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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
scrantonboysaregay
2-1 151.6
130.45
 
VS
proj
The Grundles
108.38 1-2
135.32

scrantonboysaregay smirk at projections, earn win over The Grundles in 151.60-108.38 beatdown

scrantonboysaregay showed up, rolling to a 151.60-108.38 victory over The Grundles, who fell short of projections. scrantonboysaregay grabbed a 15.70-point lead on Thursday behind Brandin Cooks (23.7 points) and never gave it back. Mike Evans (8 Rec, 106 Rec Yds) and Lamar Jackson (287 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 58 Rush Yds) carried the flag for The Grundles in defeat. scrantonboysaregay (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Windy City Hooligans, while The Grundles (1-2) will try to get back in the win column against Scrantons Blows.

Matchup Timeline

  scrantonboysaregay   The Grundles

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Bears in Week 3, the Browns defense allowed only 6 points and gave up 47 yards. In doing so, they put up 16 points and nearly doubled their scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on scrantonboysaregay this week. Next week, the Browns will battle the Vikings.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

scrantonboysaregay
Points
% of total points 151.6
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
29.8
17.54
19.7%
2
Brandin Cooks
WR
23.7
14.77
15.6%
3
Patrick Mahomes
QB
22.9
24.9
15.1%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
18.9
13.12
12.5%
The Grundles
Points
% of total points 108.38
1
Mike Evans
WR
21.6
16.67
19.9%
2
Lamar Jackson
QB
19.28
24.41
17.8%
3
Aaron Jones
RB
17.6
19.53
16.2%
4
Tyler Boyd
WR
13.6
15.28
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which scrantonboysaregay owned a 103.60-67.58 lead. For scrantonboysaregay, Mark Andrews had a 41-yard catch. Lamar Jackson made the highlight reel for The Grundles with a 41-yard pass.

Points By Position

  scrantonboysaregay   The Grundles

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. scrantonboysaregay scored more points in this matchup (151.6) than their season average (131.28).
We heard scoring helps you win. scrantonboysaregay are doing a better job of that, averaging 131.28 versus The Grundles's 122.58.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. scrantonboysaregay (2-1) have a better record than The Grundles (1-2).
You can't win if you don't play. scrantonboysaregay has left fewer points on the bench this season (200.08) than The Grundles (228.62).
In dire times, at least scrantonboysaregay keep it close. They've been blown out less times than The Grundles (1 vs 2).
scrantonboysaregay are clutch masters, with more close wins than The Grundles (1 vs 0).
scrantonboysaregay should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than The Grundles (2 vs 1).
scrantonboysaregay have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than The Grundles (13 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of The Grundles - they’ve made more transactions (2) than scrantonboysaregay (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, scrantonboysaregay have outscored The Grundles at QB, WR, TE, and K this season.
scrantonboysaregay has a higher average scoring margin (1) than The Grundles this season (-22).
Don't worry The Grundles, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Next Week Preview

The Grundles
Coming up next week, The Grundles (1-2, ninth-place) will look to bounce back against Scrantons Blows (2-1, third-place). The Grundles are ranked ninth in scoring after three weeks (122.58 points per game), while Scrantons Blows have posted the league's third-highest point total.
scrantonboysaregay
In a showdown between two teams that are separated by only a game in the standings, scrantonboysaregay (2-1) are set to go up against Windy City Hooligans (1-2) in Week 4. With three matchups now behind us, scrantonboysaregay have posted the fourth-most points in the league. Windy City Hooligans (and their 115.46 points per game) are ranked 10th.