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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Dirty Hippies
2-1 147.35
139.64
 
VS
proj
Hangovers
117.85 0-3
135.86

Dirty Hippies hand Hangovers third straight loss in 147.35-117.85 runaway

Dirty Hippies cruised to a 147.35-117.85 victory to hand Hangovers their third straight loss to open the season. Dirty Hippies earned a 4.20-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (23.1 points) and Chris Boswell (5) and never relinquished it. David Njoku (9 Rec, 89 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and CeeDee Lamb (8 Rec, 87 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Hangovers in defeat. Dirty Hippies (2-1) will look to sustain their momentum against Hard Targets, while Hangovers (0-3) try to get back on track against Norman Nobodies.

Matchup Timeline

  Dirty Hippies   Hangovers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 8 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown against the Commanders, Smith scored 31.5 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 11.74-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Smith ranks #60 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Dirty Hippies
Points
% of total points 147.35
1
Joe Burrow
QB
31.75
28.15
21.5%
2
DeVonta Smith
WR
31.5
11.74
21.4%
3
Amari Cooper
WR
23.1
13.32
15.7%
4
Greg Dortch
WR
17.6
11.22
11.9%
Hangovers
Points
% of total points 117.85
1
David Njoku
TE
23.9
7.81
20.3%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
22.7
16.06
19.3%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
22.65
23
19.2%
4
Dalvin Cook
RB
13.6
19.74
11.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch and a 44-yard catch for Dirty Hippies, while Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass to contribute to a 120.75-56.70 lead for Dirty Hippies.
Sunday Late
Aaron Rodgers had a 40-yard pass for Hangovers, who trailed 138.35-95.15 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Dirty Hippies   Hangovers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Dirty Hippies scored more points in this one (147.35) than their season average (126.62).
Hangovers would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Hangovers need some help then, averaging just 111.93 versus Dirty Hippies's 126.62.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Dirty Hippies (2-1) have a better record than Hangovers (0-3).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Hangovers has left more points on the bench this season (191.35) than Dirty Hippies (158.55).
Dirty Hippies don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Hangovers (1 vs 0).
Dirty Hippies are clutch masters, with more close wins than Hangovers (1 vs 0).
Dirty Hippies should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than Hangovers (2 vs 0).
Dirty Hippies have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than Hangovers (12 vs 6).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Hangovers - they’ve made more transactions (4) than Dirty Hippies (2) this week. Too bad that itchy pickup finger didn't pay off.
By position, Dirty Hippies have outscored Hangovers at QB, RB, and WR this season.
Dirty Hippies has a higher average scoring margin (8) than Hangovers this season (-20).
The starters for Dirty Hippies had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Hangovers (1).
Don't worry Hangovers, 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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