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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
HotChubbTimeMachine
2-1 285.4
261.32
 
VS
proj
Vest of Friends
259.94 2-1
260.42

HotChubbTimeMachine top Vest of Friends, 285.40-259.94

HotChubbTimeMachine scored a hard-fought win over Vest of Friends, coming out on top with a 285.40-259.94 victory. Vest of Friends earned a 26.06-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but HotChubbTimeMachine held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Patrick Mahomes, who passed for 385 yards , ran for 26 yards and scored 5 touchdowns for 40 points, and Dak Prescott, who passed for 472 yards and 3 touchdowns and ran for 26 yards (29.48 points). Alvin Kamara (58 Rush Yds, 139 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) and Jared Goff (321 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs) led the way for Vest of Friends in the loss. HotChubbTimeMachine (2-1) will look to add to their success against Akmal's Team, while Vest of Friends (2-1) will meet Keen Tung Yuen cats in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  HotChubbTimeMachine   Vest of Friends

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 7.68 points, Crosby more-than-doubled that amount by scoring 16 points as the Packers beat the Saints 37-30. He made all 3 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on HotChubbTimeMachine this week. Crosby will play the Falcons next week.
Mason Crosby

Top Player Comparison

HotChubbTimeMachine
Points
% of total points 285.4
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
40
23.25
14%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
29.48
22.43
10.3%
3
Kyler Murray
QB
24.7
24.41
8.7%
4
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.52
18.91
8.6%
Vest of Friends
Points
% of total points 259.94
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
38.2
20.36
14.7%
2
Jared Goff
QB
28.24
18.18
10.9%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
25.8
15.31
9.9%
4
Joe Burrow
QB
20.38
18.54
7.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Vest of Friends who grabbed the lead, 128.36-102.30. For HotChubbTimeMachine, Calvin Ridley had a 63-yard catch. Ryan Tannehill had a 61-yard pass and a 44-yard pass for Vest of Friends, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 26-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Dak Prescott had a 43-yard touchdown pass and a 42-yard touchdown pass for HotChubbTimeMachine, who trailed 191.86-178.58 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays on Sunday night, but after the scoring was completed, HotChubbTimeMachine became the proud owner of a 234.70-230.06 lead. Aaron Rodgers had a 72-yard pass and a 48-yard pass for HotChubbTimeMachine, while Mason Crosby had a 52-yard field goal. Alvin Kamara made the highlight reel for Vest of Friends with a 52-yard touchdown catch and a 49-yard run.
Monday
Patrick Mahomes had a 49-yard touchdown pass and a 20-yard touchdown pass for HotChubbTimeMachine during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  HotChubbTimeMachine   Vest of Friends

StatSmack

HotChubbTimeMachine should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Vest of Friends (2 vs 1).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Vest of Friends - they’ve made more transactions (4) than HotChubbTimeMachine (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, HotChubbTimeMachine have outscored Vest of Friends at QB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for HotChubbTimeMachine had more big plays in their NFL games this week (10) than the starters for Vest of Friends (8).
There's not much good to say about Vest of Friends this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Vest of Friends
In Week 4, second-place Vest of Friends (2-1) will try to right the ship against fourth-place Keen Tung Yuen cats (0-3). Now three weeks into the season, Vest of Friends (277.84 points per game) are averaging a couple dozen more points per outing than Keen Tung Yuen cats (254.1 PPG).
HotChubbTimeMachine
In a battle between teams sporting matching 2-1 records, HotChubbTimeMachine and Akmal's Team will go at it next week in an early-season matchup. With three weeks of action now behind us, HotChubbTimeMachine have scored the most points in the league while Akmal's Team (274.93 PPG) are ranked third.