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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Jon Gruden
3-0 84.37
89.89
 
VS
proj
Raider4life
51.15 2-1
75.78

Jon Gruden come back to defeat Raider4life to remain perfect, 84.37-51.15

Jon Gruden won their third game in a row to open the season with a come-from-behind win over Raider4life, coming back to earn an 84.37-51.15 victory. After trailing 51.15-50.32 heading into Monday night, Jon Gruden came storming back behind Chris Jones, who made 5 tackles and recorded 2 sacks for 21.5 points, and Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who racked up 134 yards from scrimmage (6.7 points). Baker Mayfield (14.65 points) and Chris Boswell (8) did their part for Raider4life in the loss. Jon Gruden (3-0) will look to build on their success against Ga(y)iders, while Raider4life (2-1) attempt to get back in the win column against Fat Samurai.

Matchup Timeline

  Jon Gruden   Raider4life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Renfrow (6 Rec, 84 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 10.2 points against the Patriots in Week 3. He more-than-tripled his 3.02-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Renfrow will face the Bills next week.
Hunter Renfrow

Top Player Comparison

Jon Gruden
Points
% of total points 84.37
1
Chris Jones
DT
21.5
6.76
25.5%
2
Hunter Renfrow
WR
10.2
3.02
12.1%
3
Antoine Winfield Jr.
S
9.5
7.25
11.3%
4
Zane Gonzalez
K
8
9.43
9.5%
Raider4life
Points
% of total points 51.15
1
Baker Mayfield
QB
14.65
14.44
28.6%
2
Chris Boswell
K
8
8.39
15.6%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
8
6.88
15.6%
4
Miles Sanders
RB
5.35
10.33
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 63-yard pass for Jon Gruden, who trailed 40.85-21.27 after the early games.
Sunday Late
Zane Gonzalez had a 54-yard field goal for Jon Gruden, who trailed 47.90-43.07 after the late afternoon games.

Points By Position

  Jon Gruden   Raider4life

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Jon Gruden scored fewer points in this one (84.37) than their season average of 104.84.
Jon Gruden are on a roll, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Raider4life need some help then, averaging just 67.08 versus Jon Gruden's 104.84.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Jon Gruden (3-0) have a better record than Raider4life (2-1).
Even the machines think Jon Gruden have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (90.44) than Raider4life (76.49).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Raider4life has left more points on the bench this season (98.1) than Jon Gruden (67.45).
Jon Gruden should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Raider4life (2 vs 1).
Jon Gruden have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Raider4life (19 vs 11).
Raider4life have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Jon Gruden (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Jon Gruden have outscored Raider4life at QB, RB, WR, K, and IDP this season.
Jon Gruden has a higher average scoring margin (15) than Raider4life this season (-10).
The starters for Jon Gruden had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Raider4life (0).
Don't worry Raider4life, 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

Raider4life
Looking ahead to Week 4, fourth-place Raider4life (2-1) will try to bounce back against 16th-place Fat Samurai (0-3). After three weeks of action, Raider4life have accumulated the league's lowest point total (67.08 points per game) while Fat Samurai (82.48 PPG) are ranked 13th.
Jon Gruden
Week 4 will feature the top-scoring teams in the league, as Jon Gruden (3-0) are set to go head-to-head against Ga(y)iders (2-1).