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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Desert Eagles
3-0 102
106.52
 
VS
proj
So Solid Spoilers
100 1-2
104.81

Desert Eagles top So Solid Spoilers to remain unbeaten in 102-100 nailbiter

Desert Eagles won their third straight to open the season with a narrow win over So Solid Spoilers, eking out a 102-100 victory. It wasn't nearly as close as the final score indicates, as Desert Eagles led 96-66 heading into Monday night. So Solid Spoilers came roaring back behind Dak Prescott, who passed for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns for 25 points, and Greg Zuerlein, who didn't attempt any field goals (5 points). Patrick Mahomes (28 points) and Cooper Kupp (21) led the way for Desert Eagles in the win. Desert Eagles (3-0) will look to keep it rolling against BelgradePatriots, while So Solid Spoilers (1-2) will take on Fools and Horses in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  Desert Eagles   So Solid Spoilers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kupp scored 21 points against the Buccaneers in Week 3 to nearly double his 10.81-point projection. He caught 9 passes for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Desert Eagles this week. Kupp will go up against the Cardinals in Week 4.
Cooper Kupp

Top Player Comparison

Desert Eagles
Points
% of total points 102
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
28
28.36
27.5%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
21
10.81
20.6%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
19
12.28
18.6%
4
Antonio Gibson
RB
16
10.75
15.7%
So Solid Spoilers
Points
% of total points 100
1
Dak Prescott
QB
25
27.35
25%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
16
16.24
16%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
11
10.48
11%
4
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
10
5.62
10%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Antonio Gibson had a 73-yard touchdown catch for Desert Eagles, contributing to a 53-45 lead for the team.
Monday
Dak Prescott had a 22-yard touchdown pass for So Solid Spoilers.

Points By Position

  Desert Eagles   So Solid Spoilers

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Desert Eagles scored fewer points in this one (102) than their season average of 112.67.
Desert Eagles are looking unstoppable, winning three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Desert Eagles (3-0) have a better record than So Solid Spoilers (1-2).
Desert Eagles see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than So Solid Spoilers (0).
Desert Eagles have the clutch gene, with more close wins than So Solid Spoilers (2 vs 0).
Desert Eagles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than So Solid Spoilers (2 vs 1).
So Solid Spoilers have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than Desert Eagles (0) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Desert Eagles have outscored So Solid Spoilers at QB, WR, and DEF this season.
Desert Eagles has a higher average scoring margin (9) than So Solid Spoilers this season (7).
Hey So Solid Spoilers, 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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