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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Dawg Pound
2-1 107.91
121.76
 
VS
proj
Beer $
106.56 1-2
130.74

Dawg Pound come up short of projections, still manage to top Beer $ in 107.91-106.56 nailbiter

Both teams failed to rise to the occasion, but Dawg Pound did enough to take down Beer $, eking out a 107.91-106.56 victory. Beer $ had a chance to come from behind on Monday night, but they fell short. Dawg Pound led 107.91-96.66 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 9.9 points from Sterling Shepard on Monday night for Beer $. Tom Brady (22.49 points) and DK Metcalf (17.4) were the stars for Dawg Pound in the win. Dawg Pound (2-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Gang Green, while Beer $ (1-2) meet Multiple Scoregasms in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  Dawg Pound   Beer $

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The Chiefs defense (20 Pts Allowed, 259 Yds Allowed, 1 Turnovers) scored 15.12 points against the Colts in Week 3. They scored 60.2% more than their 9.44-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. The Chiefs defense will face the Buccaneers next week.
The Kansas City Chiefs defense

Top Player Comparison

Dawg Pound
Points
% of total points 107.91
1
Tom Brady
QB
22.49
26.08
20.8%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
17.4
12.86
16.1%
3
The Kansas City Chiefs defense
DEF
15.12
9.44
14%
4
Najee Harris
RB
13.1
14.49
12.1%
Beer $
Points
% of total points 106.56
1
Josh Allen
QB
37.2
33.51
34.9%
2
The Cleveland Browns defense
DEF
13.76
13.67
12.9%
3
Curtis Samuel
WR
13.1
11.72
12.3%
4
Jonathan Taylor
RB
12.1
18.54
11.4%

Points By Position

  Dawg Pound   Beer $

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Dawg Pound scored more in this one (107.91) than their season average (101.36).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Dawg Pound (2-1) have a better record than Beer $ (1-2).
Dawg Pound are clutch masters, with more close wins than Beer $ (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Beer $ - they’ve made more transactions (2) than Dawg Pound (1) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Dawg Pound have outscored Beer $ at RB, TE, and K this season.
There's not much good to say about Beer $ this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Beer $
One losing streak will end in Week 4 as 12th-place Beer $ have now lost two consecutive games while their opponent, Multiple Scoregasms, have dropped three straight. Beer $ are ranked ninth in scoring through three weeks (124.39 points per game), while Multiple Scoregasms own the lowest point total in THE RED ZONE league.
Dawg Pound
A couple of 2-1 teams will be featured as Dawg Pound face Gang Green next in Week 4. Through three weeks of action, Dawg Pound have tallied the league's second-lowest point total while Gang Green (114.17 PPG) are ranked 11th.