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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Brees Connection
1-2 276.5
249.41
 
VS
proj
The Big Trubisky
206.5 1-2
259.14

The Brees Connection defeat The Big Trubisky, 276.5-206.5

The Brees Connection outperformed their projected point total, securing a 276.5-206.5 victory over The Big Trubisky, who fell short of projections. The Brees Connection never trailed in this one after taking a 25.0-point lead on Thursday behind DJ Moore. Kyler Murray (48 points) and Lamar Jackson (32) did their part for The Big Trubisky in the loss. The Brees Connection (1-2) will look to add to their success against TomBrady Phillips, while The Big Trubisky (1-2) match up against Are Ya Winning Son? in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  The Brees Connection   The Big Trubisky

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Moore scored 63.3% more than his 15.31-point projection with 25 points against the Texans in Week 3. He caught 8 passes for 126 yards in the 24-9 win. Moore ranks #41 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cowboys next week.
DJ Moore

Top Player Comparison

The Brees Connection
Points
% of total points 276.5
1
Justin Herbert
QB
64
45.67
23.1%
2
Derek Carr
QB
54
41.88
19.5%
3
DJ Moore
WR
25
15.31
9%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
24
17.73
8.7%
The Big Trubisky
Points
% of total points 206.5
1
Kyler Murray
QB
48
52.02
23.2%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
32
45.48
15.5%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
19
20.18
9.2%
4
James Conner
RB
18
10.04
8.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, after which The Brees Connection emerged with a 208.0-151.0 lead. Justin Herbert had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for The Brees Connection, while Ja'Marr Chase had a 34-yard touchdown catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for The Big Trubisky with a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  The Brees Connection   The Big Trubisky

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The Brees Connection scored more points in this one (276.5) than their season average (254.83).
The Big Trubisky have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than The Brees Connection (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, The Brees Connection have outscored The Big Trubisky at WR and TE this season.
The starters for The Brees Connection had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for The Big Trubisky (1).
There's not much good to say about The Big Trubisky this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

The Brees Connection
Well, we do appreciate the confidence this past week, The Brees Connection. Starting a player with negative points (the Washington Football Team defense) while still earning the W... talk about arrogance. All we ask is to please limit that flashy, show-off type of stuff to the early regular season. Try it in the postseason and we're toast.
The Big Trubisky
Look, we've been at it long enough to know that occasionally, free points just seem to miraculously appear out of the blue. Then in some cases, like this week, they don't! Well, hmmm, alright; maybe asking for an extra 71 points is a little excessive. Keep your chin up, The Big Trubisky!