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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Valley Vikings
2-1 271.95
282.66
 
VS
proj
5Fingers2YoFace
204.55 1-2
268.67

5Fingers2YoFace fall to Valley Vikings, 271.95-204.55

5Fingers2YoFace were unable to rise to the occasion, falling short of projections, as Valley Vikings earned a 271.95-204.55 victory. Valley Vikings leapt out to a 66.45-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Jalen Hurts (44.6 points) and Derrick Henry (85 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 58 Rec Yds) and never looked back. CeeDee Lamb (26.3 points) and T.J. Edwards (22) did their part for 5Fingers2YoFace in the loss. Valley Vikings improve to 2-1 on the season, while 5Fingers2YoFace fall to 1-2.

Matchup Timeline

  Valley Vikings   5Fingers2YoFace

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Pitre (8 Tackles, 1 Sack, 2 Ints) scored 25 points against the Bears in Week 3. He scored 82.6% more than his 13.69-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Pitre ranks #1 among fantasy Ss this season and will face the Chargers next week.
Jalen Pitre

Top Player Comparison

Valley Vikings
Points
% of total points 271.95
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
44.6
39.79
16.4%
2
Derrick Henry
RB
34.55
24.4
12.7%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
28.7
23.18
10.6%
4
Jalen Pitre
S
25
13.69
9.2%
5Fingers2YoFace
Points
% of total points 204.55
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
26.3
19.3
12.9%
2
T.J. Edwards
LB
22
15.75
10.8%
3
Nick Bolton
LB
21.5
15.42
10.5%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
20.2
16.72
9.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, but after the results were tallied, Valley Vikings owned a 189.95-123.50 lead. Jalen Hurts had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Valley Vikings, while Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch. Tua Tagovailoa made the highlight reel for 5Fingers2YoFace with a 45-yard pass.
Sunday Late
There were players with standout plays for both teams on Sunday afternoon, after which Valley Vikings had a 254.80-156.55 lead. For Valley Vikings, Cordarrelle Patterson had a 40-yard run. Cooper Kupp made the highlight reel for 5Fingers2YoFace with a 20-yard touchdown run.
Sunday Night
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for Valley Vikings, helping the team to a 259.80-156.55 lead.

Points By Position

  Valley Vikings   5Fingers2YoFace

StatSmack

As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Valley Vikings (2-1) have a better record than 5Fingers2YoFace (1-2).
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Valley Vikings has left fewer points on the bench this season (307.75) than 5Fingers2YoFace (366.47).
By position, Valley Vikings have outscored 5Fingers2YoFace at QB, RB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
Valley Vikings has a higher average scoring margin (19) than 5Fingers2YoFace this season (-10).
The starters for Valley Vikings had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for 5Fingers2YoFace (2).
There's not much good to say about 5Fingers2YoFace this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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