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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
IllegalALIENs
2-1 111.08
118.17
 
VS
proj
LoKCed & Loaded
107.8 0-3
106.43

IllegalALIENs hand LoKCed & Loaded third straight loss in 111.08-107.80 cliff-hanger

IllegalALIENs narrowly earned a 111.08-107.80 victory to hand LoKCed & Loaded their third straight loss to open the season. LoKCed & Loaded made a run at it on Monday night, but they came up short. IllegalALIENs led 111.08-89.10 after Sunday's action and held on for the win despite 18.7 points from CeeDee Lamb on Monday night for LoKCed & Loaded. Derrick Henry (22.8 points) and Patrick Mahomes (18.08) did the heavy lifting for IllegalALIENs in the win. IllegalALIENs (2-1) will look to get another win against Nightmare LI, while LoKCed & Loaded (0-3) will match up against Book of Eli in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  IllegalALIENs   LoKCed & Loaded

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Kirk scored 55.9% more than his 10.39-point projection with 16.2 points against the Chargers in Week 3. He caught 6 passes for 72 yards and a touchdown in the 38-10 win. Kirk ranks #21 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Eagles next week.
Christian Kirk

Top Player Comparison

IllegalALIENs
Points
% of total points 111.08
1
Derrick Henry
RB
22.8
15.97
20.5%
2
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.08
27.89
16.3%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
16.2
10.39
14.6%
4
Adam Thielen
WR
15.1
10.88
13.6%
LoKCed & Loaded
Points
% of total points 107.8
1
Jalen Hurts
QB
33.6
27.4
31.2%
2
CeeDee Lamb
WR
18.7
12.52
17.3%
3
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
12.4
10.49
11.5%
4
Kyle Pitts
TE
11.2
8.94
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with highlight-reel plays on both teams early Sunday, after which LoKCed & Loaded became the proud owner of a 77.90-65.98 lead. For IllegalALIENs, Patrick Mahomes had a 53-yard pass. Jalen Hurts made the highlight reel for LoKCed & Loaded with a 23-yard touchdown pass and a 45-yard pass.

Points By Position

  IllegalALIENs   LoKCed & Loaded

StatSmack

Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're LoKCed & Loaded. They've lost three in a row.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. IllegalALIENs (2-1) have a better record than LoKCed & Loaded (0-3).
Even the machines think IllegalALIENs have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (120.41) than LoKCed & Loaded (112.02).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. LoKCed & Loaded has left more points on the bench this season (200.62) than IllegalALIENs (127.1).
IllegalALIENs are clutch masters, with more close wins than LoKCed & Loaded (2 vs 0).
LoKCed & Loaded have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (4) than IllegalALIENs (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, IllegalALIENs have outscored LoKCed & Loaded at RB, TE, K, and DEF this season.
There's not much good to say about LoKCed & Loaded this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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