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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Dead Again
2-1 141
155.12
 
VS
proj
Arrogant Americans
132.8 0-3
163.41

Dead Again come back to hand Arrogant Americans third straight loss, 141.0-132.8

Dead Again staged an impressive comeback for a 141.0-132.8 victory to hand Arrogant Americans their third consecutive loss to open the season. Dead Again trailed 132.8-132.5 heading into Monday night, but the squad made a run behind Miles Sanders, who racked up 55 yards from scrimmage for 8.5 points. Alvin Kamara (89 Rush Yds, 29 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and the Denver Broncos defense (0 Pts Allowed, 162 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) were the leading scorers for Arrogant Americans in the loss. Dead Again (2-1) will look to rack up another win against Whackers, while Arrogant Americans (0-3) try to get some positive momentum against AMMODOG.

Matchup Timeline

  Dead Again   Arrogant Americans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 7 passes for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Chiefs, Williams registered 33.2 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 15.62-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Williams ranks #14 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Raiders next week.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

Dead Again
Points
% of total points 141
1
Mike Williams
WR
33.2
15.62
23.5%
2
Derek Carr
QB
29.1
24.53
20.6%
3
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
22.5
15.09
16%
4
DJ Chark Jr.
WR
13.9
12.54
9.9%
Arrogant Americans
Points
% of total points 132.8
1
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
22.05
15.7%
2
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
19
9.28
14.3%
3
Jaylen Waddle
WR
17.8
11.03
13.4%
4
Chris Carson
RB
16.2
15.22
12.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mike Williams had a 20-yard touchdown catch and a 43-yard catch for Dead Again, while Ja'Marr Chase had a 34-yard touchdown catch, contributing to a 96.4-79.8 lead for Dead Again.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with big-time moments on Sunday afternoon, after which Arrogant Americans had a 132.8-132.5 lead. For Dead Again, Jason Myers had a 53-yard field goal. Chris Carson made the highlight reel for Arrogant Americans with a 30-yard touchdown run.

Points By Position

  Dead Again   Arrogant Americans

StatSmack

Arrogant Americans would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Dead Again are doing a better job of that, averaging 140.82 versus Arrogant Americans's 128.4.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Dead Again (2-1) have a better record than Arrogant Americans (0-3).
In dire times, at least Dead Again keep it close. They've been blown out less times than Arrogant Americans (1 vs 2).
Dead Again should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Arrogant Americans (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Arrogant Americans - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Dead Again (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Dead Again have outscored Arrogant Americans at QB, RB, and WR this season.
The starters for Dead Again had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for Arrogant Americans (1).
Don't worry Arrogant Americans, 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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