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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Chitown Shot Callers
2-1 109.58
168.91
 
VS
proj
Texas Dawgs
85.66 0-3
151.18

Offensively challenged Chitown Shot Callers defeat Texas Dawgs, 109.58-85.66

Ranking 11th in the league in points scored for the week, Chitown Shot Callers were lucky to earn a victory against a team that performed even worse, emerging victorious with a 109.58-85.66 victory over Texas Dawgs. Chitown Shot Callers never trailed in this one after nabbing a 10.10-point lead on Thursday behind Kareem Hunt (9.1 points) and Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (1). Ezekiel Elliott (73 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Matthew Stafford (249 Pass Yds) did their part for Texas Dawgs in the loss. Chitown Shot Callers (2-1) will look to notch another W against Gesus101, while Texas Dawgs (0-3) will attempt to develop some positive momentum against Canes.

Matchup Timeline

  Chitown Shot Callers   Texas Dawgs

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While catching 4 passes for 85 yards against the Raiders, Woods tallied 12.5 points this week. He just beat his 10.97-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Woods will face the Colts next week.
Robert Woods

Top Player Comparison

Chitown Shot Callers
Points
% of total points 109.58
1
Patrick Mahomes
QB
18.08
27.12
16.5%
2
Dalvin Cook
RB
14.6
19.86
13.3%
3
Robert Woods
WR
12.5
10.97
11.4%
4
Dallas Goedert
TE
11.6
11.15
10.6%
Texas Dawgs
Points
% of total points 85.66
1
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
14.5
11.09
16.9%
2
Matthew Stafford
QB
9.16
20.53
10.7%
3
Justin Tucker
K
9
9.29
10.5%
4
Elijah Moore
WR
8.9
11.13
10.4%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with standout moments early Sunday, but it was Chitown Shot Callers who took the lead, 97.58-53.90. Patrick Mahomes had a 53-yard pass for Chitown Shot Callers, while Robert Woods had a 41-yard catch. Justin Tucker made the highlight reel for Texas Dawgs with a 56-yard field goal.

Points By Position

  Chitown Shot Callers   Texas Dawgs

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. Chitown Shot Callers scored fewer points in this one (109.58) than their season average of 150.16.
Texas Dawgs would be doing great, if the goal was to lose. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Chitown Shot Callers are doing a better job of that, averaging 150.16 versus Texas Dawgs's 124.61.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Chitown Shot Callers (2-1) have a better record than Texas Dawgs (0-3).
Even the computers think Chitown Shot Callers have better players. They have a higher projected points average (167.22) than Texas Dawgs (159.02).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. Chitown Shot Callers has left fewer points on the bench this season (127.48) than Texas Dawgs (159.3).
Once Chitown Shot Callers put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Texas Dawgs (1 vs 0).
Chitown Shot Callers should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Texas Dawgs (1 vs 0).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Texas Dawgs - they’ve made more transactions (5) than Chitown Shot Callers (2) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, Chitown Shot Callers have outscored Texas Dawgs at QB and RB this season.
Chitown Shot Callers don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 21 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Chitown Shot Callers had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Texas Dawgs (1).
There's not much good to say about Texas Dawgs this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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