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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
john's Top-Notch Team
1-2 115.65
134.05
 
VS
proj
Nurses Rule
98.4 0-3
122.24

john's Top-Notch Team hand Nurses Rule third straight loss, 115.65-98.40

john's Top-Notch Team secured a 115.65-98.40 victory to hand Nurses Rule their third consecutive loss to open the season. Nurses Rule grabbed a 16.85-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but john's Top-Notch Team held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Justin Jefferson, who caught 9 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown for 26.8 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 94 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (21.4 points). Cole Beasley (20.8 points) and Baker Mayfield (19.4) led the way for Nurses Rule in the loss. john's Top-Notch Team (1-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against Roberts renegades, while Nurses Rule (0-3) seek to right the ship against Aj's Best Team.

Matchup Timeline

  john's Top-Notch Team   Nurses Rule

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Jefferson (9 Rec, 118 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 26.8 points against the Seahawks in Week 3. He scored 52.2% more than his 17.61-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Jefferson ranks #40 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Browns next week.
Justin Jefferson

Top Player Comparison

john's Top-Notch Team
Points
% of total points 115.65
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
26.8
17.61
23.2%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
21.4
18.87
18.5%
3
Chase Edmonds
RB
14.5
13.54
12.5%
4
Trevor Lawrence
QB
13.65
20.98
11.8%
Nurses Rule
Points
% of total points 98.4
1
Cole Beasley
WR
20.8
15.3
21.1%
2
Baker Mayfield
QB
19.4
20.65
19.7%
3
Jakobi Meyers
WR
18.4
13.86
18.7%
4
Tyler Bass
K
13
8.77
13.2%

Points By Position

  john's Top-Notch Team   Nurses Rule

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Nurses Rule. They've lost three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" john's Top-Notch Team (1-2) have a better record than Nurses Rule (0-3).
Even the computers think john's Top-Notch Team have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (131.58) than Nurses Rule (120.45).
john's Top-Notch Team have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Nurses Rule (11 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Nurses Rule - they’ve made more transactions (3) than john's Top-Notch Team (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, john's Top-Notch Team have outscored Nurses Rule at RB, WR, and TE this season.
There's not much good to say about Nurses Rule this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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