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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
WhyMe
2-1 141.75
149.59
 
VS
proj
Back2Back Mac!
132.89 2-1
159.04

Back2Back Mac! come up short of projections, succumb to WhyMe, 141.75-132.89

There's no easy way to say it, Back2Back Mac! underperformed, at least compared to projections, as WhyMe came out on top with a 141.75-132.89 victory. WhyMe never trailed in this one after grabbing a 16.40-point lead on Thursday behind Diontae Johnson. Josh Allen (42.7 points) and Clyde Edwards-Helaire (14.9) carried the flag for Back2Back Mac! in the loss. WhyMe (2-1) will look to build on their success against Tech Trainers, while Back2Back Mac! (2-1) will attempt to get back in the win column against The Star.

Matchup Timeline

  WhyMe   Back2Back Mac!

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

The 49ers defense scored 37.2% more than their 12.03-point projection with 16.5 points against the Broncos in Week 3. They allowed only 11 points and gave up 261 yards in the 11-10 loss. The 49ers defense ranks #7 among fantasy DEFs this season and will face the Rams next week.
The San Francisco 49ers defense

Top Player Comparison

WhyMe
Points
% of total points 141.75
1
Joe Burrow
QB
40.25
30.21
28.4%
2
Russell Gage
WR
23.7
11.19
16.7%
3
The San Francisco 49ers defense
DEF
16.5
12.03
11.6%
4
Diontae Johnson
WR
16.4
13.89
11.6%
Back2Back Mac!
Points
% of total points 132.89
1
Josh Allen
QB
42.7
34.94
32.1%
2
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
RB
14.9
12.12
11.2%
3
Drake London
WR
14.4
12.98
10.8%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
12.9
17.65
9.7%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Joe Burrow had a 56-yard touchdown pass for WhyMe, contributing to a 92.75-86.79 lead for the team.
Sunday Late
Younghoe Koo had a 54-yard field goal for Back2Back Mac!, who trailed 125.25-113.19 after the late afternoon action.

Points By Position

  WhyMe   Back2Back Mac!

StatSmack

They weren't even trying all that hard. WhyMe scored less in this one (141.75) than their season average of 150.47.
Even the machines think WhyMe have a better lineup. They have a higher projected points average (157.16) than Back2Back Mac! (148.92).
You won't win many weeks if you leave points on the bench. WhyMe has left fewer points on the bench this season (232.56) than Back2Back Mac! (261.88).
Once WhyMe put their foot on the gas, they don't let up. They've got more blowout wins this season than Back2Back Mac! (1 vs 0).
Back2Back Mac! have worked hard with little to show for it, making more transactions (2) than WhyMe (1) this week and still losing the matchup.
By position, WhyMe have outscored Back2Back Mac! at RB and WR this season.
Don't worry Back2Back Mac!, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

WhyMe
Nice work, WhyMe. Props on fielding a starting crew that earned 141.75 points this past week. We should keep this momentum rolling as we move on to our next matchup in Week 4.
Back2Back Mac!
Unless Back2Back Mac! wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing many chances" is not a viable excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (four WR and one TE) were targeted a whopping 35 times in Week 3. Those players should try to get some extra practice reps in with their QBs, considering they managed just 21 catches.