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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Texas Beachcombers
2-1 233
208.19
 
VS
proj
No17 Go Long
196 0-3
170.05

Texas Beachcombers hand No17 Go Long third consecutive loss, 233-196

Texas Beachcombers earned a 233-196 victory to hand No17 Go Long their third consecutive loss to open the season. Texas Beachcombers never trailed in this one after taking a 20-point lead on Thursday behind Amari Cooper (27 points). Trevor Lawrence (86 points) and Jamaal Williams (32) did their part for No17 Go Long in the loss. Texas Beachcombers (2-1) will look to notch another W against The Klingons, while No17 Go Long (0-3) will try to right the ship against Texas Rattlers.

Matchup Timeline

  Texas Beachcombers   No17 Go Long

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 14.93 points, Cooper scored 80.8% more than that amount by scoring 27 points as the Browns beat the Steelers 29-17. He caught 7 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Texas Beachcombers this week. In Week 4, Cooper and the Browns will face the Falcons.
Amari Cooper

Top Player Comparison

Texas Beachcombers
Points
% of total points 233
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
99
71.38
42.5%
2
Amari Cooper
WR
27
14.93
11.6%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
23
17.6
9.9%
4
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
18
11.98
7.7%
No17 Go Long
Points
% of total points 196
1
Trevor Lawrence
QB
86
56.87
43.9%
2
Jamaal Williams
RB
32
9.09
16.3%
3
Damien Harris
RB
16
12.31
8.2%
4
Garrett Wilson
WR
12
13.43
6.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Equanimeous St. Brown had a 41-yard run for No17 Go Long, who trailed 176-97 after the early round of games.

Points By Position

  Texas Beachcombers   No17 Go Long

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Texas Beachcombers scored more points in this one (233) than their season average (197).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're No17 Go Long. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Texas Beachcombers are doing a better job of that, averaging 197 versus No17 Go Long's 166.67.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Texas Beachcombers (2-1) have a better record than No17 Go Long (0-3).
Even the computers think Texas Beachcombers have a better-constructed roster. Their projected average points is higher (195.61) than No17 Go Long (174.11).
Texas Beachcombers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than No17 Go Long (2 vs 1).
Texas Beachcombers have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than No17 Go Long (17 vs 10).
By position, Texas Beachcombers have outscored No17 Go Long at QB, RB, WR, TE, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about No17 Go Long this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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