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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
ReelDeel
2-1 152.1
120.95
 
VS
proj
Captain Kirk
93.02 2-1
123.49

ReelDeel outperform expectations, earn win against Captain Kirk in 152.10-93.02 romp

ReelDeel stepped up and beat their projected point total, rolling to a 152.10-93.02 victory over Captain Kirk, who fell short of projections. ReelDeel pulled out to a 7.60-point lead on Thursday behind Kareem Hunt and never looked back. Saquon Barkley (81 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 45 Rec Yds) and Cooper Kupp (20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 44 Rec Yds) led the charge for Captain Kirk in defeat. ReelDeel (2-1) will look to rack up another W against Lambinators, while Captain Kirk (2-1) try to get back in the win column against DemonApps.

Matchup Timeline

  ReelDeel   Captain Kirk

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith (8 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 29.3 points in a 24-8 win over the Commanders in Week 3. He more-than-tripled his 9.65-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

ReelDeel
Points
% of total points 152.1
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
29.3
9.65
19.3%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.8
23.05
18.9%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
24.9
12.27
16.4%
4
The Cincinnati Bengals defense
DEF
16
8.14
10.5%
Captain Kirk
Points
% of total points 93.02
1
Saquon Barkley
RB
20.6
16.87
22.1%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.4
18.26
15.5%
3
Tee Higgins
WR
11.8
12.91
12.7%
4
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
10.3
13.18
11.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but after all the points were tallied, ReelDeel boasted a 136.30-50.02 lead. Jalen Hurts teamed up with DeVonta Smith on multiple big plays for ReelDeel: a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard pass. Hurts also lit up the scoreboard with a 23-yard touchdown pass. Dallas Goedert made the highlight reel for Captain Kirk with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 20-yard touchdown run for Captain Kirk, who trailed 139.60-64.42 after the late afternoon games.
Sunday Night
Brandon McManus had a 55-yard field goal for ReelDeel, helping the team to a 152.10-72.42 lead.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run for Captain Kirk.

Points By Position

  ReelDeel   Captain Kirk

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. ReelDeel scored more in this matchup (152.1) than their season average (124.87).
ReelDeel should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Captain Kirk (2 vs 1).
By position, ReelDeel have outscored Captain Kirk at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
The starters for ReelDeel had more big plays in their NFL games this week (8) than the starters for Captain Kirk (3).
There's not much good to say about Captain Kirk this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Captain Kirk
Two teams with matching 2-1 records, second-place Captain Kirk are set to square off against fifth-place DemonApps next week. Captain Kirk are ranked second in scoring after three weeks (126.83 points per game), while DemonApps own the league's seventh-highest point total.
ReelDeel
Two squads with matching 2-1 records, ReelDeel and Lambinators will go head-to-head next week in an early-season matchup. One streak is sure to end, as both teams have logged two straight wins. After three weeks of action, ReelDeel have scored the third-most points in the league while Lambinators (and their 98.13 points per game) are ranked last.