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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Glory Boyz
1-2 112.8
105.54
 
VS
proj
Cool Brees
89.4 1-2
115.38

Cool Brees fall short of projections, lose to Glory Boyz, 112.8-89.4

Cool Brees were unable to bring their A game, falling short of their projected point total, as Glory Boyz came from behind for a 112.8-89.4 victory. Trailing 77.7-69.8 heading into Monday night, Glory Boyz came storming back behind Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 385 yards , ran for 26 yards and scored 5 touchdowns for 40 points, and Mark Ingram II, who ran for 30 yards (3 points). Ezekiel Elliott (14.8 points) and Emmanuel Sanders (13.6) did everything they could for Cool Brees in the loss. Glory Boyz (1-2) will look to keep it rolling against byebye ne pats, while Cool Brees (1-2) take on Casey Cranford in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Glory Boyz   Cool Brees

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Mahomes passed for 385 yards , ran for 26 yards and scored 5 touchdowns as the Chiefs beat the Ravens 34-20. In doing so, he put up 40 points to scored 72.0% higher than his 23.25-point projection, the highest percentage of any player on Glory Boyz this week. Mahomes will face the Patriots next week.
Patrick Mahomes

Top Player Comparison

Glory Boyz
Points
% of total points 112.8
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40
23.25
35.5%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
18.7
16.69
16.6%
3
Mike Evans
WR
13.2
14.03
11.7%
4
Wil Lutz
K
13
10.6
11.5%
Cool Brees
Points
% of total points 89.4
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.8
19.11
16.6%
2
Emmanuel Sanders
WR
13.6
9.46
15.2%
3
Kareem Hunt
RB
13.4
11.18
15%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
12.7
16.19
14.2%

Matchup Highlights

Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for Glory Boyz on Monday night, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Glory Boyz   Cool Brees

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Glory Boyz scored more points in this one (112.8) than their season average (104.34).
Cool Brees have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Glory Boyz (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Glory Boyz have outscored Cool Brees at QB and WR this season.
Glory Boyz has a higher average scoring margin (1) than Cool Brees this season (-11).
The starters for Glory Boyz had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Cool Brees (0).
Don't worry Cool Brees, 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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