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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
LaphroaigBenchWarmer
2-1 120
125.7
 
VS
proj
Figg NEWTRONS
100 0-3
135.42

LaphroaigBenchWarmer come back to hand Figg NEWTRONS third consecutive loss in 120-100 beatdown

LaphroaigBenchWarmer rolled to a 120-100 victory to hand Figg NEWTRONS their third consecutive loss to open the season. LaphroaigBenchWarmer nabbed an early 9-point lead on Thursday. Figg NEWTRONS came back to take the lead early afternoon Sunday, powered by Lamar Jackson (24 points) and Kyler Murray (21). Unphased, LaphroaigBenchWarmer rallied on Monday night with their back against the wall, as Dak Prescott (27 points) put them back ahead once and for all. LaphroaigBenchWarmer (2-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against THE BOSS, while Figg NEWTRONS (0-3) will try to earn their first W against bunkstraps.

Matchup Timeline

  LaphroaigBenchWarmer   Figg NEWTRONS

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Jets, McManus scored 16 points this week. He scored 69.1% more than his 9.46-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. McManus ranks #72 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Ravens next week.
Brandon McManus

Top Player Comparison

LaphroaigBenchWarmer
Points
% of total points 120
1
Justin Herbert
QB
41
28.32
34.2%
2
Dak Prescott
QB
27
30.97
22.5%
3
Brandon McManus
K
16
9.46
13.3%
4
DJ Moore
WR
12
10.1
10%
Figg NEWTRONS
Points
% of total points 100
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
24
30.82
24%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
21
31.63
21%
3
James Robinson
RB
18
9.3
18%
4
Justin Tucker
K
17
10.2
17%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, but it was Figg NEWTRONS who owned the lead, 90-67. For LaphroaigBenchWarmer, Justin Herbert had a 20-yard touchdown pass and a 43-yard pass. Justin Tucker had a 66-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Figg NEWTRONS, while Lamar Jackson had a 41-yard pass.
Monday
Dak Prescott had a 22-yard touchdown pass for LaphroaigBenchWarmer during Monday Night Football, helping propel the team to the win.

Points By Position

  LaphroaigBenchWarmer   Figg NEWTRONS

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. LaphroaigBenchWarmer scored more points in this matchup (120) than their season average (111.33).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Figg NEWTRONS. They've lost three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" LaphroaigBenchWarmer (2-1) have a better record than Figg NEWTRONS (0-3).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. LaphroaigBenchWarmer has left fewer points on the bench this season (107) than Figg NEWTRONS (177).
LaphroaigBenchWarmer don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Figg NEWTRONS (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Figg NEWTRONS - they’ve made more transactions (2) than LaphroaigBenchWarmer (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, LaphroaigBenchWarmer have outscored Figg NEWTRONS at WR, TE, and K this season.
LaphroaigBenchWarmer has a higher average scoring margin (6) than Figg NEWTRONS this season (-13).
Don't worry Figg NEWTRONS, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

LaphroaigBenchWarmer
All of the cake, none of the icing: The five starting offensive skill players (two WRs, two RBs, one TE) on LaphroaigBenchWarmer combined to record a whopping 374 yards from scrimmage. No one from that group was able to score a touchdown in Week 3.
Figg NEWTRONS
Hey, it's possible that Figg NEWTRONS would be a better GM in the NFL than in fantasy football. Accumulating only 12 targets as a group in Week 3, their three starting pass-catchers (two WR, one TE) apparently helped their teams' causes by running decoy routes and blocking downfield.