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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Rooster's
1-2 126.25
146.13
 
VS
proj
FDC Chiefs
124.6 0-3
153.5

Rooster's hand FDC Chiefs third straight loss in 126.25-124.60 nailbiter

Rooster's narrowly earned a 126.25-124.60 victory to hand FDC Chiefs their third straight loss to open the season. FDC Chiefs made a run at it on Sunday night, but they fell short. Rooster's led 110.60-103.35 after the afternoon action and held on for the win despite 21.25 points from Jimmy Garoppolo on Sunday night for FDC Chiefs. Russell Wilson (298 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and Justin Tucker (4-5 FG, 66 long, 1-1 XP) won the week for Rooster's in the win. Rooster's (1-2) will look to keep it rolling against Team Tadlock, while FDC Chiefs (0-3) face GreatPlainsDrifters in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Rooster's   FDC Chiefs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Dolphins defense allowed 31 points, surrendered 497 yards, and intercepted a pass in a 31-28 loss to the Raiders. In doing so, they put up 10 points and scored 79.9% higher than their scoring projection, the highest percentage of any player on Rooster's this week. Next week, the Dolphins will battle the Colts.
The Miami Dolphins defense

Top Player Comparison

Rooster's
Points
% of total points 126.25
1
Russell Wilson
QB
21.6
30.87
17.1%
2
Justin Tucker
K
17
10.2
13.5%
3
Chris Carson
RB
16.2
15.22
12.8%
4
Mark Andrews
TE
15.9
13.12
12.6%
FDC Chiefs
Points
% of total points 124.6
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
26.8
17.54
21.5%
2
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
21.25
22.85
17.1%
3
Alvin Kamara
RB
20.8
22.05
16.7%
4
Chase Edmonds
RB
14.5
13.54
11.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Justin Tucker had a 66-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal for Rooster's, while Mark Andrews had a 41-yard catch, helping Rooster's to a 59.00-54.15 lead.
Sunday Late
Chris Carson had a 30-yard touchdown run for Rooster's, helping the team to a 110.60-103.35 lead.

Points By Position

  Rooster's   FDC Chiefs

StatSmack

FDC Chiefs are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Rooster's (1-2) have a better record than FDC Chiefs (0-3).
You can't win if you don't play. Rooster's has left fewer points on the bench this season (142.65) than FDC Chiefs (205.65).
Rooster's are clutch masters, with more close wins than FDC Chiefs (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of FDC Chiefs - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Rooster's (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Rooster's have outscored FDC Chiefs at QB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Rooster's had more big plays in their NFL games this week (4) than the starters for FDC Chiefs (0).
There's not much good to say about FDC Chiefs this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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