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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
ATL_Falcons11
2-1 208.86
204.08
 
VS
proj
New World Order
194.3 0-3
200.65

ATL_Falcons11 come back to hand New World Order third straight loss, 208.86-194.30

ATL_Falcons11 rallied to earn a 208.86-194.30 victory to hand New World Order their third straight loss to open the season. Trailing 183.80-169.56 heading into Monday night, ATL_Falcons11 charged back behind Saquon Barkley, who racked up 126 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown for 20.6 points, and CeeDee Lamb, who caught 8 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown (18.7 points). Chris Olave (20.7 points) and Kirk Cousins (18.3) carried the flag for New World Order in defeat. ATL_Falcons11 (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against Mahomes' Marauders, while New World Order (0-3) meet More than a Thielen in an effort to earn their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  ATL_Falcons11   New World Order

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While making all 4 of his FG attempts against the Bengals, Zuerlein put up 18 points this week. He more-than-doubled his 7.38-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Zuerlein ranks #5 among fantasy Ks this season and will face the Steelers next week.
Greg Zuerlein

Top Player Comparison

ATL_Falcons11
Points
% of total points 208.86
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.6
16.87
9.9%
2
Jordan Hicks
LB
20
13.01
9.6%
3
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
20
11.06
9.6%
4
CeeDee Lamb
WR
18.7
12.52
9%
New World Order
Points
% of total points 194.3
1
Chris Olave
WR
20.7
8.75
10.7%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
18.3
21.21
9.4%
3
Eric Kendricks
LB
15.5
14.28
8%
4
Logan Wilson
LB
13.5
12.58
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, after which New World Order had a 133.20-91.70 lead. For ATL_Falcons11, Greg Zuerlein had a 52-yard field goal and a 50-yard field goal. Chris Olave had a 49-yard catch for New World Order, while Kirk Cousins had a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run for ATL_Falcons11 during Monday Night Football, helping push the team to the win.

Points By Position

  ATL_Falcons11   New World Order

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. ATL_Falcons11 scored more in this one (208.86) than their season average (197.82).
New World Order would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. New World Order need some help then, averaging just 170.77 versus ATL_Falcons11's 197.82.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. ATL_Falcons11 (2-1) have a better record than New World Order (0-3).
Even the computers think ATL_Falcons11 have better players. They have a higher projected points average (211.92) than New World Order (199.94).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. New World Order has left more points on the bench this season (196.6) than ATL_Falcons11 (180.6).
ATL_Falcons11 should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than New World Order (1 vs 0).
ATL_Falcons11 have started more fantasy players who beat their projected score than New World Order (25 vs 19).
By position, ATL_Falcons11 have outscored New World Order at QB, RB, TE, K, and IDP this season.
ATL_Falcons11 don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 14 points, second-highest in the league.
The starters for ATL_Falcons11 had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for New World Order (2).
There's not much good to say about New World Order this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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