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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Death Valley Reapers
1-2 212
190.59
 
VS
proj
Horse Shoe Crew
135 2-1
195.23

Death Valley Reapers defeat Horse Shoe Crew in 212-135 rout

Death Valley Reapers showed up, rolling to a 212-135 victory over Horse Shoe Crew, who fell short of projections. It didn't take long to learn who would be the frontrunner in this one, as Death Valley Reapers jumped out to a 115-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Lamar Jackson and Kirk Cousins. Jackson passed for 218 yards , ran for 107 yards and scored 5 touchdowns for 53 points, while Cousins passed for 260 yards and 2 touchdowns (29 points). Justin Herbert (28 points) and Tom Brady (24) were the leaders for Horse Shoe Crew in the loss. Death Valley Reapers (1-2) will look to add to their success against Sacks to be you Nerd, while Horse Shoe Crew (2-1) face Ganja Warriors in an effort to get some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Death Valley Reapers   Horse Shoe Crew

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith more-than-tripled his 7.15-point projection with 26 points against the Commanders in Week 3. He caught 8 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown in the 24-8 win. Smith ranks #60 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Death Valley Reapers
Points
% of total points 212
1
Lamar Jackson
QB
53
34.17
25%
2
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
37
21.32
17.5%
3
Kirk Cousins
QB
29
35.37
13.7%
4
DeVonta Smith
WR
26
7.15
12.3%
Horse Shoe Crew
Points
% of total points 135
1
Justin Herbert
QB
28
39.73
20.7%
2
Tom Brady
QB
24
31.36
17.8%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
21
27
15.6%
4
Saquon Barkley
RB
18
14.22
13.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but after the scoring was completed, Death Valley Reapers emerged with a 142-27 lead. DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch and a 44-yard catch for Death Valley Reapers, while Kirk Cousins had a 28-yard touchdown pass. Dallas Goedert made the highlight reel for Horse Shoe Crew with a 23-yard touchdown catch.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 54-yard pass and a 45-yard pass for Horse Shoe Crew, who trailed 160-111 after the late action.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run for Horse Shoe Crew.

Points By Position

  Death Valley Reapers   Horse Shoe Crew

StatSmack

Death Valley Reapers must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (212) than their season average (188).
We heard scoring helps you win. Death Valley Reapers are doing a better job of that, averaging 188 versus Horse Shoe Crew's 176.33.
You won't win many weeks if you don't play. Horse Shoe Crew has left more points on the bench this season (306) than Death Valley Reapers (252).
Once Death Valley Reapers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Horse Shoe Crew (1 vs 0).
Death Valley Reapers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Horse Shoe Crew (2 vs 1).
Death Valley Reapers have had more fantasy starters beat their projection than Horse Shoe Crew (17 vs 13).
By position, Death Valley Reapers have outscored Horse Shoe Crew at QB, WR, and K this season.
There's not much good to say about Horse Shoe Crew this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Death Valley Reapers
Yo, Death Valley Reapers, you put the rest of the league on notice with this dominant effort. Not only did you win by 77 points, you also jumped up from seventh place to fifth in the league standings!
Horse Shoe Crew
Unless Horse Shoe Crew wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough chances" can't be an excuse this week. As a group, our four pass-catchers (three WR, one TE) collectively saw a grand total of 22 targets in Week 3. With just nine total receptions, this group may have some chemistry issues.