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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Missouri city wheeling dealing
2-1 143
127.87
 
VS
proj
Lazy Laughing Lizard
109.75 1-2
136.2

Missouri city wheeling dealing defeat Lazy Laughing Lizard in 143.00-109.75 runaway

Missouri city wheeling dealing brought their A game and exceeded their projected point total, rolling to a 143.00-109.75 victory over Lazy Laughing Lizard, who fell short of projections. Lazy Laughing Lizard got out to a 3.50-point lead on Thursday, but it was all Missouri city wheeling dealing after that. They were led by Cooper Kupp, who caught 9 passes for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns for 23.5 points, and Justin Jefferson, who caught 9 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown (21 points). Kyler Murray (27 points) and Davante Adams (23.5) were the leaders for Lazy Laughing Lizard in defeat. Missouri city wheeling dealing improve to 2-1 on the season, while Lazy Laughing Lizard fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Missouri city wheeling dealing   Lazy Laughing Lizard

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Against the Bears in Week 3, McLaughlin scored 19 points to more-than-double his 8.12-point projection. He made all 4 of his FG attempts to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Missouri city wheeling dealing this week. Next week, McLaughlin will square off against the Vikings.
Chase McLaughlin

Top Player Comparison

Missouri city wheeling dealing
Points
% of total points 143
1
Cooper Kupp
WR
23.5
12.73
16.4%
2
Justin Jefferson
WR
21
14.03
14.7%
3
Derrick Henry
RB
20
18.49
14%
4
Alvin Kamara
RB
20
17.96
14%
Lazy Laughing Lizard
Points
% of total points 109.75
1
Kyler Murray
QB
27
28.47
24.6%
2
Davante Adams
WR
23.5
15.32
21.4%
3
Austin Ekeler
RB
18.5
14.55
16.9%
4
Justin Tucker
K
17
10.2
15.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Missouri city wheeling dealing who took the lead, 79.00-77.50. For Missouri city wheeling dealing, Chase McLaughlin had a 57-yard field goal and a 52-yard field goal. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Lazy Laughing Lizard with a 66-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Missouri city wheeling dealing   Lazy Laughing Lizard

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Missouri city wheeling dealing scored more in this matchup (143) than their season average (135.67).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Missouri city wheeling dealing (2-1) have a better record than Lazy Laughing Lizard (1-2).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Missouri city wheeling dealing has left fewer points on the bench this season (178) than Lazy Laughing Lizard (266.25).
Once Missouri city wheeling dealing put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Lazy Laughing Lizard (2 vs 0).
Missouri city wheeling dealing don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Lazy Laughing Lizard (0 vs 1).
Missouri city wheeling dealing should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Lazy Laughing Lizard (2 vs 1).
By position, Missouri city wheeling dealing have outscored Lazy Laughing Lizard at RB and WR this season.
Missouri city wheeling dealing don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 12 points, highest in the league.
Don't worry Lazy Laughing Lizard, 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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