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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Earth-99 StL Rams
2-1 120.02
98.3
 
VS
proj
Captain Hindsight
86.92 1-2
101.04

Earth-99 StL Rams knock off Captain Hindsight in 120.02-86.92 beatdown

Earth-99 StL Rams stepped up, rolling to a 120.02-86.92 victory over Captain Hindsight, who fell short of projections. Captain Hindsight jumped out to an 18.92-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 33.92 points from Ben Roethlisberger (318 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD) and D'Andre Swift (47 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 60 Rec Yds). But it was all Earth-99 StL Rams after that. They were led by Matthew Stafford (31.52 points) and Kareem Hunt (21.5). Earth-99 StL Rams (2-1) will look to sustain their momentum against WannaBes, while Captain Hindsight (1-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against Owen Sixteen.

Matchup Timeline

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Captain Hindsight

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 155 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Bears, Hunt tallied 21.5 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 8.67-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Hunt ranks #43 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Kareem Hunt

Top Player Comparison

Earth-99 StL Rams
Points
% of total points 120.02
1
Matthew Stafford
QB
31.52
20.47
26.3%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
21.5
8.67
17.9%
3
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
18
12.69
15%
4
Brandon McManus
K
16
9.76
13.3%
Captain Hindsight
Points
% of total points 86.92
1
Davante Adams
WR
20.2
13.48
23.2%
2
Ben Roethlisberger
QB
17.22
18.23
19.8%
3
D'Andre Swift
RB
16.7
12.22
19.2%
4
Tyler Bass
K
14
9.86
16.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Kareem Hunt had a 29-yard touchdown run for Earth-99 StL Rams, who trailed 60.32-41.40 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Matthew Stafford had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 40-yard pass for Earth-99 StL Rams to contribute to a 120.02-66.72 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  Earth-99 StL Rams   Captain Hindsight

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Earth-99 StL Rams scored more in this one (120.02) than their season average (105.19).
We heard scoring helps you win. Captain Hindsight need some help then, averaging just 92.81 versus Earth-99 StL Rams's 105.19.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Earth-99 StL Rams (2-1) have a better record than Captain Hindsight (1-2).
Captain Hindsight are like a set of bad ACLs. They've been blown out more times than Earth-99 StL Rams (2 vs 1).
Earth-99 StL Rams should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Captain Hindsight (1 vs 0).
Earth-99 StL Rams have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Captain Hindsight (14 vs 9).
By position, Earth-99 StL Rams have outscored Captain Hindsight at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
The starters for Earth-99 StL Rams had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Captain Hindsight (0).
There's not much good to say about Captain Hindsight this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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