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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Excellence of Execution
2-1 980.5
909
 
VS
proj
chris's Spectacular Team
919.6 0-3
821.69

Excellence of Execution come back to hand chris's Spectacular Team third consecutive loss, 980.5-919.6

Excellence of Execution staged a comeback for a 980.5-919.6 victory to hand chris's Spectacular Team their third consecutive loss to open the season. Excellence of Execution trailed 919.6-805.9 heading into Monday night, but the squad charged back behind Jalen Hurts, who passed for 326 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 35 yards for 174.6 points. Najee Harris (208.4 points) and Ryan Tannehill (137.7) were the leading performers for chris's Spectacular Team in defeat. Excellence of Execution (2-1) will look to maintain their momentum against JR's Dazzling Team, while chris's Spectacular Team (0-3) will take on Yogurt in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Excellence of Execution   chris's Spectacular Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Browns defense scored 76.5% more than their 51-point projection with 90 points against the Bears in Week 3. They allowed only 6 points and gave up 47 yards in the 26-6 win. The Browns defense ranks #8 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Vikings next week.
The Cleveland Browns defense

Top Player Comparison

Excellence of Execution
Points
% of total points 980.5
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
174.6
131.99
17.8%
2
Alvin Kamara
RB
160.4
137.2
16.4%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
139
84.65
14.2%
4
Daniel Jones
QB
137.4
124.63
14%
chris's Spectacular Team
Points
% of total points 919.6
1
Najee Harris
RB
208.4
114.15
22.7%
2
Ryan Tannehill
QB
137.7
106.09
15%
3
Chase Claypool
WR
135
84.13
14.7%
4
Nick Chubb
RB
115.2
115.02
12.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow teamed up with Ja'Marr Chase for a 34-yard touchdown pass for chris's Spectacular Team, helping chris's Spectacular Team to a 915.6-556.8 lead.
Sunday Late
Daniel Carlson had a 50-yard field goal for Excellence of Execution, who trailed 915.6-591.8 after the late games.
Monday
Jalen Hurts had a 41-yard pass for Excellence of Execution during Monday Night Football, helping lead the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Excellence of Execution   chris's Spectacular Team

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're chris's Spectacular Team. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Excellence of Execution are doing a better job of that, averaging 958.13 versus chris's Spectacular Team's 886.5.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Excellence of Execution (2-1) have a better record than chris's Spectacular Team (0-3).
Even the machines think Excellence of Execution have better players. Their projected average points is higher (876.93) than chris's Spectacular Team (825.48).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Excellence of Execution has left fewer points on the bench this season (704) than chris's Spectacular Team (1,335.1).
Excellence of Execution have the clutch gene, with more close wins than chris's Spectacular Team (1 vs 0).
Excellence of Execution should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than chris's Spectacular Team (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of chris's Spectacular Team - they’ve made more transactions (1) than Excellence of Execution (0) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Excellence of Execution have outscored chris's Spectacular Team at QB, WR, K, and DEF this season.
Don't worry chris's Spectacular Team, 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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