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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
King Cobras
1-2 242
199.36
 
VS
proj
The Willowdale 46
193 0-3
187.77

King Cobras hand The Willowdale 46 third straight loss, 242-193

King Cobras earned a 242-193 victory to hand The Willowdale 46 their third straight loss to open the season. The Willowdale 46 nabbed a 15-point lead on Thursday, but King Cobras held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Dalvin Cook, who racked up 199 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 44 points, and Keenan Allen, who caught 13 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown (41 points). Dak Prescott (46 points) and Cooper Kupp (34) carried the flag for The Willowdale 46 in the loss. King Cobras improve to 1-2 on the season, while The Willowdale 46 fall to 0-3.

Matchup Timeline

  King Cobras   The Willowdale 46

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Panthers in Week 3, Allen caught 13 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 41 points and more-than-doubled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on King Cobras this week. Allen will battle the Buccaneers in Week 4.
Keenan Allen

Top Player Comparison

King Cobras
Points
% of total points 242
1
Dalvin Cook
RB
44
23.27
18.2%
2
Keenan Allen
WR
41
19.54
16.9%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
39
21.05
16.1%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
33
20.88
13.6%
The Willowdale 46
Points
% of total points 193
1
Dak Prescott
QB
46
29.43
23.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
34
18.18
17.6%
3
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
24
25.21
12.4%
4
Amari Cooper
WR
21
20.51
10.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ryan Tannehill had a 61-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for King Cobras, while Nick Chubb had a 20-yard touchdown run to contribute to a 119-108 lead for King Cobras.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for The Willowdale 46, who trailed 223-193 after the late slate.

Points By Position

  King Cobras   The Willowdale 46

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. King Cobras scored more points in this one (242) than their season average (191.67).
The Willowdale 46 would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. The Willowdale 46 need some help then, averaging just 156 versus King Cobras's 191.67.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. King Cobras (1-2) have a better record than The Willowdale 46 (0-3).
Even the computers think King Cobras have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (196.72) than The Willowdale 46 (168.09).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Willowdale 46 - they’ve made more transactions (6) than King Cobras (3) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, King Cobras have outscored The Willowdale 46 at RB, TE, and IDP this season.
There's not much good to say about The Willowdale 46 this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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