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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Nick's Perfect Team
3-0 89.56
118.05
 
VS
proj
Almighty Push
87.36 1-2
113.35

Nick's Perfect Team come back to top Almighty Push to remain unbeaten in 89.56-87.36 thriller

Nick's Perfect Team won their third consecutive matchup to open the season with a come-from-behind win over Almighty Push, coming back for an 89.56-87.36 victory. Despite trailing 87.36-68.96 heading into Monday night, Nick's Perfect Team came storming back behind Saquon Barkley, who racked up 126 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 20.6 points. Mark Andrews (24.9 points) and Terry McLaurin (13.2) were the top scorers for Almighty Push in the loss. Nick's Perfect Team (3-0) will look to rack up another W against A. Brown Knows Her, while Almighty Push (1-2) match up against I Got This in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Nick's Perfect Team   Almighty Push

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While racking up 126 yards from scrimmage and running for a touchdown against the Cowboys, Barkley tallied 20.6 points this week. He scored 22.1% more than his 16.87-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Barkley ranks #13 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bears next week.
Saquon Barkley

Top Player Comparison

Nick's Perfect Team
Points
% of total points 89.56
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.6
16.87
23%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
13.36
21.67
14.9%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
11.8
12.92
13.2%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
10.6
16.89
11.8%
Almighty Push
Points
% of total points 87.36
1
Mark Andrews
TE
24.9
12.26
28.5%
2
Terry McLaurin
WR
13.2
10.69
15.1%
3
Stefon Diggs
WR
10.9
16.77
12.5%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
10.3
13.18
11.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, after which Almighty Push owned a 71.60-49.60 lead. Dallas Goedert had a 23-yard touchdown catch for Nick's Perfect Team, while Justin Tucker had a 56-yard field goal. Terry McLaurin made the highlight reel for Almighty Push with a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Night
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for Almighty Push to contribute to an 87.36-68.96 lead for the team.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run for Nick's Perfect Team during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  Nick's Perfect Team   Almighty Push

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Nick's Perfect Team scored fewer points in this one (89.56) than their season average of 120.69.
Nick's Perfect Team are on fire, with victories in three straight matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Nick's Perfect Team are doing a better job of that, averaging 120.69 versus Almighty Push's 105.77.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Nick's Perfect Team (3-0) have a better record than Almighty Push (1-2).
Even the computers think Nick's Perfect Team have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (121.29) than Almighty Push (113.34).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Almighty Push has left more points on the bench this season (186.46) than Nick's Perfect Team (142.52).
Nick's Perfect Team have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Almighty Push (1 vs 0).
Nick's Perfect Team should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Almighty Push (2 vs 1).
Nick's Perfect Team have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than Almighty Push (13 vs 7).
Almighty Push have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (3) than Nick's Perfect Team (2) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, Nick's Perfect Team have outscored Almighty Push at QB, RB, K, and DEF this season.
Nick's Perfect Team don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 22 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for Nick's Perfect Team had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Almighty Push (2).
Don't worry Almighty Push, 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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