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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Butler Jets
2-1 73
89.72
 
VS
proj
KGG 2022
69 2-1
96.3

Butler Jets manage to beat KGG 2022 in 73-69 struggle

Both teams underachieved compared to projections, but Butler Jets did enough to beat KGG 2022, eking out a 73-69 victory. KGG 2022 made a run at it late afternoon on Sunday, but it wasn't to be. Butler Jets led 52-52 after the early action and held on for the win despite a combined 17 points from three players on Sunday afternoon for KGG 2022. Butler Jets were led by Patrick Mahomes (262 Pass Yds, 1 Pass TD, 26 Rush Yds) and Cooper Kupp (20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 44 Rec Yds). Butler Jets (2-1) will look to sustain their momentum against plano tiburon, while KGG 2022 (2-1) will match up against Springfield Atoms in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Butler Jets   KGG 2022

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Duvernay (80 Ret. Yds) scored 8 points against the Patriots in Week 3. He scored 63.9% more than his 4.88-point projection and overachieved for the third time this season. Duvernay ranks #56 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Bills next week.
Devin Duvernay

Top Player Comparison

Butler Jets
Points
% of total points 73
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
21
32.12
28.8%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
12
14.33
16.4%
3
Adam Thielen
WR
12
7.76
16.4%
4
Josh Jacobs
RB
9
7.94
12.3%
KGG 2022
Points
% of total points 69
1
Kirk Cousins
QB
25
28.11
36.2%
2
Christian Kirk
WR
13
7.24
18.8%
3
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
DEF
8
4.02
11.6%
4
Michael Pittman Jr.
WR
7
10.01
10.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays on both teams early Sunday, after which the teams were dead-even, 52-52. For Butler Jets, Patrick Mahomes had a 53-yard pass. Kirk Cousins made the highlight reel for KGG 2022 with a 28-yard touchdown pass.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 20-yard touchdown run for Butler Jets, helping the team to a 73-69 lead.

Points By Position

  Butler Jets   KGG 2022

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Butler Jets scored less in this one (73) than their season average of 90.33.
Even the machines think Butler Jets have better players. They have a higher projected points average (97.38) than KGG 2022 (91.77).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Butler Jets has left fewer points on the bench this season (90) than KGG 2022 (149).
Butler Jets are clutch masters, with more close wins than KGG 2022 (2 vs 0).
Butler Jets have had more fantasy starters beat their projected score than KGG 2022 (11 vs 9).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of KGG 2022 - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Butler Jets (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Butler Jets have outscored KGG 2022 at QB, RB, and K this season.
The starters for Butler Jets had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for KGG 2022 (1).
Don't worry KGG 2022, 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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