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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
2-1 244.88
242.6
 
VS
proj
San Francisco 49'ers
222.12 0-3
202.04

Cincinnati Bengals hand San Francisco 49'ers third consecutive loss, 244.88-222.12

Cincinnati Bengals earned a 244.88-222.12 victory to hand San Francisco 49'ers their third consecutive loss to open the season. Cincinnati Bengals grabbed a 171.38-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind a combined 69.88 points from Mack Hollins (8 Rec, 158 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and Joe Burrow (275 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and never looked back. Zaire Franklin (12 Tackles) and DK Metcalf (5 Rec, 64 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did everything they could for San Francisco 49'ers in the loss. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) will look to add to their success against Kansas City Chiefs, while San Francisco 49'ers (0-3) will match up against Los Angeles Rams in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   San Francisco 49'ers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Hollins (8 Rec, 158 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 40.38 points in a 24-22 lost to the Titans in Week 3. He crushed his 7.87-point projection and overachieved for the first time this season. Hollins ranks #63 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Broncos next week.
Mack Hollins

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 244.88
1
Mack Hollins
WR
40.38
7.87
16.5%
2
Joe Burrow
QB
29.5
22.86
12%
3
Tyler Boyd
WR
27.5
10.16
11.2%
4
Vonn Bell
S
18
11.51
7.4%
San Francisco 49'ers
Points
% of total points 222.12
1
Zaire Franklin
LB
22
9.1
9.9%
2
DK Metcalf
WR
17.4
12.8
7.8%
3
Dre Greenlaw
LB
15
11.62
6.8%
4
Charvarius Ward
CB
15
8.9
6.8%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Mack Hollins had a 48-yard catch for Cincinnati Bengals, while Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass, contributing to a 231.88-60.50 lead for Cincinnati Bengals.
Sunday Night
Robbie Gould had a 51-yard field goal for San Francisco 49'ers, who trailed 231.88-213.12 after Sunday night.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   San Francisco 49'ers

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Cincinnati Bengals scored more points in this one (244.88) than their season average (218.87).
San Francisco 49'ers are making their mark - in the loss column that is. They've dropped their last three matchups.
We heard scoring helps you win. Cincinnati Bengals are doing a better job of that, averaging 218.87 versus San Francisco 49'ers's 182.31.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) have a better record than San Francisco 49'ers (0-3).
Even the machines think Cincinnati Bengals have better players. Their projected average points is higher (242.52) than San Francisco 49'ers (205.85).
By position, Cincinnati Bengals have outscored San Francisco 49'ers at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
The starters for Cincinnati Bengals had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for San Francisco 49'ers (1).
There's not much good to say about San Francisco 49'ers this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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