don, who fell short of projections. Dre1Don leapt out to a 37.30-point lead on Thursday behind outstanding showings from James Robinson, who racked up 129 yards from scrimmage and ran for 2 touchdowns for 27.9 points, and DeVante Parker, who caught 5 passes for 69 yards (9.4 points). But it was all Dumpsters after that. They were led by Patrick Mahomes (385 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 26 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Alvin Kamara (58 Rush Yds, 139 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Dumpsters improve to 2-1 on the season, while Dre1Don fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Dumpsters   Dre1Don

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kamara nearly doubled his 20.36-point projection with 38.2 points against the Packers in Week 3. He racked up 197 yards from scrimmage and caught 2 touchdown passes in the 37-30 loss. Kamara ranks #3 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Lions next week.
Alvin Kamara

Top Player Comparison

Dumpsters
Points
% of total points 149.1
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40
23.25
26.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
38.2
20.36
25.6%
3
Darrell Henderson Jr.
RB
18.5
11.4
12.4%
4
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
14
8.88
9.4%
Dre1Don
Points
% of total points 119.38
1
James Robinson
RB
27.9
12.74
23.4%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.8
19.11
12.4%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
14.18
26.17
11.9%
4
Matt Prater
K
14
8.71
11.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Robbie Gould had a 52-yard field goal for Dumpsters, who trailed 55.70-46.50 after the early action.
Sunday Night
Alvin Kamara had a 52-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard run for Dumpsters to contribute to a 109.10-105.20 lead for the team.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Dumpsters on Monday night, helping to add to the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Dumpsters   Dre1Don

StatSmack

Dumpsters must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (149.1) than their season average (126.77).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Dumpsters (2-1) have a better record than Dre1Don (1-2).
Once Dumpsters put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Dre1Don (2 vs 0).
Dumpsters should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Dre1Don (2 vs 1).
By position, Dumpsters have outscored Dre1Don at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Dumpsters has a higher average scoring margin (15) than Dre1Don this season (-30).
The starters for Dumpsters had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Dre1Don (0).
Don't worry Dre1Don, 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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