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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Fightin' Irish
2-1 127.74
131.1
 
VS
proj
Spaink’n you
89.72 1-2
125.25

Spaink’n you come up short of expectations, lose to Fightin' Irish in 127.74-89.72 landslide

There's no way around it, Spaink’n you underperformed, at least based on projections, as Fightin' Irish rolled to a 127.74-89.72 victory. Spaink’n you nabbed a 3.33-point lead early Sunday afternoon, but it was all Fightin' Irish after that. They were led by Justin Jefferson, who caught 9 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown for 19.8 points, and Ja'Marr Chase, who caught 4 passes for 65 yards and 2 touchdowns (18.75 points). The Arizona Cardinals defense (22.08 points) and Daniel Jones (16.54) led the way for Spaink’n you in defeat. Fightin' Irish (2-1) will look to build on their success against All I Do Is Nguyen, while Spaink’n you (1-2) will meet it's lonely down here in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Fightin' Irish   Spaink’n you

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Chase (4 Rec, 65 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs) scored 18.75 points against the Steelers in Week 3. He nearly doubled his 9.97-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Chase ranks #27 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
Ja'Marr Chase

Top Player Comparison

Fightin' Irish
Points
% of total points 127.74
1
Justin Jefferson
WR
19.8
12.01
15.5%
2
Ja'Marr Chase
WR
18.75
9.97
14.7%
3
Darius Leonard
LB
18.41
10.64
14.4%
4
Derrick Henry
RB
18.4
16.98
14.4%
Spaink’n you
Points
% of total points 89.72
1
The Arizona Cardinals defense
DEF
22.08
9.51
24.6%
2
Daniel Jones
QB
16.54
20.58
18.4%
3
Tim Patrick
WR
9.8
7.07
10.9%
4
Joe Mixon
RB
9.4
13.39
10.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Ja'Marr Chase had a 34-yard touchdown catch for Fightin' Irish, who trailed 70.87-67.54 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Jason Sanders had a 50-yard field goal for Fightin' Irish, helping the team to a 111.64-89.72 lead.

Points By Position

  Fightin' Irish   Spaink’n you

StatSmack

Fightin' Irish must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (127.74) than their season average (116.32).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Fightin' Irish (2-1) have a better record than Spaink’n you (1-2).
Fightin' Irish are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than Spaink’n you (0 vs 1).
Spaink’n you have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Fightin' Irish (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Fightin' Irish have outscored Spaink’n you at RB, WR, and TE this season.
Fightin' Irish has a higher average scoring margin (13) than Spaink’n you this season (3).
The starters for Fightin' Irish had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for Spaink’n you (0).
Don't worry Spaink’n you, 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

Spaink’n you
A pair of teams with identical 1-2 records, 10th-place Spaink’n you will now have a date with 13th-place it's lonely down here next week. With three weeks in the books, Spaink’n you have scored the seventh-most points in the league (120.13 points per game). it's lonely down here (109.25 PPG) are ranked just 13th.
Fightin' Irish
In a matchup between a couple of teams separated by just a single game in the standings, Fightin' Irish (2-1) will battle All I Do Is Nguyen (1-2) in Week 4. Through three weeks of action, Fightin' Irish have scored the 11th-most points in the league. All I Do Is Nguyen (and their 141.64 points per game) are ranked second.