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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The Big Gronkowski
2-1 210.82
194.22
 
VS
proj
Clark Kent
186.41 0-3
202.07

The Big Gronkowski hand Clark Kent third straight loss, 210.82-186.41

The Big Gronkowski secured a 210.82-186.41 victory to hand Clark Kent their third straight loss to open the season. The Big Gronkowski earned an early 5.50-point lead on Thursday. Clark Kent came back to take the lead during the early slate on Sunday, powered by Najee Harris (28.47 points) and the New England Patriots defense (19.5). Unphased, The Big Gronkowski pulled it together later that afternoon, as the Denver Broncos defense (49.5 points) and Cooper Kupp (32.65) put them back in the lead once and for all. The Big Gronkowski (2-1) will look to rack up another W against Texasseans, while Clark Kent (0-3) will try to get back on track against ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition.

Matchup Timeline

  The Big Gronkowski   Clark Kent

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Going up against the Bears in Week 3, Hunt racked up 155 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown. In doing so, he put up 25.33 points to more-than-double his 11.27-point projection, the highest percent increase of any player on The Big Gronkowski this week. In Week 4, Hunt and the Browns will battle the Vikings.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

The Big Gronkowski
Points
% of total points 210.82
1
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
49.5
28.14
23.5%
2
Davante Adams
WR
33.05
20.53
15.7%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
32.65
17.74
15.5%
4
Kareem Hunt
RB
25.33
11.27
12%
Clark Kent
Points
% of total points 186.41
1
Najee Harris
RB
28.47
17.03
15.3%
2
Derek Carr
QB
25.94
25.14
13.9%
3
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
19.5
22.26
10.5%
4
Chris Godwin
WR
19.32
16.45
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kareem Hunt had a 29-yard touchdown run for The Big Gronkowski, who trailed 96.80-54.83 after the early action.

Points By Position

  The Big Gronkowski   Clark Kent

StatSmack

Clark Kent are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've lost three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" The Big Gronkowski (2-1) have a better record than Clark Kent (0-3).
The Big Gronkowski should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Clark Kent (2 vs 0).
Clark Kent have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than The Big Gronkowski (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, The Big Gronkowski have outscored Clark Kent at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
The Big Gronkowski don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for The Big Gronkowski had more big plays in their NFL games this week (1) than the starters for Clark Kent (0).
Don't worry Clark Kent, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

Clark Kent
Looking ahead to Week 4, Clark Kent (0-3, 11th-place) are scheduled to square off against ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition (1-2, eighth-place). Clark Kent are ranked third in scoring after three weeks (193.62 points per game), while ATLiens Vaxxxed Edition have tallied the fifth-highest point total in WDE Rumble 2K21 league.
The Big Gronkowski
A pair of 2-1 teams will match up as The Big Gronkowski are set to go toe-to-toe against Texasseans next week in an early-season matchup.