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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Evil Corp
2-1 106.11
96.47
 
VS
proj
Dinner Out
93.5 1-2
100.65

Evil Corp beat Dinner Out, 106.11-93.50

Evil Corp earned a hard-fought win over Dinner Out, emerging victorious with a 106.11-93.50 victory. Dinner Out jumped out to a 33.02-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind 39.1 points from Joe Burrow (275 Pass Yds, 3 Pass TDs) and Devin Singletary (13 Rush Yds, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD). But Evil Corp held the lead the rest of the way, powered by DeVonta Smith, who caught 8 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown for 25.13 points, and Saquon Barkley, who racked up 126 yards from scrimmage and ran for a touchdown (19.1 points). Evil Corp (2-1) will look to sustain their winning ways against Bail Kings Era, while Dinner Out (1-2) meet Me and MaHomies in an effort to get back in the win column.

Matchup Timeline

  Evil Corp   Dinner Out

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Smith more-than-tripled his 8.28-point projection with 25.13 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

Evil Corp
Points
% of total points 106.11
1
DeVonta Smith
WR
25.13
8.28
23.7%
2
Saquon Barkley
RB
19.1
16.04
18%
3
Justin Herbert
QB
14.58
24.84
13.7%
4
Younghoe Koo
K
12.5
9.17
11.8%
Dinner Out
Points
% of total points 93.5
1
Joe Burrow
QB
22.75
21.53
24.3%
2
Devin Singletary
RB
16.35
9.69
17.5%
3
CeeDee Lamb
WR
16.2
11.72
17.3%
4
Breece Hall
RB
10.45
9.26
11.2%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Both teams had players with highlight-reel plays early Sunday, but it was Dinner Out who owned the lead, 74.75-41.73. For Evil Corp, DeVonta Smith had a 45-yard catch and a 44-yard catch. Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for Dinner Out, while Justin Tucker had a 56-yard field goal.
Sunday Late
Justin Herbert had a 54-yard pass and a 45-yard pass for Evil Corp, while Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal to contribute to an 87.01-77.30 lead for Evil Corp.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run for Evil Corp on Monday night, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Evil Corp   Dinner Out

StatSmack

Evil Corp must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more in this matchup (106.11) than their season average (92.34).
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" Evil Corp (2-1) have a better record than Dinner Out (1-2).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. Evil Corp has left fewer points on the bench this season (68.53) than Dinner Out (83.21).
Evil Corp don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Dinner Out (1 vs 0).
Evil Corp should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have beat their projection in more weeks than Dinner Out (2 vs 1).
By position, Evil Corp have outscored Dinner Out at QB, RB, TE, and K this season.
Evil Corp has a higher average scoring margin (0) than Dinner Out this season (-5).
The starters for Evil Corp had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Dinner Out (2).
Don't worry Dinner Out, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

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