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Week 3

Weekly
Grade
Cincinnati Bengals
2-1 309.9
282.92
 
VS
proj
Baltimore Ravens
274.7 2-1
272.64

Despite top scorer Andrews, Baltimore Ravens fall to Cincinnati Bengals, 309.9-274.7

Baltimore Ravens had the No. 1 scorer in the matchup with TE Mark Andrews racking up 30.9 points, the 13th-highest total in the league this week, but it wasn't enough to overcome Cincinnati Bengals, who earned a 309.9-274.7 win. Cincinnati Bengals never trailed in this one after taking an 8.4-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind Joe Burrow (38.5 points) and Tyler Boyd (33.5). Mark Andrews (30.9 points) and Kirk Cousins (26.6) were the leaders for Baltimore Ravens in the loss. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) will look to notch another W against Pittsburgh Steelers, while Baltimore Ravens (2-1) will attempt to get back on track against New England Patriots.

Matchup Timeline

  Cincinnati Bengals   Baltimore Ravens

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Projected to score 1.15 points, Carter crushed that amount by scoring 6.1 points as the Chargers lost to the Jaguars 38-10. He caught 3 passes for 31 yards to beat his projection by the highest percentage of any player on Cincinnati Bengals this week. Next week, Carter will go up against the Texans.
DeAndre Carter

Top Player Comparison

Cincinnati Bengals
Points
% of total points 309.9
1
Joe Burrow
QB
38.5
31.14
12.4%
2
Tyler Boyd
WR
33.5
10.85
10.8%
3
Roquan Smith
LB
28
17.17
9%
4
De'Vondre Campbell
LB
24
13.23
7.7%
Baltimore Ravens
Points
% of total points 274.7
1
Mark Andrews
TE
30.9
15.42
11.2%
2
Kirk Cousins
QB
26.6
34.14
9.7%
3
A.J. Brown
WR
22
18.96
8%
4
Russell Gage
WR
21.7
11.8
7.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were several players with big-time moments on both teams early Sunday, after which Cincinnati Bengals became the proud owner of a 224.2-215.8 lead. Joe Burrow found Tyler Boyd for a 56-yard touchdown pass for Cincinnati Bengals. Meanwhile, Kirk Cousins had a 28-yard touchdown pass for Baltimore Ravens, while Justin Tucker had a 56-yard field goal.
Monday
Saquon Barkley had a 36-yard touchdown run for Cincinnati Bengals during Monday Night Football, helping to increase the margin of victory for the team.

Points By Position

  Cincinnati Bengals   Baltimore Ravens

StatSmack

Cincinnati Bengals must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this matchup (309.9) than their season average (287.78).
Even the machines think Cincinnati Bengals have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (297.25) than Baltimore Ravens (270.98).
You won't win many matchups if you don't play. Cincinnati Bengals has left fewer points on the bench this season (76.7) than Baltimore Ravens (167.22).
Cincinnati Bengals have the clutch gene, with more close wins than Baltimore Ravens (1 vs 0).
By position, Cincinnati Bengals have outscored Baltimore Ravens at RB and K this season.
The starters for Cincinnati Bengals had more big plays in their NFL games this week (3) than the starters for Baltimore Ravens (2).
There's not much good to say about Baltimore Ravens this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

Cincinnati Bengals
Good work, Cincinnati Bengals. Kudos on deploying a lineup that nearly recorded 310 points in Week 3. Let's tip our cap to the GM of Baltimore Ravens, take this win in stride, and continue our march towards the AFC FRANCHISE DYNASTY league title.
Baltimore Ravens
Well, Baltimore Ravens, Week 3's problem was fairly easy to identify. Going with Michael Pierce in a tough fantasy matchup... we'll consider this to be an opportunity to get better and all agree that it's not going to happen again?