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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
THATS MY BELT!!
3-0 157.18
176.22
 
VS
proj
Kookz
145.42 2-1
177.13

THATS MY BELT!! beat Kookz to remain undefeated, 157.18-145.42

THATS MY BELT!! won their third matchup in a row to open the season with a hard-fought win over Kookz, coming out on top with a 157.18-145.42 victory. THATS MY BELT!! earned an early 7.80-point lead on Thursday. Kookz came back to take the lead early Sunday, powered by Ja'Marr Chase (22.5 points) and Alvin Kamara (20.8). Not to be deterred, THATS MY BELT!! got it going later that afternoon, as Tom Brady (30.68 points) and Justin Jefferson (26.8) put them back on top for good. THATS MY BELT!! (3-0) will look to keep it rolling against iTS.ShAYShAy, while Kookz (2-1) face ND IRISH in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  THATS MY BELT!!   Kookz

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson scored 52.8% more than his 17.54-point projection with 26.8 points against the Seahawks in Week 3. He caught 9 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown in the 30-17 win. Jefferson ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

THATS MY BELT!!
Points
% of total points 157.18
1
Tom Brady
QB
30.68
26.81
19.5%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
26.8
17.54
17.1%
3
The Buffalo Bills defense
DEF
19.6
28.41
12.5%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
17.4
14.75
11.1%
Kookz
Points
% of total points 145.42
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
30.6
18.07
21%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
22.5
15.09
15.5%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
22.05
14.3%
4
Russell Wilson
QB
18.62
28.59
12.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Kookz owned an 85.80-67.70 lead. For THATS MY BELT!!, Antonio Gibson had a 73-yard touchdown catch. Ja'Marr Chase made the highlight reel for Kookz with a 34-yard touchdown catch.

Points By Position

  THATS MY BELT!!   Kookz

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. THATS MY BELT!! scored fewer points in this one (157.18) than their season average of 172.11.
THATS MY BELT!! are on fire, winning three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" THATS MY BELT!! (3-0) have a better record than Kookz (2-1).
THATS MY BELT!! have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Kookz (14 vs 11).
Kookz have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than THATS MY BELT!! (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, THATS MY BELT!! have outscored Kookz at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
THATS MY BELT!! don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 11 points, third-highest in the league.
Don't worry Kookz, 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

Kookz
Things won't really get any easier for fifth-place Kookz, as they next have to go head-to-head against unbeaten ND IRISH next week. Kookz are ranked fifth in scoring after three weeks (167.27 points per game), while ND IRISH own the third-highest point total in EAS Championship league.
THATS MY BELT!!
In a matchup featuring the two highest-scoring teams in EAS Championship league, THATS MY BELT!! (3-0) match up against iTS.ShAYShAy (2-1) in Week 4.