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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Warriors
1-2 74.5
71.02
 
VS
proj
Can I Haz Touchdown?
67.5 1-2
92.74

Can I Haz Touchdown? fall short of expectations, succumb to Warriors, 74.5-67.5

There's no easy way to put it, Can I Haz Touchdown? dropped the ball, at least compared to projections, as Warriors came out on top with a 74.5-67.5 victory. Warriors never trailed in this one after taking a 10-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind the New England Patriots defense (14 points) and Rhamondre Stevenson (12). The Chicago Bears defense (20 Pts Allowed, 329 Yds Allowed, 2 Turnovers) and Roquan Smith (16 Tackles, 1 Int) led the way for Can I Haz Touchdown? in the loss. Warriors (1-2) will look to build on their success against Well Oiled Machine, while Can I Haz Touchdown? (1-2) attempt to get back on track against Hakuna Matata.

Matchup Timeline

  Warriors   Can I Haz Touchdown?

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

With 12 points, Stevenson more-than-doubled his 5.17-point projection as the Patriots lost to the Ravens 37-26. He racked up 101 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Warriors this week. In Week 4, Stevenson and the Patriots will square off against the Packers.
Rhamondre Stevenson

Top Player Comparison

Warriors
Points
% of total points 74.5
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
14
13.44
18.8%
2
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
12
5.17
16.1%
3
Cooper Kupp
WR
10
11.77
13.4%
4
Matt Gay
K
9
8.79
12.1%
Can I Haz Touchdown?
Points
% of total points 67.5
1
The Chicago Bears defense
DEF
10
17.24
14.8%
2
Roquan Smith
LB
9
6.8
13.3%
3
Devin Duvernay
WR
8
6.71
11.9%
4
Austin Ekeler
RB
8
11.32
11.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with big-time plays early Sunday, but after the dust settled, Warriors owned a 50.5-40.5 lead. For Warriors, Mac Jones had a 40-yard pass. Patrick Mahomes teamed up with JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 53-yard pass for Can I Haz Touchdown?.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 20-yard touchdown run for Warriors to contribute to a 73.5-64.5 lead for the team.
Sunday Night
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for Can I Haz Touchdown?, who trailed 74.5-67.5 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Warriors   Can I Haz Touchdown?

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Warriors scored less in this one (74.5) than their season average of 81.17.
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Can I Haz Touchdown? has left more points on the bench this season (248.5) than Warriors (120.5).
Warriors see projections as no real threat. They've got more upset wins this season (1) than Can I Haz Touchdown? (0).
Warriors don't falter at the last minute, with fewer close losses than Can I Haz Touchdown? (0 vs 1).
Warriors should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Can I Haz Touchdown? (2 vs 0).
Warriors have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Can I Haz Touchdown? (16 vs 13).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Can I Haz Touchdown? - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Warriors (0) this week. Too bad they couldn't transact a win.
By position, Warriors have outscored Can I Haz Touchdown? at WR and DEF this season.
Don't worry Can I Haz Touchdown?, 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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