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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
SteelTown Rockstar
2-1 87.3
104.87
 
VS
proj
Kyler the Creator
75.26 2-1
103.68

SteelTown Rockstar find way to knock off Kyler the Creator 87.30-75.26

Both teams fell short of projections, but SteelTown Rockstar did enough to knock off Kyler the Creator, securing an 87.30-75.26 victory. SteelTown Rockstar never trailed in this one after earning a 5.00-point lead on Thursday behind Christian McCaffrey. Matthew Stafford (29.52 points) and Kyler Murray (19.54) led the way for Kyler the Creator in the loss. SteelTown Rockstar improve to 2-1 on the season, while Kyler the Creator fall to 2-1.

Matchup Timeline

  SteelTown Rockstar   Kyler the Creator

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 8.49 points, the Browns defense nearly doubled that amount by scoring 16 points in a 26-6 win over the Bears. They allowed only 6 points and gave up 47 yards to beat their projection by the highest percentage of any player on SteelTown Rockstar this week. Next week, the Browns will face the Vikings.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

SteelTown Rockstar
Points
% of total points 87.3
1
Joe Burrow
QB
18.58
18.12
21.3%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
18.4
16.8
21.1%
3
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
16
8.49
18.3%
4
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
15.22
18.23
17.4%
Kyler the Creator
Points
% of total points 75.26
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
29.52
20.47
39.2%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
19.54
25.84
26%
3
Deebo Samuel
WR
7.7
13.53
10.2%
4
The Detroit Lions defense
DEF
7
3.94
9.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 34-yard touchdown pass for SteelTown Rockstar to contribute to an 87.30-32.74 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Kyler the Creator, who trailed 87.30-67.56 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  SteelTown Rockstar   Kyler the Creator

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. SteelTown Rockstar scored more points in this matchup (87.3) than their season average (77.31).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Kyler the Creator has left more points on the bench this season (111.4) than SteelTown Rockstar (105).
Kyler the Creator have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (1) than SteelTown Rockstar (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, SteelTown Rockstar have outscored Kyler the Creator at RB and DEF this season.
Don't worry Kyler the Creator, 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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