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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Philadelphia Eagles
3-0 273.8
235.39
 
VS
proj
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
201.92 0-3
194.49

Philadelphia Eagles top Tampa Bay Buccaneers to remain unbeaten, 273.80-201.92

Philadelphia Eagles won their third consecutive game to open the season with a hard-fought win over Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning a 273.80-201.92 victory. Philadelphia Eagles jumped out to a 248.8-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout efforts from DeVonta Smith (8 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Jalen Hurts (28.3) and never looked back. James Robinson (27.6 points) and Russell Gage (22.7) did everything they could for Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the loss. Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) will look to sustain their momentum against Indianapolis Colts, while Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-3) will attempt to right the ship against Minnesota Vikings.

Matchup Timeline

  Philadelphia Eagles   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith (8 Rec, 169 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 40.9 points in a 24-8 win over the Commanders in Week 3. He more-than-tripled his 11.74-point projection and overachieved for the second time this season. Smith ranks #60 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Jaguars next week.
DeVonta Smith

Top Player Comparison

Philadelphia Eagles
Points
% of total points 273.8
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
40.9
11.74
14.9%
2
Jalen Hurts
QB
28.3
24.38
10.3%
3
Jalen Pitre
S
25
12.68
9.1%
4
T.J. Edwards
LB
24
14.82
8.8%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Points
% of total points 201.92
1
James Robinson
RB
27.6
11
13.7%
2
Russell Gage
WR
22.7
11.06
11.2%
3
Devin Lloyd
LB
18
12.35
8.9%
4
Tom Brady
QB
15.32
21.06
7.6%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Jalen Hurts found DeVonta Smith on multiple big plays for Philadelphia Eagles: a 45-yard pass and a 44-yard pass. Hurts also lit up the scoreboard with a 23-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 269.80-21.00 lead for Philadelphia Eagles.
Sunday Late
James Robinson had a 50-yard touchdown run for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal for the team, who trailed 273.80-201.92 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  Philadelphia Eagles   Tampa Bay Buccaneers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Philadelphia Eagles scored more points in this one (273.8) than their season average (246.04).
A tale of two teams...headed in opposite directions. Tampa Bay Buccaneers have lost their last three weeks, while Philadelphia Eagles have won three straight.
We heard scoring helps you win. Tampa Bay Buccaneers need some help then, averaging just 180.35 versus Philadelphia Eagles's 246.04.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) have a better record than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-3).
Even the computers think Philadelphia Eagles have a better-constructed roster. They have a higher projected points average (232.58) than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (203.78).
Philadelphia Eagles should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more matchups than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2 vs 1).
Philadelphia Eagles have started more fantasy players who beat their projection than Tampa Bay Buccaneers (32 vs 22).
By position, Philadelphia Eagles have outscored Tampa Bay Buccaneers at QB, RB, WR, TE, and IDP this season.
Philadelphia Eagles don’t just win, they win BIG, with an average margin of victory of 60 points, third-highest in the league.
The starters for Philadelphia Eagles had more big plays in their NFL games this week (7) than the starters for Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2).
There's not much good to say about Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Philadelphia Eagles
You know, this sport is all about taking advantage of the mismatches. We really took that to heart this week by almost tripling Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the wide receiver position (70 points to 25.1).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The problem in Week 3 isn't exactly rocket science, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Going with Rachaad White, Ke'Shawn Vaughn, and Tyler Johnson in a fantasy matchup where your opponent put up nearly 274 points... let's just move on from this and assume that something like this won't happen again?