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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Word
2-1 508.09
468.44
 
VS
proj
BuckeyeNation4Life
460.2 1-2
485.83

Despite top scorer Henry, BuckeyeNation4Life fall to Word, 508.09-460.20

BuckeyeNation4Life had the highest scorer in the matchup with RB Derrick Henry racking up 63.23 points, the seventh-best total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to vanquish Word, who came out on top with a 508.09-460.20 win. Word earned a 178.85-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding showings from Jalen Hurts (68.17 points) and Devin Singletary (59.23) and never looked back. Derrick Henry (63.23 points) and Kyler Murray (60.93) led the charge for BuckeyeNation4Life in the loss. Word (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against tardy perch, while BuckeyeNation4Life (1-2) try to get back in the win column against brandon's Team.

Matchup Timeline

  Word   BuckeyeNation4Life

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Singletary more-than-doubled his 29.11-point projection with 59.23 points against the Dolphins in Week 3. He racked up 91 yards from scrimmage and caught a touchdown pass in the 21-19 loss. Singletary will face the Ravens next week.
Devin Singletary

Top Player Comparison

Word
Points
% of total points 508.09
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
68.17
65.86
13.4%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
59.23
29.11
11.7%
3
Mark Andrews
TE
53.8
32.39
10.6%
4
Jameis Winston
QB
53.16
50.26
10.5%
BuckeyeNation4Life
Points
% of total points 460.2
1
Derrick Henry
RB
63.23
43.14
13.7%
2
Kyler Murray
QB
60.93
58.76
13.2%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
47.68
64.93
10.4%
4
Terry McLaurin
WR
38.4
28.76
8.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were multiple players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which Word became the proud owner of a 375.39-196.54 lead. Jalen Hurts had a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass for Word, while Jameis Winston had a 49-yard pass and a 48-yard pass. Meanwhile, Terry McLaurin had a 45-yard catch for BuckeyeNation4Life, while Jaylen Waddle had a 45-yard catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 54-yard pass and a 45-yard pass for BuckeyeNation4Life, while Cooper Kupp had a 20-yard touchdown run for the team, who trailed 441.89-407.35 after the late games.

Points By Position

  Word   BuckeyeNation4Life

StatSmack

Word must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this one (508.09) than their season average (468.31).
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Word (2-1) have a better record than BuckeyeNation4Life (1-2).
You can't win if you don't play. BuckeyeNation4Life has left more points on the bench this season (485.72) than Word (397.86).
By position, Word have outscored BuckeyeNation4Life at QB, RB, TE, and IDP this season.
Word has a higher average scoring margin (22) than BuckeyeNation4Life this season (0).
The starters for Word had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for BuckeyeNation4Life (5).
Don't worry BuckeyeNation4Life, 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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