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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Knights
1-2 114.86
100.59
 
VS
proj
John's Agreeable Team
96.18 0-3
111.12

Knights hand John's Agreeable Team third straight loss, 114.86-96.18

Knights emerged victorious with a 114.86-96.18 victory to hand John's Agreeable Team their third straight loss to open the season. Knights nabbed a 51.6-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 42 points from Derrick Henry (85 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 58 Rec Yds) and Chris Olave (9 Rec, 147 Rec Yds) and never looked back. CeeDee Lamb (18.7 points) and Christian Kirk (16.2) did everything they could for John's Agreeable Team in the loss. Knights (1-2) will look to earn another win against eddie's Cool Team, while John's Agreeable Team (0-3) try to right the ship against Peyton's Puss eaters.

Matchup Timeline

  Knights   John's Agreeable Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Olave more-than-doubled his 8.75-point projection with 19.2 points against the Panthers in Week 3. He caught 9 passes for 147 yards in the 22-14 loss. Olave ranks #72 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Chris Olave

Top Player Comparison

Knights
Points
% of total points 114.86
1
Derrick Henry
RB
22.8
15.96
19.9%
2
Chris Olave
WR
19.2
8.75
16.7%
3
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
16
8.14
13.9%
4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
12.4
10.49
10.8%
John's Agreeable Team
Points
% of total points 96.18
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
18.7
12.52
19.4%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
16.2
10.38
16.8%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
13.58
24.67
14.1%
4
Breece Hall
RB
12.2
9.64
12.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Chris Olave had a 49-yard catch for Knights, while JuJu Smith-Schuster had a 53-yard catch, helping Knights to a 91.80-40.20 lead.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 54-yard pass and a 45-yard pass for John's Agreeable Team, who trailed 110.06-69.98 after the late afternoon slate.

Points By Position

  Knights   John's Agreeable Team

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Knights scored more points in this matchup (114.86) than their season average (95.75).
John's Agreeable Team would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Knights (1-2) have a better record than John's Agreeable Team (0-3).
You can't win if you don't play. Knights has left fewer points on the bench this season (133.62) than John's Agreeable Team (187.38).
Knights are better at closing games out, with fewer close losses than John's Agreeable Team (0 vs 1).
By position, Knights have outscored John's Agreeable Team at RB, TE, and K this season.
Don't worry John's Agreeable 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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