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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
3-0 243.76
196.27
 
VS
proj
Seattle Seahawks
174.32 1-2
204.58

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man defeat Seattle Seahawks to remain perfect, 243.76-174.32

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man won their third straight game to open the season with a hard-fought win over Seattle Seahawks, earning a 243.76-174.32 victory. Seattle Seahawks took a 29.90-point lead on Thursday, but Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Rex Burkhead (49 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 49 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and James Conner (109 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 40 Rec Yds). Drew Brees (288 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Jimmy Graham (6 Rec, 60 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) were the leading scorers for Seattle Seahawks in the loss. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (3-0) will look to maintain their winning ways against LA Rams, while Seattle Seahawks (1-2) will attempt to get some positive momentum against Las Vegas Raiders.

Matchup Timeline

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   Seattle Seahawks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith more-than-quadrupled his 5.04-point projection with 21 points against the Seahawks in Week 3. He made 4 tackles and recorded 3 sacks in the 38-31 loss. Smith ranks #1 among fantasy DEs this season and will face the Browns next week.
Aldon Smith

Top Player Comparison

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 243.76
1
Rex Burkhead
RB
34.8
11.37
14.3%
2
James Conner
RB
24.9
17.21
10.2%
3
Aldon Smith
DE
21
5.04
8.6%
4
Hunter Renfrow
WR
20.4
8.02
8.4%
Seattle Seahawks
Points
% of total points 174.32
1
Drew Brees
QB
29.52
24.06
16.9%
2
Jimmy Graham
TE
24
7.76
13.8%
3
Myles Gaskin
RB
14.5
12.02
8.3%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
13.2
17.24
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Calvin Ridley had a 63-yard catch for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man to contribute to a 172.26-89.50 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Mo Alie-Cox had a 45-yard catch for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, contributing to a 227.76-141.30 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Drew Brees had a 52-yard touchdown pass for Seattle Seahawks, who trailed 230.76-173.32 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man   Seattle Seahawks

StatSmack

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (243.76) than their season average (213.62).
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man are looking unstoppable, with victories in three straight weeks.
We heard scoring helps you win. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man are doing a better job of that, averaging 213.62 versus Seattle Seahawks's 163.1.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (3-0) have a better record than Seattle Seahawks (1-2).
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Seattle Seahawks (2 vs 0).
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Seattle Seahawks (34 vs 25).
Seattle Seahawks have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (6) than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (3) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man have outscored Seattle Seahawks at RB, WR, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 60 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Seattle Seahawks (1).
Hey Seattle Seahawks, 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

Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Hey, the key to football is exploiting the mismatches. With some stellar yardage production from our ball-carriers, our team certainly made that happen this week. Our four backfield starters put up 241 more total yards than the RBs on Seattle Seahawks (408 yards from scrimmage to 167), and we ended up nearly tripling them at the position, 85.8 points to 28.7.
Seattle Seahawks
Hey, our crew was just resting up for Week 4, right? The 10 offensive position starters on Seattle Seahawks (four WRs, four RBs, two TEs) collectively put up 348 yards and just three touchdowns this past week. The skill players on Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man filled the statsheet by logging 717 yards and seven scores.