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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Ballers
2-1 115.16
132.56
 
VS
proj
Force Majeure
110.2 1-2
139.46

Ballers come back to beat Force Majeure in 115.16-110.20 nailbiter

Both teams fell short of their projected point totals, but Ballers did enough to beat Force Majeure, rallying to earn a 115.16-110.20 victory. Ballers trailed 107.20-96.46 heading into Monday night, but the team roared back behind CeeDee Lamb (18.7 points). Joe Burrow (275 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Cooper Kupp (20 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 44 Rec Yds) led the charge for Force Majeure in defeat. Ballers (2-1) will look to keep it rolling against terry numan, while Force Majeure (1-2) will attempt to get back in the win column against NationalFelonLeague.

Matchup Timeline

  Ballers   Force Majeure

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Crosby scored 14 points against the Titans in Week 3 to more-than-double his 6.74-point projection. He made 9 tackles and recorded a sack to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Ballers this week. Next week, Crosby will play the Broncos.
Maxx Crosby

Top Player Comparison

Ballers
Points
% of total points 115.16
1
CeeDee Lamb
WR
18.7
13.86
16.2%
2
Nick Chubb
RB
18.3
14.01
15.9%
3
Maxx Crosby
DE
14
6.74
12.2%
4
Roquan Smith
LB
12
8.5
10.4%
Force Majeure
Points
% of total points 110.2
1
Joe Burrow
QB
29
25.7
26.3%
2
Cooper Kupp
WR
14.4
18.38
13.1%
3
Courtland Sutton
WR
13.7
11.97
12.4%
4
Leonard Fournette
RB
10.5
16.24
9.5%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for Force Majeure, who trailed 77.80-45.50 after the early round of games.
Sunday Late
Cooper Kupp had a 20-yard touchdown run for Force Majeure, who trailed 96.46-93.50 after the late afternoon round of games.

Points By Position

  Ballers   Force Majeure

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. Ballers scored less in this one (115.16) than their season average of 124.18.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Ballers (2-1) have a better record than Force Majeure (1-2).
You won't win many matchups if you leave points on the bench. Ballers has left fewer points on the bench this season (142.2) than Force Majeure (180.08).
Ballers are clutch masters, with more close wins than Force Majeure (1 vs 0).
By position, Ballers have outscored Force Majeure at WR this season.
There's not much good to say about Force Majeure this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Next Week Preview

Force Majeure
In a matchup between the top-scoring teams in the league, Force Majeure (1-2) battle NationalFelonLeague (2-1) in Week 4. Force Majeure have averaged 142.29 points per game, while NationalFelonLeague have produced 146.71 per outing.
Ballers
Week 4 features two squads moving in opposite directions, as Ballers (2-1) enter the matchup on a two-game winning streak, while their Week 4 opponent (terry numan, 0-3), come in having lost three in a row. After three weeks of action, Ballers have accumulated the sixth-most points in the league while terry numan (and their 101.73 points per game) are ranked last.