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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Bless~Up
2-1 144.28
121.41
 
VS
proj
Joel's Father
116.6 0-3
108.39

Bless~Up hand Joel's Father third straight loss in 144.28-116.60 rout

Bless~Up cruised to a 144.28-116.60 victory to hand Joel's Father their third straight loss to open the season. There wasn't much drama in this one, as Bless~Up earned a 53.48-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 46.1 points from James Conner (109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 40 Rec Yds) and Cooper Kupp (9 Rec, 107 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). Patrick Mahomes (44 points) and Keenan Allen (24.7) were the leaders for Joel's Father in the loss. Bless~Up (2-1) will look to get another W against Hi_Hater, while Joel's Father (0-3) try to get their first W against Hey Darnold!.

Matchup Timeline

  Bless~Up   Joel's Father

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Lockett (9 Rec, 100 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) scored 36.5 points against the Cowboys in Week 3. He more-than-doubled his 14.55-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

Bless~Up
Points
% of total points 144.28
1
Tyler Lockett
WR
36.5
14.55
25.3%
2
James Conner
RB
23.9
15.68
16.6%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
22.2
13.08
15.4%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.8
19.24
10.3%
Joel's Father
Points
% of total points 116.6
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
44
25.07
37.7%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
24.7
13.24
21.2%
3
Matt Prater
K
14
8.72
12%
4
Stefon Diggs
WR
12.9
14.21
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tyler Lockett had a 43-yard touchdown catch for Bless~Up, helping the team to a 144.28-66.50 lead.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Joel's Father.

Points By Position

  Bless~Up   Joel's Father

StatSmack

Bless~Up must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (144.28) than their season average (122.92).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Joel's Father. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Joel's Father need some help then, averaging just 94.27 versus Bless~Up's 122.92.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Bless~Up (2-1) have a better record than Joel's Father (0-3).
Even the computers think Bless~Up have better players. They have a higher projected points average (117.83) than Joel's Father (110.77).
You can't win if you don't play. Joel's Father has left more points on the bench this season (153.1) than Bless~Up (139.4).
Once Bless~Up put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Joel's Father (2 vs 0).
Bless~Up should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Joel's Father (2 vs 1).
Bless~Up have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Joel's Father (13 vs 7).
By position, Bless~Up have outscored Joel's Father at RB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Bless~Up has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Joel's Father this season (-38).
Hey Joel's Father, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Coach Talk

Bless~Up
Identifying mismatches is a huge key to success in football. With solid performances by James Conner and Ezekiel Elliott, our team definitely took that to heart this past week. We tripled Joel's Father up at running back (38.7 points to 11.1). Conner had 149 total yards and a TD, while Elliott logged 58 yards.
Joel's Father
We just took it easy so our players could dominate in Week 4, right? The six starting offensive skill players (three WRs, two RBs, one TE) on Joel's Father collectively put up 346 yards and just two touchdowns this past week. The skill players on Bless~Up made it tough on us by logging 521 yards and six scores.