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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
The mystery machine
2-1 126.84
114.86
 
VS
proj
Cant Touch This
77.74 1-2
114.4

The mystery machine earn win over Cant Touch This in 126.84-77.74 romp

The mystery machine stepped up, cruising to a 126.84-77.74 victory over Cant Touch This, who fell short of projections. The mystery machine nabbed a 1.30-point lead on Thursday behind Robby Anderson and never let it go. Jalen Hurts (326 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 35 Rush Yds) and Aaron Jones (82 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 14 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Cant Touch This in the loss. The mystery machine (2-1) will look to sustain their momentum against CircleTheWagons, while Cant Touch This (1-2) try to get back on track against Gridiron Gladiators.

Matchup Timeline

  The mystery machine   Cant Touch This

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hines scored 70.8% more than his 9.6-point projection with 16.4 points against the Titans in Week 3. He racked up 79 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown in the 25-16 loss. Hines will face the Dolphins next week.
Nyheim Hines

Top Player Comparison

The mystery machine
Points
% of total points 126.84
1
Justin Herbert
QB
30.84
21.14
24.3%
2
Davante Adams
WR
25.2
16.89
19.9%
3
Antonio Gibson
RB
16.9
13.68
13.3%
4
Nyheim Hines
RB
16.4
9.6
12.9%
Cant Touch This
Points
% of total points 77.74
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
20.54
21.68
26.4%
2
Aaron Jones
RB
16.6
17.38
21.4%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
13.2
8.26
17%
4
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
12
6.13
15.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Herbert had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass for The mystery machine, while Antonio Gibson had a 73-yard touchdown catch, helping The mystery machine to a 79.44-36.30 lead.
Monday
Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard pass for Cant Touch This.

Points By Position

  The mystery machine   Cant Touch This

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. The mystery machine scored more in this matchup (126.84) than their season average (109.51).
We heard scoring helps you win. The mystery machine are doing a better job of that, averaging 109.51 versus Cant Touch This's 84.83.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. The mystery machine (2-1) have a better record than Cant Touch This (1-2).
Even the machines think The mystery machine have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (121.57) than Cant Touch This (112.41).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. The mystery machine has left fewer points on the bench this season (99.3) than Cant Touch This (137.96).
The mystery machine don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Cant Touch This (1 vs 0).
The mystery machine should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Cant Touch This (1 vs 0).
The mystery machine have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Cant Touch This (13 vs 8).
Cant Touch This have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than The mystery machine (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, The mystery machine have outscored Cant Touch This at WR, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The mystery machine has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Cant Touch This this season (-37).
The starters for The mystery machine had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Cant Touch This (1).
Hey Cant Touch This, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

Next Week Preview

Cant Touch This
A pair of squads sporting matching 1-2 records, last-place Cant Touch This will now get a date with seventh-place Gridiron Gladiators next week. Now three weeks into the season, Cant Touch This have put up the league's lowest point total (84.83 points per game). Gridiron Gladiators (118.53 PPG) are ranked fifth.
The mystery machine
A couple of teams with identical 2-1 records, The mystery machine and CircleTheWagons will go toe-to-toe next week in an early-season matchup. After three weeks of action, The mystery machine have tallied the eighth-most points in the league while CircleTheWagons (108.31 PPG) are ranked ninth.