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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Arrogant Americans
2-1 167.2
171.34
 
VS
proj
Roughnecks
127.2 1-2
134.66

Arrogant Americans knock off Roughnecks in 167.2-127.2 romp

Arrogant Americans scored a dominant win over Roughnecks, rolling to a 167.2-127.2 victory. It didn't take long to figure out who would have the advantage in the matchup, as Arrogant Americans nabbed a 48.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 64.7 points from Lamar Jackson (218 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs, 107 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Jaylen Waddle (4 Rec, 102 Rec Yds). Trevor Lawrence (262 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (5 Rec, 39 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Roughnecks in defeat. Arrogant Americans (2-1) will look to maintain their winning ways against DARC NARC, while Roughnecks (1-2) will try to right the ship against DominationStation.

Matchup Timeline

  Arrogant Americans   Roughnecks

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

In a 37-26 win over the Patriots, Jackson scored 49.6 points to beat his 28.28-point projection. He passed for 218 yards , ran for 107 yards and scored 5 touchdowns to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Arrogant Americans this week. In Week 4, Jackson and the Ravens will face the Bills.
Lamar Jackson

Top Player Comparison

Arrogant Americans
Points
% of total points 167.2
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
49.6
28.28
29.7%
2
Russell Gage
WR
24.7
11.12
14.8%
3
Cordarrelle Patterson
RB
22.3
15.72
13.3%
4
Jaylen Waddle
WR
15.1
19.49
9%
Roughnecks
Points
% of total points 127.2
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
33.8
19.83
26.6%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
14.9
12.13
11.7%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
14.3
15.58
11.2%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
13.7
11.01
10.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch for Arrogant Americans to contribute to a 99.2-50.8 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Cordarrelle Patterson had a 40-yard run for Arrogant Americans to contribute to a 156.7-104.1 lead for the team.
Monday
Tony Pollard had a 46-yard run for Arrogant Americans on Monday night, helping to pad the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Arrogant Americans   Roughnecks

StatSmack

We heard scoring helps you win. Arrogant Americans are doing a better job of that, averaging 175.93 versus Roughnecks's 127.93.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Arrogant Americans (2-1) have a better record than Roughnecks (1-2).
Even the computers think Arrogant Americans have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (164.96) than Roughnecks (141.62).
Arrogant Americans should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Roughnecks (2 vs 0).
By position, Arrogant Americans have outscored Roughnecks at QB, WR, and TE this season.
Arrogant Americans don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 26 points, highest in the league.
The starters for Arrogant Americans had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Roughnecks (0).
Hey Roughnecks, want to see stats that favor your team? Well, try winning for a change, and see what the numbers have to say next week!

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