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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Kevin and the Zits
2-1 87
137.11
 
VS
proj
Tompa Bay
73.58 1-2
106.82

Offensively challenged Kevin and the Zits top Tompa Bay, 87.00-73.58

Kevin and the Zits earned an 87.00-73.58 victory over Tompa Bay despite ranking only 11th in the league in points scored for the week. Kevin and the Zits never trailed in this one after earning an 8.50-point lead on Thursday behind Mike Gesicki. Tom Brady (297 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and CeeDee Lamb (5 Rec, 65 Rec Yds) did their part for Tompa Bay in the loss. Kevin and the Zits (2-1) will look to maintain their momentum against OnlyCams, while Tompa Bay (1-2) take on Smiley Face! in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Kevin and the Zits   Tompa Bay

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 27.38 points, Murray scored right around that amount by scoring 25.7 points as the Cardinals lost to the Lions 26-23. He passed for 270 yards , ran for 29 yards and scored 3 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Kevin and the Zits this week. In Week 4, Murray and the Cardinals will go up against the Panthers.
Kyler Murray

Top Player Comparison

Kevin and the Zits
Points
% of total points 87
1
Kyler Murray
QB
25.7
27.38
29.5%
2
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
17.8
21.14
20.5%
3
Todd Gurley II
RB
15.2
16.99
17.5%
4
Kenyan Drake
RB
8.9
16.15
10.2%
Tompa Bay
Points
% of total points 73.58
1
Tom Brady
QB
29.88
20.95
40.6%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
11.6
13.27
15.8%
3
Ronald Jones II
RB
9.3
10.06
12.6%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
6
8.79
8.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Late
Tom Brady had a 47-yard pass for Tompa Bay, who trailed 87.00-64.98 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Kevin and the Zits   Tompa Bay

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Kevin and the Zits scored less in this one (87) than their season average of 124.18.
We heard scoring helps you win. Kevin and the Zits are doing a better job of that, averaging 124.18 versus Tompa Bay's 103.94.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Kevin and the Zits (2-1) have a better record than Tompa Bay (1-2).
Even the machines think Kevin and the Zits have better players. They have a higher projected points average (138.69) than Tompa Bay (120.65).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Tompa Bay has left more points on the bench this season (103.1) than Kevin and the Zits (93.7).
Kevin and the Zits are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Tompa Bay (0 vs 1).
Kevin and the Zits should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Tompa Bay (2 vs 1).
By position, Kevin and the Zits have outscored Tompa Bay at QB, RB, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about Tompa Bay this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Tompa Bay
Up ahead next week, Tompa Bay (1-2, 11th-place) will try to get back on track against Smiley Face! (2-1, second-place). Tompa Bay are ranked second-to-last in scoring after three weeks (103.94 points per game), while Smiley Face! have recorded the league's third-highest point total.
Kevin and the Zits
Kevin and the Zits (2-1) are set to take on OnlyCams (1-2) in a Week 4 matchup that'll showcase teams separated by just a game in the standings. Three weeks into the 2020 campaign, Kevin and the Zits are ranked ninth in points scored, while OnlyCams have posted the eighth-highest point total in Its Just a Fantasy World X league.