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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
We Run This Town
1-2 137.18
129.21
 
VS
proj
Nick
131.7 0-3
136.62

We Run This Town hand Nick third consecutive loss, 137.18-131.70

We Run This Town secured a 137.18-131.70 victory to hand Nick their third straight loss to open the season. Nick grabbed a 1.55-point lead on Thursday, but We Run This Town held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matthew Stafford, who passed for 343 yards and 4 touchdowns for 35.23 points, and James Robinson, who racked up 134 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (27.65 points). Alexander Mattison (28.1 points) and Tom Brady (27.05) carried the flag for Nick in the loss. We Run This Town (1-2) will look to sustain their winning ways against GoldDiggers, while Nick (0-3) will face stillmatic in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  We Run This Town   Nick

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Stafford (343 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) scored 35.23 points in a 34-24 win over the Buccaneers in Week 3. He scored 68.2% more than his 20.95-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Stafford ranks #8 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Cardinals next week.
Matthew Stafford

Top Player Comparison

We Run This Town
Points
% of total points 137.18
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
35.23
20.95
25.7%
2
James Robinson
RB
27.65
16.46
20.2%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
25.65
23.32
18.7%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
14.65
12
10.7%
Nick
Points
% of total points 131.7
1
Alexander Mattison
RB
28.1
16.79
21.3%
2
Tom Brady
QB
27.05
23.14
20.5%
3
Saquon Barkley
RB
23.9
22
18.1%
4
Keenan Allen
WR
17
16.48
12.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mark Andrews had a 41-yard catch for We Run This Town, helping the team to a 90.00-58.60 lead.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for We Run This Town to contribute to a 137.18-122.25 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  We Run This Town   Nick

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. We Run This Town scored more in this one (137.18) than their season average (130.5).
Nick would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Nick need some help then, averaging just 122.34 versus We Run This Town's 130.5.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" We Run This Town (1-2) have a better record than Nick (0-3).
We Run This Town should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Nick (2 vs 1).
By position, We Run This Town have outscored Nick at RB and TE this season.
The starters for We Run This Town had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Nick (0).
Hey Nick, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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