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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Blade Executioner
2-1 75.13
93.94
 
VS
proj
Carr’s raiders
66.37 2-1
92.45

Blade Executioner come up short of expectations, still manage to top Carr’s raiders, 75.13-66.37

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, but Blade Executioner did enough to beat Carr’s raiders. Predicted to win 93.94-92.45, Blade Executioner earned a 75.13-66.37 victory over Carr’s raiders. Blade Executioner never trailed in this one after nabbing a 3.50-point lead on Thursday behind Jeremy Chinn. Justin Tucker (4-5 FG, 66 long, 1-1 XP) and Russell Wilson (298 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) were the leading scorers for Carr’s raiders in the loss. Blade Executioner (2-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Raiders Hell Hounds, while Carr’s raiders (2-1) will try to get back in the win column against Red Raiders.

Matchup Timeline

  Blade Executioner   Carr’s raiders

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 16.35 points, Metcalf more-than-doubled his 7.92-point projection as the Seahawks lost to the Vikings 30-17. He caught 6 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Blade Executioner this week. Metcalf will play the 49ers next week.
DK Metcalf

Top Player Comparison

Blade Executioner
Points
% of total points 75.13
1
DK Metcalf
WR
16.35
7.92
21.8%
2
Najee Harris
RB
13.1
8.96
17.4%
3
Lamar Jackson
QB
11.68
19.45
15.5%
4
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
6.25
6.97
8.3%
Carr’s raiders
Points
% of total points 66.37
1
Justin Tucker
K
19
10.45
28.6%
2
Russell Wilson
QB
11.32
19.34
17.1%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
11.25
8.86
17%
4
Marquez Callaway
WR
8.05
3.96
12.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Blade Executioner who took the lead, 48.53-37.75. For Blade Executioner, Lamar Jackson had a 41-yard pass. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Carr’s raiders with a 66-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Blade Executioner   Carr’s raiders

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Blade Executioner scored fewer points in this one (75.13) than their season average of 82.58.
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Carr’s raiders has left more points on the bench this season (105.79) than Blade Executioner (82.66).
Once Blade Executioner put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Carr’s raiders (1 vs 0).
Blade Executioner should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Carr’s raiders (1 vs 0).
Carr’s raiders have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Blade Executioner (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Blade Executioner have outscored Carr’s raiders at WR and TE this season.
Blade Executioner has a higher average scoring margin (10) than Carr’s raiders this season (5).
Don't worry Carr’s raiders, 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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